Press Releases

HOUSTON, TX, April 21 – The 5th Annual Connected Plant Conference is proud to announce Eastman Chemical as the host Chemical Process Industries (CPI) sponsor. The 2021 event will convene at The Renaissance Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas, August 30 – September 2. Hosted by Chemical Engineering and POWER magazines, the Connected Plant Conference will […]

PITTSBURGH, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Conco Services LLC, with its headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, and offices in La Porte, TX, Gonzales, LA, and Antioch, CA, has achieved a Total Recordable Incident Rate of zero, two years in a row.  In addition to this hard-earned success, Timothy Meyer of Lake Charles, LA has been named Conco’s […]

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (April 20, 2021) – Enerpac introduces the Safe T™ Torque Checker, the company’s first mobile torque wrench testing unit. The new portable tool offers a simple and accurate measurement of torque output wherever and whenever operators need it. A correctly calibrated torque system will deliver the right output to fasten bolts accurately […]

HOUSTON, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — RESA Power, LLC, a market leader in power systems services and life extension solutions for power distribution equipment, is pleased to announce the launch of the Transformer Assessment Portal (“RESA TAP”) as part of our continued commitment to expanding best available options that deliver high expertise and expert advice […]

APRIL 20, 2021 — Valmet has received an order from Tampereen Sähkölaitos Oy for an automation system to the Naistenlahti 3 boiler plant, which is currently under construction in Tampere, Finland. In April 2020, Valmet announced the order of this biomass-fired boiler plant. The automation order is included in Valmet’s orders received of the first […]

NEW YORK—April 20, 2021—CleanCapital, a leading clean energy investment platform and one of the largest owner-operators of distributed solar assets in the United States, announced today a corporate investment from Manulife Investment Management to grow its portfolio of clean energy assets. Manulife Investment Management’s commitment was sourced for the John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) […]

LAKE MARY, Fla. (April 20, 2021) – The Domo de San Pedro Geothermal Power Station in Nayarit, Mexico, is the first geothermal power plant in the world to add Mitsubishi Power’s TOMONI intelligent digital solutions to improve efficiency and reliability. Proven to increase profitability of gas and steam turbine plants around the world, TOMONI solutions […]

Durham, N.C. (April 15, 2021) — Strata Clean Energy, LLC (Strata), a leading provider of utility-scale solar and battery-energy-storage systems, is announcing its new name, Strata Clean Energy. The rebrand represents the company’s commitment to the proliferation of clean energy products by providing more safe and reliable renewable energy options – especially for large, utility […]

Arlington, VA (April 14, 2021) – Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) announced today that it has secured a $55 million tax equity commitment from investment manager Foss & Company. The partnership will fund approximately 73 MWdc portfolio of residential and commercial community solar projects across Illinois, Maryland and Maine. “As the leader in the acquisition and […]

Al Jouf, KSA (April 9, 2021) — ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation and water desalination plants, today announces the official inauguration of the 300 MW Sakaka PV IPP, KSA’s first utility scale renewable energy project, at an investment value of 1.2 billion Saudi riyals. The ceremony was held […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 8, 2021) – Wells Fargo has become the latest large energy user to execute a renewable power agreement under Duke Energy’s Green Source Advantage (GSA) program – building on the solar expansion in North Carolina. Wells Fargo will purchase more than 58 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity from the Blackburn Solar project, […]

IRVINE, Calif. (April 7, 2021) — 174 Power Global, a leading solar energy company, today announced that it has entered into a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) with Black Hills Energy to develop a 200-megawatt (MW) solar power production facility, Turkey Creek Solar in Pueblo County, Colorado. The new, utility-scale solar facility, is expected to […]

April 6, 2021—CLEVELAND—The Heat Exchange Institute (HEI) will now offer the sale of all nine HEI standards on their own updated (2020) website. Each standard is available for purchase at https://www.heatexchange.org/products/hei-standards. No login or membership is required to purchase materials. Users from anywhere in the world can simply add the desired standard(s) to the cart […]

Kenosha, Wis., April 6, 2021 – With four different jaw-size widths, the new WV1700 Series Vises from Snap-on Industrial are a perfect addition to any work bench in the aviation, wind power, natural resources or manufacturing industries. The WV1700 Series Vises come with features that make them durable for demanding applications, including an oversized anvil […]

Best-in-class accuracy in every flow range, with exceptional resiliency and installation flexibility Beverly, MA: KROHNE, a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of solutions in industrial process instrumentation, announces the AF-E 400 electromagnetic flowmeter for utility applications and industrial automation, an ideal choice for applications with conductive liquids in tight spaces, such as cooling lines of welding […]

SAN FRANCISCO, California – April 6, 2021 – GreenFire Energy Inc. and the Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. (MOECO) today announced that they have entered an agreement for GreenFire Energy to design and assist MOECO in performing a demonstration and testing of one of GreenFire Energy’s closed-loop geothermal solutions at a geothermal resource in Japan. […]

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. and GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (April 6, 2021) — Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced its partnership with Holy Cross Energy (HCE) for a solar and battery energy storage project, which utilizes land leased from Colorado Mountain College at its Spring Valley Campus. Rendering […]

APRIL 6, 2021 — The technology group Wärtsilä has again demonstrated its capabilities in advanced energy storage solutions with the award of a contract to supply an engineered equipment delivery (EEQ) of a 40 MW / 80 MWh DC-coupled solar plus storage system to the Hickory Park Solar project in Georgia, USA. The owner of […]

SALINAS, California (March 26, 2021) – Concentric Power Inc., an energy technology company deploying intelligent microgrids throughout California, announced today that it has broken ground on a 5.0 MW microgrid for Tasteful Selections, a vertically integrated farmer-owned, farmer-driven bite-size potato growing, packing and shipping operation. For the first time in California’s Central Valley, there will be […]

TOKYO, Apr 1, 2021 – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) announced that the operations of the Hida-Shinano frequency conversion facility have commenced, enabling the Shin-Shinano Substation of TEPCO Power Grid, Inc. (TEPCO) to be connected to the Hida Converter Station of Chubu Electric Power Grid Co., Inc. (Chubu Electric Power), to which Hitachi delivered a line […]

Signs a 22-year maintenance services contract with Reliance Bangladesh LNG & Power Ltd. Power Plant to begin generating power in early 2023. It will provide the equivalent electricity needed to supply over 850,000 homes in Bangladesh.  DHAKA, Bangladesh, March 31, 2021 — GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that it will be providing maintenance services and […]

Muscatine Power & Water (MPW) is a non-profit municipal utility providing water, electric, and communications services serving approximately 25 square miles in and around the city of Muscatine, Iowa.  MPW buys/sells all energy consumed/generated through direct participation in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) wholesale market (zone 3) and is the Local Balancing Authority (LBA) […]

TOKYO and LONG BEACH, Calif. (March 30, 2021) — Renewable hydrogen systems manufacturer Ways2H Inc. and its shareholder and technical partner Japan Blue Energy Co. announced today the completion of a Tokyo facility that will convert sewage sludge into renewable hydrogen fuel for fuel cell mobility and power generation. The facility was developed and built […]

Cyberhawk drone-based inspections monitor over 11,500 transmission towers and nearly 150 substations across Scottish Utility Network DENVER – March 30, 2021 – Cyberhawk, a global leader in drone-based inspections and creator of iHawk, a cloud-based asset visualization software platform, has released a case study that examines how its drone-based visual assessment and data management of […]

The new DuPont™ B-Free™ pre-treatment technology reduces operational costs and boosts plant uptime and reliability. WILMINGTON, Del., March 30th, 2021 – DuPont (NYSE:DD), a global science and innovation leader, today announced the launch of a new pre-treatment technology that eliminates the effects of biofouling in Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems to reduce operational costs and to […]

NEEDHAM, Mass., March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ST Equipment & Technology LLC (STET) headquartered in Needham, MA, announces the collaboration of a fly ash beneficiation project with the Phoenix Cement Company, a company of the Salt River Materials Group (SRMG). STET is a leader in proprietary technology converting fly ash to useful products for cement […]

SAN FRANCISCO, California – March 24, 2021 – GreenFire Energy Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with world geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) to perform a commercial retrofit that will restore and generate steam from an idle geothermal well in its Mahanagdong geothermal facility located in Leyte, Philippines. The idle […]

Youngstown, Ohio (March 17, 2021) – Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and an innovative leader in photovoltaic mounting and solar tracker solutions, announced that it has supplied its TDP Turnkey Solar Trackers for Jack’s Solar Garden, a 1.2 MW solar farm project and the largest agrivoltaic research project in the U.S., located in Boulder County, Colorado. […]

TAIPEI, Taiwan (March 23, 2021) – DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has signed a USD 17.7 million (NOK 150 million) contract to be the Owner’s Engineer for Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II (Changhua Phase II) in Taiwan. It is the largest offshore wind farm being developed solely by Taiwan Power Company […]

MARCH 23, 2021 — Intelligent Power Generation, a British climate-tech company, announces a £2 million first close of their latest funding round. The new capital will support continued development of their turbine technology designed to accelerate the decarbonisation of fuel-based power. Intelligent Power Generation (IPG) has secured £2 million towards their Series A funding round […]