Press Releases

Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc. (MPSA) has announced that itʼs Board has now approved the construction of a Gas Turbine manufacturing and assembly facility at the new Savannah Machinery Works in Pooler, GA. This will be the first Mitsubishi industrial frame gas turbine manufacturing facility outside of Japan. Construction of the new expansion is set […]

Leading international renewable energy consultancy, Natural Power, has been appointed as the environmental impact assessment (EIA) co-ordinators for the offshore elements of the Narec Offshore Wind Demonstrator Scheme after a competitive tendering exercise run by Turner and Townsend on Narec’s behalf. The Demonstrator will be located offshore from Narec’s Blyth headquarters, and will enable turbine […]

Photocaption: SIPOS’ undervoltage initiative for actuation protects against voltage fluctuations SIPOS Aktorik has spearheaded an actuator design feature that tolerates voltage fluctuations from -30% to +20% without needing to oversize the actuators. Via an integrated frequency converter, combined with intelligent electronics, SIPOS has addressed undervoltage conditions ensuring that fluctuations are tolerated without leading to system […]

November 24, 2010, San Juan Capistrano, California, USA – Meggitt Sensing Systems, a Meggitt group division, has announced the re-launch of Endevco® model 2771C-XX, an ultra-low noise remote charge converter (RCC), designed to facilitate even more precise measurements from piezoelectric transducers within mechanical system health monitoring, nuclear power plant/regenerative energy and environmental testing applications. This […]

Wesel/Germany, November  2010 Clyde Bergemann Africa successfully concluded a contract with Eskom for fly ash handling at Eskom’s Kusile Power Station. The power station is currently being built by Eskom near Delmas in Mpumalanga. Eskom is  state owned and the largest utility company in South Africa, headquartered in Johannesburg. The order is worth around $50.1 […]

RBG, the leading provider of fabric maintenance and construction support to the global energy industry, has secured a three-year contract with Shell Exploration and Production Company to supply a coatings and maintenance program for offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.   RBG has initially been commissioned to work on three of the six major […]

Hamburg, 22 November 2010 – Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) received a Type Certificate from GL Renewables Cerification (GL) for their wind turbine SHI 2.5 MW, load class IEC 2A. Based in Geoje, South Korea, SHI is one of the world’s largest shipbuilders, a global leader in turnkey power plants and offshore projects, and also a […]

DENVER, November 22, 2010 – In recognition of its continued and persistent commitment to safety, CH2M HILL, a global full-service consulting, design, construction, and operations firm, has been awarded the 2010 Energy EPC Excellence Award for EHS (Environmental, Health, Safety) Excellence by GE Energy for performance on the 630 megawatt Darling Downs Power Station Project. […]

Aurora, CO – Nov. 22, 2010 – Robert Streblow has joined The Merrick Consultancy, a management, technical, and operations consulting service provider focused on the renewable, refining, and utilities markets.  As a consulting team member, Streblow will focus on renewable energy projects for clients located throughout the Americas. Streblow’s 37-year career has focused on the […]

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada—A broad coalition of groups in both the U.S. and Canada took full advantage of an opportunity provided by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to voice continued opposition to the shipment of radioactive steam generators on the Great Lakes. The radioactive waste shipment from Bruce Nuclear Power Plant near Owen Sound, Ontario […]