Press Releases
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Technology
SAP and Accenture Co-Develop New Cloud-Based Solution to Help Utilities Companies Supercharge Business Processes and Customer Experiences
WALLDORF, Germany, and NEW YORK — Nov. 11, 2019 — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced they are co-innovating and co-developing the new SAP® Cloud for Utilities solution to help companies more effectively manage business processes and customer experiences. The initiative aims to elevate energy transition and customer experiences, helping companies quickly […]
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Coal
Mississippi Lime Attains ISO Certification
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Nov. 8, 2019 – Mississippi Lime Company’s (MLC) specialty operations in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri has received the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems Certification from NSF International Strategic Registrations (NSF-ISR). The certification recognizes quality management systems and looks at factors such as customer satisfaction, support of top management, product processes, and continual […]
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Instrumentation & Controls
Leading Technology for Measuring Steam
World’s Only Clamp-on Steam Meter Edgewood, NY, November 8th, 2019 – FLEXIM is pleased to announce its development of the one and only, ultrasonic clamp-on steam meter. This has been years in the making as it was FLEXIM’s ultimate challenge, until today. The worldwide official release date of the FLUXUS ST is November 1, 2019. […]
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Press Releases
Tenaska Closes $158 Million Financing for Wind Project in Southwest Minnesota
OMAHA, Nebraska (November 5, 2019) – Independent energy company Tenaska closed $158 million in commercial financing today for the Nobles 2 wind project, which is under construction in Nobles County in southwest Minnesota. Tenaska has successfully developed approximately 10,500 megawatts (MW) of natural gas-fueled and renewable power projects. Including the Nobles 2 transaction, Tenaska has […]
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IIOT
CleanSpark Awarded $627,000 Software Controls and Energy Storage Contract
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CleanSpark, Inc. (OTCQB: CLSK), a microgrid company with advanced engineering, software and controls for innovative distributed energy resource management systems, today announced an award of a contract totaling $627,000 to provide software controls and energy storage to Energias Limpias De CentroAmerica (ELCA) as part of their Energy as […]
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Nuclear
Ansaldo Nucleare and Candu Energy awarded 9.727 M Euro Condition Assessment contract for Unit 1 of Cernavoda NPP (Romania)
Ansaldo Energia Group, through Ansaldo Nucleare SpA, in association with Candu Energy Inc., a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group (TSX:SNC), were awarded a 9.727 million Euro contract by Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica S.A. (SNN). The contract is related to engineering services for performing condition assessments of systems, structures and components for the Cernavoda Unit 1 CANDU® […]
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Press Releases
INNIO Launches Fast-Start 3-Megawatt Natural Gas Generator Solution for Data Centers
JENBACH, Austria—October 29, 2019—In a digital world, the role of information technology continues to expand, and data centers are at the core of this evolution. Today’s data centers consume about 3% of the total energy generated globally, and the challenge is to deliver that electricity in a more reliable and environmentally sound way. Helping to […]
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News
Amazon Announces Three New Renewable Energy Projects in the U.S. and UK
SEATTLE– Amazon on Oct. 24 announced three new renewable energy projects in the US and UK that support Amazon’s commitment to The Climate Pledge and reaching 80% renewable energy by 2024 and 100% renewable energy target by 2030 on its path to net zero carbon by 2040. Major investments in renewable energy are a critical […]
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Press Releases
Taiwanese 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind project set for launch
The launch of the 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm project in Taiwan took a step closer to construction following the firm order from partners Macquarie’s Green Investment Group and Swancor Renewable Energy. The project, located in Miaoli county, will consist of 47 units of the SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine and construction […]
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Hydrogen
HyperSolar Moves Closer to Building Pilot Plant for its Breakthrough Gen 1 Technology
SANTA BARBARA, CA , Oct. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HyperSolar, Inc. (OTC:HYSR), the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and water, today announced the release of a company update providing a timeline for its Gen 1 product manufacturing and completion of a pilot plant. It has also provided an […]
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Nuclear
Framatome opens SPEC 200 manufacturing facility in Lynchburg, Virginia
Oct. 28, 2019 – Framatome opened the new SPEC 200 manufacturing facility at its Operational Center of Excellence in Lynchburg, Virginia, completing the move of the factory from China to the U.S. The ribbon-cutting took place in September, marking the full integration of the SPEC 200 product line into Framatome’s solutions portfolio. Framatome acquired the […]
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Water
B&W SPIG Completes Cooling Tower Restoration Project for Customer in Tasmania
(PARUZZARO, Italy – October 24, 2019) –SPIG S.p.A. (SPIG), a subsidiary of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., has completed a cooling tower upgrade project at Bell Bay, Tasmania, a production facility owned by Tasmanian Electro Metallurgical Company (TEMCO). SPIG fully rehabilitated the plant’s existing cooling tower, providing a complete fiberglass-reinforced plastic cooling tower refurbishment, to […]
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Coal
CPHGC Power Plant in Pakistan Reaches Commercial Operation with GE Technology
GE supplied the steam turbines, generators and boilers for the 1,320MW power project Will provide power to 4 million homes and significantly reduce the cost of electricity generation in Pakistan Completed on time and on budget Baden, Switzerland; October 23, 2019: The 1,320 MW China Power Hub Generation Company (Pvt.) Ltd. Power Plant (CPHGC) in […]
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Electric Vehicles
Vattenfall and Honda to develop a climate smart and cost effective charging solution
Vattenfall and technology company Honda have today signed a Letter of Intent to introduce convenient home charging solutions and flexible energy contracts specifically tailored for electric vehicle (EV) owners in Europe. This service will initially be rolled out in the UK and Germany in 2020. Vattenfall´s goal is to enable a fossil free life within […]
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Instrumentation & Controls
Brüel & Kjær Vibro Releases World’s First Fully Integrated, Loop-powered Displacement Transmitter
In order to fulfill the need for economical displacement transmitters with simplified installation, Brüel & Kjær Vibro (B&K Vibro) announces the release of the DT-12x series of transmitters. These fully integrated, loop-powered displacement transmitters offer a unique streamlined solution for shaft displacement and vibration monitoring capability for a wide range of industrial machines. The DT-12x […]
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Press Releases
KORE Power Intends to Build 10 GWh Battery Manufacturing Plant in the U.S.
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho, Oct. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — KORE Power, a leading developer of high-density, high-voltage energy storage solutions, today announced its intentions to build a lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in the U.S. to support global growth efforts for its Mark 1TM Energy Storage System. The new facility will produce systems that are made […]
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Press Releases
Ergon Energy Network adopts Saft lithium-ion energy storage system for remote communities in Australia
Paris, October 22, 2019 – Ergon Energy Network, an Australian electricity distribution network operator in Queensland, has deployed 20 Saft Intensium Mini lithium-ion (Li-ion) energy storage systems (ESS) at 13 sites in Queensland over 4 years. Saft’s first ESS project in Australia has been commissioned as part of the Grid Utility Support System (GUSS) units […]
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News
Sembcorp Energy UK Powers Up 60 MW of Ultra-Fast Battery Storage
Projects are one-half of 120-MW fleet supplied by Fluence Solihull, UK – Sembcorp Energy UK is pleased to announce that the first 60 megawatts (MW) of its battery energy storage system (BESS) fleet are now in operation. Located in Asfordby in Leicestershire, and Ellesmere Port and Runcorn in Cheshire, the three battery storage sites recently […]
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Press Releases
Highview Power to Develop Multiple Cryogenic Energy Storage Facilities in the UK and to Build Europe’s Largest Storage System
OCTOBER 21, 2019 — Highview Power, a global leader in long-duration energy storage solutions, today announced plans to construct the UK’s first commercial cryogenic energy storage facility (also referred to as liquid air) at large scale, which will be located at a decommissioned thermal power station in North of England. The 50 MW/250 MWh project is […]
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Business
AEIC Elects Officers and Board of Directors for 2020
Birmingham, Alabama: Terence R. Donnelly, President and Chief Operating Officer for Commonwealth Edison Company, an Exelon company, was elected President of AEIC during the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies (AEIC) 2019 Annual Meeting. Also elected to serve as officers of AEIC at the Association’s 135th Annual Meeting were Jim Greer, Executive Vice President and Chief […]
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Nuclear
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Announces Small Modular Reactor Technology Collaboration in Poland
WILMINGTON, North Carolina—October 21, 2019—GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Synthos SA have agreed to collaborate on potential deployment applications for GEH’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor in Poland. Synthos, a manufacturer of synthetic rubber and one of the biggest producers of chemical raw materials in Poland, is interested in obtaining affordable, on-demand, carbon-free electricity from […]
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Solar
ACCIONA Acquires 3,000-MW Solar PV Development Portfolio from Tenaska, Eyes Projects in Seven States
Agreement also includes 1,000 MW of Co-located Solar and Energy Storage in PJM and SPP Markets ACCIONA, a global renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure company, today announced that it has signed an agreement with energy developer Tenaska to acquire a portfolio of greenfield photovoltaic (PV) solar and energy storage projects in the U.S. The development […]
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Gas
MHPS To Provide Two JAC Gas Turbines And Heat Recovery Steam Generators For Suncor Oil Sands Facility
World Leading Gas Turbine Efficiency With Best In Class Reliability, Will Reduce Emissions FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA, CANADA (October 21, 2019) – Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) announced today that Suncor Energy placed an order for two M501JAC advanced class gas turbines and two heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) for a future cogeneration facility at the […]
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Coal
AECOM selected to provide clean closure of a coal ash impoundment involving the beneficial use of ponded ash
LOS ANGELES (October 17, 2019) — AECOM, the world’s premier infrastructure firm, announced today it will provide engineering, procurement and construction management services for the clean closure of the coal ash pond at A.B. Brown Generating Station located outside Evansville, Indiana. The project will remove up to 6,000,000 tons of coal combustion residuals (CCRs) from […]
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Press Releases
Aries Clean Energy’s New Jersey Biosolids Gasification Facility To Set New Standards In Wastewater Industry
LINDEN, NJ and FRANKLIN, TN – (October 17, 2019) – Aries Clean Energy was joined by local officials and dignitaries to break ground on New Jersey’s first biosolids-only gasification facility on Tuesday. The Aries Linden Biosolids Gasification Facility will bring environmental and sustainable benefits to the area by processing 430 tons of biosolids daily into […]
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O&M
Siemens’ gearless drive technology powers high-capacity overland conveyor in Quellaveco
Conveyor system will move 127,500 tons of primary crushed ore per day New Siemens’ gearless drive technology to increase reliability and efficiency additionally by up to 4 percent Maintenance requirements of the drive system significantly reduced Powered by Siemens’ new gearless drive technology, thyssenkrupp’s high-capacity overland conveyor will access one of the world’s largest copper […]
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Safety
FM Global opens new US$16 million electrical hazards laboratory to prevent businesses from going ‘BOOM!’
WEST GLOCESTER, R.I., USA—FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, has opened a US$16 million Electrical Hazards and Gas Detection Laboratory at its world renowned 1,600-acre (648-hectare) Research Campus in West Glocester, R.I., USA, following nearly two years of construction. Fireballs, explosions, combustible and toxic gas leaks and short circuits—industrial property hazards […]
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O&M
AEIC Announces Five Winners of 2019 AEIC Achievement Award
Birmingham, AL — The Association of Edison Illuminating Companies has announced five recipients of the prestigious AEIC Achievement Award for 2019. The AEIC Achievement Awards are presented annually to individuals or groups of individuals from AEIC member companies or committees who have clearly provided significant contributions to advancing the operations of the electric energy industry. […]
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Press Releases
EnergySolutions Subsidiary Signs Contract to Acquire Three Mile Island Unit-2 Nuclear Power Plant
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 15, 2019 — EnergySolutions, Inc. has signed a contract with FirstEnergy Corp. subsidiaries GPU Nuclear, Inc., Metropolitan Edison Company, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, and Pennsylvania Electric Company to acquire all licenses and assets of Unit-2 at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station (TMI-2) located near Middletown, Pennsylvania. Under […]
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Safety
Lakeland Industries to Unveil New Line of FR/AR Apparel in Layering System for Electrical Utility Linemen
Lakeland Industries’ new mid-weight and high visibility moisture management line of FR/AR apparel enhance the company’s current product layering system specifically designed for electrical utility linemen. The products feature exceptional moisture-management, performance, and comfort, and will be unveiled at the International Lineman’s Rodeo and Expo on October 16, 2019. Ronkonkoma, NY– October 15, 2019 – Lakeland […]