Press Releases

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) recently signed its third contract with Voltalia in Brazil to supply the wind project Ventos da Serra do Mel 2 (VSM 2). The scope of the contract with Voltalia, recognized international player in renewable energy with a presence in 18 countries, includes the supply of 36 units of the SG […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 23, 2019) — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $38 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects enhancing technologies that improve the overall performance, reliability, and flexibility of the nation’s existing coal-fired power plant fleet. Coal is vital to the Nation’s energy security and provides […]

Moorestown, New Jersey … H. G. Schaevitz LLC dba Alliance Sensors Group is pleased to announce a partnership with Digi-Key Electronics Thief River Falls, MN to distribute its line of LVIT linear position sensors. Digi-Key Electronics has been committed to offering the broadest selection of in-stock electronic components and is pleased to include ASG’s line of […]

Leading solutions can be tailored to operate in a wide variety of regulatory environments and by different actors in the power market BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new Leaderboard Report from Navigant Research examines the strategy and execution of 16 distributed energy resources management systems (DERMSs) for distributed energy resources (DER) and grid management providers, with Siemens, […]

LAKE MARY, FL – (Jan. 22, 2019) For the third time in the last twenty-two months, an Entergy Corporation subsidiary has selected two Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) gas turbine generation units. Entergy Texas, Inc. has selected MHPS’ technology to power its 993 megawatt Montgomery County Power Station (MCPS) near Willis, Texas. When it becomes […]

Tablet increases safety, ease-of-use for mobile workers in oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceuticals and other hazardous industries TWINSBURG, OH (January 22, 2019) – ecom, a Pepperl+Fuchs brand and pioneer in hazardous area mobile devices, today introduced the next generation of their groundbreaking Tab-Ex 02® DZ1 , a tablet based on the ruggedized Samsung Galaxy Tab […]

Berkeley, CA – On Wednesday 16 January, Deep Isolation, a California-based private company, demonstrated publicly that prototype canisters built for nuclear waste can be successfully placed and retrieved thousands of feet underground. With over 40 observers from multiple countries, attendees included representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy, nuclear and oil & gas industry professionals, […]

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been awarded the 242-MW Scioto Ridge onshore wind project by Innogy Renewables US LLC, a subsidiary of German-based energy company innogy SE. The contract volume includes the supply of 63 SG 3.4-132 and 9 SG 2.6-114 wind turbines for the Scioto Ridge project that is to be located in Hardin […]

WILMINGTON, North Carolina—January 22, 2019—GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) announced today that it has completed the segmentation of reactor internals at Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant (OKG) Unit 2 in Oskarshamn Municipality in Sweden. Employing cutting edge technology, GEH dismantled, segmented and packed reactor internals of OKG Unit 2, a boiling water reactor that began operating […]

Total of 1,305 turbines with 6,382 MW connected to the grid | 136 turbines with almost 1 GW new in the grid | 966 MW under construction Offshore wind power generation rises again significantly by around eight percent Special tender of at least 1,500 MW required in the first quarter of 2019 Expansion volume has […]

Design Exploration, it’s not just for experts anymore! Copenhagen, Denmark. CORTIME, a pioneer in making powerful design exploration available to a broader audience, is proud to announce that Soler & Palau has selected CORTIME for Design Optimization in SolidWorks. Soler & Palau was created in 1951 by the engineers Eduard Soler and Josep Palau and […]

The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to deliver a combined heat and power engine power plant (CHP) to Dresden, Germany. The facility has been ordered by DREWAG, Dresden’s local utility company, and will be delivered by Wärtsilä on an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis. Wärtsilä will also maintain the plant under […]

Facility in Upstate New York Further Expands Charah Solutions’ Byproduct Sales Footprint LOUISVILLE, KY (January 17, 2019) – Charah® Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: CHRA), a leading provider of environmental and maintenance services to the power generation industry, today announced that it has opened its first facility using new patented technologies for grinding granulated blast furnace slag […]

Community solar will begin serving NJ renters, low-income families, businesses within two years January 17, 2019 (Trenton, N.J.) – Today the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) approved rules for a new community solar pilot program that will give many renters, low-income families, businesses, and others an easy and affordable way to go solar […]

MHPS to Supply the World’s Most Efficient and Reliable Gas Turbine Lake Mary, FL (Jan. 17, 2019) – Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has been selected by Danskammer Energy, LLC, to supply the M501JAC gas turbine for the repowering of the Danskammer Energy Facility, located in Newburgh, NY. Located at the existing Danskammer site, the […]

Affordable, smart stress and fluid flow simulation PASS software is now available through 7 international distributors 17 January 2019.  PSRE Co., the leading developer of smart simulation and sizing tools for every piping and equipment engineer/designer, is pleased to announce the expansion of its market presence for the PASS Software Suitein Asia Pacific, Middle East, […]

80 MW of renewable energy equal to electricity usage of 28,000 New York households Broomfield, Colo. – RES (Renewable Energy Systems), a leader in the development, engineering, and construction of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects in the Americas has announced it has completed construction of the Copenhagen Wind project, developed and owned by EDF Renewables. […]

Renewable energy projects are gradually losing their niche status and becoming more commonplace throughout the world with solar consistently outperforming wind on a global scale, according to Fitch Ratings in its inaugural global review of the renewables sector. Despite their increased acceptance, renewable revenues remain inherently volatile since the resource in question is outside of […]

Vattenfall announces the intended acquisition of the Dutch electricity and gas sales company DELTA Energie. DELTA supplies green electricity and gas to households and small and medium sized companies, with the large part of its customer base in the Dutch province Zeeland. Vattenfall is a strong partner for DELTA, and together the two companies will […]

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE), the world’s leader in the offshore industry, today launched the SG 10.0-193 DD, the company’s first 10+ MW offshore wind turbine. Based on the experience of its previous generations, the newest wind turbine in the SGRE offshore product portfolio builds on proven technology for maximum energy yield at all wind […]

ProcessBarron’s reputation in the Air Handling, Ash Handling, and Bulk Materials Handling industries lead them to be selected by How2Media to be featured on the television show “World’s Greatest!…” Pelham, AL – January 15, 2019 – ProcessBarron, an industry leader in total system solutions for air, ash, and bulk materials handling, is excited to announce […]

SUMMIT, N.J., Jan. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC (“Nautilus”), a leading national solar project acquisition, development and asset management company, announced the acquisition of a 3 MW community solar development from ISM Solar Development, LLC (“ISM Solar”), a developer of large commercial and utility-scale solar projects.  The project is qualified under Rhode Island’s […]

NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Captona, a North America-focused investment company specializing in power generation and energy infrastructure, announced today the continuing expansion of its portfolio of solar assets with the recent commercialization of two solar plants in Rhode Island. The plants are built on a private landfill that had been capped and […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (Jan. 15, 2019) — NuScale Power announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC), to evaluate NuScale’s small module reactor (SMR) nuclear power plant for use in Jordan. The agreement continues to showcase the immense international interest in NuScale’s innovative nuclear technology. JAEC is […]

MILLBURY, Mass., Jan. 15, 2019 — Solar Wolf Energy, a nationwide solar panel and system installer based out of Central Massachusetts, is pleased to announce that they’ve agreed to construct and commission a 5-MW agricultural solar farm in Concord, New Hampshire. The system will be built on 15 acres of land at Lewis Farm in […]

Siemens was recently selected to provide one feed and sales gas train and one refrigeration compression train for Encana’s Pipestone Processing Facility in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada. Designed to accommodate future capacity expansion, the Pipestone Processing Facility will provide Encana with 19,000 barrels per day of net raw condensate processing capacity plus 170 million cubic […]

Beijing, January 2019 Jordan is building its first oil shale power station in Attarat, 50 kilometres east of Al Qatranah. As soon as the two 235 MW plant units are commissioned, AUMUND technology will also be in operation here. Working closely with WorleyParsons Beijing and Guangdong Power Engineering Co. Ltd., AUMUND China developed the technical […]

CyberX Technology Recognized as Innovative for Advanced Behavioral Analytics and Machine Learning Algorithms to Accurately Detect Industrial Cyber Risk BOSTON, January 9, 2018 – CyberX, the IIoT and industrial control system (ICS) security company, today announced that it was awarded a patent (U.S. Patent 10,015,188) by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its innovative, […]

Not only does the Westinghouse design live on, but iterative improvements to insulators, mountings and housings make this IPB design even more rugged and reliable Isolated-phase bus (IPB) systems are the critical first link in the power transmission chain.  As a highly reliable method of construction for moving bulk electrical power, Iso Phase Bus Duct […]

As part of its ongoing support to the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and its role as a premier partner to Expo 2020 Dubai, Siemens will provide four steam turbine generator sets and auxiliary equipment for a 700-megawatt (MW) concentrated solar power (CSP) project in Dubai. The facility will be the largest single-site CSP plant […]