Press Releases

J-POWER Westmoreland, LLC, a subsidiary of J-POWER USA Investment Co., Ltd.(“J-POWER USA”), has secured an equity stake from Tenaska in the Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station, a 925-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fueled power plant project near Pittsburgh. The transaction closed on Jan. 11. “This acquisition is consistent with our strategy of investing in and developing high-quality power […]

Advancion® deployment will solve critical infrastructure challenges on Delhi electric grid NEW DELHI, India, January 12, 2017 – AES India, a subsidiary of The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) and Mitsubishi Corporation, today announced a joint partnership agreement to deliver India’s first grid-scale energy storage array to the electric grid operated by Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (Tata […]

Enel, via renewables subsidiary EGPNA, has acquired a 100 percent stake in Demand Energy, an intelligent control software provider, project developer and operator specialising in battery storage optimisation  Enel will work with Demand Energy to expand the use of the company’s DEN.OS energy management software, which enables real-time optimisation of storage systems  Rome, Andover, January […]

January 10, 2017 05:50 PM Eastern Standard Time SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GE Digital (NYSE: GE) today announced it has completed the acquisition of ServiceMax, a leader in cloud-based field service management (FSM) solutions, for $915 million. The acquisition provides GE Digital with new capabilities in the $1 trillion market for industrial service, enabling customers to […]

January 10, 2017 01:34 PM Eastern Standard Time BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AES Distributed Energy, Inc. (AES DE), a subsidiary of The AES Corporation (AES), and Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) announced today the execution of a power purchase agreement (PPA) for an innovative plant that will provide solar energy together with the benefits of battery-based energy […]

January 10, 2017 02:21 PM Eastern Standard Time MAPLE GROVE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Great River Energy, a wholesale energy provider to 28 member distribution cooperatives across Minnesota, recently signed a purchase power agreement with an affiliate of NextEra Energy Resources LLC for a new 300-megawatt (MW) wind project to be built in south-central North Dakota. “We are […]

January 06, 2017 08:30 AM Eastern Standard Time CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:BW) announced today that its subsidiary, The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), has been awarded a contract to supply and install a replacement boiler for ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s Hamilton, Ontario, steel manufacturing plant. B&W Awarded Contract to Replace Boiler at Ontario […]

Zurich, Switzerland, January 10, 2017 – New link across over 1,800 km will be capable of bringing electricity to more than 80 million people ABB has teamed up with India’s national electricity grid operator Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) in a mega project worth over $640 million for ABB to deliver a transmission […]

04 January 2017, Ratingen, Germany (3686 signs) What does an environmentally-sound power generation depend on? It depends on a reliable flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) system that reduces emissions. Consequently, a state-of-the-art FGD facility must feature full compliance with the most stringent emissions standards. With this in mind, the German energy generation specialist Doosan Lentjes is […]

Homes, Businesses Can Participate in New Programs, Services  TWEET ME: .@ConsumersEnergy to enable customers to track #energy usage, save money with new meters http://bit.ly/2iJ83TT #sustainability MULTIMEDIA FROM THIS RELEASE Tuesday, January 3, 2017 – 8:00am NEWSROOM: Consumers Energy CONTENT: Press Release JACKSON, Mich., Jan. 3, 2017 /3BL Media/ – From Mackinaw City to Monroe, Consumers Energy […]

For release: January 3, 2017 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – APR Energy, a global leader in fast-track power solutions, and GE (NYSE: GE) announced today they have renewed their strategic alliance to provide mobile turbine technology into the fast-track power rental market. The strategic alliance grants APR Energy exclusivity around the globe as the rental provider of […]

January 03, 2017 AREVA NP supplied Rosatom with its safety instrumentation and control (I&C) system for its installation within unit 1 of the Novovoronezh-2*Russian nuclear power plant, which has been connected to the grid recently. AREVA NP supplied the digital reactor protection system based on the company’s proven I&C platform TELEPERM XS. The system helps […]

  Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 4 January 2017 at 10:00 am EET Wärtsilä will supply a 40 MW Smart Power Generation plant to Mendoza, Argentina, for Methax S.A., a special purpose company owned by Grupo Galileo. The value of the order is approximately EUR 25 million. The turn-key engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) order includes Wärtsilä 34SG engines running on […]

December 20, 2016 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Greensmith Energy, the leader in energy storage software and integration, announced 130 megawatts of new energy storage systems in 2016, all powered by the company’s industry-leading software platform, GEMS5. The multi-project year includes the design and delivery of the largest energy storage system in the […]

December 20, 2016 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Greensmith Energy, the leader in energy storage software and integration, announced 130 megawatts of new energy storage systems in 2016, all powered by the company’s industry-leading software platform, GEMS5. The multi-project year includes the design and delivery of the largest energy storage system in the […]

December 20, 2016 02:11 PM Eastern Standard Time WALL, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), the unregulated clean energy subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NJR), today announced the completion of the Ringer Hill Wind Farm located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, approximately 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. The project consists of 14 GE turbines with a […]

December 21, 2016 08:30 AM Eastern Standard Time CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (B&W) (NYSE:BW) announced today that its Denmark-based subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S (B&W Vølund), has been awarded a contract for approximately $35 million to design, supply and construct a waste-to-energy boiler for a combined heat and power plant in […]

December 22, 2016 02:15 PM Eastern Standard Time OAKVILLE, Ontario & JOPLIN, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (“APUC”) (TSX: AQN, NYSE: AQN) and The Empire District Electric Company (“Empire”) (NYSE: EDE) announced today that the Kansas Corporation Commission (the “KCC”) has approved the unanimous settlement agreement among Empire, Liberty Sub Corp., and Liberty Utilities […]

Gummersbach, 22. 12. 2016:   Lift-off for the rebuilding of the steam generator of Unit 3, Power Station Duvha, South Africa! Steinmüller Engineering has signed a master enabling agreement with Eskom, the state-owned South African energy utility, and has thus laid the foundation for an order intake of a high, double-digit million (EUR). Duvha is a coal-fired […]

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 22 December 2016 at 3.00 pm EET A consortium between Wärtsilä and an Indonesian construction company, PT PP (Persero) Tbk, has signed a contract to supply two 57 MW modular power plants, totalling 114 MW to PT PLN, the Indonesian state utility. The consortium will be responsible for the complete Engineering, […]

HONEYWELL AND DOVER ENERGY AUTOMATION COLLABORATE TO OFFER ASSET INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT Dover to Add Condition Monitoring and Asset Optimization Expertise to Honeywell’s Connected Plant Program HOUSTON, Dec. 21, 2016  ̶  Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and Dover Energy Automation today announced they will collaborate as part of the Honeywell INspire™ program, Honeywell’s joint customer development program for […]

PRINCETON, NJ — December 19, 2016 — NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) announced today the achievement of an important milestone in its fleet optimization strategy, completing coal-to-gas projects at four power plants across NRG’s fleet. The successful introduction of natural gas replacing coal as the primary fuel allows these units to continue meeting customer needs […]

London, UK, 19 December 2016 Penspen, a leading provider of engineering and project management services to the energy industry, announces that it has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Nigerian engineeringfirm Crestech. The partnership will enable the two businesses to provide engineering, project management and asset integrity services and operation and maintenance services for oil, […]

GAHANNA, Ohio, Dec. 16, 2016 – AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), today issued two separate Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for wind and solar energy generation resources in Ohio. AEP Ohio is seeking proposals for up to 250 megawatts (MW) of wind energy resources and separate proposals for up to 100 […]

  ·    Two more Industrial Trent 60 gas turbines and generators for Bayonne Energy Center, located in New Jersey and supplying power to New York City ·    Simple cycle power plant is able to ramp up quickly to meet peak electricity demand with best in class simple cycle efficiencies ·    Additional extension to current long-term service contract Siemens […]

Seven Technical Selections by Utilities and IPPs Signal a Change in Power Orlando, FL- (December 12, 2016) Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) is revolutionizing power generation with the release of the M501JAC, an enhanced air-cooled J-Series gas turbine offering an unmatched combination of record output, efficiency and a proven 99.5 percent reliability during 11,000 hours of commercial […]

• 60.6 megawatts wind power plant in Gyeongsangbuk Province • 17 direct drive wind turbines including new model SWT-3.6-130 • Second project for customer SK D&D Co., Ltd. Siemens Wind Power has received an order to supply 17 direct drive wind turbines for the Uljin onshore wind power plant in Gyeongsangbuk province on the east […]

Testimonials from Genset Manufacturers Reveal Reasons for Satisfaction (CHESAPEAKE, Va.) – Dec. 12, 2016 – Generator manufacturers are increasingly turning to Volvo Penta as a preferred supplier of diesel engines. The reasons they give for choosing Volvo Penta in the highly competitive marketplace for industrial generators include reliability, fuel efficiency, application engineering support, serviceability, parts […]

Made up of 32,680 photovoltaic panels, the new 10 megawatt facility is the country’s first grid-connected solar plant and will generate clean, low-carbon, sustainable electricity to 40,000 homes, schools and businesses in the area SOROTI, Uganda, December 12, 2016/ — Honorable D’Ujanga Simon, Minister of State for Energy, together with representatives of Access Power (www.Access-Power.com), […]

Innovative plant features first TM2500+ turbine in commercial operation to run on LPG JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — APR Energy, a global leader in fast-track power solutions, announces today that it has signed a 12-month contract with U.S. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) to provide 25MW of power generation using liquid petroleum gas (LPG). The […]