Press Releases

  • Siemens to supply additional aero-derivative gas turbines to help power New York City

      ·    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 […]

  • Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Unveils Revolutionary JAC Gas Turbine

    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 […]

  • Siemens receives order for onshore wind project in South Korea

    • 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 […]

  • Volvo Penta Grows Market Share as OEM Supplier of Diesel Engines for Power Generation Systems

    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 […]

  • East Africa’s Largest Solar Plant Starts Operations

    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), […]

  • APR Energy Awarded LPG-Fired Project in U.S. Virgin Islands

    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 […]

  • SPX Cooling Technologies Announces Expansion of Gearbox Repair Capabilities

    Confidence in rebuild and repair for Marley® and Amarillo brands Overland Park, KS – SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc., a full-line, full-service industry leader in the design and manufacture of evaporative and air-cooled heat exchangers, announces they are expanding their gearbox repair capabilities and Marley Geareducer® Solutions program. SPX now provides repair and rebuild services for […]

  • Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Unveils Revolutionary JAC Gas Turbine

    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 […]

  • Burns & McDonnell Inc. Acquires AZCO INC.

    KANSAS CITY, Missouri (December 9, 2016) – After collaborating on projects for several decades, Burns & McDonnell, ranked No. 1 in the power industry by Engineering News-Record, is acquiring AZCO INC., one of the nation’s premier industrial contractors. The acquisition creates one of the most comprehensive environmental, engineering, procurement, and direct-hire construction and fabrication companies […]

  • Westinghouse and SCANA Corp. Receive DRB Milestone Determination

    December 05, 2016 11:54 AM Eastern Standard Time PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Westinghouse Electric Company and South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), the principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG), have received the Dispute Resolution Board’s (DRB) decision on the construction milestone payment schedule for the two nuclear construction projects at V.C. Summer Station in Jenkinsville, S.C. […]

  • Five Exelon Utilities Issue Request for Information Regarding Aggregation of Capacity Resources in PJM

    December 05, 2016 02:13 PM Eastern Standard Time BALTIMORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Five Exelon utilities — Atlantic City Electric (“ACE”), Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (“BGE”), Commonwealth Edison (“ComEd”), Delmarva Power (“DPL”), and Potomac Electric Power Company (“Pepco”) — intend to issue a joint-utility Request for Proposals (“RFP”) from Winter Resources to aggregate with the Exelon utilities’ Summer […]

  • California’s PG&E Installs Innovative Methane Detection Technology

    New technology developed for EDF’s Methane Detectors Challenge will continuously detect methane leaks, reducing harmful emissions and minimizing waste December 07, 2016 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) became the first energy company in the U.S. to pilot an innovative methane detection device developed for the Methane Detectors Challenge (MDC), a […]

  • MHPS Enables the Power Plant of the Future for Dominion Virginia Power

    Dominion Breaks Ground on Largest and Lowest Carbon Intensity Combined Cycle Power Plant in North America EMPORIA, VIRGINIA- (December 7, 2016) Dominion Virginia Power held a groundbreaking ceremony on Dec. 1 for its Greensville County Power Station, which will use three M501J gas turbines from Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) to provide efficient and reliable energy […]

  • POWER Engineers team licensed for drone services

    HAILEY, Idaho (Dec. 6, 2016) — POWER Engineers Incorporated (POWER) is now offering the use of unmanned aerial systems — commonly known as drones — to collect video, photos and data for use in state-of-the-art 3D terrain and tower modeling and visualizations for clients across the nation. Three of POWER’s expert staff members passed the […]

  • EthosEnergy awarded $8m five year operations & maintenance contract by Quantum Utility Generation

    Houston, TX – EthosEnergy has been awarded a $8m, five year contract for full operations and maintenance (O&M) by Quantum Utility Generation for their Nevada Cogeneration Associates #2 plant in Nevada, US. The contract is for full care, custody and control operations, and maintenance including mobilization. This will be the fourth plant in the Quantum […]

  • B&W Subsidiary Awarded $40 Million Contract to Design Boiler for World’s Largest Waste Power Plant in China

    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 nearly $40 million to design a waste-to-energy boiler for Shenzhen Energy Environmental Engineering Co. Ltd. in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. When complete, the plant will provide […]

  • Sylvan Source (SSI) Announces Water Treatment Pilot Test Hosted by Southern California Utility in Collaboration With the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

    SAN CARLOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SSI announces completion of a pilot test of the SSI Core water treatment system at Southern California Edison’s Mountainview plant in Redlands, CA. “Demands to supply water to a growing population are increasing worldwide and are having profound impacts on the use of limited water resources,” said Richard Breckenridge, program manager at […]

  • Amec Foster Wheeler to lead study into dismantling of ITER fusion machine

    Amec Foster Wheeler to lead study into dismantling of ITER fusion machine ·             Key role in end-of-life planning for the world’s largest energy experiment ·             One of five new awards at ITER covering concept design, engineering and technical specifications     Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has been awarded a contract by the ITER organisation […]

  • PG&E, SLO County, SLO Coastal Unified School District, Local Cities Reach Accord on Diablo Canyon Community Support Funding

    SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With a shared vision of an economically strong and healthy region following the retirement of Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), labor and leading environmental groups, the County of San Luis Obispo, the Coalition of Cities (Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Morro Bay, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach and […]

  • Closer to the customer – ENEXIO founds independent Service organization in Herne and Leipzig (Germany): The cooling tower One-Stop-Shop by ENEXIO

    ENEXIO strengthens its After Sales & Service division for Wet Cooling towers and becomes Germany’s largest provider for maintenance, inspection, conversion, and repair for wet cooling towers. Decades of experience in Germany and abroad through our own assembly teams, construction managers and engineers at Herne and Leipzig. Herne, Germany – November 23, 2016 – ENEXIO, […]

  • Green light for Europe’s most advanced gas engine cogeneration plant

    Lausanne – In mid-November, Stadtwerke Kiel gave the go-ahead for the construction of a pioneering gas engine cogeneration plant and commissioned the general contractor Kraftanlagen München (KAM) with the implementation. The cooperation contracts were signed back in August 2015. The power station is scheduled to be connected to the grid in the autumn of 2018. […]

  • Doosan Škoda Power will Supply a Complete Machine Hall Equipment for Danish Customers HOFOR Energiproduktion A/S

    The scope of supply is a complete equipment of an machine hall including a modular Doosan Škoda Power steam turbine DST-S10, a generator, heat exchangers, an oil system, a feed water tank, steam and heating piping, power and signal cabling, steel structures, a bridge crane, a fire protection system and lighting of the machine hall. […]

  • Prairie Island Unit 1 completes 30th refueling and equipment upgrade

    More than 1,500 workers performed maintenance and replaced one-third of nuclear fuel in 550 megawatt unit Red Wing, Minn.—Nov. 21, 2016—The Prairie Island Nuclear Plant’s Unit 1 is refueled and ready to provide enough carbon-free electricity to serve about 500,000 Upper Midwest customers after completing its recent refueling and maintenance activities. More than 1,600 Xcel […]

  • U.S. Water Expands National Territory and Strengthens Presence in Southwestern United States with Acquisition

    St. Michael, Minnesota – U.S. Water, an ALLETE Company (NYSE: ALE), today announced the acquisition Water & Energy Systems Technology, Inc. (WEST) WEST, a strong regional company in the Southwestern United States, provides specialty chemicals and engineering service for water treatment in a variety of industries including commercial & institutional facilities, light industry, oil fields, […]

  • Latest quarterly Vogtle Timeline, aerial flyover videos released

    Videos illustrate progress and activity at Georgia’s largest job-producing construction project ATLANTA, Nov. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The latest Vogtle Timeline video is now available from Georgia Power, showcasing progress and recent events at the Vogtle nuclear expansion during the third quarter of 2016.  The construction of Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 is state’s largest […]

  • GE Enhances Digital Power Plant Software and Extends Reliability and Efficiency Apps to Hydropower and the Electricity Grid 

    Updated Digital Power Plant Solutions Protect Against More Failure Modes in Gas, Nuclear and Steam Plants; Give Electricity Traders Better Visibility into Generating Capacity to Increase Profitability  GE Introduces Digital Hydro Plant, Digital Substation and Energy Management System Software to Portfolio of Digital Solutions for Power Producers, Utilities and Energy Managers.   SAN FRANCISCO – November 15, 2016 – GE today announced a significant expansion of its suite of Predix-based software for power producers, grid operators and energy managers.   GE’s latest release […]

  • Fortune 100 Energy Company Exelon Chooses GE Predix to Accelerate Digital Transformation  

    ·         Partnership is part of Exelon’s strategy to identify and test innovative technologies to solve complex energy challenges  ·         Exelon will deploy GE’s full suite of Predix software applications across its entire generation fleet, which delivers 32,700 megawatts of nuclear, wind, solar, hydroelectric and natural gas power to increase performance and reliability.  ·         Exelon and GE will also co-develop Predix-based software […]

  • MHPS Receives Order for Two Trains of GTCC Power Generation Systems from Fukushima Gas Power

    – LTSA and O&M contracts for “Soma Port Natural Gas Power Station” also concluded – YOKOHAMA, Japan, Nov 14, 2016 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) has received an order for two trains of high efficiency power generation systems, including M701F gas turbines and steam turbines, from Fukushima Gas Power Co., […]

  • Siemens and Bentley Systems Advance Strategic Alliance Including Joint Investment Initiatives

    To realize new growth opportunities in industry and infrastructure through integration of complementary digital engineering models EXTON, Pa., U.S.A. – November 10, 2016 – Siemens and Bentley Systems announced today that they have formalized a strategic alliance agreement to drive new business value by accelerating digitalization to advance infrastructure project delivery and asset performance in […]

  • The Branford Group to Conduct 2-Day Online Auction For GE Power- Alstom Power, Inc.

    Featuring Over 1,500 Lots, Most Equipment 2010 or Newer CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Branford Group, a global industrial auction company, will conduct a 2-day online auction arranged by GE Capital, Industrial Finance, to sell the surplus assets of GE Power- Alstom Power, Inc. located at 1201 Riverfront Parkway, Chattanooga, Tennessee. GE Power- Alstom Power, Inc. manufactured […]