Press Releases

HAILEY, Idaho (October 5, 2016) — POWER Engineers Incorporated (POWER) was awarded a contract from Gemma Power Systems to provide detailed engineering and design services for Competitive Power Venture’s (CPV) Towantic Energy Center project located on a secluded 26-acre site in Woodruff Hill Industrial Park in Oxford, Connecticut. Ronald Polaske, Gemma’s Senior Vice President stated, […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Duke Energy has completed its acquisition of Piedmont Natural Gas, closing the transaction effective today. Piedmont will retain its name and operate as a business unit of Duke Energy. Both companies are headquartered in Charlotte. The acquisition will add Piedmont’s 1 million natural gas customers to Duke Energy’s […]

GREENBELT, Maryland – September 29, 2016 – X Energy, LLC (X-energy) and Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., have entered into a memorandum of understanding as a step toward deployment of X-energy’s High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR): the Xe-100. Burns & McDonnell, a full-service engineering, construction and environmental solutions firm, will work with X-energy as […]

Key markets include Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and China, report finds September 27, 2016 05:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A recent report from Navigant Research examines the major offshore wind markets, with wind power capacity forecasts and global and country-level analyses, through 2020. “From a policy perspective, Europe is showing the way in […]

September 27, 2016 06:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time DULUTH, Minn. & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Minnesota Power and Smart Wires announced today their partnership to deploy an innovative solution for optimizing the flow of power on the grid. Smart Wires is a leading provider of power flow control technology for transmission systems. “The Minnesota Power deployment represents […]

NRG Reaches Renewable Energy Agreements with Flagship National Business Customers NRG has broken ground on its first community solar sites in Minnesota. Pictured here: one of the company’s existing sites in Freetown, Mass. (Photo: Business Wire) September 27, 2016 08:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) today announced that its renewables business […]

September 27, 2016 08:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WGL Energy Systems (WGL Energy), a WGL company (NYSE:WGL), today announced the completion of a 3.2 megawatt (MW) solar facility in Devens, a 4,400-acre community in north-central Massachusetts. The fully installed photovoltaic (PV) solar system is designed to provide power to the residential, commercial and industrial customers […]

September 27, 2016 04:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global aeroderivative gas turbine market is expected to grow at a CAGR of almost 5% during the forecast period. Global aeroderivative gas turbine market is expected to grow at a CAGR of almost 5% during the period 2016-2020. Tweet this […]

The innovative solutions by the US company will include full turbine monitoring, testing, life prediction and life extension actions for the critical failure components. September 28, 2016 11:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time HAMBURG, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ACCIONA Energía, a leading renewable energy company, and the U.S. industrial software firm Sentient Science have reached an agreement with the […]

  • Extended portfolio for low wind, medium wind, and noise sensitive sites • Short time-to-market Siemens has launched an extended portfolio of its successful Onshore direct drive wind turbines. At the WindEnergy Hamburg trade show, the company’s Onshore CEO Thomas Richterich launched three new turbine models for optimum performance at low wind, medium wind, […]

DULUTH, Minn. and SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Minnesota Power and Smart Wires announced today their partnership to deploy an innovative solution for optimizing the flow of power on the grid. Smart Wires is a leading provider of power flow control technology for transmission systems. This first deployment of Smart Wires at […]

Sensors help to monitor fluctuating voltages and reverse energy impacts RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 27, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GRID2020, Inc., a leading distribution transformer monitoring solutions provider, announced today that Maui Electric Company is strategically deploying its sensors throughout key areas of its electrical grid to help identify and monitor fluctuating voltages and reverse power […]

Siemens and Hangzhou Steam Turbine Co., Ltd. (HTC) have secured a long term service program (LTP) order from Kunshan GCL Blue Sky Distributed Energy Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Golden Concord Power Group Limited (GCL). Siemens and HTC will provide service and maintenance for two Siemens SGT-800 gas turbines located at the Kunshan GCL Blue […]

Decommissioning of former fast reactor research and development centre, UK Design and construction of new effluent plant Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has won a contract to provide a new effluent treatment plant for the Dounreay nuclear site in the UK. The contract, valued at £7m, was awarded by Dounreay Site Restoration Limited […]

When complete, 600 MW Rush Creek will be one of the largest wind farms in Colorado and the most economical Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement and provider of industry-leading renewable energy consulting services, has partnered with Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest utility, to provide due diligence services on its 600 MW Rush […]

St. Michael, MN (September 23, 2016) – U.S. Water, the leading national provider of integrated solutions for water treatment, has been selected as a finalist by the R&D 100 Award Program for PhosZero, its unique antiscalant and corrosion inhibitor, cooling water chemistry. PhosZero’s patent pending, sustainable technology provides both scale and corrosion protection while exhibiting […]

Wärtsilä has signed a major contract to supply a 225 MW Smart Power Generation plant to Denton Municipal Electric, the locally-owned utility for the City of Denton, Texas. The plant will provide balancing power to the community, which is moving towards a green, low emissions power system, aiming to have 70 % of its energy […]

PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — EPG (Electric Power Group) has launched the first of its kind online synchrophasor training service for the electric power industry, using the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) platform. The first course on “Introduction to Synchrophasors” received North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) approval as a learning activity and […]

Includes more than $660 million in Power Services orders First total power island order in Asia and first HRSG technology use following Doosan acquisition in August 2016 Strong customer support of high efficiency solutions throughout region September 19, 2016 09:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time SEOUL, Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GE Power, a division of GE (NYSE:GE), today announced […]

September 20, 2016 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time WARRENVILLE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fuel Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ:FTEK), a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems and emissions control in utility and industrial applications, today announced the receipt of multiple air pollution control (APC) contracts from customers in China and the US. These awards […]

International Consortium to Provide Grid Solutions for U.S., Canada SAN FRANCISCO and TORONTO, Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Opus One Solutions (Opus One), Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) and a consortium of partners today announced a $12.4 million USD North American multi-utility microgrid project. Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) will provide $4 million USD in funding […]

Company Continues to Expand Footprint in Renewable Generation EL CENTRO, California – The 150-megawatt (MW) Tenaska Imperial Solar Energy Center West, a new solar plant in Southern California capable of powering 55,000 homes, is fully operational. The project supplies power under a 25-year agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E). Tenaska Imperial West […]

First Power Island Solution Provided by GE in Asia – enabled by Alstom acquisition First use of newly-acquired HRSG technology from Doosan​ SEOUL, KOREA—September 20, 2016— GE’s power island will literally power an island – Jeju Island that is! GE Power, a division of GE (NYSE: GE), today announced the first order of its power […]

Shipment of the first gas turbine for Bandar Abbas power plant in Iran Only six months after signing of the energy agreement with the MAPNA Group, Siemens has shipped the first F-class gas turbine for the project Bandar Abbas to Iran. This is the first stage of the bilateral contract covering the transfer of know-how […]

EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 20, 2016 – Fluke Corp. introduces the new Fluke® TiX620 Infrared Camera, joining the TiX640, TiX660 and TiX1000 models as part of the Fluke Expert Series. The TiX620 is an ideal infrared camera for the experienced thermographer. Its 640 x 480 resolution provides high measurement accuracy and 5.6 inch high-resolution LCD screen […]

A new high temperature mechanical testing facility, hosted and developed by Amec Foster Wheeler in the UK, was officially opened on September 19, 2016. This new laboratory, known as the High Temperature Facility (HTF), has been funded by the UK Government to support Generation IV reactor developments and assist with engagement in these programmes. Additionally, […]

Dubbed the “Analyst’s Release,” ALERT 4.0 offers more analytical power for vibration diagnostics Woburn, MA – September 20, 2016 – Azima DLI, the leader in scalable, hosted predictive condition monitoring services and innovative products and software, announced today the coming release of its ALERT™ 4.0 predictive maintenance automated vibration diagnostics software. Designed to meet the […]

September 13, 2016 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Greensmith Energy, one of the largest providers of energy storage software and integration services, announced today that American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has selected Greensmith as the software provider for a 2 megawatt/14 megawatt hour energy storage system in West Virginia. For the last five years, this […]

The System Features Industry Leading Inverter Technology and the Safest, Cleanest and Most Reliable Battery Chemistry Ever. CONCORD, ON, Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – Sentinel Solar, a leading Canadian owned and operated solar products manufacturing and distribution company, will unveil its new energy storage system (ESS)–the AHI™ Wave, at this year’s Solar Power International Conference […]

Customers at Cummins Power Generation’s Kent facility are highly impressed by a C2750 D5B generator set’s ability to perform and conform. Manston, Kent, England — Cummins Power Generation has demonstrated its new world-class C2750 D5B generator set to leading European engineering consultants and customers. Witness tests at Cummins’ Kent, UK factory have confirmed the product’s […]