Press Releases

200-megawatt (MW) Los Vientos IV near Rio Grande City begins operations Together, the five Los Vientos wind projects total 900 MW CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The 426th turbine of the Los Vientos wind power projects is now spinning and serving customers near the Rio Grande in Starr County, Texas. It marks the completion of Los Vientos […]

Hanhikivi 1 unit’s plant supplier RAOS Project Ltd and French Alstom Power Systems, a part of GE Steam Power Systems, have signed a contract for the delivery of a turbine generator set. The contract covers the design and supply of turbine generator equipment package as well as advisory services for installation and commissioning works. The […]

Sulzer has been awarded a contract for the delivery of main feedwater pumps and start-up feedwater pumps. The pumps will be installed in two nuclear reactors — Hualong No. 1 reactors — in China, owned by China Nuclear Power Engineering Company, Ltd. (CNPEC). Sulzer received this order in May 2016 and will complete the delivery of the equipment by […]

Ongoing support role for NuGen’s proposed Moorside Power Station Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has been awarded a continuation of a contract to provide environmental support by NuGeneration Limited (NuGen) for the proposed nuclear power station at Moorside, Cumbria. This will be the largest nuclear build project currently proposed in the UK which […]

On 29 July 2016 an International Chamber of Commerce Arbitral Tribunal issued a final award confirming that the Italian electro-mechanical company Ansaldo Energia (AEN), one of the major international power plant producers, has unlimited rights to use Siemens technology for heavy duty gas turbines. The arbitral award is a landmark decision for the heavy duty […]

Heidenheim/Spean Bridge. Technology Group Voith has won a contract to modernize the Mucomir small hydroelectric power station in Scotland. Operator is SSE, one of the largest suppliers of renewable energy in the UK. Voith oversees the building, installing and commissioning of the power stations turbine, the replacing of the digital governors and hydraulic units as […]

CHARLOTTE – Duke Energy Renewables today announced its control center now serves more than 3,500 megawatts of wind and solar energy plants across the U.S. since it opened in its new location in 2015. As a result of this rapid growth, the center is further enhancing its cyber security and other capabilities. “The expanded Renewable […]

Influx of Projects Underscores Acceleration of Chinese Market and Expands Successful Commercialization of Oasys’ Forward Osmosis-based Zero Liquid Discharge Technology in Region Boston – July 28, 2016 – Oasys Water, a world leader committed to developing innovative solutions for transforming industrial wastewater into valuable freshwater resources, today announced that the company is actively deploying three […]

32 SWT-3.2-113 Direct Drive wind turbines for Hornsdale Stage 2 Clean renewable energy for more than 70,000 households Long-term service contract included Siemens has been awarded a contract to supply, install and commission 32 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3.2 megawatts and a rotor diameter of 113 meters, for the Hornsdale Stage 2 […]

Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade press release, 19 July 2016 at 14.00 EET Wärtsilä today announced that it has entered into a cooperation agreement with U.S. -based Greensmith Energy, the aim of which is to further strengthen its energy system integration capabilities. Greensmith Energy, a leading provider of energy storage software and integration services, will provide the […]

The company recently opened a branch office in Jakarta to seize opportunities in the Southeast Asian market Ansaldo Energia has received Notices to Proceed on two contracts signed late in 2015 worth a total of about 80 million euros. The first covers the supply of two AE94.2 gas turbines and two air-cooled generators with the […]

The Avon Peaking Power facility, together with its sister plant the Dedisa 335 MW facility in Port Elizabeth will provide much needed power and energy security during peak demand periods. The operation of the plant will create permanent direct and indirect jobs for the local community over the 15 years of the PPA. JOHANNESBURG, South […]

CHICAGO, July 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — E.ON Climate & Renewables North America, LLC (E.ON) today announced it signed an agreement with Tucson Electric Power (TEP) to provide frequency response and voltage control from a grid-scale, 10 megawatt (MW) battery energy storage facility with a 2 MW solar array.  The Iron Horse Battery Energy Storage Project will […]

Engine order and framework agreement to equip Powerships Karpowership, part of the Turkish energy group Karadeniz Holding, has placed an order for a total of twelve 18V 51/60 engines with a capacity of 18.9 MW per engine with MAN Diesel & Turbo. Six of the engines are to be delivered during the remainder of this […]

Avista Uses GE’s Advanced Gas Path and DLN 2.6+ Combustion Technology to Help Coyote Springs Unit 2 Meet Changing Seasonal Energy Demands GE Upgrade Helps to Increase Combined-Cycle Plant’s Capacity, Fuel Efficiency and Flexibility BADEN, SWITZERLAND—July 21, 2016—GE’s Power Services (NYSE: GE) business today announced the completion of a gas turbine upgrade project in Oregon […]

Technology and services enable smooth startup of plant producing electricity from household rubbish PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Automation technology and services from Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), have helped ensure the successful startup and operation of a waste-to-energy plant in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The new plant enables the region to dispose of waste effectively […]

Gas-fired Combined Cycle Power Plant is the Third in the State Owned by the Firm WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fortistar announced today that it has closed on its purchase of Castleton Power, LLC, a 72 megawatt (MW) gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Castleton-on-Hudson, NY. The General Electric (GE) Frame 6 turbine power plant dispatches […]

Three projects to advance turbine systems for gas-fired power plants SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a member of three teams awarded funding by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory to develop technologies to advance the state-of-the-art in power generation. The three projects total about $18.2 million in DOE and private […]

ABB transformers and other key equipment to enable Changji-Guquan link to transmit 12,000 megawatts of electricity over 3,000 kilometers at 1.1 million volts, setting new world records on voltage level, transmission capacity and distance Zurich, Switzerland, July 19, 2016 – ABB has won orders worth over $300 million to supply breakthrough technologies for the world’s […]

Fourteen companies from the wind, oil & gas and maritime sector have launched the Joint Industry Project “Coupled Analysis of Floating Wind Turbines“ led by DNV GL Goal of the project is the development of a Recommended Practice for the coupled analysis for the design of floating offshore wind turbines Standardisation aims to minimise risks […]

As was to be expected, the number of new offshore wind installations in Germany was relatively moderate in the first six months of the year, with a total capacity of 258 megawatts going on line. The industry estimates an overall offshore expansion to the tune of 700 megawatts by the end of the year. The […]

San Francisco, CA (July 15, 2016) Conco Services Corporation, NALCO Water, Plastocor and RetubeCo, all leaders in the field of condenser technology, will be hosting the 2016 Condenser Life Cycle Seminar (CLCS) in San Francisco, California, from September 7-9, 2016, at the Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf. The Seminar is a technical forum educating power plant managers, […]

Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE) recently awarded EthosEnergy a key contract worth over US$8m for the major overhaul of one 701D unit with all new parts and upgrade of two MHI 701D units inclusive of upgraded controls at the Ywama power plant in Yangon, Myanmar. EthosEnergy’s package included a full set of capital parts – […]

HOLLAND, Mich. & PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Evoqua Water Technologies has been chosen to provide its Vantage®Series membrane-based boiler feedwater makeup system as well as water screens and stop gates for the new Holland Board of Public Works (BPW) combined cycle natural gas power plant. This new state-of-the-art facility is being constructed on a partial brownfield site, known […]

The Chisholm View II project will expand the existing 235 MW Chisholm View wind facility in Oklahoma and once completed will increase the overall site’s installed capacity to 300 MW Construction of the Chisholm View II wind farm will require an overall investment of approximately 90 million US dollars Rome, July 12th, 2016 – Enel […]

The Majority of ICS Components Connected to the Internet Are Located in the United States and Europe WOBURN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kaspersky Lab released its report on the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) threat landscape, which revealed that large organizations likely have ICS components connected to the internet that could allow cybercriminals to attack critical infrastructure systems. The […]

GE Renewable Energy is shipping its first offshore wind turbine nacelles, produced in France in its Saint-Nazaire plant, to the Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in the United States. The GE plant in Saint-Nazaire is getting ready to produce 66 Haliade turbines for Germany and 238 turbines for French wind farms. […]

Heidenheim/Coo. The technology group Voith has won a major order to automate the Belgian pumped storage power plant Coo-Trois-Ponts. By 2020, the company will have completed its phased delivery of new control and excitation technology and speed controllers for the power plant’s six machines. The new automation technology will ensure the continuous operation and maximum […]

Resolution recognizes TVA for providing low-cost electricity, controlling floods, improving river navigation across seven states WASHINGTON, D.C., July 7, 2016 – U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and U.S. Rep. John Duncan Jr. (R-Tenn.) today introduced a resolution praising the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for its successful construction and management of the “Unified Plan of the […]

Wind research findings, released today by CanWEA and GE, will inform key energy infrastructure planning and accelerate the integration of wind power across Canada VAISALA CORPORATION                         PRESS RELEASE                                  JULY 7th, 2016 Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, today announced that a public report has been released detailing findings from the groundbreaking Pan-Canadian […]