Press Releases

Dornach n. Munich. The three solar parks are located approximately 360 km northwest of Bucharest and built on almost 19 hectares overall. Just six weeks after the start of construction all three solar parks have been completed. These investments are supported through the Romanian promotion of energy production from renewable sources with green certificates over […]

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press Release, 2 July 2013, 3 pm EET– Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of marine and power plant solutions and services, together with CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s leading supply chain companies, have been recognised for their successful efforts to reduce CO2 emissions by 60 per cent at Wärtsilä’s warehousing operations.   […]

STOUGHTON, Wis. (Monday, July 1, 2013) ‒ Universal Acoustic & Emission Technologies’ Board of Directors has voted to purchase Ojibway Enclosure Systems, a manufacturer of enclosures and packager of generator sets for power generation systems. Ojibway also does laser cutting, welding and forming of a variety of metal products, and it assists in the installation […]

June 24, 2013- Grambach, Austria – Austria-based VTU Energy (VTU) announced a strategic alliance with Canadian company ThermoGen Power Services Inc. (TGPS) to become effective as of this date. TGPS officials met with VTU officials to sign this alliance that will increase the current portfolio of power plant performance solutions for both companies. This alliance […]

Zeeco, Inc. announces the addition of a dedicated power industry office, supporting boiler burner, duct burner and related lines, in Plainville, CT.  The new facility houses an expert engineering, design, and sales staff comprised of respected industry names familiar to much of the boiler burner and duct burner marketplaces. "This office is the center of […]

Vapo, a key actor in Finnish energy generation is continuing its investment in the transparent monitoring of the effects of peat production on bodies of water. Vapo has ordered a service from Metso which includes 30 continuously-operating water-quality measuring stations, the service and maintenance of the measuring stations, and certified measurement results. The first five […]

June 12, 2013 Bend, Ore. – PumpScout is excited to announce a new strategic partnership with Price® Pump Company, a manufacturer of centrifugal and air operated diaphragm (AOD®) pumps. The addition of Price Pump’s product line is a boon for PumpScout users needing to purchase high quality pumps for specialty industrial and OEM applications. “Price […]

Metso will open a new service center in Waddinxveen, the Netherlands, near the Rotterdam-Antwerp industrial area on May 30, 2013. The new service center supports the company’s strategy to grow its valve and field device service business globally and strengthens Metso’s service capabilities within the Benelux region for major petrochemical, energy, oil & gas and […]

Voith is supplying even more large gearboxes for the oil fields in the giant ‘Pre-Salt-Cluster’ in the Atlantic. Needing to equip four FPSOs (Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessels) in the ‘Cessao Onerosa’ oil field off the coast of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Petrobras Netherlands (PNBV) placed their confidence in the high reliability […]

MILWAUKEE, June 5, 2013 – Advancing the industry’s performance further, Rexnord recently introduced its new Thomas® XTSR52 and XTSR71 Disc Couplings, an offering with enhanced features that provide customers with the highest value solution for rotating equipment. “Committed to evolving with customers and their needs, Rexnord has advanced the Thomas Series 52 and 71 with […]

Attend the Outage Delivery Optimization Forum, July 11-12 held in San Antonio, TX to find out how leading organizations are utilizing outage management strategies and ways to deliver projects on time and on budget. Attendees will gain an understanding on how operators are developing strategic planning and scheduling methods, ensuring safe and quality outage execution, […]

Blythewood, SC – May 29, 2013 – Spirax Sarco is pleased to announce the release of the EFT10 Electromagnetic Flow Transmitter for measurement of conductive fluids. The EFT10, is the newest generation flow transmitter that combines the pulse Hybrid method of coil excitation with digital communications to provide end users with a robust product to […]

Vantaan Energia has chosen Metso to rebuild the gas turbine control system at its Martinlaakso power plant in Vantaa, Finland. The rebuilt automation will increase turbine reliability and availability. New automation will replace the existing turbine control system that has reached the end of its life cycle. The delivery scope also includes overspeed and vibration […]

The use of biomass and recycled fuels speeds up corrosion, resulting in a significantly shorter superheater lifetime. Unmanaged corrosion also leads to failure risks and unplanned shutdowns. Dealing with corrosion is a cost for power producers. The Metso Corrosion Management solution tackles the effects of corrosion, optimizes the fuel diet and extends equipment lifetime. Power […]

BECKER, MN – May 30, 2013 – A full scale installation of the GORE® Mercury Control System (GMCS) is being implemented at Xcel Energy’s (Xcel) Sherburne County (Sherco) Generating Station in Becker, MN.   The GMCS is a new mercury control technology for the coal-fired power industry developed by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.  As […]

For the second time in a row, Metso’s innovative technology has played a major role in winning the Climate Action of the Year Award in Finland. This year, the Sustainability Forum of the Finnish Energy Industries granted the accolade to the project called "The Energy Turnaround in Vaasa", a city of 65,000 inhabitants on the […]

Dubai, UAE – Altaaqa Global CAT Rental Power, a leading global power solutions provider, recently designed and installed a 24MW temporary power plant in the Sultanate of Oman. To meet electricity demands throughout the summer, the 24MW temporary rental power plant will supply power to the electricity grid at a time when there is a […]

Project managers, welding contractors, and field machinists will find that they will make their pipe welding more efficient by using weld prep tools. Quality, precision weld preps made with E.H. Wachs equipment ensures users that the welding process will consistently pass inspections time and time again, while avoiding any reprocessing of the weld prep. Wachs […]

Springfield, N.J. Leveraging its market leading international experience, Gehrlicher Solar announced the company’s expansion into Mexico.   Based in Mexico City, the company will work closely with local developers, commercial customers, government agencies and the local utility, the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (Federal Electricity Commission) to engineer, procure and construct high performance PV systems specifically […]

Atlanta, GA/USA, May 2013- In a ribbon-cutting ceremony Clyde Bergemann Power Group Americas (CBAM) inaugurated its new plant location in Jesup, Georgia and also celebrated its 25th anniversary of entering the U.S. market. Global Power Group CEO Franz Bartels and COO Hans Schwade joined in the celebration to officially commemorate the new plant together with […]

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 22 May 2013 at 9.30 am EET   An important step in the use of combustion engine technology for major power plant projects was taken with the award of this order to Wärtsilä. The new power plant will be powered by Wärtsilä’s leading edge technology and will be the first of […]

Dornach n. Munich. An international group of banks led by BayernLB has provided a financing framework totaling €85 million to Gehrlicher Solar AG, including €30 million for avals (guarantees), for another two years. The mezzanine capital of €6 million was also extended by Bayern Mezzaninekapital GmbH & Co. KG for the same period.   The […]

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press Release, 15 May 2013 at 10.30 am EET Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant solutions and services, has signed an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) agreement with Ndola Energy Company Ltd (NECL), a subsidiary of Great Lakes Energy NV. The agreement was signed in April and is for […]

DENVER, Colo. – May 6, 2013 – Novinda, a leader in non-carbon mercury removal solutions, today announced an enhanced version of its reagent for mercury emissions capture, Amended Silicates® HgX.  Amended Silicates® HgX delivers higher performance and improved economics for removing mercury from coal-fired power plant flue gas emissions.  In data from sustained long-term, full-scale […]

Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible power plant solutions, has been contracted to supply emergency diesel generators for the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant in Finland. The diesel generators, which are a part of the power plant’s safety systems, are for the Olkiluoto 1 and Olkiluoto 2 units. The contract was signed today with Teollisuuden […]

Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant solutions and services, has signed an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) agreement with Central Termica de Ressano Garcia, owned by Sasol New Energy from South Africa and the Mozambique state utility, Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM). The three year agreement was signed in April 2013 and […]

Oakbrook Terrace, IL – April 29, 2013 ‐‐ On April 26th the three companies that own Big Stone Plant ‐ Otter Tail Power Company, Montana Dakota Utilities Co., and NorthWestern Energy ‐ held a groundbreaking ceremony for the plant’s air quality control system (AQCS). Graycor Industrial Constructors is the general contractor for this major AQCS […]

Dubai, UAE  – Caterpillar Inc. has entered into an international power projects (IPP) agreement with Zahid Group, which recently formed a new subsidiary company, Altaaqa Global. As an IPP partner, Altaaqa Global will provide multi-megawatt temporary power solutions around the world, supported by partnerships within the worldwide Cat® dealer network. “We have been successfully serving […]

Bellingham, MA & Mclean, VA Apr 05, 2013– Washington Gas Energy Systems, Inc. today announced it has signed a contract with the town of Bellingham, MA to build, own and operate a 3,802-kilowatt solar array that will provide renewable energy for the town. The ground-mounted installation will consist of 12,672 panels and is expected to […]

The Tru-Trainer series of conveyor belt tracking idlers are a patented design that offers the most reliable and re-active belt tracking idlers available today.  Its stainless steel internal pivot that is perpendicular to the plane of the belt and its rubber covered shell and tapered ends helps actuate the trainer immediately as the belt moves […]