Press Releases

Jiangsu Huadian Jurong Power Co. Ltd. has chosen Metso’s automation systems for its two greenfield 1000 MW power plant units located in Xiashu Town, Jurong City, Jiangsu Province, China. Scheduled to start up in the coming summer, the units are the first 1,000 MW units with ultra supercritical technology to be built by Jiangsu Huadian […]

The 100-megawatt solar thermal power plant, “Shams 1”, was officially launched in Abu Dhabi last week. Heart of the plant is a steam turbine which has been supplied by MAN Diesel & Turbo and will be used to drive a generator. The eco-friendly electricity this produces would be enough to serve roughly 57,000 German households. […]

Metso has been awarded its 5th repeated order from the CNIM group for the automation of another greenfield Waste to Energy plant in Great Blakenham (Suffolk,UK). Metso will supply an extensive Metso DNA automation system and safety system to the new plant. This order comes after similar ones for WtE plant in Turin (Italy), Tallin […]

Blythewood, SC – March 25, 2013 – Spirax Sarco, the leader in products and services for steam systems, is exciting to announce their latest training event: Steam Boiler Operator Training. This five-day course is being held on April 29 – May 3, 2013 at Spirax Sarco’s state-of-the-art training facility in Blythewood, South Carolina where participants […]

Livermore, CA, March 14, 2013 – MX Fire Solutions, a California-based fire protection contractor providing tailored solutions for various vertical markets, has been renamed to Minimax Fire Solutions, Inc. The name change emphasizes the company’s membership in the international Minimax Group, a global supplier of complete fire protection solutions headquartered in Bad Oldesloe, Germany. By […]

Wärtsilä Corporation, Company announcement, 15 March 2013 at 11.15 am EET Wärtsilä will set up a new fully-owned manufacturing facility in Brazil to meet the increasing market demand, particularly in the offshore market. Wärtsilä’s investment in the new facilities is approximately EUR 20 million. The manufacturing premises will be based on a multi-product factory concept […]

LAKE FOREST, CA—February 20, 2013—The advanced Model IR400 Point IR Combustible Gas Detector from General Monitors features an industry-leading three-second T90 response time to the presence of combustible hydrocarbon-based gases, which allows plant operators to respond quickly to gas leaks and avoid potential accidents. With its fast three-second response time, the Model IR400 Infrared Gas […]

ST LOUIS – Feb. 19, 2013 – Aclara Technologies LLC, a leading provider of intelligent infrastructure solutions and a member of the utility solutions group of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE), today announced enhanced TWACS® (eTWACS™) at TechAdvantage 2013 in New Orleans. Aclara’s TWACS power-line communications technology is the leading advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution […]

KENNESAW, Ga. (February 15, 2013) — ENERCON has announced four executive promotions in its power group. Robert Bryan, formerly vice president is promoted to senior vice president. Jerry Curreri, formerly director, Southeast, Central States and West Coast operations has been promoted to vice president of the same region. Dave Studley, formerly director, Southeast, Central and […]

MADRID, SPAIN / CANONSBURG, PA, USA, February 5, 2013 – aqualia Industrial, the aqualia division for industrial water treatment, and Aquatech, a global leader in water & wastewater purification technologies for the industrial and infrastructure markets, have agreed to work on a collaborative basis for promoting business opportunities using aqualia Industrial’s biological treatment technologies for […]

Pennsylvania Crusher, a brand of TerraSource™ Global, is proud to announce its Coalpactor® has been redesigned with the consumer in mind. The new cage assembly offers significant improvements over previous designs.    “We are proud of this latest improvement to the Coalpactor® design and are confident that our customers will appreciate how the design incorporates […]

Manheim, PA – Harrington Hoists, Inc., recently released super strong, Grade 100 Sling Chain which is used to make chain slings when appropriate sling fittings are attached. Typical applications requiring sling chain are those involving the lifting of heavy loads or repetitive lifting situations in construction, foundries, steel mills, and heavy machining processes.  Harrington Grade […]

Norristown, Pa. February 2013 – Megger, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of test equipment and measuring instruments for electrical power applications, hosted its 12th annual Megger Distributor Golf Event on Saturday, January 26. The event, which took place at the Lakes of Ahawatukee Golf Course in Phoenix, Arizona, is held to raise […]

Blue Springs, MO, January 31, 2013 – Fike announces the release of the rectangular version of its popular CV-S Explosion Vent. Specifically designed to provide a non-fragmenting opening when protecting industrial processing equipment, the CV-S explosion vent provides superior protection in applications such as air-material separation, drying, conveyance and processing operations.   "The CV-S vent […]

Manheim, PA – Harrington Hoists, Inc., recently leased 97,000 square feet of commercial property in the Elizabethtown PA Conewago Industrial Park. The company will occupy the space in early December and hopes to be fully operational by May 2013. The company has begun to hire new people to begin operations at this facility. Additional workers […]

Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant solutions, has received an order to supply the generating sets and related auxiliary equipment for a new power plant being built near Clatskanie in the state of Oregon, USA.   The Port Westward Unit 2 plant is being built for Portland General Electric Company, […]

Dayton, Ohio – Chemineer, Inc. launched a new interactive website located at www.chemineer.com. The new website provides extensive information on the company’s design and manufacture of standard and customized fluid agitation equipment and systems. The new Chemineer website is engaging, informative and easy to use to acquire information that is relevant to plant, maintenance and […]

Metso will supply a biomass-fired heating plant for district heat production to Savon Voima Oyj in Leppävirta in Finland. Following the investment, the municipality of Leppävirta will have access to more district heat generated using renewable fuels, in accordance with Savon Voima’s bioenergy program. The new heating plant will significantly reduce the consumption of oil. […]

Blue Springs, MO, January 22, 2013 – Fike Corporation, is pleased to announce the addition of Steve Hein as the Executive Director of Fike’s Facilities Protection Group. In this role, Steve will be responsible for leadership and guidance for commercial and market strategies, business development, product evolution and financial performance of the Facilities Protection Group. […]

December 26, 2012- San Jose, CA, USA – As a global leader providing innovative solutions to the power generation industry for nearly three decades, Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SI) announced the acquisition of TubeTrack, an electronic tracking program for boiler tubes, from Burns and Associates Engineers (BAE). Structural Integrity’s acquisition of TubeTrack paves the way […]

Lake Mary, FL – December 12, 2012 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has concluded an agreement with United Technologies Corporation (UTC) of the U.S. under which MHI will acquire Pratt & Whitney Power Systems (PWPS), the small and medium-size gas turbine business unit of Pratt & Whitney (P&W), an aeroengine manufacturer. MHI and UTC, […]

Boulder, Colo., December 10, 2012- AeriNOx (Boulder, Colorado) and its parent company, H+H Environmental Technologies (Hargesheim, Germany), announced today an agreement to supply SCR emission control systems for a new 110MW power plant to be constructed in Kansas.  The systems will reduce NOx and other emissions from twelve 10MW medium speed natural gas engines provided […]

HOUSTON, December 3, 2012 – Each year, POWER magazine selects the most noteworthy renewable power plants worldwide to be designated Top Plants. Winning plants are profiled in the December issue, and awards are presented at a banquet the following May at the ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition. This year’s award-winning renewable Top Plants are: •    […]

Waukegan, Ill., November 28, 2012 – United Conveyor Corporation (UCC) was recently awarded contracts for 11 Dry Sorbent Injection (DSI) systems which include a total of 41 VIPER™ Mills. Dry sorbent injection is a leading technology for the removal of SO2, HCl and SO3 acid gas emissions. UCC’s industry leading technology, including the new VIPER […]

Woodruff, SC — Jeffrey Rader Corporation has been awarded a significant contract to supply a complete biomass fuel material handling system to GEMMA Power Systems, LLC for the ETEC Woodville Renewable Power project in Woodville, TX. The system will be part of a 49.9MW biomass fueled power plant. The plant will provide power to members […]

SAN FRANCISCO—September 26, 2012—GE (NYSE: GE) unveiled today its new FlexEfficiency 60 power generation portfolio engineered to harness natural gas and enable greater use of renewable energy. The FlexEfficiency 60 portfolio combines record-breaking efficiency, which will reduce emissions and save money (compared to prior GE configurations), along with unprecedented flexibility, which will enable utilities to […]

SAN FRANCISCO—September 26, 2012—GE’s (NYSE: GE) FlexEfficiency 60 Truck Tour today begins a journey into the future of power generation. Over the next four months, the 4,000-mile tour will stop in 25 North American cities, showcasing the economic and environmental benefits of GE’s latest and most advanced energy technology. A custom-designed, 18-wheel tractor-trailer is loaded […]

CHICAGO, IL — Nord-Lock adds a new dimension of safety to bolt security with the launch of the Nord-Lock X-series washer. X-series combines Nord-Lock’s unmatched wedge-locking protection against spontaneous bolt loosening (due to vibration and dynamic loads) with an exclusive spring effect that protects against slackening due to settlement and relaxation. This unique combination makes […]

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 30 October 2012, at 4.15 pm EET– Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant solutions, has signed a turnkey contract to construct, supply and engineer a major power plant to be built in Nouakchott, Mauritania in West Africa. The contract is valued at EUR 128 million.   […]

ATLANTA, October 18, 2012 – Siemens Industry, Inc. today announced its plans to open an assembly and manufacturing plant as part of the company’s Drives Technologies Division, Mechanical Drives Business Unit.  The 45,600 square-foot facility will be located in the city of Mauldin in Greenville County.  Siemens anticipates opening the facility later this year.    […]