Press Releases

CHICAGO, May 20, 2021 – S&C Electric Company, a leading innovator of advanced electrical grid equipment, today broke ground on a new 55,000-square-foot manufacturing expansion in Franklin, Wis. Adjacent to the company’s existing 80,000-square-foot facility, the new expanded space will increase the company’s U.S. manufacturing operations and bring an additional 50 skilled jobs to the […]

Atlas Copco Compressors announces the G 2-7 launch, a new range of 3-10 horsepower rotary screw air compressors. The G 2-7 comes equipped with a premium efficiency motor, a new in-house designed state-of-the-art low-vibration screw element, and an Elektronikon® Base controller. Together, these create a robust, supremely efficient, easy-to-use, quiet point-of-use compressor range. The G […]

Integrated Engineering and Construction Team Overcomes Many Challenges to Deliver Project on Time KANSAS CITY, Missouri (May 19, 2021) — Burns & McDonnell recently completed the construction of CenterPoint Energy’s utility-scale solar project. Located near Troy, Indiana, the 50-megawatt alternating current/65-megawatt direct current project will mark another step toward the utility’s goal of reducing operational […]

CHICAGO, May 19, 2021 — ADM (NYSE: ADM) and the University of Illinois announced today the successful completion of the Illinois Basin – Decatur Project (IBDP), a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project designed to evaluate and test the technology at commercial scale. This is one of two CCS projects located adjacent to ADM’s corn […]

Philadelphia, Pa. (May 19, 2021) — PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation and master developer of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, announces the award for a 10-year electric utility Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services contract to Dominion Energy for the Navy Yard following a highly competitive solicitation process. This contract will go into effect on November […]

True to its reputation of providing unparalleled protective welding gear for over 90 years, the John Tillman Company announced its new MIG (Metal Inert Gas) welding glove. With extensive research into the performance needs of welding professionals, Tillman has developed a new MIG glove, the Tillman 53 with increased comfort, protection and durability welders have […]

Schenectady, NY, May 19, 2021 — GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has been selected to provide 107 of GE’s 2.82-127 onshore wind turbines for the 302 MW Lincoln Land Wind project in Morgan County, IL. The wind farm is owned by funds managed by the Infrastructure and Power strategy of Ares Management Corporation (“Ares”). Apex […]

Newark, N.J., May 18, 2021 – Panasonic System Solutions Company of North America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, announced today the launch of the TOUGHBOOK® S1, an all- new, fully rugged 7-inch AndroidTM tablet that offers the functionality, performance, power and flexibility mobile workers need when capturing and accessing critical information in the […]

May 18, 2021 – Framatome today announced the completion of a key milestone in the development of a robotic-assisted handling system to support decommissioning and waste management for the nuclear industry. Testing confirmed the operation of robotic systems for handling and sorting high-dose waste components, paving the way for increasing automation. The Virtual Remote Robotics […]

Edison, New Jersey, May 18, 2021 – CS Energy, a leading integrated energy firm that designs and builds optimized projects in the solar, storage, and emerging energy industries, has announced its continued growth in the Northeast by providing full turnkey EPC services for the largest portfolio of distributed generation solar projects to date in Rhode Island. When […]

Northbrook, Illinois – May 18, 2021 – UL, the global safety science leader and one of the world’s top advisors on the development, evaluation and optimization of renewable energy projects, today announced the acquisition of solar analytics company Clear Sky Analytics’ proprietary software platform and related assets. Clear Sky Analytics co-founders Ajay Saproo and John […]

MAY 18, 2021 — Foresight has chosen leading flexible energy specialist Flexitricity to optimise a new battery site in West Gourdie. The site in Dundee will house a 50MW lithium-ion battery and will be one of the largest battery storage units in Scotland, and will play a major role in helping National Grid ESO manage […]

Beverly, MA (May 14, 2021) — KROHNE introduces the AF-E 400 ultra-compact electromagnetic flowmeter for utilities and industrial automation applications. It is specially designed to fit in applications with little installation space available, e.g. in cooling lines of welding equipment, bending machines and robots, or on chemical dosing skids. AF-E 400 matches the requirements of […]

Global power business expanding U.S. decarbonization expertise through appointment of advisor to Department of Commerce’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Black & Veatch has further expanded its contribution to global decarbonization, and the export of U.S. renewable energy expertise, through the appointment of Sean Tilley to the Renewable Energy and […]

Zurich, Switzerland (May 13, 2021) – Hitachi ABB Power Grids announced the successful commissioning of a 500 kV – 1400 MVAr series capacitor bank, one of the largest in the world, on March 31, 2021 for Minnesota Power’s Great Northern Transmission Line project, helping ensure the delivery of more clean hydropower from Manitoba, Canada – to […]

MINNEAPOLIS & DENVER (May 12, 2021) – Xcel Energy announced today that it will purchase certified low-emission intensity natural gas produced by Crestone Peak Resources for use in its Colorado operations. The partnership between Colorado’s largest energy provider and a leading energy producer in Colorado, comes amid growing interest in using environment, social and governance […]

Three new products have now been added to the Duroxite® range of overlay solutions from SSAB: Duroxite® AP ELECTRODE, Duroxite® AP WIRE and  Duroxite® CR-ZERO WIRE. The new wire and electrode products make our Duroxite®product range even more versatile for wear part manufacturers and industries performing wear part maintenance and repairs. The Duroxite® portfolio now covers overlay plates […]

IRVINE, Calif. (May 12, 2020) — NH Research Inc. (NHR), a leading provider of battery test solutions for the electric vehicle and renewable energy markets, announces the launch of Enerlab™ 2.0, a battery test lab management solution. Enerlab 2.0 battery test lab management software has a new enhanced design including a state of the art GUI focused […]

AUSTIN, TEXAS (May 5, 2021) — Austin-based Freedom Solar, the leading turnkey solar energy installer in Texas and the longest-existing residential and commercial solar power provider in the state, today announced it has contracted with Fort Worth-based food and beverage distributor Ben E. Keith Company to perform major solar energy installations at their Austin and […]

ESS Tech, Inc. has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with ACON S2 Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: STWO); upon closing, the combined company expects to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “GWH.” ESS has developed a category-defining technology, an environmentally friendly, low-cost, long-duration storage battery engineered to support renewables […]

May 07, 2021 06:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that NuScale Power, in which Fluor is the majority investor, has retained Guggenheim Securities, LLC, a leading financial advisory and capital markets firm, to explore financing options to accelerate the commercialization of NuScale’s groundbreaking small modular reactor (SMR) technology. Fluor […]

Siebert, Colorado (May 6, 2021) – Commercial operations have commenced at EDP Renewables North America’s (EDPR NA) 104-megawatt (MW) Crossing Trails Wind Farm. Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association is the project’s sole offtaker, through a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with EDPR NA. The new wind farm is located 20 miles south of Seibert, Colo., […]

The MobideoSTO Operating System dramatically improves turnaround performance and manageability of the key factors that determine turnaround success – scope, cost, schedule, quality, and EHS. Houston, Texas, 05.05.2021: Announcing the launch of MobideoSTO at an online event entitled “When the going gets tough, the tough get digital”, Mobideo is releasing the premier Digital STO (Shutdown, […]

Rome/Boston, May 5, 2021 – Enel, through its U.S. renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, has started construction on five new renewable energy projects in the U.S. including Roseland solar + storage, Blue Jay solar + storage, Ranchland wind + storage, Alta Farms wind project and Rockhaven wind project. In addition, Enel will add […]

Neles has delivered its first valve with a 3D printed valve body for field testing. Except for the body, the valve is a standard T5-series ball valve made of stainless steel. It will be tested at Teollisuuden Voima’s power plant in Finland. The project is done in cooperation with Teollisuuden Voima and Fortum. Paving the […]

Essen / Germany, May 2021 At the beginning of the year TILEMANN GmbH, specialist manufacturer of Bucket Elevator Chains, Scraper Chains and Conveyor Chains, continued its trend of strong business, in particular with Scraper Chains. TILEMANN produced the chains for four SCHADE Semi-Portal Reclaimers destined for South Korea. The chains, at a total length of […]

Helps Maintain Uptime and Reduce Equipment Maintenance Groveland, MA – May 3, 2021 ̶ A. W. Chesterton Company, a leader in equipment sealing and reliability, has released its latest IIoT innovation – Chesterton Connect Cloud – a web-based dashboard and analytics platform for viewing and analyzing data collected from Chesterton Connect equipment monitoring sensors. The […]

Waukegan, IL – May 3, 2021 – United Conveyor Corporation (UCC) announced today that the company has acquired GE Steam Power’s bottom ash business in North America. The deal reached April 21 includes intellectual property, know-how, and inventory transfer. This agreement combines the strengths of UCC and GE Steam Power’s bottom ash capabilities and will […]

Glen Allen, VA (April 29, 2021) – Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) has issued a request for proposals from solar energy project developers for up to 400 MW of solar energy and related attributes. The RFP also invites, but does not require, proposals that include battery storage as part of the solar energy project. ODEC […]

APRIL 29, 2021 — Valmet will deliver a multifuel boiler plant to Veolia Energie ČR, a.s. in Prerov in the Czech Republic. The new boiler will replace an old coal-fired unit and strengthen Veolia’s strategy to move toward more environmentally friendly production of district heat and electricity. The order was included in Valmet’s orders received […]