Press Releases

Leading international renewable energy consultancy, Natural Power, has been appointed as the environmental impact assessment (EIA) co-ordinators for the offshore elements of the Narec Offshore Wind Demonstrator Scheme after a competitive tendering exercise run by Turner and Townsend on Narec’s behalf. The Demonstrator will be located offshore from Narec’s Blyth headquarters, and will enable turbine […]

Photocaption: SIPOS’ undervoltage initiative for actuation protects against voltage fluctuations SIPOS Aktorik has spearheaded an actuator design feature that tolerates voltage fluctuations from -30% to +20% without needing to oversize the actuators. Via an integrated frequency converter, combined with intelligent electronics, SIPOS has addressed undervoltage conditions ensuring that fluctuations are tolerated without leading to system […]

RBG, the leading provider of fabric maintenance and construction support to the global energy industry, has secured a three-year contract with Shell Exploration and Production Company to supply a coatings and maintenance program for offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.   RBG has initially been commissioned to work on three of the six major […]

Hamburg, 22 November 2010 – Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) received a Type Certificate from GL Renewables Cerification (GL) for their wind turbine SHI 2.5 MW, load class IEC 2A. Based in Geoje, South Korea, SHI is one of the world’s largest shipbuilders, a global leader in turnkey power plants and offshore projects, and also a […]

DENVER, November 22, 2010 – In recognition of its continued and persistent commitment to safety, CH2M HILL, a global full-service consulting, design, construction, and operations firm, has been awarded the 2010 Energy EPC Excellence Award for EHS (Environmental, Health, Safety) Excellence by GE Energy for performance on the 630 megawatt Darling Downs Power Station Project. […]

Aurora, CO – Nov. 22, 2010 – Robert Streblow has joined The Merrick Consultancy, a management, technical, and operations consulting service provider focused on the renewable, refining, and utilities markets.  As a consulting team member, Streblow will focus on renewable energy projects for clients located throughout the Americas. Streblow’s 37-year career has focused on the […]

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada—A broad coalition of groups in both the U.S. and Canada took full advantage of an opportunity provided by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to voice continued opposition to the shipment of radioactive steam generators on the Great Lakes. The radioactive waste shipment from Bruce Nuclear Power Plant near Owen Sound, Ontario […]

Centrax is to supply the gas-turbine generator set at the heart of a new energy centre at a major health campus in Scotland, where it will reduce the hospital’s carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 20 per cent while cutting costs by some £2 million (US$3 million) per year. The combined heat and power centre, at […]

Washington – The GridWise Alliance today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Smart Grid Oregon to work together on smart grid issues. Smart Grid Oregon just held their first public policy conference earlier this month in Portland. Over 160 attendees from both public and private sector joined a discussion on how to move smart […]

DAVIDSON, N.C. — November 18, 2010 — (NYSE:IR) – Ingersoll Rand, a pioneer in the development of overhead material handling equipment, has launched its new line of Jib Crane products (275#, 350#, 550# and 1100# capacity points), designed to meet overhead support needs, particularly those with limited headroom height. An inexpensive solution for short transfer […]