Press Releases

Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA), the world’s largest ‘premium aluminum’ producer, and Siemens announced the first power services agreement for an H-class gas turbine in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With the new 20-year service agreement, Siemens will provide maintenance and repairs as well as onsite personnel support for the gas turbine and its generator at […]

01 April 2019: Fred. Olsen Renewables places order with ZX Lidars for integrated nacelle wind Lidars on every turbine at the 105 MW Högaliden Wind Farm Fred. Olsen Renewables, a leading global developer, owner and operator of renewable energy assets has confirmed its most recent order of turbines features nacelle Lidar for both wind farm […]

Oslo, Norway– 1st April 2019 –DNV GL, the world’s largest independent energy advisory and certification body, today announces that it is working with Equinor to undertake a third-party verification study of the Hywind Tampen floating wind farm in Norway. Hywind Tampen is expected to be the world’s first offshore wind farm powering oil platforms. Situated […]

SeaPlanner Ltd has been awarded the contract by Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Limited, to provide its Marine Management System, SeaPlanner, and SeaHub communications solutions to support construction of the 857-MW offshore wind farm, Triton Knoll. The SeaPlanner Marine Management System will be deployed for use by the construction project team to coordinate all personnel […]

JENBACH, AUSTRIA—April 1, 2019—INNIO* announced today that it will supply six Jenbacher* gas engines for the LEMENE microgrid project in Finland, helping the Finnish government reach its climate goal of having 100 percent of its energy come from renewable sources by 2030. The LEMENE flagship project will be the largest energy self-sufficient business district using […]

Chile has its first floating solar farm installed and on a brand-new type of site: a tailings pond, owned by the mining giant AngloAmerican. Located at Los Bronces mines, north of Santiago, the 84 kWp pilot should generate 153 MWh per year for the company’s energy needs. The project, developed by Lenergie and for which […]

The Umm Al Houl combined cycle power plant in Qatar has been inaugurated by Siemens, delivering almost a quarter of the country’s installed power generating capacity and providing up to 136 million imperial gallons of drinking water per day. It is the second-largest power plant in the country. Located 15 kilometers south of Qatar’s capital […]

Grid synchronization fast-tracked in only 27 months after notice to proceed New plant will provide 1,320 megawatts (MW) to help Pakistan address its growing energy needs and build energy independence SWITZERLAND, Baden: 27 March 2019 – The first of two supercritical turbines from GE Steam Power has successfully synchronized to Pakistan’s national grid at China Power […]

Houston Facility Will Expand Charah Solutions’ Byproduct Sales Footprint in Texas and Gulf Coast LOUISVILLE, KY (March 27, 2019) – Charah® Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: CHRA), a leading provider of environmental and maintenance services to the power generation industry, today announced that it will open a second facility using new patented technologies for grinding granulated blast […]

The 51 Municipal and Rural Electric Cooperative Systems throughout New York Are Adopting the State’s Clean Energy Goals  WHITE PLAINS—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees has approved a contract extension of low-cost hydropower for all 51 New York electric systems through September 1, 2040. Under the terms of the new power contract, […]

Lebanon, Pennsylvania | Marsulex Environmental Technologies Corporation (MET) has been granted two new US patents, building upon MET’s commercially-proven ammonium sulfate flue gas desulfurization technology (AS FGD). These new developments, together with the patented and proprietary AS FGD, provide further recognition of MET’s commitment to the continual innovation of its flagship technology. The new patents represent […]

Strategic Partnership Agreement signed Technology collaboration agreement in heavy-duty gas turbines Siemens AG and State Power Investment Corporation Limited (SPIC) signed a comprehensive Strategic Partnership Framework Agreement (SPFA). This follows a Technology Collaboration agreement on heavy-duty gas turbines between Siemens AG and China United Heavy-duty Gas Turbine Company (UGTC). The SPFA was signed by Qian […]

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, March 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — ROCKWOOL Technical Insulation, a subsidiary of ROCKWOOL Group, today announced it has been awarded the Materials Performance Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award for its patent-pending WR-Tech™ (Water Repellent Technology) by Materials Performance magazine, a publication of NACE International. The awards celebrate cutting-edge technologies that are at […]

The maker of the PI System recognized by leading analyst firm for innovation and vision in the technology industry SAN LEANDRO, Calif., March 25, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — OSIsoft LLC, a leader in operational intelligence, today announced that it has received the 451 Firestarter award from leading technology research and advisory firm 451 Research, recognizing the company’s […]

Game-changing companies from around the world recognized for their leadership in transformative technologies New York, March 25, 2019 – Ten innovative companies that are revolutionizing the energy, transport, and industrial sectors have been named as the 2019 New Energy Pioneers by BloombergNEF (BNEF). The winners are pursuing new opportunities in areas as diverse as EV […]

Ansaldo Energia and China United Gas Turbine Company (UGTC) have signed an agreement for technology collaboration in the field of heavy duty gas turbines. This follows the Memorandum of Understanding with State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), the majority shareholder of UGTC, which was already announced in July 2018. UGTC will complete the goal of developing […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 22, 2019) – The U.S. Department of Energy has announced $36 million in awards for 18 projects as part of the High Intensity Thermal Exchange through Materials and Manufacturing Processes (HITEMMP) program, as well as the final OPEN+ Cohort, High Temperature Devices. These project teams seek to develop new approaches and technologies for the […]

Rookery South Limited have awarded the contract to construct England’s latest EfW plant to the Swiss company Hitachi Zosen Inova, building on successful collaboration forged in earlier projects. In the future, the Rookery South plant will process 545,000 metric tons of solid municipal and commercial waste a year to generate more than 60 MW of […]

Siemens to Design and Construct 1.4 MW Renewable Energy Project on Green Roof of Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Largest Rooftop Solar Installation in New York City Advances Governor’s Nation-Leading Clean Energy andJobs Agenda That Puts New York on a Path to Carbon Neutrality Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the selection of a developer to […]

The 160 MWac project in Georgia ushers in a new era of high-efficiency solar. 21 March 2019 – RES (Renewable Energy Systems), a leader in the engineering and construction of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects worldwide, has announced the start of construction on the Southern Oak Solar Project in the state of Georgia. […]

TORONTO, March 20, 2019 — Clear Blue Technologies International Inc. (“Clear Blue” or “the Company”) (TSXV: CBLU), the Smart Off-Grid™ company, today announced the installation of its Smart Off-Grid Illumient lighting systems in the City of Mississauga, Ontario. The project in Duncairn Downs Park, located in the Erin Mills Community, was completed late last year. […]

March 19, 2019 — CleanSpark has made progress on leading-edge microgrid projects, products, and technology, recently: It’s scheduled to complete its $900,000 contract with Bethel-Webcor JV by the end of March, completing a ‘turn-key advanced microgrid system’ at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The contract has been in direct support of the United States Department of Navy’s Communication […]

Real-time data analysis from 29 gas turbines across multiple locations will increase availability, reduce forced outages and enable proactive, prescriptive maintenance Digitalization to improve availability, efficiency, productivity and flexibility Siemens will install state-of-the-art Remote Diagnostic Services (RDS) for GAIL (India) Limited covering 29 gas turbines operating across the Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (HVJ) pipeline and the Vijaipur C2/C3 […]

Facility has been turned over to the customer, Calpine Mid-Merit Combined-Cycle Power Station has begun commercial operations New facility will provide power to nearly 800,000 customers HOUSTON, March 18, 2019 – McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) announced today it successfully achieved substantial completion at Calpine’s York 2 Energy Center, a combined-cycle gas power station in […]

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed five-year Lifecycle solution agreements for two power plants in Bangladesh. With the agreements in place, the customers can be assured that their plants can be operated at optimal efficiency, and that maintenance will be effectively planned and executed to maximise operational uptime. A Wärtsilä Maintenance management and operational advisory […]

Houston, March 14, 2019 – BlueVoyant and IronNet Cybersecurity today announced a partnership to deliver advanced, collective cyber defense and threat-detection capabilities to small-to-medium-sized energy providers in the United States. The joint offering will deliver IronNet’s threat analytics platform along with the industry’s first and only real-time collective cyber defense capability through BlueVoyant’s superior managed […]

HOUSTON, 14 March 2019-Wood has secured a contract from Siemens to install a new Siemens HL-class gas turbine at a power generating station in North Carolina. The award will see Wood mobilize a team of around 400 people to the project site to deliver this notable construction project for a period of approximately 11 months. […]

Eric Effinger Promoted; David Clem and Jameel Allen Join Growing Team LOUISVILLE, KY (March 13, 2019) – Charah® Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: CHRA) (the “Company”), a leading provider of environmental and maintenance services to the power generation industry, today announced the following promotion and new hires, which expand the Company’s strong leadership bench. “We are pleased to promote […]

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MHI Group’s efforts to compete for world-scale LNG liquefaction trains continues to move forward with the completion of successive technical qualification, conducted by oil majors and engineering companies. To date, major LNG players, including ExxonMobil, Shell, Total, along with key engineering contractors such as Bechtel, have all completed extensive qualification studies on Mitsubishi Hitachi […]

PORTLAND, OREGON (March 7, 2019) — ESS Inc., the leading manufacturer of safe, low-cost and long-duration energy storage systems, announced that it is now including 10-year insurance coverage on its long-duration energy storage products through Munich Re, one of the world’s leading insurance companies. The innovative policy provides warranty backstop for ESS Inc.’s proprietary flow battery technology, supporting the system […]