Press Releases

Siemens has received an order from its customer Nizhnekamskneftekhim to build a combined cycle power plant on a turnkey basis in Tatarstan. Nizhnekamskneftekhim is a member of the TAIF Group headquartered in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. The corresponding contract was signed today by Azat Bikmurzin, General Director of Nizhnekamskneftekhim, and the CEO of Siemens Russia Dietrich […]

A comprehensive facility unique within the cooling tower industry offers equipment demonstrations and hands-on training Overland Park, Kan. – SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc., a full-line, full-service industry leader in the design and manufacture of evaporative cooling towers and air-cooled heat exchangers, has implemented formal training programs at its Research and Development Center for manufacturer’s representatives, […]

Peabody, MA:  The Colorado Oil and Gas Producer Bonanza Creek Energy is taking advantage of the Entrained Gas Management (EGM) that ensures both stable and uninterrupted measurements of oil with high gas content. Integrated in OPTIMASS Coriolis flowmeters, the technology provides a cost effective, rugged, and reliable measurement for accurate well allocation information. Denver-based Bonanza […]

Aquila Capital has acquired Project Valhalla, one of the largest wind farm projects in Europe. The project will consist of 85 of the latest V136 4.2 MW Vestas turbines and thus have an installed capacity of 357 MW with an energy output of more than 1.1 TW when it is completed. It is located on […]

In Gaildorf, the first part of the pilot project for natural-energy storage supplies green energy with immediate effect. It starts with four wind turbines, which will produce wind power with a total nominal output of 13.6 MW. Another 16 MW from the integrated pumped storage power plant will be added at the end of 2018. […]

When Julie Keil unexpectedly died in late 2015, the industry lost a thoughtful and dedicated friend. Julie’s commitment and tireless work on behalf of the environment, stakeholders and clean energy earned her the respect of all who knew her. The Julie A. Keil Women in Hydro Scholarship Fund seeks to honor Julie and her legacy […]

ABB’s global engineering and consulting group has been enlisted by utility giant E.ON to work on a green field energy plant in Sweden  E.ON’s Swedish subsidiary has awarded a contract to ABB to ensure its new Combined Heat and Power (CHP) facility, on the outskirts of Stockholm, is set up to run efficiently and safely […]

In order to help Ghana meet its industrialization targets, Siemens (www.Siemens.com) and Rotan Power (www.RotanPower.com) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and build a combined cycle power plant with a capacity of 660 megawatts (MW) at the Aboadze Power Enclave located in the western region. The MoU was signed today in the […]

The technology group Wärtsilä today announced it has signed an EPC contract to supply a 52 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant to AM Solar BV/ Jordan, a joint venture between energy provider AES Jordan and Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co., Ltd. The order was booked in November 2017. This is the first Utility Scale […]

Evoqua’s Ionpure brand continuous electro-deionization (CEDI) modules have been successfully installed as part of the Qatar Integrated Water and Power Plant (IWPP) project, in Qatar. The IWPP project will have the capacity to produce 136.5 million gallons per day of potable water from desalination and will generate 2520 MW of electricity. The CEDI system provided […]

Loveland, CO – EthosEnergy has been awarded a million dollar controls system contract in South Korea. The contract is for a controls system upgrade on a Pratt & Whitney FT4C-3F TwinPac gas turbine using EthosEnergy’s innovative icon™control system. Mike Moore, Senior Vice President of Optimization & Upgrades at EthosEnergy, said “By carrying out the controls […]

Siemens received an award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for its outstanding technological achievement with the first successfully 3D-printed and fully tested gas turbine blades. The Mechanical Engineering magazine Emerging Technology Awards is the first in the 137-year history of the Society that Mechanical Engineering magazine has singled out such future-focused technologies […]

3 Advanced Technologies Cover all Air, Gas, Water and Steam Applications Monterey, California- Sierra Instruments announces the launch of its new flow energy solution for managing and optimizing flow measurement for industrial facilities of all sizes. It features Sierra’s QuadraTherm 640i/780i thermal flow meters, their InnovaMass 240i/241i vortex flow meters, and their new InnovaSonic 207i […]

Nalco Water, an Ecolab company has introduced OMNI, a program that improves critical asset performance for power and chemical producers through a new digital platform and real-time process control technology. OMNI’s real-time insights and agile process control abilities drive efficiency, resulting in lower water usage, lower operating costs and improved asset reliability. “While Nalco Water […]

Austin, TX (Dec. 5, 2017) — Drillinginfo, the energy industry’s leading SaaS and data analytics company, announced today it has acquired Dallas-based Pattern Recognition Technologies (PRT), a global leader in energy forecasting. This acquisition marks a significant addition to Drillinginfo’s current offerings while diversifying its solution-focused capabilities as the foremost analytics firm in the energy […]

Baltimore, Maryland (Dec. 4, 2017) – Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, and Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), have reached a $161.1 million settlement agreement in the proposed merger of Washington Gas and Light’s parent company, WGL Holdings with AltaGas, Ltd. This settlement requires final […]

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — We Energies has received the 2017 ReliabilityOne™ National Reliability Award for superior reliability of its electric system. This is the third time the company has been recognized as the most reliable utility in America. We Energies also won the ReliabilityOne National Award in 2004 and 2013. “We’re honored to be […]

Munich. On behalf of the Schwäbisch Hall district administration, TÜV SÜD carried out the structural assessment of the towers, water reservoirs and foundations of the Gaildorf natural energy storage plant in Germany, the world’s first combined wind-pumped storage project. The pilot project includes the first realisation of the water battery concept developed by Max Bögl […]

The technology group Wärtsilä accelerates its collaboration with start-ups and universities by launching the Wärtsilä SparkUp Challenge for start-ups today at Slush Helsinki. The Challenge is divided into two different cohorts: Smart Marine and Smart Energy. The Wärtsilä SparkUp Challenge is based on Wärtsilä’s new purpose: “enabling sustainable societies with smart technology”. The Challenge starts […]

Lausanne – The completion of SoloGrid, the joint flagship project of Alpiq, AEK, Adaptricity and Landis+Gyr in the municipality of Riedholz in the Swiss canton of Solothurn shows promising results with a view towards a decentralised, networked and digital energy future. The goal of the project, which was supported by the Swiss Federal Office of […]

New office expansion enables Vaisala to accelerate growth in industrial and environmental measurements businesses, professional services and customer support. The new office will cater for all Vaisala’s customers in the Latin America region. Vaisala, the leading provider of environmental and industrial measurement solutions, launched a new office in Mexico. With the office opening, Vaisala is […]

SYKESVILLE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GSE Systems, Inc. (GSE or the Company) (NYSE American: GVP), the world leader in real-time high-fidelity simulation systems and training/consulting solutions to the power and process industries, today announced that its latest simulation platform, OpenSim™ 7.0, is being implemented as a fleet solution across all nuclear plant sites for an existing client operating […]

Oakbrook, IL – The Vibration Institute (VI) has worked with the Acoustical Society of America for over 40 years to develop standards on machine vibration measurement, monitoring, and analysis and certification of vibration analysts. During the last 4 years, the (VI) has sponsored an effort in conjunction with the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) to […]

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Nov. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Do you want the best tablet on the market? If money is no object, go for the Microsoft Surface Book 2. That is the recommendation of David Milman, president of RESCUECOM, whose computer repair company headquartered in upstate New York repairs tens of thousands of computers annually. Why? […]

GE’s Advanced Steam Path (ASP) Solution Restored Original Output of BHEL Steam Turbine, Improved Its Heat Rate by Approximately 14.5 Percent and Extended Unit Life up to 25 Years  First-of-Its-Kind Shaftline Retrofit in India on BHEL 200-Megawatt Class Fleet Modernizations at Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited’s (GSECL’s) Ukai Power Station Increased Overall Power Plant Efficiency […]

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 21 November 2017 at 10 am EET American Hydro, a Wärtsilä company, will enhance the efficiency and performance of the Mollejon hydroelectric generating plant, located in Belize, Central America. The company was awarded a contract in September 2017 by Belize Electric Company Limited (BECOL) to upgrade the plant with high quality […]

Pilsen / Plock (21. 11. 2017) – A new 70 MW turbine from Pilsen’s manufacturer Doosan Škoda Power provides steam and electricity for one of the largest petrochemical plants in Europe. It was delivered to Poland’s petrochemical giant PKN Orlen on the contractually agreed date of 9. 11. 2017. The back-pressure bleeding steam turbine in […]

20th annual conference and exhibition convenes in Nashville from March 19 – 22, 2018 HOUSTON, TX, November 15, 2017 – The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is serving as the host utility for 20th annual ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition, which convenes at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn., from March 19-22. The ELECTRIC […]

The technology group Wärtsilä has introduced a gas fuelled version of the successful Wärtsilä 31 engine, the Wärtsilä 31SG. This follows very positive acceptance of the diesel version in marine sector applications. The Wärtsilä 31 has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s most efficient 4-stroke diesel engine. The Wärtsilä 31SG is sharpening […]

PEORIA, IL – Caterpillar Inc. today announced the latest addition to its new series of Cat® generator sets designed to deliver the lowest owning and operating costs in the market. The G3512H is the third of the H-Series product line now available for operation on natural gas fuel. This generator set is currently offered at […]