Press Releases

  Voith SmartSet Coupling limits the torque between the generator and the turbine in the event of a fault Tests with KAWASAKI Heavy Industries confirm ENTSO-E Grid Code compatibility Voith SmartSet Coupling is a suitable solution for continuous operation     Hudiksvall, Akashi, Bad Homburg: The number of smaller power plants connected to the medium-voltage […]

Aclara, Itron, and Landis+Gyr are the leading North American smart meter manufacturers, report finds June 27, 2016 05:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new report from Navigant Research tracks utility smart meter projects, providing data on global smart grid and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) deployments, with additional analysis of related technologies, timeframes, and vendor selections, […]

June 28, 2016 08:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (B&W) (NYSE:BW) today announced actions to proactively restructure its traditional power business in advance of a lower projection for U.S. coal generation and has updated guidance for 2016 to reflect: “These changes will allow us to continue to provide outstanding […]

June 28, 2016 03:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time WAYNESBORO, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Westinghouse Electric Company’s recent module placements for Vogtle AP1000® units 3 and 4 successfully leveraged the company’s global experiences in modular construction to drive delivery certainty for the nuclear power plant under construction in Waynesboro, Ga. “The Vogtle project is benefiting from the best practices we’ve […]

June 28, 2016 07:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pacific Gas and Electric Company said today’s vote by the State Lands Commission to approve a lease extension necessary to run the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) to 2025 was a critical first step toward realizing the historic clean energy plan jointly proposed by PG&E, […]

New Partnership Intended to Improve Electric Reliability for Kansas Customers June 29, 2016 03:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time CHICAGO & WICHITA, Kan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Kansas Power Pool (KPP) and GridLiance today announced that the companies are teaming up to improve the transmission infrastructure in KPP’s service area, creating more reliable electricity service for customers. The two […]

SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) is pleased to announce that its joint venture (JV) with Aecon Group has been awarded two multimillion-dollar contracts by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) for nuclear services at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario, Canada. The first contract, valued at $265 million, is for the refurbishment of all four 935-megawatt steam turbine […]

June 20, 2016 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time GLASTONBURY, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gemma Power Systems, LLC (GPS) has achieved Substantial Completion for the Panda Liberty and Panda Patriot combined cycle power projects in Pennsylvania. The twin 829 MW projects located in Bradford County and Lycoming County, PA are state-of-the-art natural gas fired facilities that will provide clean, […]

NRC notification is first procedural milestone for retirement of the two nuclear energy facilities June 22, 2016 11:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exelon Generation earlier this week formally notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of plans to retire the Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear stations in 2017 and 2018, respectively. This marks the first […]

ORLANDO, FL – June 21st, 2016 – Eastman Chemical Company, declared PSM’s FlameSheetTM combustion system conversion project a “remarkable technical success”, during their 7F Users Group presentation, at the conference attended by over 220 industry professionals utilizing 7F gas turbines (GT’s). Chuck Goodson, Eastman Chemical Company’s Utilities Maintenance Area Manager, described to the conference why […]

Augsburg, 06/17/2016 A study conducted by the Essen-Duisburg University in cooperation with MAN Diesel & Turbo compares engines and turbines in CHP applications.  In the generation of district heating from combined heat and power (CHP) sources, gas engine power plants offer a number of advantages over classic gas combined-cycle power plants. This is the conclusion […]

  WASHINGTON, June 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) announced an innovative new energy storage pilot project in conjunction with today’s White House summit on scaling renewable energy and storage with smart markets. FPL’s project aims to strengthen the electric grid by testing multiple applications of advanced battery technologies under real-life conditions. […]

  Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 14 June 2016 at 9:30 am EET The new Cap des Biches power plant was inaugurated in Senegal on 13 June. The 53 MW Flexicycle plant comprises three Wärtsilä 46 internal combustion engines and a combined cycle heat recovery system. The ceremony was hosted by the owner of the plant, […]

UKPR on Track to Deliver 500MW of Capacity – Largest Expansion of New Embedded Gas-Fired Generation in UK and EU  7 June 2016 (Solihull) – New gas-fired generator sets have been delivered to Carrington power station, the first of leading independent electricity generator UK Power Reserve’s (UKPR) 26 development sites. When its construction programme completes […]

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems sets industry records for efficiency, output, and reliability Total ordered capacity exceeds 21 Gigawatt (Lake Mary, FL – June 17, 2016) Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), the world leader in high temperature, advanced technology gas turbines, today announced that its installed base of J-Series gas turbines has achieved a major milestone, […]

Five-year deal is largest single award in company history JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — APR Energy, a global leader in fast-track power solutions, announces today that it has been awarded two five-year projects valued at more than $450 million by the Ministry of Energy and Mining of Argentina to provide a total 350MW […]

June 09, 2016 04:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) has executed agreements with the PJM System Operator(PJM) and the Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO) to move the vast majority of Dynegy’s Hennepin Power Station’s energy and capacity to the PJM market from MISO. The five-year transmission service agreements – which require […]

With coal set to remain the world’s second largest energy source through 2030, GE’s leading steam technology and digital capabilities will be critical to achieving global greenhouse gas reduction targets set out at COP21 Digital Power Plant software interprets data from more than 10,000 sensors to improve coal-fired steam power plant performance and increases efficiency […]

Company Unites Energy Supply and Services Businesses into One Organization in the Region June 14, 2016 03:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global energy and services provider ENGIE has launched the ENGIE brand for its operations in the United States and Canada, reflecting a new strategic direction and regional organization. ENGIE is the succeeding brand […]

ABB has inaugurated a new customer drives test laboratory at its factory in Helsinki, Finland. The facility now enables customers to have their own motors tested with ABB’s variable-speed drives (VSDs) to verify their impact on performance and energy consumption. ABB’s new customer drives test laboratory has been established to enable customers to evaluate the […]

  Contract covers inspections from manufacturing, transport, installation and commissioning of wind farm Project follows successful partnership of initial design assessment phase of wind farm Arkona marks 14th German offshore wind farm to be supported by DNV GL certification services   Hamburg, Germany –13th June 2016, E.ON has awarded the project certification contract for the new Arkona […]

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – June 14, 2016) – Torino Power Solutions Inc. (CSE:TPS) (the “Company” or “Torino”) is pleased to announce that Torino has entered into a letter agreement with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (“Tri-State”), for testing its Dynamic Thermal Circuit Rating (DTCR) technology. Under the agreement, Tri-State will install Torino’s temperature monitoring sensor on a […]

MAN Diesel & Turbo has concluded a contract to deliver five engines, four 18V28/32S and one 7L27/38S, for a new power plant in Moroni, the capital city of Comoros. The scope of supply includes auxiliary equipment, spares, tools and services for the supervision of installation and commissioning. The plant will be constructed by Bharat Heavy […]

June 06, 2016 09:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time LENEXA, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kiewit is promoting four key leaders within its power business, which has provided engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services to more than 600 power-related projects, totaling nearly $18 billion in contract revenue, over the past 10 years. To meet the evolving needs of the energy […]

June 07, 2016 07:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time PASADENA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it received a contract to provide analysis and consulting services regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) finalized regulations on coal combustion residuals (CCR) to City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri. “In addition to evaluating, designing and constructing CCR facilities, […]

Energy storage is helping grid operators maintain system stability and ensure efficient integration of renewable energy, report finds June 08, 2016 05:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new report from Navigant Research examines the growing opportunities for energy storage systems (ESSs) to provide numerous services to the grid, with global market forecasts for power capacity, […]

June 08, 2016 08:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Material Science and Technology Division, has been granted the first U.S. patent for a method to simultaneously extract carbon dioxide and hydrogen from seawater. This single process provides all the raw materials necessary for the production of synthetic liquid hydrocarbon […]

June 08, 2016 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits the Bay Area. The devastation stretches along the Hayward Fault in the East Bay with impacts in Marin County, San Francisco and the Peninsula. Bridges, roads, mass transit, hospitals and gas and electric service are severely impacted, the cell network […]

“An Introduction to Large Thermal Power Generation Plants,” a 3-day course designed to provide useful knowledge to those interested in energy, electric power generation, and the basics of fossil power production, is being presented by Williamson College of the Trades, in Media, Pa., from July 12-14. The course will include tours of three local power […]

  Siemens has signed a long-term contract extension for service and maintenance at the 152-megawatt (MW) Keenan II wind farm in Oklahoma that will add Balance of Plant (BoP) to the scope and extend it for another 15 years. This marks the first long-term BoP wind service agreement in the U.S. for Siemens. The customer […]