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Black & Veatch PRICO SMR Becomes World’s First Proven FLNG Technology to Achieve Production on a Floating Facility

October 21, 2016 - in Energy, Oil & Gas

Overland Park, Kansas – The world’s first floating natural gas liquefaction unit (FLNG) has successfully completed performance testing in Nantong, China. With the average liquefaction process load exceeding 100 percent during the 72-hour performance test,…

Energy Management Collaborative Introduces EnergyMAXX Tool at EEI Fall NKAW in Minneapolis

October 20, 2016 - in Electric Grid, Energy

PLYMOUTH, Minn., Oct. 20, 2016 –  Energy Management Collaborative (EMC) today introduced the EnergyMAXXSM Tool, a proprietary analytics application…

Amec Foster Wheeler Wins FEED and Detailed Engineering Contract for Singapore Refinery

October 19, 2016 - in Energy

Amec Foster Wheeler announces today it has been awarded a contract by Singapore Refining Company (SRC), a joint venture between Singapore Petroleum Company…

Boosting Renewables in Cities is Vital to Achieve Climate and Development Goals

October 18, 2016 - in Energy, Renewables

Quito, Ecuador, 18 October 2016 – Cities now have an unprecedented opportunity to transform and decarbonise their energy supply and use, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable Energy in Cities, released…

Major Trade Association Announces Continued Support of Department of Energy Program

October 18, 2016 - in Energy

IRVING, Texas  - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) said today that it will continue to support the Department of Energy's (DOE) Race to Zero Student Design Competition.  The announcement was made by Tony Radoszewski, president of the trade association…

Guam Power Authority Selects Landis+Gyr for Advanced Grid Analytics Solution

October 14, 2016 - in Electric Grid, Energy

ATLANTA  —   Landis+Gyr has been selected by Guam Power Authority (GPA) for a comprehensive suite of advanced grid analytics solutions to support a wide range of utility objectives related to loss reduction,  improving asset life and distribution system…

Construction Climate Talks Episode 6 focuses on How to Redefine Value

October 13, 2016 - in Energy

The first five episodes in the Construction Climate Talks series have looked at sustainable development in the construction industry and the concept of green buildings. In the sixth film, released today, Roland Hunziker, Director of the Sustainable Buildings…

Here’s How We Scale Up Participation and Savings in Residential Retrofits

October 12, 2016 - in Energy

Our existing housing stock is an underutilized energy efficiency resource. We’ve only scratched the surface of its potential to save energy. Decades of research and thousands of retrofits show that even the most basic home retrofits can cut energy use by…

An Innovative Solution to Become “Energy Positive”

October 12, 2016 - in Energy, Renewables

Oslo, Norway – Using the system for Guarantees of Origin (GO) and an innovative financing model companies now can become energy positive; creating more renewable energy than they consume. This is the ECOHZ GO2 solution. ECOHZ, a provider of global renewable…

City Leaders Must Take Control of Own Energy Future

October 10, 2016 - in Energy

Cities have more power to secure their own cleaner energy supply than they realise, a study at the 23rd World Energy Congress shows. Growing cities, already accounting for over 50% of global energy consumption, can no longer afford to rely on a centralised…