RES Awarded Storage Project for National Wind Technology Center
Broomfield, Colo. – Renewable Energy Systems (RES), is pleased to announce that our RESolve® energy storage system has been selected for the 1MW/1MWh energy storage test project at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) National Wind Technology Center (NWTC). RES is a technology-agnostic integrator that performs the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) as well as offering long-term performance wraps. Once complete in April 2017, research staff fro...
Exprodat Offers ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing Implementation Services
Exprodat, the oil and gas ArcGIS platform specialist, Esri Gold Partner and Getech group company, has extended the services it provides to energy companies around the world by developing a number of support services targeted at the new ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing (APR) extension. Recently, Esri has developed the ability to manage linear referencing networks, such as pipelines, within the core of the ArcGIS platform. This means that pipeline assets, build materials, maintenance reports and a h...
Amec Foster Wheeler Awarded Auxiliary Boiler Contract for US Methanol Plant
Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that its Global Power Group (GPG) has been awarded a contract and received a full notice to proceed from Yuhuang Chemical Inc. (YCI), a US based subsidiary of Shandong Yuhuang Chemical Company Ltd (SYCC), for the supply of an auxiliary boiler for its methanol facility currently under construction in Louisiana. Design and supply of fully assembled 580,000 lb/hr steam generator Major methanol facility for Yuhuang Chemic...
Bechtel Gets Go-Ahead to Build New Power Plant in New York State
Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, will start work later this month to transform an abandoned industrial site in Dover, New York into one of the cleanest, most efficient, power-generation facilities in the United States. Cricket Valley Energy Center LLC has awarded Bechtel a contract to design and build the new, natural-gas fired power plant, which will provide electricity for one million homes and create approximately 1,100 jobs at peak construction. The...
Tetra Tech Awarded U.S. Department of Energy Blanket Purchase Agreement for Environmental Support Services
PASADENA, Calif. - Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that it has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement to provide National Environmental Policy Act support services to the U.S. Department of Energy. Tetra Tech is one of six contractors that will share in the blanket purchase agreements with a ceiling of $91 million over a 5-year period. Tetra Tech will provide support services for a wide range of projects such as: natural gas storage and export; nuclear fuel management and t...
Atkins Joins NGNP Industry Alliance
Atkins, one of the world's most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies, has joined the NGNP Industry Alliance Limited to support the mission of commercialising the High-Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR). Atkins sees advanced nuclear reactor technologies as a driver for climate-friendly energy that is near-term in the HTGR. "Atkins will be a major player in our alliance and provides decades of experience that will play a crucial role in moving...
Fluor’s NuScale Power Submits Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Design Certification to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that NuScale Power (NuScale), in which Fluor is the majority investor, completed and formally submitted its design certification application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for NuScale’s small modular nuclear reactor commercial power plant design. The reactor technology can deliver the energy diversity needed to power unique energy needs while also providing a safe, more flexible, carbon-free power generation solution....
ADFD and IRENA Announce Funding by ADFD of USD 44.5 Million in Four Developing Countries
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — Four renewable energy projects in developing countries in the Pacific and Africa have been identified by Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to receive USD 44.5 million in funding. ADFD’s funding will support a diverse set of projects including a hybrid micro-grid project employing solar PV and advanced lithium-ion batteries, a hydropower project, integrated wind and solar, and a combination project consist...
Industry Leaders Join Energy Drone Coalition 2017 Advisory Board
Houston, Texas – Energy Drone Coalition, a ground-breaking resource with events, news and market intelligence that focuses specifically on collaboration within the rapidly emerging drone/UAV technology being utilized and developed for the oil & gas, power, mining & chemical industries, is pleased to announce the newest members of the distinguished industry advisory board for 2017, as well as finalized details on the upcoming EDC Summit, taking place June 20-21 in Houston, TX at the Royal Sonesta...
Amec Foster Wheeler to Work on Simulator to Validate ITER Reactor and Train Operators
Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has been appointed to carry out design development work on an integrated plant simulator for the ITER nuclear fusion reactor. The company will draw up technical specifications and implementation plans for the simulator along with three subcontractors: the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), Fortum, and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. Greg Willetts, Vice President for Consultancy at Amec Foster Wheeler’s Clean Energy busine...
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