Skanska Builds Nedre Otta Power Plant in Norway for NOK 657M, About SEK 650M
Skanska has signed a contract with Eidsiva Vannkraft AS to build Nedre Otta power plant in the municipalities Sel and Vågå, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 657M, about SEK 650M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska Norway for the third quarter in 2016. The hydropower project involves about 12 000 meters of tunnel work, construction of the power station and transformer hall in the mountain and concrete work around the intake, power plant area, outflow and portal. Ne...
Amec Foster Wheeler Wins Contract for Biomass Fired CFB Boiler
Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has been awarded a contract and received notice to proceed by Tecnicas Reunidas SA and Samsung C&T EC UK to design and supply a circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) steam generator for the Tees Renewable Energy Plant, in Teesside, UK for MGT Teesside Limited. MGT Teesside Limited has also awarded a long term service agreement contract to Amec Foster Wheeler for boiler maintenance. Through this agreement, for a minimum term of five years, the owner will g...
Solar PV Poised to Boom in Africa Thanks to Declining Costs
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., 22 Sept. 2016 – The business case for solar photovoltaics (PV) in Africa is stronger than ever thanks to rapidly declining technology costs, according to a new report released today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Solar PV in Africa: Costs and Markets, estimates that installed costs for power generated by utility-scale solar PV projects in Africa have decreased as much as 61 per cent since 2012. Today, installed costs for these projects are as low as USD...
Greener and More Efficient District Energy in the US
District energy in the US relies primarily on steam heating, which can be costly to operate and maintain, as well as being a potential safety hazard. But more and more operators are looking to the alternative: hot water district energy. The system which is widely used in Europe is more flexible, has a reduced risk of leakages, a higher degree of efficiency, and better possibilities of integrating renewable energy. Ramboll now helps five US and one Canadian client in introducing hot water dist...
Colorado Plant Begins Chemical Weapons Destruction
RESTON, VA - Bechtel-led plant pilot testing will ensure personnel, facilities and equipment perform safely and as designed.Bechtel today congratulated the workforce at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant on achieving a significant milestone—the initial processing of chemical weapons, bringing the U.S. a step closer to meeting treaty obligations to destroy its remaining chemical weapons stockpile. The milestone marks the first time that the Bechtel-led plant has handled mustard age...
KBR Weatherly Announces Launch of its Dual Pressure Nitric Acid Technology
HOUSTON – KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Weatherly Inc. announced today the launch of the new Weatherly Dual Pressure Nitric Acid Technology. This technology enables economically viable production of Nitric Acid in large scale (over 1,000 Mtons/day), as part of large fertilizer production complexes. Weatherly's new technology produces nitric acid at an operating cost that is $4 to $5 per ton less than competing dual pressure plants of the same capacity. This is possibl...
KBR Announces Another Successful Implementation of Distill-Max Technology
KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) today announced that Placid Refining Company LLC has successfully started up a grassroots Dividing Wall Column (DWC) reformate splitter at their Port Allen, Louisiana, USA refinery. KBR's Distill-Max™ DWC technology was selected for this application during Placid Refining Company's "Mobile Source Air Toxic (MSAT) II Reformate Splitter Project" The reformate splitter column is designed to remove benzene from the gasoline streams and produce a benzene rich stream. KBR's ap...
Our New Analysis Finds Energy Efficiency is the 3rd Largest Resource in the U.S. Electric Power Sector
Have you ever described efficiency as an energy resource and gotten a quizzical look in return? We have, even though utility system planners have been using energy efficiency for decades to make sure that power for their customers is both reliable and affordable. For those of us who have been in the energy efficiency industry for years, or even decades, we sometimes take for granted that others will understand what we mean. But we must not. We must help educate a wider audience that energy savin...
Energy Department Announces Dates and New Contests for Solar Decathlon 2017 in Denver, Colorado
WASHINGTON, DC —The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 student design competition, which challenges collegiate teams to design, build and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient and attractive, will take place October 5 – 15, 2017, in Denver, Colorado, Energy Department and Denver officials announced today. The 14 collegiate teams competing in 2017 will focus on creating high-performance houses that reflect current market conditions, innovative build...
EPA and DOT Finalize Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly finalized standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that will improve fuel efficiency and cut carbon pollution, while bolstering energy security and spurring manufacturing innovation. The final phase two standards were called for by President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, and respond to the President’s directive in early 2...
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