VCU researchers to develop next-generation, long-lasting batteries
From left: Mo Jiang, Ph.D., Ram B. Gupta, Ph.D., and Jethrine Mugumya. (Courtesy VCU College of Engineering) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Commonwealth University researchers in the College of Engineering Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering will receive a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop next-generation rechargeable batteries. By redesigning the materials inside lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from smartphones to electric...
Wärtsilä gas power plant will facilitate growth of Bangladeshi industrial complex
Mr Jillur Rahim, Managing Director of Wärtsilä Bangladesh Ltd and Mr Shamim Islam, Managing Director of Jamuna Power Ltd, signed the order of a 78 MW power plant from Wärtsilä to Jamuna industrial complex in Bangladesh in November 2019. Image courtesy of Jamuna Power. The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded to supply a 78 MW engine power plant on a fast-track basis in order to support the growth of an industrial complex in Bangladesh. The order was placed in November by Jamuna Pow...
Eka Reports 25% Increase in Energy Clients on its Cloud Platform
Germany: Eka Software Solutions, leading global provider of commodity management solutions, announces at E- World Energy and Water 2020 today a significant increase in energy customers in 2019, driven largely by its cloud platform. This growth reflects a seismic shift in the commodity industry as energy businesses move to a more digitized, cloud-based enterprise platform to manage their trading, risk and supply chain operations. As energy markets continue to grow more complex and volatile,...
Electricity’s past and future in America
HOUSTON – As Americans integrate renewable energy resources into the nation’s power supply, a new research paper from the Baker Institute for Public Policy reviews how the country’s electrical system developed and says that an understanding of its past can offer insights about its future. A debate over how Americans should electrify their lives has continued throughout the 150 years of power network expansion in the United States, according to Julie Cohn, a research historian at the Universi...
ISC awarded design contract for US Mayflower Offshore Wind Farm ESP
ISC Consulting Engineers has by Bladt Industries and Semco Maritime been awarded a contract for the design of the upcoming Mayflower Offshore Wind Farm ESP, located approximately 40 kilometers south of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The offshore substation (ESP) EPC project was initiated in January 2020, and as sub-contractor to Bladt Industries, ISC will perform the engineering design works together with Semco Maritime and the US partner WSP adding WSP’s expertise in U.S. offshore wind permitting...
Two projects with Wärtsilä engines delivering 292 MW will alleviate Myanmar’s power shortages
The technology group Wärtsilä will deliver on a fast-track basis the equipment for two power plants being urgently installed in Myanmar. During the summer of 2019, the Yangon area of the country was subjected to power cuts of up to six hours a day. In order to avoid this situation being repeated, the Myanmar government has ordered additional generating capacity to be installed and operational within a matter of months. Each plant will feature eight Wärtsilä 50SG pure gas engines delivering a com...
Floating windfarms: Yield estimation software from Hexicon validated by DNV GL
Floating windfarms: Yield estimation software from Hexicon validated by DNV GL With its market leading experience in the development of floating offshore wind projects, Hexicon AB has developed software that estimates the yield output of windfarms benefiting from multi-turbine floating platforms. This unique toolkit provides a quantified comparison between any conventional single turbine windfarm design in use today and a twin turbine design within the same area. Stockholm, Sweden – Henrik...
Yotta to install SolarLEAF™ at California University
AUSTIN, Texas and CARSON, Calif. — Yotta, the developer of safe panel-level energy storage, announced today that it has teamed up with California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) to install Yotta’s proprietary technology for energy storage on campus. The project has been designed to test the grid-interactive power controls of Yotta’s SolarLEAF™ and to ensure that critical tasks are successfully executed. This test comes as CSUDH continues to explore clean energy technologies and Yotta p...
Fluor to Provide Project Management Consultancy Services for BPCL’s Polyols Petrochemicals Project in India
IRVING, Texas & NEW DELHI - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was awarded a project management consultancy services contract by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) for its Polyols Petrochemicals Project at its existing integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex in Kochi, Kerala, India. Fluor’s scope of work includes front-end engineering and design of both the inside and outside battery limits as well as detailed design, engineering, procurement and construction m...
Wärtsilä GEMS energy storage technology to enhance Wärtsilä engine plant and integrate renewables in Honduras
The technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to add a 10 MW/26 MWh energy storage solution to a power plant owned by Roatan Electric Company (RECO) on the Caribbean island of Roatan in Honduras. Wärtsilä’s proprietary GEMS energy management software solution will control the utility’s energy system, including earlier delivered Wärtsilä engines, and solar PV. The order was placed with Wärtsilä in December 2019. The addition of energy storage and GEMS solution to RECO’s generation resource...
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