North Carolina based SPX Corporation and Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Electric) today announced the formation of a new strategic joint venture to supply products to the power sector in China.
The US Environmental Protection Agency has been forced to delay its January 1, 2012 implementation of new rules on interstate air pollution after a federal court ruled in favour of electric power producers seeking to defeat the new regulations.
India’s state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has signed an agreement with Madhya Pradesh Power Trading Company to supply electricity from a 50 MW solar plant, the biggest such unit in the country currently under implementation.
Wärtsilä has been awarded a €150 million contract to supply a complete dual-fuel power plant to the Dominican Republic.
MidAmerican Energy Holdings has announced that it will acquire a 49 percent stake in the 290 MW Agua Caliente solar photovoltaic (PV) project, located in Arizona, USA, from NRG Energy.
Tabish Gohar, CEO of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) said that KESC would increase its generation capacity to around 1100 MW until March 2012 through the use of Thar coal.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will start construction of a production shop for gas turbine rotors in Pooler, Georgia, USA.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced it plans to change air pollution exemption granted to coal and oil burning power plants. It will set new rules to limit mercury and other harmful pollution from these power plants.
GE has signed contracts worth $300 million with the Saudi Electricity Co. (SEC) to supply 13 gas turbines and associated services for the expansion of six power plants across the country. The expansions will add nearly 800 MWs of power to the Saudi grid by the summer of 2013, timed to support peak electricity demands.
Cummins is following up its success in reducing is greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by becoming a partner in President Obama's new Better Buildings, Better Plants Challenge.