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 B...
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...
Wärtsilä’s new 100 MW energy storage project in South East Asia to boost regional grid stability
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for a new 100 MW/100 MWh total capacity energy storage project in South East Asia. The energy storage system facility, including Wärtsilä’s GEMS, an advanced energy management software platform, and GridSolv solution, will be used for grid support purposes. The order was booked with Wärtsilä in Q4 2019. This contract comes in addition to the similar size contract announced in July 2019. Wärt...
Wärtsilä signs operation and maintenance agreement following commissioning of Bahamian power plant
A 132 MW power plant in The Commonwealth of Bahamas, supplied and built by the technology group Wärtsilä, was taken into commercial operation in December 2019. At the same time, Wärtsilä signed a two-year operation and maintenance (O&M) agreement with the plant owner, the Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd (BPL). Wärtsilä will transition, train, and develop the owner’s Bahamian work force for managing the new technology, while also providing key performance guarantees. The Clifton Pier Stati...
Wärtsilä converts Brazilian power plant to run on gas for improved sustainability and competitiveness
The technology group Wärtsilä will convert a Brazilian power plant to 100 percent natural gas operation, while at the same time increasing output from 85 MW to 92 MW. This will reduce the plant’s operational costs, and lessen its environmental impact. The contract with Rio Amazonas Energia (RAESA) is for the Cristiano Rocha power plant in Manaus, Brazil, and was signed in November 2019. In addition to the conversion, the two companies have signed a long-term service agreement with power plant pe...
Gasification Goes Green
HOUSTON – Rice University engineers have created a light-powered nanoparticle that could shrink the carbon footprint of a major segment of the chemical industry. The particle, tiny spheres of copper dotted with single atoms of ruthenium, is the key component in a green process for making syngas, or synthesis gas, valuable chemical feedstock that's used to make fuels, fertilizer and many other products. Researchers from Rice, UCLA and the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), describ...
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