DNV to evaluate the development of two cost competitive dry tree semi-submersible rig concepts

The Research Partnership for Securing Energy for America (RPSEA) has awarded a subcontract to DNV to perform this work on two concepts developed by Houston Offshore Engineering and Kvaerner Field Development. DNV’s role in the project is to act as an independent third party... Continue reading >>

Wärtsilä to supply large gas fuelled power plant to American utility in state of Oregon

The global trend in power generation is moving towards greater flexibility and increased efficiency. The natural gas fuelled Wärtsilä 50SG engines offer high efficiency and the needed operational flexibility to be able to accommodate and control rapidly changing input levels... Continue reading >>

Wärtsilä to supply 225 MW flexible power plant to Texas utility

Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant solutions, has received an order to engineer and supply a large power plant to South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC) in the USA. The contract was signed in December 2012, and the order is included... Continue reading >>

Growth in U.S. energy production outstrips consumption growth

The Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013) Reference case released on December 5 by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) presents updated projections for U.S. energy markets through 2040. These projections include only the effects of policies that have been implemented in... Continue reading >>

Updated U.S. National Solar Radiation database

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and collaborators released a 20-year updated version of the U.S. National Solar Radiation Database, a web-based technical report that provides critical information about solar and meteorological data... Continue reading >>

Aveva Enterprise solution implemented by Suncor Energy

AVEVA announced that Suncor Energy has implemented AVEVA NET to support its data integrity management program for a new bitumen processing project in Alberta. The AVEVA NET software will provide validation of tag data and the identification of maintenance-significant tags and their... Continue reading >>

Ultrasonic systems launches new lab scale coating system

Ultrasonic Systems announces the introduction of the Prism BT Benchtop system to its line of precision spray coating products.  The Prism BT Benchtop leverages USI’s proprietary, nozzle-less ultrasonic spray head technology for the thin, uniform application of a variety of... Continue reading >>

Honeywell Green Jet Fuel powers the first single-engine turboprop flight

Honeywell’s Green Jet Fuel was used to power the first single-engine turboprop flight on a Texas Turbines Conversions, -operated Cessna Caravan 208B at EAA’s 2012 AirVenture air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  The aircraft’s Honeywell TPE331-12JR turboprop engine... Continue reading >>

Pall introduces argon gas purification system at Intersolar North America 2012

Pall Corporation will showcase a new argon gas purification system and other filtration and contamination control products for the photovoltaic (PV) industry at Intersolar North America in San Francisco, July 10 -12. The exhibition is a leading forum for energy companies and equipment... Continue reading >>