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ATC Enters Two Long-Term Construction Contracts
11/13/2009
American Transmission Co. recently signed contracts with two nationally recognized construction services firms for transmission line and substation work
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Ensuring The Quality Of Wind Turbine Parts
11/11/2009
In the fast growing market for wind power systems, quality assurance according to international industrial standards has become an important issue. Wind power plants are no longer a niche playground for environmental proponents, but a serious business where cost efficiency, life cycle costs, reliability and availability of the components must be considered
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Emerson To Install Ovation Expert Control System At Two Korean Pumped Storage Hydro-Electric Power Plants
11/6/2009
Emerson Process Management announced recently that it has been selected by Korea Southern East Power Company (KOSEP) to install its Ovation expert control system at two power generation facilities in Korea: the MuJu Pumped Storage Power Plant (PSPP) and Yecheon PSPP
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Nine Federal Agencies Enter Into A MOU Regarding Transmission Siting On Federal Lands
11/4/2009
Obama Administration officials recently released a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) signed by nine Federal Departments and Agencies to make it faster and simpler to build
transmission lines on Federal lands.
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PG&E To Buy 500 Megawatts Of Clean Solar Power From NextEra And Abengoa Solar
11/4/2009
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recently announced that it has contracted with subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources and Abengoa Solar for delivery of a total of 500 megawatts (MW) of clean solar power.
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Administrator Jackson Visits Raleigh, Announces $200M Investment To Develop Smart Electric Grid In Carolinas, Florida
10/28/2009
U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson visited Raleigh today to announce a $200 million grant for a smarter, stronger and more efficient electric system in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida
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Dresser-Rand Waste Heat Recovery System Creates Electricity, Lowers Utility Costs
10/28/2009
Dresser-Rand Company (“Dresser-Rand” or the “Company”) recently designed and installed a complete waste heat recovery system at the Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority (GNHWPCA).
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The Top 100 Global Infrastructure Projects Announced
10/27/2009
CG/LA Infrastructure LLC, the world leader in infrastructure project identification and development, announced recently the release of the Top 100 Global Strategic Infrastructure Projects. The total estimated value of the projects identified is nearly US$550 billion. The Top 100 List is released prior to the 3rd Annual Global Forum (New York City, Dec. 9-11, 2009).
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Saudi Electricity Company To Enhance Power Plant Reliability At PP10 With GE Energy Advanced Plant-Wide Control System
10/22/2009
GE Energy announced recently that it has signed a contract to deliver a Mark VIe integrated control system (ICS) at Saudi Electricity Company’s (SEC) Riyadh Power Plant 10 (PP10)
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AMSC Signs Additional Power Grid Contracts In Australia
10/21/2009
American Superconductor Corporation, a global energy technologies company, recently announced that its D-VAR grid interconnection solution has been ordered for two additional wind farms under construction in Australia. These are the 50th and 51st wind farms to have purchased AMSC’s D-VAR systems worldwide and AMSC’s 6th and 7th wins in Australia.
