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NYPA Trustees Authorize $7M In Funding To Strengthen Cyber Security Of Power And Transmission Assets

12/18/2008 7:02:00 AM

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) trustees recently authorized $7M in funding to enhance the cyber security of NYPA's power generation and high-voltage transmission facilities to meet new requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

N.Y. Power Authority To Expand Role In EPRI Environmental Programs

12/18/2008 12:37:00 AM

The New York Power Authority (NYPA), the nation's largest state-owned electric utility, is expanding its participation in the Electric Power Research Institute's (EPRI) Environment Sector Programs

Pure Solar Power In Sun-Drenched Southern Spain - With Help From ABB's System 800xA

12/14/2008 6:40:00 AM

Europe's first large-scale solar energy plant - the 100 megawatt Andasol I and 2 in the Sierra Nevada of southern Spain - opens up a new era in renewable emissions-free power generation. ABB's market-leading and award-winning Extended Automation System 800xA will control this innovative new process

Westinghouse, Emerson Reach 10-Year Nuclear Power Plant Automation Agreement

11/14/2008 12:01:00 AM

Westinghouse Electric and Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson, announced recently a 10-year extension to an existing agreement in which Emerson will provide key technology for automation of nuclear power plants that utilize the important Westinghouse AP1000 design

Cooper Notification Announces Release Of 2 New Power Supplies

7/3/2008 6:04:00 AM

Cooper Notification, a platform of Cooper Industries, Ltd., announced two new additions to their Wheelock product line, now available

FERC Examines Causes Of, Responses To Rising Electricity Costs

7/2/2008 1:52:00 PM

Higher fuel prices, increased capital costs and continued uncertainty about climate policy are helping fuel the rising costs of electricity faced by consumers across the country, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said recently.

Controller Tuning & Design Aligns With Control Station, Inc. To Resell Award-Winning PID Optimization Solutions

7/2/2008 1:39:00 PM

Controller Tuning & Design LLC (CTD) announced the formation of a partnership with Control Station designed to better serve the process optimization needs of the Power Industry.

AMSC Announces Increasing Adoption Of Its SVC Solution For Industrial Applications

7/2/2008 5:02:00 AM

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, recently announced multiple orders for the company's Static VAR Compensator (SVC) solution

Eaton Introduces Powerware 9395 825 kVA UPS To Meet Large Data Center Needs

7/2/2008 3:11:22 AM

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation recently announced a new and extended power rating for its industry-leading Powerware 9395 uninterruptible power system (UPS)

Solar-Energy Forum Sponsor SPIE Shows Technology Support With Solar-Panel Installation

7/1/2008 1:19:00 PM

SPIE has long been active in advancing the research and technology behind solar electric systems for homes and businesses. Now the Society has made an investment in the cost-efficient, sustainable energy resulting from this research, with the installation of a new 15kW solar electric system on the roof of its Bellingham, WA, headquarters.

Solution To High Energy Costs Could Lie Underground

7/1/2008 11:14:00 AM

Sandia National Laboratories researcher Georgianne Peek thinks a possible solution to high energy costs lies underground. And it's not coal or oil. It's compressed air energy storage (CAES).

State's Four Major Utilities Partner On Solar Project

6/30/2008 6:11:00 AM

New Mexico's four largest electricity providers have partnered to bring the first large-scale, commercial solar generating plant to the state

American Electric Power Awards URMC And ArborMetrics Solutions Contract To Identify Vegetation Threats On 6,000 Transmission Line Miles In 12 States

6/30/2008 3:21:00 AM

URMC announced recently that the company and its exclusive partner ArborMetrics Solutions has been awarded a contract by American Electric Power (AEP) to manage and control vegetation threats on the utility's 6,000 miles of transmission lines in 12 states

Nextreme Is Awarded NC Green Business Fund Grant To Enhance Efficiency Of Thermoelectrics

6/30/2008 1:47:00 AM

Nextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in microscale thermal and power management products for the electronics industry, has been awarded a grant from the North Carolina Green Business Fund to enhance the efficiency of thin-film thermoelectrics used to convert waste heat into electricity

ABB Wins $233M Electrical Systems Contract For Combined Cycle Power Plant

6/26/2008 5:59:00 AM

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a $233M contract from Hyundai Engineering and Construction (HDEC) of Korea to supply power systems and grid connections for a natural gas and steam turbine (combined-cycle) power plant, to be built in Qatar

SAS Greenlights 1-Megawatt Solar Power Farm

6/26/2008 5:43:00 AM

SAS, the leader in business intelligence and analytics software, working with Progress Energy Carolinas and SunPower Corp., will develop a solar electric power farm on the company's Cary, NC, headquarters campus

Siemens And Power Machines Sign Licensing Agreement For Advanced Gas Turbine Technology

6/26/2008 5:29:00 AM

Siemens Energy and the Russian power plant supplier Power Machines are to further expand their cooperation. The two companies signed an agreement in St. Petersburg on the licensing of Siemens advanced gas turbine technology.

New Fundamentals Of GIS And ArcGIS Desktop Training Series Introduce Users To Latest Technology

6/26/2008 1:17:00 AM

New Fundamentals of GIS and ArcGIS Desktop Training Series Introduced Users to Latest Technology Redlands, California?Geographic information system (GIS) users can learn the basics of ESRI's most recent software via a new instructor-led course curriculum.

Southwest Florida Water Management District Earns Redmond Developer News 2008 Innovator Award

6/26/2008 1:04:00 AM

The Southwest Florida Water Management District recently modernized its IT architecture to ease the permit application and review processes associated with constructing wells. The district's upgrade and long-term strategy has earned it the Redmond Developer News 2008 Innovator Award in the service oriented architecture (SOA) category.

GETCO Sees Bright Energy Future With New Bio-Diesel Fuel Produced From Humble Shrub

6/25/2008 2:12:00 PM

Global Energy Trading Company (GETCO) is ready to roll after two years of meticulously researching new bio-diesel fuel sources of clean energy and discovering that what Time magazine calls "the law of unintended consequences" has an exception; and its name is Jatropha curcas L.