Supplier News

1. SwRI Receives $6.4M In Funding To Design sCO₂ Oxy-Fuel Turbine 10/19/2020

   Southwest Research Institute has received $6.4M in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and other organizations to design a supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO₂), oxy-fuel turbine for use in a direct-fired sCO₂ power plant

2. EPA Finalizes Procedures For Alternate Liner Demonstrations, Allows For More Site-Specific Management Of Coal Ash 10/16/2020

   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the alternate liner demonstration procedures for unlined surface impoundments of coal combustion residuals (CCR), commonly known as coal ash.

3. EDF Renewables North America And Geenex Solar Transact On A 4.5 Gigawatt (GWac) Solar Development Portfolio 10/16/2020

   EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) and Geenex Solar, LLC (Geenex), today announced the close of an agreement of up to 4.5 gigawatt (GWac) pipeline of solar development assets throughout PJM

4. Black Hills Corp. Receives FERC Approval For Wygen I Power Purchase Agreement 10/15/2020

   Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) today announced that utility subsidiary Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Co., doing business as Black Hills Energy, and power generation subsidiary Black Hills Wyoming received approval of their joint application for a proposed 60-megawatt power purchase agreement from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

5. American Hydro To Modernise Two Units At Keokuk Hydroelectric Plant In Iowa, USA 10/15/2020

   American Hydro, part of Wärtsilä Corporation, has been awarded a major contract to perform rehabilitation services and complete the upgrade and refurbishment of the Unit 5 & 15 turbines at Ameren’s historic Keokuk Hydroelectric plant in Iowa, USA. The order with Ameren Corporation was booked in July

6. Mitsubishi Power Signs MOU With Indonesia’s PLN Group And Bandung Institute Of Technology (ITB) On Joint Policy Proposal To Promote Biomass Co-Firing At Thermal Power Plants In Indonesia 10/15/2020

   Mitsubishi Power, Ltd., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Indonesia’s state-owned electricity provider PT. PLN (Persero) (PLN) and two of its subsidiaries (PT. Indonesia Power and PT. Pembangkitan Jawa-Bali), and Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) on joint formulation of a policy proposal to promote the adoption of biomass co-firing at Indonesia’s thermal power plants

7. MET Group Acquires A 42 MW Wind Park In Bulgaria 10/14/2020

   Swiss-based European energy company MET Group has acquired a 100% stake in a 42-megawatt wind park in Bulgaria, after signing a share purchase agreement with Italian Enel Green Power

8. OG&E Completes Two Solar Energy Farms In Southeast Oklahoma 10/14/2020

   OG&E, the electric utility subsidiary of OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE), today announced that it has completed construction of two 5 MW solar energy farms in southeast Oklahoma. Both centers are operating at full capacity

9. Jacobs To Lead European Union-Funded Nuclear Power Plant Research 10/14/2020

   Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected to lead an international consortium whose cutting-edge research could lead to extensions in the operational lifespan of nuclear power plants around the world

10. Tata Power To Develop 100 MW Solar Project At Dholera Solar Park In Gujarat 10/14/2020

    Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company, announced the receipt of a Letter of Award (LOA) from the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) on Friday 9th October 2020 to develop a 100 MW solar project in Dholera Solar Park of Gujarat