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Metso to control Jiangsu Huadian Jurong Power plants in China
Metso will provide automation systems for two greenfield 1000 MW power plant units located in Xiashu Town, Jurong City, Jiangsu Province, China. -
Eaton’s New Building & Technology Insights
By Bill Lydon, Editor At the recent opening ceremony for Eaton’s new building in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, I gained a better understanding of Eaton as a company and their commitment to developing products that meet world needs. The company has a very rational approach to applied research and development. -
Rotork supplies valve actuators to Olivenza Thermosolar power plant
Rotork supplied 100 intelligent electric valve actuation with digital 2-wire monitoring and control for valve automation at the Olivenza Thermosolar power plant in Spain. -
Valve Shipments to Grow 3% in 2013
Shipments for the U.S. industrial valve industry will grow to nearly $4.3 billion, according to figures released by the Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA). This exceeds the industry’s previous 10-year peak in 2008. -
Manufacturing sector energy use down since 2002
Total energy consumption in the manufacturing sector decreased by 17 percent from 2002 to 2010, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. -
Dürr Cyplan supplies Organic Rankine Cycle system to utility
The Stadtwerke Groß-Gerau Versorgungs-GmbH (GGV) municipal utility company installed the ORC and increased the power to heat ratio of its cogeneration units (CHP). -
OSI Technology to provide SCADA to Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative
OSI will supply a Distribution Management System (DMS) based on the Monarch SCADA platform to Bluebonnet in Central Texas. -
OSI to supply SCADA to Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska
MEAN provides power supply, transmission and related services to more than 60 communities, one public power district and one joint-action agency in four states: Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska and Wyoming. -
Metso controls biomass gasification plant in Vaasa
A Metso DNA automation system controls the bio-gasification plant, which was constructed as part of the existing coal-fired power plant. The produced gas will be combusted along with coal in the existing coal boiler. -
ABB automates Northland’s Kaunisvaara iron ore mine
ABB supplied embedded medium- and low-voltage switchgear, variable-speed drives and motor control centers, a plant-wide process automation system, and fiber optic network equipment cabling. -
Executive Interview - Blake Moret, Senior Vice President at Rockwell Automation
By Bill Lydon, Editor I recently had the opportunity to talk with Blake Moret, Senior Vice President at Rockwell Automation. Other than their process control initiatives, we discussed networks, energy monitoring, embedded controllers, regenerative energy and their services business. -
Rotork actuators supply water to Coal mine
Rotork supplied valve actuators for the pipework delivering water to the north and south coal processing (washing) plants for Mount Thorley Warkworth (MTW) in New South Wales, Australia. -
ABB to fund 40 research projects at universities
The ABB Research program is intended to support promising graduate students and senior researchers who are researching projects with industrial applications in the power and automation area. -
Metso to build biomass power plant in Russia
The power plant will utilize bark and wood residues from the Syktyvkar sawmill and other biomass to produce 4 MW of power. Metso will supply process equipment and automation. -
ABB to provide electrical systems for drill ships in Brazil
ABB will supply complete electrical systems including generators, distribution switchboards, transformers, drives and motors to power the ships’ thrusters and drilling systems. -
MDA South America Power transmission show
For manufacturers of power transmission and control technology, MDA South America will be held in São Paulo in March. -
Advanced Alarm Notification Improves Hydro Operations
Brookfield Renewable Energy uses Exele Information Systems’ TopView Alarm Notification software to monitor values in the data historian. -
ABB to upgrade HVDC link in Oregon
ABB will upgrade the existing Celilo HVDC (high-voltage direct current) converter station in Oregon with valves, controls, transformers as well as switchgear and cooling equipment. -
Emerson controls GE turbine at Alaskan power plant
Emerson successfully replaced existing controls on the Nikiski Generation Plant's GE Frame 6B gas turbine with its Ovation control technology. -
On-Ramp wireless network reports faults for power company
Wireless fault detectors immediately send alarms to grid operators if a problem occurs anywhere along the power lines for San Diego Gas & Electric.