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Energy Opticon at DHC Days in Lyon 21.-22. February 2017

Energy Opticon will be participating in the fair DHC Days in Lyon that takes place on 21.-22. February 2017. Take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about Energy Optima 3, our software for power plant optimization and load forecasting. We will be focusing on the following topics: Economical optimization of energy production and the operation of the district heating network ...

Jan. 31, 2017

By Energy Opticon AB

Nuclear plants face crisis of ageing

Life extensions to nuclear plants in Europe and North America are repeatedly being granted by safety regulators. But, according to nuclear plant owners, 25% of parts are now obsolete, so keeping the reactors going is becoming an increasing problem as components wear out. This is the background to the Nuclear Power Plant Optimisation Summit being held in Brussels tomorrow and Wednesday, when 150 ...

Jun. 6, 2016

By Climate News Network

SoftInWay Unveils Newly Redesigned Website

It was with crossed fingers and excited jitters that the SoftInWay team launched the new and improved SoftInWay.com. The past few months had been leading up to the release of a fully redesigned and user-friendly browsing experience and the company couldn’t have been more thrilled to see the website go live. The site includes extensive product information that will assist SoftInWay ...

Oct. 12, 2016

By SoftInWay Inc.

Commission puts Europe`s supercomputers on the path to sustainable energy sources

Cooperation between researchers into a potentially massive new source of sustainable energy and European supercomputers promises to speed up work that could supply the energy needs of the planet. Today the European Commission announced it will give scientists all over Europe working on nuclear fusion, which taps energy from reactions like those that heat the sun, dedicated access to the network ...

Jan. 23, 2009

By European Commission, Environment DG

Efficient Clean Coal Technology

Among a lot of interesting topics being discussed at SETA 2016, reducing emission and improving efficiency in coal fired plants is among a great focus. Mr. Ajit Nambiar, Vice President, Power and Gas Sales, Siemens Pte Ltd, Singapore shared a case study to the audience how to optimize combustion using laser absorption spectroscopy technology as the innovative and cost-effective solution developed ...

Mar. 23, 2016

By GAT International

Eaton Showcasing Power Management, Electrical Modernization Solutions for Hydropower Utilities at HydroVision Booth #4057 from July 15 through 17

Power management company Eaton will showcase an expanded portfolio of solutions and services for hydropower generation customers at HydroVision International 2015 booth #4057, from July 15 through 17 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. Eaton provides a wide range of solutions and life extension services designed to help optimize the performance of new and existing hydropower ...

Jul. 15, 2015

By Eaton Corporation

Schneider Electric Launches EcoStruxure Next Generation Architecture

November 30, 2016 -- Schneider Electric has announced the launch of its next generation EcoStruxure architecture and platform to deliver IoT-enabled solutions at scale for building, grid, industry and data center customers. The enhanced architecture and platform is designed to be open, scalable and interoperable, connecting the three core layers of Schneider Electric's technology stack, from ...

Nov. 30, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

Hybrid Power Plant Combines 3 Clean Energy Sources in One

October 24, 2016 -- Enel Green Power North America’s Stillwater plant, outside the desert town of Fallon, Nevada, came online in 2009 as a conventional geothermal plant and later added solar panels. After adding concentrating solar power in 2015, it became the world’s first triple hybrid renewable energy plant. Engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National ...

Oct. 24, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

AES Distributed Energy Selects SunPower Platform to Power Innovative Solar Plus Storage Plant in Kaua?i

AES Distributed Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of The AES Corporation (AES), and SunPower Corp. recently (10/25) announced that a SunPower® Oasis® Power Plant platform with an innovative solar plus storage facility is under development by AES DE on the Hawaiian island of Kaua?i . AES DE will construct a 28-megawatt SunPower Oasis system at the site, as well as a 20-megawatt five-hour ...

Oct. 31, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

AxSTREAM Net – New Thermal-fluid Simulation Software Secondary Flows

SoftInWay has announced the adding of a new module called NET for thermal-fluid flow simulation and its application to gas turbine secondary and cooling systems analysis & design. Since 2005, when the AxSTREAM platform was first released as the Gold Standard platform for design, analysis and optimization of Turbomachinery flow path, the company has been steadily adding customers, and ...

May 3, 2016

By SoftInWay Inc.

High Efficiency Biogas Cogeneration Plant for Dairy Farm in Washington

2G - CENERGY received an order for a biogas cogeneration plant to be constructed in the State of Washington, generating enough energy to supply electricity to more than 370 homes. The 400 kWh CHP system will be installed in Lynden, WA, about 95 miles north of Seattle. It is scheduled to be installed in late 2010. Lynden-based DARITECH Inc. will build the anaerobic digester, and the Van Dyk ...

Jul. 21, 2010

By 2G Energy AG

Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering creates subsidiary for international sales

On 1 April, at its headquarters in Biel , the Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering AG will launch a new subsidiary, Sputnik Engineering International AG. In future, the new subsidiary will be responsible for sales, service and customer advisory services in all those countries which do not yet have a Sputnik branch location. This does not impact the work of already existing subsidiaries ...

Mar. 25, 2010

By Solar Max

International Solar Energy Survey Reveals Consumer Optimism and Misperceptions #solsticeapplied

/www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">International Solar Energy Survey Reveals Consumer Optimism and Misperceptions #solsticeapplied 4th annual survey expanded to include consumers in U.S., China, India and Japan Nearly half of respondents understand that solar market growth will create jobs Respondents in China and India support more aggressive solar energy adoption than current ...

Jun. 18, 2012

By Applied Materials, Inc.

Europe can save EUR 45 billion in its pursuit of renewables

Building and expanding renewable energy installations in the wrong locations is costing EUR 45 billion in unnecessary investment. This is the conclusion of a new study by Siemens at a Rountable held in Brussels preparatory to the World Energy Congress (WEC) to be held in Daegu, South Korea later this year. Siemens has analyzed the electrical power producing systems across Europe and identified ...

May 15, 2013

By GLOBE SERIES

World first: Siemens Gamesa Begins Operation of Innovative Eelectrothermal Energy Storage System

In a world first, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has begun operation of its electric thermal energy storage system (ETES). During the opening ceremony, Energy State Secretary Andreas Feicht, Hamburg's First Mayor Peter Tschentscher, Siemens Gamesa CEO Markus Tacke and project partners Hamburg Energie GmbH and Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) welcomed the achievement of this ...

Jun. 13, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Upgradable Software Packages for Existing Plants

EnviTec OptiPacks for intelligent control and a clever investment Lohne, 15 July 2014 – Making existing plants fit for the future in a cost-effective manner? The repowering experts at EnviTec Biogas AG have very special formula for this. With EnviTec OptiPacks, even older biogas plants can reach their optimum, reducing operating costs at the same time. The intelligent software packages ...

Apr. 15, 2014

By EnviTec Biogas AG

Sputnik engineering, a Swiss manufacturer of solar system inverters, has a new managing director for its French subsidiary

Didier Jeannelle is the new managing director of Sputnik's French subsidiary Sputnik Engineering France S.A.R.L. Today, at the Energaia Trade Fair in Montpellier, he will take over from Daniel Freudiger, who has headed the French subsidiary since its founding last year. Freudiger will now move to Sputnik's Swiss headquarters to become head of sales and marketing with a focus on the continued ...

Dec. 9, 2009

By Solar Max

Leading Irish utility to pilot BaxEnergy innovative solution

ESB – Ireland’s leading utility – is to pilot BaxEnergy’s intelligent platform with three of its wind farms. BaxEnergy’s Energy Studio Pro® will provide plant performance analytics, an enhanced decision-making process and enable upcoming activities in the power plant, such as scheduled and unscheduled maintenance thus optimizing capture loss and boosting the ...

Jun. 12, 2020

By Acireale- BaxEnergy

Hans-Georg Schweikardt is the new Head of product management of the Sputnik Engineering AG

With effect from today, Hans-Georg Schweikardt is the new manager in charge of Sputnik’s product management department at the company’s headquarters in Biel. Schweikardt has been employed at the German branch of the Swiss solar inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering GmbH since 2004, first as a sales engineer, then as head of sales. “Through moving to the company’s headquarters, I can now have ...

Dec. 1, 2009

By Solar Max

DLR, REWAG and Aurelia Turbines to push forward the use of hydrogen as a fuel

The German Aerospace Center DLR and Regensburger energy and water supply REWAG start pushing forward the use of hydrogen as an energy source with Aurelia Turbines. The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop the capability to burn hydrogen fuel in a high efficiency gas turbine for distributed generation applications. Under the MoU, the three will contribute their ...

Jun. 7, 2019

By Aurelia Turbines Oy

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