Industry News

El Paso Electric Co will utilize GE aeroderivative gas turbine technology to expand its Rio Grande power plant in Sunland Park, New Mexico. GE will provide an 88 MW LMS100PA aeroderivative gas turbine which will run on natural gas

Tyco International Ltd has reached an agreement to acquire privately-held Chemguard Inc., a provider of firefighting foam concentrates and equipment, foam systems, services and specialty chemicals. Chemguard will be integrated into Tyco's Fire

Curtiss-Wright Corp has signed a contract with Progress Energy to provide a safety-related Inadequate Core Cooling Mitigation System (ICCMS) to support the extended power uprate at the utility's Crystal River Unit 3 nuclear power plant in Florida. The new protection system uses only analog technology to perform safety functions, while providing modern computer-based online performance monitoring through an isolated, non-safety monitor. This combination of analog and digital technologies is designed to simplify the licensing process and reduce cyber-security concerns because no software is used to perform the safety-related functions of the system. Curtiss-Wright's Flow Control segment will build the new system at its Idaho Falls, ID facility.

CRANE Energy Flow Solutions® recently announced the new location of its head office in The Woodlands, Texas.  The new 20,000 sq/ft space will accommodate nearly 100 employees.

The Valve World Conference and Expo Americas 2011 which took place two weeks ago was a real success for both conference attendees and exhibitors.

NIBCO Inc. has announced that it has appointed Mark Hamilton as vice president, sales and marketing reporting to Steve Malm, president and chief operating officer. Mr Hamilton has more than 23 years experience

CRANE ChemPharma Flow Solutions™ and CRANE Energy Flow Solutions® have announced their participation in the Valve Basics Seminar & Exhibition hosted by the Valve Manufacturer’s Association of America (VMA); June 6-7 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

NPRA President Charles T. Drevna has issued a statement supporting proposed legislation that would require the Obama administration to decide by November 1st whether to approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has announced new requirements that must be met by energy companies that extract natural gas through hydraulic fracturing. 

A power station in New Hampshire which burns both natural gas and low sulphur fuel oil has installed a Rotork CVA electric control valve actuator to help reduce maintenance costs and improve accuracy.