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Siemens has announced that they have been awarded an order for the supply of the power island for the UTE Mauá 3 combined-cycle power plant to be located in Manaus, Brazil.
Expro, a leading international oilfield services company, has received two significant contract wins with Murphy Exploration and Production and BP Americas Inc in the US offshore region.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued an air quality plan approval to Moxie Liberty LLC of Vienna, Va., for construction of a 936MW power plant in Bradford County, Pa.
Louisville Gas and Electric Co. said that it will shut down three coal units at the 563MW Cane Run coal-fired power plant in Kentucky eight months earlier than originally planned.The 640MW natural gas-fired power plant being built to replace Cane Run’s output is expected to be completed in May 2015, allowing for the early closure of the coal units.
Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas Inc. (MPSA) said the first commercial M501GAC gas turbine has been shipped from the Savannah Machinery Works in Georgia, just 18 months after the USD 325M gas turbine manufacturing and service facility was dedicated.The shipment marks the first of three M501GAC gas turbines and one steam turbine that will be delivered to Dominion Virginia Power for the 1,300MW Warren County Power Station in Front Royal, Va.Earlier this year, MPSA received a second order from Dominion to supply three gas turbines and one steam turbine for the Brunswick County Power Station in southern Virginia.
With construction of the 630 MW, integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) Edwardsport power plant in Indiana virtually complete, testing is under way to prepare for commercial operations next year, Duke Energy said.The plant has successfully produced electricity using natural gas, and the next phase is testing the coal-gasification equipment.
