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    New solar ranch in California

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    SunPower and NRG Solar have contracted to build the 250MW California Valley Solar Ranch in San Luis Obispo County, the US.

    Ethanol plant for Honduras

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    Caribbean Bio Energy and the National Port Company have agreed to the installation of an ethanol plant in the port of Castilla.

    Banagas invites bids for compressor station

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    The Bahrain National Gas Company, Banagas, has invited contractors to pre qualify for the engineering, procurement and construction contract for a gas compressor station contract at its complex in Sitra.

    Thermal power projects up for bid

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    The Indian power sector regulator Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) recently announced that from 2011 all thermal power projects and transmission systems will be awarded on the basis of competitive tariff bidding.

    New large diameter butterfly valves

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    GF Piping Systems has expanded its Type 567 butterfly valve line in larger diameter sizes.  The distinctive double eccentric off-center designed wafer style butterfly valves are now available in 14” to 24” sizes. 

    Petrochemical complex utilizing Emerson

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    Petrobras has selected Emerson Process Management to provide process automation technologies and services for the Petrochemical Complex of Rio de Janeiro (Comperj) in Brazil.

    Weir expands into Americas

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    Scotland-based The Weir Group PLC has acquired American Hydro Corp., a manufacturer of high-efficiency turbine components for hydro-electric power generation.

    Nuclear project in Texas

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    The contract for the 2700MW South Texas Project Units 3 & 4 has been awarded to a restructured EPC consortium formed by Toshiba America Nuclear Energy Corp. and The Shaw Group Inc. byNuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA). 

    SNC-Lavalin scores power plant contract

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    A consortium consisting of Ansaldo Energia and SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a €240 million contract by Société tunisienne de l’éléctricité et de gaz (STEG) for the construction of a new gas fired combined cycle power plant.

    Installation time reduced with coupling

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    Contractors and engineers can reduce pipe installation time by up to half with the Style 177 Quickvic coupling from Victaulic.
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