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Kentucky regulators approve some coal retirements, defer others

The 600 MW approved for retirement represent Mill Creek coal-fired Units 1 and 2. The state’s public service commission found there was less of an immediate need to retire the larger Ghent Unit 2 and Brown Unit 3.

Pennsylvania-based PPL Corp. wants to sell its United Kingdom utility business and focus on its U.S. operations. PPL’s plan to be a pure U.S. utility holding company was announced after its board of directors completed a strategic review looking into business mix and future growth opportunities. PPL expects to find a strong buyer for its Western Power Distribution subsidiary in

MHI offshoot supplying biomass power plant for Canadian tribes

An Italian company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will provide a biomass power generation system to the indigenous First Nations of Canada. Turboden completed the contract with the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) representing nine of the First Nations tribes in Saskatchewan. The MHI company will provide an 8,000-kW organic rankine cycle (ORC) power generator system using sawmill residual woody biomass

Kawasaki Heavy Industries to supply 8-MW waste heat power generation system at Japanese cement plant

Kawasaki Heavy Industries will supply a waste heat recovery power generation system (WHRPG) for a cement plant in its native Japan. Taiheiyo Cement Corp. has ordered the WHRPG system that includes Kawasaki’s newly developed VEGA boiler. The system will be installed at the Saitama plant. The 8-MW system will recover waste heat during the calcining stage of cement production and

Eaton acquires data center energy equipment supplier Power Distribution Inc.

Irish-based power management company Eaton is acquiring a Virginia power distribution, switching and monitoring equipment company. Eaton is buying Power Distribution Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Power Distribution is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia and had 2019 sales of $125 million. The company supplies mission critical power distribution, static switching and power monitoring equipment and services for data centers and industrial

Schneider, Scale Microgrid supplying solar, storage and gas-fired power for indoor farming operation in PA

As populations shift more toward urban centers, they still desire food that is locally generated, energy efficient, fresh and healthy. During its annual breakfast briefing at DISTRIBUTECH International, Schneider Electric detailed its move into this relatively new arena for microgrid technology. Indoor agriculture is new territory but it is definitely seen as a growth opportunity for the French-based company. Schneider

PPL begins celebration of 100 years of utility history

PPL Corp., which began in a small part of its native state and now extends over two continents, is kicking off the year-long celebration of its centennial this …

Compressed Air

The U.S. Department of Energy is accelerating its commitment to developing large-scale energy storage technologies. DOE Secretary Dan Brouillette announced the …

Gas

TOKYO-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Marine Machinery & Equipment Co. (MHI-MME) is delivering turbochargers for the world’s largest two-stroke dual-fuel e…

Decentralized Energy

The exclusivity agreement was signed by AVK’s UK Managing Director Chris Pritchard, MTU’s UK Managing Director Bruce Phillips and Vice President Power Gener…

Microgrids

On-site power generator INNIO could help develop a microgrid project in Thailand. INNIO signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Electricity Generati…

O&M

MAN Energy Solutions is providing a drink can factory of the Royal Can Making Company (RCMC) in Iraq with six MAN 18V32/40 CD engines, with a total capacity of …

Instrumentation & Controls

Electrical wiring, security and utility power services firm Anixter International Inc. will be acquired by an affiliate of private equity manager Clayton, Dubil…

Coal

Energy engineering and construction firm McDermott International this week announced a deal with secured lenders for up to $1.7 billion in additional financing….

Coal

Pennsylvania-based utility firm PPL Corp. is entering into potential merger talks with Avangrid, Inc., according to several news reports over the weekend. The F…