Vestas Signs 24 MW Order With VSB Energies Nouvelles In France
Vestas has signed an order for a total capacity of 24 MW for the Greneville wind power plant, which will be located in the northeast of Orleans in the R®on Centre, one of the regions with the best wind resources in France and a current total wind generating capacity of 540 MW Read more at poweronline.com...

ABB Books $900M Ultrahigh-Voltage DC Power Transmission Order In India
World's first ultrahigh voltage multi-terminal system to supply hydropower across 1,700 kilometers, with highest ever converter capacity - new global benchmarks in HVDC technology Read more at poweronline.com...

NRC Monitoring An Event At Byron Nuclear Plant
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III office in Lisle, Illinois, has activated its incident response center and entered monitoring mode due to an Unusual Event declared at the Byron nuclear power plant Unit 2 Read more at poweronline.com...

Westinghouse Announces Exclusive MOU With Czech Firm Metrostav
Westinghouse Electric Company today announces the signing of an important and exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Czech company Metrostav a.s., in preparation for the potential construction of Westinghouse AP1000® nuclear power plants in the Czech Republic Read more at poweronline.com...

Siemens Secures First Wind Turbine Orders In Africa
Siemens Energy has secured its first wind turbine orders with a total capacity of 100 MW in Africa Read more at poweronline.com...

Cat Diesel Generator Sets Receive Seismic and Wind Load Certifications
Caterpillar Inc. announces that Cat diesel generator sets for North America, ranging from 11 kW to 600 kW, have been certified to meet all published editions of the International Building Code’s (IBC) seismic provisions. In addition, enclosed models of these same generator sets have received certification for compliance with 90 mph wind-load provisions. Read more at cat.com...

Remote Mines Find Gold with Locally-Sourced Fuel
Cat generator sets running on locally-sourced crude oil are powering mining operations in Russia. Read more at cat.com...

Caterpillar and Energyst sign agreement on international power projects
Caterpillar Inc. and Energyst Cat Rental Power today announced that the companies have signed a five-year agreement to globally develop temporary power solutions. By working with Caterpillar, Energyst will further strengthen its position in the international power projects (IPP) market by offering readily available, competitively priced power solutions from Caterpillar supported by partnerships within the extensive Cat dealer network. Read more at cat.com...

Discuss: What Do You Want in an Online Community
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Caterpillar Designates Energy International as Global Provider of International Power Projects
Caterpillar Inc. announces today an agreement that designates Miami-based Energy International Inc. (“EI”) as a global provider for international power projects (IPP). Under the agreement, EI will be positioned to more efficiently develop and respond to temporary power plant opportunities worldwide through a deeper relationship with Caterpillar that will deliver focused expertise, increased efficiency, competitive pricing and improved customer service. Read more at cat.com...

White Paper: Update on North American Emissions Regulations for Electric Power
December 2011 update of the regulations, time frames, and various approaches relevant to the new emissions standards. Read more at cat.com...

Discuss: Preventive, Predictive and Condition-Based Maintenance: What’s Right for You?
As technology has advanced, has your maintenance program? Does one type of maintenance program provide a better means to lower your operating costs... Read more at caterpillar.lithium.com...