Corporate industrial holdings company Doosan has acquired Seattle-based 1Energy Systems, which develops the software platform needed to automatically integrate distributed energy resources (DER) into the grid. The acquisition, closed on 30 June for an undisclosed amount, gives the South Korean giant access to the US market with 1Energy being renamed Doosan GridTech and becoming a subsidiary of Doosan Heavy ...

The Asia-Pacific Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) market is expected to witness substantial growth, the main reason being that the use of coal in electricity generation. The coal-fired power plant tends to have high sulphur content so burning it causes sulphur dioxide to be released. The FGD technology removes this from emissions. FGD systems are also used to reduce SO2 emissions from process plants such as ...

Renewable energy is often seen to provide relief to climate change. However, renewable energy is at the same time vulnerable to climate change. As the region is set to meet its renewable energy targets in the coming years, it is important therefore to ensure that the development of renewable infrastructure is infused with climate change adaptation thinking. Renewable energy is set to grow in Southeast Asia ...

West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has roped in Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to undertake a study on the possibility of reducing transmission and distribution losses in West Bengal-based power distribution companies. CESC, West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company, Damodar Valley Corporation and Indian Power are the major power distribution companies in the state. KEP ...

Korea’s Dohwa, last week showed interest in developing a biomass power project in the central province of Quang Binh and signed a memorandum of understanding to that effect. The project, expectedly capitalised at $400 million with a generation capacity of 100 megawatt, would use raw materials such as bagasse, rice traw, and husk to generate biomass energy. A survey will take place later this year to locate ...

The Indian government has committed 980bn rupees ($14.5bn; £10.9bn) to a flagship smart cities' programme, but the social entrepreneur behind the country's first smart village thinks they've missed some low-hanging fruit. City-dwellers tend to take electricity for granted, says Ashok Das, but for the roughly 200 million Indians living off-grid, access to power is a privilege, not a right. Mr Das says that m ...

Gas turbines from MAN strengthen foothold in China MAN Diesel & Turbo to deliver gas turbine packages for industrial power and heat generation From 2017, two MAN turbines based on CHP will deliver around 17 MW of power and 35 MW of heat to an industrial park in the provincial capital of Changsha. The order placed by Changsha ENN Heating Power Co. Ltd, the energy provider for this large Chinese city, com ...

PROINSO wins Solar + Power Award Solar Energy Company PROINSO has won a Solar + Power Award for a PV project in Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia. Established in 2009, the Solar + Power Awards (formerly the Solar Industry Awards) recognise innovative manufacturing and product approaches that have the potential to change the way we live. PROINSO was presented with the Rural Electrification award at a ceremony in Mun ...

Eastman Chemical Company Announces Success of PSM’s Advanced FlameSheetTM Combustion System Installations at the 7F Users Group Conference ORLANDO, FL – June 21st, 2016 – Eastman Chemical Company, declared PSM’s FlameSheetTM combustion system conversion project a “remarkable technical success”, during their 7F Users Group presentation, at the conference attended by over 220 industry professionals utilizing ...

Siemens and Gamesa to merge wind businesses to create a leading wind power player Siemens and Gamesa have signed binding agreements to merge Siemens’ wind business with Gamesa Businesses are highly complementary with regard to markets, products and technology and will create great value to customers and shareholders Siemens to hold a 59 percent stake and consolidate the merged company and existing Gamesa sh ...