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Repowering wind turbines adds generating capacity at existing sites

(Mon, 06 Nov 2017) Repowering older wind turbines, which involves replacing aging turbines or components, is becoming more common in the United States as the turbine fleet ages and as wind turbine technology advances. Newer turbines tend to be larger and installed at greater heights, allowing for more capacity per turbine.

2016 Electric Sales, Revenue, and Average Price data

(Mon, 06 Nov 2017) Contains spreadsheets with retail sales and revenue data from the 2016 Form EIA-861 (latest website update: November 6, 2017). The files contain electricity sales, revenue and price data. The data geographic coverage is the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Dangote Refinery selects Aspen PIMS-AO software to optimize design

Dangote Group, the largest conglomerate in West Africa and one of the largest on the African continent, has selected Aspen PIMS-AO software after careful evaluation of competitors’ refinery optimization solutions for economic and operational planning.

TotalErg joint venture to sell Italian fuel marketing and refining assets to API

Total and Erg have signed an agreement to sell the fuel marketing and refining assets in their TotalErg joint venture to Italy-based API for undisclosed amount.

Chrysaor awards contract for central North Sea assets to Sparrows Group

Chrysaor has given Sparrows Group a three-year crane management services contract for the three operating assets it acquired from Shell in November.

Savage Expands Global Operations With New Mexican Petroleum Terminal

A subsidiary of Savage Companies will start operations of its new petroleum transload terminal located in central Mexico on 1 January, 2018, with plans to expand terminal capabilities significantly next year.

Import Dispute Is Putting India Solar in a Bind

Several solar projects in India are facing delays and inflated costs as customs officials have blocked more than 900 containers of panel shipments for more than a month by demanding higher import duties.

Unparalleled Leadership: The 2017 Power-Gen Woman of the Year Finalists

In early 2013, a group of industry women, dubbed the Women in Power committee, assembled in Orlando, Fla., to figure out how to honor women who have dedicated their careers to the power industry. The industry is dominated with men making up more than 75 percent of the workforce, according to estimates.

Growth in plug-in electric vehicles depends on future market conditions

(Fri, 03 Nov 2017) Cumulative sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), including battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, reached 1.2 million worldwide in 2015. Still, PEVs account for less than 1% of vehicles in use globally. Future developments in battery technology, policy, and consumer preference have important implications for future PEV adoption and serve as a great source of uncertainty in meeting future mobility demand.

Wison Engineering wins EPC contract of MTO And Butadiene Plant

Wison Engineering’s non-wholly owned affiliated company Wison Engineering (China) has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract of a 600kt/a methanol-to-olefins (MTO) plant and a 100kt/a butadiene plant by Nanjing Chengzhi Yongqing Energy Technology.

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