Government urged to promote small scale solar projectsOctober 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government should encourage small scale solar energy projects in rural areas along with the big ticket projects if it wants to meet the ambitious target of generating 20,000 MW solar power by 2020, an industry body said Tuesday. "If the government wants to generate 20,000 MW of solar power, large scale projects alone won't do.
L&T bags Rs.2,000-crore order from GMRSeptember 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Construction and engineering firm Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Thursday said it has received an order worth over Rs.2,000 crore from GMR Energy for setting up a gas-based power plant in Andhra Pradesh. As a part of the order, L&T will design and manufacture critical equipment like heat recovery steam generators, switchgear and cooling towers for the for the 2x384 MW gas-based power plant at Vemagiri, the company said in a regulatory statement.
L&T wins order for Nuclear Power ProjectsSeptember 10th, 2009 Mumbai, Sept 10 (IBNS) Larsen & Toubro, India’s largest manufacturer
of equipment for the nuclear power sector, has won a repeat order fo
rdesign, manufacture and supply of four steam generators for 700
MWePressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR) for Rajasthan Atomic Power
Plant(RAPP) – 7&8 from the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
(NPCIL). These will be the largest steam generators built in India so far, a
company release said Thursday.
Solyndra begins building second solar plant using $535M federal loanSeptember 4th, 2009 Solyndra begins building second solar plantFREMONT, Calif. — Solyndra Inc.
Fluor names Garry W. Flowers as head of Savannah River Nuclear SiteSeptember 1st, 2009 Fluor names new head of federal nuclear siteIRVING, Texas — Engineering firm Fluor Corp. said Tuesday that Garry W.
Jacobs Engineering to build San Francisco hospital able to withstand earthquakesSeptember 1st, 2009 Jacobs Engineering to build new S.F. hospitalPASADENA, Calif.
Fluor completes multibillion-dollar joint venture project in KuwaitAugust 27th, 2009 Fluor completes joint venture project in KuwaitIRVING, Texas — Fluor Corp. completed a multibillion-dollar project for a joint venture with Dow Chemical Co.
ReneSola shares jump over 15 percent after winning $706M solar power plant project in ChinaAugust 20th, 2009 ReneSola lands $706M solar project, shares jumpNEW YORK — Shares of ReneSola Ltd. jumped on Thursday on news that the Chinese solar maker scored an exclusive right to develop a $706 million, 150 megawatt solar power plant in China.
Denver International Airport plans solar power for its fuel storage, distribution systemAugust 19th, 2009 Denver airport plans solar power for its fuel farmDENVER — Denver International Airport wants to build a $7 million solar electric-generating system to power its fuel storage and distribution system. Airport officials said Wednesday they will ask the City Council for approval to sign a contract with two companies to develop the 1.6-megawatt project on about 9 acres north of the airfield.
CBI subsidiary wins $40 million contract to supply heaters to Taiwan ethylene plantAugust 18th, 2009 CBI unit wins $40 million ethylene plant contractTHE WOODLANDS, Texas — A subsidiary of Chicago Bridge & Iron NV said Tuesday it won a contract worth about $40 million to supply eight heaters to an ethylene plant in Taiwan. The Lummus Technology subsidiary said it won the contract from CTCI Corp.
Hindustan Construction bags Rs.229-crore power projectAugust 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Engineering and infrastructure development firm Hindustan Construction Co (HCC) Tuesday said it has been awarded a Rs.228.79-crore contract for a hydel power project in Maharashtra. The 4x6 MW Gosikhurd Hydel Scheme, is being built on the Wainganga river near Nagpur, the company said in a statement.
Astonfield-Areva to develop 100 MW biomass assets in IndiaJuly 29th, 2009 KOLKATA - The US-based Astonfield Renewable Resources Limited has set its eyes on non-conventional energy generation in India by exploiting offshore wind, tidal and concentrated solar energy resources, a top company official said here Wednesday. "We're very interested to explore offshore wind, tidal energy and solar thermal to generate renewable power in India," Astonfield Management Inc co-chairman and director Sourabh Sen said.
BGR Energy seeks tie-up with Japanese turbine firmJuly 16th, 2009 CHENNAI - In order to become a full-fledged power plant equipment manufacturer, engineering and infrastructure firm BGR Energy Systems has approached a Japanese steam turbine manufacturer for a tie-up. Confirming the development, an official told IANS on the condition of anonymity: "Discussions are on and we may have to visit Japan and the Japanese may visit India before final contours of the deal is arrived at.
Hiring underway at Evergreen Solar's $55 million Midland plant for making solar panel partsJune 16th, 2009 Hiring underway at Midland solar panel plantMIDLAND, Mich. — Hiring is underway at Evergreen Solar Inc.'s new $55 million plant in Midland, which will make silicon components for solar panels.
Nation's largest solar plant to be built in NM, producing enough electricity for 74,000 homesJune 12th, 2009 Nation's largest solar plant to be built in NMALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Utility officials announced plans Thursday to build a giant solar energy plant in the New Mexico desert in what is believed to be the largest such project in the nation.
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