SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (Nov. 2, 2015) – GE has announced that with the completion of its Alstom acquisition, GE Power & Water and Alstom Power have combined to form GE Power. Headquartered in Schenectady, New York, Steve Bolze will serve as president and CEO of GE Power, leading more than 65,000 employees in more than 150 countries with estimated revenue of $30 billion.
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(Nov. 2, 2015) – Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) has announced the completion of two divestments from its global downstream portfolio.
In France, the company has completed the sale of its Butagaz LPG business to DCC Energy. The transaction is a share sale, and all Butagaz staff, together with the Butagaz brand, has passed to DCC Energy.
SAN RAMON, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2015) – Chevron Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Chevron Overseas (Congo) Limited, has begun oil and gas production from the Lianzi Field, located in a unitized offshore zone between the Republic of Congo and the Republic of Angola.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Nov. 2, 2015) – Nidec Corporation, in conjunction with The Nagamori Foundation, has announced that the company is accepting applications for the Second Annual Nagamori Awards. The Awards, named for Nidec founder Shigenobu Nagamori, seek to commend entry to middle-level research and development engineers who demonstrate innovative, documented development of motors, actuators, power generators and associated technologies.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2015) Blue-White has announced that the company has elected Rob Gledhill as president.
Gledhill has been with the company for more than 25 years and has had experience in all phases of production and marketing. Gledhill was instrumental in the development and launch of Blue-White’s Pro-Series and Proseries-M lines of metering pumps and flowmeters.
VECHTA, Germany (Nov. 2015) – The ground was broken on Oct. 19 for an innovative biogas project in Australia. In the next 14 months, German biogas plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER and its project partner Aquatec Maxcon will establish a biogas plant in a Melbourne suburb. The 1 MW plant for the anaerobic digestion of organic waste will be one of the first of its kind in Australia.
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2015) – Spiral Water Technologies has been chosen by a select panel of investors, potential partners, buyers and customers to present in the final round of the Aquatech Venture Forum. A new event held during Aquatech Amsterdam, the Venture Forum provides a platform to connect entrepreneurs in the field of water technology with international investors and business partners. It takes place from 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
(Oct. 29, 2015) – To celebrate the 10th anniversary of GE's Ecomagination initiative, GE has announced a multitude of partnerships to accelerate innovation in water and energy efficiency. Three of those partnerships involve GE helping to solve global water challenges through energy neutrality and combating water scarcity.
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (Oct, 29, 2015) – Grundfos Pumps Corporation has appointed Anthony Sellers as vice president of finance for the company’s Americas region. He will be responsible for all financial activities for North and South America and will report directly to president and CEO Duncan Cooper.
SWITZERLND (Oct. 28, 2015) – Analytik Jena AG has established a branch office on the premises of Endress+Hauser at the Reinach site near Basel in Switzerland.