WESTERVILLE, Ohio (April 28, 2015) - Members of the global groundwater community have asked the National Ground Water Association what they may do to assist the stricken in Nepal, or elsewhere in the world where a natural disaster strikes. NGWA believes two organizations are good starting points.
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RENDLESHAM SUFFOLK, UK (April 30, 2015) – Amarinth, a company specializing in the design, application and manufacture of centrifugal pumps and associated equipment to the oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, industrial and renewable energy markets, has completed the reconditioning of the pumps stationed on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline which safeguard against pollution in a region of Georgia that exports natural spring water.
Walter LeHerissierERLANGEN, Germany (April 30, 2015) – Siemens, together with its South Korean customer POSCO Energy & Construction, have completed the Incheon LNG CCPP 7, 8 and 9 combined cycle power plant units. These units were erected at the existing site in Incheon, around 30 kilometers west of Seoul. Units 7 and 8 were completed on July 30, 2014 and October 21, 2014 respectively, while unit 9 went online on January 17, 2015.
WAUKESHA, Wis. (April 29, 2015) – Continuing to expand its global Waukesha sales and services network to meet the growing demand for power at or near the point of use, GE’s Distributed Power business announced it has signed an agreement with HOERBIGER (Canada) Ltd. to be an authorized distributor for GE’s Waukesha gas engine products in Canada.
TROY, Mich. (April 28, 2015) – The Supervisory Board of Schaeffler AG has appointed Dr. Stefan Spindler (53) as member of the Board of Managing Directors and CEO Industrial at Schaeffler AG.
PUNE, India (27 April 2015)—Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Limited (KEPL), a sister concern of Kirloskar Brothers Limited and leaders in critical process pumps and turbines, finished testing #2500 pressure class pump designed and manufactured for Saudi Aramco, a Saudi Arabia base oil company.
Testing of 10-stage high speed and high pressure API BB5 Pumps took place at Kirloskarvadi, Maharashtra, which was witnessed by select officials from Thermax and Engineers India Limited (EIL).
KUWAIT CITY (7 April 2015)—Emerson Process Management has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). Emerson will support KOC by providing educational services consulting. The two companies will work together to promote automation knowledge and technology transfers, identify necessary technical training for the company’s operations and maintenance staff, and develop learning and development programs in order to prepare personnel for future projects.
(27 April 2015)—Wärtsilä has received orders to supply two Smart Power Generation power plants for Rural Areas Electricity Company (RAECO) in Oman. The power plants, with a combined capacity of 104 MW, will supply electricity to rural areas in southeastern Oman, outside the national grid. The power stations will operate in extreme conditions of up to 52 Celsius degrees.
DUBAI (7 April 2015)—Supporting technology innovation for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)’s more than US$1 trillion worth of construction projects, Tekla launched Tekla Structural Designer software for the Middle East at The Construction Summit – UAE.