NEWS

ABU DHABI, UAE (22 January 2015)—In its debut, Innovate@IWS—a competition to find and accelerate next-generation technologies to conserve water—announced its winners at the third annual International Water Summit (IWS), part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) hosted by Masdar.

ABU DHABI, UAE (22 January, 2015)—More than 3,000 students attended the 2015 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) held in Abu Dhabi, 17-24 January. Masdar—Abu Dhabi's renewable energy company—is committed to educating children about sustainability and the most recent advancements in clean energy to inspire their interest in science and technology.

LONDON (Jan. 22, 2015) – The global programmable logic controllers (PLC) market witnessed a strong decline in growth in 2012 due to the uncertain economic scenario in the developed world, most notably in the mature markets of North America and Europe. Since 2013, however, the market has witnessed positive growth across all regions.

RYE BROOK, N.Y. (Jan. 22, 2015) – Xylem Inc. has announced the appointment of Anthony Milando as senior vice president for Continuous Improvement and Business Transformation, effective Feb. 2. In this newly created position, Milando will be responsible for driving operational excellence and process simplification across the organization, reporting directly to president and CEO Patrick Decker.

ST. LAWRENCE, Mass. (Jan. 22, 2015) – Asahi/America, Inc., recently announced the promotion of Daniel S. Anderson to the office of president and CEO. The announcement was made to Asahi/America employees Dec. 11, 2014 by former president and CEO Hidetoshi Hashimoto, who will remain with the Massachusetts-based company as chairman of the board of directors. Anderson assumed his new position Jan. 1, 2015.

GARDEN CITY PARK, N.Y. (Jan. 22, 2015) – Power-Flo Pumps & Systems, manufacturer of pumps and systems for applications in wastewater, dewatering and pressure boosting, has appointed Mark D’Agostino as vice president of sales.

Jerry Dicunzolo, president and CEO of Power-Flo Technologies stated, “I have known and respected Mark for many years and am looking forward to working with him to accomplish our goals.”

WINTERTHUR, Switzerland (Jan. 21, 2015) – In a landmark agreement, operators of three-phase asynchronous motors manufactured by Franz Wölfer Elektromaschinenfabrik can now call upon the global resources of Sulzer to help ensure their assets remain in peak operating condition.

ZURICH, Switzerland, (20 January 2015)—ABB is proud to accompany Solar Impulse and its crew on the plane’s flight around the world powered only by energy from the sun.

Solar Impulse, based in Switzerland, announced it will begin its historic flight between late February and early March in Abu Dhabi. In 2014, ABB and Solar Impulse formed an innovation and technology alliance to advance a shared vision of reducing resource consumption and increasing the use of renewable energy.

ZURICH (Jan. 20, 2015) – ABB is proud to accompany Solar Impulse and its crew on the plane’s flight around the world powered only by energy from the sun.

Solar Impulse, based in Switzerland, announced that it will begin its historic flight between late February and early March in Abu Dhabi. In 2014, ABB and Solar Impulse formed an innovation and technology alliance to advance a shared vision of reducing resource consumption and increasing the use of renewable energy.

EXTON, Penn. (Jan. 13, 2015) – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, has acquired U.K.-based C3global, provider of web-based Amulet software for operational analytics. Bentley’s AssetWise platform, which serves configuration management, asset health monitoring, inspection, maintenance and compliance for infrastructure assets, can now deliver additional actionable insights as asset performance management is extended, through AssetWise Amulet, for asset performance modeling.