BOSTON (June 12, 2014) — In a spirited event at the conclusion of the American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE14) in Boston, John Donahue, chief executive officer of North Park (Illinois) Water District, accepted the ceremonial AWWA gavel and began his term as president.
The Gavel Passing Ceremony was the culmination of a five-day conference that drew more than 11,000 water professionals and water technology providers to Boston.
ERLANGEN, Germany (June 12, 2014) — Siemens Energy and its consortium partner Samsung C&T have successfully designed, erected and commissioned the combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) on Jurong Island in Singapore on a full turnkey basis within contractual conditions. The owner of the plant is Pacific Light Power Pte. Ltd. (PLP).
HOUSTON (June 11, 2014) – Dynamic Industries International LLC, a full service brownfield construction, fabricator, hook-up and commissioning contractor to the global offshore oil and gas industries, announced today that their Saudi Arabian office has received its license to operate from the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA).
NORTH HAMPTON, U.K. (June 10, 2014) – Process Systems International Limited (PSIL) is expanding its global network across Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and the UAE. The Northampton, U.K.-headquartered company has appointed global business development professional Darren Cowley as sales director as it pushes for significant growth in the region by establishing new distribution agency agreements.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (June 10, 2014)—Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management, has received the prestigious ISO50001:2011 certification, becoming the first private company in Saudi Arabia to achieve the industry accreditation.
WARRENVILLE, Ill. (June 10, 2014) – Fuel Tech Inc. announced the receipt of four air pollution control (APC) contracts from customers in China, along with an APC order in the U.S. These awards have an aggregate value of approximately $5.2 million.
HOUSTON (June 10, 2014) – Blackhawk Specialty Tools LLC announced it has completed the acquisition of Trinity Tool Rentals LLC, including its wholly owned subsidiary Blake Manufacturing LLC. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Blackhawk Specialty Tools LLC was founded in 2008, is headquartered in Houston and provides premium automated top drive cement heads and other related cementation products and services.
TREVOSE, Pa. (June 10, 2014) – GE’s water treatment technology will help purify water at IRPC Public Company Limited’s new combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Rayong, Thailand. GE's ZeeWeed 1500 ultrafiltration membranes, reverse osmosis (RO) and electrodeionization (EDI) technologies will be used to make high-quality demineralized water for boiler feed water and to reduce the use of chemicals.
BATAVIA, N.Y. (June 10, 2014) – Graham Corporation announced that it has been awarded three refinery orders for projects valued at approximately $8 million in total. One of the orders relates to the upgrade of a refinery in China and the other two orders are for replacement components at North American refineries. Shipments are expected to occur within the next nine to 12 months.
