Ebara Elliott Energy was selected to supply 22 compressor, pump and turbine units for the AMIRAL petrochemical complex at SATORP's Jubail refinery in Saudi Arabia. The contracts were awarded by Hyundai Engineering Company and Maire Tecnimont.
Объединенный машиностроительный завод ЛВМ, a nuclear-industry equipment maker, became a resident of the Novgorod special economic zone and plans to produce pump spare parts, pump units and piston compressors for nuclear plants there. The project is valued at RUB 1.3 billion and is expected to create 120 jobs.
Russia's Novgorod SEZ expert council approved the application of Obedinenny Mashinostroitelny Zavod LVM to produce pump units, spare parts and piston compressors for Russian nuclear power plants. The investment is 1 billion rubles and creates 120 jobs.
Chinese compressor maker Kaishan Group plans a $1 billion factory on a 20,000 square metre site in the İzmir Free Zone (İZBAŞ) to make compressors for geothermal and industrial plants, mainly for export. Groundbreaking was expected in Q1 2025, with completion within a year.
Hitachi Energy inaugurated a new 3,300 sq m factory in Smedjebacken, Sweden, to increase production of HVDC power electronic valves and power quality solutions. The factory began construction in early 2024 and was opened on 14 November 2024.
Inox India won its first liquid air energy storage order from Highview Power, to supply five 690 kl cryogenic tanks for the Carrington facility in Manchester, UK.
Framatome signed a contract with TechnicAtome to supply primary pumps for the nuclear boilers of France's PA-NG aircraft carrier, with a prototype due in 2027 and commissioning in 2038. The pumps will be made at Framatome's Jeumont site.
Canadian valve maker Velan signed a main services agreement with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy as supplier for Ontario Power Generation's Darlington New Nuclear Project. GEH placed an initial purchase order for engineering support and critical valves for the first BWRX-300 SMR, with three more units planned by 2034.
Unico Mechanical Corp won a USD 28 million contract from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to replace two 156-inch butterfly valves and refurbish gates at the Blue Mesa Hydro Electric Powerplant in Colorado. Work is slated to start in December 2024 and finish in September 2028, with Adams Valves as design and fabrication partner.
GE Vernova's Nuclear business selected Montreal-based Velan Inc. to provide engineering support and manufacture valves for the first BWRX-300 small modular reactor at OPG's Darlington site in Ontario.
Turkish company Dalgakiran Kompresor opened a production and maintenance facility in Bilohorodka, Kyiv region, after investing UAH 400 million (about $10 million). The plant makes generator and compressor equipment, cooling systems and industrial pumps and created 50 jobs.
Alleima will invest about SEK 330 million to reopen and upgrade a steam generator tube plant in Sandviken, Sweden, raising capacity by about 60%. Production starts from late 2026 and about 90 jobs will be created.
Atlas Copco finalized the acquisition of Generator Rental Services Ltd., a specialty power and temperature control rental company in Auckland, New Zealand, with revenues of EUR 23 million.
GE Vernova is expanding its existing Stafford manufacturing sites to double HVDC valve manufacturing capacity and upgrade HVDC converter transformer production, and is hiring additional engineers and skilled staff.
SAIHEAT Limited signed two memorandums of understanding for its HEATNUC business: one with Jiangsu Shentong Nuclear Equipment on export of nuclear valves and instrumentation, and one with Shanghai Kaiquan Pump on joint production of nuclear and SMR pumps and components in the Middle East.
RWE has commissioned Sunfire to supply a 100 MW alkaline electrolyser and Bilfinger to build auxiliary systems for the third construction phase of its 300 MW GET H2 Nukleus green hydrogen plant in Lingen, Germany, with commissioning planned for 2027. The contract value is in the low hundred-million-euro range.
Hubei Energy's Jiangling Power Plant phase II expansion has published a shortlist for air compressor, aftertreatment and gas storage tank equipment, with Wuhan Yidatong Technology ranked first at a bid of 3,868,400 yuan.
Valmet will supply a new recovery boiler, an ash crystallization plant, an odorous gas handling system and automation and valve packages to Klabin's Monte Alegre pulp mill in Brazil, as part of a BRL 1.7 billion modernization project. The equipment is expected to start operation by the end of 2026; the order value was not disclosed.
ZF Wind Power announced production of 50 GW of wind gearbox capacity at its Coimbatore, India plant and plans to expand annual capacity from 9 to 12 GW, backed by a Rs 750 crore investment.
ZF Wind Power has produced 50 GW of wind gearboxes at its Coimbatore plant in Tamil Nadu, India, which has received a €230 million investment and is being expanded from 9 GW to 12 GW annual capacity.
Quang Ninh Thermal Power Joint Stock Company published a tender for valves and accessories worth about 23.1 billion VND, with an approval dated 21 August 2024 and a winning contractor selected. The winner's name is not shown in the text.
Johnson Controls unveiled its global manufacturing center for York M multistage centrifugal compressors at its Wuxi factory in China, announced August 15, 2024.
The Steam Generator Replacement Team joint venture, including Framatome, United Engineers & Constructors and Aecon, signed a $700 million contract to replace steam generators at Units 5, 7 and 8 of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario, with completion anticipated by 2033.
Celeros Flow Technology has secured multiple contracts to supply safety-critical nuclear pump packages for the Sizewell C power station in the UK, to be designed and manufactured by its ClydeUnion Pumps brand at its facility in Annecy, France.
GE Power India received a supply order worth Rs 348 crore from NTPC GE Power Services for renovating and modernising steam turbines at NTPC's Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station Units 1-3.
Turkish Dalgakıran Kompresör has completed a new plant for industrial energy equipment in Belogorodka, Kyiv region, investing UAH 400 million (about $10 million). The investment is expected to create 50 new jobs.
GE Vernova has secured a major order from Sonelgaz, supplied through their joint venture GE Algeria Turbines, for high voltage equipment and grid automation for 134 substations by 2028. Integration will take place at GEAT's Ain Yagout facility in Batna.
Bruce Power signed a 10-year alliance agreement with Velan Inc. to supply nuclear and non-nuclear valves and related services, valued at $50 million and possibly near $100 million. The work supports Bruce Power's Life-Extension Program in Ontario.
Bruce Power signed a 10-year alliance agreement with Velan Inc. to supply nuclear and non-nuclear valves and related services, worth $50 million and potentially up to $100 million, announced 8 July 2024.
Dalgakiran Compressor Ukraine opened an energy equipment manufacturing plant in the Kyiv region in July 2024, focused on gas-fired cogeneration units and generators. UAH 400 million was invested in completing construction.
Framatome and TechnicAtome announced the acquisition of Daher Valves from the Daher Group in France. The company, which makes valves for nuclear and defence applications, has reverted to its historic name Vanatome.
Hai Phong Thermal Power Joint Stock Company ran an online tender for supply of turbine MCV and ICV valve actuators, with a value of 15.12 billion VND. The approval decision was dated 25 June 2024, and the article reports a winning contractor without naming it.
Hyosung Heavy Industries will invest 100 billion KRW to expand its ultra-high-voltage transformer plants in Memphis, USA and Changwon, Korea, raising total UHV transformer capacity by about 40%, with Memphis capacity doubling.
Hubei Energy Group Jiangling Power Generation published candidate bidders for butterfly valves and transmission joints for the circulating water system of its Jiangling power plant phase II expansion. Xiamen Furite Fluid Control ranked first with a bid of 3.63 million yuan.
Triton portfolio company Techouse Group AS has signed an agreement to acquire Eureka Group AS, an Oslo-based maker of water pumps and gensets for offshore installations. The Eureka brand will remain as a separate subsidiary.
Baker Hughes has secured a major contract from Sonatrach for a gas-boosting project at the Hassi R'Mel gas field, supplying 20 compression trains based on Frame 5 gas turbine and BCL compressor technology. The work is part of a broader order to a Baker Hughes and Tecnimont consortium, reported on 24 May 2024.
Framatome and Naval Group signed a multi-year contract for Framatome to manufacture forgings for the two K22 nuclear boilers of the PA-NG aircraft carrier. Framatome will make the parts at Le Creusot over five years and deliver them to Naval Group sites in Nantes-Indret and Cherbourg.
Eskom, South Africa's state utility, published an award for the supply and delivery of twelve safety class valves for 12004 hardened water connection points at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, with a contract value of R146 million.
EDF has internally ordered from its subsidiary Framatome six reactor vessels, steam generators and pressurizers for EPR2 reactors at Penly, Gravelines and Bugey in France, in a contract worth €8 billion. Manufacturing of steam generators begins in May and vessels in November.
Baker Hughes secured a contract from Saudi Aramco to supply 17 aeroderivative gas turbine-powered pipeline centrifugal compressors for phase three of the Master Gas System, booked in Q1 2024.
Wärtsilä was awarded a contract by the Lower Colorado River Authority for ten Wärtsilä 50SG engines for the new Timmerman Power Plant near Maxwell, Texas, doubling the output of an earlier order. The order was booked in March 2024, and the first unit is expected online in 2025.
Framatome signed contracts worth multi-billion euros with Sizewell C Ltd for its role in the Sizewell C nuclear new build in Suffolk, covering reactor heat production systems, I&C systems, fuel supply and maintenance services.
Baker Hughes won a public tender from Snam to supply three NovaLT 12 gas turbine driven compressor trains for a new compressor station in Sulmona, Italy, part of the 425 km hydrogen-ready Adriatic Line pipeline.
Triton portfolio company Techouse Group signed an agreement to acquire pump and genset supplier Eureka Group from Remold Invest and Aker Capital in Q2 2024.
Framatome officially announced a contract with EDF for the nuclear boilers for the Sizewell site in the UK, reportedly worth €4 billion and including control systems. The announcement was made in the weeks before the article date.
2JCP a.s. and its subsidiary 2JCP Třebíč a.s. merged into one legal entity on April 1, 2024, combining engineering and manufacturing for low-emission energy projects in Račice and Třebíč, Czech Republic.
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems received a full-turnkey EPC order from a Gulf Energy and Mitsui joint venture for a 5,300MW natural-gas combined-cycle plant near Bangkok, with a long-term service agreement, announced on 9 February 2018.
Siemens Energy will build its first U.S. transformer production facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a $149 million investment expected to create 559 local jobs. Manufacturing is set to begin in early 2026.
NZT Power and the Northern Endurance Partnership awarded engineering, procurement and construction contracts worth about £4 billion across eight packages to nine firms for the Teesside East Coast Cluster carbon capture project, subject to final investment decisions planned for September 2024.
Swiss company Sulzer started up a new vertical hydraulic pump factory with a US$7.1 million investment, extending its 40-year-old plant in Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of Mexico. Output will serve power generation and hydrocarbon operations.