Black & Veatch: Technology Brings Risk, Reward, Uncertainty to Electric Industry

Distributed generation, the low price of natural gas and modern customer information systems represent growth opportunities for the electric industry even as security concerns are on the rise and legacy power generation sources cede their prominence to new technology. Those are the top findings in Black & Veatch’s 2016 Strategic Directions: Electric Industry Report, the company’s annual review of the issues affecting the industry.

Siemens Secures Follow-Up Onshore Wind Project in Australia

Siemens has been awarded a contract to supply, install and commission 32 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3.2 megawatts and a rotor diameter of 113 meters, for the Hornsdale Stage 2 onshore wind farm in South Australia. Stage 2 is an addition to the Hornsdale Stage 1 wind farm project, for which Siemens has signed a contract in August 2015.

Black & Veatch Takes on Innovative South African Waste-to-Energy Project

Black & Veatch was selected by MBHE African Power (PTY) Ltd, a local renewable energy developer, to provide technical assistance for the country’s first waste-to-energy (WTE) plant.

Black & Veatch Adds Enterprise-level Sustainability Solutions to Service Offerings

To address rapidly evolving shareholder requests for environmental sustainability programs, Black & Veatch experts will help large, enterprise-level consumers of power, water and other critical resources achieve resource efficiency and enhanced resilience.

Flexible Combined Cycle Power Generation

When we switch on the lights, most of us aren’t thinking about how electricity is generated. What really happens, how does a power plant work? Siemens’ proven Flex-Plant™ Combined Cycle Technology provides clean, efficient, and reliable electricity when it’s needed most.

Balancing Renewables in the New Energy Landscape

Renewable resources are plentiful, but also unpredictable. Siemens Flex-Plant™ technology is a reliable backup that produces the energy you need, when you need it.

Net-Zero Energy Is Now ‘In the Grasp’ of Wastewater Treatment Facilities

It is commonly known that wastewater possesses more energy than needed to operate a treatment facility, but the number of net-zero energy water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) is still very low worldwide. Yet, a recent study states that the possibility of net-zero energy is now in the grasp of many wastewater facilities, and the report provides some of the best insights on record as to how to achieve such results.

Chevy Bolt EV Plant Ranks 8th Among Green Power Users

The General Motors Orion Assembly plant that builds the Chevrolet Bolt EV ranks as the eighth largest user of green power generated onsite in the United States among the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership Partners. Over half of the plant is powered by methane captured from decomposing trash in a nearby landfill.

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