Texas utility selects Wärtsilä for 190 MW grid-balancing peaker power plant
Wärtsilä will supply the generating equipment for a new approximately 190 MW power plant to be built in Texas, USA
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Himoinsa joins as a member of ERA
Himoinsa starts 2023 by joining the European Rental Association with the aim of further strengthening its presence in the rental sector.
MAN Energy Solutions signs MoU with SH Defence
MAN Energy Solutions and SH Defence of Denmark have signed an MoU to explore the potential for collaboration regarding the development and use of MAN 175D GenSets in a modular capability for naval vessels to meet requirements worldwide.
MAN Energy Solutions to supply dual-fuel engines in Ireland
MAN Energy Solutions will supply 16 dual-fuel engines to three new power plants currently under construction in the Republic of Ireland; two are situated near Dublin, the third in the midlands town of Athlone
Kohler at South Pole feels at home
Kohler joins Polar Explorer Robert Swan on Antarctic Undaunted Expedition as renewable energy provider
Bergen completed hydrogen production trials
Bergen has completed its first full-scale green hydrogen production trials in Spain
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Welcome, POWERTRAIN INTERNATIONAL!
POWERTRAIN (formerly DIESEL INTERNATIONAL) changes its name: from January it will be called POWERTRAIN INTERNATIONAL, following the change of name of our Italian magazine DIESEL, which will become POWERTRAIN. This does not mean deleting the word diesel from our agenda and from our priorities, but it...
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John Deere generator drive engines at MEE 2020
The whole range of John Deere generator drive engines at MEE 2020. John Deere Power Systems is ready to offer bare engines and power units for a wide range of stationary applications. In the segment of non-certified engines, for instance, the ‘deer’ proposal now covers all recognized power nodes fro...
Cummins at Middle East Energy 2020
We’ll see right there the products and solutions on display by Cummins at Middle East Energy 2020, as we are almost ready to leave, heading towards Dubai. In its centennial year, Cummins Power Generation will be introducing the new C25G gas generator series to the global natural gas markets (we’ll t...
50 MW of standby power from 25 Himoinsa gensets in Turkey
Himoinsa gensets in Turkey. 25 units are installed at Ikitelli City Hospital, the largest earthquake-proof building in the world and one of the largest hospitals in Europe, to guarantee the power supply of the hospital complex’s facilities and buildings, working in parallel with the grid to en...
CMD Eco20X. The second part of our interview with Maurizio La Villetta
CMD ECO20x micro-CHP system delivers up to 20 electric kilowatts and 40 thermal kilowatts generated by the product of gasification of residual wooden scraps. In this post, we published the first part of the interview with Maurizio La Villetta, R&D Manager at CMD. Here is the second and last part...
Volvo Penta D8 and D13 Stage V engines. Our interview with Kristian Vekas
An insight on Volvo Penta D8 and D13. We had been talking with Kristian Vekas, Product manager for genset engines at Volvo Penta, last March at MEE in Dubai, for the launch of the D16, the very first Stage V engine for gensets. And if that was – to quote the PM himself – the […]
CMD’s ECO20x micro-CHP system on display in Italy and China
CMD’s ECO20x micro-CHP system has been exhibited, almost at the same time, at two primary trade fairs, Key Energy in Rimini and China International Import Expo in Shanghai. The CHP (combined heat and power) system delivers up to 20 electric kilowatts and 40 thermal kilowatts generated by the product...
Volvo Penta D16, a rock’n’roll engine
Volvo Penta D16 engines will deliver the power to light Sweden Rock, a rock’n’roll festival held every year in June in the town of Sölvesborg, southern Sweden, attracting top rock and metal acts from all over the world. Over 30,000 fans pack into the festival site over four days in early June every ...
Himoinsa gensets in Algiers Airport: 6.3 MW of emergency power
Himoinsa gensets in Algiers supply emergency power to more than 400,000 square meters macro-complex in the city’s main airport for an overall power of 6.3 MW. The airport consists of three terminals: Hall 1, dedicated to international traffic; Hall 2, used for local traffic, and the Château d’Eau, w...
Himoinsa gas generator power plant in the Amazon rainforest
Himoinsa gas generator power plant project for a major oil field in Orellana, Ecuador. A total of 5 HGS 975 T5 WG units in a special container provided by the company belonging to the Yanmar Group are at work in Ecuador and provide 5 MW (5 x 975 kW) thanks to gas engines with high […]
Piller and the kinetic energy storage: a century of continuity
The years are 110, to be precise. It was 1909 when engineer Anton Piller founded the company named Piller. Today, the German company is quite a benchmark in the field of rotary UPS, employs currently about 1,000 people worldwide and has its headquarters in the city of Osterode, near Hanover, as well...
