PARIS (Aug. 27, 2014) – Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P. (ISA), one of South America’s largest utility companies, has agreed to work with GE’s Digital Energy business to deliver power to some of the most isolated regions in Colombia, Chile and Peru.
LONDON (Aug. 27, 2014) – A Chinese company with both the capital and ambition to strategically expand its influence is the most likely suitor for Citgo Petroleum Corporation (CITGO), which state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela, S. A. (PDVSA) is looking to sell for at least $10 billion, with a Canadian bid also possible, said an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Aug. 26, 2014) – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announces the winners of its 2014 StormTV Project competition. The project recognizes, highlights and promotes the invaluable work of stormwater professionals worldwide through videos that are submitted from nonprofit organizations, government entities, consulting firms and equipment manufacturers.
DUBAI, UAE (19 August 2014)—Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has extended the deadline to receive bids for the expansion project for its M-Station power production and desalination plant by one month to 15 October 2014. The deadline has been extended at the request of major international companies. The expansion project supports DEWA’s strategies and plans to meet the overall development needs of electricity and water.
LOS ANGELES, California, USA (25 August 2014)—OriginOil Inc. was selected by Gulf Energy, an oil service company with major customers in Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia, as the technology provider for the company’s new oil services business in frac and produced water treatment and reuse. Gulf Energy will implement OriginOil’s CLEAN-FRAC system, equipped with the company’s core technology Electro Water Separation (EWS), throughout the Middle East & North Africa (MENA).
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, USA (25 August 2014) – Pumps & Systems MENA, the new magazine for pump users in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced that Amin Almasi has joined its Editorial Advisory Board.
DALLAS and RIVERBANK, Calif. (Aug. 25, 2014) – Schneider Electric announced the signing of a $3.9 million energy savings performance contract (ESPC) with the City of Riverbank, California. The city pursued the project after recognizing its existing facultative lagoon system may not comply with anticipated future treatment standards for the state of California.
EXTON, Pa. (Aug. 23, 2014) – For the second time since 2011, NETZSCH will be presented with a best practices award by Frost & Sullivan, the U.S.-based growth partnership company.