InStep Software to Supply Enterprise Historian for South Mississippi Electric Power Association

InStep Software, LLC, a leading provider of real-time software systems and solutions, announced today that South Mississippi Electric Power Association (SMEPA) has selected InStep’s eDNA historian software to collect, store, display and report information from SMEPA’s GE XA/21 Energy Management System, Foxboro I/A DCS, and other plant control... 

Investment Firm Allied Minds to Commercialize New University of Washington Algal Biofuel Technology

Allied Minds, a seed investment corporation specializing in early stage university business ventures, has partnered with the University of Washington to establish AXI, LLC to commercialize novel technology to develop and create commercially advantageous strains of algae for the production of biofuels. A number of factors have contributed to the increase... 

Northrop Grumman Announces Leadership Appointments Supporting Department of Energy Work

Northrop Grumman Corporation has appointed four vice presidents to key positions with Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, a joint venture with Fluor and Honeywell Corporations, that recently won the contract to manage and operate the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC. Veasey Wilson has been appointed vice president of... 

Johnson Controls-Saft Awarded $8.2 Million Development Contract

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, has awarded Johnson Controls-Saft a contract valued at $8.2 million. The contract will focus on the development of lithium-ion battery systems for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and over the course of two years will seek to validate the... 

Acquisition of Kelman Limited Furthers GE Energy’s “Smart Grid” Capabilities with Utilities

GE Energy has acquired Kelman Limited of Lisburn, Northern Ireland, a leading provider of advanced monitoring and diagnostics technologies for transformers, enhancing GE’s smart grid product portfolio. GE’s smart grid offerings are designed to help utilities increase productivity and reliability, while also providing consumers with information to... 

P2 Energy Solutions Announces the Development of Enterprise Land Lease Acquisition 1.0

P2 Energy Solutions, the industry’s leading provider of oil and gas software, is pleased to announce the development of Enterprise Land Lease Acquisition 1.0. Lease Acquisition will provide a way to easily capture and report on lease, mineral and surface ownership information based on legal land descriptions. This module will provide ease and flexibility... 

Lineage Power Names Greg Fasullo Vice President and General Manager of Energy Systems

Lineage Power Corporation, a Gores Group affiliate and a trusted provider of energy-efficient AC/DC and DC/DC switching technologies, announced today that Greg Fasullo has been named vice president and general manager of the Energy Systems business unit. Fasullo will be based at the company’s Dallas headquarters and will be responsible for leading... 

Zebula Named Treasurer of American Electric Power

Charles E. Zebula has been named senior vice president and treasurer of American Electric Power, the company announced today. The change is effective Sept. 1. Zebula, 48, was previously senior vice president – fuel, emissions and logistics for AEP. In his new position, Zebula will be responsible for AEP’s treasury and investor relations... 

AMSC Enters Power Market in Turkey with Wind Turbine License to Model Enerji Ltd.

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, announced today that it has licensed its proprietary WT1650 wind turbine design to Model Enerji Ltd., Turkey’s first megawatt-class wind turbine manufacturer. Under the terms of the contract, Model Enerji has exclusive rights to manufacture, sell, install, operate and maintain...