Dassault Systèmes Announces New Composite Crush Simulation Technology

Dassault Systèmes (DS), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced the availability of CZone for Abaqus, from the DS SIMULIA brand, for simulating crushing of composite materials. CZone for Abaqus, a new add-on product for Abaqus FEA software, enables engineers to accelerate the design and evaluation of energy-absorbing... 

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IBM and EDF Combine R&D Skills to Further Energy Sustainability

IBM announced a collaboration with EDF, the leading electricity producer in Europe, on an ambitious project to explore key aspects of the energy systems that are important in EDF operations, in an effort to further energy sustainability. EDF and IBM will work together to develop high performance computing solutions which can significantly advance the... 

Alenia Aeronautica Selects Fiper from SIMULIA for Enterprise-Wide Simulation Integration and Collaboration

Dassault Systèmes (DS), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Alenia Aeronautica, “a Finmeccanica Company”, a major commercial and defense aeronautics supplier, has chosen Fiper from SIMULIA as a key component of their enterprise-wide simulation process integration and collaboration... 

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Synthesis Energy Systems Executes Joint Venture Agreement with YIMA Coal Group to Advance Coal Gasification Project in Henan Province, China

Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc., a global industrial gasification company, announced that it has entered into the primary joint venture agreement with YIMA Coal Croup (”YIMA”), a large Chinese integrated coal company, for the development of a coal gasification plant (the “Plant”) which will feed downstream process for the production... 

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ProLogis to Participate in National Study on Energy-Saving Technologies and Design Solutions for Commercial Real Estate Buildings

ProLogis, the world’s largest owner, manager and developer of distribution facilities, announced today that it will participate in a new, national study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to speed market adoption of current technologies and design solutions that yield significant, measurable energy savings for commercial buildings. In... 

Alberta Saline Aquifer Project Awards Key Contracts to Launch Carbon Sequestration Pilot in Early 2009

Industry, government, and academic participants in the 35-member Alberta Saline Aquifer Project (ASAP) announced today that five companies have been awarded contracts for the engineering, design and environmental-related work that is needed to support the first phase of ASAP’s initiative to store carbon dioxide in deep underground saline aquifers. With... 

Ricardo Creates New Strategic Business Group to Focus on Hybrid Vehicle Development

Ricardo, Inc., a leading independent provider of technology, product innovation and engineering solutions to the world’s automotive, military, transport and new energy industries, today announced the formation of a dedicated global strategic business group to focus the company’s state-of-the-art resources in technology, facilities and engineering... 

Advanced Control Systems Chosen to Deliver PRISM SCADA for City of Glendale

Advanced Control Systems, Inc. (ACS), a leading provider of smart grid automation and system solutions to global utilities, announced that it has recently been awarded a contract by the City of Glendale, CA to deliver its PRISM(tm) SCADA system to Glendale Water & Power (GWP), the city’s municipal utility. The new system will provide Glendale... 

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IPS Wins Multi-Million Dollar Contract to Upgrade Taiwan Power Company’s Kuosheng Nuclear Plant

Invensys Process Systems (IPS), a global technology, software and consulting firm, today announced that it has signed a multi-million dollar deal with state-owned Taiwan Power Company (TPC) to provide critical upgrades to the Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in northern Taiwan. Under the terms of the contract, IPS will replace and upgrade obsolete... 

Nexterra Biomass Gasification Ready to Displace Fossil Fuels in Lime Kilns and Boilers

After two years of biomass gasification testing at the company’s Product Development Centre in Kamloops, BC, Nexterra Energy Corp. has confirmed that renewable synthesis gas, or “syngas”, produced by its gasifier has the ability to displace at least 60 per cent of fossil fuels used in lime kilns. Depending on the biomass feedstock...