High-speed welding for CRAs
Australian scientists have produced a new high-speed welding technology that slashes hours from traditional joining of corrosion-resistant metals.
Gas turbines for Spain
GE Power Systems has received contracts from Spanish energy producer Iberdrola Generacion SA of Madrid to provide gas turbine combined-cycle systems for two power projects in Spain that will add more than 1600 MW to the country's electricity grid.
Australian GTL using coal
Rentech Inc. has announced that the Latrobe Valley in eastern Victoria, Australia, has emerged as the leading choice for what could be the first "clean" production of gas and sulphur-free diesel and naphtha in Australia from the processing of coal.
Iraq project plan approved
The Coalition Provisional Authority and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have approved Bechtel's Iraq infrastructure implementation plan, triggering a major mobilisation of work in the project's priority sectors.
Stand-off fasteners enable easy removal
Keyhole self-clinching stand-off fasteners enable PC boards or panels to be slipped quickly into place and then removed easily when needed simply by sliding the board sideways and lifting it off.