Asia
New technology helps bring electricity to developing nations
America leads the world in power transmission technology due to the development of microprocessor relays
Asia
Asia is looking at independent power to supply new capacity
With double-digit growth in electric consumption Asian countries are opening up generation to competitive independent power producers
Asia
Raytheon, Foster Wheeler land Chinese boiler contract
Raytheon Engineers & Constructors Inc. and Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. have been selected to provide a boiler island for two power plants in China in a contract valued at approximately (US)$185 million.
Asia
Westinghouse, New World Power join forces to serve renewable energy market
Westinghouse Electric Corp. and New World Power Corp. have signed an agreement forming a long-term alliance to serve the global renewable energy market. They will jointly develop, market, construct, operate and maintain, and own renewable energy power systems with three primary product offerings--utility grid connected wind farms and hydroelectric facilities to produce electricity to sell to large utilities, off-grid renewable power systems to produce electricity from integrated renewable energy
