Alstom has opened a U.S.-based production facility for steam and gas turbines, large turbo-generators and related equipment for the North American fossil fuel and nuclear power generation market.

ITT Corp., a high-technology engineering and manufacturing company, will purchase Godwin Pumps for $585 million.

Rolls-Royce announced at POWER-GEN Europe, the launch of the latest addition to its range of industrial gas turbines, the H63.

Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract to supply an SGT6-5000F gas turbine for Xcel Energy’s 486 MW Jones Station expansion project in west Texas.

Swagelok Co. has acquired the shares of RHPS B.V. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply three Wärtsilä 20V34SG gas engine generator sets, producing a combined output of over 26 MW,  to Cabin Gas Plant Power Generation Project in British Columbia, Canada, 

A bi-partisan Thermal Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act has been introduced, which would offer incentives to increase the use of district energy and CHP systems to heat and cool buildings throughout the US, reports the International District Energy Association.

The Indian government has agreed to sell a 20 per cent stake in Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., the nation’s biggest electricity transmission company, estimated to be worth $1.8bn.

A grid interconnector between Egypt and Saudi Arabia to help meet peak-time demand is expected to cost about $1.5bn.

Sheffield Forgemasters, which had an GBP80m ($122m) loan cancelled by the new British government, has shelved plans to buy equipment to build a 15 000 tonnes metal press for nuclear power plant components.