Waste-to-energy plants, which convert domestic or industrial waste and by-products into power, require reliable, efficient cranes, often with specialised bodywork and grabs. Julian Champkin looks at t[...]
Konecranes Americas has been contracted to supply two 410USt gantry cranes for a $800m maintenance and upgrade project at the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant in Ludington, MI. The hydroelectric plant, [...]
Hoists from Stahl Crane Systems are assisting the dismantling process at the Philippsburg nuclear power plant in Germany. Germany is currently in the process of decommissioning all of its nuclear powe[...]
Two contracts worth INR 110M (USD 1.9M) have been awarded to a leading Indian crane builder tasked with providing four 125/25t double girder EOT cranes for a power plant equipment manufacturer. Anupam[...]
A EUR 1.2M contract to supply a 70/12/5.5t double girder crane for a Russian power plant located in the Ural Mountains has been won by a South African crane manufacturer. Manufacturer Condra's Bulgari[...]
John Bensalhia investigates the latest developments in hoisting equipment and machinery for the power generation industry Recent statistics in fields such as wind, solar, oil and gas power showcase th[...]
A system for lifting boats past a hydropower dam on the Upper Rhine has been redesigned by Innokran, using Stahl CraneSystems hoists. Innokran has installed two crane systems fitted with hoisting tech[...]
Heavy lifting and transport specialists Mammoet has lifted a 400t reactor pressure vessel (RPV) out of a reactor pool at a German nuclear power plant as part of the plant’s decommissioning process. [...]
Algec, formerly Alstom GEC, have ordered a Konecranes SMT Smarton crane for one of Libya's largest power plants, the Western Mountain Power Plant Libya. The contract is worth EUR 450,000 (USD 597) and[...]
A manufacturer of equipment for refineries and power stations required an upgrade to its steel-handling cranes in Germany. Stahlbau Schauenberg, a Kirchzarten, Germany-based manufacturer of industrial[...]
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