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Construction Contracts | BrightLoop | Solar Safety | Boiler Cleaning

New Construction Contracts Help Customers Maintain Fleet for Energy Security and Grid Reliability

Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., LLC (BWCC) was awarded $35 million in contracts for maintenance and service work at power plants and industrial facilities in North America, contributing to a backlog of more than $160 million in construction services heading into 2025.

West Virginia to Provide $10 million for BrightLoop™ Facility

West Virginia's Department of Economic Development announced $10 million in funding for the development of a low carbon emissions hydrogen production and carbon capture facility that uses B&W’s BrightLoop chemical looping technology powered by coal and biomass. The project aligns with the state's job creation and energy industry leadership goals.

Like the Sun, Safety is at the Center of our Universe

Huge round of applause to Babcock & Wilcox Solar Energy, Inc. for achieving a 0.0 Total Recordable Incident Rate and 0.0 Days Away, Restricted or Transferred rate for 2024! Our B&W Solar employees are working hard and committed to Target Zero and workplace safety every day, as they provide forward-thinking solar solutions, outstanding service, and quality construction for commercial, industrial and community solar projects in North America.

B&W Awarded Boiler Cleaning Project in SE Asia

B&W was awarded a contract to supply, install, integrate and commission Diamond Power^® boiler cleaning equipment at a coal-fired power plant in Southeast Asia. Our scope includes retractable and standard HydroJet^® boiler cleaning systems, sootblowers, and a Titanium^® advanced intelligent boiler cleaning control system to help the plant meet efficiency, reliability, capacity and environmental goals.

People Spotlight: Jeremy Brown

At the Energy Progress and Innovation Conference (EPIC) in Bismarck, North Dakota, B&W Performance Engineer Jeremy Brown shared insights on intelligent sootblowing -- how it can be used to maximize plant performance and the actual and impressive results from a few recent successful installations.

Project Spotlight: Kelvin WTE Plant

Successful pressure test was recently achieved at the Kelvin waste-to-energy plant in the UK, where B&W is supplying combustion, waste fuel feeder, boiler cleaning, NO_x control equipment and more. During this structural integrity and safety test, the boiler system was pressurized to over twice its normal operating pressure.

Asked&Answered: Cylindrical Superheater Casings

Q. Are rectangular or cylindrical superheater casings better for sulfuric acid plant applications?

A. To accommodate mechanical stresses from high temperature and high pressure in the outer casing, cylindrical superheaters are more often being specified to replace rectangular designs