Welcome to the era of smarter, cleaner power

This year has been far from normal, but regardless of a global pandemic hurricane season still comes around every year. The 2020 Atlantic Basin hurricane season is already off to a historically eventful start and meteorologists are expecting the tropics to remain active. As of the August forecast, Meteorologists at NOAA and Colorado State University are now predicting 19-25 named storms in the

Only 13% of engineers in the U.S. are women. Though that number is expected to continue growing in the coming years, women interested in engineering still face significant challenges and obstacles when pursuing a career as an engineer. Clarissa Arriaga is one of the young women at Cummins blazing trails for female engineers, present and future. As a manufacturing engineer at the Cummins MidRange E

Henok Yemane has been laser-focused on quality for the past 11 years. As one of Cummins' certified welders (both ASME IX and EN ISO 9606-1 - American and European welders accreditation standards), Henok is responsible for ensuring the piping on Cummins electrolyzer meets international welding standards.  Despire working on time-critical prototypes and high customized jobs, Henok never lets

It could cost the mine operator over thousand dollars per hour for a mining dump truck or a mining excavator not to be working. With such high costs associated with downtime, there is no question how important it is to improve equipment availability within the mining industry.  Let’s define equipment availability as the duration the equipment is ready when it matters. This is important for

In an effort reduce the likelihood of wildfires in California, power companies are planning power outages when weather conditions appear to be dangerous. In the event of extreme temperatures and high winds, California residents can expect that there may be a planned power outage. With the frequency of planned power outages increasing, homeowners in California are calling for more informati

When Clark University in Massachusetts, U.S.A. needed to replace its aging generator to power and heat the campus in a cogeneration application, it not only got an upgrade in efficiency and power density, but the excess power produced by the QSV91G gas generator unit is exported to the National Grid, offering significant cost savings.  Cummins Power Generation supplied the 2 MWe QSV91G lea

Salinas, California (USA) is known as the “Salad Bowl of the World” for its large, vibrant agriculture industry. The marine climate is ideal for flowers, grape vineyards, and vegetables. But being near the coast, the town experiences high winds in addition to extreme temperatures in the summer so it is a designated disaster area for wildfires.  With increased wildfire concerns over the pas

You can call Hahnsang Kim the start-up guy. His varied journey from software engineer to lithium-ion battery expert has prepared him to work in New Power, which employees have described as a well-funded start-up. "With start-ups there are a lot of unplanned situations that require intuitive ideas and quick solutions, and my experiences have trained me to solve those problems." For Hahnsang, New Po

Cummins Turbo Technologies (CTT), a leading manufacturer of commercial turbochargers, has developed the 7th generation 400 series Variable Geometry Turbocharger (VGT) to help engine manufacturers meet upcoming emission standards and offer best in class fuel economy. Originally revealed at IAA in Hannover in 2018, the 7th generation 400 series VGT will be launched with major customers in Europe and

Meanwhile, the company significantly offset the electricity it uses with renewable energy – part of the energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) goal it narrowly missed achieving in 2019. But it’s unclear how many of the 2020 goals the company will actually achieve when the books are closed on the year in early 2021. Some of the goals are adjusted for hours worked, which declined significantly in 2020 d

On the weekends, Chris Devine trades in his pharmacist lab coat for his foul weather fishing gear to spend time on the F/V Sea Hound – his beloved 37-foot lobster boat. According to Chris and his partner, Troy Collins, every waking moment spent off the New England coast is time well spent. The pair carry over 800 traps to sea each weekend with intentions to only return once their boat is overflowi

For the past 10 years, Shweta Patel has worked in the engineering sector. After joining Cummins Electrified Power in 2017, she never looked back. Shweta is firmly focused on what's next and how her work can lay the tracks for an electric future. For Shweta, working in the electrification space is a huge responsibility.  Electrification is important because we are not just looking at the

Today’s cities are rapidly changing as they race to decarbonize. So, how does this impact the construction industry? According to the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), 11% of the world’s carbon emissions come from the construction industry; producing the materials and constructing the buildings. The WorldGBC issued a vision in September 2019, outlining how these carbon emissions could

A couple from Seattle, Washington (USA) spent the first half of 2020 refitting their new Hampton 490 Pilothouse power boat. Chris Jones grew up around marinas and has owned a variety of boats throughout his life. Most recently, he and his wife have been cruising around the Puget Sound in their Hunter 46 sailboat. But with the turn of the new year, they decided to trade in the slow and steady lifes

This year, Cummins Inc. celebrates 100 years in Power Generation. It all started with the incorporation of Onan Corporation in 1920 – a family owned business founded by David W. Onan. "Since the beginning, values have played a key role within Onan Corporation. In fact, it has been a combination of values, people and our innovation – strikingly consistent with Cummins’ own 100 years history - th

Actual savings from closed Six Sigma projects are running significantly ahead of historical targets through the second quarter of the year. Savings, including cost and cost avoidance, for 2020 totaled $304 million through June, $126 million over the targeted savings of $178 million. That’s a difference of about 70%. The NextGen Six Sigma & Continuous Improvement learning program has transfo

Aptos, California (USA) is a beautiful beach community located one mountain range south from Silicon Valley. In a relatively remote area, Bob Devincenzi’s home sits on five acres of property. Due to its secluded nature, his residence has limited access to public services other than electricity and cellular. In addition to being sequestered, Devincenzi lives near a fault line as well as is in a des