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Strengthening its product catalogue, CTT has revitalized the HE600 platform by delivering significant improvements on performance and durability. By combining years of engineering experience in turbine wheel and impeller design, overall turbocharger efficiency has increased more than four percent while offering a product that is more robust. "We have used advanced aerodynamic techniques to desi
This year, Cummins 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. "The Onan story has so many parallels with Cummins. It started with one business idea and one visionary entrepreneur. What D. W. Onan started as a small business in Minnesota thrived for 100 years and became a global i
This is great news, yet introduces an unexpected challenge. In a given geographical area, newly installed solar and wind capacity will likely be producing electricity at the same time with the existing solar capacity. This can result in excess electricity from renewable sources during a certain time of the day, and no energy being produced when the sun isn’t shining, and the wind isn’t blowing. So
2020 is the 100th year anniversary of the power generation business at Cummins Inc. Founded by D. W. Onan in 1920 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, today the power generation business helps you look ahead with the ingrained foresight to see what will be needed, the expertise and pragmatism to know how to get there, and the resources committed to the next generation of power. Given our diverse and glob
Australia’s wildfires in late December had already taken a heavy toll on Balmoral Village where Marks lives, about 120 kilometers southwest of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Now, the flames were quickly moving his way, close enough Marks could hear the fire’s low, angry roar. “Looking back, I’m not sure what I thought at that moment,” said Marks, adding that by then Balmoral was somethin
The International Energy Agency’s annual World Energy Outlook aims to deepen our understanding of the future of energy. With this two-part series blog post, you can digest the insights most relevant to utility professionals when it comes to the future of energy. Part I of this blog post was themed “financial insights,” and Part II builds upon that theme with three additional insights. No. #3: D
Here are 4 ways you can put your tax refund to work for you: Pay Off a Small Debt Put your tax refund toward paying off a high-interest credit card. Start with the credit card that has the highest interest rate. Doing so will save you much more money in the long run. If you have already paid off your credit card debt, think about making an extra payment on your school loans, car payment or m
The International Energy Agency’s annual World Energy Outlook aims to deepen our understanding of the future of energy. With this blog post, you can digest the insights most relevant to every consumer when it comes to the future of energy. Part I of this blog post focused on sustainability and affordability, and Part II builds upon that focus with three additional insights. No
The International Energy Agency’s annual World Energy Outlook aims to deepen our understanding of the future of energy. With this two-part series blog post, you can digest the insights most relevant to energy consultants when it comes to the future of energy. Part I of this blog post was themed how the pace of growth in electricity use will vary from energy demand, and the two technologies that ar
The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) annual World Energy Outlook aims to deepen our understanding of the future of energy. With this two-part series blog post, you can digest the insights most relevant to facility professionals when it comes to the future of energy. Part I of this blog post was themed “the growing role of electricity in our energy infrastructure, and the new challenges this bri
The International Energy Agency’s annual World Energy Outlook aims to deepen our understanding of the future of energy. With this blog post, you can digest the insights most relevant to independent power producers when it comes to the future of energy. Part I of this blog post was themed, “how the pace of growth in electricity use will vary from energy demand and the increasing need for power syst
The AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson, South Carolina (U.S.A.), has been serving its community for over 100 years. Following several major expansions in recent decades, hospital executives recognized the need to upgrade the center’s electrical power system infrastructure to meet increased energy demands, improve overall power reliability and ensure the facility met or exceeded the latest NEC
It took more than 40 years for half of all U.S. households to have a telephone after its invention, but only 10 years for half of the U.S. population to own a cell phone1. At 1,454 feet, the Empire State building stood as the world’s tallest building for nearly 40 years after it was built in 1931. But in the 40 years since, that mark has been topped numerous times, and was nearly doubled by t
Like many expanding suburbs, Camas, Washington (U.S.A.), faced the problem of updating its aging sewage collection system to meet the needs of the city’s growing population. Located on the north bank of the Columbia River, adjacent to Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, this ecologically sensitive town couldn’t risk any kind of sewage backup if the local electric utility failed. To increa
With the cost of $50,000 for a single tire and consumption of up to 30 gallons of fuel an hour, it could cost over a million dollars a year to operate a mine haul truck. With such high costs and almost continuous use of equipment, even small improvements yield into major affordability gains for miners. Let’s define affordability as minimizing the cost to acquire, maintain and dispose the equipm
A network of sensors linked to the Internet, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and much more are changing the way the plant operates. Production is up. Quality is up. And customers are happier, too. So, it’s perhaps no surprise that the plant was named last month to the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse Network, an elite list of leaders in applying the technologies of wha
In this fourth preview blog, we look at how policy and regulations regarding commercial EVs must be carefully developed in collaboration with industries and institutions. Sustainability, after all, is not an issue limited to any one sector, and only by drawing on the insight of experts in the technology, infrastructure, and economics of EVs, as well as end-users and other policymakers, will succes
Launched by social entrepreneur and activist Caroline Casey, The Valuable 500 aims to put disability on the global business leadership agenda. Business leaders around the world are making firm and tangible commitments to eradicating disability exclusion in business. Members span 24 countries, reaching more than 9.3 million employees. “We are excited to showcase our commitment to disability i