Pantex Plant’s groundwater management strategy has received two awards: a Pollution Prevention Award from the National Nuclear Security Administration and an Environmental Sustainability (EStar) Award from the Department of Energy. The groundwater management strategy is a part of B&W Pantex’s Environmental Management System (EMS). Sound EMS practices have allowed Pantex to be a focused steward […]
B&W Receives $450 Million Order for Nuclear Components
Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. (B&W NOG), an operating unit of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), has received an award of approximately $450 million for the manufacture of nuclear components to support U.S. defense programs, including the manufacture of U.S. Naval nuclear power systems for submarines and aircraft carriers. “We are very […]
B&W Captures CO2 in Coal-Fired Pilot Plant Tests
Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (B&W PGG) researchers have successfully captured carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from a pilot-scale, coal-fired boiler using advanced solvents and a proprietary CO2-capture process developed at the company’s research center in Barberton, Ohio. B&W PGG is an operating unit of The Babcock & Wilcox Company. B&W PGG has conducted […]
B&W Vølund to supply waste-to-energy technology for Ireland power plant
B&W Vølund to supply waste-to-energy technology for Ireland power plant Facility will provide power for 20,000 homes Denmark-based Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S (B&W Vølund), a subsidiary of Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (B&W PGG), has been awarded a contract by Indaver Group Ireland to supply waste-to-energy combustion technology for a power plant […]
Delivery of Full-Scale Receiver to eSolar’s Sierra SunTower Power Plant Marks New Era for B&W
B&W Enters New Solar Receiver Market: Delivery of Full-Scale Receiver to eSolar’s Sierra SunTower Power Plant Marks New Era for B&W Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (B&W PGG), a major operating unit of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), has designed, developed and manufactured a tower-mounted steam generation receiver for eSolar’s 5 MW […]
B&W Carbon Capture Pilot Plant Commences Operation, Testing of clean energy technology under way at new B&W Ohio facility
B&W Carbon Capture Pilot Plant Commences Operation, Testing of clean energy technology under way at new B&W Ohio facility Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (B&W PGG) has completed construction and has begun pilot-scale testing of carbon dioxide (CO2) control technology at its state-of-the-art Regenerable Solvent Absorption Technology (RSATTM) facility near B&W PGG headquarters […]