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ZUG, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)- Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract by SCS Proyectos, S.A.P.I. de C.V. for the design and supply of two heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) to be installed in a cogeneration power plant for the TEREFTALATOS MEXICANOS S.A. DE C.V. TOP 1002 Cogeneration Project in Cosoleacaque, Veracruz, Mexico. The plant is owned by Cogeneración de Energía Limpia de Cosoleacaque, S.A. de C.V.

Foster Wheeler has received a full notice to proceed on this contract. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed, and the contract value was included in the company's second-quarter 2012 bookings.

Foster Wheeler will design, supply and provide advisory services for erection and start-up of the two HRSGs, which will be coupled to two LM 6000PF combustion turbines. Delivery of the HRSGs is scheduled for mid-2013.

"This award demonstrates Foster Wheeler's state-of-the-art design and competitiveness in the heat recovery steam generator market," said Jesús Martí Sanz, Chief Executive Officer of Foster Wheeler Energia, S.L. in Madrid. "Mexico is an important market for Foster Wheeler and our value-added solution -- performance, reliability and service -- is a perfect match for our customer's needs."

Data Translation, Inc. announces the release of the DT8824-HV Ethernet module, extending ultra-accurate, high-stability measurements to high voltage ranges. The DT8824-HV features a standard full scale range of ±600V, with input gains of 1, 8, 16, and 32 to provide effective ranges of: ±600V, ±75V, ±37.5V, and ±18.75V. The DT8824-HV provides ±1000V galvanic isolation channel-to-channel on all analog input signals and to the host computer to protect signal integrity. This technology, ISO-Channel™, guarantees that all signals are protected from environmental and system noise.

Applications such as measuring battery stacks for bus vehicles, energy grid transfer from DC voltage to grid-ready AC voltage, and measurement of wind and solar equipment, have needed this capability to measure up to 600 volt ranges with appropriate isolation safeguards. Spiking caused by switching from discharge to charge at coasting puts energy back into the battery, further necessitating the need for isolation at these levels.

According to Fred Molinari, Prsident and CEO, "The DT8824-HV enables new measurement limits for alternative energy measurements without the constraints of older equipment, and furthers the new power grid formation taking place around the world."

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Technip was awarded by Statoil a contract for the fabrication, installation and tie-ins of flowlines(1) for the Gullfaks South field development. The field is in the northern part of the North Sea, located approximately 190 kilometers northwest of Bergen, Norway, at water depths between 130 and 220 meters.

The Gullfaks South project development will contribute to Statoil’s extensive initiatives on increased oil recovery and consists of two manifolds(2) tied back to the existing Gullfaks South infrastructure by 20 kilometers of new flowlines. This development will be based on the use of direct electrical heating and pipe-in-pipe flowline technology.

Technip’s operating center in Oslo, Norway will execute the contract where offshore construction is scheduled for the first half of 2014. Technip’s spoolbase in Orkanger, Norway, will fabricate the flowlines. Offshore operations will be carried out by vessels from Technip’s fleet including the Apache II pipelay vessel and the new build construction vessel.

Daelim has won a project worth approximately USD 345 million (Construction Business Division stake: about USD 285 million or KRW 320 billion) to build Vietnam’s O Mon Thermal Power Plant Unit 2 on August 16. This project is being implemented to meet the power demand in Vietnam, which is plagued by power shortage due to the recent rapid economic development. The project was ordered by Can Tho Thermal Power Plant, a subsidiary of EVN (Electricity of Vietnam).

Daelim is scheduled to construct one unit of 330MW gas and oil thermal power plant for power generation during a 36-month construction period in O Mon region, Can Tho Province around Mekong River Delta southeast of Vietnam. The company will be in charge of the supply, construction, and test run of the power block, including detailed engineering that involves basic engineering – regarded as a high value-added, advanced plant area -- in addition to the boilers and main equipment of the power plant.

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced it was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) for a propylene production asset project in Freeport, Texas. Fluor successfully completed the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract thereby setting the stage for this next-phase EPCM project award. Fluor will book the undisclosed value in the third quarter.

"Fluor is excited to be the EPCM contractor for the successful execution and completion of this project," said Peter Oosterveer, president of Fluor's Energy & Chemicals Group. "The U.S. is experiencing a significant rebound in the petrochemical sector due to the attractive price of shale gas and we look forward to helping our long-time customer Dow realize this important project."

The project is under way with estimated mechanical completion by 2015. Fluor's Houston operations center is leading the effort with support from its Philippines operations. Nearly 1,600 home office, construction management and craft personnel are expected to be involved on this project at its peak.

Earlier this year, Fluor and Dow signed a Strategic Global Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Construction Management Agreement in support of Dow's global capital projects program ranging across all Dow products. This includes potential new project work spanning across the globe.

To keep ahead of trends within the automation industry, the Industrial Automation Group of Advantech has launched a new range of high density isolated DAQ cards that use the PCI Express interface. These three cards – PCIE-1752 (64 digital output channels), PCIE-1754 (64 digital input channels) and PCIE-1756 (32 digital input/32 digital output channels) - which have a faster data transfer rate than standard PCI cards, offer up to 64 channels, do not need special development software and have a maximum output current capacity of 500mA per channel.

Almost unique in the industry, the cards have 64 high density isolated digital IO channels making it possible for users to have the same number of I/O channels but using less space and saving more money and because the digital output of these cards can be as high as 500mA per channel users can use these cards to drive through larger loads than before. All of the cards also include: 70 VDC over voltage protection, 2000 VDC ESD, 2500 VDC isolation protection and will retain their output settings and values after hot resetting the system.

Since these cards use a similar bus type, they can be configured using the same software, DAQNavi, as used for existing PCI cards. To aid in the development of configurations and applications Advantech provide a range of options such as an SDK which works with: Visual C++, Visual Basic, VB.NET, C#, Delphi, BCB, LabVIEW, QT and Java. Also included is the integrated utility, which provides configuration, function testing, documentation and many practical coded examples.

Endress+Hauser IEC 62591 Wireless HART solutions network consists of 44 SWA70 Adapters and 2 SWG70 Fieldgates. Each Fieldgate collects measured data of 22 Adapters via wireless connection. All Adapters are arranged in one line.  Benefits include:

- Significant reduction of installation costs with constant relocation of measuring instrumentation

- Reliable availability of measured flow and pressure data

- Optimization of the procedure resulting in a return on investment (ROI) in approx. two months

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Gastech is the global meeting place for energy professionals working in the natural gas industry. Operating on an 18 month cycle to ensure issues remain topical, the 26th edition of Gastech will take place at the award-winning ExCeL Conference & Exhibition Centre in London’s Docklands, 8-11 October 2012. Originally set up to bring together the technical decision-makersinvolved in LNG and LPG shipping, Gastech now attracts the major technical and commercial players from around the world to meet, discuss and exchange ideas affecting the upstream, midstream, downstream and power generation sectors of the industry. Gas is proving to be an increasingly popular choice for power generation, industry and transport, as the cleanest fossil fuel available, whilst nuclear energy comes under intense scrutiny and renewable energy sources remain unreliable. Gastech exists to nourish and build relationships in the global energy community to ensure that gas remains at the forefront of the international energy mix.

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