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Columbus, OH

(Bloomberg) — GE Vernova Inc. plans to reinspect every offshore wind-turbine blade the company has ever produced, after finding a “material deviation” at the factory supplying the component that recently broke at a US project under construction. “We should have identified this prior to shipping” the blade,...

GE Vernova Finds Manufacturing Defect After Vineyard Wind Turbine Accident

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The Norwegian company has been working on a unique wind energy concept called “windcatcher."

Windcatcher: 40MW ‘wall of wind turbines’ floating farm gets design approval

EIA: Ethanol production down 1%, stocks up 2%, exports down 34%. U.S. fuel ethanol production was down 1% the week ending July 19, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on July 24. Ethanol stocks were up more than 2% and exports were down 34%. 52 lawmakers...

LanzaJet announces strategic investment from Airbus

New York City, NY

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Collins Aerospace has announced the relocation of its Singapore manufacturing facility to a new, state-of-the-art site in Seletar Aerospace Park, Singapore. Construction of the $250 million facility is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025, and is expected to be completed by 2027. The strategic relocation will enable Collins to transfer its operations from the current Bedok site to the new Seletar Aerospace Park, which is approximately 15 miles (24 kilometers) away. Production is scheduled to begin in 2028, with dual production capability maintained at the Bedok facility over a multi-year transition plan.

Collins Aerospace Relocating Plant to $250M Manufacturing Facility in Aerospace Park

John Deere, a leading name in the agricultural equipment industry, recently announced a significant shift in its manufacturing operations. The company plans to relocate a substantial portion of its production outside the United States, a move that has sparked considerable debate. John Deere’s Historical Manufacturing Operations in the US.

John Deere’s Manufacturing Relocation Affects US Jobs

GE Aerospace announced plans to invest more than $1 billion over five years in its Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and component repair facilities worldwide. These investments will help GE Aerospace create capacity to meet growth in both the widebody and narrowbody installed base by adding additional engine test cells and equipment. The funding also will add cutting-edge technology, including enhanced inspection techniques, to reduce turnaround times for customers as well as expand component repair capability within its overhaul shops.

GE Aerospace Investing $1 Billion to Expand and Upgrade MRO Facilities Worldwide

GE Aerospace is making gains with its GEnx high-bypass turbofan engine technology, winning new business and building up its presence with existing customers. In recent days the engine builder has drawn orders from International Airlines Group (IAG) for GEnx engines to power six new Boeing 787 Dreamliners, for British Airways; and from Japan Airlines to provide the propulsion units for up to 20 787. That would mean a total of 52 GEnx engines, with an estimated total value of $1.3 billion based on published list prices. The actual value of the orders has not been reported.

GE Engine Gaining 787 Market Share

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Phoenix, AZ

The Independent

A wealthy power couple from Arizona found themselves in handcuffs just months after getting married, for their role in a $900 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice. Alexandra “Lexie” Gehrke, 38, and Jeffrey King, 49, were preparing to depart for their honeymoon at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport last month when federal prosecutors arrested them on charges of conspiracy, health care fraud, receiving kickbacks and money laundering in connection to a years-long scheme.The government claims Gehrke and King targeted “elderly Medicare patients, many of whom were terminally ill in hospice care” to get “medically unnecessary”...

Medical entrepreneur and her DJ husband arrested over $900m healthcare fraud scheme

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Franklin, IN

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A wave of closures is hitting Pizza Hut, a pizza chain known for its iconic slanted-roof buildings, with 6,775 locations feeling the pinch in the tough restaurant industry landscape.

A well-known pizza chain with over 6K locations has begun closing some of its stores

RWE and TotalEnergies have entered into a partnership agreement to jointly deliver the OranjeWind offshore wind project in the Netherlands, with TotalEnergies buying half of RWE’s equity stake to deliver the be the first ‘system integration’ project in the Dutch market. RWE and TotalEnergies have also taken...

TotalEnergies Takes 50% Share of RWE’s Dutch Offshore Wind Project

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Top 5 Plant Engineering content over the past week covered manufacturing expansion, VFD maintenance, Industry 5.0 transition and more. Links to each article below. 1. Manufacturer expands Pennsylvania facility to improve workflow, management. ThermOmegaTech announced the expansion of its manufacturing facility in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which incorporates manufacturing, R&D, and...

Drukair orders A320neo and A321XLR at Farnborough

Kemmerer, WY

This groundbreaking project has the potential to be a real win-win for the community and the environment. In an exciting step toward a cleaner energy future, the world's first coal-to-nuclear power plant has broken ground in Kemmerer, Wyoming. This innovative project, led by Bill Gates' company TerraPower, is set to...

Bill Gates' company breaks ground on first-of-its-kind project — see how new technology could change the future of nuclear power

Nercon and German wind farm operator Alterric have commenced turbine installation for the Bertkow-Baben repowering project in Saxony-Anhalt. The project will replace 31 older turbines with 12 new units, each with a capacity of 5.56 megawatts (MW). The repowering initiative aims to enhance energy output and efficiency by updating old...

Enercon and Alterric Launch Major Repowering Project in Saxony-Anhalt

If you’ve been following the electric vehicle (EV) scene, you might have heard some concerning news about SK On, the South Korean battery manufacturer. They’ve hit a bit of a rough patch due to lower-than-expected sales of electric vehicles in key markets like Europe and the U.S. Let's dive into what’s going on and why it matters.

Battery Manufacturer Declares Urgency Due to Low EV Sales, Says Financial Times

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GE suspects ‘manufacturing deviation’ with turbine blade

Top officials at GE Vernova said they believe a “manufacturing deviation” at a facility in Canada is the likely cause of a turbine blade breakdown at...

GE suspects ‘manufacturing deviation’ with turbine blade

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