ATLANTA (July 14, 2010) - PIC was recently awarded a 10 year operations and maintenance contract by Termopalermo S.A.S ESP for the 400 megawatt Termopalermo Power Plant.  Commercial operation of Phase I is scheduled to begin October 2011.
Currently being constructed near Barranquilla, Colombia, the Termopalermo Power Plant will provide approximately 400 megawatts of power using [...]

July is officially recognized as Eye Injury Prevention Month.
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ATLANTA (June 15, 2010) - PIC is pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Bono to the position of Director of Business Development, Operations & Maintenance.
In this position, Bono will build and cultivate new relationships for PIC’s O&M service organization.  Citing a strong corporate foundation and progressive leadership as reasons for joining the PIC team, [...]

National Safety Month is dedicated to educating people about critical safety issues both on and off the job. Designated in June by the National Safety Council, this national campaign will highlight a new safety topic each week. PIC’s EH&S department will send tool kits with more information on each theme, including printable posters [...]

Power Engineering: May 2010
Outage Management Continues to Improve

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 14, 2010) - PIC employees working at Louisville Gas and Electric Company’s Mill Creek Station received the Governor’s Safety and Health Award today for working more than 289,000 labor hours - over five years - without a lost-time injury or illness. 
“It was an honor to be at the Mill Creek facility today.  [...]

GHENT, Ky. (May 13, 2010) - PIC employees working at Kentucky Utilities Company’s Ghent Generating Facility received the Governor’s Safety and Health award today for working more than 274,000 labor hours - over five years - without a lost-time injury or illness. 
“Today we honor the men and women of the Ghent maintenance crew.  They continue [...]

ATLANTA (May 5, 2010) - PIC is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the construction portion of all Metso Paper supplied equipment at the Nacogdoches Generating Facility in Sacul, Tex.  Commercial operation is expected to begin in 2012.
Once completed, Nacogdoches will be the largest biomass power plant in the United States.  This facility [...]

ATLANTA (April 14, 2010) - Six weeks ahead of schedule, the last seam was welded on the boiler and AQCS at the new Wygen III power plant.
PIC’s exceptional people and processes set the pace for construction early on and its scope of work represented about 30 percent of the power plant project’s total man hours.  [...]

World-Generation: January/February 2010
Class of 2010

Power Engineering: March 2010
Power Plant Personnel: The Outsourcing Option

ATLANTA (February 16, 2010) - PIC received the “Award of Excellence” sponsored by the Safety Division of the Georgia Department of Labor for exceptional workplace safety in 2009. 
Last year PIC completed over a million safe work hours worldwide with a 0.0 Lost Time Incident Rate (LTIR) and a 1.7 Recordable Incident Rate (RIR), well below [...]

ATLANTA (January 22, 2010) - PIC announced a 0.0 Lost Time Incident Rate (LTIR) for 2009.  PIC’s global team completed over a million safe work hours last year alone.  PIC also reported a 1.7 Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) for 2009, well below the national industry RIR average of 4.9.
“This was a team effort and we [...]

Mr. Nobuo Katsumata was recently recognized by the Harvard Business Review as one of the best-performing CEOs in the world.  Mr. Katsumata joined Marubeni-lida Co., Ltd (later renamed Marubeni Corporation) in 1966.  During his tenure, Mr. Katsumata has held many positions within the company.  In 2003, Mr. Katsumata was promoted to President and CEO, and in 2008 [...]

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Dec. 8, 2009) - PIC will showcase its strengths this week at POWER-GEN International 2009 held at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
“We are excited to be back at POWER-GEN this year.  Each year POWER-GEN brings the best and brightest industry experts together under one roof.  We intend to take full advantage of [...]

ATLANTA (October 9, 2009) - At PIC, safety is a top priority.  Occupational and environmental hazards are abundant in this industry, so it is vital that every PIC employee possesses the knowledge to identify potential hazards and prevent accidents.  The theme for this year’s annual safety campaign is “My Reason for Working Safe.”  This campaign aims to [...]

ATLANTA (September 21, 2009) - PIC was recently awarded the start-up and commissioning contract for two 200 megawatt GenConn Energy facilities.  Both projects will feature four fast-start 50 megawatt GE LM 6000 dual-fuel capable combustion turbines.  PIC’s scope of work includes full project management and commissioning procedures, ensuring a smooth and safe transition from construction to plant [...]

ATLANTA (August 24, 2009) - PIC enjoyed another successful tradeshow at Coal-Gen 2009.  Hosted by PennWell, the three-day conference and exhibition covered the latest topics affecting coal-fired power plants.  With over 320 exhibitors and 3,500 attendees, a wealth of valuable insights, ideas and new technologies were shared amongst leaders involved in all aspects of the [...]

ATLANTA (August 5, 2009) - PIC is excited to announce its first safety-themed hard hat sticker design contest aptly called “Stickin’ 2 Safety.”  All PIC employees are encouraged to submit an original sticker design that shares an important safety message.  The winning sticker will be produced and sent to PIC projects around the world.
At PIC, safety [...]

ATLANTA/TORONTO (July 22, 2009) - PIC, a global leader in the power generation services industry, will provide its customers with improved data management and operational performance by integrating and publishing specific facility asset technical information through an interactive asset information management (AIM) system.  Updating its current Project Technical LIbrary program, PIC will be positioned to [...]