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Mobile power generation assets will also secure the electric grid and complement renewables

GLASTONBURY, Conn., Dec 6 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — PW Power Systems (PWPS), the leading provider of aero-derivative power generation energy solutions, announces that PREPA (Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority) has three, PWPS FT8^® MOBILEPAC^® gas turbines ready for operation. The 30-megawatt mobile gas turbine units are now available for emergency power, as well as for grid security in support of Puerto Rico’s environmental sustainability plan. PWPS supported ARG Precision Corporation, which completed the turnkey installation of the FT8 MOBILEPAC dual-fuel capacity gas turbines at the Palo Seco Power Plant in Toa Baja.

Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez said, “The three generators provide the opportunity for fast response in the event of an emergency or situation where we lose energy in the metropolitan area. In eight to ten minutes we can energize the system and provide electricity to about 40,000 customers. Critical services such as hospitals in the metropolitan area will also have that security.”

“The three mega-generators can meet the demand for facilities such as the Bayamón Regional Hospital, the Río Piedras Medical Center, and the Golden Mile in Hato Rey, as well as safeguard the daily operations of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Isla Verde,” confirmed Jose Ortiz, Executive Director of PREPA. “Although they are physically located at the Palo Seco plant, the equipment is portable, so they can be moved to isolated areas that, during emergencies, do not have transmission capacity,” continued Ortiz.

“As Puerto Rico transforms its grid architecture, the availability of the FT8 MOBILEPAC brings instant peace of mind to PREPA and its customers,” noted PWPS President and CEO Raul Pereda. “For the long term, this technology is a multi-faceted solution that helps to achieve resilience when extreme weather hits and allows PREPA to move toward integration with the new renewable portfolio standard. Its energy efficiency and fast-start demand response provide significant flexibility when dealing with the challenge of uncertain load forecasts and supplies reliable power when Puerto Rico needs it most.”

About PW Power Systems

PW Power Systems LLC (PWPS) is a group company of MHPS Americas, headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida. PWPS has exclusively leveraged the advanced technology of Pratt & Whitney^® aircraft engines and uniquely applied it to complex power-system solutions to become a leader in the power generation industry.

PW Power Systems has more than 2,000 industrial gas turbines installed in over 50 countries worldwide and prides itself on being superior in the gas turbine repair and overhaul sector. The PWPS gas turbine engine portfolio offers competitive, efficient, and flexible products that generate 30 to 140 megawatts of power.

The FT8^® MOBILEPAC^® gas turbine generator is highly efficient and is easily and quickly transportable by land, sea, or air. Its unique design enables fast mobilization and demobilization with minimal crew and equipment.

PW Power Systems is committed to providing high-quality solutions for the distributed energy market that increase energy productivity and reliability and deliver operational savings for its customers. For more information, please visit www.pwps.com. 

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Stefan Zavatone, Director of Marketing & Communications
860-368-5499
stefan.zavatone@pwps.com

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PUTRAJAYA, Dec 3 (Bernama) — In conjunction with Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020), Tourism Malaysia has launched the VM2020 Website Campaign which can be accessed at vm2020.malaysia.travel.

The campaign is a digital initiative by Tourism Malaysia to support the Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign and to portray Malaysia as one of the top destinations to visit in 2020.

YBhg. Datuk Musa Yusof, Director General of Tourism Malaysia said, “With an enhanced digital experience and experiential content, we hope to entice more international and local tourists to visit the various destinations in our country, in support of Visit Malaysia 2020.”

The campaign aims to feed both the international and domestic travellers with valuable information on Malaysia’s numerous tourist attractions, including recommended destinations, ‘must-try’ meals, travel itineraries, and things to do in Malaysia.

Users are able to know more about Malaysia through diverse informative articles which have been categorised into adventure, wildlife, nature, islands and beaches, waterfalls, caves and forests, food, and family, among others.

Other information such as deals and packages as well as events and happenings in the year 2020 are also featured in the website.

A unique feature of the website campaign is the “Insta Worthy” section which is powered by user-generated content (UGC). Travellers’ Instagram photos and videos may stand a chance to be featured in this section, as long as they are tagged with Tourism Malaysia’s official Instagram page (@malaysia.truly.asia) and includes #VisitMalaysia2020, #MalaysiaTrulyAsia and #CutiCutiMalaysia hashtags upon posting. All photos and videos included in the section will be credited to the original user. The goal of including the ‘Insta Worthy’ section is to strengthen the relationship with the community, especially with millennials.

The addition of new exclusive features are also planned for the future development of the campaign, while content for the website will be updated from time to time to share fresh news.

A chatbot will be utilized to provide FAQs and is expected to provide an enhanced user experience across the website. Besides that, industry players will be introduced to an online form submission as an efficient platform for all merchants to submit their special deals and packages to be promoted in the VM2020 website. The campaign also aims to boost community engagement and extend the implementation of UGC by developing a platform for travel experiences and recommendations submission.

For more media releases, media info and media features on Malaysia’s tourism industry, kindly visit the Media Centre of Tourism Malaysia’s website at http://www.tourism.gov.my/

MALAYSIA TOURISM PROMOTION BOARD OR TOURISM MALAYSIA is an agency under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture Malaysia. It focuses on the specific task of promoting Malaysia as a preferred tourism destination. Since its inception, it has emerged as a major player in the international tourism scene. In 2018, Malaysia registered 25.8 million tourist arrivals and RM84.1 billion tourist receipts, placing it among the major tourism destinations of the world.

SOURCE: TOURISM MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Everbridge Inc has been selected by Peru’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) to power the nation’s Sistema de Mensajería de Alerta Temprana de Emergencia (Sismate), Peru’s Early Warning Emergency Messaging System.

In a statement, the global leader in critical event management said the appointment marked the completion of contract negotiations with the MTC that Everbridge had initially disclosed in September, without naming the country.

After the Sismate is deployed, it will be activated once Peru’s National Institute of Civil Defense detects a major incident.

The system, powered by Everbridge Public Warning, will send critical messages to mobile phones before, during and after the emergency.

Sismate alerts can also be used in drills and to provide support in search and rescue operations.

It is designed to serve over 37 million people, including Peru’s 33 million residents and four million annual visitors.

In addition to Peru, Everbridge Public Warning has been deployed to reach the mobile populations on a countrywide scale in Sweden, Iceland, the Netherlands, Singapore, Greece and a number of the largest states in India, and is currently being implemented in Australia.

Everbridge is the first population alerting provider to support four EU countries in conjunction with the recent EU mandate requiring member countries to have a population-wide alerting system in place by June 2022.

— BERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — Phenomics Health Inc, a bioinformatics platform-based precision medicine company has acquired the patented pharmacometabolomic technology portfolio of Precera Bioscience, based in Franklin, Tenn.

The company plans to integrate the new technology with its own patented, advanced pharmacogenomics platform to offer healthcare providers a more complete view of patients’ potential and actual response to medications than is currently available.

To be marketed under the Prec?sMed brand and licensed to clinical laboratories and healthcare systems, this patented pharmacometabolomic technology enables detection, quantitative measurement and comprehensive assessment of more than 200 medications in a patient’s bloodstream.

“Prec?sMed could help improve patient treatment outcomes, avoid adverse drug reactions and reduce patient treatment costs – the real definition of precision medicine,” said Phenomics Health co-founder, chairman and president, Dr James S. Burns.

Combined with Phenomics Health’s technology, the resulting information from Prec?sMed will help clinicians personalise drug therapy by determining what medications and dose a patient is actually taking (whether prescribed or not), drug-drug interactions and how genetics may impact the body’s ability to process those medications.

Phenomics Health also plans to use the information gathered from de-identified patient population data to inform its machine learning and AI-based bioinformatics platform, which can be mined for present and future research.

More information https://www.phenomicshealth.com.

— BERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — SNOMED International has announced a recent partnership with Digital China Health Technologies Co Ltd (DCHealth) as an approved delivery agent of SNOMED CT education throughout China.

Both parties struck an agreement to deliver mutually agreed upon SNOMED CT educational content, including its clinically and technically curated Foundation and Implementation courses, with the potential to also offer its suite of Authoring courses for delivery.

The arrangement was effective July 2, according to a statement.

“We are honoured to engage in this education delivery agreement with DCHealth and appreciate the opportunity to move into this vital market with our comprehensive and mature education curriculum,” said SNOMED International chief executive officer, Don Sweete.

As part of this agreement, DCHealth will serve as an extension of the SNOMED International Education Program within China and be empowered to issue course completion certificates and certifications as applicable.

DCHealth, an innovative company in the industry of healthcare IT and Big Data, having enjoyed a relationship with SNOMED International, is committed to develop an independent technology system to promote healthcare information technology worldwide.

SNOMED International began delivery of education programming to support understanding, use and implementation of SNOMED CT in 2015. With demonstrated growth of Member base and affiliates, it has been exploring ways to broaden the ability to educate audiences interested in clinical terminology.

More information at http://www.snomed.org.

— BERNAMA