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Babcock & Wilcox to Support TerraSpark’s Development Efforts for 1.6 GW Coal-fired Power Plant Project in West Virginia
June 8, 2026
Babcock & Wilcox today announced it is collaborating with TerraSpark in support of its planned energy generation project in West Virginia. The project, known as the TerraSpark Energy Campus, will include a 1.6-gigawatt coal-fired power plant, a multi-industry campus and a Coal Innovation & Training Center for rare earth extraction and advanced materials initiatives.
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Babcock & Wilcox Secures $21 Million for Fuel Switching Technology Awards; Parts and Services Continues Strong Performance Driven by Increased Baseload Demand
April 29, 2026
B&W announced today that it has recently secured awards of more than $21 million for fuel switching technologies in the United States reflecting the increased utilization of coal and natural gas power plants. This increased demand for power is also driving continued strong performance in the Company’s parts and services business.
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Babcock & Wilcox Receives Full Notice to Proceed on $2.4 Billion Power Generation Project for Base Electron to Supply Power to Applied Digital AI Factory Campuses
March 4, 2026
B&W announced today that it has received full notice to proceed on a $2.4 billion design-build agreement with Base Electron, an independent power producer backed by Applied Digital, to deliver 1.2 gigawatts of new generation capacity. The generation is intended to supply power to Applied Digital AI Factory campuses under separate power supply agreements. The project includes four 300-megawatt natural gas-fired boilers and steam turbine generator systems.
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Babcock & Wilcox Selects Siemens Energy to Supply Steam Turbine Generator Sets for Applied Digital Data Center Power Project
January 8, 2026
B&W has selected Siemens Energy to provide steam turbine generator sets for its groundbreaking project to deliver one gigawatt of power for an Applied Digital AI Factory. B&W and Siemens have entered into an agreement for a limited notice to proceed to secure the turbine sets, which will enable B&W to deliver power for the project by the end of 2028.
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Babcock & Wilcox Canada Awarded Second Portion of $20 Million Boiler Refurbishment Project for Canadian Pulp & Paper Mill
December 18, 2025
B&W Canada has been awarded a more than $10 million USD contract by Irving Pulp & Paper Limited to install boiler equipment as part of a $20 million project to upgrade a B&W Canada-manufactured Stirling® power boiler at the Irving Pulp & Paper Mill in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., LLC Awarded $17 Million Contract for Refurbishing a U.S. Power Plant
November 20, 2025
B&W announced today that its Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., LLC (BWCC) subsidiary was awarded a contract for more than $17 million for service work at a U.S. coal-fired power plant.
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Babcock & Wilcox Announces AI Data Center Power Generation Solution and Signs LNTP with Applied Digital to Design and Install One Gigawatt of Electric Power
November 4, 2025
B&W announced today that it has further solidified its entry into the AI Data Center power supply market utilizing efficient and available steam generation technology with shorter time to market than traditional simple cycle power plants. B&W is also announcing an agreement for a limited notice to proceed for a project valued at over $1.5 billion to deliver one gigawatt of power for an Applied Digital AI Factory. Full contract release is anticipated in the first quarter of 2026.
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B&W is Utilizing Technology to Address Rapid Growth in Data Center Energy Demand and Transform the Energy Landscape
September 30, 2025
B&W Chairman Chief Executive Officer Kenny Young and B&W Chief Technology Officer Brandy Johnson recently spoke to Akron Beacon Journal reporter Patrick Williams about the rapid and massive growth in energy demand created by the rise of AI and data centers in the U.S. and globally.
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Babcock & Wilcox and Denham Capital Announce Strategic Partnership to Convert Existing Coal Plants to Power Data Centers in the U.S. and Europe
September 10, 2025
B&W announced today the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Denham Capital’s Sustainable Infrastructure arm to jointly pursue opportunities to generate power to support the increased demand from data centers in the U.S. and Europe. This will include technologies for coal power generation or natural gas conversion projects as well as back-end environmental technology.
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Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., LLC Awarded $35 Million for Power Plant and Industrial Maintenance and Service Work
February 6, 2025
Babcock & Wilcox announced today that its Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., LLC (BWCC) subsidiary was awarded $35 million in contracts for maintenance and service work at power plants and industrial facilities in North America, contributing to a backlog of more than $160 million in construction services heading into 2025.
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Babcock & Wilcox Awarded $13 Million Boiler Cleaning Equipment and Installation Contract for Southeast Asia Coal Power Plant
January 7, 2025
Babcock & Wilcox announced today that its B&W Thermal business segment has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $13 million to retrofit boiler cleaning equipment for a power plant in Southeast Asia.
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Babcock & Wilcox Receives Full Notice to Proceed on $246 Million Contract for Indiana Power Plant Coal-to-Gas Fuel-Switching Project
November 14, 2024
Babcock & Wilcox announced today that its B&W Thermal business segment has received full notice to proceed under an agreement for a coal-to-natural gas conversion project at AES Indiana’s Petersburg Generating Station valued at approximately $246 million.
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