CH2M HILL Selected for EPC Work at PacifiCorp’s Wyodak Power Plant
CH2M HILL, a global full-service engineering, procurement, construction, and operations firm, today announced it has been selected by PacifiCorp as the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for installation of new emission control equipment at its 365-megawatt coal-fueled Wyodak power plant, located near Gillette, Wyoming. This equipment, combined with the existing emissions control...
PA Coal Association Opposes Federal Climate Change Bill
The Pennsylvania Coal Association (PCA) unanimously voted at its annual board meeting to oppose the federal climate change legislation (H.R. 2454, the Waxman-Markey bill or the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009), which now is before the U.S. Senate. The statewide association of coal companies said the fundamental problem with Waxman-Markey is its intent to transform the country’s...
Canasia Power Develops 4,000MW of Clean-Coal Power In India
Canadian-based Canasia Power Corp. begins development of 2 ‘Mega’ 2,000MW supercritical thermal power projects in India, one in the most power deficient State of Uttar Pradesh, and the other in the most industrialized State of Gujarat. The two States, and the Country itself are projecting strong current and future demand for power as the Indian economy continues to expand. Canasia Power...
Quest Minerals & Mining Announces that Court Sets Date for Confirmation of Subsidiary Gwenco’s Plan to Emerge from Bankruptcy
Quest Minerals & Mining Corp., a Kentucky based operator of energy and mineral related properties, announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky has approved the Second Amended Disclosure Statement and Third Amended Plan of Reorganization for Quest’s subsidiary, Gwenco, Inc. The Court also authorized Gwenco to begin soliciting approval from its creditors for...
Weststar Acquires Nunavut Coal Property
Weststar Resources Corp. announce the acquisition, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval, of a 100% interest in six Coal Exploration Licence applications, located on the Bache Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Territory. The Exploration Licences cover an area of approximately 450 square kilometers (45,000 hectares) with the final land package to be determined at the time of granting of the Exploration...
Homeland Energy and GMR Extend Share Delivery Date to Finalize Alternative Transaction
Homeland Energy Group Ltd. announces that GMR Energy Limited, of Bangalore India, and Homeland Energy have agreed to a further extension of the completion date by which Homeland Energy Corp. must complete the repurchase of the shares of the Company’s South African operations from GMR. The extension to February 7, 2009 is expected to allow the Company to finalize an alternative commercial solution...
Reliant Energy Closes on Previously Announced Sale of Northeastern Marketing Assets to Hess Corporation
Reliant Energy has completed the previously announced sale of the Northeastern electricity marketing assets of its retail subsidiaries, Reliant Energy Solutions East and Reliant Energy Solutions Northeast, to Hess Corporation. Reliant Energy, Inc. based in Houston, provides electricity and energy services to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. The company provides service to approximately...
Alpha Natural Resources Donates $25,000 to The Nature Conservancy’s Clinch Valley Program
The Nature Conservancy announced today that Alpha Natural Resources has donated $25,000 to the international group to help advance its conservation work in southwestern Virginia’s Clinch River Valley. The gift will support a joint Nature Conservancy and Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME) project to inventory and set priorities for the reclamation of Abandoned Mine Lands...
China Energy Expands Heating Supply Capacity
China Energy Corporation, a leading producer of coal, heat, and electricity in Inner Mongolia, China, is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the construction of new facilities in an ongoing expansion of its heating supply capacity. “The addition of 14 new heat transfer stations to our heat supply network has greatly increased the total geographic area that we are able to service...
MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures Backs Laurus Energy
MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm, announced that it has backed Laurus Energy, the North American leader in Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project development. Laurus also announced today that top energy executive Rebecca McDonald has joined as CEO. “Given the huge demand for energy in the U.S. and abroad and world’s vast coal reserves, we’ve...
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