Park Avenue® Windows Sponsoring Energy-Efficient Windows Sweepstakes in 2011

Park Avenue Windows®, an exclusive line of triple pane vinyl replacement windows and patio doors is sponsoring an Energy-Efficient Windows Sweepstakes in 2011. Park Avenue Windows will draw one grand prize winner who will win up to $10,000 worth of ENERGY STAR® qualified Park Avenue® Windows. This exclusive window system features the E3-MAX® triple... 

Goldwind Selects Broadwind to Supply Towers for Shady Oaks Project

When Goldwind USA, Inc. needed a local, experienced partner to produce its 85 meter wind turbine towers in North America it turned to Broadwind Energy, Inc. Goldwind selected Broadwind to supply approximately 70 wind turbine towers for its Shady Oaks project in Lee County, Illinois, set for installation during the second half of 2011. Tim Rosenzweig,... 

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Dresser-Rand Announces Plan to Acquire Grupo Guascor S.L. (“GG”)

Dresser-Rand Group Inc., a global supplier of high-speed rotating equipment and service solutions, announced today that it has signed a Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) to acquire Grupo Guascor S.L. (“GG”) for an enterprise value of euro 500 million ($690 million) in a cash and stock transaction. The enterprise value includes... 

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Venoco, Inc. CFO to Speak at Conference

Venoco, Inc. announced that Tim Ficker, CFO, will be speaking at the J.P. Morgan Global High Yield & Leveraged Finance Conference in Miami on Monday, February 28, 2011 beginning at 4:40 PM Eastern Time. The company will be posting presentation slides after market-close on Friday, February 25, 2011, on the Investor Relations page of the company’s... 

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CLEAResult Partners with General Catalyst to Power Growth

CLEAResult, a national energy optimization firm headquartered in Austin, Texas, today announced a significant capital investment from General Catalyst, a venture capital and private equity firm based in Cambridge, Mass. CLEAResult, which ranked 144th on Inc. Magazine’s list of the 500 fastest growing companies in 2010, designs and implements... 

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Homeowners Need Incentives for Energy Improvements

If a recent national poll is any indication, home energy improvements stand to take a big hit in the coming year. The survey released last week by the Shelton Group, indicates federal energy saving incentives and rebates were the primary motivating factor behind Americans decisions to make energy efficiency changes to their homes. This news comes just... 

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Asia Carbon Industries, Inc. Secures DTC Eligibility For Its Common Stock

Asia Carbon Industries, Inc. today announced that the Company’s common stock has been granted eligibility status by the Depository Trust Company (DTC). The Depository Trust Company is a member of the U.S. Federal Reserve System and a registered clearing agency with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It was established to provide a safe and... 

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Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Meets Young Future Energy Leaders at WFES

On the third day of the World Future Energy Summit (WFES), Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, met with the Young Future Energy Leaders (YFEL), an initiative led by Masdar Institute. Christiana Figueres said: “Creating solutions to the climate change issues facing the world must involve the next... 

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Ecotech Institute Opens Its Doors to New, Progressive Facility in Aurora

Ecotech Institute, the first and only college focused entirely on preparing America’s workforce for careers in renewable energy and sustainable design, today announced that students are now taking classes in its brand new facility. Located at 1400 South Abilene Street in Aurora, the school has transformed a vacant, large-footprint building into... 

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Cape Wind Completes Permitting Process

Cape Wind completed its Federal permitting process today with the receipt of a final permit from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), continuing the project’s forward progress to creating jobs and increasing energy independence from the 468 megawatt offshore wind farm. EPA’s approval came 24 hours after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued... 

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