Exelon Chairman and CEO John W. Rowe and Natural Resources Defense Council President Frances G. Beinecke today urged Midwest business leaders to support comprehensive climate legislation. In a panel discussion at the Economic Club of Chicago, Rowe and Beinecke said economy-wide cap-and-trade legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is essential to our nation’s economy and the environment. “It...
Energy Recovery, Inc., a leader in the design and development of energy recovery devices for desalination, today announced that its PX Pressure Exchanger™ (PX™) devices will be implemented at the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant (SSDP) in Western Australia. To be constructed by the Southern Seawater Alliance (SSWA) — a joint venture between Técnicas Reunidas Australia Pty Ltd, Valoriza Water...
NF Energy Saving Corporation of America, a Chinese leader in energy efficient flow control systems and energy efficiency projects, today announced the company has successfully completed the sale of 500,000 energy efficient lighting lamps, and is starting up the 2nd batch of 2 million energy efficient lighting lamps in June 2009. Total contract value amounts to US$2.34 million and revenue to be recognized...
China Energy Recovery, Inc., a leader in the waste heat energy recovery sector of the industrial energy efficiency industry, announced today that it has successfully completed an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) project (the “Project”) for a new specialty sulfuric acid plant, operated by Jiahua Chemical (”Jiahua”), in late December 2008. The Project is a showcase...
Amerex Energy Services, the nation’s premier energy consulting company has joined forces with Armstrong Service, Inc. (ASI), a global leader in utility system optimization to provide a full-service energy offering designed to reduce all aspects of customer energy costs, in both physical usage and the actual price of the energy commodity itself. The alliance between the two industry leaders will...
The San Francisco-based Sierra Club has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court asking for a court-ordered shutdown of the community-owned electrical generating plant in Holland, Michigan. The complaint, filed against the City of Holland and the Holland Board of Public Works on December 15, alleges that normal maintenance and repair work done at the James De Young power generating facility constituted...
Save the Planet and Win, an environmental social network that lets everyone lower their carbon footprint in an online community of like-minded members, has announced a great way to help spread environmental awareness and reduce global warming this holiday season — by distributing free carbon offset gift cards to family and friends. AddOffset cards are available to any new or existing Save the...
Orion Energy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of energy management systems to the commercial and industrial sectors, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $10 million of its outstanding common stock. The action supplements the $20 million share repurchase authorization approved in July 2008 and which has been virtually fully utilized. Purchases...
Dassault Systèmes (DS), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced the availability of CZone for Abaqus, from the DS SIMULIA brand, for simulating crushing of composite materials. CZone for Abaqus, a new add-on product for Abaqus FEA software, enables engineers to accelerate the design and evaluation of energy-absorbing composite components and assemblies....
With wintry temperatures, cold and snow blanketing parts of Michigan, Consumers Energy is once again reminding its electric and gas customers to keep safety in mind by following some simple steps to keep their meters clear. One of the best ways customers can help ensure the safety of meter readers as well as the proper operation of natural gas and electric meters is by keeping the meters free of snow...