Exelon CEO to Urge Congress to Develop a Marshall Plan for Energy

In testimony before the U.S. Senate Energy Committee on Sept. 12, Exelon Chairman, President and CEO John Rowe will call on Congress to develop a 21st century Marshall Plan for energy, as part of a three-part plan to address the nation’s energy challenges. “I believe nothing less than a comprehensive national effort for energy will put us on the... 

International Energy Announces Breakthrough Diagnostic Technology for Algae-Derived Biofuels

International Energy, Inc., a developer of leading-edge technologies for the renewable generation of photosynthetic biofuels, today announced that researchers have devised and instituted an important patent-pending technology capable of rapidly determining the accumulation of bio-oil and other high-value compounds in microalgae, an important advancement... 

Industry Veterans Expand RMT’s Sustainability Services

RMT, Inc. (RMT) is expanding its Sustainable Business Services Group with the addition of industry veterans Drew Smith and Michael Radcliffe. Smith will lead RMT’s Transaction Advisory Services, a unit that manages the environmental, health, and safety (EHS) aspects of merger, acquisition, and divesture projects. He will direct a professional... 

Emission Credits Corporation and World Energy Solutions Conduct Breakthrough Carbon-Offsets Auction

Emission Credits Corporation (ECC), an agricultural aggregator of sequestered carbon offsets produced exclusively from farmland in Alberta, today announced it sold more than 100,000 tonnes of carbon credits on August 20, 2008 using the World Green Exchange. This deal marks the second large-scale carbon-offsets transaction for ECC this year and its first... 

NSTAR Proposes Expanded Efficiency Programs in Time for Heating Season

In its first official step to implement the Green Communities Act, NSTAR Electric & Gas has filed a plan to expand its energy efficiency programs that are aimed at helping residential heating customers in time for the upcoming winter season. In collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities and the Massachusetts Department... 

Clean Energy Fuels Acquires Texas Landfill Gas Plant to Produce Renewable Gas

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE – News) has acquired Dallas Clean Energy LLC (DCE) for approximately $19.1 million in cash from Camco International Ltd, a Jersey-based company focused on developing projects and strategies to reduce carbon emissions. Clean Energy has partnered in acquiring and operating the project with Cambrian Energy,...