Inflation spike won’t last, Bernanke says

A recent increase in U.S. inflation is driven primarily by rising commodity prices globally, and is unlikely to persist, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday. The comments stood in sharp contrast to a string of U.S. central bank officials, some of whom have argued the time is coming for the Fed to begin tightening monetary policy. Earlier... 

Pritchard Capital Partners Hires Senior Professionals to Expand Sales and Trading Group

Pritchard Capital Partners, an energy investment bank and institutional financial services firm, announced today additional expansions to its institutional sales and trading teams with the addition of Owen Jones and John Joyce. Mr. Jones joins as a senior vice president sales trader based in the Washington, D.C., office and Mr. Joyce joins as a senior... 

BIO Urges EPA to Complete Sound Scientific Review Before Publishing Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimates for Biofuels

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must establish a sound, science-based model for measuring net greenhouse gas emissions related to biofuels production before releasing estimates that may understate the positive role biofuels play in reducing climate change emissions. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today released a letter sent... 

IntercontinentalExchange, The Clearing Corporation and Nine Major Dealers Announce New Developments in Global CDS Clearing Solution

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, and The Clearing Corporation (TCC), today announced new agreements intended to advance their previously announced joint global clearing solution for Credit Default Swaps (CDS). Together with nine of the major global investment... 

GE Energy to Provide Distribution Management System for EDF Energy Networks in London

GE Energy announced today that EDF Energy Networks is installing GE’s power distribution management software system to help manage EDF’s London electricity distribution network. The new distribution system completes the final phase in EDF’s integration strategy that will benefit eight million customers in the United Kingdom. Since privatization... 

UISOL Presents Workshops on Demand Response Management

Utility Integration Solutions, Inc. (UISOL) announced that it will be presenting on the topic of Demand Response Management (DRM) at two utility industry events in November. UISOL CEO Ali Vojdani will present Demand Response Business Network on November 6th at EUCI NextGen: The Future of Demand Response & Energy Efficiency in Boston, MA. Vojdani... 

MagneGas Corporation Signs Distribution Agreement with Boca BioFuels, Inc

MagneGas Corporation, an alternative fuel company that produces a metal cutting fuel and natural gas alternative made from liquid waste, announced that it has signed an agreement with Boca BioFuels, Inc to distribute MagneGas for the metal cutting and welding market in the Greater Atlanta area. Don Lenci, President of Boca BioFuels, Inc states, “We... 

Apogee Interactive Addresses American Public Power Association’s 2008 Customer Connections Conference in Music City

Apogee Interactive Inc. technology consultants Dan Lockman and Jon Scott have been selected by the American Public Power Association to speak on Internet-based energy efficiency analysis tools at APPA’s 2008 Customer Connections Conference in Nashville, Tenn. today. Lockman, a founding employee of Atlanta-based Apogee, will demonstrate how to use... 

ProEnergy Expands Services

ProEnergy Services continues to expand its single-source capabilities with the addition of EPC Services, which will provide turn-key engineering, procurement and construction services for the power generation industry. Although ProEnergy has offered engineering and construction services throughout its history, EPC Services will expand those capabilities... 

Metals Theft Summit Brings Renewed Commitment to Catch Thieves

“I’m sure we all wish the passage of a law could eradicate a criminal act, but it doesn’t work that way,” said Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) Director Vernon Keenan. Keenan made the remarks at a Metals Theft Stakeholder Summit held Oct. 6 in middle Georgia and telecast in Atlanta. Keenan referred to legislation passed...