Castle & Cooke Hawai’i and SunPower Corporation, a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, are dedicating today the 1.2-megawatt La Ola Solar Farm on Lana’i in Hawai’i. La Ola, which is translated from Hawaiian as “sun that gives life,” is located on a 10-acre site in south Lana’i and is expected [...]
Oil climbed above $92 on Monday to its highest since October 2008, spurred on by expectations economic recovery will boost energy demand and as market bulls set their sights on $100 a barrel.
U.S. crude was 86 cents higher at $92.24 a barrel by 1438 GMT, off a session high of $92.39.
It settled at $91.38 on [...]
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company and Constellation Energy announced the companies have reached a tentative agreement in which MidAmerican will purchase all of the outstanding shares of Constellation Energy for a cash consideration of approximately $4.7 billion, or $26.50 per share. The companies expect to enter into a definitive merger agreement by close of business, Sept. [...]
The leading manufacturer of high-quality leather, ISA Tan Tec, is the first company in the industry to disclose information on the environmental footprint of each and every one of its products. An environmental pioneer, the company will now specify how much CO2 is generated and how much water is consumed per square meter of leather [...]
Hawai`i BioEnergy, LLC today announced that Paul S. Zorner, Ph.D. has been named president and CEO. Dr. Zorner brings more than two decades of international expertise in renewable fuels research and development.
Dr. Zorner most recently served as chief scientific officer, founder and executive director of PEL, a venture focused on the establishment of green energy [...]
W2 Energy Inc. announce it will submit its Coal to Liquid technology to the DOE CCPI (Clean Coal Power Initiative) for funding. The CCPI is seeking to accelerate the commercial deployment of advanced coal technologies to supply the United States with clean, abundant and affordable energy. The funding will provide up to 340 million dollars [...]
APX, Inc., the leading infrastructure provider for environmental and energy markets and the Gold Standard Foundation today announced that the Gold Standard Registry now includes more than 200 valid greenhouse gas reduction projects in various stages of approval, representing renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in over 30 countries. Of these, approximately 100 projects are [...]
Energy consulting and management company Fellon-McCord & Associates announced the acquisition of the assets of DaCott Power & Transmission Solutions LLC (DP&T) from DaCott Energy Services Ltd. of Houston, TX. The acquisition gives Fellon-McCord a valuable new slate of power supply consulting services including a 24/7 power dispatch capability benefiting municipalities and energy cooperatives.
As part [...]
Swagelok® variable area flowmeters (VAFs) are the latest addition to the company’s broad line of fluid system components. Used to measure liquid and gas flow rates by means of a tapered tube and float, Swagelok flowmeters provide highly accurate measurement with individually calibrated scales and a 10:1 turndown ratio. All Swagelok VAFs are factory calibrated [...]
ADA-ES, Inc. reaffirmed its market expectations with regard to activated carbon (AC) for controlling mercury emission from coal-fired electrical generating units.
Dr. Michael D. Durham, President and CEO of ADA-ES, stated, “The mercury control market continues to grow as a result of existing regulations in over 20 states and Canadian provinces. Although a few analysts have [...]