Atlas Copco to Supply Worlds First Floating LNG Plant

Atlas Copco has won a multi-million USD contract to supply six turboexpander compressors for a new type of application related to liquefied natural gas (LNG). The customer, Norway-based KANFA Aragon A.S., part of the Sevan Marine Group, will use the equipment for the world’s first floating natural gas liquefaction plant. Installed aboard a so-called... 

Sigma Signs Definitive Agreement for Acquisition of Zensys

Sigma Designs, a leader in digital media processor SoC’s for consumer electronics, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Zensys Holdings Corporation, a wireless start-up company. Zensys, headquartered in Fremont, California, is an innovative developer of single-chip RF solutions called Z-Wave® that has already been designed... 

PECO Begins Second Round of Bidding for Renewable Energy Credits

For the second time in 2008, PECO is inviting renewable energy producers to submit bids to sell alternative energy “credits” to help the company fulfill the requirements of Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) legislation. The details of the request for proposal (RFP) will be discussed in a teleconference on Monday, November... 

Inergy Receives “Impact Award” From National Association of Small Business Investment Companies

Inergy, L.P. announced that The National Association of Small Business Investment Companies (NASBIC) has named Inergy a recipient of its 50th Anniversary “Impact Awards.” Inergy is being honored at a luncheon presentation today during the NASBIC’s 50th Annual Meeting & Private Equity Conference. Inergy – along with Intel, the world’s... 

Inergy Holdings, L.P. Declares 13th Consecutive Increase in Quarterly Cash Distribution

The Board of Directors of Inergy Holdings GP, LLC, general partner of Inergy Holdings, L.P., today announced an increase in its quarterly cash distribution to $0.65 per limited partner unit ($2.60 annually) for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. This represents an approximate 6.6% increase over the previously declared quarterly distribution of $0.61... 

SkyFuel Unveils the SkyTrough: the World’s Highest Performance, Lowest Cost Utility-Scale Solar Power System

SkyFuel, Inc. today secured its position as the leader in the rapidly growing concentrating solar power (CSP) industry by unveiling the SkyTrough(TM): the highest performance, lowest cost utility-scale solar power system of any kind for generating electricity. With glass-free mirrors, a highly engineered space frame that allows compact transportation... 

Babcock & Brown Commences Construction of Majestic Wind Farm in Texas Panhandle

Babcock & Brown, a leader in wind energy development, operation and maintenance, today announced the closing of financing and commencement of construction of its 79.5 megawatt (MW) Majestic Wind Farm near Panhandle, Texas, northeast of Amarillo. The project is expected to finish construction and reach full commercial operation before the end of... 

Panasas Parallel Storage Drives Completion of Seismic Processing Jobs Up to Six Times Faster for Geofizyka Krakow

Panasas, Inc., the global leader in parallel storage solutions, today announced that, through the deployment of a Panasas AS3000 parallel storage solution, Geofizyka Krakow is completing seismic processing jobs up to six times faster. This performance boost positively impacts its geophysicists’ productivity by providing faster results and the... 

Capstone Turbine Signs Agreement to Supply Its Proprietary Air Bearing Technology to Barber-Nichols

Capstone Turbine Corporation, the world’s leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, announced today that it has signed a supply agreement with Barber-Nichols, Inc. for Capstone’s air bearing technology for use in non-competitive equipment manufactured and sold by Barber-Nichols. Under the terms of the agreement Capstone... 

PECO Partners With ENERGY STAR (R) To Provide Customers With More Energy Saving Tools

PECO has formed a partnership with ENERGY STAR to provide its customers with more money saving resources through the company’s website at www.peco.com/save. A new web-based, interactive home is now available to take visitors on a tour from attic to garage that is full of energy saving tips and green information. PECO said it’s working to help its...