Honeywell and Haier Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Global Strategic Cooperation

Honeywell and Haier Group today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for global strategic cooperation to collaborate on the development and promotion of low-emission, high energy-efficiency products and solutions. The MOU was signed during the U.S.- China Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, contributing to the bilateral economic... 

Piper Jaffray Hosts Sixth Annual Clean Technology and Renewables Conference

Piper Jaffray will host its sixth annual Clean Technology & Renewables Conference on Jan. 12 in New York. Industry participants and investors will hear from more than 80 of the fastest growing public and private companies in the solar, wind, smart grid, energy storage, LED, biofuels, water, automotive efficiency, and other clean technology sectors. “Piper... 

Business and Environmental Groups Unite in Support of Climate Legislation

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... 

Yingli Green Energy Enters Into Credit Agreement for a Three-Year Loan Facility With ADM Capital

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated photovoltaic (“PV”) product manufacturers, today announced that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries has entered into a credit agreement for a three-year loan facility with a fund managed by Asia Debt Management Hong Kong Limited (“ADM... 

China New Energy to Acquire Remaining Interest in Qinhuangdao Chensheng Gas Co., Ltd.

China New Energy Group Company, a leading energy project developer specializing in the development of natural gas distribution networks, and distribution of natural gas in China, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 51% of Qinhuangdao Chensheng Gas Co., Ltd. (“Chensheng Gas”), a leading natural gas project operator... 

CTDC to Build 30MW On-Grid Solar Power Station in Qaidam Basin

China Technology Development Group Corporation, a provider of solar energy products and solutions in China focusing on a-Si thin film technology, announced that the Company and Qinghai New Energy Group Co., Ltd have signed an agreement with local government of Qinghai Haixi Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Region to build a 30MW on-grid solar power station... 

SouthGobi Energy Resources Reaches 2008 Target Coal Production of One Million Tonnes Ahead of Schedule and Below Budget at Its Ovoot Tolgoi Coal Mine in Southern Mongolia

Peter Meredith, Chief Executive Officer of SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd., and Gene Wusaty, Chief Operating Officer, Coal Division, announced today that the Ovoot Tolgoi mine in southern Mongolia has produced its first 1,000,000 tonnes of coal ahead of schedule and below budget. “We are very pleased to announce this coal production milestone... 

Global Solar Leaders and UNEP Outline Central Role for Solar in Climate Solution at United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poland

Representatives from three leading international solar companies and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) — Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Suntech’s Chairman and CEO, Jeremy Leggett, Executive Chairman of Solarcentury, Mike Ahearn, Chairman and CEO of First Solar, and Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director — gathered at the United Nations... 

Sunrise Consulting Group Inc. Prepares to Move Quickly into Huge and Growing Solar Energy Market

Sunrise Consulting Group Inc. is moving quickly to establish itself as a major player in the fast-growing international solar energy market. Last week the company announced its plans to purchase up to 60% of Sunrise Solartech Co. Ltd., and since that time Sunrise Consulting has been working diligently to finalize funding of its expansion plans. Sunrise... 

Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group Names New President

McDermott International, Inc., parent company of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), announced that Richard L. Killion has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (B&W PGG). McDermott’s Board of Directors announced Killion would succeed Brandon C. Bethards, who was named...