Today, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture), joined by business leaders, people of faith, elected officials and representatives of the more than 50 organizations in Pennsylvania supporting strong energy savings legislation, launched a new statewide campaign, “How do you spell relief? HB 2200,” challenging all members of the Pennsylvania Senate to pledge to pass HB 2200 [...]
Duke Energy Ohio announced today that a settlement agreement has been reached with most intervening parties, the Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) and the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel on its electric security plan under Ohio’s new energy law.
The agreement, which establishes generation rates for 2009 through 2011, must be approved by the [...]
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and GE announced today the opening of the new Foundations of a Great Communicator Gallery and the General Electric Theater at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, CA.
The Foundations of a Great Communicator Gallery documents the invaluable apprenticeships in public speaking, political philosophy, and understanding the [...]
EESTECH Inc., and China’s Datong Coal Mine Group, based in Shanxi Province, have signed an exclusive agreement to undertake a feasibility and project development program that will use methane and waste coal to supply power for the mining operations.
The program, which will be based on EESTECH’s Hybrid Coalmine Gas Technology (HCGT), uses methane and waste [...]
SMT, the leader for Windows-based geoscientific interpretation software, today announced the opening of its Calgary office and the appointment of Brian Kulbaba as Account Manager, SMT Canada Operations. In celebration of the expansion into Canada, Kulbaba and several SMT management team members will host a sneak preview in Calgary of the company’s upcoming release of [...]
ICIS Chemical Business magazine has unveiled the ICIS Top 100 Chemical Companies, featuring the world’s top chemical players ranked by annual sales.
According to the ICIS Top 100 listing of chemical company financial performance, published in the September 15 issue of ICIS Chemical Business, sector sales rose by 11% in 2007 in local currency terms and [...]
OutBack Power Systems S.L.U., a wholly owned subsidiary of OutBack Power Systems, Inc., announced today the opening of its new office and warehouse in Barcelona, Spain, establishing a presence to meet ongoing demand from European, African and Middle Eastern markets. OutBack Power will execute technical support, service, sales and product distribution from this office.
Officially opening [...]
Symyx Technologies, Inc., announced it has acquired Camarillo, CA-based Integrity Biosolution, LLC in an all-cash transaction. IntegrityBio is a leader in contract formulation research and analytical services, providing high-quality, cost-effective formulation and stability solutions for large molecule biopharmaceuticals along with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) fill/finish services for Phase I and II clinical trial volumes. Specific [...]
Dominion dedicated a new administration building at its Cove Point liquefied natural gas facility that has earned “silver” certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program for meeting stringent standards for its energy usage and environmental impact. The levels of certification are certified, silver, gold and platinum — the highest.
“Dominion is committed [...]
Honeywell announced that it has won an $11 million contract to provide process control hardware and software to Nuon’s Magnum plant, a 1300 megawatt combined-cycle (3 units) power station under construction in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. The contract win follows the completion of an engineering and design study initiated by Honeywell in 2007.
The Nuon Magnum plant, [...]