Cleanfield Energy Announces Award of Collaborative Research and Development Grant for Nanowire Photovoltaics Project

Cleanfield Energy Corp a subsidiary of Cleanfield Alternative Energy Inc. announces that its project partner, McMaster University, has been awarded a Collaborative Research and Development grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The project received funding for $236,000 over the next 3 years and is intended... 

GPEC and SolarCity Unveil Greening Greater Phoenix Initiative to Promote Region as Solar and Sustainability Leader

The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) announced a new sustainability initiative today to position Greater Phoenix as a location for solar and clean technology, green building, renewable energy and other “green industry” organizations. Greening Greater Phoenix Powered by SolarCity promotes the region as an emerging leader in solar technology... 

America Has the Ability, Talent to Meet Climate Challenge

Below are excerpts from a speech Duke Energy Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers gave Aug. 21 to the World Affairs Council of Charlotte. I believe it’s time for us to move toward solutions that bridge the gap from today’s technology ideas to tomorrow’s commercial solutions. During this transition, we need to use all of the fuels... 

Nexterra Biomass Gasification Ready to Displace Fossil Fuels in Lime Kilns and Boilers

After two years of biomass gasification testing at the company’s Product Development Centre in Kamloops, BC, Nexterra Energy Corp. has confirmed that renewable synthesis gas, or “syngas”, produced by its gasifier has the ability to displace at least 60 per cent of fossil fuels used in lime kilns. Depending on the biomass feedstock... 

NYRI Receives Support of Unions for Jobs and the Environment

New York Regional Interconnect Inc., the proposed 190-mile transmission line that will bring electrical energy from upstate New York to meet the growing demand in the southeastern part of the state, today announced that it has received the official support of Unions for Jobs and the Environment (UJAE). UJAE includes unions that build and maintain electric... 

Wartsila to deliver 25 MWe gas power plant to GEUS in Greenville, Texas

Wartsila North America, Inc., a subsidiary of Wartsila Corporation and a leading provider of power plants for flexible power generation, has been awarded an engineered equipment supply contract by GEUS, a municipally-owned electric power, cable and high speed Internet system located in Greenville, Texas, USA. This is Wartsila’s first power plant... 

Johnson Controls-Saft Awarded $8.2 Million Development Contract

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, has awarded Johnson Controls-Saft a contract valued at $8.2 million. The contract will focus on the development of lithium-ion battery systems for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and over the course of two years will seek to validate the... 

Atmos Energy Corporation Names Ruben E. Esquivel to Board of Directors

Atmos Energy Corporation said that Ruben E. Esquivel has been elected to its board of directors as a Class I director. His election, effective September 1, 2008, will increase the size of the natural gas distribution company’s board to 14 directors. Esquivel will join the Board’s Audit Committee and Human Resources Committee. Esquivel, 65, has been... 

China Domestic Production of Dimethyl Ether is Expected to Reach 4.36 Million Tons in 2008 and 7.84 Million Tons in 2009 and 14.84 Million Tons in 2010

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “The Development of China’s Coal-based Alcohol Ether Energy 2008” report to their offering. China’s current energy resources are typified by a huge resource of coal, but a shortage of gas and oil. The total reserves of petroleum and natural gas amounted to 15.5 billion barrels... 

AMSC Enters Power Market in Turkey with Wind Turbine License to Model Enerji Ltd.

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, announced today that it has licensed its proprietary WT1650 wind turbine design to Model Enerji Ltd., Turkey’s first megawatt-class wind turbine manufacturer. Under the terms of the contract, Model Enerji has exclusive rights to manufacture, sell, install, operate and maintain...