IC Potash announces commencement of preparation of the Ochoa Project Prefeasibility Study

IC Potash Corp. is pleased to announce the commencement of the Ochoa Project Sulphate of Potash (“SOP”) Pre-feasibility Study. Through this study and concurrent environmental work, the Company will establish the engineering basisfor the Ochoa Project for mining, processing, and SOP marketing. This announcement complements recent operating... 

Northern Offshore Appoints New Senior Vice President

Northern Offshore, Ltd. announced today that Mr. Gary L. Bauer has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Operations. Gary W. Casswell, Northern Offshore’s president and CEO, said “Gary is a welcome addition to Northern Offshore, and we are very pleased to have him join our team. His extensive experience with operations and international... 

Ecotech Institute Opens Its Doors to New, Progressive Facility in Aurora

Ecotech Institute, the first and only college focused entirely on preparing America’s workforce for careers in renewable energy and sustainable design, today announced that students are now taking classes in its brand new facility. Located at 1400 South Abilene Street in Aurora, the school has transformed a vacant, large-footprint building into... 

Dejour Oil Discovery Tests Over 500 Barrels of Oil per Day

Dejour Enterprises Ltd. releases the results of a 24 hour production test of the new oil discovery at its 75% owned Woodrush project in the Peace River Arch, NE British Columbia that was announced last week. Production casing was set on Well A-1-I/94-H-02 after it encountered a Halfway oil pool and other productive horizons (See Dejour news release... 

Solix Biofuels Completes $10.5 Million Series A Funding Round, Receives Commitment for Additional $5 Million to Build Biofuels Pilot Plant in Southwest Colorado

Solix Biofuels, a Fort Collins, Colo.-based alternative energy technology firm focused on algae-based intermediates for fuel and chemical production, today announced it has raised $10.5 million in its first round of outside funding, and has reached an agreement with investors for an additional commitment of $5 million, to be used to build an algae... 

Leaf River Energy Center LLC Receives FERC’s Certificate of Necessity for Natural Gas Storage Facility

Leaf River Energy Center LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Westport, CT based NGS Energy LP announced today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity authorizing Leaf River to develop and operate a salt dome natural gas storage facility and the associated pipeline infrastructure. Leaf... 

DCP Midstream Partners, Plains Exploration & Production, and Delta Petroleum to Expand Piceance Basin Gathering System for $150 Million

DCP Midstream Partners, LP, operator and 70 percent owner of Collbran Valley Gas Gathering, LLC (CVGG), today announced that CVGG has entered into definitive agreements to invest approximately $150 million over a multi-year period to construct approximately 20 miles of 24 inch diameter gathering pipeline, compression and liquids handling facilities... 

First LEED CI Certification in Colorado Springs Goes to First Affirmative Financial Network

First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC, a leading provider of investment management and consulting services to financial advisers and their socially conscious clients, has built the first office in Colorado Springs to achieve a LEED® for Commercial Interiors (CI) certification. First Affirmative’s 4,400 square foot office provides numerous... 

Electro Energy Receives $100,000 Order for U.S. Produced 18650 Lithium-Ion Batteries

Electro Energy Inc., a leading provider of advanced battery technologies and associated systems, announced today that Lyntronics, Inc., a New York based battery packager, has placed multiple orders for both Electro Energy’s 2.2 ampere hour USA18650AXC and 2.4 ampere hour USA18650BXC type rechargeable Lithium-Ion cells valued at over $100,000.... 

Rentech Successfully Produces Ultra Clean Synthetic Fuels at Colorado Facility

Rentech, Inc. announced that the Company has successfully produced synthetic fuels at its Product Demonstration Unit (PDU) in Commerce City, Colorado. Rentech’s PDU is the only synthetic fuels facility in the United States today producing transportation fuels. The facility is designed to produce approximately 420 gallons per day of synthetic jet and...