Progress Energy Ready for Potential Carolinas Landfall From Hanna

The forecast for Tropical Storm/Hurricane Hanna continues to change, and Progress Energy Carolinas is prepared to respond quickly to any damage and outages caused by the storm in the company’s service area. Progress Energy Carolinas officials are continuing to monitor the potential path of the storm and implementing early phases of the company’s... 

Forego the Candy, Go Green and Go Back to School With CFL Bulbs

Candy could lose its fundraising edge to compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL) this year. As students and teachers go back to school, ComEd is encouraging schools to “go green” with innovative energy efficiency and renewable energy programs and tips, including a unique fundraising program involving CFLs. The utility also offers educational workshops... 

ZigBee Smart Energy to Be Expanded for Wired Use on HomePlug

Today utilities led by American Electric Power, Consumers Energy, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Reliant Energy, Sempra, and Southern California Edison are working with the ZigBee® Alliance and the HomePlug® Powerline Alliance to develop a common application layer integrated solution for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and home area networks... 

Progress Energy Carolinas, SunEdison Plan Solar Project at Plant Site

Progress Energy Carolinas and SunEdison have signed an agreement under which SunEdison will build, own and operate a 1.2-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) plant on the site of the Progress Energy L.V. Sutton Plant near Wilmington and sell the energy produced to the utility for distribution to customers. SunEdison will build the solar PV array on about... 

Agenda Set for AESP National Symposium On Energy Efficient Technologies

The Association of Energy Services Professionals announced the final agenda for its fourth Technology Symposium is posted online at http://aesp.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=138. AESP’s Technology Symposium: What’s New in Energy Efficiency, Renewable and Demand Response Technologies will be held September 17-19, 2008 at the... 

Trilliant Incorporated Secures $40 Million Equity Financing From MissionPoint Capital Partners and zouk ventures

Trilliant Incorporated, a leader in delivering intelligent network solutions that form the nervous system of the Smart Grid, today announced that it has closed a $40 million equity investment from an affiliate of MissionPoint Capital Partners and zouk ventures. MissionPoint and zouk are leading international investors in the low-carbon and clean energy... 

Seventeen Energy Companies Purchase Licenses under the Katz Portfolio of Patents Which Cover Customer Service Operations

It was announced that seventeen of the nation’s energy and utility companies have purchased licenses under the patent portfolio held by Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. and licensed through A2D, L.P. These separate licenses cover services offered by each of the companies in the “Energy and Utility Services” field of use. These services,... 

Thorium Power Taps Nuclear Industry Veterans for Senior Management Team

Thorium Power, Ltd., the leading developer of non-proliferative nuclear fuel technology and a key provider of comprehensive advisory services, today announced the appointment of two new members to its senior management team. Kevin Yessian will serve as Thorium Power’s Vice President for Consulting Services while Linda Byus will be an Advisor on... 

Southern California Edison Signs Contract for More Than 900 Megawatts of Wind Energy

Southern California Edison (SCE) signed a 20-year contract with DCE, an affiliate of Caithness Energy, which will provide up to 909 megawatts of wind power. Developers say that once completed, the Caithness project will be one of the world’s largest fully permitted wind farms. The project, called Caithness Shepherd’s Flat, involves the installation... 

U.S. Department of Energy to Address the Geothermal Finance & Investment Summit

The United States Department of Energy’s Edward J. Wall, of the DOE’s Geothermal Technology Program Office, will keynote the Geothermal Finance & Investment Summit, November 17-19, 2008 in Palm Springs, CA. Many renewable energy project developers — and investors — are looking to the DOE for a range of issues. Mr. Wall is...