LAI Wins Manufacturing Contracts for Land-Based Gas Turbine Components

LAI International, Inc., strategic supplier of precision components and sub-assemblies for original equipment manufacturers has announced it has secured contract awards for manufacturing land-based gas turbine machinery. LAI uses proprietary milling technology to process more than 1,000 of the static gas turbine components used in power generating plants... 

Spectra Energy Announces Senior Executive Team

Spectra Energy Corp announced the senior executive team who will lead the corporation following current president and chief executive officer (CEO) Fred Fowler’s retirement at the end of 2008. The company previously announced that in January 2009, Greg Ebel, currently chief financial officer (CFO) Spectra Energy, will succeed Fowler as president... 

Brodeur Partners Launches Clean Technology Practice

Brodeur Partners today launched its Clean Technology practice to help emerging and established companies attract public support for environmentally friendly technologies and sustainable “green” business initiatives. Brodeur Partners’ new practice draws on 23 years of experience in business and consumer technology and the firm’s... 

Roper Industries Acquires Technolog, Leading UK Provider of Products and Services for Water, Gas and Electricity Markets

Roper Industries, Inc. announced that it has acquired Technolog, a UK-based end-to-end solutions provider for network monitoring, pressure management, automatic meter recording (AMR) and smart metering solutions. Technolog, which will become part of Roper’s RF Technology segment, designs, manufactures and supplies specialty electronic products... 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company Reaches Tentative Agreement to Acquire Constellation Energy

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company and Constellation Energy announced the companies have reached a tentative agreement in which MidAmerican will purchase all of the outstanding shares of Constellation Energy for a cash consideration of approximately $4.7 billion, or $26.50 per share. The companies expect to enter into a definitive merger agreement... 

VeruTEK Technologies Wins Energy, Environment, Green Tech Company of the Year

VeruTEK Technologies Inc., a Cleantech company, announced today that it has won the Energy, Environment, Green Tech Company of the Year for 2008 presented by the Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technologies (CCAT). Dr. John Collins, President and CEO of VeruTEK, said, “In much the same way pharmaceutical... 

Shaw Adds Palisades Plant to its Entergy Nuclear Maintenance Contract

The Shaw Group Inc. announced today that the Maintenance Division of its Power Group has expanded its existing contract with Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation, to provide nuclear maintenance services at the 798-megawatt Entergy Palisades nuclear power plant near South Haven, Mich. With the addition of the Entergy... 

Duke Energy Finalizes Catamount Energy Acquisition

Duke Energy has finalized its acquisition of Catamount Energy Corporation, announced on June 26, 2008. “The Catamount purchase further positions Duke Energy with additional expertise, resources and a proven track record to continue our growth in the wind business,” said Wouter van Kempen, president of Duke Energy Generation Services (DEGS),... 

LAI Wins Manufacturing Contracts for Wind-Powered Turbine Equipment

LAI International, Inc., strategic supplier of precision components and sub-assemblies for original equipment manufacturers has announced it has won several manufacturing contracts for wind-powered electrical generating equipment. “LAI has been awarded contracts to provide more than 500 large bearing cages to Timken Romania S.A. for wind turbines... 

Constellation Energy Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for Fourth Consecutive Year

Constellation Energy announced for a fourth consecutive year it has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), which tracks the financial, environmental and social performance of leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. “Being named to the Sustainability Index once again serves as a strong indication of our continued commitment...