Swedish EcoEnergy to Begin Construction of Waste-to-Energy Facility in Donetsk

November 19, 2009 Category: Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management
Swedish EcoEnergy to Begin Construction of Waste-to-Energy Facility in Donetsk

In June 2009, the Swedish company EcoEnergy Scandinavia and the Ukrainian government signed Memorandum of understanding on constructing and operating waste incineration plants in Ukraine. Today, EcoEnergy and the Municipality of Donetsk participated in a ceremony in Donetsk in conjunction with the launch of the construction of the first waste to energy... 

Companies West Group Inc. Implements New Initiatives to Fund Long Term Renewable Energy Solutions

November 12, 2009 Category: Renewable Energy
Companies West Group Inc. Implements New Initiatives to Fund Long Term Renewable Energy Solutions

Companies West Group Inc. continues to exploit diverse natural energy resources to fund the company’s long term goal of providing alternative energy solutions. The company has recently engaged in the coal mining sector and will now employ the profits acquired from crude oil production. Companies West has and will continue to use the most current... 

Natural Resources Canada: Government of Canada Invests in Saskatchewan Biofuels

November 10, 2009 Category: Biofuel Energy, Renewable Energy
Natural Resources Canada: Government of Canada Invests in Saskatchewan Biofuels

Thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada, up to $77.75 million over seven years will support the production of ethanol in Saskatchewan, sustain job creation and help stimulate the economy. Ray Boughen, Member of Parliament for Palliser, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, today announced that... 

Hydrogen milestone moves energy independence one step forward

November 10, 2009 Category: Hydrogen Energy
Hydrogen milestone moves energy independence one step forward

Big things often come in small packages. That’s certainly the case with the potential created by recent successes in hydrogen research at Idaho National Laboratory. Steve Herring, technical director of the High Temperature Electrolysis Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative, holds in his hand a solid-oxide electrolysis cell no larger than a standard CD.... 

Business and Environmental Groups Unite in Support of Climate Legislation

November 6, 2009 Category: Energy Efficiency, Energy Prices, Energy Saving
Business and Environmental Groups Unite in Support of Climate Legislation

Exelon Chairman and CEO John W. Rowe and Natural Resources Defense Council President Frances G. Beinecke today urged Midwest business leaders to support comprehensive climate legislation. In a panel discussion at the Economic Club of Chicago, Rowe and Beinecke said economy-wide cap-and-trade legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is essential... 

Honeywell’s UOP and China National Petroleum Corp. to Collaborate on Biofuels Projects in China

November 4, 2009 Category: Biofuel Energy
Honeywell's UOP and China National Petroleum Corp. to Collaborate on Biofuels Projects in China

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding with China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) under which the two companies will collaborate on a range of biofuels technologies and projects in China. Under the terms of the agreement, announced at the 20th meeting of the China-U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade... 

U.S. Department of Energy Awards Momentive $4.5 Million Grant

October 30, 2009 Category: Energy Companies, Natural Gas, Oil Energy
U.S. Department of Energy Awards Momentive $4.5 Million Grant

Momentive Performance Materials will receive $4.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to continue the development of breakthrough technology for the low cost production of light emitting diodes (LEDs) used in solid state lighting (SSL) and for increased LED light source performance. LED lights can consume 75 percent less energy... 

W2 Energy Continues to Expand Algae to Bio-Diesel Opportunities

October 29, 2009 Category: Biodiesel, Green Energy
W2 Energy Continues to Expand Algae to Bio-Diesel Opportunities

W2 Energy Inc., a developer of green energy, is pleased to announce it has signed a preliminary joint venture letter of intent with Coastal Capital Acquisition Corporation to design, construct and operate an Algae to Bio-diesel facility in the state Florida, in the United States. W2 Energy has an all in one system that grows, harvests and dries algae... 

Exelon Generation and ODEC Sign 10-Year Energy Supply Contract

October 29, 2009 Category: Electricity, Energy Companies, Energy Suppliers
Exelon Generation and ODEC Sign 10-Year Energy Supply Contract

Exelon Generation announced that the Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) awarded it a ten-year contract commencing on June 1, 2010 to provide 200 MWs of baseload generation capacity and energy. ODEC awarded Exelon the deal as a result of a competitive bidding process it initiated in June 2009. The long-term contract with ODEC fits squarely within... 

Hydrogen milestone could help lower fossil fuel refining costs

October 9, 2009 Category: Hydrogen Energy, Nuclear Energy
Hydrogen milestone could help lower fossil fuel refining costs

Hydrogen researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory have reached another milestone on the road to reducing carbon emissions and protecting the nation against the effects of peaking world oil production. Stephen Herring, laboratory fellow and technical director of the INL High Temperature Electrolysis team, today announced... 

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