Solarfun Signs Letter of Intent for Three Year Supply Agreement with Q-Cells

Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd, an established vertically-integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots and photovoltaic (“PV”) cells and modules in China, today announced that it has entered into a letter-of-intent for a three-year supply agreement with Q-Cells International, a 100% subsidiary of Q-Cells AG (“Q-Cells”), the world’s largest... 

Homeland Energy Purchase of Appolo Fuels to Add 114 Million Tons Measured & Indicated Coal to Homeland’s Global Resource

Homeland Energy Group Ltd. report the receipt of initial results of a mineral resource study relating to Homeland’s recently announced acquisition of Appolo Fuels, Inc. (Appolo) (see Homeland Energy press release August 27, 2008). The resource estimation is being performed by Norwest Corporation’s (Norwest) Charleston, West Virginia office... 

Industrial Biotechnology Corporation and the Plastic Exchange Announce Strategic Partnership

Industrial Biotechnology Corporation, (IBC) has formed a strategic partnership with North America’s leading spot plastic resin market, The Plastic Exchange. IBC’s subsidiary, Renewable Chemicals Corporation (RCC) will utilize the expertise of The Plastic Exchange in financial modeling, business development and commodity hedging for sugarcane based... 

GWS Technologies, Inc. Now Accepting Carbon Offset Project Submissions

GWS Technologies, Inc., an alternative energy technology company developing and marketing solar and wind-powered renewable energy products and solutions, today announced that it is accepting project submissions from businesses and individuals in the agricultural, forestry, waste management and renewable energy sectors for its carbon offset program.... 

TransCanada Closes Ravenswood Generating Station Acquisition

TransCanada Corporation announced that through its subsidiaries, it has acquired all the outstanding equity of both KeySpan-Ravenswood, LLC and KeySpan Ravenswood Services Corp., the companies which together own, control and operate the 2,480 megawatt (MW) Ravenswood Generating Station (Ravenswood) located in Queens, New York for US$2.8 billion plus... 

The Sterling Group, L.P. Completes the Sale of Hudson Products Holdings, Inc.

The Sterling Group, L.P., a middle-market private equity firm based in Houston, Texas, today announced that they have finalized the sale of Hudson Products Holdings, Inc. to Riverstone Holdings LLC. Since 1939, Hudson Products has designed and manufactured air-cooled heat exchanger equipment to serve the oil, gas, and petrochemical processing industries.... 

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... 

OPEL International and Partners Apply for Grid Field Permit in Spain

OPEL International Inc., a leading global developer and supplier of concentrating photovoltaic panels (CPVs), today announced that the Company and its partners have applied for a permit to build a solar grid field in excess of 700 kW in Spain. Following completion of the deployment, the grid field will be owned by a third-party group acting as power... 

SUEZ Energy Resources NA to Host ERCOT Energy Summit in Dallas

SUEZ Energy Resources NA, the retail energy business of SUEZ Energy North America, will be hosting an educational summit to discuss the specificities of the Texas energy market (ERCOT) on Sept. 24, 2008, in Dallas. The event will provide SUEZ customers and prospects the unique opportunity to exchange ideas with leading industry experts and discuss topics... 

Unitil Corporation Rings NYSE Opening Bell

Unitil Corporation announced that its common stock, no par value began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, August 21, 2008. Unitil Corporation Common Stock will continue to trade under its current symbol “UTL.” “Ringing The Opening Bell(SM) at the NYSE opens a new era for our Company,” said Robert G. Schoenberger,...