ITC Sends Crews to Assist With Power Restoration in Hurricane-Ravaged Gulf Coast Communities

ITC Holdings Corp. has sent emergency field crews from its Michigan and Iowa operations to Louisiana to assist with power restoration efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav. The Gulf Coast storm, which hit Monday, has left more than 1.9 million residents in Louisiana without electricity. More than 90,000 households in neighboring Mississippi are... 

ADM, Deere, Monsanto to Collaborate on Corn Stover Research

Archer Daniels Midland Company, Deere & Company and Monsanto Company have agreed to collaborate on research to explore technologies and processes to turn crop residues into feed and bioenergy products. The companies will work together to identify environmentally and economically sustainable methods for the harvest, storage and transport of corn... 

Titan Energy Worldwide, Inc. to Supply Modular Power System for Fortune 500 Company Customer Service Center

Titan Energy Worldwide, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Titan Energy Systems, has been awarded a contract to supply two emergency power generators in a state-of-the-art modular design to W.W. Grainger, Inc., the leading broad line supplier of facilities maintenance products in North America. Titan Energy Systems is a full line sales and service... 

Hydrogen Engine Center Receives Purchase Order from Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc.,, a developer of systems and processes used in the design, manufacture and distribution of alternative fuel internal combustion engines, engine controls and generator systems, has announced the receipt of a purchase order from Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro [Hydro] for additional work for grid integration of the 250kW 4+1TM... 

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,... 

Avista Corp. Names Mark Thies Sr. V.P. and CFO as Part of Its Strategic Succession Planning

Avista Corp. announced that Mark Thies will join the company as senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) in September 2008. Previously, the CFO position was held by Malyn Malquist, Avista Corp. executive vice president. Malquist will remain as executive vice president through the transition, and he will continue to play an active part... 

VeraSun Energy Announces Startup of Hartley, Iowa, Ethanol Biorefinery

VeraSun Energy Corp., one of the nation’s largest ethanol producers, announced the startup of its 110 million gallon per year ethanol biorefinery located near Hartley, Iowa. The Hartley production facility marks the 13th VeraSun biorefinery in operation, increasing the company’s annual production capacity to more than 1.3 billion gallons. “We... 

Advanced Control Systems Responds to Severe Midwest Floods With Record Breaking Delivery Time for ITC Midwest

Advanced Control Systems, Inc. (ACS), a leading provider of smart grid automation and system solutions to global utilities, recently completed an expedited delivery of two ACS substation automation systems to ITC Midwest LLC, a subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE:ITC), in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In response to the widespread flooding that overtook Eastern... 

BIO Supports EPA Denial of Renewable Fuel Standard Waiver

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) provides crucial support and incentives for companies to invest in new biorefineries to bring advanced biofuels to the pump. Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President & CEO Jim Greenwood released the following statement expressing the industry’s support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s... 

NCGA Thanks EPA for Denying Request to Waive Renewable Fuels Standard

The National Corn Growers Association hailed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision today to deny a request to reduce the renewable fuels standard as growers prepare for the second-largest corn harvest in history and consumers clamor for solutions to high gasoline prices. “We’re very grateful but not surprised by the EPA’s...