NACEL Energy Corporation, a wind power company in business to generate clean, renewable energy, today confirmed it has entered into two long term wind development rights agreements covering an aggregate of 636 acres in Donley County, Texas. Hedley Pointe is the Company’s fourth Texas wind energy project located in the Panhandle. At project build-out,...
PetroSun, Inc. announced that PetroSun BioFuels, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, has executed the initial lease in the Mississippi River Delta Aquaculture Lease Program. The 744.69 surface acres of former catfish ponds are located in Humphreys County, Mississippi, near the town of Belzoni. PetroSun BioFuels has authorized the leasing of up to 60,000...
Horizon Wind Energy, owned by EDP Renovaveis, the fourth largest wind energy producer in the world, fully commissioned over 500 megawatts (MW) in December of 2008. The 201 MW Meridian Way Wind Farm, located in north central Kansas in Cloud County, the 102.9 megawatt (MW) Rattlesnake Road Wind Farm located near the city of Arlington in Gilliam County,...
Terra-Gen Power LLC,, a wholly-owned affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners, announced today that, through an affiliated project company, it has acquired a portfolio of six wind projects from Airstream Energy LLC. The projects, which are located in Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico are in various stages of development and, when fully...
XsunX, Inc., a solar technology Company engaged in the build-out of its multi-megawatt amorphous thin film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar manufacturing facilities in Oregon, provides a look into 2008’s initiatives, legislation, and events set to positively impact the Renewable Energy Industry and reduce dependence on carbon based fuels. – In...
An economic study released today shows a regional cap-and-trade policy would severely handicap Minnesota’s economy, causing sharp increases in energy prices and reducing net employment in Minnesota by 21,000 jobs by 2015. The report, titled “Economic Analysis of the Impact of a Midwest Regional Climate Policy on Minnesota,” was written...
Cree, Inc., a leader in LED lighting, announces that the University of Notre Dame is joining the LED University(tm) program, an international community of universities working to accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient LEDs across their campuses. The university is implementing four pilot installations to evaluate the feasibility of LED lighting...
Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. CEO Brian Kistler announced that the company has received its initial round of financing to begin deployment of its heavy oil initiative. The company also recently announced it has secured Oil and Gas Leases for 500 acres of ground in Vernon and Barton County, Missouri. “Receiving a first round of funding from...
G.I. Jobs magazine has named American Electric Power one of the nation’s 50 most “military-friendly” employers for the sixth consecutive year. AEP is among only seven companies that have appeared on the publication’s top-50 list each year since it was introduced in 2003. G.I. Jobs helps provide training and career opportunities...
CVR Energy, Inc. announced that it is in discussions with multiple parties to select a new supplier for a replacement of its crude oil supply agreement with J. Aron & Company. The company said that J. Aron and CVR Energy had agreed to extend to Dec. 1, 2008, the date by which either party may provide notice of cancellation of their current crude...