Entergy’s Pace of Gustav Restoration Hits Record Level

Entergy Corporation utilities are restoring power to customers affected by Hurricane Gustav at the fastest rate in the company’s history. “We have restored power to more customers in four days than we ever have before. Our restoration rate surpasses that accomplished following either hurricanes Katrina or Rita,” said Randy Helmick,... 

Entergy Warns of Precarious Power Island Situation in Southeastern Louisiana

Entergy’s transmission system has sustained extremely severe damage from Hurricane Gustav, damage that could make power restoration a difficult and slow process, especially in southeastern Louisiana. In terms of power outages, Hurricane Gustav was the second worst in Entergy’s 95-year history, peaking at about 850,000 early Tuesday —... 

Kansas Utilities to Cooperate on Major High-Voltage Transmission Project

Mid-Kansas Electric Company (Mid-Kansas) and Sunflower Electric Power Corporation (Sunflower) have reached an agreement with ITC Great Plains LLC (ITC Great Plains) designating ITC Great Plains to build two of the three sections that will comprise the proposed Kansas V-Plan transmission project. ITC Great Plains will build two sections of the Kansas... 

Horizon Wind Energy Opens Kansas City Development Office

Horizon Wind Energy LLC (Horizon), a leading wind project developer, owner, and operator, owned by EDP Renovaveis, has just opened the doors to its new office located in Overland Park, Kansas. Horizon is currently constructing the 201 megawatt (MW) Meridian Way Wind Farm in Concordia, Kansas, and has hundreds of megawatts under development across the... 

Arete Industries, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Oil & Gas Property

Arete Industries, Inc. announces that the Company received a letter of intent to purchase oil and gas properties in Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, and Montana from Denver based oil & gas and operating companies for $21,000,000 in cash. The wells being offered by the Denver based oil & gas company total 243 wells, including 46 operating wells (PDP)... 

Wescorp Successfully Completes Nitrogen Testing on Water Remediation Unit

Wescorp Energy Inc., an oil and gas technology solutions provider, is pleased to announce that Nitrogen Testing on its 2,000 barrel per day commercial water remediation test unit has been successfully completed. Wescorp’s water remediation units use a patented technology that provides safe, effective and economical separation of oil and solids... 

GreenMan Technologies, Inc. Subsidiary Awarded Largest Project in Missouri to Date

GreenMan Technologies, Inc., a leading regional tire recycler of over 12 million scrap tires per year and emerging leader in patented cold-cure recycled rubber molded products, today announced its wholly owned recycled products subsidiary, Welch Products, has been awarded a multiple site playground project in Platte County, Missouri. The agreement was... 

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,... 

American Resource Technologies, Inc. Announces Test Data on the Linn 1-08

American Resource Technologies, Inc. has been informed by the operator that the initial swab testing of the Linn 1-08 located in Montgomery County, Kansas has been completed. The result from three fifteen-minute swabs was the recovery of approximately 4 barrels of fluid per hour with an oil cut of approximately 30%. While swab tests do not necessarily... 

Zebula Named Treasurer of American Electric Power

Charles E. Zebula has been named senior vice president and treasurer of American Electric Power, the company announced today. The change is effective Sept. 1. Zebula, 48, was previously senior vice president – fuel, emissions and logistics for AEP. In his new position, Zebula will be responsible for AEP’s treasury and investor relations...