Park Avenue® Windows Sponsoring Energy-Efficient Windows Sweepstakes in 2011

Park Avenue Windows®, an exclusive line of triple pane vinyl replacement windows and patio doors is sponsoring an Energy-Efficient Windows Sweepstakes in 2011. Park Avenue Windows will draw one grand prize winner who will win up to $10,000 worth of ENERGY STAR® qualified Park Avenue® Windows. This exclusive window system features the E3-MAX® triple... 

Wall Street up on energy shares after Japan quake

Stocks rose on Friday, led by gains in energy shares after Japan’s biggest earthquake on record hurt the country’s oil refining capacity, but trade was choppy as investors tried to weigh the quake’s economic impact. The 8.9 magnitude quake that struck the northeast coast of Japan, the world’s third largest economy, triggered... 

MIT President Meets Young Future Energy Leaders at World Future Energy Summit

Dr Susan Hockfield, President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology yesterday met with the Young Future Energy Leaders (YFEL) on the second day of the World Future Energy Summit (WFES). The meeting was part of the YFEL program for WFES 2011, which provides the bright talent in the renewable energy and sustainability space with the opportunity... 

Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Meets Young Future Energy Leaders at WFES

On the third day of the World Future Energy Summit (WFES), Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, met with the Young Future Energy Leaders (YFEL), an initiative led by Masdar Institute. Christiana Figueres said: “Creating solutions to the climate change issues facing the world must involve the next... 

Young Future Energy Leaders Poised to Make a Contribution to the solution of clean energy and sustainability at WFES 2011

The Young Future Energy Leaders (YFEL), a program of the Masdar Institute, committed to raising awareness and engaging students and young professionals in the renewable energy and sustainability fields, announces its program and sponsors for 2011. Growing support from the private sector, including local companies such as Emirates Nuclear Energy Company... 

Cape Wind Completes Permitting Process

Cape Wind completed its Federal permitting process today with the receipt of a final permit from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), continuing the project’s forward progress to creating jobs and increasing energy independence from the 468 megawatt offshore wind farm. EPA’s approval came 24 hours after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued... 

Market slips on bank worries, lackluster jobs data

Stocks fell on Friday after a court ruling in a key foreclosure case prompted investors to pull out of bank stocks, adding to weakness after a lackluster jobs report. Even with the decline, however, the S&P 500 and Dow recorded their sixth straight week of advances. The market has proved resilient despite expectations that stocks were due for a... 

ENER1 Shareholders Appoint Four New Directors to Board

ENER1, Inc. a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion energy storage systems for transportation, utility grid and consumer electronics applications, today announced that its shareholders have approved the appointment of four new members to its board of directors. The new directors are Nora Brownwell, Wilber James, Greg Kasagawa and Stanislav Shekshnia.... 

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.... 

GDF SUEZ Energy North America Affiliate Completes Acquisition of FirstLight Power Enterprises, Inc.

GDF SUEZ Energy North America announced the acquisition of FirstLight Power Enterprises, Inc. (FirstLight) from Energy Capital Partners is now complete. FirstLight owns and operates a unique portfolio of 15 power generation plants — primarily pumped storage and traditional hydro facilities. It also has a state-of-the-art natural gas peaking power...