Laidlaw Reaches Agreement with Public Service Company of New Hampshire for Power Purchase Agreement for New Hampshire Biomass Project

Laidlaw Energy Group, Inc., through its affiliate, Laidlaw Berlin BioPower, LLC, announced that it has reached agreement with Public Service Company of New Hampshire (“PSNH”) on the material terms of a contemplated 20-year power purchase agreement for Laidlaw’s Berlin, New Hampshire Biomass Energy Project. The agreement between the parties contemplates... 

Sheetz Chooses Triple Point Oil Trading and Risk Management Software

Triple Point Technology®, the leading global provider of multi-market commodity and enterprise risk management software solutions, announced today that Sheetz, Inc., one of the largest gas and convenience store operators in the US with $3.8 billion dollars in annual revenue, has selected Commodity XL for Oil™ to manage wholesale gasoline procurement,... 

Phoenix Suns Teams With EI Solutions and Tioga Energy on Solar Energy System

EI Solutions, a leader in smart solar solutions, and Tioga Energy, a leading renewable energy services provider, announced today plans to provide the Phoenix Suns with the power of the sun. The companies will install a 194-kilowatt solar system to supply power to the team’s home arena, US Airways Center, which is owned by the City of Phoenix. The... 

Raser Wins West Java Geothermal Development Concession

Raser Technologies, Inc. announced that it was chosen to develop, in conjunction with Indonesia Power, over 100,000 acres of geothermal resources to build an estimated 110 megawatts (MW) of geothermal power in West Java, Indonesia’s most populated island. The 412 square kilometers concession surrounds the Tangkuban Perahu volcano, approximately 15... 

Investors Wary the Philippines is Backtracking on Energy-Sector Reforms

Investors in the Philippines’ energy sector drove a 270% increase in committed investment in the first half of 2008, but are increasingly wary that the Philippines is backtracking on committed reforms. Speaking before members of the American Chamber of Commerce recently, Philippines Department of Trade & Industry Undersecretary Elmer Hernandez... 

ADA-ES Contracts to Begin Construction of Activated Carbon Plant

ADA-ES, Inc. announced that a contract was placed through the Company’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the mobilization of the site preparation work for what it expects will be the largest activated carbon (AC) manufacturing plant in North America when it comes on-line. This follows on last week’s announced contracts... 

EPA-Qualified, High Efficiency Wood Boilers Combat Soaring Heating Oil Prices

The high cost of oil is causing many people to panic about winter heating bills as homeowners brace for higher prices than last year. According to estimates by the Department of Energy, households using heating oil will pay an average $4.34 a gallon, or $2,644 for the heating season, up more than 30 percent from last winter and up 150 percent since... 

Greenline Industries Ranked No. 7 in Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Greenline Industries, provider of biodiesel production platforms, has received major kudos from Inc. Magazine. Not only is Greenline No. 7 on its annual ranking of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., but also No. 1 in both the Energy Sector and Top 100 Businesses in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Greenline attributes much of... 

Constellation Energy Serves up Wind Power for the 2008 US Open

Constellation Energy announced that its subsidiary, Constellation NewEnergy (CNE), is helping to turn the court green at the 2008 US Open in Flushing, N.Y. CNE will supply an estimated 2,000 Green-e certified wind Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to the United States Tennis Association (USTA) to match the electricity consumption at the USTA Billie... 

Westport Innovations Inc.: CleanAir Logix Orders Heavy Duty LNG Trucks for Operation at Port of Oakland

Westport Innovations Inc., a global leader in alternative fuel, low-emissions transportation technologies, announced today that CleanAir Logix of Oakland, California has ordered 9 Kenworth T800 heavy-duty liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks, featuring Westport’s High Pressure Direct Injection (HPDI) technology, for deployment at the Port of Oakland....