RES Americas Announces Completion Of Hackberry Wind Project

Renewable Energy Systems Americas (RES Americas), a national leader in the development and construction of wind power projects, announced completion and commencement of commercial operations of its Hackberry Wind Project, a $350 million wind farm in Shackelford County, Texas. RES Americas is the developer, construction contractor, operator of the project,... 

Kitimat LNG Obtains Environmental Approvals, Signs Agreement With Mitsubishi Corporation for LNG Terminal

Kitimat LNG Inc. and Mitsubishi Corporation announced that they have signed a Heads of Agreement under which Mitsubishi will acquire terminal capacity and an equity stake in Kitimat LNG’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal. The Heads of Agreement sets forth the terms, pursuant to which Mitsubishi will commit to purchase 1.5 million... 

Horizon Wind Energy Announces Commercial Operation of Three Wind Farms

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,... 

Developers Diversified Announces Income-Producing Solar Energy Program to Benefit Tenants and Environment

Developers Diversified Realty announced an income-producing solar energy program in partnership with SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services provider. The program will enable Developers Diversified to incorporate solar photovoltaic (PV) systems through a multi-phase deployment at the company’s shopping centers, starting... 

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... 

Alpha Natural Resources Donates $25,000 to The Nature Conservancy’s Clinch Valley Program

The Nature Conservancy announced today that Alpha Natural Resources has donated $25,000 to the international group to help advance its conservation work in southwestern Virginia’s Clinch River Valley. The gift will support a joint Nature Conservancy and Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME) project to inventory and set priorities... 

Amerex Energy Services and Armstrong Service Join Forces to Reduce Customers’ Energy Costs

Amerex Energy Services, the nation’s premier energy consulting company has joined forces with Armstrong Service, Inc. (ASI), a global leader in utility system optimization to provide a full-service energy offering designed to reduce all aspects of customer energy costs, in both physical usage and the actual price of the energy commodity itself. The... 

MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures Backs Laurus Energy

MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm, announced that it has backed Laurus Energy, the North American leader in Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project development. Laurus also announced today that top energy executive Rebecca McDonald has joined as CEO. “Given the huge demand for energy in the U.S. and abroad... 

FMC Technologies Awarded $45 Million Contract for StatoilHydros Heidrun North Project

FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract from StatoilHydro for the manufacture and supply of additional subsea equipment for its Heidrun North project, located in the Norwegian Sea. This contract, valued at approximately $45 million in revenue, is a call-off from a previously announced frame agreement signed in 2007 with... 

Blue Green Alliance Continues to Grow With SEIU, LIUNA

As the economic crisis grows, and as leaders from around the world gather in Poland to address climate change, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) announced today that they are joining the Blue Green Alliance. The Alliance is a growing labor-environmental partnership to...