Resource Group International, Inc. announced that the Company has signed an agreement to develop several wind energy projects in South America beginning with Chile. Resource Group is partnering with ANPL G.P., through its Chilean subsidiary ANPL Latin America Limited, and has signed a “beneficial” agreement to construct several wind farms...
Quanta Services, Inc. announces that effective today James F. O’Neil, age 50, will serve as president and chief operating officer of the company. In this new position, O’Neil will oversee Quanta’s operations and strategic initiatives across the electric power, natural gas, renewable energy, telecommunications, broadband cable and wireless...
NEMI Northern Energy & Mining Inc. and Aviva Corporation announce that they have entered into a merger implementation agreement to combine the businesses of the two companies to create a new growth-oriented international coal and energy group. The combined entity will provide investors with exposure to operating and development stage assets across...
On November 13 and 14, Gulf Publishing Company will host over 1,000 businesswomen, executives and industry leaders from top energy companies worldwide for the Fourth Annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference in Energy & Technology at the Westin Galleria in Houston. This two-day event is devoted exclusively to providing a forum for women...
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced today that it has signed a letter of intent with Ensyn Corp to form a joint venture to offer technology and equipment to convert second-generation biomass into oil for power generation, heating fuel and eventually for conversion into transportation fuels. UOP and Ensyn expect to finalize terms for the venture...
The University of California, San Diego, which strives to be one of the nation’s “greenest” college campuses, has undertaken a forestation program in an unlikely place…on the roof of two of its parking garages. Steel components have already taken shape, forming the framework for Solar Trees™ that will soon be fitted with a canopy of Kyocera...
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that the nation’s schools spend an average of $175 per student on energy costs — a figure that continues to rise every year. Overall, utility bills are the second largest expense behind personnel costs At the same time, there is a growing awareness across the country about environmental impact and...
GDF SUEZ Energy International through its North American subsidiary announced today the signing of an agreement to acquire FirstLight Power Enterprises, Inc. FirstLight owns and operates a unique portfolio of 15 power generation plants – primarily pumped storage and traditional hydro facilities – and has a state-of-the-art natural gas peaking...
Homeland Energy Group Ltd. report the receipt of initial results of a mineral resource study relating to Homeland’s recently announced acquisition of Appolo Fuels, Inc. (Appolo) (see Homeland Energy press release August 27, 2008). The resource estimation is being performed by Norwest Corporation’s (Norwest) Charleston, West Virginia office...
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,...