Spill panel calls for offshore drilling reform

Blaming the massive BP oil spill on government and industry complacency, a White House panel on Tuesday called for a dramatic overhaul of the way the U.S. regulates offshore drilling. The White House oil spill commission, in its final report of the BP drilling disaster, said the U.S. government needs to expand its drilling regulations, as well as set... 

ESG Solutions Completes Large-Scale Microseismic Hydraulic Fracture Monitoring Program for Nexen Inc.

ESG Solutions (Engineering Seismology Group or ESG), an industry leader in microseismic technology and services, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the largest microseismic hydraulic fracture monitoring program conducted in Canada to date. The real-time microseismic mapping project for Nexen Inc. in the Horn River Basin in northeast... 

Rising Costs Threaten Utility Sector’s Large Dividends

To combat rising costs, companies in the Electric Utilities Sector have been looking to mergers and acquisitions to keep profits steady and maintain their healthy dividends. Stricter environmental regulations require that any new power plants built that are large enough to produce 75,000 tons of carbon dioxide a year must use the best available control... 

Teams Prepare for Round Two in the 2010-2011 Clean Energy Prize Competition

Ideas for new green-energy businesses ranging from a credit card bonus points program to fund renewable energy projects to a speed bump that generates electricity for roadside electronics will go head to head Jan. 21 in Round-2 competition for the 2010-2011 Clean Energy Prize. The competition, presented by DTE Energy and the University of Michigan... 

Research and Markets: Copenhagen Climate Change Conference – Current Situation and Likely Outcome Out Now

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Copenhagen Climate Change Conference – Current Situation and Likely Outcome” report to their offering. At the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009, world leaders will seek to agree on a global framework by which to tackle climate change. The world is looking... 

Rising Heating Oil Costs Result in Record Savings with Wood Pellets

As homes heating with oil are facing record-level heating bills, consumers heating with wood pellets are suddenly realizing record savings. This January, Popular Mechanics introduced “the high tech, carbon-neutral alternative fuel of the future” – wood. Providing environmental and economic benefits, and a level of convenience unmatched by... 

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... 

FMC Technologies Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings Release and Teleconference Schedule

FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it will issue its fourth quarter 2010 earnings release after the market closes on Monday, February 14, 2011. The company also announced it will host its fourth quarter 2010 earnings release teleconference on Tuesday, February 15, at 9:00 a.m. EST. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081222/LAM028LOGO) The... 

Piper Jaffray Hosts Sixth Annual Clean Technology and Renewables Conference

Piper Jaffray will host its sixth annual Clean Technology & Renewables Conference on Jan. 12 in New York. Industry participants and investors will hear from more than 80 of the fastest growing public and private companies in the solar, wind, smart grid, energy storage, LED, biofuels, water, automotive efficiency, and other clean technology sectors. “Piper... 

Infrax Systems (IFXY) Introduces Secure Network Interface Card

Infrax Systems, Inc. , a global provider of unified Smart Grid-related products and services for the Energy and Utility industries, announced today that the company will officially launch their proprietary Secure Network Interface Card (SNIC) at DistribuTECH 2011, February 1, in San Diego, California. DistribuTECH is the utility industry’s leading...