Offshore Finds Are Transforming Africa Into a Major Oil Producing Region

MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of GBI Research’s new report “Oil Market in Africa to 2015 – Offshore Finds Transforming Africa into a Major Oil Producing Region,” to their collection of Oilfield Equipment & Services market reports. For more information, visit http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?ProductID=6164897... 

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... 

General Exploration Partners Provides an Update on Atrush-1 Well, Kurdistan

General Exploration Partners (“GEP” or the “Company”) and its partner announced today an update on the Atrush-1 exploration well in Kurdistan. The well was spudded on October 5, 2010 and is setting 9 5/8″ intermediate pipe after logging the Jurassic section to the top of Kurrachine at depth of approximately 2,230 meters.... 

SCHOTT Solar PV, Inc. and Consolidated Solar Technologies Inaugurate Photovoltaic Solar Installation at Belen High School

SCHOTT Solar PV, Inc. (SCHOTT Solar) and Consolidated Solar Technologies (CST) today inaugurated a 50kW photovoltaic (PV) solar power system at Belen High School. The system was funded through a grant system initiated last year by Governor Bill Richardson using funds from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Belen is one of 15 school... 

Cetrel and Novozymes to Make Biogas and Electricity from Bagasse

Cetrel, the largest provider of environmental solutions for the manufacturing industry in Latin America, and Novozymes, the world’s leading producer of industrial enzymes, today announced a research partnership to turn sugarcane waste into green energy. Using Cetrel’s know-how in waste-stream treatment and Novozymes’ biotech expertise, the partners... 

Crews Begin Hanging Panels on Largest Solar Array in Martin County

The largest solar energy array in Martin County began construction a little over 4 weeks ago after the town was able to quickly issue permits to the solar energy contractor, Abundant Energy Inc. (http://www.abundantenergy.com). Though South Florida solar energy companies have been making little headway in the commercial energy market with the exception... 

Clearview Acquisitions Closes Merger with Helix Wind, Inc.

Clearview Acquisitions, Inc. announced that it has completed its previously-disclosed acquisition of Helix Wind Inc. As previously reported in the January 29, 2009 press release, Helix Wind is engaged in the manufacture and sale of small wind turbines designed to generate 2.5 to 5 KW of clean, renewable electricity. Clearview acquired 100% of Helix... 

Verenium Announces First Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Project

Verenium Corporation, a pioneer in the development of next-generation cellulosic ethanol and high-performance specialty enzymes, announced plans to build its first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol facility in Highlands County, Florida. The Company has entered into long-term agreements with Lykes Bros. Inc., a multi-generation Florida agri-business... 

Marine Energy Market: Huge Potential for the UK

Global warming, energy security and rising oil prices have resuscitated the marine energy sector. Ocean energy is a predictable and abundant source of energy with the ability to supply approximately 10% of the world’s electricity needs. The value of worldwide electricity revenues from wave and tidal stream projects could ultimately be between... 

SunPower and Ecoware Sign 130 Megawatt, Four-Year Customer Agreement

SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced it has signed a customer contract with Italian solar plant integrator Ecoware, S.p.A. Under the terms of the agreement, SunPower will provide Ecoware with at least 130 megawatts of its high-efficiency solar panels...