Business and Environmental Groups Unite in Support of Climate Legislation

Exelon Chairman and CEO John W. Rowe and Natural Resources Defense Council President Frances G. Beinecke today urged Midwest business leaders to support comprehensive climate legislation. In a panel discussion at the Economic Club of Chicago, Rowe and Beinecke said economy-wide cap-and-trade legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is essential... 

State of Illinois, FutureGen Partners Highlight Significant Progress and Unwavering Commitment to Bring Project Home to Mattoon

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Director Jack Lavin today assembled national, state and local partners to announce new developments in the state’s effort to secure the landmark FutureGen clean energy project. The progress report included new geophysical data that confirm the suitability of the Mattoon host site to securely... 

Westinghouse Announces New Organization and Management Team to Pursue UK Nuclear Business

Westinghouse Electric Company announced formation of Westinghouse Electric Company UK, a Preston-based organization that will consolidate efforts to pursue commercial nuclear power business throughout the United Kingdom. The Company also announced that David Bonser will serve as the organization’s chairman and that Mike Tynan will serve as Vice... 

Solix Biofuels Completes $10.5 Million Series A Funding Round, Receives Commitment for Additional $5 Million to Build Biofuels Pilot Plant in Southwest Colorado

Solix Biofuels, a Fort Collins, Colo.-based alternative energy technology firm focused on algae-based intermediates for fuel and chemical production, today announced it has raised $10.5 million in its first round of outside funding, and has reached an agreement with investors for an additional commitment of $5 million, to be used to build an algae... 

NEMI and Aviva to merge, creating a growth-oriented international coal and energy business.

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... 

SEMI Announces Launch of New SOLARCON Events in Korea, China, and Singapore

SEMI, the global trade association for the microelectronics manufacturing industry and organizer of SEMICON® expositions, and PV Group, the global association for the photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing supply chain, have announced the launch of SOLARCON, a new series of trade events dedicated to serving the rapidly growing photovoltaic manufacturing market. The... 

Energi Holdings Completes Acquisition of the Conifer Energy Division of Conifer Insurance Agency, Inc.

Energi Holdings Inc. announced that it has completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Conifer Insurance Agency, Inc. The terms of the transaction were approved unanimously by both the Energi and Conifer Boards of Directors. The terms of the transaction are not disclosed at this time. The transaction provides the merged companies with... 

Spectra Energy Announces Senior Executive Team

Spectra Energy Corp announced the senior executive team who will lead the corporation following current president and chief executive officer (CEO) Fred Fowler’s retirement at the end of 2008. The company previously announced that in January 2009, Greg Ebel, currently chief financial officer (CFO) Spectra Energy, will succeed Fowler as president... 

Oil Purification Systems Wins Connecticut Quality Improvement Award for Second Consecutive Year

Oil Purification Systems (OPS), the leader in fluid cleaning technology, announced that the Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnership (CQIA) has recognized the company with its silver level Innovation Prize. OPS received the honor based on its OPS-1 on-board oil refining system, which removes the solid and liquid contaminants from engine oil,... 

Energy Industry Marketing Conference Hosted by Gulf Publishing Company 28 August 2008

Gulf Publishing announced its ninth installment of the Marketing in the Oilfield Conference will take place on 28 August 2008 at the Marriott Houston Westchase Hotel. The conference, titled “Technology and Marketing: Friends or Foes?” will provide energy industry marketing professionals with the latest research and best practices for successfully...