Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced that its subsidiaries, Foster Wheeler Energy Limited and Foster Wheeler International Engineering & Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., together with its consortium partner, Wuhuan Engineering Company, have been awarded contracts by Sasol Synfuels International (Proprietary) Limited (Sasol) and Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group Company Ltd. (Shenhua) to perform a feasibility study for [...]
Arsenal Capital Partners, a leading New York-based private equity firm that invests in middle-market specialty industrial, healthcare, and financial services companies, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ferro Corporation’s Fine Chemicals business, a leading manufacturer of electrolytes used in the manufacture of lithium ion batteries, as well as high performance [...]
HLS Systems International, announced that it is in late stage discussions with some of the largest wind turbine producers in China to provide their critical automation control systems. HLS expects to solidify a formal relationship with one or more of these companies in the next few months and expects to begin producing wind power control [...]
Ameresco, Inc. unveiled its new comprehensive billing management system, AXIS, which is designed to streamline the utility payment and energy analysis processes for large companies with improved reporting accuracy and relevance. The energy solutions provider introduced the new system to energy managers at the Edison Electric Institute’s Fall National Key Accounts Workshop conference in Las [...]
PureSpectrum, Inc. has continued to strengthen and expand its intellectual property portfolio by filing a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a two-wire dimming device that is addressable and scalable for virtually any form of artificial lighting.
For the past six months, PureSpectrum has used its fully scalable, two-wire dimming device to [...]
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that Todd G. Glass has joined the firm as a partner in its clean technology and renewable energy practice. Formerly the chair of Heller Ehrman’s energy practice and co-chair of its energy and clean [...]
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a leader in the development and production of advanced propulsion systems, energy storage technologies, and alternative fuel vehicles, today announced that its affiliate, Fisker Automotive, Inc., a “green” American premium sports car company, has completed its Series C financing round. The funding was completed on September 4, 2008 with [...]
Energy Recovery, Inc., a leader in the design and development of energy recovery devices for desalination, today announced that its PX Pressure Exchanger™ (PX™) devices will be implemented at the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant (SSDP) in Western Australia. To be constructed by the Southern Seawater Alliance (SSWA) — a joint venture between Técnicas Reunidas Australia [...]
Stocks were headed for their best week in nine on Friday as the market defied calls for a pullback despite signs of rotation into defensive and lagging sectors that could intensify in coming weeks. Signs of improvement in the economy and strong corporate earnings have propelled stock prices but tapering volume, meager gains and declining [...]
Hydrogen Hybrid, Corp. announced their endorsement of the California state government’s plan to offer $1 billion in funding to offset the costs of complying with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposed regulations. The two proposed regulations would reduce toxic and greenhouse gas emissions by requiring retrofits for newer diesel trucks and the phasing out [...]