Energy Quest, Inc. Gasifcation Process Can Produce Biochar

Energy Quest, Inc. , an emerging leader in alternative energy and the development and production of hydrogen-enriched alternative fuels in an environmentally responsible manner, announced today its gasification process can produce Biochar from agricultural wastes and other biomass. Using Biochar as a soil amendment is an excellent way to enhance crop... 

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... 

Honeywell to Supply Control Solutions to One of the Largest and Cleanest Power Plants in the World

Honeywell announced that it has won an $11 million contract to provide process control hardware and software to Nuon’s Magnum plant, a 1300 megawatt combined-cycle (3 units) power station under construction in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. The contract win follows the completion of an engineering and design study initiated by Honeywell in 2007. The... 

Future Fuels Creates Pennsylvania Clean Coal Project

Future Fuels LLC has created a strategic investment with Immersive Media Corp. in Future Power PA LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Future Fuels. The two parties intend to develop an electricity generation project using state-of-the-art clean coal gasification technology in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. A strategic investment by IMC of $5 million... 

Waratah Board Recommends Shareholders Reject Mineralogy’s Unsolicited Partial Offer

In its Directors’ Circular filed today, the Board of Directors of Waratah Coal Inc. unanimously recommends that holders of Waratah common shares reject the unsolicited partial offer from Mineralogy Pty Ltd. and not tender their Shares to Mineralogy. In reaching this recommendation and concluding that the Mineralogy partial offer is not in the... 

Emergency Stabilization Act Includes Incentives for Rentech and Other Alternative Energy Producers

Rentech, Inc. announced that the Company believes the enactment of the Emergency Stabilization Act is a positive step toward creating financial stability in the marketplace. The inclusion of several tax provisions in the Act will greatly benefit Rentech’s efforts in domestic alternative fuels production. Rentech has a commercial pipeline of both biomass... 

America Has the Ability, Talent to Meet Climate Challenge

Below are excerpts from a speech Duke Energy Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers gave Aug. 21 to the World Affairs Council of Charlotte. I believe it’s time for us to move toward solutions that bridge the gap from today’s technology ideas to tomorrow’s commercial solutions. During this transition, we need to use all of the fuels... 

Rentech Successfully Produces Ultra Clean Synthetic Fuels at Colorado Facility

Rentech, Inc. announced that the Company has successfully produced synthetic fuels at its Product Demonstration Unit (PDU) in Commerce City, Colorado. Rentech’s PDU is the only synthetic fuels facility in the United States today producing transportation fuels. The facility is designed to produce approximately 420 gallons per day of synthetic jet and...