Peabody Energy Announces New Business Development and Law Appointments

Peabody Energy announced today two new leadership appointments: Murray Hundleby has been named Vice President and Chief Legal Officer – Australia, and Rebecca L. Kujawa has been promoted to Vice President – Business Development. In this new position, Hundleby will lead the law department supporting Peabody’s Australian business platform from... 

Electric vehicles, infrastructure power 2009 Beyond Oil conference

Shiny new electric vehicles, emitting only low-whirring sounds, glistened as they darted among the few sun breaks in Seattle outside a Cascadia Center conference titled Beyond Oil: The Sustainable Communities Initiative. The all-electric Ford Focus made its debut at the late-October event, co-sponsored by Idaho National Laboratory. Ford’s Focus... 

U.S. Energy Corp. Announces Investment in Geothermal Entity

U.S. Energy Corp. announced that it has invested $3.445 million in Standard Steam Trust LLC, a private geothermal exploration and development company based in Denver, Colorado. Current capitalization of SST (with other partners) is $13.8 million (25% USE), which now includes approximately 60,000 acres of BLM, state and fee leases in seven prospect areas... 

Shaw Chairman Urges National Commitment to Build Nuclear Power Plants

The Shaw Group Inc. Chairman J.M. Bernhard Jr. called for a national commitment to build up to 50 nuclear power plants by 2030, telling a gathering of power industry leaders that the jobs, clean electricity and energy independence created by a “nuclear renaissance” offer a unique platform to achieve the “hope and change” pledged by President-elect... 

Biofuels Power Agrees to Purchase Decommissioned H.O. Clarke Electric Generating Station in Central Houston

Biofuels Power Corporation announced that it has agreed to purchase the site, infrastructure and equipment of the decommissioned H.O. Clarke Electric Generating Station in central Houston. The purchase includes 79 acres of land at the intersection of Main St. and Hiram Clarke Road, together with all infrastructure, equipment, buildings and other improvements.... 

European Commission announces first building-blocks of a future super-grid

The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) welcomes the key role given to offshore wind energy in the European Commission’s Strategic Energy Review (SER) published this morning, and above all its commitment to publish a Blueprint for a North Sea offshore grid. With 1, 486 MW of capacity currently installed offshore and 30, 882 MW more capacity... 

Renewable Choice Energy Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Product: ‘GREEN YOUR PHONE’

As the environmental impact of conventional energy production and electricity consumption continues to be a growing concern with Americans, Renewable Choice Energy has developed GREEN YOUR PHONE, a first-of its-kind retail product which enables cell phone users to offset their mobile device’s electricity use with wind power. GREEN YOUR PHONE allows... 

Utility Industry Executive to Advise CleanTech Biofuels on Renewable Power Production

CleanTech Biofuels, Inc., announced that Dan W. Ziegler, Managing Director of business development for Duke Energy Generation Services, will serve as a consultant to CleanTech Biofuels as it continues to develop its municipal solid waste to renewable power production platform. Mr. Ziegler has over 20 years of experience in the power industry, with extensive... 

Texas School District Remedies Soaring Energy Costs and Aging Infrastructure, Receives Award for Becoming Leader in Energy Efficient Learning Environments

Ferris Independent School District recently completed renovations aimed at increasing energy efficiency and indoor air quality while creating a high-performance learning environment at Ferris Junior High School, Ferris Intermediate School, the Ingram and McDonald Elementary Schools and the district maintenance facility. Additionally, the district built... 

South Africa’s Minister of Minerals and Energy Welcomes Denham Capital Investment in BioTherm Energy to Develop Power Generation Business

Denham Capital, a leading energy-focused global private equity firm, announced today that it will invest equity of up to R1,5 billion (US $150 million, 95 million pounds Sterling) in BioTherm Energy, a South African developer, owner and operator of renewable and clean energy generation projects. Commenting on Denham Capital’s investment, Buyelwa...