The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and GE announced today the opening of the new Foundations of a Great Communicator Gallery and the General Electric Theater at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, CA.
The Foundations of a Great Communicator Gallery documents the invaluable apprenticeships in public speaking, political philosophy, and understanding the [...]
Constellation Energy announced that its Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (CCNPP) has been awarded the American Nuclear Society’s 2008 Utility Achievement Award for sustained outstanding performance. Jim Spina, vice president at CCNPP, accepted the award on behalf of the approximately 780 employees at Calvert Cliffs at an Aug. 4 conference hosted by the American [...]
Aspen Aerogels has completed delivery of Spaceloft advanced thermal insulation to Technip for a 21-kilometer subsea natural gas pipeline off the coast of Brazil.
Technip is building the rigid pipeline for the Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras. The line will connect the Canapu field (1,700 meters deep) to the Cidade de Vitoria floating production facility (1,400 [...]
NorthWestern Energy announced two significant filings regarding the proposed Mill Creek Generating Station. On Friday, the company submitted its application for an air quality permit with the State of Montana and late Monday filed its request for advanced approval with the Montana Public Service Commission.
“This is a great day for the people of Montana. We [...]
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Japan LNG Export and Import Markets (2010) – Outlook of Demand, Capacity, Trades, Prices, Contracts and Market Structures to 2020″ report to their offering.
LNGReports launched its brand new Japan LNG Export and Import Markets (2010)- Outlook of Demand, Capacity, Trades, Prices, Contracts and Market Structures [...]
Saft and ABB have developed the world’s first high voltage Li-ion (lithium-ion) battery system designed to improve the stability of power distribution grids. The new system combines dynamic energy storage provided by Saft’s 5.2 kV battery, which will help respond to disruptions in the grid, with ABB’s SVC (Static Var Compensation) Light technology for dynamic [...]
When an emergency strikes, nothing is more welcoming than a calm voice and a reliable power supply. Duracell® is providing a bit of both with the introduction of Duracell® Powerpack 450 with Voice. It’s a solution that consumers need, according to a recent survey that shows the majority of Americans are not equipped for power [...]
Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Ed Veith, Executive Vice President, Upstream, of Ivanhoe Energy Inc., announced that a recently completed evaluation by independent engineers has estimated that Ivanhoe Energy’s Tamarack Project, in the Athabasca region of Western Canada, contains best-estimate contingent resources of 441 million barrels of bitumen. This represents [...]
ENER1, Inc. a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion energy storage systems for transportation, utility grid and consumer electronics applications, today announced that its shareholders have approved the appointment of four new members to its board of directors. The new directors are Nora Brownwell, Wilber James, Greg Kasagawa and Stanislav Shekshnia. The appointments were made [...]
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated photovoltaic product manufacturers, today announced it has entered into a new long-term polysilicon supply agreement with Wacker Chemie AG.
Under this agreement, Wacker Chemie will supply Yingli Green Energy with polysilicon from 2010 through the end of 2017. The total amount of polysilicon [...]