JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. and BP Alternative Energy Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of BP p.l.c. announced their intention to jointly develop and market part of their solar photovoltaic product portfolio over the next five years.
The definitive commercial agreement is expected to be entered into before year end. JA Solar is expected to contribute [...]
One worker was unaccounted for after explosions rocked a natural gas liquids storage complex on Tuesday in Mont Belvieu, Texas, according to the plant’s owner, which also said the main facilities were not damaged.
Firefighters contained the massive fire, visible 35 miles to the west in Houston, and there were no reported injuries, Chambers County Judge [...]
LDK Solar Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of solar wafers, announced today that the company held a ceremony celebrating its wafer plant reaching the milestone of 1.0 GW annualized capacity. This event was hosted by Mr. Xiaofeng Peng, Founder, Chairman and CEO in Xinyu, China on August 23, 2008.
“I would like to congratulate our team [...]
Carbon Sciences Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) into high value, earth-friendly products, announced today that Derek McLeish, the company’s CEO will speak at the First International Summit on Policy, Technology and Investment: Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society on September 24 hosted by Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.
Entrepreneurship [...]
SOMS Technologies LLC, a provider of engine oil filtration products, today announced retail availability of its microGreen™ Extended Performance Oil Filter. These filters now allow drivers looking to ‘green’ their vehicles, to do so by simply replacing their standard oil filter with the microGreen filter. The patented technology was announced last month, and is now [...]
Who would have thought that a forty-five millimeter long invention could improve engine performance, reduce emissions and fuel consumption by twenty percent? Continental, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, developed such an innovative technology and is the first to mass-produce the gasoline Piezo direct injection system.
“We are very proud of our Piezo direct injection [...]
GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt announced today that Yoshiaki Fujimori has been named chairman, president and CEO of GE Japan effective October 1. This position is in addition to his current role of leading GE Money Asia. Fujimori will be a dual report to Nani Beccalli, CEO and President, GE International and William H. [...]
PAA Natural Gas Storage today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SG Resources Mississippi, LLC, (“SG Resources”). The primary asset of SG Resources is the Southern Pines Energy Center natural gas storage facility (“Southern Pines”). Total consideration is approximately $750 million. Subject to regulatory approval, the transaction is expected to [...]
Consumers Energy customers should expect to see their natural gas bills go up about 7 percent this winter, down sharply from the double-digit increases projected earlier this year.
Consumers Energy estimated today that the typical residential customer will see an average bill of about $160 a month this winter compared to about $150 a month last [...]
Whiting Petroleum Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors elected James T. Brown President and Chief Operating Officer of Whiting Petroleum Corporation, effective January 1, 2011. Mr. Brown joined Whiting Petroleum Corporation in May 1993 as a consulting engineer, became Operations Manager in 1999, was elected Vice President of Operations in 2000 and [...]