Carmanah Technologies Corporation has received an initial $1 million order from Lyon, France-based telecom provider TWIST to supply solar power systems for a telecommunications project in North Africa. The project, facilitated by Solergitech, Carmanah’s authorized distributor in the region, will power a network of telecommunications towers with the company’s stand-alone solar power systems. According [...]
Hagens Berman LLP, an investor-rights law firm, is continuing to investigate Hercules Offshore to determine if the company violated securities laws. The investigation began after the announcement of a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice investigation of certain of the company’s activities.
Hagens Berman partner Reed R. Kathrein is continuing to lead the [...]
SavWatt USA, Inc., pioneers in LED lighting and the Green revolution, announced today that its high power LED Street Lights are now available for energy saving solutions. Compared to High Pressure Sodium Lamps, SavWatt’s LED street lights can save about 50% – 70% in energy consumption. Additionally, the lifespan of LED street lamps is 3 [...]
Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting, and the City of Welland, Ontario, Canada, announced that Welland has joined the LED City(r) initiative, an international program that promotes the deployment of energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) lighting. The city has converted many of its lighting applications to LEDs, including streetlights and traffic signals, and has [...]
NP Capital Corp announced today that it has purchased various assets including the website www.SolarEnergy.com and the name of Solar Energy, Inc. The website currently receives over 100,000 web hits per month from people seeking information about products or how to enter the solar industry. This purchase will allow NP Capital to promote its products [...]
Propel, a leading retailer of low-carbon renewable fuels and Seattle-based The Essential Baking Company, announce the results of a joint study on the impact of replacing petroleum fuel with biodiesel in the company’s delivery fleet. The results of the 13-week test show that vehicles fueling with B99 biodiesel had no mechanical issues, ran more smoothly [...]
QR Energy, LP, a Delaware limited partnership announced today that the Board of Directors of its general partner has elected Stephen A. Thorington as an independent director.
Mr. Thorington served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Plains Exploration & Production Company from 2002 until he retired from that position in 2006. He [...]
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes again named Entergy Corporation to its exclusive Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and Dow Jones Sustainability North American Index for 2008-2009. For the third year in a row, Entergy was the only U.S. utility selected to the world index.
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes follow a best-in-class approach and include sustainability [...]
RedShift Energy LLC is pleased to announce the acquisition of Superior Solar Systems LLC on Monday, January 26, 2009.
Superior Solar is a leading solar energy design and installation firm specializing in solar pool heaters, solar water heaters and photovoltaic systems used for producing solar electricity. Serving commercial, institutional and residential markets, the company has been [...]
The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc announced that Peter Voser will succeed Jeroen van der Veer as Chief Executive, effective 1 July 2009. Voser (50) is Chief Financial Officer and a Director of the Board since October 2004.
“I am delighted to announce Peter Voser as the next Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell,” said [...]