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... 

Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) Declares Dividend of $0.085 Per Share

The board of directors of Peabody Energy today declared a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.085 per share. The dividend is payable on March 3, 2011, to holders of record on Feb. 10, 2011. Peabody Energy is the world’s largest private-sector coal company and a global leader in clean coal solutions. With 2010 sales of 246 million... 

Young Future Energy Leaders Poised to Make a Contribution to the solution of clean energy and sustainability at WFES 2011

The Young Future Energy Leaders (YFEL), a program of the Masdar Institute, committed to raising awareness and engaging students and young professionals in the renewable energy and sustainability fields, announces its program and sponsors for 2011. Growing support from the private sector, including local companies such as Emirates Nuclear Energy Company... 

Ecotech Institute Opens Its Doors to New, Progressive Facility in Aurora

Ecotech Institute, the first and only college focused entirely on preparing America’s workforce for careers in renewable energy and sustainable design, today announced that students are now taking classes in its brand new facility. Located at 1400 South Abilene Street in Aurora, the school has transformed a vacant, large-footprint building into... 

Texas, home to Big Oil, takes shine to solar power

Texas has long been home to Big Oil companies that specialize in extracting petroleum from hard-to-reach places. Now the hip college town of Austin is vying to become the epicenter of a potentially giant market for carbon-free electricity generated by the hot Texas sun. The rest of Texas may follow, if the state legislature passes incentives that will... 

ENER1 Shareholders Appoint Four New Directors to Board

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.... 

Wind To Power System Announces Service Agreement with Global Energy Services

Wind To Power Systems Inc. (W2PS), a leading provider of systems that integrate renewable power into the electric grid, announces an agreement with Global Energy Services (GES) as the authorized factory service provider for W2PS products installed in North America. Global Energy Services is the leading operator in engineering, installation and maintenance... 

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... 

ENMAX Green Power Selects URS to Build Natural Gas-Fired Power Generating Facility

URS Corporation announced that it has been awarded a contract by ENMAX Green Power Inc. to provide engineering, procurement, construction, startup, testing and commissioning services for a new 120-megawatt simple-cycle power generation facility in Alberta, Canada. The natural gas-fired facility is located about 40 kilometers north of Calgary near the... 

Offshore wind power to contribute to Europe’s economic recovery

The European Commission recognised offshore wind energy as a key technology in Europe’s attempt to stimulate the Union’s economies. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) considers that the €500mn in “smart investment” to specific offshore projects that the EC has earmarked is money well spent. All projects are in an advanced stage of...