FreeWave Technologies Chosen by OG&E for its Smart Grid Project

FreeWave Technologies manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radio solutions for mission critical data transmission, today announced it has been selected by OG&E for its comprehensive smart grid deployment. As part of this project, OG&E will utilize FreeWave’s FGR2-PE wireless radio solution for... 

Raser Technologies Completes Initial Commissioning Tests of Thermo

Raser Technologies, Inc., a leader in geothermal power generation, announced that it is nearing completion of the commissioning process of the 50 power generation units at its first commercial-scale power plant, in Beaver County, Utah, demonstrating the viability of advanced technology that can make geothermal a major price-competitive resource for... 

ISO New England Projects Adequate Power Supplies to Meet Winter Electricity Demand

New England will have the resources needed to meet demand for electricity in the six-state region this winter, according to ISO New England Inc., the operator of the region’s bulk power system and wholesale electricity markets. ISO New England projections indicate that under normal winter weather conditions of about 7 degrees Fahrenheit (°F), New... 

GreenSmith Launches Intelligent Distributed Energy Storage System (DESS)

GreenSmith Energy Management Systems, Inc., a leading innovator of intelligent Distributed Energy Storage Systems (DESS), unveiled its proprietary battery unit which shifts electricity load from peak-to off-peak. The storage system allows utilities to realize measurable reliability and cost benefits by recognizing immediate advantages of the peak versus... 

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.... 

The Brattle Group Projects $1.5 to $2.0 Trillion Investment Needed in the U.S. Electric Utility Industry by 2030

The U.S. utility industry will have to invest between $1.5 and $2.0 trillion between 2010 and 2030 to maintain current levels of reliable energy service for customers throughout the country, according to a new report issued today by The Brattle Group. The findings are detailed in “Transforming America’s Power Industry: The Investment Challenge... 

Yingli Green Energy Signs New Long-Term Polysilicon Supply Agreement with Wacker Chemie AG

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... 

GE Energy to Provide Distribution Management System for EDF Energy Networks in London

GE Energy announced today that EDF Energy Networks is installing GE’s power distribution management software system to help manage EDF’s London electricity distribution network. The new distribution system completes the final phase in EDF’s integration strategy that will benefit eight million customers in the United Kingdom. Since privatization... 

Yingli Green Energy and TUV Rheinland Sign Strategic Partnership MOU

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated photovoltaic product manufacturers, today announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with TÜV Rheinland (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. to form a strategic partnership covering a range of quality control initiatives at the Company. Under... 

Yingli Green Energy’s Principal Operating Subsidiary Receives Additional Credit Line from China Eximbank

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated photovoltaic (“PV”) product manufacturers, today announced that it’s principle operating subsidiary, Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd. (“Tianwei Yingli”), has entered into a new credit line trade finance facility agreement (the...