Japan tsunami grazes Americas but impact light

Tsunamis triggered by Japan’s devastating earthquake that prompted thousands to flee the Pacific coast of North and South America caused flooding as far away as Chile on Saturday, but damage was limited. The tsunami lost much of its energy as it moved thousands of miles (km) across the Pacific Ocean, although governments took no chances and ordered... 

Titan Energy Becomes MTU Onsite Energy Power Partner in Florida

Titan Energy Worldwide, Inc. a leader in the manufacturing, marketing and servicing of energy generation products and services, announced today that its subsidiary, Grove Power, Inc., has signed on to become a Power Partner distributor for MTU Onsite Energy, a member of the Tognum Group. “We are proud to be an official member of the MTU Onsite... 

Honeywell to Supply Control Solutions to One of the Largest and Cleanest Power Plants in the World

Honeywell announced that it has won an $11 million contract to provide process control hardware and software to Nuon’s Magnum plant, a 1300 megawatt combined-cycle (3 units) power station under construction in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. The contract win follows the completion of an engineering and design study initiated by Honeywell in 2007. The... 

Solzar Introduces New Solar-Max & MSolar Solar Power Platforms

Solzar, a leading designer and manufacturer of solar power systems, announced today it has broadened its solar power systems product line to include Solar-Max (Outdoor Solar Power System) and MSolar (Portable Solar Power System). In many rural areas and developing countries, where the electricity grid is unavailable, Solar-Max Off-Grid configuration... 

Intematix Combines Blue Chips with Amber Phosphor to Give LED System Efficiency a Leap Forward

Intematix Corp., a leading innovator in phosphors, LED components and solid state lighting modules, has added an amber-color LED family to its growing line of packaged device solutions. Its new amber-color product line leverages Intematix’ patented phosphor technologies in combination with InGaN blue LED chips to create the breakthrough product... 

VeraSun Energy Corporation Receives Commitments for Up to $215 Million in Debtor-In-Possession Financing

VeraSun Energy Corporation, one of the nation’s largest ethanol producers, announced today that it had received commitments for up to $215 million in debtor in possession (DIP) financing from certain holders of VeraSun’s 9 7/8% senior secured notes due 2012 and groups of lenders led by AgStar Financial Services. At today’s “first... 

Casa Energia Expo-2008

Casa Energia Expo, the important event dedicated to homes that produce and save energy, will be held once again at the Datchforum of Assago, Milano, from 7 to 9 November, and will have on show materials, technologies, products and services for a new way of living able to combine comfort, wellbeing and environmental sustainability. With 6, 000 square... 

Titan Energy Worldwide Awarded $130,000 Service Contract for Iowa Telecommunications Company’s Backup Power Generators

Titan Energy Worldwide announced that its subsidiary, Titan Energy Systems, has secured a $130,000 annual contract to provide maintenance service to more than 140 portable standby power generators for a large telecommunications provider in Iowa. To date, Titan Energy has booked $791,000 in service contracts compared to $315,000 in all of 2007, a more... 

Shaw Selected by Petrobras to Provide Proprietary Technology, Engineering and Technical Services for Major Ethylene Plant in Brazil

The Shaw Group Inc. announced that its Energy & Chemicals Group has been awarded contracts by Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) to provide its proprietary ethylene technology, including its Ultra Selective Conversion (USC®) furnace equipment, basic engineering and technical services for a 1,000 KTA ethylene plant in Brazil. Shaw also will provide... 

Dominion East Ohio Gas Implements Winter Reconnection Procedures

Residential customers of Dominion East Ohio whose natural gas service has been disconnected, or those who are in danger of loss of service because of nonpayment, may restore service or avoid disconnection under special winter heating reconnection procedures in effect today through April 15, 2009. The company is also reminding customers that there are...