American Electric Technologies Announces Strategic Alliance in Brazil

At today’s 2008 International Work Boat Conference, American Electric Technologies Inc., the premium supplier of custom-designed power delivery solutions for the traditional and alternative energy industries, announced it has entered into an alliance agreement with Five Star Services Ltda. of Macae, Brazil and Lifting Services Ltda. of Niteroi,... 

Black & Veatch Expanding Credit, Capital and Liquidity Risk Management Service for Energy and Water Clients

Black & Veatch, a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company, announced today that its management consulting division, Enterprise Management Solutions (EMS), has expanded its Enterprise Risk Management service to offer clients the capability to assess and manage corporate financial liquidity and capital adequacy. The service... 

Saft and ABB : New High Voltage Li-ion Battery System

Saft and ABB have developed the world’s first high voltage Li-ion (lithium-ion) battery system designed to improve the stability of power distribution grids. The new system combines dynamic energy storage provided by Saft’s 5.2 kV battery, which will help respond to disruptions in the grid, with ABB’s SVC (Static Var Compensation)... 

JA Solar and BP Intend to Form Long-Term Agreement

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... 

WaterStyle Holdings, Inc. and UCLA Announce an Exclusive License for Certain Advanced Technology for Water Sustainability Invented at UCLAs Water Technology Research (WaTeR) Center

WaterStyle Holdings, Inc. (“WSH”) and UCLA jointly announce the licensing of certain key intellectual property for use in the water sector. The intellectual property focuses on advanced water systems, services and solutions for desalination, reclamation, reuse and sustainability. Under the terms of the License, WSH will have exclusive worldwide... 

SolFocus Announces Leading 25% Efficient Concentrator PV (CPV) Systems

SolFocus today announced its latest Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) solution — the SolFocus 1100S. This new CPV system achieves panel efficiencies of 25% resulting in systems which produce the highest energy density and highest energy yield of photovoltaic systems available today. SolFocus customer EMPE Solar will deploy the SolFocus 1100S in... 

Cox Is Changing Lanes with More Fuel Efficient Fleet

Cox Communications New England continues along the fast lane of its transition to a more environmentally- friendly fleet. The newest member of its fleet is the Hybrid Bucket Truck. Cox’s hybrid trucks from Navistar provide dramatic potential fuel savings of nearly 60 percent in utility-type applications when the engine is shut off and electric... 

Super-Strength Relays Expand Abilities of ILLUMRA Self-Powered Wireless Light Controls

ILLUMRA, the largest North American supplier of self-powered, battery-free, wireless lighting controls, announced today the release of four powerful new switching relays. The devices are used in conjunction with EnOcean-enabled self-powered wireless light switches to provide maintenance free, reliable, and reconfigurable lighting control and energy... 

Texas School District Remedies Soaring Energy Costs and Aging Infrastructure, Receives Award for Becoming Leader in Energy Efficient Learning Environments

Ferris Independent School District recently completed renovations aimed at increasing energy efficiency and indoor air quality while creating a high-performance learning environment at Ferris Junior High School, Ferris Intermediate School, the Ingram and McDonald Elementary Schools and the district maintenance facility. Additionally, the district built... 

Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces Marcellus Shale Joint Venture and International Unconventional Natural Gas Exploration Alliance with StatoilHydro

Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced the execution of an agreement for a joint venture with StatoilHydro whereby StatoilHydro will acquire a 32.5% interest in Chesapeake’s Marcellus Shale assets in Appalachia for $3.375 billion, leaving Chesapeake with a 67.5% working interest. The assets include approximately 1.8 million net acres of leasehold,...