Honeywell and Haier Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Global Strategic Cooperation

Honeywell and Haier Group today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for global strategic cooperation to collaborate on the development and promotion of low-emission, high energy-efficiency products and solutions. The MOU was signed during the U.S.- China Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, contributing to the bilateral economic... 

MIT President Meets Young Future Energy Leaders at World Future Energy Summit

Dr Susan Hockfield, President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology yesterday met with the Young Future Energy Leaders (YFEL) on the second day of the World Future Energy Summit (WFES). The meeting was part of the YFEL program for WFES 2011, which provides the bright talent in the renewable energy and sustainability space with the opportunity... 

Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Meets Young Future Energy Leaders at WFES

On the third day of the World Future Energy Summit (WFES), Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, met with the Young Future Energy Leaders (YFEL), an initiative led by Masdar Institute. Christiana Figueres said: “Creating solutions to the climate change issues facing the world must involve the next... 

TransCanada: Bison Pipeline Begins Service Moving Natural Gas out of the Rockies

TransCanada Corporation today announced its Bison Pipeline became operational on Friday, January 14. The 303-mile (487-kilometre), 30-inch-diameter interstate pipeline has an initial capacity of 407 million cubic feet a day, all of which is currently under long-term contract. With additional compression, the pipeline is expandable to 1 billion cubic... 

Kalahari Greentech’s Tri-Brid Solar Collector Has a Revenue Potential of $973 Million

Kalahari Greentech, Inc. released a statement today discussing the company’s revenue projections for 2011. According to the American Housing Survey, there were 128,203,000 housing units in the United States in 2007 (Source: www.census.gov). If only one tenth of 1% of the approximately 128 million housing units were to purchase the Tri-Brid Solar... 

Philadelphia University and MAG Establish New Composites Institute to Develop Textile-Based Composites for Industrial Applications

Philadelphia University and MAG are establishing the Philadelphia University MAG Composites Institute for research and development of new textile-based composites that could have wide application in industry, including the aerospace, automotive and energy sectors. The new research institute will be funded in part by $1.1 million from MAG, whose chairman... 

Research and Markets: Biomass Power Market Outlook in the United States to 2020 – Capacity, Generation, Regulations, Major Power Plants & Key Companies

Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report “Biomass Power Market Outlook in the United States (US) to 2020 – Capacity, Generation, Regulations, Major Power Plants, and Key Companies” to their offering. Our renewable energy offering, Biomass Power Market Outlook in United States (US) to 2020 –... 

Energy Quest, Inc. Gasifcation Process Can Produce Biochar

Energy Quest, Inc. , an emerging leader in alternative energy and the development and production of hydrogen-enriched alternative fuels in an environmentally responsible manner, announced today its gasification process can produce Biochar from agricultural wastes and other biomass. Using Biochar as a soil amendment is an excellent way to enhance crop... 

Emera Incorporated and Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Announce Closing of California Pacific Electric Company Transaction

Emera Incorporated and Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. announced that effective today they are closing their acquisition of the California-based electricity distribution and related generation assets of NV Energy, Inc.. Total consideration for this transaction is $131,789,563 USD, subject to final adjustments. Emera and APUC own and operate these... 

NV Energy Completes California Distribution and Generation Asset Sale

NV Energy, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (NV Energy) completed the sale of its California electric distribution and generation assets, originally announced in April 2009, to California Pacific Electric Company (CalPeco), a company jointly owned by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corporation...