Obama’s Visit to Brazil Yields ‘Encouraging’ Renewable Fuels Cooperation, According to Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association

Two important announcements involving renewable energy made on the opening day of U.S. President Barack Obama’s official visit to Brazil, both directly relevant to Brazil’s successful sugarcane ethanol industry, are encouraging signs that Brazil and the U.S. are on a path to achieve free, unobstructed trade for clean, renewable biofuels.... 

GEMCO Awarded Contract for Over 8MW of Ontario microFIT Installations Across Ontario

Editors note: There is a photo associated with this release. Glenbarra Energy Management Corp is currently installing up to 800 ground mounted microFIT Photovoltaic Solar Systems across Southern Ontario. GEMCO has been engaged by Fovere Glenbarra Energy Fund IV (the “Fund”) of Toronto as General Contractor. The Fund has acquired the rights... 

Stewart & Stevenson Announces the Appointment of New Directors

Stewart & Stevenson LLC announced today the appointment of Anthony G. Petrello, J. Robinson West, and Munawar (Micki) H. Hidayatallah as three new members to serve on its Board of Directors. Mr. Petrello has been President and Chief Operating Officer of Nabors Industries Ltd. since 1992, a Director since 1991, and Deputy Chairman from 2003. He holds... 

U.S. Leads Ranking of Top 25 Countries for Global Biofuels Production Capacity

The U.S. concluded 2010 as the top renewable ethanol producing country, according to the Global Biofuels Outlook to 2020, recently released from Hart Energy Consulting’s Global Biofuels Center (GBC). With more than 51 billion liters (13.47 billion gallons) of ethanol production capacity in operation, the U.S. is by far the leader, with South America’s... 

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... 

Graham Corporation Wins Two Ejector System Orders Valued at $4 Million

Graham Corporation (NYSE Amex: GHM), a designer and manufacturer of critical equipment for the oil refining, petrochemical and power industries, today announced that it has received two orders for ejector systems that total approximately $4 million. The first order is for an ejector system to be installed at a U.S. refinery that is being modified to... 

Infrax Systems (IFXY) Introduces Secure Network Interface Card

Infrax Systems, Inc. , a global provider of unified Smart Grid-related products and services for the Energy and Utility industries, announced today that the company will officially launch their proprietary Secure Network Interface Card (SNIC) at DistribuTECH 2011, February 1, in San Diego, California. DistribuTECH is the utility industry’s leading... 

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 –... 

China Integrated Energy Appoints KPMG as its Independent Auditor

China Integrated Energy, Inc. a leading non-state-owned integrated energy company in China, after receiving the approval from the Audit Committee of the Company’s board of directors, has dismissed Sherb & Co., LLP (“Sherb”) and engaged KPMG, LLP, as its independent auditor. The dismissal of Sherb & Co., LLP as the Company’s... 

PA Coal Association Opposes Federal Climate Change Bill

The Pennsylvania Coal Association (PCA) unanimously voted at its annual board meeting to oppose the federal climate change legislation (H.R. 2454, the Waxman-Markey bill or the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009), which now is before the U.S. Senate. The statewide association of coal companies said the fundamental problem with Waxman-Markey...