ICL Signs Contract to Supply China with 500,000 Tons of Potash Over Half a Year

ICL, a multinational fertilizer and specialty chemicals company, today announced that its ICL Fertilizers segment will supply its Chinese customers with 500,000 tons of potash in the first half of 2011, within the framework of its existing supply agreements with its Chinese customers. The price per ton is similar to recent prices concluded by other... 

CHS Success in 2008 Founded on Vision, Stability

Leaders of CHS Inc., one of the nation’s leading energy, grains and foods companies, attributed strong 2008 performance to maintaining financial stability and disciplined-growth during a period of unprecedented market volatility. “After five consecutive years of record results — the combination of our own hard work, growth and what... 

Centriforce Technology’s Desalination Process Will Reduce Energy Requirements with Lower Environmental Impact

Centriforce Technology Corp.’s new desalination technology is designed to reduce the amount of energy needed to produce fresh water and reduce the environmental impact compared to existing technologies. Current desalination processes that convert salt or brackish water into fresh water require significant energy input and expense. Centriforce’s... 

Advanced Cellulose Ethanol Development

Swedish researchers at Taurus Energy, SEKAB, Chalmers Technical University and the University of Lund have signed an agreement on development and large scale implementation of a new improved bio-technical process for production of ethanol from lignocellulose feedstocks. The development is based on Taurus’ yeast technology for fermentation of both... 

CHS Announces Mankato Sibley Park Sponsorships

The City of Mankato marked the opening today of Sibley Park’s Story Book Farm, and announced that the CHS Oilseed Processing plant, Mankato, is donating $100,000 to develop two other Sibley Park attractions. The CHS sponsorship will be used to construct a pergola and to develop the existing rock garden. CHS operates soybean crushing and refining... 

Major Potential Changes Seen in U.S. Energy Policy after 2008 Election

The 2008 presidential election will mean major changes in United States energy policy. William F. Weld, partner advising on government strategies and energy policy for the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery and a former two-term governor of Massachusetts, believes that the biggest impact will come on two issues: climate change (global warming)... 

Samsung Everland To Install 12 UTC Power Fuel Cell Systems for GS Power in Korea

UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. company, announced that Samsung Everland has purchased 12 UTC Power 400 kW fuel cell systems for installation at a GS Power plant in the Town of Anyang, just outside Seoul. GS Power will use the electricity from the fuel cells to provide power for about 5 percent of Anyang’s population, with 40,000 megawatt... 

Fellon-McCord Initiates Power Supply Dispatching via Acquisition of DaCott Power & Transmission Solutions LLC

Energy consulting and management company Fellon-McCord & Associates announced the acquisition of the assets of DaCott Power & Transmission Solutions LLC (DP&T) from DaCott Energy Services Ltd. of Houston, TX. The acquisition gives Fellon-McCord a valuable new slate of power supply consulting services including a 24/7 power dispatch capability... 

Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP Announces Price Increases

Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP, the subsidiary of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. that supplies bulk industrial gases throughout the U.S., announced today that it will raise prices for its industrial gas customers. Prices for bulk oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen will increase approximately 15 percent. Carbon dioxide and dry ice prices will increase... 

PSE&G Prepared for Tropical Storm Hanna

Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) is prepared for the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna, a storm system that could bring strong winds and heavy rain to New Jersey this weekend. PSE&G has all available personnel scheduled throughout the weekend to quickly respond and restore service should the inclement weather result in outages. PSE&G...