Mike McGowan, head of hydrogen solutions for Linde North America, has been named chairman of the National Hydrogen Association (NHA), the world’s largest hydrogen technology trade association.
Linde North America is a member of The Linde Group, one of the world’s largest producers and suppliers of hydrogen. NHA’s 110-plus members include automakers, hydrogen suppliers, energy producers, [...]
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (“LDK Solar”; NYSE: LDK), a manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, announced that it has signed a seven-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to Italy-based Helios Technology.
Under the terms of the agreement, LDK Solar will deliver approximately 70 MW of multicrystalline silicon solar wafers over a seven-year period, commencing in 2009 [...]
Plug Power Inc. announced that Central Grocers, Inc. has purchased 220 GenDrive(tm) fuel cell units to power the entire lift truck fleet at their new distribution center. The center is currently under construction in Joliet, Illinois, and is expected to be operational by the end of the first quarter of 2009.
Central Grocers chose the hydrogen [...]
Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc., a global industrial gasification company, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (“EMRE”) that provides SES the option to execute up to 15 Methanol-to-Gasoline (“MTG”) technology licenses at U-GAS® coal gasification plants globally.
The commercially proven MTG technology incorporates improvements since the technology was [...]
SYLVANIA Lighting Services (SLS), a subsidiary of lighting manufacturer OSRAM SYLVANIA, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Amtech Lighting Services from ABM Industries, Inc. The transaction closed today.
“SYLVANIA Lighting Services is now the largest lighting service organization in the country,” said Graham Wark, OSRAM SYLVANIA vice president of SYLVANIA Lighting Services. “Our national network [...]
In recognition of Exelon Corporation’s leadership in disclosing climate change risks and opportunities, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) ranked it the top U.S. utility on the 2008 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI). This is Exelon’s fourth consecutive year on the CDLI. In addition, the company recently was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America [...]
Platina Energy Group, Inc. report the acquisition of an additional 1,000 oil and gas lease acres in Laurel County, Kentucky over the last 60 days. This represents more than a 50% increase from the previous 1,700 acres that Platina has already drilled 10 successful wells on. This gives the Company approximately 70 potential well locations [...]
Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, announced that Watt Germany GmbH has chosen the webMethods product suite from Software AG to support a revolutionary approach to managing Watt’s business processes. Watt has embarked on a program of redefining its total operations from a business process perspective. Having reduced and standardized the total [...]
U.S. Energy Corp. announced that it has invested $3.445 million in Standard Steam Trust LLC, a private geothermal exploration and development company based in Denver, Colorado. Current capitalization of SST (with other partners) is $13.8 million (25% USE), which now includes approximately 60,000 acres of BLM, state and fee leases in seven prospect areas in [...]
SunPower, a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, announced the completion of the 18-megawatt Olivenza solar electric power plant in Badajoz, Spain.
SunPower installed its proprietary SunPower® T20 Tracker solar tracking system at the site, covering a total of approximately 70 hectares. The SunPower Tracker follows the sun as it moves across [...]