NSTAR Proposes Expanded Efficiency Programs in Time for Heating Season

In its first official step to implement the Green Communities Act, NSTAR Electric & Gas has filed a plan to expand its energy efficiency programs that are aimed at helping residential heating customers in time for the upcoming winter season. In collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities and the Massachusetts Department... 

SARS Corp. Announces Sale of LPG Monitoring System to Chinese Public Utility and Business Collaboration with DFSoft Co. Ltd. of China

SARS Corp., a provider of technologies dedicated to the satellite-based management of fixed and mobile assets, announced it had recently delivered the first of three LPG/Refined Fuel “Tank Farm” monitoring systems to a major Chinese customer, ENN Group, one of the largest city gas service providers in China. The deployment of these systems is a... 

Progress Energy Florida Prepares for Effects of Tropical Storm Fay

Progress Energy Florida continues to monitor Tropical Storm Fay closely and is preparing for the storm’s potential impact on the company’s service area. Progress Energy Florida today opened its system storm center in Winter Garden to ensure quick response to storm damage and enhanced information flow to customers. The command center mobilizes... 

Zenergy Power plc: Extension of Manufacturing Facilities

Zenergy Power plc, the specialist manufacturer and developer of commercial applications for high-temperature superconductive (‘HTS’) materials, announces today that it has commenced a major extension of its manufacturing facility based in Rheinbach, Germany. The extension will significantly improve the capacity of the facility enabling the... 

Ventyx(R) Releases Electric Power Horizons Study

Ventyx®, the world’s largest private software and services provider to the energy and utility industry, today released Electric Power Horizons, a scenario-based analysis of plausible energy futures to the year 2032. The detailed study investigates renewable generation, third-generation nuclear energy, natural gas supply and greenhouse gas (GHG)... 

Curtiss-Wright Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Order for Deltaguard Systems

Global Supplies has awarded Curtiss-Wright Corporation a multi-million dollar contract for 10 top and bottom DeltaGuard automated coke drum unheading systems. The units are expected to be installed at the Essar Oil Vadinar Refinery located in Gujarat, India by October 2009. “Curtiss-Wright is a worldwide leader in delivering unique solutions... 

Progress Energy Florida Mobilizes Resources in Preparation for Fay

Progress Energy Florida continues to closely monitor Tropical Storm Fay and is prepared for any effects the storm may have on its 35-county service territory. “We are continuously monitoring the storm’s track and are mobilizing resources based on current projections,” said Jason Cutliffe, Progress Energy Florida’s system storm... 

BroadStar Signs Agreement With JCPenney for Wind Power Project Using Innovative New Wind Turbines

BroadStar Wind Systems has reached an agreement with JCPenney to install AeroCam wind turbines at the major U.S. retailer’s 1.6 million-square-foot distribution center in Reno, Nevada. The pilot program will utilize BroadStar’s innovative, building-mounted AeroCam wind turbines, which capture wind energy and generate power more efficiently than... 

HUANENG POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC. Unit 5 of Shangan Power Plant Commenced Commercial Operation

Huaneng Power International, Inc. announced that a 600MW supercritical air-cooling desulphurization coal-fired generating unit (Unit 5) of the Phase III Project at Huaneng Shangan Power Plant, which is wholly owned by the Company, has obtained the approvals from the relevant authorities recently and commenced commercial operation on 1 July 2008. To... 

Peoples Gas Files for New Natural Gas Base Rates

As announced in June, Peoples Gas System today filed with the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) for an increase to its base rates. The request reflects ongoing investment in the company’s natural gas distribution system, as well as significant increases to the cost of doing business. This is the first time the company has made such a request...