Vending machines and other major appliances featuring energy management capabilities are among the motion detection embedded applications that can be brought to market rapidly with Zilog’s new ePIR(TM) (Enhanced Passive Infrared) Motion Detection Zdots® Single Board Computer (SBC) for home and industrial control solutions. Zilog, Inc., (Nasdaq: ZILG) is a leading supplier of embedded solutions [...]
Black Diamond Brands Corp. announce that it has established an Alberta energy exploration corporation – Point Grey Energy Inc., and has appointed Mr. Scott Henderson; Director and Chief Operating Officer of the new subsidiary.
Scott Henderson, the founder of Trojan Energy Inc., has extensive experience in the oil & gas industry particularly in Alberta, where his [...]
Magnum D’Or Resources, Inc. announces a Joint Venture with Green Tech Solutions (GTS) and announces the companies first purchase of 4 buffing machines.
Magnum’s Canadian Operations Manager Michel Boux stated, “Green Tech Solutions recently purchased 2 standard buffers and 2 OTR buffer machines through Magnum D’Or Resources. This purchase constitutes an investment of roughly $400,000.00 USD [...]
Duke Energy Ohio announced today that a settlement agreement has been reached with most intervening parties, the Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) and the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel on its electric security plan under Ohio’s new energy law.
The agreement, which establishes generation rates for 2009 through 2011, must be approved by the [...]
Cano Petroleum, Inc. announced that on October 1, 2008 it completed the previously announced sale of its subsidiary, Pantwist, LLC, to Legacy Reserves Operating L.P. for $42.7 million. Net proceeds to Cano, after expenses and other customary adjustments, were $41.7 million. Net proceeds were used to pay off all the senior debt of Cano. Cano’s [...]
Swedish utility Vattenfall has acquired British wind energy developer AMEC Wind Energy for ?126 million (roughly $216.5 millon). AMEC Wind has a portfolio of 540 megawatts of potential wind development. Vattenfall recently made an offer to acquire Eclipse Energy, another British wind developer. The Swedish company currently operates 90 megawatts of offshore wind turbines and [...]
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a leader in the development and production of advanced propulsion systems, energy storage technologies, and alternative fuel vehicles, today announced that it has completed the consolidation of its two California-based operational facilities into one location based in Lake Forest, California. The Lake Forest campus, totaling approximately 100,000 square feet, [...]
The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association today congratulated Integrated Grain Processors Co-operative (IGPC) on the official opening of its new 150 million litre ethanol plant.
“Today marks a milestone day in the production of renewable fuels in Canada. With IGPC’s new plant, Canada now produces over a billion liters of ethanol a year,” said Gordon Quaiattini, President [...]
CleanTech Biofuels, Inc. announces that it has begun exploring opportunities to implement its technology in France with the assistance of the French government economic development arm, the Invest in France Agency.
This significant development signals CleanTech’s expansion into international markets, starting with France which is already recognized as a leader in promoting alternative energy technologies and [...]
Lakeland Electric and SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services provider, announced a public-private partnership to deploy 24 megawatts of solar. The program will be the largest utility-sponsored photovoltaic (PV) solar program per metered customer in the United States to date, averaging 214 watts per meter among Lakeland Electric’s approximately 112,000 customers.
Under the agreement, SunEdison [...]