National Cheng Kung University, the second largest university in Taiwan, and Celxpert Energy Corp., the renowned Li-ion battery manufacturer, jointly established a platform for industry-academia cooperation, especially with a focus on fuel cell development. The kick-off party was held on the 1st December 2008, at the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics of NCKU, represented by [...]
The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States has moved closer to $4, jumping more than 19 cents since mid-March to a level less than 10 percent below its all-time high, a widely followed survey said on Sunday.
The Lundberg Survey said the national average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gas was [...]
AmerenUE crews restored more than 86,000 Missouri customers since storms from Hurricane Ike hit the area yesterday (Sunday).
Approximately 4,300 St. Louis City and County customers remain without power; most are expected to be restored today. Employees from three other Midwestern utility companies are coming into UE’s service territory to help get customers restored in Southeast [...]
Aggreko, the global leader in temporary power and temperature control, today played a crucial role in supporting the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Aggreko was responsible for the supply of power to both the National Stadium and the International Broadcast Center, which was responsible for transmitting the ceremony to an estimated 4 [...]
Tsunamis triggered by Japan’s devastating earthquake that prompted thousands to flee the Pacific coast of North and South America caused flooding as far away as Chile on Saturday, but damage was limited.
The tsunami lost much of its energy as it moved thousands of miles (km) across the Pacific Ocean, although governments took no chances and [...]
EMCOR Group, Inc., a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its Gowan, Inc. subsidiary will build and install the mechanical infrastructure for Rice University’s new Duncan and McMurty colleges in Houston, Texas.
Gowan will install HVAC and plumbing systems, including the [...]
Trina Solar Limited, a leading integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, founded in 1997, today announced its development of a new product line fully based on Upgraded Metallurgical Grade (UMG) silicon material. UMG is a variety of solar grade polysilicon feedstock capable [...]
Avista has re-filed a request with the Public Utility Commission of Oregon to decrease the company’s annual purchase gas cost adjustment (PGA) effective Nov. 1, 2008. If approved by the commission, a residential customer using an average of 53 therms of natural gas per month would see their monthly bill decrease by $3.28, or 4.1 [...]
Quest Minerals & Mining Corp., a Kentucky based operator of energy and mineral related properties, announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky has approved the Second Amended Disclosure Statement and Third Amended Plan of Reorganization for Quest’s subsidiary, Gwenco, Inc. The Court also authorized Gwenco to begin soliciting approval from [...]
Solar Acquisition Corp. is pleased to announce that it has finalized the acquisition of the assets of Clean Power, Inc.
Included among the assets are Clean Power’s extensive propriety research, business development plans for building a diversified renewable energy company, and information related to building turnkey energy systems in the solar and wind farm businesses.
As part [...]