Composite Technology Corporation (CTC) announce its subsidiary CTC Cable has received certification from Laboratorio de Pruebas de Equipos y Materiales (LAPEM) for both CTC Cable and for its ACCC conductor products. LAPEM is the certifying agency for Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) the electrical transmission grid owner and electricity provider for nearly all of Mexico. [...]
Audi AG has selected Alcoa to supply forged aluminum wheels with Dura-Bright® technology surface treatment for the new 2009 Audi A6 recently debuting at the Paris International Motor Show.
Dura-Bright® technology enhances the image of the vehicle and the ownership experience by making the wheels easy to clean while protecting against corrosion. Dura-Bright® technology is the [...]
CrystaTech announced that it has executed a five-year agreement with the Gas Technology Institute for the development of several new clean energy technologies at GTI’s 18-acre R&D facility in Des Plaines, IL.
Under the terms of the agreement, GTI and CrystaTech will cooperate in the development of technologies for sulfur capture and recovery, with CrystaTech having [...]
Sunoco Inc. announced that it will permanently close its polypropylene manufacturing facility located in Bayport, Texas, no later than April 30, 2009. The facility can produce approximately 400 million pounds of polypropylene each year.
“The decision to close the facility was made after an extensive review which demonstrated that the plant is no longer financially viable,” [...]
Quorum Business Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of business and information technology solutions for the oil, gas, and renewable energy industry, announces that Mustang Fuel Marketing Company has entered into an agreement to license Quorum Gas Marketing to manage its commercial natural gas marketing activities.
“We were in the market for a system to manage [...]
Duke Energy has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North American companies in the electric utility sector.
“We’re especially pleased to have Duke Energy’s sustainability efforts recognized by Dow Jones for the third year in a row,” said Jim Rogers, chairman, president and CEO of Duke Energy. “This recognition validates our efforts [...]
Vanner Inc., a manufacturer of electrical power conversion products, has selected Maxwell Technologies’ BOOSTCAP® ultracapacitor modules to provide burst power for a retrofit diesel engine starter system that Vanner has won a contract to install in Chicago transit buses.
David Schramm, Maxwell’s president and chief executive officer, said that Vanner is purchasing 460 16-volt BMOD0500 modules [...]
RMT, Inc. (RMT) has been ranked 21 out of the top 50 Power Contractors in the United States by Engineering News- Record. This is the second year in a row the company has been named to the list.
“These rankings confirm RMT’s commitment to renewable energy through the development and construction of energy facilities across the [...]
In a bold stroke worthy of a process server’s academy award, Freedom Watch Chairman and Chief Legal Counsel Larry Klayman leapt out from a line of TV cameras Friday to serve a complaint on an OPEC oil minister.
The lawsuit filed on behalf of Freedom Watch in Southern District, Miami, Florida, charges OPEC with illegal price [...]
When an emergency strikes, nothing is more welcoming than a calm voice and a reliable power supply. Duracell® is providing a bit of both with the introduction of Duracell® Powerpack 450 with Voice. It’s a solution that consumers need, according to a recent survey that shows the majority of Americans are not equipped for power [...]