Opcon has entered into a cooperation agreement with the Japanese company Miura Co. with around 2,000 employees and with recorded sales of over JPY 70 billion in 2007. The agreement is part of a broad investment for growth. In time, the aim is to conclude a distribution and resale agreement between Opcon and Miura regarding [...]
VeraSun Energy Corp., one of the nation’s largest ethanol producers, announced the startup of its 110 million gallon per year ethanol biorefinery located near Hartley, Iowa. The Hartley production facility marks the 13th VeraSun biorefinery in operation, increasing the company’s annual production capacity to more than 1.3 billion gallons.
“We are pleased to bring our Hartley [...]
Southern California Edison (SCE) announced completion of the largest environmental project of its kind in the United States – a 175-acre artificial giant kelp reef off the coast here. With the placement of 120,000 tons of rock on the ocean floor, the project is expected to produce the nation’s first sustainable artificial kelp forest attracting [...]
Lightbridge Corporation the leading innovator of advanced nuclear fuel designs and provider of nuclear energy consulting services to commercial and governmental organizations, today filed an 8-K to disclose new information on its proprietary all-metal fuel technology. The disclosure outlines more detailed safety benefits of the Company’s all-metal fuel technology, including increased heat transfer between [...]
PetroSun, Inc. announced that PetroSun BioFuels Marketing, a wholly owned subsidiary, has expanded its fuel products line through an agreement with Intelaform, Inc. of Germantown, Maryland. The agreement includes D2, JP54 and M100 for spot and twelve-month contracts. PetroSun BioFuels Marketing will continue to provide B99, B20 and B5 biodiesel to domestic and international markets.
PetroSun, [...]
The Board of Directors of Allegheny Energy, Inc.has authorized a cash dividend on the company’s common stock. The timing and the amount of such dividend is dependent on whether the pending merger with FirstEnergy Corp.If the proposed merger with FirstEnergy does not become effective on or before March 14, 2011, a dividend of $0.15 per [...]
Sasol and Shenhua announced that they have agreed to focus their full attention on the 80 000 barrels per day CTL feasibility study in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The joint Shenhua Ningxia Coal Group and Sasol Project in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is one of only two CTL projects which will continue with [...]
Energate today announced the availability of an innovative combined smart thermostat and full-featured in-home display that functions as an integral extension of an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system. Named the Demand Response Control Center (DRCC), this breakthrough product gives consumers real-time, advanced information on their energy usage, and the means to control it, in one [...]
Plug Power Inc., a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, and National Grid, an international natural gas and electric utility, today announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct the first field trial of Plug Power’s new micro-CHP (combined heat and power) GenSys(r) fuel cell system. Fueled by natural gas, [...]
Panda Ethanol Inc. announced that it has successfully restructured the funding arrangements on the company’s 115-million gallon-per-year, biomass-fueled ethanol refinery, located in Hereford, Texas. The restructuring was made with the support of the project’s senior and subordinated lenders and will allow for the completion of construction and startup of the facility.
As a part of the [...]