MagneGas Corporation the producer of a technology that converts liquid waste into a hydrogen-based metal working fuel and natural gas alternative, announced today that Florida Congressman Gus Bilirakis visited the Company during the week of January 5th. After receiving a tour and comprehensive demonstration of the Company’s newest Refinery, Congressman Bilirakis issued a formal [...]
Ormat Technologies, Inc. announced the successful completion of the Steamboat 2/3 upgrade project. The upgrade included the replacement of the 4 Rotoflow centrifugal expenders originally installed at these plants with direct drive gearless 11 MW axial turbines each designed and manufactured by Ormat specifically for geothermal use.
“With the completion of this project with field proven [...]
The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) signed a €210 million ($285 million) deal with French wind turbine maker Vergnet today for 120 1-megawatt wind turbines. This is a huge project for the developing country, potentially representing 15 percent of EEPCo’s present capacity. Delivery of the turbines is scheduled to start next year with construction to [...]
China’s Third Qinshan Nuclear Power Co. (TQNPC) hosted a celebration ceremony today to mark the 5th Anniversary of the completion of the Qinshan Phase III CANDU nuclear power plant project in Zhejiang Province.
Hailed by China’s President Hu Jintao as a “model for Canada-China cooperation” and the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken between Canada and China, [...]
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, [...]
Liberty Energy Corp. is extremely pleased to announce completion and production of 3 worked-over wells on its Lockhart lease.
The Company initially announced its well re-entry program in September, 2010. Over the past several months the Company has been making consistent progress on its multi-phased well re-entry program on the lease. The first phase of the [...]
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 [...]
The Board of Directors of Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, has declared regular quarterly dividends on both series of the utility’s preferred stock.
The following dividends are payable April 1, 2011 to shareholders of record March 4, 2011: $1.04 per share on the $4.16 stock (NYSE:CMS_pa – News), and [...]
NiSource Inc. announced today that, pursuant to the previously announced cash tender offer of its finance subsidiary, NiSource Finance Corp., approximately $272.9 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 10.75% Notes due 2016 (“2016 Notes”) were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, according [...]
Baker Engineering, Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation, has been awarded a bridge inspection contract by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). The seven-month contract requires independent condition inspections for two truss bridges and one plate girder bridge spanning the Illinois River near Peru, Illinois. Baker was selected as part of IDOT’s Quality [...]