Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. announced that it has successfully increased commitments to its senior secured credit facility by $180 million, increasing the facility’s total commitments to $980 million (retaining the ability to further increase the facility’s size to $1.0 billion). This upsizing was achieved in two transaction events with the first closing on July [...]
Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting, and the City of Welland, Ontario, Canada, announced that Welland has joined the LED City(r) initiative, an international program that promotes the deployment of energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) lighting. The city has converted many of its lighting applications to LEDs, including streetlights and traffic signals, and has [...]
Lead Counsel Vandim Klyuvgant for Mikhail Khodorkovsky: Absurd Conviction to Keep Khodorkovsky in Jail Despite Prosecution’s Failed Case. Verdict Destroys Hopes for the Rule of Law, Independent Courts, Protection of Property Rights and Government Anti-Corruption Drive in Russia. Defense Slams “Charade of Justice” Today a Moscow court found Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev guilty of [...]
Linde Nippon Sanso announced that it has been awarded the exclusive contract to supply high purity gases to Spain’s first thin film solar cell manufacturing plant set up by T-Solar S.A. in Ourense, Galicia (Spain).
Under this agreement, Linde Nippon Sanso will provide T-Solar with turnkey installation of the plant’s bulk and special gases supply systems [...]
Constellation Energy recently joined with key representatives from Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, and the state of Alabama in a ceremony recognizing the restart of construction at the 774-megawatt Hillabee Power Plant in Alexander City.
Constellation Energy purchased the partially completed natural gas plant from Calpine Corporation in February 2008. Calpine had begun construction of Hillabee in [...]
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company and Constellation Energy announced early termination of the waiting period required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, related to MidAmerican’s proposed merger with Constellation Energy.
“The clearance of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act is another step forward in achieving the necessary regulatory approvals required to complete this transaction,” said Gregory E. Abel, [...]
Atlantic Energy Solutions, Inc has just initiated a turn-key energy efficiency and conservation project for its first Southern New Jersey Regional School District. What is going to occur is a significant annual energy savings in cost and wattage usage for the district with a payback of 1.9 years. This equates to taking 6 cars off [...]
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., the world’s largest photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, announced it has joined The Climate Group, a global, independent organization dedicated to accelerating action on climate change. Suntech is the first and only solar energy company to join The Climate Group.
Uniting with other international members of The Climate Group at an event [...]
Range Fuels, Inc., a company focused on green energy and the production of cellulosic ethanol, announced today that Greg King has joined the company’s Board of Directors. King brings a 15 year track record in the refining and marketing industry to the company. King currently serves as President of GCK Ventures, LLC, a private consulting [...]
The Board of Directors of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE – News) today declared an unchanged quarterly dividend of 55 cents per share of outstanding common stock and provided contingent dividend payment scenarios to reflect possible timing of the completion of FirstEnergy’s pending merger with Allegheny Energy, Inc. “Depending on the timing of the merger and other [...]