This afternoon, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) issued the following statement from President Chris Johns on the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) most recent report in its investigation into the September 9, 2010, natural gas pipeline accident in San Bruno, California:
“While additional work still lies ahead to reach a final conclusion on what caused [...]
SkyFuel, Inc. today secured its position as the leader in the rapidly growing concentrating solar power (CSP) industry by unveiling the SkyTrough(TM): the highest performance, lowest cost utility-scale solar power system of any kind for generating electricity. With glass-free mirrors, a highly engineered space frame that allows compact transportation and rapid field assembly, and new [...]
Exelon Chairman and CEO John W. Rowe and Natural Resources Defense Council President Frances G. Beinecke today urged Midwest business leaders to support comprehensive climate legislation. In a panel discussion at the Economic Club of Chicago, Rowe and Beinecke said economy-wide cap-and-trade legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is essential to our nation’s economy and [...]
Syntec Biofuel Inc. announced it is launching a research program to develop catalysts and processes to produce Bio-butanol and Bio-propanol from biomass.
This new R&D initiative is projected to be a 3 year program and will run in parallel with Syntec’s catalyst development. The company will be seeking strategic financial partners to support the estimated costs [...]
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and GE announced today the opening of the new Foundations of a Great Communicator Gallery and the General Electric Theater at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, CA.
The Foundations of a Great Communicator Gallery documents the invaluable apprenticeships in public speaking, political philosophy, and understanding the [...]
CityView Corporation Limited advises that it is in the process of completing the asset purchase agreement for the acquisition of a crude oil refinery.
It has been decided that CityView will acquire the oil refinery in its own name, rather than through Pensador Resources Inc.
The asset purchase agreement for the acquisition of the oil refinery will [...]
ADA-ES, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has approved the execution of two critical contracts to initiate the construction of its activated carbon (AC) plant in Northwest Louisiana. The first contract is for the purchase of four multiple-hearth furnaces, which are key components of the AC production process. An additional contract was placed through [...]
If a recent national poll is any indication, home energy improvements stand to take a big hit in the coming year. The survey released last week by the Shelton Group, indicates federal energy saving incentives and rebates were the primary motivating factor behind Americans decisions to make energy efficiency changes to their homes.
This news comes [...]
Endeavour International Corporation announced a successful up-dip appraisal of the Rochelle undeveloped discovery in Block 15/27 of the UK North Sea. Endeavour holds a 55.6 percent interest in the well and is operator for the block. Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited is a joint venture participant and holds 44.4 percent interest.
The Rochelle 15/27-11 appraisal well was [...]
Suncor Energy Products Inc. announced that planned maintenance activities on parts of the company’s Sarnia refinery are scheduled to begin September 2.
This maintenance work is expected to take approximately six weeks and will involve approximately 600 contractors. Suncor expects to meet all customer supply agreements during the outage.
Suncor will focus on completing the maintenance work [...]