This past week, Louisiana Pacific® (LP) notified Fiber Composites, LLC of its intent to publish a Potential Safety Hazard for decking, railing and accessories manufactured by LP at its Meridian Idaho manufacturing plant. Formal release of this notification occurred August 7, 2008 and included instructions for customers who purchased these products to contact LP for [...]
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that Todd G. Glass has joined the firm as a partner in its clean technology and renewable energy practice. Formerly the chair of Heller Ehrman’s energy practice and co-chair of its energy and clean [...]
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has started up its California LNG Plant at Boron, California, the largest LNG (liquefied natural gas) production plant in the Southwest and the first large-scale plant in California. Built to produce up to 160,000 gallons per day of LNG, the plant is designed to expand production to 240,000 gallons per day [...]
Several of the nation’s top energy experts and economists are slated to headline the seventh annual Global Market Trends Conference next month in Chicago, where they will lead three days of seminars and discussions on the most important emerging trends in technology today — alternative energy sources, green building, and the need for energy efficiency [...]
TGI Solar Power Group Inc., a turnkey supplier of vertically integrated solar systems for a variety of applications ranging from Solar Parks to commercial markets, announces the appointment of Sarmir Ahshrup as a Special Advisor for South-East Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia and India.
A native of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mr. Ahshrup has worked in the engineering [...]
Leaders of CHS Inc., one of the nation’s leading energy, grains and foods companies, attributed strong 2008 performance to maintaining financial stability and disciplined-growth during a period of unprecedented market volatility.
“After five consecutive years of record results — the combination of our own hard work, growth and what the market has handed us — we [...]
SunPower Corporation, a manufacturer of high-efficiency, solar cells, solar panels, and solar systems, today announced an agreement to build a 505-kilowatt solar power installation for Horizon Power, a government-owned company providing power to remote and regional communities and resource operations in Western Australia. The ground-mounted installation will be located on two sites in Marble Bar [...]
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Blue Source LLC today announced a strategic alliance that combines Goldman’s global leadership in commodities trading and financial risk management with Blue Source’s leading climate change portfolio. As part of the alliance, Goldman Sachs has purchased an equity stake in Blue Source LLC.
Goldman Sachs will off-take, structure and market [...]
Comverge, Inc. a leading provider of clean energy through demand response and energy efficiency announced today that it expects to record a non-cash impairment charge of goodwill and certain intangible assets in the range of $65 million to $79 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008. The net non-cash impairment charge is estimated [...]
The Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) today announced its decision regarding Portland General Electric Company’s 2011 general rate case, ending a public review process that began in February 2010. The commission approved an overall price increase of approximately 3.9 percent, which will be allocated across all PGE customer classes.
Together with other pending adjustments reflecting various [...]