Philadelphia University and MAG Establish New Composites Institute to Develop Textile-Based Composites for Industrial Applications

Philadelphia University and MAG are establishing the Philadelphia University MAG Composites Institute for research and development of new textile-based composites that could have wide application in industry, including the aerospace, automotive and energy sectors. The new research institute will be funded in part by $1.1 million from MAG, whose chairman... 

PinnacleAIS Announces Key PCMS RBI Initiatives

PinnacleAIS, a leading provider of services and technology specializing in improved asset integrity for the petroleum and chemical processing industry, today announced that it has completed several key Plant Condition Management Systems (PCMS®), Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) initiatives, furthering its expertise in Inspection Data Management Systems... 

Entergy Gulf States Gains Regulatory Approval to Use Planalytics EnergyBuyer in Natural Gas Hedging Program

Planalytics, Inc. announced today that Entergy Gulf States, Inc. (EGS) has received approval from the Louisiana Public Service Commission to hedge a portion of its 2009-2010 winter season gas requirements using the EnergyBuyer® Service. Planalytics’ year-ahead analysis of natural gas prices enables EGS to sort through market volatility and make... 

AmerenUE, Saint Louis University Join Forces to Launch Pioneering Weather Monitoring, Forecasting, Response System

AmerenUE and Saint Louis University’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences today announced Quantum Weather(TM) – a highly precise weather monitoring, forecasting, and response system for UE’s Missouri service territory. Part of UE’s Project Power On reliability initiative, this pioneering system can pinpoint severe weather... 

Quorum Signs Two Additional Clients on Pipeline Transaction Management Software

Quorum Business Solutions, Inc. , a leading provider of business and information technology solutions for the oil, gas, and renewable energy industry, announces that two natural gas pipeline operators have entered into agreements to implement Quorum Pipeline Transaction Management (QPTM) to manage their pipeline operations. With this, QPTM now manages... 

NovusEdge, Inc. Signs on as Member of the NewEnergy Alliance(SM)

NovusEdge, Inc. announced today that it has officially joined the NewEnergy Alliance(SM), a group committed to driving innovation in the building automation industry that will create smarter, more Energy Responsive Buildings(SM). Together, Alliance participants are working to forge a new electricity load response model that will surpass the current... 

Apogee Interactive Addresses American Public Power Association’s 2008 Customer Connections Conference in Music City

Apogee Interactive Inc. technology consultants Dan Lockman and Jon Scott have been selected by the American Public Power Association to speak on Internet-based energy efficiency analysis tools at APPA’s 2008 Customer Connections Conference in Nashville, Tenn. today. Lockman, a founding employee of Atlanta-based Apogee, will demonstrate how to use... 

Iskraemeco Ltd. Joins eMeter’s IntegratedMDM(SM) Interoperability Program

eMeter, a global leader in clean energy technology, has announced that leading Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI) technology company, Iskraemeco Ltd, has agreed to participate in its IntegratedMDM program. “The resounding participation of leading AMI companies in eMeter’s IntegratedMDM program highlights the value of close cooperation and... 

American Electric Power Selects Ventyx Enterprise Asset Management Solution

Ventyx®, the world’s largest private software provider to the energy and utility industry, today announced that American Electric Power, the largest electricity generator in the United States, has committed to upgrade their enterprisewide work management and supply chain systems to the latest version of Asset Suite from Ventyx. AEP is one of... 

Sheetz Chooses Triple Point Oil Trading and Risk Management Software

Triple Point Technology®, the leading global provider of multi-market commodity and enterprise risk management software solutions, announced today that Sheetz, Inc., one of the largest gas and convenience store operators in the US with $3.8 billion dollars in annual revenue, has selected Commodity XL for Oil™ to manage wholesale gasoline procurement,...