Hybrid Construction Method Raises Private High School Campus Up From Ashes

When the school’s gymnasium burned to the ground, Fryeburg Academy needed a plan for reconstruction that could get done quickly, but not break the bank. The private school in western Maine also had to insist on quality. After all, they need to compete to attract a certain percentage of their students each year. “We had an immediate obligation... 

PJM Moves Toward Pay-for-Performance Pricing

Beacon Power Corporation a leading provider of fast-response energy storage systems and services to support a more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid, announced that the PJM Interconnection recently began the formal process to implement pay-for-performance regulation pricing in its geographic area, the largest electricity market in the... 

IC Potash announces commencement of preparation of the Ochoa Project Prefeasibility Study

IC Potash Corp. is pleased to announce the commencement of the Ochoa Project Sulphate of Potash (“SOP”) Pre-feasibility Study. Through this study and concurrent environmental work, the Company will establish the engineering basisfor the Ochoa Project for mining, processing, and SOP marketing. This announcement complements recent operating... 

Hercules Offshore, Inc. Announces Investment in Discovery Offshore S.A.

Hercules Offshore, Inc. announces an investment of $10 million in Discovery Offshore S.A. (“Discovery Offshore”), a newly formed Luxembourg-based company, focused on ownership of ultra high-specification jackup rigs. Discovery Offshore will construct two ultra high-specification jackup rigs, with options for two additional jackup rigs,... 

Fitch Rates Buckeye Power Series 2010 Environ Improv Revs ‘A’; Downgrades Outstanding

Fitch Ratings has assigned an ‘A’ rating to the following Buckeye Power, Inc.(Buckeye) bonds: –$75.0 million Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OH) environmental improvement revenue bonds, series 2010. The series 2010 bonds were issued during the week of Dec. 17, 2010. Proceeds of the bonds will be used to finance certain air... 

GreenShift Receives Notice of Allowance for Corn Oil Refining Patent

- GreenShift Corporation today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a Notice of Allowance for GreenShift’s corn oil refining process. One Kernel: Two Fuels™ The new notice of allowance covers refining processes that are designed to integrate directly into systems based on GreenShift’s patented and patent-pending corn oil... 

Textron Marine & Land Systems Launches Motor Lifeboats for Mexican Navy

Textron Marine & Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, today announced the acceptance of the sixth Motor Lifeboat (MLB) contracted by the Mexican Navy. The first five of the contracted MLBs have been delivered to Mexico with the sixth craft scheduled for delivery to Mexico in the first quarter of 2011. The... 

Nautilus Solar Announces Entry into Florida Solar Market with Three Projects

Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC announced today its entry into the Florida solar market with the acquisition and development of two distributed generation projects, as well as the development of a third greenfield utility scale project. In Gainesville, Nautilus Solar is currently constructing the Green Cove 131 kW solar photovoltaic project at the Regional... 

Propel Technology: Three new products and the promise of ‘fuel-neutral’, practical advice to Ecobuild visitors

Viessmann, one of Europe’s leading brands in heating technology, is urging designers and constructors to visit its stand (N2030) at Ecobuild (March 1-3, 2011; ExCel; London) for unbiased advice on the specification of sustainable and energy efficient heating technologies. The company, renowned for its comprehensive range of quality products for... 

Honeywell and Haier Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Global Strategic Cooperation

Honeywell and Haier Group today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for global strategic cooperation to collaborate on the development and promotion of low-emission, high energy-efficiency products and solutions. The MOU was signed during the U.S.- China Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, contributing to the bilateral economic...