The government has given BHP Billiton the second new permit to drill in the Gulf of Mexico since the Macondo oil spill, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said Saturday.
A BHP spokesman confirmed that the new permit has been issued for resumption of drilling of a production well at Shenzi.
BOEMRE issued the first new permit [...]
Covanta Holding Corporation, a world leader in development, operation and ownership of Energy-from-Waste and renewable energy facilities, today announced that it has amended its agreement to purchase two biomass energy facilities from co-owners Ridgewood Maine, L.L.C. and Indeck Energy Services, Inc.
Pursuant to the amended agreement, Covanta has agreed to acquire these two facilities for approximately [...]
Baytex Energy Corp. announces that shareholders that are resident in the United States are now eligible to participate in its Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “DRIP”). The DRIP provides eligible holders of common shares in Canada and the United States the opportunity to reinvest their monthly cash dividends to acquire additional shares. A copy of the [...]
Energy Recovery, Inc., a leader in the design and development of energy recovery devices for desalination, today announced that its PX Pressure Exchanger™ (PX™) devices will be implemented at the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant (SSDP) in Western Australia. To be constructed by the Southern Seawater Alliance (SSWA) — a joint venture between Técnicas Reunidas Australia [...]
Cleanfield Energy Corp a subsidiary of Cleanfield Alternative Energy Inc. announces that its project partner, McMaster University, has been awarded a Collaborative Research and Development grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
The project received funding for $236,000 over the next 3 years and is intended to further the research of [...]
EuroGas, Inc. announced that the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic, which had previously reinstated Rozmin’s talc mining concession at Gemerska Poloma in the Slovak Republic, recently ordered an immediate halt to an appeal made by the Slovak Mining Authority at Spisska Nova Vesa,(the appellant) a unit of the Ministry of Economy of the [...]
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 [...]
USA Biomass Chairman Robert Cleaves will chair Platts’ highly anticipated national Biomass Power Forum November 6-7 in Florida, which features biopower experts from throughout the country — including Cleaves — who will explore biomass economics, key biomass finance structures, the role biomass plays in meeting RPS, and opportunities for expansion and financial investment in this [...]
Cyclone Power Technologies reported exceedingly positive feedback at the recent Power-Gen International conference from customers, manufacturers and suppliers for its waste heat recovery and waste oil power generators offered by Phoenix Power Group LLC (PPG) and Clean Burn Inc.
“We felt the show was an absolute success in terms of creating awareness and generating interest among [...]
The New York State Builders Association recently honored four builders in the New York ENERGY STAR Homes program for their achievements within the program, which is sponsored by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
New York ENERGY STAR Homes use approximately 30 percent less energy than conventionally built new homes. The following [...]