Hawai`i BioEnergy, LLC today announced that Paul S. Zorner, Ph.D. has been named president and CEO. Dr. Zorner brings more than two decades of international expertise in renewable fuels research and development.
Dr. Zorner most recently served as chief scientific officer, founder and executive director of PEL, a venture focused on the establishment of green energy [...]
SUEZ Energy North America and FirstLight Power Enterprises, Inc. announced the signing of an agreement to acquire FirstLight from Energy Capital Partners. FirstLight owns and operates a unique portfolio of 15 power generation plants — primarily pumped storage and traditional hydro facilities — and has a state-of-the-art natural gas peaking facility in advanced development. Together, [...]
Kirby Corporation today announced net earnings attributable to Kirby for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010 of $31.6 million, or $.59 per share, compared with $29.2 million, or $.54 per share, for the 2009 fourth quarter. The 2009 fourth quarter results included a $4.8 million before taxes, or $.05 per share, charge [...]
Chevron Energy Solutions announced today the opening of a new office in Honolulu and its selection by the State of Hawaii as one of the state’s pre-qualified energy service companies. This selection allows the company to perform energy services — including developing and installing cost-reducing energy efficiency improvements and renewable power facilities — for public [...]
Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting, and the City of Welland, Ontario, Canada, announced that Welland has joined the LED City(r) initiative, an international program that promotes the deployment of energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) lighting. The city has converted many of its lighting applications to LEDs, including streetlights and traffic signals, and has [...]
General Maritime Corporation and Arlington Tankers Ltd. jointly announced that each company’s shareholders have approved the proposed combination of General Maritime and Arlington.
Peter Georgiopoulos, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of General Maritime, commented, “We are pleased with the approval of the merger and excited about the Company’s prospects. With a large diverse double-hull fleet, [...]
Black Diamond Brands Corp. announce that it has established an Alberta energy exploration corporation – Point Grey Energy Inc., and has appointed Mr. Scott Henderson; Director and Chief Operating Officer of the new subsidiary.
Scott Henderson, the founder of Trojan Energy Inc., has extensive experience in the oil & gas industry particularly in Alberta, where his [...]
NRG Energy, Inc. confirmed that it has received an unsolicited proposal from Exelon Corporation to acquire all of the outstanding shares of NRG Energy at a fixed exchange ratio of 0.485 Exelon shares for each NRG common share.
NRG’s Board of Directors will review Exelon’s proposal with their advisors and determine the appropriate response in due [...]
Kettering University in Flint, Mich., now offers students an opportunity to prepare for the fast-growing field of Chemical Engineering with a new academic degree program.
Chemical Engineering will play a central role in solving the major problems confronting the U.S. economy including energy, health care, the state of the environment and the emergence of nanotechnology.
Kettering’s Chemical [...]
Composite Technology Corporation announce that its DeWind subsidiary has signed an agreement for the sale of ten advanced DeWind D9 two megawatt wind turbines to Energy Farming Ontario, LLC. The D9 turbine is the advanced version of the D8.2 synchronous power turbine, which incorporates a 90 meter rotor for greater energy capture.
The contract is valued [...]