Obama Administration Pushes Accelerator for Renewable Fuels

The inauguration of Barack Obama as the new President of the United States yesterday has combined with Canadian efforts to spark a North American explosion in the growth of renewable fuels, says Gordon Quaiattini, President of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA). “When President-elect Obama took the oath of office, a new North American consensus in favour of cleaner and greener renewable fuels was confirmed,” says Quaiattini.... Read more..

Verenium Announces First Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Project

Verenium Corporation, a pioneer in the development of next-generation cellulosic ethanol and high-performance specialty enzymes, announced plans to build its first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol facility in Highlands County, Florida. The Company has entered into long-term agreements with Lykes Bros. Inc., a multi-generation Florida agri-business to provide the agricultural biomass for conversion to fuel. Verenium also announced that the Highlands... Read more..

XsunX Provides Overview on Positive Developments for the Renewable Energy Industry

XsunX, Inc., a solar technology Company engaged in the build-out of its multi-megawatt amorphous thin film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar manufacturing facilities in Oregon, provides a look into 2008’s initiatives, legislation, and events set to positively impact the Renewable Energy Industry and reduce dependence on carbon based fuels. – In October, the 30-percent Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) was extended for 8 years. Important to this... Read more..

FMC Technologies Awarded $45 Million Contract for StatoilHydros Heidrun North Project

FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract from StatoilHydro for the manufacture and supply of additional subsea equipment for its Heidrun North project, located in the Norwegian Sea. This contract, valued at approximately $45 million in revenue, is a call-off from a previously announced frame agreement signed in 2007 with FMC Technologies. FMC’s scope of supply includes three subsea production trees and two water injection... Read more..

State of Illinois, FutureGen Partners Highlight Significant Progress and Unwavering Commitment to Bring Project Home to Mattoon

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Director Jack Lavin today assembled national, state and local partners to announce new developments in the state’s effort to secure the landmark FutureGen clean energy project. The progress report included new geophysical data that confirm the suitability of the Mattoon host site to securely store greenhouse gases captured from the world-class coal-to-electricity project. “The amazing... Read more..

Blue Green Alliance Continues to Grow With SEIU, LIUNA

As the economic crisis grows, and as leaders from around the world gather in Poland to address climate change, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) announced today that they are joining the Blue Green Alliance. The Alliance is a growing labor-environmental partnership to mobilize the nation to transform the U.S. economy by investing in clean energy and other global warming... Read more..

Gainesville Regional Utilities Gives Away VendingMiser® Smart Technology

USA Technologies Inc. reported that Gainesville Regional Utilities in Florida was giving their customers free VendingMiser devices. This is part of the Utilities’’ objective to become a national leader in energy efficiency by targeting vending machines with the help of its EnergyMiser® smart technology. Gainesville, one of 57 energy utilities supporting the USA Technologies EnergyMiser rebate and ‘turnkey’ program, has purchased and given... Read more..

US Farms, Inc. Well Positioned in Face of Recession

US Farms, Inc. discussed today what impact the recently announced recession in the US by the National Bureau of Economic Research will have on its Farming and Nursery businesses going forward into 2009. Yan K. Skwara, CEO of US Farms, Inc., stated, “Worldwide market volatility has certainly affected financing in our business as a publicly traded company; however, on the flip side, our fundamental business is growing and the opportunity to prosper... Read more..

Lockheed Martin Solar Power Testbed Will Foster Technology and Production Innovation

Lockheed Martin broke ground for a solar power testbed to support its entry into the utility-scale renewable power generation market. The Solar System Test and Engineering Site (SolSTES) Array testbed in southern New Jersey will provide Lockheed Martin engineers the opportunity to integrate and test a variety of solar technologies and materials selected from multiple suppliers, and to conduct production modeling. Gossamer Space Frames of Long Beach,... Read more..

ANEW, a Joint Venture between the A. N. Group & Waste-to-Energy Group, Calls for Nation-to-Nation Cooperation

The Acjachemen Nation, commonly known as the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians, celebrates the inaugural Native American Heritage Day with an announcement of a nation-to-nation cooperation. “This day we announce a new day. ANEW day! From this day forward we are persistent in our pursuit to battle the pollutants that sicken the gift we call ‘Mother Earth’. By way of ANEW, a joint venture between the A. N. Group, LLC & Waste-to-Energy... Read more..