Savage to Construct, Own and Operate a Multi-User Railport at Trenton, North Dakota

Savage Companies (Savage) announced its plans to construct, own and operate a large multi-user rail terminal in Trenton, North Dakota. The terminal, to be known as Trenton Railport, will be served by the BNSF Railway, and will be designed to bring large-scale rail service to the Bakken Formation (the Bakken) with oil-field related materials such as tubular, frac sand and other strategic materials, including the capability to load and ship unit trains... Read more..

Cape Wind Completes Permitting Process

Cape Wind completed its Federal permitting process today with the receipt of a final permit from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), continuing the project’s forward progress to creating jobs and increasing energy independence from the 468 megawatt offshore wind farm. EPA’s approval came 24 hours after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued Cape Wind its long awaited Section 10 Permit. Cape Wind President Jim Gordon welcomed the news,... Read more..

Swedish EcoEnergy to Begin Construction of Waste-to-Energy Facility in Donetsk

In June 2009, the Swedish company EcoEnergy Scandinavia and the Ukrainian government signed Memorandum of understanding on constructing and operating waste incineration plants in Ukraine. Today, EcoEnergy and the Municipality of Donetsk participated in a ceremony in Donetsk in conjunction with the launch of the construction of the first waste to energy plant in Donetsk. With state of the art technology, all the future facilities will lead to large... Read more..

Largest Wind Project in Missouri to Feature GE 1.5-Megawatt Technology

In an effort to meet Missouri’s ongoing renewable energy goals, Wind Capital Group is developing the state’s largest wind project, Lost Creek, with the support of GE’s 1.5-megawatt wind turbine technology. The Lost Creek project supports Missouri’s Clean Air Initiative, which calls for 15 percent of the state’s power to be generated from renewable resources by the year 2021. When it enters commercial service in the spring of 2010, the project... Read more..

Clearview Acquisitions Closes Merger with Helix Wind, Inc.

Clearview Acquisitions, Inc. announced that it has completed its previously-disclosed acquisition of Helix Wind Inc. As previously reported in the January 29, 2009 press release, Helix Wind is engaged in the manufacture and sale of small wind turbines designed to generate 2.5 to 5 KW of clean, renewable electricity. Clearview acquired 100% of Helix Wind in consideration of approximately 20.5 million shares of common stock. As a condition to the closing,... Read more..

Comverge Announces Multi-Year Demand Management Program with Progress Energy Carolinas

Comverge, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Progress Energy Carolinas (PEC) to provide demand response hardware, software, software hosting services and project support in connection with PEC’s new EnergyWise(TM) residential demand response and energy efficiency program. The exclusive agreement has an initial term of five years. When fully implemented, the program is expected to provide up to 170 megawatts of peak load... Read more..

Castle & Cooke and SunPower Dedicate Hawai’i’s Largest Solar Power System

Castle & Cooke Hawai’i and SunPower Corporation, a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, are dedicating today the 1.2-megawatt La Ola Solar Farm on Lana’i in Hawai’i. La Ola, which is translated from Hawaiian as “sun that gives life,” is located on a 10-acre site in south Lana’i and is expected to produce enough clean, renewable solar power to supply up to 30 percent of... 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..

Shaw Chairman Urges National Commitment to Build Nuclear Power Plants

The Shaw Group Inc. Chairman J.M. Bernhard Jr. called for a national commitment to build up to 50 nuclear power plants by 2030, telling a gathering of power industry leaders that the jobs, clean electricity and energy independence created by a “nuclear renaissance” offer a unique platform to achieve the “hope and change” pledged by President-elect Barack Obama. “If this nation and the Obama administration are truly serious about controlling... Read more..

Atlantic Energy Solutions Chosen as Energy Efficiency Contractor for Two New Jersey Boroughs

Atlantic Energy Solutions, Inc. has been selected as the Energy Efficiency Solutions Company for two Northern New Jersey boroughs. The company was selected amid tough competition after borough officials spent time with Atlantic Energy in order to better understand the benefits Atlantic Energy offers. The boroughs wanted Atlantic Energy Solutions to implement a comprehensive energy efficiency program. This green technology program will provide greater... Read more..