Exelon Generation Formally Integrates AmerGen Assets Into Exelon Nuclear

Exelon Generation officially integrated the nuclear generation assets held by its AmerGen Energy Company LLC subsidiary into Exelon Nuclear and dissolved the AmerGen legal entity. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the formal transfer of the operating licenses for these facilities to Exelon Generation on Dec. 23, 2008, which was a key step in the final integration process. “The formal integration of AmerGen into Exelon Nuclear is an... Read more..

Vanner Selects Maxwell Technologies Ultracapacitor Modules for Retrofit Cold Starting System for Chicago Transit Buses

Vanner Inc., a manufacturer of electrical power conversion products, has selected Maxwell Technologies’ BOOSTCAP® ultracapacitor modules to provide burst power for a retrofit diesel engine starter system that Vanner has won a contract to install in Chicago transit buses. David Schramm, Maxwell’s president and chief executive officer, said that Vanner is purchasing 460 16-volt BMOD0500 modules through Maxwell’s channel partner, Tecate... Read more..

Electrical Distributor Expands Commitment to Sheboygan Area

Standard Electric Supply Co. continues to grow in Wisconsin with the opening of their new facility in Sheboygan, WI at 3417 Weeden Creek Road. Standard Electric has served customers in the Sheboygan market for many years, but recently completed construction on a 15,000 square foot building to better serve the market. The new facility includes a state-of-the-art enclosure modification center and will provide greater inventory and more enclosure modification... 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..

Plug Power to Supply More Than 200 GenDrive(tm) Fuel Cell Power Units to Central Grocers

Plug Power Inc. announced that Central Grocers, Inc. has purchased 220 GenDrive(tm) fuel cell units to power the entire lift truck fleet at their new distribution center. The center is currently under construction in Joliet, Illinois, and is expected to be operational by the end of the first quarter of 2009. Central Grocers chose the hydrogen fuel cell power units, rather than traditional lead-acid batteries, for a new fleet of Yale lift trucks. By... Read more..

CrystaTech Announces Clean Energy Technology Development Alliance With GTI

CrystaTech announced that it has executed a five-year agreement with the Gas Technology Institute for the development of several new clean energy technologies at GTI’s 18-acre R&D facility in Des Plaines, IL. Under the terms of the agreement, GTI and CrystaTech will cooperate in the development of technologies for sulfur capture and recovery, with CrystaTech having access to GTI’s facilities and the experience and capabilities of... Read more..

Regional Climate Policy Could Damage Minnesota’s Economy

An economic study released today shows a regional cap-and-trade policy would severely handicap Minnesota’s economy, causing sharp increases in energy prices and reducing net employment in Minnesota by 21,000 jobs by 2015. The report, titled “Economic Analysis of the Impact of a Midwest Regional Climate Policy on Minnesota,” was written by CRA International (CRA) and commissioned by Partners for Affordable Energy (PAE) along with... Read more..

PinnacleAIS Announces Key PCMS RBI Initiatives

PinnacleAIS, a leading provider of services and technology specializing in improved asset integrity for the petroleum and chemical processing industry, today announced that it has completed several key Plant Condition Management Systems (PCMS®), Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) initiatives, furthering its expertise in Inspection Data Management Systems (IDMS) implementation and management. The company has implemented the first production version of the... Read more..

Midwest Wind Energy’s Projects Surpass $1 Billion Mark

Chicago-based Midwest Wind Energy, LLC, a leading developer of wind farms in the Central United States, announced today that it has completed development of its sixth wind power project, surpassing the $1 billion threshold in developed project assets. The six projects, which total 568 megawatts in nameplate capacity, are located in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Nebraska, and generate enough electricity to supply an estimated 160,000 average households.... Read more..

KMP Begins Commercial Operations of Ethanol Transportation on Central Florida Pipeline System

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. announced it is now transporting commercial batches of denatured ethanol along with gasoline shipments in its 16-inch Central Florida Pipeline (CFPL) between Tampa and Orlando, Fla., making CFPL the first transmarket gasoline pipeline in the United States to do so. Kinder Morgan has invested approximately $10 million to modify the line for ethanol shipments which involved chemically cleaning the pipeline, replacing... Read more..