AEP Recognized as Military-Friendly Employer for Sixth Consecutive Year

G.I. Jobs magazine has named American Electric Power one of the nation’s 50 most “military-friendly” employers for the sixth consecutive year. AEP is among only seven companies that have appeared on the publication’s top-50 list each year since it was introduced in 2003. G.I. Jobs helps provide training and career opportunities for veterans and those in transition from military to civilian employment. This year’s honorees... Read more..

CVR Energy Reviews Multiple Crude Oil Supply Proposals; J. Aron & Company Amends Existing Agreement

CVR Energy, Inc. announced that it is in discussions with multiple parties to select a new supplier for a replacement of its crude oil supply agreement with J. Aron & Company. The company said that J. Aron and CVR Energy had agreed to extend to Dec. 1, 2008, the date by which either party may provide notice of cancellation of their current crude oil supply agreement. The agreement currently renews each year on Dec. 31 unless either party provides... Read more..

AECL Formalizes Strategic Agreement with China to Extend Nuclear Fuel Resources

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) formalized an advanced nuclear fuel development agreement with China’s Third Qinshan Nuclear Power Co. (TQNPC), China North Nuclear Fuel Corporation and Nuclear Power Institute of China. The agreement is to jointly develop the technology for the use of uranium recovered from the spent fuel of light water reactors in China, and to be used in the CANDU reactors in China, located southwest of Shanghai. The... Read more..

Met-Pro Corporation’s Systems Business Unit Receives Equipment Orders Totaling Approximately $1.2 Million

Raymond J. De Hont, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Met-Pro Corporation (NYSE: MPR), announced today that the Company’s Systems business unit has received approximately $1.2 million in orders to design and fabricate thermal oxidizer systems. These orders, one from a Fortune 500 company in the Southwest United States and the other from a landfill gas purification customer in the Northeast United States, are expected to be delivered during... Read more..

EPA grants ESW XtrmCat(TM) ‘Emerging Technology’ Listing for Marine EMD 2-Stroke Engine Applications

Environmental Solutions Worldwide Inc. announced that effective October 6th, 2008 the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary ESW Canada Inc. (ESWC) has received the status of ‘Emerging Technology’ for its XtrmCat™ Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC) from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In August of 2008, ESW applied to EPA to have the XtrmCat™ DOC listed as an ‘Emerging Technology’ based on the fact that DOC’s have not yet achieved... Read more..

NW Natural Files Rate Case Settlement with Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC)

Northwest Natural Gas Company, dba NW Natural reported the company has filed an all-parties settlement with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission regarding the company’s general rate case filed on March 28, 2008. The stipulated agreement requires approval by the WUTC. Approximately 10 percent of NW Natural’s customers are in Washington. Parties to the settlement include NW Natural, the staff of the WUTC, the Public Counsel Section... Read more..

Environmental Solutions Worldwide Inc.: Clean Cat(TM) Diesel Engine High Performance Catalyst Awaits Final EPA Verification Test at SwRI

Environmental Solutions Worldwide Inc. announced that the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary ESW Canada Inc. (ESWC) received documents on October 16th, 2008 from the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) for emissions testing on the Company’s Clean Cat™ (1.)Level I High Performance Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (HP-DOC) at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). This testing series will conclude the Company’s verification program with the Environmental... Read more..

BP Announces Full Commercial Operation of Wind Farm in Texas

BP Wind Energy announced full commercial operation of phase I of the Sherbino Wind Farm in Pecos County, west Texas. The first 150 megawatts (MW) of the project, which has a potential capacity of 750 MW, has been built through a 50-50 joint venture agreement with Padoma Wind Power LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. Phase I of the project will generate enough carbon-free electricity to power approximately 45,000 average American homes. “The... Read more..

Wisconsin Power and Light Files ‘Closing Arguments’ in Cassville Power Plant Docket

A decision on the future of the Nelson Dewey Generating Station is just weeks away. The final phase of the regulatory process kicked off today, as Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation, filed its initial brief in the case. The brief highlights that no generating facility in Wisconsin history has ever provided the varied benefits that Nelson Dewey 3 will bring. These benefits include helping to jump start... Read more..

Michigan Generating Plant Acquisition Announced

A company managed by Tenaska Capital Management, LLC (Tenaska Capital) has entered into an agreement with MACH Gen, LLC to acquire New Covert Generating Company, LLC, the owner of the Covert Generating Plant located near South Haven, Michigan. The Covert facility is a 1,100-megawatt, natural gas-fueled combined-cycle generating plant that sells power into the Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO) market. The plant went into operation in 2004. The... Read more..