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New solar power application for Kittiwake Procal 5000

Kittiwake Procal has been awarded contracts to supply three Spanish solar power station utility providers with Kittiwake Procal 5000 monitoring systems. A new application for Kittiwake Procal’s technology, the development of the analyser and necessary calibration equipment and techniques has produced a solution to reliably monitor very low concentrations - of less than 20 ppm - of Di-Phenyl ...

Dec. 9, 2010

By Procal - Parker Hannifin Corp

Infocast`s Power Generation Summit 2011

Infocast will present their upcoming Power Generation Summit from November 2-4, 2011 at the Renaissance Dupont Circle Hotel in Washington, D.C. The strategic landscape for generation owners, generation developers and generation investors is shifting and the Summit is a unique forum for leading power industry players to sharing perspectives and strategize on the right generation portfolios for ...

Oct. 6, 2011

By Infocast

Fire sale on stuff that burns: Oil, natural gas, coal down

These days it seems whatever can be burned to power a car, heat a home, make electricity or ship people and goods around the globe is being sold at bargain basement prices. Prices for coal, natural gas, oil and the fuels made from crude such as gasoline and diesel are all far less expensive than they have been in recent years. Consumers are rejoicing. Fossil fuel companies are reeling. ...

Aug. 4, 2015

By Associated Press

Dominion Solar Investment In Virginia Approaches $1 Billion

Dominion is investing more than $800 million in solar power in Virginia, with much of it being built at little or no cost to most customers, according to the company. Additional solar projects are now in the planning stages. "Our company has made a major commitment to develop significant blocks of solar generation to meet customers' energy needs going forward," said Paul Koonce, CEO of Power ...

Feb. 15, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Wyoming top in CO2 per person amid new regulations

Turns out the worst state for carbon dioxide emissions per person isn't smoggy California or bustling New York, but a place famous for its big, clear skies: Wyoming. But regulating greenhouse gases is a touchy subject in the least-populated state, which just recently received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval to do so. Wyoming also is the top coal-mining state by far, producing ...

Feb. 28, 2014

By Associated Press

New York Subpoenas Five Energy Companies for Climate Risks

ALBANY, New York, September 17, 2007 (ENS) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Friday sent subpoenas to five of the nation's largest energy companies, demanding that they disclose the financial risks of their greenhouse gas emissions to shareholders, specifically to the New York State Common Retirement Fund. Attorney General Cuomo sent letters to the top executives of AES Corporation, ...

Sep. 18, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Energy Efficiency Must Be a Key Emissions Reduction Strategy, Say Leading Efficiency Groups

Energy efficiency increases need to be a key strategy in achieving carbon emissions goals, according to joint comments submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the Alliance to Save Energy and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), in response to the agency's forthcoming new standards for existing power plants. "This is a very exciting time. Energy ...

Dec. 6, 2013

By American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)

More Than 120 Groups Report Lobbying Congress on Existing Power Plant Regulations

At least 120 groups ranging from large publicly traded companies to environmental organizations continued strong lobbying efforts directed at Congress this quarter on the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed regulations to curb carbon pollution from power plants. Many of those groups focused their attention on legislation in the Senate (S. 1905) that would curtail the EPA's authority to ...

Jul. 22, 2014

By Bloomberg BNA

Trump election threatens to upend green energy revolution

The surprise election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency last week has thrown a monkey wrench into the emerging green energy economy, as analysts and industry experts struggle to comprehend what four years of a Trump presidency will mean for the energy sector. Trump has offered few specific energy policy details during his 18-month presidential campaign beyond vague assertions to develop ...

Nov. 15, 2016

By Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. (EUCI)

FutureGen Alliance Negotiating Option to Purchase Part of Meredosia Energy Center for Advanced Coal Power Project

MEREDOSIA, Ill., Nov. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The FutureGen Alliance announced today that it is negotiating an option to purchase portions of the Meredosia Energy Center from Ameren Energy Resources Company, LLC (AER), the holding company for merchant generation for Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE). The purchase option would provide the Alliance with the assets it would ...

Nov. 28, 2011

By FutureGen Alliance, Inc.

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