The US fuel oil hi-lo, the spread between US Atlantic Coast 1%S fuel oil and US Gulf Coast 3%S fuel oil, fell below $1/b Thursday for the first time since October on an expected lack of demand for power generation. Platts assessed USAC ...
Energesco Solutions, a leading provider of energy and water conservation measures to the commercial and multifamily real estate industry in the Mid-Atlantic region, announces its award of exclusive contracts by utility companies Pepco and ...
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has joined Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Twin Branch Solar Facility in Mishawaka, Indiana. The 2.6MW project ...
Despite shutdown of nuclear power plants, Japan is not expected to raise its thermal coal imports significantly over the next five-seven years, as existing coal-fired power plants are running at high rates and new facilities are still on ...
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The Obama administration funding for a smart grid is winding down. Energy leaders are now assessing how the project has progressed. Opponents to the smart grid and smart meters remain vocal in their opposition to the project, citing ...
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When it comes to storing energy on the grid, giant batteries are the only game in town. Now, a number of companies are building mechanical systems that use air as the storage medium. U.K.-based Highview Power Storage last week said that ...
Tags: Liquefied Air, Electronics
Farmers who rely on propane to heat livestock facilities can take steps to use the increasingly costly fuel more efficiently – and without making expensive capital investments, a Purdue University specialist says. The liquid ...
The natural gas distribution companies serving the Northeast U.S. met near-record demand for natural gas in the period from January 2 to 8, 2014. The extreme cold weather throughout the Northeast (as well as much of the U.S. and Canada) ...
Under a little-known requirement that went into effect this week, the last of the “general service” incandescent bulbs—descendants of the original light bulb invented by Thomas Alva Edison in 1879— can no longer be ...
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Feed-in tariffs (FIT) have been the preferred policy in many regions of the world to help support investors to rapidly increase installation of renewable energy installations projects and markets. Under most FITs, homeowners, businesses, ...
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Ur-Energy Inc. (TSX:URE, NYSE MKT:URG) ("Ur Energy" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the completion of its first product sales from the operations of the Lost Creek ISR Project. A total of 90,000 pounds of U3O8 were sold at an ...
Asset management of ageing switchgear equipment continues to be a thorny issue for both utility companies and industry. For utilities, with Ofgem's updated 'RIIO-ED1' price control regime due in 2015, transmission and distribution network ...
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Manchester based Clynder Cables Ltd. are launching their Solaflex? PV (Photovoltaic) Cable after an anticipated increase in market demand. With increasing environmental awareness for alternative energy sources as well as the recent ...
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SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW) today announced that it was awarded a contract in Q3 worth approximately $22 million for oil well production pumps. The pumps will be utilized for key artificial lift service on EnQuest's new offshore subsea ...
Tags: SPX, award, contract, oil, production, pump, EnQuest, kraken, North Sea
The direction of travel is definitely towards the cloud. So said Moshe BenBassat, CEO of workforce automation software vendor ClickSoftware, whose enterprise mobility solutions are available in both on-premise and cloud versions. ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, cloud service