Pew Center Launches Online Resource on Corporate Energy Efficiency

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:10:00 0500

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The Pew Center on Global Climate Change today launched a new

Research and Markets: Nuclear Energy - Finland: Energy Market in Finland Has Been Dominated by Nuclear Energy and Shows Strong Prospects for Future Growth

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:26:00 0500

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Research and Markets (Tesoro Corporation

Shaw Extends $1 Billion in Credit Facility Commitments to October 2012

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) announced today it has amended its credit agreement to provide new and extended lender commitments totaling $1.0 billion, the entire amount of which is available for the issuance of performance and financial...

The Benefits of Smart Grids Include Fighting Climate Change, says NextGen Research

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:30:00 0500

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Increasing the efficiency of electrical power networks can help fight climate change, since any improvement means less carbon-based fuel needs to be burned to generate power, resulting in fewer greenhouse gas emissions into the environment...

Material for 15,000 Nuclear Warheads Eliminated by Megatons to Megawatts

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:00:00 0500

BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) announced today that the

Nuclear Power Simulator and Training Company KSG Enhances Its Efficiency with IFS Applications

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

ITASCA, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announced today that the German nuclear power simulator and training company, KSG Kraftwerks-Simulator-Gesellschaft mbH (KSG), has chosen to implement IFS Applications to enhance its planning and...

Harvard Business School Launches First Program for Global Energy Executives

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Harvard Business School (HBS) today announced a four-day executive education program focused on the geopolitical transitions and market influences affecting the energy industry and its leaders. Against the backdrop of transformational changes in the...

IRENA Calls on Negotiators to Speed Up the Introduction of Renewable Energy in the COP 15 Negotiations

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:23:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Hélène Pelosse, Director-General of IRENA states during Climate Week in...

Exelon Corporation and Exelon Generation Announce Pricing of Offers to Purchase Notes due in 2011

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:32:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Exelon Corporation (Exelon) (NYSE: EXC) today announced the consideration to be paid in the previously announced cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding $500,000,000 6.75% Senior Notes due May 1, 2011 (CUSIP No. 30161N AA 9...

Xcel Energy SmartGridCity Power Grid Uses OSIsoft PI System

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:10:00 0500

SAN LEANDRO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - OSIsoft^® today announced that Xcel Energy has successfully launched operations using the PI System^® in Boulder, CO, the nation’s first fully integrated...

Luminant Academy Achieves LEED Certification

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:23:00 0500

DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Luminant Academy has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for its green interior design – making it the first LEED-certified facility in Tyler, Texas.

With features such as recyclable metal...

Liberty Star Appoints William Cavalier as Director

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:07:00 0500

TUCSON, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. (the “Company”) (OTCBB: LBSR) is pleased to announce that it has appointed William Cavalier to the board of directors of the Company.

Mr. Cavalier has extensive experience in management...

General Electric Signs UANI's Iran Business Declaration

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - General Electric (GE) today signed United Against Nuclear Iran's (UANI's) Iran Business Declaration, affirming that it does not and will not conduct business in or with Iran. UANI applauds GE for its decision.

The UANI Business...

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company Extends Exchange Offer for Senior Notes

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

DES MOINES, Iowa-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company announced today it has extended its offer — the “Exchange Offer”— to exchange up to $250 million in aggregate principal amount of its registered 3.15% Senior Notes due July 15, 2012, for up to...

Constellation Energy Executive Vice President James Connaughton to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Power & Gas Leaders Conference

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:00:00 0500

BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) today announced that it will be participating at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Power & Gas Leaders Conference.

Nevadan Appointed to Federal Energy Post

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:23:00 0500

LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Thom Sheets, a...

Constellation Energy Receives Top Rating on Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:00:00 0500

BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) today announced that it has received a top rating on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the second consecutive year. The CEI, which rates 590 businesses on a scale of 0...

Future Fuels Announces ‘Near-Zero’ Emissions Technology Sharing Agreement with TPRI’s GreenGen of China

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:47:00 0500

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Future Fuels has entered an agreement to exchange and share technical information with China’s Thermal Power Research, Inc. (TPRI). Owned by a consortium of electric utilities, TPRI’s majority stakeholder is China’s largest power company, Huaneng...

Fitch Rates Exelon Generation's Senior Notes 'BBB+'

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:27:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB+' rating to Exelon Generation Company, LLC's (Exgen) $1.5 billion senior notes. The senior note offering included $900 million 6.25% due 2039 and $600 5.2% due in 2019. Proceeds from the offering will be used to...

BTU International Receives Order for Nuclear Fuel Sintering System

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:20:00 0500

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - BTU International (Nasdaq: BTUI), a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment for the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, today announced that it has received a repeat order for a high-volume nuclear...

Shaw Awarded Nuclear Power Maintenance Contract by AmerenUE

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) today announced it has been awarded a new six-year contract with AmerenUE, a subsidiary of St. Louis-based Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), to provide nuclear maintenance services to the Callaway nuclear power...

XcelPlus Global Moving to Improve OTC Status with Audited Financials, Launches Earth-Friendly Cleaning Product for Paving Industry

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:30:00 0500

DOTHAN, Ala.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - XcelPlus Global Holdings, Inc. (Pink...

Exelon Generation Announces $1.5 Billion Bond Sale

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:43:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Exelon Generation Company LLC (Generation) announced today that it has agreed to sell $600 million of Senior Notes maturing on October 1, 2019, with a coupon of 5.20% and $900 million of Senior Notes maturing on October 1, 2039, with a coupon of 6.25...

Utilities Explore the Importance of Collaboration to Fuel Innovation

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:09:00 0500

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Eventure Events announced today that attendees at this year’s SAP for Utilities conference will have the opportunity to sign up for and participate in UtilityCollaboration, a new social networking website designed to harness...

SCANA Corporation CFO Jimmy Addison to Speak at 2009 Power & Gas Leaders Conference

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:30:00 0500

COLUMBIA, S.C.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Jimmy Addison, chief financial officer of SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG), will speak Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at the 2009 Power & Gas Leaders conference being held in New York. The conference is sponsored by Bank of America Merrill...

Exelon Corporation and Exelon Generation Announce Offers to Purchase Notes Due in 2011

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:51:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Exelon Corporation (Exelon) (NYSE: EXC) today announced the commencement of a cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding $500,000,000 6.75% Senior Notes due May 1, 2011 (CUSIP No. 30161N AA 9). Simultaneously, Exelon Generation Company, LLC...

Entergy Nuclear Expects to Save Up to $1 Million per Day with Dassault Systemes PLM

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:00:00 0500

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Paris:DSY) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Entergy Corp., the second largest nuclear power operator in the U.S...

Capgemini Expands North America Smart Grid Practice to Support Clients’ Growing Needs for Technology and Regulatory Guidance

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:13:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced the appointment of eight new members to its North America Smart Grid practice. These individuals bring extensive industry...

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Announces $1 Million Order From KSG For Simulator Subsystem For New Power Plant

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:00:00 0500

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, today announced that it had won an order valued at $1 million from KSG Kraftwerks-Simulator-Gesellschaft MBH of Essen, Germany, for CPU blades, I/O controllers and...

Mitsubishi Electric Wins Order to Manufacture Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems for Nuclear Power Plants in Guangdong Province, China

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:00:00 0500

TOKYO-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Weitz & Luxenberg & Erin Brockovich to Visit Ravena, New York To Discuss Lafarge Cement Plant Emissions in Town Hall Meeting

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:20:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - Weitz & Luxenberg P.C.

WHO: Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., Erin Brockovich, and Dr. Mark Hyman, M.D.

WHAT: Residents from Albany, Greene, Columbia and Rensselaer Counties are invited to attend a special...

Mirion Technologies to Provide Dosimetry System for Swiss Nuclear Power Plant

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:00:00 0500

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 -

As an Early Adopter of Clean Energy, FPL Group Has One of the Lowest Emissions Profiles in the Electric Power Sector

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:58:00 0500

JUNO BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - After years of quietly building what has become the largest renewable energy business in the nation, FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE:FPL) has established itself as one of the nation’s cleanest electric power providers. More than anything else, this...

Harper's Magazine and Shell Present a Forum on the Future of U.S. Energy

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:00:00 0500

-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - The combination of an acute international financial meltdown and rising oil volatility has renewed debate over energy security. With the U.S. currently importing almost 70% of its crude oil, national security is once again impacting the energy debate. Given...

IQwind and Guascor Announce Partnership Agreement to Commercialize Innovative Variable IQGearTM Technology for Wind Turbines

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:13:00 0500

VITORIA, Spain & TEL AVIV, Israel-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - IQwind and Guascor announced today that they will partner to commercialize and bring to market the IQGear, a breakthrough high efficiency variable gearbox for the wind industry. The partnership brings together...

CipherLab Mobile Computers Boost Efficiency of California Power Plant Through Improved Data Capture

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:30:00 0500

PLANO, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - CipherLab (www.cipherlab.com), a leading innovator in...

XcelPlus Global Notches First $1+ Million Month as New Strategy Gets Traction, September Forecast Brighter

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:12:00 0500

DOTHAN, Ala.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - XcelPlus Global Holdings, Inc. (Pink...

The Climate Registry Announces Plans for Next Generation Online Emissions Reporting

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:30:00 0500

NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - The Climate Registry, a...

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Leads with World’s Most Advanced Nuclear Reactor

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

WILMINGTON, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) today announced it has achieved a key milestone in deploying the world’s most advanced nuclear reactor design.

GEH has completed its submittal of the design certification document for the...

Research and Markets: Global Nuclear Power Industry Outlook to 2010: Buyer Spend and Procurement Strategies and the Impact of Recession and Recovery

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:05:00 0500

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Research and Markets (The Ux Consulting Company, LLC (UxC)

Viridity Energy Partners with Universities and Utilities on Applications for ARRA Stimulus Funding

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:00:00 0500

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Viridity Energy announced today that it is...

Weitz & Luxenberg & Erin Brockovich to Visit Ravena, New York To Discuss Lafarge Cement Plant Emissions in Town Hall Meeting

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:45:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Weitz & Luxenberg P.C.

WHO: Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., Erin Brockovich, and Dr. Mark Hyman, M.D.

WHAT: Residents from Albany, Greene, Columbia and Rensselaer Counties are invited to attend a...

Cyclone Power Technologies Retains Auditors to Prepare Financials for SEC Registration

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:20:00 0500

POMPANO BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink...

University of Pittsburgh Offers Media Resources for Coverage of G-20 Summit Issues

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Media are invited to participate in the science and technology tours being held in conjunction with the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit Sept. 24-25. Twelve one-hour tours—hosted by the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University...

Mark Frankena, Former Federal Trade Commission Deputy Director, Joins Cornerstone Research

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Cornerstone Research, a leading provider of economic and financial consulting and expert testimony, is pleased to welcome The Ux Consulting Company, LLC (UxC)

Southern California Edison to Launch One of Southern California’s Largest Construction Projects

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:11:00 0500

ROSEMEAD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - Southern California Edison (SCE) will launch, at the end of this month, one of the region’s largest construction projects that will create more than 1,000 temporary jobs and generate roughly $300 million in spending benefiting Southern...

Shaw to Present at J.P. Morgan 2009 Diversified Industries Investments Conference

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:00:00 0500

BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) announced today that J.M. Bernhard Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer, Brian K. Ferraioli, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and Gary P. Graphia, executive vice president...

FPL Group named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:37:00 0500

JUNO BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - FPL Group, Inc. has been named to the 2009 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) of the leading companies in North America for corporate sustainability. The DJSI North America selects the top 20 percent of companies in sustainability...

Exelon’s PECO Energy Declares Dividends on Preferred Stock

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:49:00 0500

PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Directors of PECO Energy Company have declared dividends on all series of preferred stock, payable October 30, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2009, as follows:
Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to a wide...

The Giant Awakens to Solar Power While America Sleeps Evolution Solar Grows Roots in China

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:47:00 0500

PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Evolution Solar Corporation (PinkSheets:EVSO). While the U.S. is still floundering with ad-hoc investments in clean energy, China has developed a straight-forward, no-nonsense approach to reaching 2GW solar capacity by 2011. It is...

General Physics Corporation Releases EtaPRO Performance and Condition Monitoring System with Advanced Power Plant Modeling Technology

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

ELKRIDGE, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), the operating subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE:GPX), announces the latest release of EtaPRO™, its industry-leading power plant performance and...

Shaw Awarded Nuclear Power Maintenance Contract by Southern California Edison

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) today announced it has been awarded a new three-year contract with Southern California Edison, an Edison International (NYSE: EIX) company, to provide nuclear maintenance services to San Onofre Nuclear...

NRG Energy Files Clean Coal Power Initiative Application to Build Post-Combustion Carbon Capture Demonstration Project in Texas

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

PRINCETON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) submitted a Clean Coal Power Initiative application to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to build a post-combustion carbon capture demonstration unit at the Company’s WA Parish plant southwest of Houston. NRG...

Reportlinker Adds Global Nuclear Power Industry Outlook to 2010: Buyer Spend and Procurement Strategies and the Impact of Recession and Recovery

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:57:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue.

Aggreko, the global leader in

Research and Markets: Nuclear: Is It a Heavily Subsidized Technology?

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:01:00 0500

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - Research and Markets (

Weeden & Co. Introduces Energy Outlook & Focus List of Most Compelling Energy Investment Ideas

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:17:00 0500

GREENWICH, Conn.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Weeden & Co. LP, a full service institutional broker, today introduced Energy Outlook, a report that provides a summary forum of the views of senior energy analysts, Charles Maxwell, Ellen Hannan and Geoff Kieburtz, on the macro...

Sunrise Solar to Seek Stimulus Partners

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:56:00 0500

SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Sunrise Solar Corp. (OTCBB:SSLR) today announced that it will work with U.S. partners to apply for major stimulus plan grants under the new U.S. stimulus program. Currently, most of the Company’s large projects are overseas. By partnering with...

US Power Generating Company Appoints Chief Executive Officer Mark R. Sudbey Chairman of the Board

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:30:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - US Power Generating Company (”USPowerGen”), announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Mark R. Sudbey Chairman of the Board of Directors in addition to his current role as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Sudbey has been CEO since his...

XcelPlus Global Holdings Announces New President / CEO

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:04:00 0500

TOPPING, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - XcelPlus Global Holdings Inc. (Pink Sheets: XPGH) announces that J. Michael Parsons has recently become the corporation's new President and CEO.

Previously, he was president of Parsons Energy, located in Dothan, Alabama. Parsons...

Research and Markets: Extensive Details on Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's Operations and Company Analysis

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:00:00 0500

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Research and Markets (

TechPrecision Corporation Announces Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:04:00 0500

WESTMINSTER, Mass.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - TechPrecision Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: TPCS) (“TechPrecision”, or “the Company”), a leading manufacturer of large-scale, high-precision machined metal fabrications with customers in the alternative energy, medical, nuclear...

Shaw to Present at Barclays Capital Industrial Select Investments Conference

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:56:00 0500

BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) announced today that Brian K. Ferraioli, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will give a presentation covering Shaw’s business and operations at the Barclays Capital Industrial Select...

MPR Associates Announces Leadership Transition

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:00:00 0500

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - MPR has announced several leadership changes which include the promotion of Robert Coward to the position of principal officer. Mr. Coward’s promotion was effective Jan. 1, 2009.

Mr. Coward began his career at MPR in 1983. With...

GSE Systems Announces Over $7 million of New Work in the Nuclear Power Simulation Sector Including a Major Upgrade to the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant Simulator in Russia

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:00:00 0500

SYKESVILLE, Md.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - GSE Systems, Inc. (GSE) (Amex: GVP), a leading global provider of real-time simulation and training solutions to the power, process, manufacturing and Government sectors, announced today it was recently awarded contracts to upgrade existing...

USEC Provides Update on American Centrifuge

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:00:00 0500

BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU):

ACP spending growth to be moderated until Loan Guarantee timing becomes clear

Project will continue to move...

B&W Receives More Than $1 Billion in Orders for Nuclear Components, Announces New Jobs in Three States

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:00:00 0500

LYNCHBURG, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. (B&W NOG), a major operating unit of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), has received awards in excess of $1 billion for the manufacture of nuclear components to support U.S...

McDermott Subsidiary Receives More Than $1 Billion of U.S. Government Awards

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:00:00 0500

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) (“McDermott”), announced today that The Babcock & Wilcox Company (“B&W”), through a subsidiary, has received awards in excess of $1 billion for the manufacture of nuclear components to support...

AECOM Awarded $54-million Task Order to Support U.S. Military

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:00:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it has won a task order from the U.S. Air Force for...

Industrial Fire, Safety & Security Opens Today; Conference to Feature Special Session on “Lessons Learned” from Hurricane Ike

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:30:00 0500

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Industrial Fire, Safety & Security (IFSS), the nation’s leading industrial emergency event, opens today at the Reliant Center in Houston, TX, and runs from February 4 – 6, 2009. The event will feature its biggest exhibit floor ever with over...

Mirion Technologies Signs Contract with Bruce Power for Installation of Whole Body Monitors

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:00:00 0500

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - The Mirion Technologies Health Physics Division today announced that Bruce Power has signed a contract for the purchase of over 100 whole body monitors at two of Bruce Power’s electricity power stations. Bruce Power operates eight CANDU...

Stimulus to Drive Wind Expansion, states NWND

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:14:00 0500

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - National Wind Solutions, Inc. (PinkSheets: NWND):

Wind energy companies remained among market leaders last year by posting strong gains in 2008 in spite of a major down turn in market growth. According to the American Wind Energy...

SSLR: Congress Shines on Solar

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:02:00 0500

SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Sunrise Solar Corp. (OTCBB: SSLR):

Nearly $100 Billion in spending on green energy and energy efficiency is planned in the House version of the new stimulus package working its way through congress. The renewable energy sector is...

USIBC Applauds India-Specific Safeguards Agreement

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:14:00 0500

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) applauds the signing of the India-specific Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which will pave the way for India’s global engagement in commercial nuclear trade...

PowerAdvocate Updates Electric Power Industry Cost Indices with 4Q2008 Results, Highlights 5% Fall in Construction Costs

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:31:00 0500

BOSTON-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - PowerAdvocate, a leading provider of market intelligence and supply chain services to the energy industry, today released its 4Q2008 Cost Indices, which found average construction costs for electric utility facilities fell by 5.3% over the last quarter of...

Parsons Awarded Contract for Expansion Phase of National Enrichment Facility

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:04:00 0500

PASADENA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Parsons has been awarded a two-year contract by Louisiana Energy Services (LES) to provide engineering, construction management, and construction services for the expansion phase of the National Enrichment Facility (NEF) in Eunice, New Mexico...

U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Achieved Near-Record Level of Electricity Production in 2008

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:29:00 0500

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - U.S. nuclear power plants last year continued their decade-long trend of reliable electricity generation, eclipsing all other electricity sources with an industry-average capacity factor of more than 90 percent, according to preliminary data on 2008...

Exelon Appoints Admiral Richard W. Mies to Board of Directors

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:47:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Exelon appointed Admiral Richard W. Mies to its board of directors on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Mies, 64, is president and chief executive officer of The Mies Group, Ltd., a consulting firm.

“Richard brings to the Exelon board additional depth...

Global Energy Announces Successful Commercial Waste-to-Energy Production Trial

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:00:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - On January 15, 2009 in Hoyerswerda, Germany, AlphaKat GmbH (“AlphaKat”) led by Dr. Christian Koch and Global Energy, Inc. (OTCBB:GEYI) conducted a first round of municipal solid waste (MSW) feedstock tests as part of the commissioning phase for...

Exelon to Nominate Independent Directors for NRG Board

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:32:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) announced today it has proposed a slate of independent nominees for election to the Board of Directors of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) at the NRG 2009 annual meeting of shareholders, together with a proposal to increase the...

APS Report Charts Clean Energy Future

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:00:00 0500

PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Over the next two decades, APS customers could receive significantly more of their electricity from clean energy sources under a comprehensive Resource Plan filed today with the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Developed with...

GE Energy & Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sign MOU to Co-Develop World’s Most Advanced New Steam Turbine for Combined-Cycle Power Plants

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:55:00 0500

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - GE Energy and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), two manufacturers of power generation equipment, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to co-develop the “next generation” steam turbine for use in gas turbine...

Shaw Awarded Contract Extension by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:00:00 0500

BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) announced today its Environmental & Infrastructure Group has been awarded a $125 million task order that extends its existing contract to provide environmental remediation services at the U.S. Army Corps of...

Research and Markets: Small and Medium Reactor (SMR) Industry to Grow in the Global Nuclear Power Sector

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:09:00 0500

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - Research and Markets (

Research and Markets: Financial Slowdown to Adversely Impact Long Term Investment Plans in Nuclear Sector

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:00:00 0500

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Research and Markets (

Exelon Corporation Declares Dividend

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:08:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - The Board of Directors of Exelon Corporation declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.525 per share on Exelon’s common stock. The dividend is payable on March 10, 2009, to shareholders of record of Exelon at 5:00 p.m. New York Time on February 13...

Mirion Technologies Signs Neutron Dosimetry Frame Agreement with Electricité de France (EDF)

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:00:00 0500

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Mirion Technologies Health Physics Division today announced a contract award by Electricité de France (EDF) to supply 19 nuclear reactors with active neutron dosimeters and readers. EDF is a leading player in the European energy market...

Shaw Expands UK Operations to Support European Power Market

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:00:00 0500

BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) today announced it has expanded its operations in the United Kingdom by establishing a Power Group office in Milton Keynes. This expansion will support the Power Group’s European clients and their interest in...

Research and Markets: NSG Waiver for the Nuclear Deal Will Accelerate Investment in India's Nuclear Sector

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:00:00 0500

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Research and Markets (Across Systems, supplier of the world's...

Survey: Even a Nuke Plant is Preferred to a Casino, Landfill or Quarry

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:20:00 0500

HINGHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - Most Americans would rather have nuclear power plant built in their community than a landfill, a casino, or even a quarry.

According to the new Saint Index© survey of U.S. attitudes about real estate projects, a landfill...

NTR Acquisition Co. Announces Anticipated Expiration and Distribution of Assets

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:30:00 0500

DANBURY, Conn.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - NTR Acquisition Co. (AMEX, Units: NTQ.U, Common Stock: NTQ, Warrants: NTQ.WS), a special purpose acquisition company focused on the petroleum refining and marketing industry, announced today that, in accordance with its charter and applicable law...

B&W and Covidien to Develop U.S. Source of Key Medical Isotope

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:00:00 0500

LYNCHBURG, Va. & ST. LOUIS-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Group, Inc. (B&W TSG), a major operating unit of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), has signed an agreement with Covidien (NYSE:COV, BSX: COV) to develop technology for the...

Research and Markets: Emerging Nuclear Countries are Potential Markets for Overseas Players

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:00:00 0500

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USEC Appoints Paul Sullivan Vice President for Operations

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:30:00 0500

BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) today named Paul Sullivan, a 20-year veteran of major defense systems design, development and production, as its next vice president, Operations. Sullivan assumes a position vacated in July 2008 when Russell B. Starkey...

Exelon Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results; Reaffirms 2009 Earnings Guidance

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:30:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - Exelon Corporation’s (Exelon) fourth quarter 2008 consolidated earnings prepared in accordance with GAAP were $707 million, or $1.07 per diluted share, compared with earnings of $562 million, or $0.84 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2007. Full year...

P2 Energy Solutions Appoints David Verdun Chief Technology Officer

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:00:00 0500

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - P2 Energy Solutions, a leading provider of business software, map data and enterprise services to the oil and gas industry, announces the appointment of David Verdun to the position of chief technology officer. In his newly created post, Verdun will help...

Research and Markets: Reemerging Nuclear Power to Accelerate the Growth of the Uranium Mining Industry

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:15:00 0500

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SSLR: Alternative Energy a Strong Sector in Down Market

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:01:00 0500

SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - Sunrise Solar Corp. (OTCBB: SSLR). Alternative energy companies continue to grow and outperform the market as a whole according to a January 13th report in the Wall Street Journal. President Obama has declared a goal of doubling alternative energy...

Kinti Mining Limited (KMLD) Announces Joint Venture with Samarium Group Holding Involving Reserves of up to 40 Million Pounds of Recoverable Uranium with a Potential Valuation of ($2.1 Billion Dollars)

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:00:00 0500

TORONTO-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - Kinti Mining Limited (Pink Sheets:KMLD) is pleased to announce the signing of a joint venture agreement with Samarium Group Holding, of Vancouver, Canada. The new venture, called Kinti Energy Limited, will have an overriding focus on uncovering and...

CONNECT to Induct General Atomics’ Neal and Linden Blue into Entrepreneur Hall of Fame on Jan. 28

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:00:00 0500

SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-January 19, 2009 - Neal Blue, chairman and CEO of General Atomics, and Linden Blue, vice chairman of General Atomics, will be inducted into the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame on Jan. 28 by Perceptics

MPR Associates and HUCKDESIGN Form Strategic Alliance for Medical Device Projects

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:09:00 0500

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - MPR Associates, Inc. and HUCKDESIGN, LLC, have entered into an alliance whereby the two companies will work together to pursue and execute opportunities regarding medical devices. By integrating HUCK’s proven, recognized industrial design...

E3 Consulting Hires Seasoned Energy Professional, Mark Juneau, as Executive Director

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:16:00 0500

DENVER-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - E3 Consulting, LLC (E3), a leading strategic business advisor to the energy industry, announced today that it has hired Mark A. Juneau as an E3 Executive Director. Mr. Juneau brings over 30 years experience in the energy and power...

Research and Markets: Find out the Hot Segments for Investments With Mergers & Acquisitions and Financing Trends in Nuclear Energy Q3 2008

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:06:00 0500

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Research and Markets: Obama's Policies to Give Massive Boost to Renewable Sector

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:30:00 0500

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Sunrise Solar Executive Team to Visit Brazilian Partners

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:04:00 0500

SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - Sunrise Solar Corp. (OTCBB: SSLR) announced today that its management team will be visiting Brazil next week for site visits to projects announced in Brazil. In addition, meetings are expected with South American funding partners. The Company will be...

NSSC Partners with The Four Star Group

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:00:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - Nuclear Security Services Corporation (“NSSC”) is pleased to announce it has entered into a strategic relationship with The Four Star Group (“FSG”). FSG will assist and advise NSSC in the Company’s continued pursuit of high level critical...

Global Carbon Market Up Massive 83% on Previous Year

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:00:00 0500

WASHINGTON & OSLO, Norway-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - The global carbon market in 2008 grew faster both in terms of volume and value than estimated, dramatically bucking the current downturn which has depressed most global commodity trading.

Overall, 2008 saw 4.9...

USEC and DOE Amend 2002 Omnibus Agreement

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:01:00 0500

BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-January 13, 2009 - USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today signed an amendment to a 2002 agreement that revises the final milestones under that 2002 agreement regarding completion of USEC's American Centrifuge Plant (ACP).

Alion Awarded Task Order Worth $21.8M to Support Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:10:00 0500

MCLEAN, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions provider, has been awarded a Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) task order with a value of $21.8 million to support the agency’s mission of safeguarding the United States...

Research and Markets: Market Analysis and Forecasts of the Global Nuclear Air Filtration with Forecasts to 2015

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:15:00 0500

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Research and Markets (ETAP enterprise...

General Physics Corporation Expands its Performance Monitoring Technologies to Include the Nuclear Power Industry

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:30:00 0500

ELKRIDGE, Md.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), a subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE:GPX), announced that it has expanded its industry-leading performance and condition monitoring technologies...

Shaw to Participate in Upcoming Civil Nuclear Trade Mission to India as USIBC Member

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:48:00 0500

BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) today announced the Nuclear Division of its Power Group will join with the United States-India Business Council (USIBC), the Nuclear Energy Institute and an influential group of U.S. companies on the largest-ever...

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Exelon Generation Announces $1.5 Billion Bond Sale

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SCANA Corporation CFO Jimmy Addison to Speak at 2009 Power & Gas Leaders Conference

Exelon Corporation and Exelon Generation Announce Offers to Purchase Notes Due in 2011

Entergy Nuclear Expects to Save Up to $1 Million per Day with Dassault Systemes PLM

Capgemini Expands North America Smart Grid Practice to Support Clients’ Growing Needs for Technology and Regulatory Guidance

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Announces $1 Million Order From KSG For Simulator Subsystem For New Power Plant

Mitsubishi Electric Wins Order to Manufacture Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems for Nuclear Power Plants in Guangdong Province, China

Weitz & Luxenberg & Erin Brockovich to Visit Ravena, New York To Discuss Lafarge Cement Plant Emissions in Town Hall Meeting

Mirion Technologies to Provide Dosimetry System for Swiss Nuclear Power Plant

As an Early Adopter of Clean Energy, FPL Group Has One of the Lowest Emissions Profiles in the Electric Power Sector

Harper's Magazine and Shell Present a Forum on the Future of U.S. Energy

IQwind and Guascor Announce Partnership Agreement to Commercialize Innovative Variable IQGearTM Technology for Wind Turbines

CipherLab Mobile Computers Boost Efficiency of California Power Plant Through Improved Data Capture

XcelPlus Global Notches First $1+ Million Month as New Strategy Gets Traction, September Forecast Brighter

The Climate Registry Announces Plans for Next Generation Online Emissions Reporting

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Leads with World’s Most Advanced Nuclear Reactor

Research and Markets: Global Nuclear Power Industry Outlook to 2010: Buyer Spend and Procurement Strategies and the Impact of Recession and Recovery

Viridity Energy Partners with Universities and Utilities on Applications for ARRA Stimulus Funding

Weitz & Luxenberg & Erin Brockovich to Visit Ravena, New York To Discuss Lafarge Cement Plant Emissions in Town Hall Meeting

Cyclone Power Technologies Retains Auditors to Prepare Financials for SEC Registration

University of Pittsburgh Offers Media Resources for Coverage of G-20 Summit Issues

Mark Frankena, Former Federal Trade Commission Deputy Director, Joins Cornerstone Research

Southern California Edison to Launch One of Southern California’s Largest Construction Projects

Shaw to Present at J.P. Morgan 2009 Diversified Industries Investments Conference

FPL Group named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Exelon’s PECO Energy Declares Dividends on Preferred Stock

The Giant Awakens to Solar Power While America Sleeps Evolution Solar Grows Roots in China

General Physics Corporation Releases EtaPRO Performance and Condition Monitoring System with Advanced Power Plant Modeling Technology

Shaw Awarded Nuclear Power Maintenance Contract by Southern California Edison

NRG Energy Files Clean Coal Power Initiative Application to Build Post-Combustion Carbon Capture Demonstration Project in Texas

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Sunrise Solar to Seek Stimulus Partners

US Power Generating Company Appoints Chief Executive Officer Mark R. Sudbey Chairman of the Board

XcelPlus Global Holdings Announces New President / CEO

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TechPrecision Corporation Announces Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results

Shaw to Present at Barclays Capital Industrial Select Investments Conference

MPR Associates Announces Leadership Transition

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USEC Provides Update on American Centrifuge

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McDermott Subsidiary Receives More Than $1 Billion of U.S. Government Awards

AECOM Awarded $54-million Task Order to Support U.S. Military

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Parsons Awarded Contract for Expansion Phase of National Enrichment Facility

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