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The U.S. Forest Service, seeking to reduce its environmental impact, has enrolled its Rutland, Vermont headquarters in CVPS Cow Power, one of the nation's first manure-based farm-to-consumer energy programs.

Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell (D) this week helped open Iberdrola Renewables' Casselman Wind Power Project, a 34.5-MW facility with important environmental implications and symbolism alike.

Clear Skies Solar Inc. announced that is has signed an agreement with Prayag Green Solar Power Private Limited worth US $8 million to develop and construct a 2-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Cobalt Biofuels announced that it has raised US $25 million in equity to accelerate the commercialization of biobutanol, an advanced biofuel. The Series C equity round was co-led by Life Science Partners (LSP) and Pinnacle Ventures. The round included both new and existing investors.

Real Goods Solar Inc., a residential solar energy integrator, announced that it has expanded its business through a merger with Regrid Power Inc. This transaction represents the company's fourth acquisition in less than a year.

With financial markets failing and politicians making big promises, it is no secret that accountability is needed more than ever. After years of applying their accountability method worldwide, Dynamic Results is sharing their approach to creating High Accountability Cultures in the new book: "Winning with Accountability: The Secret Language of High Performing Organizations." (PRWeb Oct 22, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/winning/accountability/prweb1479214.htm

With mainstay segments flaunting a broad base, the global heat exchangers market is set to thrive on replacement demand emerging from frequent upgrades and technology attunements. On the end-use front, the industry is witnessing a rapid shuffling of shares with emerging applications in environmental remediation, propped by tightening legislation, increasingly outnumbering the traditional applications within chemical, fuel processing, and power generation sectors. Rising energy prices are expected to be among the major drivers of heat exchanger market growth in the near future. (PRWeb Oct 22, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/heat_exchangers/shell_tube_plate_frame/prweb1503254.htm

Driven by growing industrial applications and increasing demand for hydroelectric power, global industrial and power boiler markets are projected at 765 thousand tons of steam per hour and 176 thousand mega watts by the year 2015, respectively. (PRWeb Oct 22, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/boilers_industrial/power_utility/prweb1503354.htm

Oil prices slumped back below $71 a barrel Tuesday as a stronger dollar overshadowed expectations of a sizable OPEC output cut and led investors to shed commodities bought as an inflation hedge.

NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm based here, today announced the launch of a new content website that will address topics related to energy markets. The new NanoMarkets Energy Microsite will provide feature articles, content pieces and submissions from NanoMarkets and invited contributors as well as links to current and upcoming market research reports. The new site can be found at www.nanomarkets.net/perspectives/micro_energy.cfm.