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Anxiety had been growing in the renewable energy industry as 2008 slipped by and incentives, set to expire after the end of the year, appeared to be slipping along with it.

As Midwest Research Institute powers up studies of renewable energy technologies — on track to more than double last year’s budget — Kansas City stands to gain a charge as well.

The merger of Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC and Shughart Thomson & Kilroy PC does plenty to change Kansas City’s legal landscape and also could affect the city’s skyline.

At the end of September, Concentrix Solar GmbH together with its partner Abengoa Solar successfully connected a 2-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant to the public utility grid under the still valid version of the Real Decreto 661/2007, the first Spanish feed-in tariff law.

The future is no longer the future. It's now and it soon will be sitting atop the roof of Focus Mailing on Great Pasture Road. Stu Longman, who owns the building, is filling its roof with arrays of solar panels. He'll do the same on an industrial condominium he co-owns on Shelter Rock Road.

China Sunergy Co. Ltd. announced that it has entered into a multi-year agreement for a supply of eight-inch single crystal silicon ingot with the Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (HHT). Under the agreement, HHT will supply a total volume of 1,472 tons of silicon ingots from September 2008 through the end of 2011, which will support the production of approximately 210 megawatts (MW) of solar cells during the contractual term.

The nation’s economic crisis is hitting Colorado’s energy sector hard — with projects canceled or delayed, lower stock prices and the expectation of fewer drilling rigs at work in coming months. (WLL) (ECA)

With what is considered one of the largest Wireless Lan contracts of its kind, Pixavi has won a frame agreement to supply it's range of explosion proof and Intrinsically safe Wi-Fi Wireless LAN and antenna products to StatoilHydro, which is one of the largest offshore oil and gas companies in the world. (PRWeb Oct 27, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1489944.htm

Bauxite mining and shipping company Sierra Bauxita Dominicana has ceased activity in the Pedernales region of the Dominican Republic pending resolution of existing issues. (PRWeb Oct 27, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Sierra_Bauxita_Dominicana/Dominican_Republic/prweb1513614.htm

Carboxymethyl Cellulose or CMC is one of the principal cellulose ethers manufactured and consumed across the world. Apart from CMC, Hyroxymethylcellulose (HEC), and Methylcellulose (MC) are the principal cellulose ethers being consumed globally. Worldwide market for Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC) is projected to reach 781.3 million pounds (lbs.) by 2012, registering a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.9% during the period 2008-2012. (PRWeb Oct 27, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/carboxymethyl/cellulose_CMC/prweb1516194.htm