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When fuel prices are high, they hit Texans extra hardA study shows Texans on average spent 6.8 percent of their household income, or $2,622, on gasoline last year, the seventh-highest of any state.
Houston Chronicle Wednesday, August 12, 2009Judge approves bonuses for execs of bankrupt chemical giantExecutives at LyondellBasell could receive millions despite objections of a union that noted the company has laid-off workers and closed plants.
Houston Chronicle Wednesday, August 12, 2009Echelon Signs Agreement to Supply NES Smart Metering System to Duke EnergyCurrently,
duke energy provides electricity service to approximately 4 million customers in five states ? North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.
Topix.net Wednesday, August 12, 2009IEA warns on oil pricesFatih Birol, chief economist of the International
energy agency (IEA) has said that a fragile global economic recovery will be hurt if
oil prices stay at $70 per barrel or rise higher, Reuters has
reported. He said he did not want a decision from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), when they meet on September 9, to boost prices to levels that could damage the recovery.
AME Wednesday, August 12, 2009Kuwait cuts price of September crudeKuwait Petroleum Co (KPC) has cut its crude oil official selling price to the lowest level in seven months because of reduced demand from refineries in Asia, Bloomberg has
reported. The state-owned company has lowered the price to a discount of $1.50 a barrel to the average of Persian Gulf benchmarks Oman and Dubai grades, from parity in August.
AME Wednesday, August 12, 2009Opec fears fall in demandAccording to the monthly report of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), rival oil supplies and the sluggish pace of recovery in world consumption will shrink demand for Opec's crude oil next year, Reuters has
reported. Demand for Opec crude will average 27.97 million barrels per day (bpd) next year, down 480,000 bpd from 2009, the report has said. ?If
market expectations for an economic recovery are not fully realised, current price levels could face increasing pressure,? the producer group has said.
AME Wednesday, August 12, 2009Ohio power plant to burns grass, tree trimmings, crops instead of coal to reduce pollutionAn Ohio power plant has agreed to burn tree trimmings, grass, crops and other green material instead of coal to reduce pollution.
Topix.net Wednesday, August 12, 2009Video: Solar America Cities Train the Trainer Programs Looks to Help Create Green JobsEnsuring that Americans are being trained to move into the
renewable energy workforce is a major hurdle for the industry in today's sagging economy. In order to help advance the knowledge of those in the field training this new workforce, the Department of Energy's Solar America Cities partnership held a training session at the Florida Solar Energy Center for 18 representatives from 8 cities last month.
Renewable Energy World Wednesday, August 12, 2009Ohio Edison To Repower Coal Plant With BiomassOhio Edison Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has agreed in a consent decree to repower one of its coal-fired power plants using primarily biomass, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
announced this week. In the agreement, filed in federal court in Columbus, Ohio and joined by the states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, Ohio Edison will repower the R.E. Burger Units 4 and 5 near Shadyside, Ohio with biomass fuel.
Renewable Energy World Wednesday, August 12, 2009Tokuyama To Build 6,000 Ton Polysilicon PlantDespite a
market climate of low prices and soft demand, Tokuyama Corporation has decided to build a new polycrystalline silicon production facility in Sarawak, Malaysia, to manufacture product for the solar industry. The new factory will be constructed at the Samalaju Industrial Park. Construction of the new factory is scheduled to commence early in 2011, and the start of operations is scheduled for spring 2013.
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