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Mirant, S.F. agree to close Potrero Power PlantSan Francisco and the owners of the controversial, 50-year-old Potrero Power Plant today agreed to shut the plant down before 2011.
Biz Journal Friday, August 14, 2009Stocks close lower on bank concerns, caution ahead of Fed announcementThe Toronto stock
market tumbled as investors took profits from the five-month-old rally following a warning about the financial sector's health and ahead of Wednesday's interest rate announcement by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Topix.net Friday, August 14, 2009Allegheny Power Seeks Base Rate IncreasePSC approval would mean a 12 to 14 percent hike in customers' electric bills. Allegheny Power, the electric delivery business of Allegheny Energy Inc., submitted a request today to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia for a base rate increase of $122 million.
Topix.net Friday, August 14, 2009News Scan Briefs: Killer SmileKiller Smile A toxin that forces a condemned victim to smile really seems to exist. The Greek bard Homer coined the term "sardonic grin" after ceremonial killings that supposedly took place in Sardinia, where Phoenician colonists gave to elderly people who could no longer take care of themselves and to criminals an intoxicating potion that put a smile on their face. (They were then dropped from a high rock or beaten to death.)
scientists at the
university of Eastern Piedmont in Italy and their colleagues think they now have identified the herb responsible: hemlock water dropwort ( Oenanthe crocata ), which is common on Sardinia, where it is popularly known as "water celery." Their analysis revealed the presence of highly toxic chemicals in the plant that could make facial muscles contract into a grimace, or rictus. The finding appears in the May 22 Journal of Natural Products . --Charles Q. Choi [More]
Scientific American Friday, August 14, 2009Solar Production Expansions Cause Manufacturing Capacity to Surge 56% in 2009According to research firm DisplaySearch's Quarterly PV Cell Capacity Database & Trends Report for Q3 2009 solar cell manufacturing capacity is expected to grow 56% in 2009 to 17 gigawatts (GW) and ramped capacity, which was only 2.3 GW in 2005, is forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of 49% to more than 42 GW in 2013.
Renewable Energy World Friday, August 14, 2009Nordex Build 62-MW Wind Farm for EverPowerNordex USA, Inc. has completed its largest American wind project to date, the Highland wind farm, for EverPower Wind Holdings Inc. The project connects twenty-five of the company's N90 2.5-megawatt (MW) high-speed wind turbines to the grid in Pennsylvania for a total installed capacity of 62.5 MW.
Renewable Energy World Friday, August 14, 2009Petratherm Signs Deal with Spanish Governments for Geothermal ProjectPetratherm has entered a cooperative agreement with the Spanish Federal Government and the Madrid Regional Government to move forward with its 8-megawatt (MW) Madrid Geothermal District Heating (GDH) project.
Renewable Energy World Friday, August 14, 2009Treasury & DOE To Release US $2B for Renewables ManufacturersThe U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have released guidelines for the long awaited program to award $2.3 billion in tax credits to manufacturers of advanced energy equipment. Authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), this new program will provide tax credits to manufacturers who produce
renewable energy equipment.
Renewable Energy World Friday, August 14, 2009ECD & Mercury Solar Systems Reach Supply Deal for PV LaminatesEnergy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) and Mercury Solar Systems have signed a multi-year direct supply agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, ECD will sell UNI-SOLAR laminates to Mercury, and will provide technical training and aid in the design of future solar PV systems installed by Mercury's team.
Energy-business-review.com Friday, August 14, 2009ET Solar Supplies Modules for 1-MW Indian PlantET Solar Group Corp. has supplied 1 megawatt of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for a project in Punjab, India. The project, developed by a commercial and utility solar project developer in India, is so far one of the largest on-grid solar farms in the Indian subcontinent. Initial shipments were completed in July and more modules are set to be shipped in the near future.
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