Excerpts of Exclusive Interview with Enel CEO Fulvio Conti

The California Independent System Operator on Tuesday declared a transmission emergency and urged Northern Californians to conserve electricity through 10 p.m. tonight.

CALGARY, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - (TSX - PMT.UN) - Paramount Energy Trust ("PET" or the "Trust") is pleased to confirm that its distribution to be paid on November 16, 2009 in respect of income received by PET for the month of October 2009, for Unitholders of record on October 22, 2009 will be $0.05 per Trust Unit. The ex-distribution date is October 20, 2009. The October distribution brings cumulative distributions paid since the inception of the Trust to $13.664 per Trust Unit.

CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Institute today announced the injection of AUD $3.6 million towards ensuring the creation of the right level of knowledge and expertise to accelerate the deployment of CCS projects globally.

MUNICH, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that utility companies across the globe are adopting SAP AMI® Integration for Utilities software in 2009. The offering, introduced in May 2009, helps utility companies better integrate their metering processes with their backend systems, providing end-to-end clarity into energy usage patterns and translating into operational cost savings as well as reduced cost of ownership for metering solutions. The software also benefits consumers by providing them more insight into their energy consumption and by enabling them to better manage and conserve energy. Companies that are currently adopting SAP AMI Integration for Utilities span three continents and include consumers energy, Middle Tennessee Electric and Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, all in the United States, as well as SP AusNet in Australia. The announcement was made at the 7th International SAP Utilities Conference, being held in Munich, Germany, Octo

LONDON, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Greater emphasis on energy savings in the heating segment, together with new legislation mandating the use of renewable energy for heating, has increased the market penetration of renewable heating technologies such as biomass boilers and solar thermal systems in Europe. Heavy reliance on government support in most regions and the low acceptance of renewable heating technologies will be the main challenges faced by the industry in the future.

PETACH TIKVA, Israel, and MOCHAU, Germany, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- BrightView Systems has announced the successful integration and validation of its WAM (Wide Area Metrology) process metrology and mapping solution for thin-film PV manufacturers at Signet Solar's production line in Mochau, Germany.

Consumers energy has until month's end to explain to state regulators why it has not refunded its customers more than $14 million it collected but never spent on tree trimming and maintenance of its coal plants.

LONDON, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2009 Frost & Sullivan European Heat Exchanger Business Development Strategy Leadership Award is presented to Tranter. The company's high performance, top quality proprietary products have been used in several industrial and commercial establishments across the world. Tranter offers the largest range of plates available on the market and its heat exchanger (HE) technology ensures that its products require minimum maintenance, offer high thermal efficiencies and greater heat recovery potential.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Syclo, a market leader in mobile enterprise platforms and applications, today announced that RheinEnergie, a German utility serving 2.5 million people in the Rhine region, has selected SMART Work Manager for use with the SAP® ERP application, a mobile application from Syclo resulting from its co-innovation relationship with SAP AG (NYSE: SAP). The solution was chosen to automate technicians' daily meter and preventative maintenance work order processes and will be implemented by ENERGY4U, a German-based consulting and implementation firm.