Huaneng Power International, Inc. Obtains Approval on the New Cogeneration Power Plant Project at Huaneng Yingkou Power Plant.
BEIJING, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Huaneng Power International, Inc. (the "Company") [NYSE: HNP; HKEx: 902; SSE: 600011] today announces that its new project of two 300 MW co-generating units at Huaneng Yingkou Cogeneration Power Plant has recently been approved by the National Development and Reform Commission. (Logo:...

Leading Chinese chlor-alkali producers halt partial production.
Shanghai Tianyuan Group Huasheng Chemical Co., Ltd. (Tianyuan Huasheng)'s dichloroethane (EDC) line at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) has stopped production for two weeks by December 25th, 2008. "The shutdown is because of inadequate supply of raw material--ethylene, as well as a result of the global...

GDF SUEZ Energy North America Affiliate Completes Acquisition of FirstLight Power Enterprises, Inc.
HOUSTON, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- GDF SUEZ Energy North America today announced the acquisition of FirstLight Power Enterprises, Inc. (FirstLight) from Energy Capital Partners is now complete. FirstLight owns and operates a unique portfolio of 15 power generation plants -- primarily pumped storage and traditional hydro facilities. It also...

P3.3-B ethanol project to rise in Cavite.
Filipino-owned Cavite Biofuel Producers Inc. is investing P3.298 billion for the establishment of an integrated bioethanol manufacturing plant and power co-generation facility in Magallanes, Cavite. The Board of Investments (BoI) has approved the project on a pioneer status entitling the company to as long as six-year income...

Architecture Students at Ball State University Learn to Design Green Buildings ... From the Ground Up.
MUNCIE, Ind., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Architecture students at Ball State University will learn how to save the environment one building at a time as Dave Sommer, business leader for Trane Indiana, discusses how green architecture incorporates innovative designs and technologies to significantly reduce a building's negative impact on...

GDF SUEZ ENERGY AFFILIATE ACQUIRES FIRSTLIGHT POWER.
GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Houston, has announced that the aquisition of FirstLight Power Enterprises, Inc. from Energy Capital Partners is now complete. FirstLight owns and operates a unique portfolio of 15 power generation plants -- primarily pumped storage and traditional hydro facilities. It also has a state-of-the-art natural...

Sugar glut leaves Gujarat farmers bitter.
Byline: Maulik Pathak & Kalpesh Damor AHMEDABAD: If there is one sector where success has not left behind a sweet taste, it is sugar. A successful co-operative model and a bumper production has started biting Gujarat's sugar co-operative sector, owing to external factors. Bumper sugar production across...

ExxonMobil to build second steam-cracking complex in Singapore.
On September 5th, ExxonMobil Chemical Company announced that it has decided to build a second world-scale steam cracker complex in Singapore. The project will be located at and integrated with its existing Singapore site, providing feedstock, operating and investment synergies with both the chemical plant and refinery. ...

PG&E Gets OK for New Renewable Power Purchase Agreements.
ENERGY RESOURCE-20 March 2007-PG&E Gets OK for New Renewable Power Purchase Agreements(C)2007 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com Pacific Gas and Electric Company has received approval from the CPUC to enter into four new power purchase agreements from three renewable projects and one cogeneration facility. The three renewable...

Economical investigation of ICECHP using gasohol-a case study for Iran.
INTRODUCTION Nowadays, energy is one of the most important factors for strategic planning in the world. Energy is the driving force of the industry and world economy. Among different types of energy, the fossil energy is the largest source of world energy. At present most...