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Breitling Oil and Gas CEO to Participate in Shale Gas World Europe 2010
Breitling CEO Chris Faulkner to participate in Shale Gas World Europe 2010. - November 17, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Mayor Dennis Travale of Norfolk County Reveals to Energy Digital How Renewable Energy Will Boost Ontario’s Economy
In an interview with Energy Digital, Mayor Dennis Travale discusses the role of renewable energy in the Norfolk County’s economic development and growth. Located in Ontario, Norfolk is looking to take advantage of the Ontario Green Energy Act by attracting green energy companies and... - November 17, 2010 - WDM Group
Breitling Oil and Gas Announces Spud of Breitling-Trinity #2
Breitling Oil and Gas announces it has spud the Breitling-Trinity #2 oil and gas prospect in Nueces County, TX. - November 13, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Solar Power Leader Solyndra Chooses Metrolight Electronic HID to Light 100,000 sq. ft. Facility
Retrofit saves 41% on energy consumption and reduces carbon footprint by 326 metric tons annually. Metrolight's electronic HID selected over T-5 fluorescent lighting solutions due to better energy saving and lower total cost of ownership. - November 12, 2010 - Metrolight
Electrician in Pittsburgh Partners with SEO Experts to Help Customers Find Their Services Online
E.L. Electric, an electrical contractor serving the Pittsburgh area, has hired Prospect Genius, a leader in local advertising, to help customers in need of electrical services. - November 11, 2010 - E.L. Electric
The November Issue of Energy Digital Just Launched Covers Everything You Need to Know Energy Related – News, Associations, Events and Leaders of the Top Mining Companies
Energy Digital is pleased to announce the launch of its November issue. The cover story reveals interesting details about today’s most successful and most powerful executives in the global mining industry. Find out who the leaders are that run the most profitable mining companies the world,... - November 03, 2010 - WDM Group
Texas Right of Way Associates & Texas Railroad Commissioner Victor Carrillo to Join Forces
Texas Railroad Commissioner Victor Carrillo has agreed to join Texas Right of Way Associates as an independent consultant after he steps down as Chairman. - November 01, 2010 - TRWA, Inc.
DUECO, Inc. Names Louise Hermsen as Marketing Manager
Louise Hermsen Brings Strategic Equipment Marketing Expertise and Communication Tactics to DUECO, Inc. - October 30, 2010 - Dueco, Inc.
Hundreds of International Experts Address Global Energy Issues at 1st IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications
450 Scientists, Professionals and Scholars from North America, Asia and Europe Attend Over 100 Presentations Designed to Revolutionize Worldwide Electricity Use - October 25, 2010 - IEEE Communications Society
Breitling Oil and Gas Announces Completion Operations Underway in Garfield County, OK on the Potter Church
Breitling Oil and Gas today announced that the Breitling-Potter Church prospect in Garfield County, Oklahoma, is being completed as a possible oil and gas producer after reaching a total vertical depth of 5,980 feet. - October 22, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Texas Right of Way Associates is Now Licensed to Survey in 16 States
Texas Right of Way Associates announced today that they are now licensed to survey in 16 states in the U.S. which includes the Marcellus Shale, Eagle Ford Shale, Haynesville Shale and the Barnett Shale plays. Texas Right of Way Associates (TRWA, Inc) is based out of Fort Worth, Texas. “TRWA... - October 22, 2010 - TRWA, Inc.
Voiance Language Services to Exhibit at Utility Customer Experience Conference
Voiance Language Services will exhibit at EMACS, a customer experience conference focused on the utility industry, October 25-27. - October 20, 2010 - Voiance Language Services
Construction Art Completes the First State Funded Solar Project in Tennessee
Construction Art, a leading alternative energy solutions provider completed the first state funded solar project in Tennessee. Funded in part by the Tennessee Solar Institute’s installation grant program, this ten kilowatt solar system shown in the picture will help Chucky Creek Farms with... - October 19, 2010 - Construction Art a subsidiary of Krebs Ventures LLC
Learn About Smart Meters Now Being Utilized by Major Utilities Companies Worldwide in the October Issue of Energy Digital
Energy Digital’s October issue presents an in-depth look into utilities companies across the globe that see implementing smart meters as an intelligent solution for controlling energy consumption. Italian company, Enel, introduced its smart metering system in 2005, and has since acquired a... - October 14, 2010 - WDM Group
Important Details on Oil Pipeline Construction Jobs in October’s Issue of Energy Digital
Energy Digital’s October issue uncovers details on major pipeline projects in the works around the globe. As controversy surrounds the oil industry due to recent leaks or spills, major pipelines continue to be developed worldwide. As Nigeria is known as Africa’s largest oil producer,... - October 14, 2010 - WDM Group
The Latest Hydropower Trends Are Revealed in This Month’s Issue of Energy Digital
Energy Digital is pleased to announce the launch of its October issue. The cover story of the October issue discusses hydropower, particularly trends and top companies in the industry. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Water is currently the leading renewable... - October 13, 2010 - WDM Group
Breitling Oil and Gas Announces Spud of Breitling-Potter Church Prospect
Breitling Oil and Gas announces spud of Garfield, County Oklahoma oil and gas prospect. Company controls 2240 gross acres and has 13 additional drilling locations on the AMI. - October 12, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Breitling Oil and Gas CEO to Present at MarineTech Summit 2010
Breitling Oil and Gas CEO Chris Faulkner will present at MarineTech Summit 2010 in Dalian China during the Offshore Oil & Gas Engineering, Mining and IOR Technology Forum. - October 07, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Rentricity Inc. Presents to Investors at Cleantech New York Forum and Philadelphia IMPACT 2010 Events
Frank Zammataro, President and Co-Founder, will present “Building a Smart & Sustainable Water Grid Powered by Renewable Water Energy” to the clean technology investment community at the Cleantech New York Forum and Impact 2010 Philadelphia events. The presentation will stress the... - October 06, 2010 - Rentricity Inc.
E Source Announces Winners of the 2010 Utility Print Ad Awards Contest
E Source announced the winners of its 2010 Utility Print Ad Awards Contest at the 23rd Annual E Source Forum (www.esource.com/forum2010) in Denver, Colorado. Top honors went to APS, SaskPower, and Xcel Energy for first, second, and third places respectively in the Best Overall Print Ad category. - October 04, 2010 - E Source
Breitling Oil and Gas Announces Spud of Breitling-Denman Prospect
Breitling Oil and Gas spuds Breitling-Denman prospect in Victoria County TX. - October 02, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Premier Boxing Franchise Installs EverLast® 250w Acrylic High Bay Induction Fixtures
Metal halide high-bay fixtures have been the method of choice for illuminating gymnasiums and fitness facilities for decades, but induction lighting is now recognized as one of the best energy-efficient alternatives. When Chris Winters, owner and general manager of the LA Boxing franchise located... - September 30, 2010 - EverLast Lighting
American Right of Way Associates Announces: CEO, Don Valden Will Hold an Eagle Ford Shale Training Class
Eagle Ford Shale Training Classes - September 27, 2010 - American Right of Way Associates
CMT Worldwide Introduces the Micro-Infrastructure Lighting Solution
CMT Worldwide is proud to introduce the Micro-Lighting Solution delivering a completely integrated independent lighting system for developing markets and communities requiring more environmentally friendly lighting solutions - September 26, 2010 - CMT Worldwide, LLC
SONI Brings the Next Generation of Electricity with Its Proposed Wind Farm
SONI (System Operation Northern Ireland Ltd) is the system operator for Northern Ireland and has provided system operator and market operator functions to the country since 2007. “We’ve been operating in conjunction with EirGrid in the south of Ireland to operate on a whole island... - September 24, 2010 - WDM Group
Lackeby Water: Setting the Standard for Eco-Friendly Biogas Upgrading
With its CApure™ technology pioneering the market, Lackeby Water sits ahead of the game in the water-waste market. Starting life in Germany from the humble plumbing trade back in 1935, Lackeby Water, has since grown into a large water-waste and water-treatment company; having built 10 plants... - September 24, 2010 - WDM Group
LED & Energy Efficient Lighting Will Generate Robust Growth
Compact fluorescent lights, CFLs, light emitting diodes, LEDs, and organic light emitting diodes, OLEDs, are changing the lighting industry - September 24, 2010 - MarketResearch.com
Plant Maintenance Portal IndustrialMRO.com Debuts Its Heat Processing Equip. Guide
New industrial heating solutions for plant maintenance professionals seeking energy efficient heat processing equipment - September 23, 2010 - IndustrialLeaders.com
Wood Costs for Sawmills and Pulp Mills in Sweden on the Rise in 2010, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Continued healthy markets for lumber, pulp and paper has kept demand for logs at high levels in Sweden. As a result, log and wood chip prices have increased substantially the past 12 months, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. - September 21, 2010 - Wood Resources International LLC
Rentricity Completes First Commercial Installation for Pennsylvania Water Authority
Rentricity’s 30 Kilowatt Micro Hydro Flow-to Wire System powers water pumps with “green’ electricity at the MAWC Beaver Run Water Treatment Plant in Westmoreland County, PA. - September 20, 2010 - Rentricity Inc.
Rentricity Inc. Presents to AWWA Distribution System Symposium & New Jersey Technology Council Green Summit
Frank Zammataro, President and Co-Founder, will present “Building a Smart & Sustainable Water Grid Powered by Renewable Water Energy” at the American Water Works Association 10th Annual Distributed System Conference and NJTC Green Summit. The presentation will stress the growing... - September 16, 2010 - Rentricity Inc.
Shermco Gets Dallas County Records Building Back Online
After a severed water main flooded the basement of the Dallas County Records Building, shutting down power and sending several critical county-wide systems offline, Shermco Industries, based in Irving, Texas, was tasked with restoring the building’s electrical system. In order to get the... - September 16, 2010 - Shermco Industries
Shermco Presents Donation to VFW Foundation at New Austin Facility
Shermco Charities, an organization funded by employees of Shermco Industries, recently presented a check for $3,500 to the Texas VFW Foundation at the company’s newly constructed 10,000-square-foot facility in Cedar Park, Texas. - September 16, 2010 - Shermco Industries
Efficient Energy of Tennessee Partners with the University of Tennessee's Team Living Light
Robbie Thomas, President of Efficient Energy of Tennessee (EETN) is proud to announce a newly established partnership with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Team Living Light. EETN will help promote Living Light and has offered to utilize their network to find opportunities for the team to... - September 14, 2010 - Efficient Energy Of Tennessee
Breitling Oil and Gas Readies Drilling Plan for BREITLING-DENMAN #1 Prospect
Breitling Oil and Gas plans to spud the BREITLING-DENMAN #1 prospect on September 20, 2010. - September 14, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Protor Vibration Condition Monitoring System Installed in Three Thermal Power Plants in Spain for Iberdrola
Iberdrola has launched a renewal plan for the existing condition monitoring systems in their plants in Spain. This plan will be implemented gradually and Prosig was selected to install their Protor Vibration Condition Monitoring System in three Iberdrola power stations. - September 08, 2010 - Prosig Ltd
Terraine, Inc. Offers Free 1-Year Adesso Trials
Terraine Technology (a division of Terraine, Inc.) announced today that it would be offering free, 1-year, limited use trials of the Adesso Server and Client to new customers via its website (www.myadesso.com). These trials will be limited to three users per account and 100MB of storage space. Each... - September 07, 2010 - Terraine, Inc.
Doyon Utilities Selects NorthStar Utilities Solutions' MeterSense for U.S. Army Utility Energy Management Project
Doyon Utilities (Fairbanks, Alaska) selected NorthStar Utilities Solutions' MeterSense MDMS as part of their ongoing project with the US Army to study utility energy management at three military bases in Alaska. NorthStar's MeterSense MDMS system will empower the military with utility usage information that will move the Alaska's Army installations toward meeting their energy management goals. - September 02, 2010 - NorthStar Utilities Solutions
E Source Announces Top Utilities in Large Business Customer Satisfaction
E Source study finds utility fairness and attentiveness are prime drivers of satisfaction for large business customer satisfaction. - September 02, 2010 - E Source
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Ammonia-Resistant Lexan* DMX Resin Extends Product Life of Norka’s Energy-Efficient LED Luminaires
Norka, a leading German lighting manufacturer, chose SABIC Innovative Plastics’ extreme-performance Lexan* DMX polycarbonate (PC) copolymer resin for its new line of Luzern 38 tubular luminaires with light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Lexan DMX resin can withstand the hostile, ammonia-rich... - September 01, 2010 - SABIC Innovative Plastics
Breitling Oil and Gas to Present at 8th Annual MENA Oil and Gas Conference
Breitling Oil and Gas CEO Chris Faulkner will present at the 8th Annual Middle East and North Africa Oil and Gas Conference. - August 26, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Americas Energy Company-AECo Adds Key Deep Mine Executive
“We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Hershiel H. Hayden as Vice President – Planning & Development,” said Chris Headrick, President and CEO of Americas Energy Company. Mr. Headrick added, “Hersh brings us more than 42 years operating and engineering... - August 20, 2010 - Americas Energy Company-AECo
Spending on Electric Power Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Equipment to Reach $107 Billion in 2010
This report analyzes the growth of the transmission and distribution (T&D) industry which remains one of the most important sectors in the energy market. - August 20, 2010 - MarketResearch.com
E Source Identifies Who is Most Likely to Participate in Energy-Efficiency Programs
E Source Announces Four Segments of Energy-Efficiency Buyers for U.S. Households - August 19, 2010 - E Source
NYU Poly Incubator Companies Presented at the 2010 New Energy New York Symposium
2010 New York New Energy Symposium August 9th-10th - August 18, 2010 - Rentricity Inc.
Breitling Oil and Gas Announces Completion Operations Underway on The Burr #1 in Jefferson County, TX
Breitling Oil and Gas begins completion operations on the Burr #1, a 14,400' hackberry sand well in Jefferson County, TX. - August 17, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Northern Border Stays Secure While Saving Energy with LumaSmart LED Wallpacks
Transit company saves energy by switching to energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly LED lighting products. - August 17, 2010 - LumaSmart Technology International, Inc.
Sweet Smell of Success for Gee & Company in Isle of Man
Working on behalf of their client - leading chemicals supplier YARA - Gee has recently supplied a series of chemical dosing systems, including two Michael Smith design KTB packaged plant systems, for septicity control at four sewage pumping station (SPS) sites across the Isle of Man. - August 16, 2010 - Gee & Company (Effluent Control & Recovery) Limited
EETN and Sharp Complete Successful Installation of TVA Region’s Largest Solar Power Plant; Dedication Ceremony Draws Business Leaders and Top Government Officials
Efficient Energy of Tennessee installs One MW Solar Array using Sharp® Solar Modules Manufactured in Company’s Memphis Plant. - August 12, 2010 - Efficient Energy Of Tennessee
Edson Cleaning Facility, a Murphy Corporation, Announces Installation of New Product Separation Pit in Edson
Wayne Murphy of Edson Alberta announced today that the newly designed product separation pit has been completed and implemented in the Edson Alberta Cleaning Facility. This allows for product separation of solids, oils and reusable water. The benefits are many. The ability to reuse water on demand... - August 12, 2010 - Murphy Quarter Horses