Posts Tagged ‘natural gas’

10 January 2012

HyperSolar, Suncentrix partner to deploy hydrogen, gas extraction technology

US cleantech developers HyperSolar and Suncentrix have partnered to explore the potential to deploy technology at the Salton Sea that will simultaneously produce hydrogen and natural gas, while improving environmental quality.

Read full story

12 July 2011

Natural gas producer Chesapeake invests $155m in biofuels innovator Sundrop Fuels

Chesapeake NG Venture, a subsidiary of the US’s second largest natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy, has invested $155m in biofuels company Sundrop Fuels.

Read full story

23 May 2011

Cheap gas troubles US wind growth, says Iberdrola chief

The build-out of additional wind farms in the US is set to suffer from cheap natural gas prices, the CEO of Spanish renewable energy giant Iberdrola said, as rumours escalate surrounding a possible takeover from Grupo ACS.

Read full story

20 October 2010

Wärtsilä reports strong third quarter strong, 2010 profitability expected to exceed ten per cent

Wärtsilä’s order intake rose 38 per cent in the third quarter, continuing the company’s positive results as it said it expects profitability to exceed ten per cent in 2010.

Read full story

9 February 2010

EBRD loans €150m for gas storage stabilisation in Serbia

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) board of directors has approved a €150m sovereign loan to state-owned Serbian natural gas company Srbijagas to finance the upgrade of the country's gas transmission network and the construction of a new gas storage facility.

Read full story

20 November 2009

Clean Energy Fuels wins contract to design and build compressed natural gas fuel station

New Jersey-based waste and recycling services authority Atlantic County Utilities Authority has awarded Nasdaq-listed Clean Energy Fuels a contract to design, build, and maintain a new public access compressed natural gas fuel station.

Read full story

13 October 2009

US spent nearly $25bn on imported oil in Septemberp

In his tenth consecutive monthly update on the level of foreign oil imports, energy expert T Boone Pickens warned that US dependence on foreign oil shows no signs of diminishing and remains the country's top national security threat.

Read full story

24 September 2009

Clean Energy Fuels to acquire natural gas vehicle company BAF Technologies

Clean Energy Fuels has signed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire BAF Technologies of Dallas, Texas, a provider of natural gas vehicle (NGV) systems and conversions in the US. The acquisition will close upon each party meeting certain closing conditions.

Read full story

13 August 2009

US energy tycoon T Boone Pickens T Boone Pickens urges US to utilise natural gas resources

US energy tycoon T Boone Pickens insists the US can strengthen the nation's economic security and break its addiction to foreign oil by reverting to the cleaner, cheaper energy source natural gas.

Read full story

6 July 2009

US energy-focused private equity firm Energy Investors Funds invests in Astoria Energy

US energy-focused private equity firm Energy Investors Funds, through its United States Power Fund III, has closed an investment in Astoria Energy II, a limited liability company created to develop, construct, own and operate a new natural gas-fired power plant in Astoria, Queens Borough, New York. USPF III will own the largest equity stake, in terms of percentage, in the project. Other financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Read full story

6 July 2009

Prometheus Energy raises $20m in funding for liquid natural gas technology

Prometheus Energy, a US renewable energy company, has reportedly closed a $20m funding round led by Dutch firm Kenda Capital and US-based private equity firm Black River Asset Management.

Read full story

15 May 2009

Pickens: US will have renewable energy futurep

In an interview with FOX Business Network, energy tycoon and wind investor T Boone Pickens predicted oil prices will hit ‘$70 before $50' and that oil will be at ‘$75 a barrel by the end of the year'.

Read full story

3 March 2009

Microgy and electricity utility Xcel Energy sign ten-year natural gas supply agreement

Microgy, a subsidiary of Environmental Power Corporation, and electricity utility Xcel Energy have signed a ten-year natural gas supply agreement.

Read full story

10 February 2009

LNG manufacturer PNG Ventures appoints Cem Hacioglu as president and CEO

PNG Ventures has appointed Cem Hacioglu as president and CEO.

Read full story

24 November 2008

Clean Energy Fuels starts up LNG plant in California, US

Clean Energy Fuels has begun operations at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in California, US.

Read full story

11 November 2008

US needs to invest up to $2tn in energy infrastructure, report

The US utility industry will need to invest between $1.5 and $2tn between 2010 and 2030 in order to maintain current levels of reliable energy service for customers throughout the US, according to consulting firm The Brattle Group's latest report.

Read full story

10 November 2008

Natural gas company Clean Energy wins Las Vegas fueling station contracts

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) has agreed to transfer ownership of five Las Vegas natural gas fueling stations to Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

Read full story