PHOENIX, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWR) are dedicating today a 5.4-megawatt high efficiency SunPower solar power system. The system is expected to generate the equivalent of 51 percent of the electricity demand at the airport’s rental car center, two East Economy parking garages and toll plaza, saving $4.7 million over the next [...]
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Consumers Energy Announces Tree Planting Grants
JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 21, 2012 /Coal Geology/ – Consumers Energy awarded more than $100,000 to 42 Michigan communities through its 2011 Community Tree Planting Grant Program. The utility sponsors the program annually to encourage responsible tree planting and sustainable urban forests in communities across the state. Each year, the Michigan Forest and Park Association reviews applications and forwards its grant [...]
Timken To Invest $225 Million at Its Faircrest Steel Plant in Ohio to Support Growing Demand
CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 21, 2012 /Coal Geology/ — After securing a new five-year labor agreement, officials at The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) announced they will move forward with a $225 million investment at the Faircrest Steel Plant in Stark County, Ohio. With this investment, the specialty alloy steel manufacturer will improve productivity, expand its product range and increase capacity [...]
Argus Launches Daily Netbacks for Russian Crude and Products
MOSCOW, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Global energy price reporting agency Argus has launched the Argus Russian Netbacks report, providing a detailed daily calculation of Russian crude and products netbacks. Netbacks, or export parity prices, are international market prices that exclude transportation and other costs of exporting. Argus Russian Netbacks has been available in English and Russian [...]
Argus Introduces Forward Curves Through ZEMA
HOUSTON, Feb. 21, 2012 /Coal Geology/ — Global energy price reporting agency Argus has introduced North American electricity and natural gas forward curves through ZE PowerGroup Inc (ZE). ZE is the developer of ZEMA Suite, a robust data management platform designed for energy and commodities markets. ZEMA is the first enterprise data management solution to introduce Argus [...]
