Field Technologies News

  1. KL Energy And Fair Energy Agree To Proceed With Cellulosic Ethanol Long-Term Off-Take Agreement 10/15/2009
    KL Energy Corp. (OTCBB: KLEG) and Fair Energy have agreed to proceed with a long-term off-take agreement for their second generation cellulosic ethanol both in the United States and Europe. KL Energy operates the first commercial-size demonstration cellulosic ethanol plant in the country in Upton, WY
  2. ABB Supplies Massive Ultra-High Voltage Transformers In US 10/7/2009
    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has successfully tested and delivered three 750 MVA (765/500/13.8 kV), single phase auto-transformers designed and built for the US-based electric utility, Allegheny Energy.
  3. ABB And Trilliant Announce Interoperable Advanced Smart Grid Solutions 10/5/2009
    ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, and Trilliant Incorporated, a leader in delivering Smart Grid solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations, and renewable resource integration, recently announced successful interoperability of Trilliant's SecureMesh communications network with ABB's Station Automation and Protection products, enabling utilities to choose best-of-breed technologies for their Smart Grid rollouts.
  4. Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Executive Order To Advance State's Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard To 33 Percent By 2020 10/1/2009
    Advancing California's commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the state's renewable energy, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed an Executive Order (EO) directing the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to adopt regulations increasing California's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) to 33 percent by 2020 - first established by the Governor's directive last year.
  5. AMSC And Sinovel Sign $100M Follow-On Electrical Components Contract For 3 Megawatt Wind Turbines 9/30/2009
    American Superconductor Corporation, a global energy technologies company, recently announced that it and Beijing-based Sinovel Wind Corporation Limited (Sinovel) have signed a new contract worth more than $100M (excluding value added tax) for core electrical components to be utilized in Sinovel’s 3 megawatt (MW) wind turbines, known as the SL3000.
  6. American Superconductor And Korea's LS Cable Form Strategic Business Alliance 9/24/2009
    American Superconductor Corporation, a global energy technologies company, and LS Cable Ltd. (LS Cable) recently formed a strategic alliance to advance commercial sales of superconductor cables. Under the alliance, LS Cable and AMSC will work collaboratively to deploy at least 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) of superconductor power cables in commercial power grids over the next five years.
  7. Parsons Brinckerhoff Agrees To Be Acquired By Balfour Beatty 9/24/2009
    Keith J. Hawksworth, the CEO of Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. (PB), the employee-owned engineering, strategic consulting, planning and program/construction management firm founded in New York City in 1885, announced recently that the company’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee are recommending to shareholders to approve the acquisition of PB by the London-based infrastructure firm Balfour Beatty plc (BB) for $626M.
  8. AMSC Korea Formed To Capitalize On Substantial Wind Energy And Power Grid Opportunities 9/24/2009
    American Superconductor Corporation, a global energy technologies company, recently announced that it has formed AMSC Korea to serve South Korea’s rapidly growing wind energy and power grid markets.
  9. NACEL Energy Submits Interconnection Request To Golden Spread Electric For Hedley Pointe, Texas Wind Power Project 9/17/2009
    NACEL Energy Corporation ("NACEL Energy"), a wind power company in business to generate clean, renewable energy, today confirmed it has delivered engineering drawings and other technical documentation, including wind turbine selection and a proposed date of commissioning (operations), pursuant to a recent submission of a formal request for interconnection, to Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. of Amarillo, Texas, for the Company's Hedley Point wind power project, located in Donley County
  10. DOE Awards Up To $14.6M To Support Development Of Advanced Water Power Technologies 9/17/2009
    U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced that 22 advanced water power projects will receive up to $14.6M in funding to advance the commercial viability, market acceptance, and environmental performance for new marine and hydrokinetic technologies as well as conventional hydropower plants.