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Biofuels Industry Continues to Take a Pounding as Feedstock and Construction Costs Keep Rising, a Feature of "Navigating the Currents of Change" on Industrialinfo.com

...In the first half of 2008, not a single corn-based ethanol plant has started construction, and the biodiesel industry had only a handful of construction starts....
FREE     Navigating the Currents of Change Webcast Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Alternative Fuel

Energy Future Holdings Loses Billions by Playing It Safe in the Natural Gas Market

...Energy Future Holdings (EFH) (Dallas, Texas), formerly TXU Corporation, released its second-quarter earnings report for 2008 on August 19....
PREMIUM       Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Power

New Gold Rush as California Invests $800 Million in Stem Cell Lab Construction

...Although the Bush administration cut federal funding for the majority of stem cell research in 2001, the Golden State's resounding answer is ......
PREMIUM     Table Detailing Stem Cell Lab Construction in California Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Pharmaceutical & Biotech

Air Liquide Awards Engineering Contract for New Hydrogen Pipeline from Pasadena to Port Arthur in Texas

...Air Liquide Industrial US LP (Houston, Texas), a subsidiary of Air Liquide S.A. (OTC:AIQUY) (Paris, France), is planning to construct a hydrogen pipeline from ......
PREMIUM       Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Transmission

Chemical Processing Investments in North Carolina More than Double Original Forecast for 2008

...The Chemical Processing Industry (CPI) of North Carolina is relatively small, with just over 100 CPI plants currently in operation and employing an estimated 16,200 people ......
PREMIUM       Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Chemical Processing

Total Urban Investments in China Rise 27.3% to $1.05 Trillion from January to July

...From January to July, total urban investments in China's fixed assets reached $1.05 trillion, an increase of 27.3% year over year....
FREE     Table Showing China Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Industrial Manufacturing

Heilongjiang Electric Power Design Institute Receives Orders for Investigation and Design of Four Windfarms

...The Heilongjiang Electric Power Design Institute (Harbin) has received orders from China Longyuan Electric Power Group (Beijing), a subsidiary of China......
FREE       Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Power

China Water Investment Group to Merge with China Three Gorges Project Corporation

...China Water Investment Group Corporation (CWIC) (Beijing) and China Three Gorges Project Corporation (CTGPC) (Yichang) officially submitted their......
FREE       Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Power

Phase II of Peru's Camisea Pipeline Project Taking Shape

...Construction on the second phase of the Camisea pipeline project, launched in July 2007 by Peru's Ministry of Energy, is progressing smoothly....
FREE       Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Transmission

New 4,000-Megawatt Ultra-Mega Power Projects Under Way in India as Older Proposals Are Shelved

...In addition to the earlier proposed ultra-mega power projects (UMPP) in the country, India plans to set up three more and has already identified and finalized......
FREE       Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Power

India's BHEL Enters Vietnam for $50 Million Hydropower Project

...Indian power equipment major Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BOM:500103) (BHEL) (Mumbai) recently forayed into Vietnam with a $50 million contract to construct......
FREE       Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Power

Argentina to Start Up 750-Megawatt Nuclear Plant in Two Years

...The construction of the Atucha II Nuclear Plant, located next to the Atucha I plant, was restarted in August 2006 after being placed on hold for almost 12 years....
FREE       Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Power

Zhejiang Energy Group Starts Up First of Three 200-Megawatt Hydropower Units in Eastern China

...The first 200-megawatt (MW) unit of the 600 MW Tankeng Hydropower Plant was put into commercial operation in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Zhejiang......
FREE       Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Power

Illinois Developers Hope to Add over 8,000 Megawatts of Renewable Energy Sources

...Illinois developers are planning an additional of 14,475 megawatts (MW) of new generation that would bring total capacity to just over 60,000 MW....
PREMIUM     Graph of Power Generation Units Under Development in Illinois Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Power

BHP Billiton Posts Another Record Profit, Continues Projects Totaling More Than $100 Billion

...BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) (Melbourne, Australia) announced in a conference call on Monday that it has achieved an attributable profit of $15.4 billion, its seventh......
FREE       Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Metals & Minerals

Queensland Gas Company and BG Group Award Bechtel FEED Contract for LNG Production Plant in Australia

...Queensland Gas Company Limited (ASX:QGC) (Brisbane, Australia) and BG Group plc (OTC:BRGYY) (Reading, United Kingdom) have teamed up......
PREMIUM       Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Production

Westar Energy Invests $300 Million at Kansas Power Plant to Reduce Sulfur Dioxide Emissions

...Westar Energy Incorporated (NYSE:WR) (Topeka, Kansas) is investing over $300 million to modernize and restart three Alstom/Combustion Engineering wet......
PREMIUM       Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Power

Big Horn Basin Ethanol Plant in Wyoming on Hold Due to Market Uncertainty

...Ethanol start-up Big Horn Basin Ethanol LLC (Greybull, Wyoming) along with partner Bronte Renewable (Ontario) have placed their ethanol plant project in Greybull on hold due......
PREMIUM       Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Alternative Fuel

China's Yunnan Province to Invest $29 Billion for Eight Hydropower Stations

...Southwestern China's Yunnan province is planning to invest $29 billion for eight hydropower stations on the Jinsha River. The total planned installed capacity of the eight ......
FREE       Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Power

Preliminary Earthwork Begins for Phase I of Punta Colorada Windfarm in Chile

...Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX) (Toronto, Ontario) has begun preliminary earthwork at the Punta Colorada windfarm in Chile's Region IV....
FREE       Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Power


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