Category: Renewable Energy

  • Direct Fuels to Produce Biodiesel at North Texas Facility

    Company is One of Only Two Producers of the Alternative Fuel in DFW EULESS, Texas – Direct Fuels, the largest independent regional fuel distributor and specialty refiner in North Texas, has opened a biodiesel production facility at its refinery in Euless, Texas. This makes the company one of two producers of biodiesel in North Texas,…

  • Remarks by the President to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference 2008

    Washington Convention Center THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Thank you for the warm welcome. Thanks for coming. It’s my honor to be here. I’m proud to address the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference. (Applause.) Thankfully, you only left it for five words. (Laughter.) I appreciate your commitment to renewable energy. I probably didn’t help today…

  • Chevron and Weyerhaeuser Form Biofuels Joint Venture

    Catchlight Energy LLC Leverages World-Class Capabilities of Both Companies to Develop Renewable Transportation Fuels from Nonfood Sources SAN RAMON, Calif. & FEDERAL WAY, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) and Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) today announced the creation of a 50-50 joint venture company focused on developing the next generation of renewable transportation fuels from nonfood sources.

  • Costco Goes Green with Mitsubishi Electric Solar Array

    REC SOLAR UNVEILS HAWAII’S LARGEST SOLAR ELECTRIC SYSTEM San Luis Obispo, CA—REC Solar, a rapidly growing provider of residential and commercial solar electric systems, and Mitsubishi Electric have announced the completion of Hawaii’s two largest solar installations for the Costco Wholesale locations in Kauai and Kona. The two systems, which are 680 kilowatts (DC) each,…

  • Rackspace Announces Support of More Renewable Energy Projects Funded Through NativeEnergy

    Rackspace Looks to Continue GreenSpace Mission through Carbon Offsets to Fund Renewable Energy Projects SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rackspace® Managed Hosting today announced that through its GreenSpace initiative and relationship with NativeEnergy, a leading national marketer of renewable energy credits and carbon offsets, the IT hosting specialist will be providing support to two new renewable energy projects…

  • Google’s Goal: Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal

    Creates Renewable Energy R&D Group and Supports Breakthrough Technologies MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) today announced a new strategic initiative to develop electricity from renewable energy sources that will be cheaper than electricity produced from coal. The newly created initiative, known as Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal, will focus initially on advanced solar thermal power,…

  • Waste Management to build 60 new landfill energy facilities

    Waste Management Inc. said Monday it plans to add 60 renewable energy facilities across the country over the next five years. The Houston-based waste company currently has nearly 300 sites managing the disposal of millions of tons of waste per year.

  • GE Invests in Third Airtricity Wind Farm in Texas, Again Helping Customer Grow in Booming US Wind Market

    GE Energy Financial Services announced an investment in Airtricity’s Champion Wind Farm in Roscoe, TX, that will annually produce power sufficient for 35,000 homes using 55 2.3-megawatt turbines like those in this photo of the nearby Forest Creek wind farm. (Photo: Business Wire)