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SJU trades coal for cleaner natural gas until '14

Feb 6 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Kirsti Marohn St. Cloud Times, Minn. - It's been an ongoing challenge for St. John's University: how to reduce its carbon footprint while relying on coal as the major source of energy for the campus. More...

Enviva, E.ON Sign Multi-Year Biomass Supply Contract

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire - Enviva LP ("Enviva"), a leading manufacturer of processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe, and E.ON, one of the world's largest investor-owned utilities, today announced a multi-year 240,000 metric ton per year wood pellet supply agreement. More...

Covanta Alexandria/Arlington Inc. Reaches New Waste Disposal and Service Agreement With the City of Alexandria and Arlington County, VA

Feb 06 - MARKETWIRE - Covanta Alexandria/Arlington Inc., operator of the Alexandria/Arlington Energy-from-Waste Facility, today announced a new waste disposal and service agreement with the City of Alexandria and Arlington County, Virginia. More...

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Alliant expects power plant decision by mid-summer

Feb 06 - The Gazette - Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Alliant Energy expects to reach a decision by the end of June whether to build another power plant or pursue another path to meet its long-term energy needs in Iowa. More...

Teaming up: UI profs use algae, manure to produce clean energy

Feb 6 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Christine des Garennes The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. - What do you get when you cross swine manure, algae and a reactor? Why, crude oil and clean water, of course. More...

Calpine's Sutter Energy Center struggles to find business

Feb 4 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Ben van der Meer Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif. - Calpine's Sutter Energy Center west of Yuba City faces a tenuous future, with no contract in hand to provide electricity in 2012. More...

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AEP Increases Natural Gas-fired Generation Capacity As Newly Constructed Dresden Plant Goes On Line

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire - American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has begun commercial operation of the Dresden natural gas-fired power plant, a nominal 580-megawatt combined-cycle generating unit. More...

Gas-fired power plants on the increase

Feb 01 - Tulsa World - The huge, belching smokestacks of electric power plants have long symbolized air pollution problems. More...

Alternative Energy Solutions International Wichita company can turn biomass waste into fuel

Jan 31 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Dan Voorhis The Wichita Eagle, Kan. - Ever wonder how to take advantage of that enormous pile of wood chips? Not a question that many around here have, but in some places, such as Quebec or Idaho, it can make perfect sense. More...

Power plant remains open

Jan 31 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Michelle Wolford The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. - FirstEnergy Corp. plant closings announced last week did not include the Albright Power Plant, the company's external affairs manager told Preston County Commissioners on Monday. More...

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