Worldwide Energy articles from January 2007

Worldwide Energy archives from January 2007

SUNTECH TO SUPPLY WORLD'S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT.
January 1, 2007... Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP0 , one of the world's leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, has recently entered into a solar module supply contract with Atersa, a subsidiary of Elecnor Group, one of Spain's...

105-MILLION GALLON ETHANOL PLAN PROPOSED BY GLOBAL RENEWABLE LLC.
January 1, 2007... Global Renewable LLC, a Whitewater, Wis. company, has unveiled plans to construct and operate a $195-million plant that is expected to produce 105-120 million gallons of ethanol a year. The proposed 191-acre site is located in the Town of...

ALCAN SECURES LONG-TERM ENERGY SUPPLY FOR COEGA PROJECT.
January 1, 2007... Alcan has secured a long-term supply agreement with South-African energy firm, ESKOM Holdings Limited, for the purchase of up to 1355 MVA of electricity for the proposed 720kt greenfield COEGA aluminum smelter project, which will have a total...

U.S. POWER PLANT DEVELOPERS EVALUATE 272 GIGAWATT EXPANSION.
January 1, 2007... Power plant developers are evaluating more than 272,000 megawatts (MW) of new power generation unit additions in the U.S., according to Industrial Info Resources, Sugar Land, Texas. This set of more than 1,700 units takes into consideration...

GEORGIA POWER TO REPLACE COAL-FUELED PLANT WITH NATURAL GAS.
January 1, 2007... Georgia Power, Atlanta, is proposing to replace a coal-fueled plant in metro Atlanta with a more efficient natural gas-fueled generating unit. Replacing coal-fueled Plant Jack McDonough, located in Smyrna, with a natural gas-fueled...

VERASUN BEGINS CONSTRUCTION ON 5TH ETHANOL BIOREFINERY.
January 1, 2007... VeraSun Energy Corporation (NYSE:VSE), the nation's second-largest ethanol producer, has begun construction on its fifth ethanol production facility. The new facility will be a 110-million-gallon-per-year (MMGY) plant located near Welcome,...