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- Landmark Hatfield Appliance Recycling Center Dedicated; Montgomery County site serves PECO, FirstEnergy and PPL Electric customers
HATFIELD, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The region’s first appliance recycling center, opening today in Hatfield, PA, will recycle older, energy-guzzling refrigerators and freezers for PECO, PPL Electric Utilities and FirstEnergy customers. The facility, operated by JACO Environmental Inc. for PECO, will eventually serve about 80 percent of the state’s electric utility customers. The facility is expected to create about 40 new green jobs. Through PECO Smart Appliance Recycling, PECO will pic
- Brazilian Civil Engineering Firm Figueiredo Ferraz Earns Autodesk BIM Experience Award
SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, announced that Figueiredo Ferraz, one of Brazil’s foremost engineering companies, has been selected to receive an Autodesk BIM Experience Award for its application and promotion of Building Information Modeling (BIM) as a process for large-scale government projects. The award also recognizes the firm’s use of AutoCAD Civil 3D software for all
- KBR Awarded Contract to Provide Services for Toledo Refinery by BP-Husky LLC
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has been awarded a contract with BP-Husky to provide engineering, procurement and other project related services for BP-Husky Refining LLC’s $400 Million Reformer 3 equipment upgrade of its Toledo Refinery located in Oregon, Ohio. KBR will provide design and support services needed for the project, replacing two existing naphtha reformers and a hydrogen plant with a single, state-of-the art reformer. The new unit is expected
- Duke Energy Joins HomePlug® Powerline Alliance Board of Directors
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The HomePlug® Powerline Alliance, the global driving force for powerline network technology, today announced that Duke Energy has joined the Alliance’s board of directors. Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies in the United States delivering energy to approximately four million U.S. customers, has upgraded their membership to sponsor level, enabling them to join the Alliance’s Board of Directors. “Powerline networking wil
- Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation’s All-Electric Walk-In Van Chassis Debuts at NTEA Work Truck Show
GAFFNEY, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) continues its legacy of engineering alternative-power products for the commercial vehicle industry with the introduction of its highly anticipated plug-in all-electric walk-in van (WIV) chassis. The new chassis model is the only one domestically engineered and the first in the industry to be completely all-electric (includes HVAC system) in North America. The all-electric chassis, developed in partnership with Enova S
- Premier Power to Announce Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results on March 15, 2010
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Premier Power Renewable Energy (OTCBB:PPRW), a global leader in the development, design, engineering and construction of solar power systems for commercial, government and utility markets in the U.S., Spain and Italy, will announce its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter and year-end financial results after the close of regular market trading on Monday, March 15, 2010. A press release will be transmitted to the news media immediately following the close of market
- TÜV SÜD America Inc. Achieves Greenhouse Gas Accreditation
PEABODY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TÜV SÜD America Inc has been granted accreditation to provide Greenhouse Gas Validation and Verification services under ISO 14065:2007 by ANSI.