FirstEnergy Corp. shares rose nearly 2% in midday trading Thursday after the company said it will shut down six coal-fired power plants by September 1, 2012.
The HIRIKO Project is an urban solution that will provide a more sustainable, more accessible electric vehicle. The HIRIKO prototype was unveiled at the European Commission headquarters on January 24th in Brussels.
Addressing the nation last night, President Barack Obama did not leave clean energy to the wayside, as some feared he might. Instead, he took energy policy head-on, making it a core principle of his "Blueprint for an America Built to Last."
Iowa-based MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company has launched a new renewable energy subsidiary.
Canadian company CORE BioFuel Inc. has secured capital investments to fund the completion of its wood-to-Green Gasoline production plant.
Edison Mission Group has brought its latest wind farm online in West Virginia.
In a new study released Jan. 18th, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) exposed the identities and energy-efficiency values of a number of cutting-edge water heating technologies in order to further leverage the most recent water heating innovations and assist consumers in choosing best value.
On Friday, the U.S Department of Energy said it is seeking private industry partners to develop small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs).

