Turkey on Friday scrapped a 2008 tender won by a Russian-led consortium to build the country's first nuclear power plant -- a process ...
Vermont Yankee nuclear plant critics renew campaign to block 20-year license extension Hoping to sway lawmakers, two of the state's most famous residents ...
Energy Conversion completes tender offer to employees Solar-products maker Energy Conversion Devices Inc. said Wednesday employees agreed to tender most of the restricted stock units covered by a recent offer. The company said 62 employees, representing 97 percent of the covered units, ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is considering moving the last four coal-fired power and heating plants out of Beijing's municipal area, replacing them with gas-fired stations, state media reported on Monday, in an effort to improve air quality in the capital. "The existence ...
Imagine driving at top speed on a steep, winding mountain pass in the Alps, or the Himalayas, or the Rocky Mountains. Now, take your hands off the steering wheel and cover your eyes. Or grab a camera and take some pictures of ...
Behemoth hydro-electricity supplier Hydro-Quebec on Thursday bought its New Brunswick rival for 4.7 billion Canadian dollars (4.4 billion US) amid consolidation of power grids in North America. Under the deal, to be finalized next year, Hydro-Quebec acquires most of New Brunswick Power's ...
Russian space chief says future nuclear spaceship could fly humans to Mars, other planets Russia should build a new nuclear-powered spaceship for prospective manned missions to Mars and other planets, the nation's space chief said Thursday. Anatoly Perminov first proposed building the ...
URS buys engineering and construction management co. ForeRunner, financial terms undisclosed URS Corp., an engineering and construction company, said Monday it acquired ForeRunner Corp., an engineering and construction management company specializing in oil and gas industry projects. Financial terms were not disclosed. ...
Arkansas Supreme Court says it will review SWEPCO case about the proposed $1.6B power plant The Arkansas Supreme Court said Thursday it will review a case involving Southwestern Electric Power Company's planned coal-fired power plant in south Arkansas. The state Court of ...
In the recession, valley construction bucks are going further — while creating jobs and enhancing infrastructure. The collapsing construction industry is allowing local government to get public works projects done at fire-sale prices. Regional Flood Control Director Gale Fraser told local government ...
Rewiring the Utility Business Peter A. Darbee used to dock his three children 50 cents when they left a room without turning out the lights. Now, as CEO of PG&E, the former investment banker and high school wrestling champion is trying to ...
India's prime minister vowed on Tuesday that a massive increase in nuclear power generation over the next four decades would allow the booming country to reduce its impact on global warming. Manmohan Singh told an international atomic conference in New Delhi that ...
