WorldWater & Power Corp. , developer and marketer of proprietary high-power solar systems, announced here today the construction start of a $402,482 solar electric system at The International Center for Water Technology (ICWT) at California State University, Fresno’s new building located on the Fresno campus. Founded in 2001, ICWT educates, promotes and assists in the [...]

Manitoba - Wind energy is expected to contribute more than C$1 billion ($890 million) to Canada’s gross domestic product in 2006, up from C$736 million in 2005, an industry spokesman said on Tuesday.
“(Last year) was a record year for the wind industry. There was added capacity, and 2006 is going to be another record year,” [...]

CanWest Petroleum Corporation’s Vice President of Corporate & Strategic Development, Patricia A. Beatch, gave the key note luncheon address at the “Managing Through Change” symposium held by the Saskatchewan Economic Developers Association (SEDA) on Thursday, October 19, 2006, in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. CanWest Petroleum and its subsidiary, Oilsands Quest Inc., were invited to talk about [...]

Pilgrim Petroleum Corporation is pleased to announce today it has achieved an average growth rate in revenues of 308% as for its third quarter ending September 2006. Operating Profit Margin accounted for 59.2%, which reflects the effective control of costs and the increasing trend of sales, despite volatile prices of energy. Additionally, Pilgrim Petroleum showed [...]

Lusaka - Zambia is planning to invite foreign firms to conduct exploratory drills for oil and gas after the first-ever reserves were found near the border with Angola, the government said on Monday.
Samples taken at a dozen sites in the north-western provinces of Zambezi and Chavuma over the weekend confirmed gas and oil residues in [...]

Star Gas Partners, L.P. , a home energy distributor and services provider specializing in heating oil, today announced that following an evaluation, the Partnership has determined that the issuance of units in its April 2006 recapitalization likely did not result in an “ownership change” of its corporate subsidiary, Star/Petro, Inc. (”Star/Petro”) under Section 382 of [...]

Nuinsco Resources Limited announced positive metallurgical test results confirming that its 100%-owned Minago deposit will produce an extremely high-grade nickel concentrate. The concentrate produced in testing by SGS Mineral Services (Lakefield) (”SGS”) graded 27% nickel with a 57% recovery. Higher grades can be produced with a lower recovery.
“We’re extremely pleased with these results, particularly the [...]

Standard & Poor’s credit analysts have rated the world’s largest nickel miner Russia’s Norilsk Nickel “stable” with a “BBB-“, citing its reserves, large-scale production, product diversification and costs.
Moscow-based analysts Elena Anankina and Tatiana Kordyukova also rated Norilsk favorable for its strong market position, low debt and prudent financial policy.
Nevertheless, S&P warned of the risks of [...]

Tanami Gold shares tumbled more than 20 per cent after mining operations were suspended at its troubled Coyote project in Western Australia following delays in bringing the treatment plant on stream.
Tanami said it suspended open pit mining in order to minimise costs until the treatment plant is fully operational.
“Due to these delays and in order [...]

Gemcom Software International , a global provider of mining software and service solutions, today announced that it has completed a R4.5 million (approximately CAD $680,000) deal with Debswana’s Orapa operation for the implementation of Gemcom’s collaborative GEMS platform.
“Several years ago, we worked with Debswana’s Jwaneng operation to help them improve efficiency at the mine site [...]