Helix Energy Solutions will conduct a conference call regarding its financial and operational results for the second quarter of 2008 on Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time. A press release summarizing such results is planned for distribution on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 after the market closes.
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Enterprise Products Partners L.P. announced that the Independence Hub production platform set sail today from Corpus Christi, Texas, for a five-day trip to Mississippi Canyon Block 920 where it will be installed. The hub, which is owned 80 percent by Enterprise and 20 percent by Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., will be located approximately 150 [...]

Vattenfall AB, Alcan Inc., Duke Energy Corporation and the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) will work with other leading industries and financial institutions to accelerate the evolution of carbon trading as one of the key components to addressing climate change. This cooperation was announced today at a press conference at the World Economic Forum’s annual [...]

Ethanex Energy Inc. said Monday that it had received environmental permits needed to begin construction of an ethanol facility in southeast Missouri.
Permits for the 132 million-gallon-per-year ethanol production plant came from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Ethanex said in an announcement. The state body would have to complete a technical review of the plant’s [...]

Winthrop University was honored with the Duke Energy Power Partner Award for its implementation of strategic energy solutions.
The university considers energy management a key component of building a level of overall cost-efficiency and continues to be top-rated among public universities in the state, the utility company said.
Winthrop and Duke Energy have worked together to reduce [...]

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a $14.2 million contract to a business unit of Reliant Energy Inc. for the provision of electricity to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
The contract, which was awarded to Reliant’s subsidiary, Reliant Energy Solutions East in Edison, N.J., will run through Dec. 31, 2008.
Shares of Houston-based Reliant closed unchanged at [...]

Dan Fessler, principal of Clear Energy Solutions LLC, says he is the worst of all possible people to suggest what Wyoming should do with its coal industry. He’s a lawyer.
But Fessler is also the son of a Torrington newspaper publisher, and a man who had a lengthy career in international energy law and was president [...]

Solar electric cells have become increasingly popular as a domestic alternative energy source that lessens our dependence on foreign oil. The expense of producing them has limited their use and, therefore, their ability to bring about change.
A major breakthrough in technology makes “nanosolar” electric cells affordable for domestic use as well as available for use [...]

GE Global Research has been awarded Popular Mechanics magazine’s 2006 Breakthrough Award for its development of an advanced hydrogen electrolyzer. The awards program, initiated last year, recognizes valuable work in science and technology that can play a critical role in improving lives, expanding knowledge and building a better future.
GE’s electrolyzer, which was developed by a [...]

Direct Energy Chairman and CEO Deryk King has promoted two members of his leadership team to key positions within the company’s North American operations. The announcement comes on the heels of record first-half profits for the subsidiary of U.K.-based Centrica plc.
Phillip W. Tonge has been named President of U.S. Operations, responsible for leading Direct Energy’s [...]