International Business News - Power http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Tucson Electric Power, a unit of UniSource Energy Corp, agreed to buy power from two solar energy systems to be built in Arizona that would generate enough electricity for more than 6,000 homes, the company said in a release late Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090917/tucson-electric-buy-solar-power-arizona.htm Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:59:56 EDT British gas prices firmed early on Thursday following a strong rally in the U.S. natural gas market overnight and firm oil prices, while prompt power prices eased on solid supply margins. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090917/uk-gas-climbs-on-us-oil-rallies-power-soft.htm Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:21:00 EDT Petronet LNG, India's biggest gas importer, plans to build two power plants for about 70 billion rupees ($1.5 billion) partly funded through a rights equity issue, the Economic Times reported on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090917/india-petronet-buildpower-plants-report.htm Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:14:50 EDT Japan's new energy minister said he aims to expand the nation's electricity feed-in tariff scheme to other energy sources beyond solar power within two years, to help meet the new government's goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090917/japan-energy-min-aims-expand-power-feed-tariff.htm Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:08:10 EDT Marathon Oil Corp began restarting its Robinson, Illinois oil refinery following a power outage Sunday afternoon after a small plane hit a power line feeding the refinery, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/marathon-restarting-robinson-refinery-after-power.htm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:52:30 EDT Future Power PA Inc said Monday it would seek funds from the U.S. Department of Energy for its proposed 270-megawatt Good Spring clean coal plant in Pennsylvania. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/future-power-seeks-doe-funds-pa-clean-coal-plant.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:40:14 EDT Finnish utility Fortum and state-owned forest manager Metsahallitus plan to build some 18 wind power plants in Lapland at a cost of 70-80 million euros ($102-117 million), the firms said on Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220194-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090911/fortum-says-planning-lapland-wind-power-project.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090911/fortum-says-planning-lapland-wind-power-project.htm Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:03:40 EDT Marathon Oil Corp said it was returning its 226,000-barrel-per-day Catlettsburg, Kentucky refinery back to normal operations on Thursday after it lost power as thunderstorms swept through the region. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/marathon-says-kentucky-refinery-restarting-after-power-loss.htm Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:21:44 EDT Google Inc is disappointed with the lack of breakthrough investment ideas in the green technology sector but the company is working to develop its own new mirror technology that could reduce the cost of building solar thermal plants by a quarter or more. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220058-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/reuters-summit-google-plans-mirror-cheaper-solar-power.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/reuters-summit-google-plans-mirror-cheaper-solar-power.htm Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:15:16 EDT A unit of GreenHunter Energy Inc said on Thursday it signed a 20-year power sales deal for its biomass power plant in California, enabling the company to complete construction. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090903/green-hunter-biomass-plant-power-sales-deal.htm Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:17:43 EDT NEW YORK - Entergy Corp's 1,025-megawatt Indian Point 3 nuclear power unit in New York was back at full power early Monday, after shutting late late last week due to an automatic reactor trip, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in its power reactor status report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/entergy-ny-indian-point-reactor-back-power.htm Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:15:32 EDT NEW YORK - Exelon Corp's 619-megawatt Oyster Creek nuclear power unit in New Jersey was back at full power early Monday, up from about 50 percent of capacity early Friday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in its power reactor status report. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219450-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/exelon-nj-oyster-creek-reactor-back-power.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/exelon-nj-oyster-creek-reactor-back-power.htm Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:05:36 EDT PG&E Corp's (PCG.N) 1,150-megawatt Diablo Canyon 2 nuclear power unit in California was at 77 percent power early Thursday, down from full power on Wednesday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in its power reactor status report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090827/pgdiablo-canyonreactor-slips-77-pct-power.htm Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:49:20 EDT Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp's 1,166-megawatt Wolf Creek 1 reactor in Kansas was at 92 percent power early Wednesday, up from 48 percent of capacity early Tuesday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in A power reactor status report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090826/kansas-wolf-creek-reactor-92-pct-power.htm Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:09:17 EDT Progress Energy Inc\'s (PGN.N) 838-megawatt Crystal River 3 nuclear power unit in Florida was at 17 percent power early Wednesday as it began to exit a recent outage, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in its power reactor status report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090826/progress-crystal-river-fla-reactor-17-pct-power.htm Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:07:21 EDT The 69th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is started with a bunch of live webcams offered for everyone who will miss the event. The event can be viewed live on webcams place on different hot spot. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090803/webcam-live-sturgis-rally.htm Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:47:19 EDT