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Researchers Develop Bendable Battery
It's a battery that looks like a piece of paper and can be bent or twisted, trimmed with scissors or molded into any shape needed. While the battery is only a prototype a few inches square right now, the researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who developed it have high hopes for it in electronics and other fields that need smaller, lighter power sources.
After Russia and Canada, U.S. Ship Headed for Arctic
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter is headed to the Arctic this week on a mapping mission to determine whether part of this area can be considered U.S. territory, after recent polar forays by Russia and Canada.
Making Global Warming Cuts Expensive but Feasible for Power Industry, Study Says
Making big cuts in emissions linked to global warming could trim U.S. economic growth by $400 billion to $1.8 trillion over the next four decades, a new study says.
Harness the Sun to Save Money, Save the Earth
Are your electric bills going through the roof? A solution just may be up there too:The roof is a great place to install solar collectors that convert the sun's energy directly into electricity.
In Nebraska, Experts Disagree Over How Much Water It Takes to Produce Ethanol
he growing thirst for ethanol takes a lot of water to quench, but less than many people believe and not enough to cause serious problems, experts told farmers.
Energy Secretary Bodman Says DoE Will Have Conservation Plan in Place by Next Year
The Department of Energy should set an example in meeting President Bush's order to conserve energy and move to renewable sources, and for the nation as a whole, Bodman told the 2007 GovEnergy Conference, which teaches managers at all levels of government how to save energy.

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New Sunoco chief will build on experience at Shell
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:30:00 -0000
Sunoco's new leader, Lynn Laverty Elsenhans, will face many challenges when she leaves her Houston-based position running global refining for Royal Dutch Shell and heads to the Philadelphia-based independent refiner, an analyst said Friday.
Company wants to build 95-mile power line
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:30:00 -0000
A Houston company wants to build a 95-mile-long high-voltage transmission line from the Beaumont area to bring electricity to feed the rapidly growing Houston market.
Natural gas trader's gamble went way wrong
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:30:00 -0000
From his office in a California strip mall, energy trader Bill Rapp bet heavily that Hurricane Katrina would cause natural gas prices to go up and up and up. He got it wrong — spectacularly wrong.
Record weekly oil drop bursts traders' bubbles
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:30:00 -0000
The price of oil recorded its biggest weekly drop ever, and a gallon of gas finally pulled back from its record high. So is it time to declare the energy bubble popped? Experts won't go that far just yet.
Marathon finance chief reflects on an energy career
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:30:00 -0000
Janet Clark, chief financial officer of Marathon Oil Corp., is the only woman among the 100 highest-paid executives of publicly traded companies in the Houston area. After earning an economics degree from Harvard and a master's in business administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Clark worked on Wall Street before moving into the energy sector.
Gas tax holiday talk dies; Congress eyes increase instead
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:52:00 -0000
The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere.

Energy Resources - UPI.com

U.K. emissions continue to fall
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:54:46 -0400
LONDON, July 18 (UPI) -- U.K. carbon dioxide emissions fell 2 percent between 2006 and 2007, a recent report said.
Is the future green for China?
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:54:31 -0400
By ROSALIE WESTENSKOWUPI Correspondent China recently overtook the United States as the world's biggest carbon polluter, but in a nation known for its dirty technology, a surprising business trend is emerging: green entrepreneurs.
Ukrainian PM blocks European energy deal
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:07:19 -0400
KIEV , Ukraine, July 18 (UPI) -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko barred a state-owned firm from signing onto a deal to ship oil to the European Union, delaying a long-planned measure.
Gazprom announces staff cuts
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:03:16 -0400
MOSCOW, July 18 (UPI) -- Russian energy giant Gazprom plans to cut 10 percent of its top management, or roughly 500 key staffers, beginning in 2009, the company chief said Friday.
Funds available for Canadian nuclear
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:00:55 -0400
OTTAWA, July 18 (UPI) -- The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency announced funds for nuclear assessments.
SSE reportedly looking to bid on Energia
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:59:23 -0400
PERTH, Scotland, July 18 (UPI) -- U.K.-based Scottish and Southern Energy is readying a bid for Energia.

 

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500 M Numerics - Set of inter-linked programs for hydropower system planning, analysis and operation. Products, technical details, and contact information. New Zealand company.

1E Power Management - Provides complete control of PC power state and provides a facility to shut down most PCs at night, saving documents so data is not lost. Services, products, and contact information.
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Abakus Software Gmbh - Controller and communication software for semiconductor and measurement equipment.

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Allegro Development - Integrated suite for electric power, crude oil, NGLs, refined products, coal, exploration, and production.
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BizEE Software Limited - Energy Lens - Energy management software to help businesses make energy savings by analyzing their half-hourly-data to discover energy wastage.
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Boiler Optimizer Program - Program designed to evaluate one or more online power boilers. A utility which maximizes industrial boiler efficiency.
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Conserv-It Software, Inc. - Analyze steam loss, maintenance cost, failure trends and steam trap testing results.
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Cristal Controls - Low voltage lighting control system. The configuration of the system lies in the distributed LonWorks controllers. Site available in English and French.

Data Management Solutions - Real-time trading, transportation, risk management, and accounting package for natural gas. Products, news, and contact information.
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500 Data-Trak, Inc - Maintenance management system (CMMS) designed to assist in the planning, management and administrative procedures required for effective maintenance.

404 DHP - Provides tariff selection and load management, invoice validation and exception reporting, and allocation of energy costs to management budgets. Additional components are available to increase functions. Based in the UK.

404 Digital Energy, Inc. - PDA based tool designed for performing lighting audits. Services, product overview, and contact information.

Diversified Automation - Designs, installs and services system solutions in commercial, institutional and industrial facilities. To improve the operating efficiency and the overall environment of their facilities.
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E-Max, Inc. - Communicates with the building automation system (BAS), predictive maintenance work orders are produced automatically based on variables, daily energy use tracking and control, and daily tracking of unauthorized comfort control and scheduling. Demo is available for download.

EFT Control Systems - Applications for manufacturing, environmental control, building management and electrical sectors for monitoring electrical usage, collecting data and telemetry and providing real-time reports in a variety of formats.
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EnAppSys - Develops solutions for energy trading in the British electricity markets through web based access. Services, documentation, and contact information.

EnCompass Technologies Inc - Energy transaction and risk management solutions. Products, services, and contact information.
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Energy Management Group Incorporated - Maker of add-on software compatible with Metasys. Products, system requirements, and support.
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Energy Softworx - Provider of fuels management and power generation programs to the power generation industry. Products, services, and contact information.
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Fujitsu Australia - Auditable greenhouse gas emission reductions and energy savings by reducing the energy consumption of personal computers. Switches off all enterprise workstations using user defined parameters such as period of inactivity or time of the day. Australian product.
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GE Industrial Systems - Programs available that provide analytical tools, advanced power quality analysis, monitor energy consumption, and manage loads. Also that analyze and report disturbances and events on a power system.

Henwood Energy Services, Inc. - Software firm serving the energy and utility industries worldwide with products and services that support real-time energy decisions and strategic investments.

HSQ Technology - Real-time distributed database software system designed for data acquisition, telemetry, SCADA, process automation and facility management applications.

Neplan 2000 - Planning and information system software for electrical transmission, distribution and industrial networks.
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Peace Software Inc - Integrated e-Business solution for customer and commodity management for retail energy companies. Suite is made to have modules added as needs expand. Designed specifically for use on the web.
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Petroleum Data Specialists, Inc. - Integrated accounting system geared exclusively toward petroleum marketers.
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PointCross - Web-based, goal-driven project process management solution for entire ranges of project lifecycles, and business processes. Products, alliances, and contact information.

Powel-MiniMax, Inc. - Develops energy management systems for customers in transmission and distribution, generation, and meter data management.
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Qualitech Solutions - Real-time dynamic scheduling of generation resources. Product details, and contact information.

RiskAdvisory Software Inc. - Risk management system that includes functionality to track electric power, natural gas, and other energy transactions. Products and contact information.
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RLW Analytics, Inc. - Programs which provide comparisons of facility energy performance with either previous performance or benchmark data, assist in power purchase, generate load profiles and other energy based functions. One program is specifically for the California power grids.

Save More Resources, Inc. - Energy and utility management software and services for businesses and other organizations to assist in their bill processing and energy reduction programs.
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Senercomm Inc. - Onity - Providers of software and systems that meet the needs of hotel operators for energy conservation, management solutions and guestroom comfort.
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500 Silicon Energy - Develops and sells Internet based energy technology software that helps enterprise users to reduce energy costs and enables utilities and other energy providers to offer improved services to customers.
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Spatial Data, Inc. - Integrated information management program for street lighting, merging all lighting management operational functions with spatial databasing. Products, demos, and contact information.
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Staefa - Building automation system for small to large companies. Can be used on a local ethernet network, or accessed remotely. Interface is also available that can interlink with various third-party systems such as HVAC, fire systems, boiler control systems, and other industrial utilities.

Stark Energy Information Systems - Supplies energy information systems and services to major energy users and utility companies world-wide for energy management and automatic meter reading.

State-of-the-Art Power Products - Power generation technology and evaluation of gas turbine power projects programs. Services, products, and contact information.
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STC Energy - Integrated energy monitoring, targeting and management information system, advanced electricity contract, and tariff analysis software package.
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Trax Corporation - Supplier of simulation based products. Including services for fossil fuel power generation, industrial steam generation, chemical processes, pulp and paper processes, wastewater treatment, and HVAC.
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Unicade Inc. - Developed for industrial and large commercial systems. Design, engineering, energy efficiency program analysis, and life cycle cost evaluation. Demo available.
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500 WaterView2000 - Software and hardware helps manage and optimize hydro power facilities.
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