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Solar Thermal Power Expert Terry Murphy to Speak at European Tech Conference
LA BAULE, France and LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Terry Murphy, President and CEO of California-based solar thermal power company SolarReserve, has been tapped to...
SolarReserve Hires Top Energy and Technology Expert Tom Georgis
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- SolarReserve, the Los Angeles-based solar thermal power company, has announced the hiring of Tom Georgis as Vice President of Development....
Biodiesel Venture with Mindanao Tribes to Bolster Communities
DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines, and MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Supreme Council of Datus Alimaong has reached agreement with Monterey, CA-based Abundant Biofuels Corporation to develop more than 1.2 million acres of ancestral domain for production of biodiesel from Jatropha curcas in underused Lumad lands on the island of Mindanao.
Petrobras Named World's Most Sustainable Oil/Gas Company 2008 by M&E
MADRID, Spain -- Petrobras is the world's most sustainable oil/gas company according to the 5th annual oil/gas ranking by the sustainability research and rating firm Management & Excellence (M&E, Madrid & Sao Paulo). The M&E ranking, marketed with Oil&Gas Journal Online, measures oil/gas companies' compliance with 387 accepted international standards in sustainability, corporate governance, social responsibility, ethics and transparency.
SolarReserve Hires Solarthermal Power Technology Expert William Gould, Jr.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- SolarReserve, the Los Angeles-based solar thermal power company that has licensed an innovative energy storage technology for on-demand utility-scale solar power, today announced the appointment of William R. Gould, Jr. to serve as Chief Technical Officer.
SolarReserve Adds Top Power Plant Development Expert Kevin Smith as COO
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- SolarReserve, the Los Angeles-based solar thermal company that has recently commercialized an innovative heat storage technology that provides utility-scale solar power on demand, today announced that Kevin Smith has been hired to serve as Chief Operating Officer and Head of Development.
Oilsource Holding Group and Abundant Biofuels Corp. Form Venture to Produce Biodiesel from Jatropha Using Agronomy Techniques
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA and MONTEREY, Calif. -- Oilsource Holding Group announced that it has joined with Abundant Biofuels Corporation to begin producing biodiesel from non-food crops in Colombia. Abundant Biofuels Colombia SRL has identified a strong interest from private and government sector.
Van Gilder Creates Joint Venture with EnRisk to Provide Risk Counsel and Insurance for Energy Industry
DENVER, Colo. -- Parent companies Van Gilder Insurance Corporation, of Denver, and EnRisk Services Inc. of Fort Worth, have created a new firm, vangilder | enrisk, which will specialize exclusively in risk mitigation and insurance for the energy industry in the western United States.
Eco Capital and Green Oil Technologies Introduce Next Generation Gasification Technology to U.S. Markets
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Eco Capital and Invest, Inc. of Michigan City, Indiana and Green Oil Technologies of Denver, Colorado have made next generation gasification systems available to the North American markets, using the patented German Technology called KUG Thermolysis. Gasification plants convert many types of waste products into gas and electricity cleanly and efficiently.
Spirit Drilling and Completion Fluids Expands to Rockies, Renames Dynamic Drilling Fluids Operations
HOUSTON, Texas and DENVER, Colo. -- Spirit Drilling and Completion Fluids announced today that Dynamic Drilling Fluids of Denver, Co. will combine with the company, expanding Spirit's operations into the Rocky Mountain region. The company will be renamed Spirit Drilling and Completion Fluids, LTD and will be a key component in Spirit's expansion from the Gulf Coast into the significant petroleum basins of North America. 
