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Centrica Secures Tender to Develop Wind Farm in Irish Sea Zone

Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, today welcomed the news that it has been successful in The Crown Estate's Round Three offshore wind tendering process, having been awarded exclusive rights to develop ...

9 Jan 2010

Amerlux Provided Architectural Light Fittings to World's Tallest Building in Dubai

Global Leader of Architectural Lighting Solutions Illuminates Space Connecting Dubai's 2,717-Foot Tall Luxury Tower, 12-Million-Square-Foot Dubai Mall

9 Jan 2010

Day4 Energy to Provide 5.1MW of PV Modules to Atlantic Wind and Solar's Affiliate

Day4 Energy Inc. (TSX: DFE), a leading supplier of high performance, cost-effective solar electric solutions, today announced that it has entered into a supply contract to provide a total of 5.1 megawatts (MW) or 23,000 ...

9 Jan 2010

ScottishPower and Vattenfall to Develop Wind Farm in England

Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables have today been awarded the rights to develop a major offshore wind farm off the east coast of England in the North Sea. Fully utilised, it has potential to meet the equivalent ele...

9 Jan 2010

eSolar Announces Licensing Agreement to Build Solar Thermal Plants

eSolar, a global provider of reliable and cost-effective concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, and Penglai Electric, a privately-owned Chinese electrical power equipment manufacturer, today announced a master licensing...

9 Jan 2010

Reichhold Increases Price for All of its Products in Europe, Effective January 18

Reichhold announces a 150 EUR/MT price increase effective as of January 18, 2010 on all its Products sold in Europe. The main reason is the recent, sharp increase of styrene price caused by an increase in feedstocks (...

9 Jan 2010

Research Report on Construction Chemicals Industry in India

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8ee8ea/indian_constructio) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Indian Construction Chemicals Market" to their of...

9 Jan 2010

Research Report on Growth Opportunities for Australian Composite Materials Market

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/22ce1e/growth_opportuniti) has announced the addition of the "Growth Opportunities for Composites in Australia 2009-2014: Trends and Forecast Analysis...

9 Jan 2010

Funding Awarded for Low Cost Solar Roof Design

In its seventh year, the program awarded $25,000 to Luis Alberto Juanicó and his team for a project the scientists designed to reduce the use of fossil fuels. They developed an innovative, low-cost solar roof with a sustainable heating and cooling system that offers practical, innovative advantages.

8 Jan 2010

Skanska Wins US$216 Million Construction Management Contract for Arts Facility in US

Skanska (STO:SKAB) has been selected as the construction manager for a new arts facility for a client in the U.S. The contract amount is USD 216 M, approximately SEK 1.7 billion, which has been included in the order book...

8 Jan 2010

Amana to Build Workshop and Showroom for Kanoo Group in Abu Dhabi

Kanoo Group has awarded Amana Contracting and Steel Buildings the contract to construct, on a turnkey basis, a workshop and showroom with attached warehouse in Musaffah, Abu Dhabi. The 8,800 square meter facility will...

8 Jan 2010

Kliplev Motorway Group Secures Tender for First PPP Project in Denmark

Kliplev Motorway Group has been awarded the tender for Denmark’s first PPP project. The consortium will plan and build 26 km of the M51 motorway from Kliplev to Sønderborg as well as 18 km of side roads and se...

8 Jan 2010

CRBC Wins Order to Construct Roadbed in Guangyua-Bazhong Expressway

Recently, CRBC International Co., Ltd. won Section LJ1 of the roadbed project of Guangyua-Bazhong Expressway (Guang-Ba Expressway) in Sichuan province. The bidding price amounted to RMB213 million with construction perio...

8 Jan 2010

NCC Wins SEK 500 Million Contract to Build Forensic Psychiatric Care Facility in Sweden

NCC Construction Sweden (STO:NCCA)(STO:NCCB) has been commissioned to construct a new forensic psychiatric care facility in Olofstorp, 15 kilometers north-east of Gothenburg, Sweden. The client is Västfastigheter an...

8 Jan 2010

US Farms Creates New Nursery Landscape and Design Installation Unit

US Farms, Inc. (Pink Sheets: USFM) a diversified supplier of Farming, Nursery and Wellness products and services is pleased to announce its new nursery Landscape and Design Installation Division for Commercial Industrial...

8 Jan 2010