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Energy & Utilities

  • Mass MegaWatts System Increases Wind Velocities

    Brandon Butler February 19, 2010

    Test results of Worcester-based Mass MegaWatts Wind Power Inc.'s wind turbine system show that wind velocities can be increased 50 to 70 percent using the company's system.

    Brandon Butler February 19, 2010
  • Briefing: Energy Efficiency

    February 15, 2010

    February 15, 2010
  • Evergreen Quarterly Loss Hits $98M

    Matthew L. Brown February 9, 2010

    Evergreen Solar Inc. said it lost $98.1 million in the fourth quarter compared to a $53.8 million loss in the same period a year ago and a $82.4 million loss in the third quarter.

    Matthew L. Brown February 9, 2010
  • NStar Plans Commercial, Industrial Rate Reduction

    Matthew L. Brown February 8, 2010

    Electricity and gas utility NStar wants to reduce electricity rates for large commercial and industrial customers.

    Matthew L. Brown February 8, 2010
  • Fuel Cell Firm Extends Army Contract

    Matthew L. Brown February 4, 2010

    Southborough-based fuel cell developer Protonex Technology Corp. said it has been awarded a $1.5 million extension to a U.S. Army contract it won late last month.

    Matthew L. Brown February 4, 2010
  • Southborough Firm Looks To Power Up RVs

    Brandon Butler February 4, 2010

    The way Scott Pearson, CEO of Protonex Technology Corp. in Southborough, sees it, owners of RVs, boats and other outdoor recreational equipment have limited options for power while they're out and about.

    Brandon Butler February 4, 2010
  • AMSC Gets $70B Turbine Parts Order

    Brandon Butler February 1, 2010

    Devens-based American Superconductor Corp. announced it will supply $70 million worth of wind turbine parts to a Chinese company.

    Brandon Butler February 1, 2010
  • Templeton Light And Water Plant To Get A Wind Turbine

    Brandon Butler February 1, 2010

    Woburn-based Solaya Energy, a division of Lumus Construction, announced it has been awarded a contract to construct a $3.7 million, 262-foot wind turbine in Templeton.

    Brandon Butler February 1, 2010
  • State, Utilities To Expand Efficiency Programs By $2.2B

    Brandon Butler January 29, 2010

    The state and investor-owned utility companies in Massachusetts will invest $2.2 billion over a three-year period to expand energy efficiency programs in the state.

    Brandon Butler January 29, 2010
  • State System To Track Municipal Energy Waste

    Matthew L. Brown January 28, 2010

    The state has launched a web service designed to allow municipalities to track energy use in public buildings more easily.

    Matthew L. Brown January 28, 2010
  • State Lands $6M Green Job Training Grant

    Brandon Butler January 21, 2010

    State officials are hoping to train 1,400 workers for "green" jobs as part of a $6 million stimulus grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.

    Brandon Butler January 21, 2010
  • January 18, 2010
  • Worcester Wind Ordinance Needs Work

    Richard Kerver January 18, 2010

    Worcester’s wind zoning ordinance is a work in progress that needs fine tuning.

    Richard Kerver January 18, 2010
  • National Grid Donates $100K For Haiti

    Brandon Butler January 15, 2010

    National Grid, a major utility company in the region, announced it will donate $100,000 to the American Red Cross to support relief efforts in Haiti, which was dev

    Brandon Butler January 15, 2010
  • Gulf Secures Deal With Chevron

    Brandon Butler January 13, 2010

    Framingham-based Gulf Oil LP is set to expand its brand nationwide thanks to an agreement with Chevron USA.

    Brandon Butler January 13, 2010
  • New CEO To Helm Marlborough Biofuel Co.

    Matthew L. Brown January 13, 2010

    Marlborough-based biofuels developer Qteros Inc. has replaced CEO William Frey with life sciences executive John McCarthy.

    Matthew L. Brown January 13, 2010

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