April, 2009

HERNDON, VA--(Marketwire - April 30, 2009) - National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (National Rural) announced today preliminary findings from its annual Key Ratio Trend Analysis (KRTA), based on the 2008 operational results of 693 electric distribution cooperatives compared to the...

Conference Call for Analysts at 1 p.m. EDT

BOISE, ID--(Marketwire - April 28, 2009) - Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AEHI): Hundreds of nuclear plant supporters overflowed the commission hearing room to support jobs, clean low-cost energy, agriculture and economic growth April 22 in Elmore County, Idaho. Supporters outnumbered opponents...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - April 28, 2009) - Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp. (TSX:CXX)(NYSE Alternext US:CXZ)(NYSE Amex:CXZ.A) ("Crosshair") announces that it has commenced an action in British Columbia Supreme Court against Universal Uranium Ltd. ("Universal"...

25,000 Lumens of Energy Efficient Lighting Without Maintenance or Mercury

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - April 27, 2009) - Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) ("Prospect") announced that it has completed a public offering of 3,680,000 shares of common stock (including 480,000 shares pursuant to the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option...

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - April 24, 2009) - During these tough economic times, saving every penny counts. To help struggling families, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) have teamed up to...

VALENCIA, CA--(Marketwire - April 24, 2009) - H2scan Corporation today announced that Prabhu Soundarrajan, Chief Scientist and Director of Strategic Applications Development, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Hydrogen Association (NHA), Small Business Class. H2scan's Chief...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY--(Marketwire - April 24, 2009) - Atlantic Energy Solutions, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AESO) is pleased to announce the appointment of five new team members to its expanding company. Mr. Mark R. Hahn and Mr. Paul Zeh have been hired as Energy Account Executives to develop new business in...

GALWAY, IRELAND--(Marketwire - April 24, 2009) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- REpower Systems AG (FRA:RPW) (Hamburg, Germany) has announced the launch of what it claims is the world's most powerful wind turbine at this week's Hanover Trade Fair. The company...

PINEVILLE, LA--(Marketwire - April 23, 2009) - Cleco Corp. (NYSE: CNL) will host a live webcast of its 2009 first-quarter earnings conference call at 11 a.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Central Time) on Thursday, May 7, 2009. To listen to the live webcast, go to the company's Web site at www.cleco.com...

HONG KONG--(Marketwire - April 23, 2009) - Trendfield and KORES signed a Mutual Undertaking Agreement that will lay the foundation for greater cooperation between the two organizations. Under the agreement, KORES agreed to purchase Trendfield's 5% of the SOMINA uranium deposit in Niger, West Africa...

Projects Will Assist in Ongoing Effort to Increase Efficiency

GALWAY, IRELAND--(Marketwire - April 23, 2009) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Unit 2 at the 1,960-megawatt Almaraz nuclear power plant, operated by Centrales Nucleares Almaraz-Trillo (Madrid, Spain) in Almaraz, Spain, was taken offline April 19 for a planned maintenance...

GALWAY, IRELAND--(Marketwire - April 23, 2009) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- In November 1987, Italy quit the nuclear energy industry after a referendum phased out nuclear energy production in the country. As a result, four power plants in the cities of Latina, Trino...

Shipments Represent 20% of $10M Total Contract

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - April 22, 2009) - Many world leaders now recognize that advancing nuclear technology is a catalyst for curbing dependence on carbon-based energy sources, and the United States is leading the charge among North American nations accelerating efforts to reduce their carbon footprints...

Laser Models Put Reality on the Desktop and in CAD Software to Cut Remodeling and Design Time and Eliminate Rework From Clashes and Interferences

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - April 21, 2009) - El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB) has scheduled a live webcast at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time, 10:30 a.m. Central Time, on May 8, 2009, to discuss its first quarter 2009 financial and operational results. The webcast may be accessed online through the...

Hard Dollar Introduces 5D-BIM Server Uniting Design, Resources, Cost, Schedule and Project Control to Deliver Centralized Project Management and Connectivity

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - April 21, 2009) - El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB) today announced that the Board of Directors of its general partner has declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.3250 per unit for the first quarter of 2009. This distribution represents an increase of 13 percent...

GALWAY, IRELAND--(Marketwire - April 21, 2009) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Strike action by French energy workers is continuing to impact the country's power capacity after two of the affected power plants agreed to continue their 24-hour strikes from last week...

New Office Part of Strategic Growth Initiative

Sunday Event at National League of Cities Conference Showcases Portland's Sustainability Efforts, New Solar Megawatt Goal and Involvement in the Department of Energy's Solar America Cities Program

SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwire - April 20, 2009) - Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) will host special guest Atlas Copco Prime Energy (La Porte, Texas) as part of this week's "Industry Today." Atlas Copco Prime Energy is the North American division of Atlas Copco Specialty Rentals...