America's carmakers - Economist

www.economist.com | 6 hours 31 minutes ago

HAVING flown their corporate jets into a hail of congressional bullets last month, the chastened bosses of Detroit’s Big Three car firms—General Motors (GM), Ford and Chrysler—made their way back to Washington, DC, this week by road, in fuel-sipping hybrids.

http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12725106

And the finalists are... - Pan-utility - News : Utility Week

www.utilityweek.co.uk | Dec 3, 2008

On Monday next week (8 December), the winners of the 2008 Utility Industry Achievement Awards will be announced by Utility...

http://www.utilityweek.co.uk/news/uk/panutility/and-the-finalists-are.php

NSTAR Is Made for Winter of Discontent (at TheStreet.com)

www.thestreet.com | Dec 3, 2008

Page 1 of 2 on NSTAR produces electricity -- and impressive performance during economic recessions.. Check out TheStreet for the latest stock market news and financial investment headlines.

http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/university/energy-education-series/10450886.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA

New Zealand Utility Takes Step toward Smarter Grid to Improve Reliability

tdworld.com | Dec 2, 2008

With goals of improving power reliability for consumers and adding more renewable energy, such as wind and solar to the grid, WEL Networks of Hamilton, New Zealand, is implementing GE smart grid technology.

http://tdworld.com/distribution_management_systems/wel-ge-smart-grid-1208/

DJ World Bank Gives $75 Million To Ease Zambia's Power Shortage - Zibb.com

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DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The World Bank has given up to $75 million to Zambia's state power utility, Zambia Electricity Supply Corp. or Zesco to ease the country's power shortage, Zesco said Wednesday. The deal was signed Tuesday between the Finance and National Planning Minister Ng'andu Magande and

http://www.zibb.com/article/4213557/DJ+World+Bank+Gives+Million+To+Ease+Zambia+s+Power+Shortage

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New construction orders were worth £47.9bn in value last year, according to the latest data from...

www.contractjournal.com

New construction orders were worth £47.9bn in value last year, according to the latest data from the Department of Trade & Industry. That represents an 8% boost over 2005’s figure. This value growth was backed by a welcome 6% increase in volume.

http://www.contractjournal.com/Assets/GetAsset.aspx?ItemID=68000388

Robin Rigg Wind Farm

www.power-technology.com

Construction is nearly complete for the 180MW Robin Rigg offshore wind farm, which will be one of the largest in the UK. Robin Rigg is costing about €500m. It consists of 60 V90-3MW Vestas turbines and is located in the Solway Firth on the Scottish side of the Scottish/English Border. The project

http://www.power-technology.com/projects/robinriggwind/