Mitsubishi Heavy to test CO2 Capture System

TOKYO, May 25, 2009
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (TSE:7011) said Friday that it will begin trials of its carbon capture technology at a U.S. power plant in 2011, aiming to create a marketable product by 2015.

Testing will take place at a coal-fired plant in the state of Alabama affiliated with Southern Co., a major U.S. utility. Five hundred tons of carbon dioxide a day will be removed from the plant's emissions and compressed for storage underground. Mitsubishi Heavy says it will be the largest undertaking of its kind at a coal-fired plant.

The Electric Power Research Institute Inc., an independent U.S. research body, will join the effort. Mitsubishi Heavy and others will invest a total of US$100- $150 million, or 9.4 to 14.1 billion yen.

Carbon capture and storage is receiving increasing attention as a means of combating climate change. In addition, coal is a common fuel for power plants in the U.S., China, and Eastern Europe.

Mitsubishi Heavy sees demand for capture technology increasing as carbon trading schemes expand. The industrial giant will also conduct tests at a German power plant starting in 2011.

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APS to build 290 MW concentrating solar plant

22 May 2009 -- Arizona Public Service and Starwood Energy Group Global plans to build a 290 MW concentrating solar plant 75 miles west of Phoenix. Regulatory approval is required.

Scheduled for completion in 2013, Starwood Solar I will be owned by an affiliate of Starwood Energy with all the electricity sold to APS through a long-term purchase power agreement. Lockheed Martin will design, build and operate the facility.

Starwood Solar I will cover 1,900 acres and include 3,500 parabolic mirrors that focus solar thermal energy onto a heat transfer fluid. The hot fluid converts water into steam, which turns the plant's turbines. The plant also will use molten salt to store solar energy and continue producing electricity for up to six hours after the sun sets.

This is the third solar power announcement for APS in May. The company earlier announced the APS Community Power Project in Flagstaff and dedicated a new solar project at the Grand Canyon.

In February 2008, APS signed an agreement with Abengoa Solar for the power from the to-be-built 280 MW Solana Solar Plant. With Solana, Starwood Solar I and other contractual agreements, APS expects to have 800 MW of energy in its renewable energy portfolio in 2014.

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Position: Engineering Manager for High Voltage Transmission Projects, Mid-Atlantic Regional Office at Ray Dauria Associates

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Experience: Mid-Senior level
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Industries: Renewables & Environment, Construction, Civil Engineering, Utilities, Oil & Energy
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Job Posting: Executive Director at Energy Free Home Foundation

Location: Palo Alto, CA (San Francisco Bay Area)

Type: Full-time
Experience: Executive
Functions: Management
Industries: Philanthropy
Posted: May 17, 2009 by Thomas Siebel
Pay Range: $200,000 - $300,000 Per Year
Referral Bonus: 30% based upon MBO attainment

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The Executive Director is responsible for all activities and functions related to the planning, communication, and administration of the Energy Free Home Foundation and the Energy Free Home Challenge.

Plan, supervise, and manage all foundation activities including budgeting, fund raising, challenge design and administration, challenge adjudication, board relations, public relations, government relations, partner relations and contestant relations.

Reports to the Chairman of Board of the Energy Free Home Foundation.

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