Electric utility Exelon Corp. said it will buy Deere & Co.'s wind power business for about $860 million, expanding its portfolio of carbon-free electricity generation.   Read More...

For decades, the Mississippi River has been a key passageway for barges and other vessels that move millions of tons of coal and petroleum to help power the nation's economy. These days, developers are looking to the river itself as a power source.   Read More...

The Missouri Development Finance Board today approved an incentives package that will allow Columbia’s 3M plant to move forward with plans to add approximately 120 employees over the next three years. The company employs 208 people today.
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New production line was added to address the growing demand for specialty films for use in PV modules.   Read More...

Siemens said on August 10 that it has won two orders in the United States and Canada to supply wind turbines that experts said were worth around 800 million euros (US$1.1 billion.)   Read More...

Phycal LLC, which has an algae biotechnology laboratory at the BioResearch and Development Growth Park (BRDG) at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, has won a $24.2 million federal research grant.   Read More...

Ameren Corp. said Monday it created a new subsidiary dedicated to electric transmission infrastructure investment and identified $3 billion in potential projects.

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A new process for converting waste into synthetic diesel fuel is being given serious consideration by Global Fuels LLC of Dexter, which currently produces biodiesel from chicken fat.   Read More...

In a laboratory where almost all the test tubes look green, the tools of modern biotechnology are being applied to lowly pond scum.   Read More...

General Electric Co. said Tuesday that it has developed an electric vehicle charger that will reduce the amount of time it takes to replenish depleted batteries.   Read More...

Demand for woody biomass, in the form of wood chips, wood pellets and torrified pellets will increase substantially in Europe over the next ten years, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review, a publication from Wood Resources International that covers both the pulpwood and biomass markets in North America.   Read More...

Chloride Group, the British power supply company, said Friday that it has accepted an improved takeover bid from the American  competitor, Emerson Electric,  that values it at £997 million ($1.5 billion).   Read More...

The University of Missouri has been recognized by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency for using a variety of alternative energy sources to power its campus.   Read More...

An Emerson business unit and Korea South East Power Co. have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on modernizing existing power plants and constructing new ones in Korea, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America.   Read More...

Most of the assets of AAER Inc., a Quebec-based company that once aspired to establish itself as a wind turbine manufacturer but ended up in bankruptcy court, are being sold to Pioneer Power Solutions Inc. for $450,000.   Read More...

National Semiconductor is diversifying into solar with the release a chipset that optimizes the power output of solar panels.   Read More...

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., based in O'Fallon, Mo., announced today it has reached agreement to acquire privately held Solaicx for at least $66 million.   Read More...

Phycal LLC has leased 2,800 square feet for an algae biotechnology laboratory at the BioResearch and Development Growth Park (BRDG) at the Danforth Plant Science Center.   Read More...

Samsung said on May 11 that it plans to invest $20 billion in healthcare and green energy until 2020 in a move it says could provide thousands of new jobs.   Read More...

With projected growth in offshore wind farms, turbine makers are adopting direct-drive generators, a technology which could help address concerns over cost and reliability of offshore wind.   Read More...