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Global Power Company AES Raises $1.58B Through Stock Sale to China Investment Corp; Approx. 15% Stake

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Global power company AES Corporation entered a binding stock purchase agreement with a wholly owned investment subsidiary of China Investment Corporation ( CIC ) to raise $1.58 billion of new equity to fund growth opportunities and extend its global leadership in the power sector. At close, CIC will acquire 125.5

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S4 Energy Solutions to Develop Plasma Gasification Project at Waste Management Landfill for Waste to Fuels and Power

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and InEnTec LLC, plans to develop a plasma gasification facility at Waste Management’s Columbia Ridge Landfill in Arlington, Oregon. The planned facility will convert municipal solid waste into synthetic fuels and power. The electricity is powering 5,000 homes in Seattle through an agreement with Seattle City Light.

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ARPA-E Begins Reviewing Second Round of Concept Papers for Transformational Energy RD

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ARPA-E is currently reviewing all concept papers and is scheduled to provide feedback to applicants by mid-February 2010. The deadline for applicants to submit a Full Application will be 31 days immediately later, with final selections expected by late spring 2010. ARPA-E expects to issue an additional FOA in the near future.

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ARPA-E holding workshop on increasing efficiency of light collection and bioconversion to liquid fuels

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The US Department of Energy’s ARPA-E will hold a workshop on “Applied Biotechnology for Transportation Fuels: Meeting Today’s Energy Needs by Maximizing Photon Capture” on 2 December 2010, in Arlington, Va. There will also be an optional morning session on 3 December 2010 at the same venue.

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EPA Proposes New Tougher Ground-Level Ozone Standards

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Ground-level ozone forms when emissions from industrial facilities, power plants, landfills and motor vehicles react in the sun. 2010 in Arlington, Va. 2010 in Sacramento. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has proposed the strictest standards to date for ground-level ozone. and in Houston; and 4 Feb.

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GE Receives $1.4B Contract to Supply Turbines for Largest Wind Farm Yet Built in the US

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billion contract from independent power producer Caithness Energy to supply wind turbines and provide services for an 845-megawatt (MW) wind farm project to be located in Oregon. Construction will begin in 2010 and will be completed in 2012. Steve Bolze, president & CEO of GE Power & Water. GE has received a $1.4

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