By Scott Bobb (VOA Tel Aviv) In recent months, Israeli leaders have stepped up their rhetoric about Iran's nuclear capabilities and increasingly are warning that Israel might attack Iranian nuclear installations to prevent...
If people say Congress "isn't working," why are members and staff so busy? This is a classic question, typically asked by those who live "outside the beltway" and get their news through newspaper,...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The model of progress that many people keep in their heads looks something like the Victorian-era depiction of the ascent of Man. Just as nature progressed from fish and reptile to...
Last year proved to be difficult to describe. The economy didn't experience a double-dip recession as some had feared, though recovery is too strong a word to describe it. The Eurozone did not...
The spark spread represents the theoretical margin of electric power producers. Its understanding can reveal several speculative opportunities that traders can use to expand their market activity. There are several fundamental methods of...
For years the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Younes has been retained in this post after the fall of President Mubarak on and the subsequent formation of two interim governments. He has...
90 pct of north-west Europe LNG imports from Qatar; Qatari exports to Europe fell 22 pct in 2011; Economic crisis hits southern Europe gas demand. Europe's energy supply may be more vulnerable this...
Fourteen In-house Recipients Include 1,600 Degrees Celsius Class Gas Turbine And Forklift Truck with Radiation Shielded Cabin Tokyo, Jan 18, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has selected 14...
NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to the South Carolina Public Service Authority's (Santee Cooper) $118,945,000 2012D tax-exempt forward delivery refunding bonds. Bond proceeds will be used to refinance...
SANDVIKEN, Sweden -- Regulatory News: Sandvik Materials Technology (STO:SAND) today initiated negotiations with the unions in Sweden to restructure the wire and resistance strip operations, which will enable a shift in the product...
CHICAGO & BALTIMORE -- Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) and Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) today announced that they have reached an agreement with Electricite de France (EDF) under which EDF will withdraw its opposition to the...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/787fa9/turkey_power_repor) has announced the addition of the "Turkey Power Report Q1 2012" report to their offering. Turkey Power Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, power associations,...
BETHESDA, Md. -- USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) announced today that it continues to work on the American Centrifuge project and that USEC and the Department of Energy (DOE) have identified a path to...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/14e4cc/iran_infrastructur) has announced the addition of the "Iran Infrastructure Report Q1 2012" report to their offering. Iran's infrastructure industry is likely to see growth in 2012, but then...
Tokyo, Jan 12, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501, "Hitachi") and Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd. announced today that they will be among the Hitachi Group companies to...
BATAVIA, N.Y. -- Graham Corporation (NYSE Amex: GHM), a global designer and manufacturer of critical equipment for the oil refining, petrochemical and power industries, including the supply of components and raw materials to...
Hauppauge-based Behlman Electronics recently released its figures for December, securing $2.2 million in orders that include two that came at the end of year worth $626,000. That $2.2 million represents a 35 percent...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4e537a/japan_oil_and_gas) has announced the addition of the "Japan Oil and Gas Report Q1 2012" report to their offering. Over the near term, Japan's consumption of imported oil and natural...
By AFP Israel is preparing for Iran to become a nuclear power and has accepted it may happen within a year, the London Times reported citing an Israeli security report. The Institute for...
Power Group Achieves Record Bookings, Revenues and Backlog in 2011 HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. -- Orbit International Corp. (NASDAQ:ORBT) today announced that its Power Group, through its Behlman Electronics, Inc. subsidiary ("Behlman"), has received two...