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Solar power company inks letter with manufacturer

MBJ Staff — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:49:34 +0000

GULFPORT — Solar America Corp. has signed a letter of intent with L&G Energy Solutions, a commercial manufacturer of energy management devices including LED lighting and solar equipment. L&G Energy Solutions, based in Round Rock, Texas, is a clean tech company building products aimed at reducing energy consumption. According to the provisions of the LOI, [...]

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TVA names DayBrite Innovator of the Year

MBJ Staff — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:13:50 +0000

TUPELO — The Tennessee Valley Authority has honored regional businesses, local power distributors and other local leaders for exceptional leadership and participation in TVA’s Green Power Switch renewable energy program in 2012. Green Power Switch Leadership Awards were presented in 13 categories in a special ceremony in Gatlinburg, Tenn. Launched in 2000, Green Power Switch [...]

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County looking to buy land from alternative fuel company

Associated Press — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:05:58 +0000

NATCHEZ — Adams County officials are continuing talks on buying the former International Paper site from Rentech. The Natchez Democrat reports supervisors met Monday and board attorney Scott Slover said no decision has been made. The IP mill was once home to the area’s biggest employer but was shuttered in 2003. Rentech purchased the property [...]

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Va. gubernatorial candidate ‘quietly’ resigned from GreenTech

Associated Press — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:05:14 +0000

HORN LAKE — Democratic Virginia gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe quietly gave up his position as chairman of a company that makes small electric cars in December, but never announced his departure. The former Democratic National Committee chairman’s exit from GreenTech Automotive under growing media scrutiny was first reported by Politico. McAuliffe’s campaign never disclosed his [...]

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Energy company to expand one pellet plant, build another

Associated Press — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:29:22 +0000

LUCEDALE and COPIAH COUNTY— Gulf Coast Renewable Energy is ramping up plans for a wood pellet plant in Lucedale, and plans to build another plant just as big in Copiah County. The Mississippi Press reports that the company says it now plans to double the plant’s capacity to 320,000 metric tons of pellets a year [...]

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KiOR makes first shipment, reports loss

MBJ Staff — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:21:50 +0000

COLUMBUS — Texas-based KiOR Inc. has reached a milestone with the first shipments of cellulostic diesel from its biofuels production facility in Lowndes County. KiOR president and CEO Fred Cannon says in a statement that the company will focus on achieving “steady state operations” in Columbus. He says KiOR expects to produce between 3 million [...]

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State awards county grant for KiOR site work

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:53:30 +0000

NATCHEZ — Adams County has received $3.9 million in grants from the state for work on a levee and new water system on the former Belwood County Club property, the future site of KiOR’s Natchez alternative fuel production facility. The Natchez Democrat reports the county initially had sought to borrow the money to partially finance [...]

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Plant yet to come out of ground; company maintains commitment

Associated Press — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:40:51 +0000

PONTOTOC — Four years after announcing plans for an ethanol plant in Pontotoc, a Canadian company has yet to begin construction. Enerkem Inc., of Montreal, remains committed to building the for Enerkem Mississippi Biofuels plant, spokeswoman Annie Pare tells The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. It’s planned as a $100 million project with 70 employees, with [...]

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enHance lands nine new members, three renewals

MBJ Staff — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:25:03 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has accepted nine new members and three renewing members into its enHance program. enHance is a voluntary stewardship program that recognizes committed environmental leaders who accomplish goals beyond their legal requirements. enHance is open to facilities, cities, counties, and other entities who are interested in [...]

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Keesler hospital earns EPA’s Energy Star award

MBJ Staff — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:04:44 +0000

BILOXI — Keesler Medical Center has been awarded the Energy Star award by the Environmental Protection Agency. In a message to 81st Medical Group commander Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Kory Cornum, Col. Rex Langston, chief of the health facilities division in the office of the surgeon general, said, “The receipt of an Energy Star serves as [...]

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