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SHERIDAN, Wyo., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Fuel, Inc. (OTCQX: NXFI), which develops and commercializes "clean" energy and related environmental technologies, provided an update today on its Coal-to-Gas projects in Indonesia and China. INDONESIA Next Fuel and its Indonesian licensee have completed the drilling and initial nutrient injections at their commercial site in Sumatra. "We are very encouraged by the progress we are making in both Indonesia and China," said Next Fuel...
HOUSTON, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year, POWER magazine selects the most noteworthy coal-fired power plants worldwide to be designated Top Plants. Winning plants are profiled in the October issue, and awards are presented at a banquet the following May at the ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition. This year's award-winning coal-fired Top Plants are: C.P. Crane Generating Station, Middle River, Maryland. When operators of this 400-MW plant converted it to burning 100%...
HOUSTON, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMX) announced today that its board of directors has appointed Gao Feng, chairman and president of Hongye International Investment Group Co., Ltd. ("Hongye") to the Company's board, filling the vacancy created by the passing of Michael Storey in October 2011. Mr. Gao is joining SES' board of directors pursuant to the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement between the Company and Hongye. On September...
XI'AN, China, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Recycling Energy Corp. (NASDAQ: CREG; "CREG" or "the Company"), a leading industrial waste-to-energy solution provider in China, today announced that the ongoing construction of its previously announced Shanxi Datong Coal Group Steel Ltd. Energy Recovery Project ("Shanxi Datong Project") is progressing according to schedule. The Company expects Shanxi Datong Project, which has 23MW of total power generation capacity, will be...
PINGDINGSHAN, China, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOK) (the "Company" or "SinoCoking"), a vertically-integrated coal and coke processor, announced today its financial results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. Fiscal Year 2012 vs. 2011 Total revenue increased by 6.2% to $78.9 million, as compared to $74.3 million. Gross margin decreased to 19.2%, as compared to 36.4%. Income from operations...
NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia Carbon Industries, Inc. ("Asia Carbon", or the "Company") today announced that it will begin converting its three dry production lines to specialty carbon black production lines. The project to be funded by cash from operations is expected to begin on October 1, 2012 and finish in about three months. The total cost is approximately $4 million. The specialty materials to be produced at the new facilities will generate significantly more...
HOUSTON, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMX) ("SES") today announced the closing of its strategic equity investment from Hongye International Investment Group Co., Ltd. ("Hongye") for a total of $8.7 million, representing 5,777,700 shares of SES common stock, or a 9.99% ownership interest. Hongye is expected to pay the remaining $596,090 of the aggregate purchase price for their shares, and receive their 397,393 share balance, at the closing...
HOUSTON, Sept. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. ("SES") (NASDAQ: SYMX), a global energy and gasification technology company, announced today that William E. Preston, Senior Vice President, Global Business Development & Licensing, will present at Westlake Securities New Frontiers in Energy Conference 2012, which will take place on September 25 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin, Texas. Mr. Preston will present the SES...
HOUSTON, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMX) today announced that it will release financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2012, ended June 30, 2012, on Tuesday, September 25, 2012, before the market opens. Senior management will hold a conference call to review the Company's financial results for this period and provide an update on corporate developments beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. To access the live webcast, please...
SYMBOL OTCBB: PIEX NEWPORT BEACH, CA, Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - IBA Green, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pioneer Exploration Inc. (PIEX) is pleased to announce more than 300 public interest groups representing millions of people from all 50 states sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Friday opposing S.3512, the "Coal Ash Recycling and Oversight Act of 2012". Coal ash, the by-product of burning coal, contains toxic heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, hexavalent...
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Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground either by underground mining, open-pit mining or strip mining. It is a readily combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock. It is composed primarily of carbon and hydrocarbons, along with assorted other elements, including sulfur. Often associated with the Industrial Revolution, coal remains an enormously important fuel and is the most common source of electricity world-wide. In the United States, for example, the burning of coal...
