(Charlotte, N.C.) The Babcock & Wilcox Company (NYSE: BWC) (“B&W” or the “Company”) expects to webcast a discussion of its third quarter 2011 results on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. EST. Chief Executive Officer Brandon Bethards and Chief Financial Officer Mike Taff will discuss the third quarter results. A news release detailing the results is expected to be issued after the market closes on Monday, November 7, 2011. (more…)

(Wake Forest, N.C.) PowerSecure International, Inc. (Nasdaq: POWR)  reported its proprietary IDG® PowerBlock generator technology operated flawlessly to support a West Coast data center during the recent blackout. PowerSecure’s PowerBlock system carried the full load of the facility for the eleven hour duration of the blackout, protecting the data center’s operations until utility power was restored. The widespread nature and timing of the outage also impacted the ability of the data center to ensure its fuel supply was adequate – and PowerSecure’s employees quickly initiated actions on behalf of the customer to ensure fuel was readily available for any possible outage duration. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Gov. Bev Perdue and officials from Enviva LP on Thursday announced plans to construct a new wood pellet manufacturing plant in Garysburg that will employ 62 people. Enviva is a leading manufacturer of high-quality utility scale wood pellets.  These pellets are used by energy companies to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide at coal fired power plants.  The wood pellets manufactured at the facility in Garysburg will be used in power plants across the United States and Europe.  (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) National Power Corporation, a leading Southeast distributor of power solution products, is delighted to announce Tamra Schow as its new Reseller Program representative. Tamra has an Engineering Degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY and has provided electrical solutions to the mission-critical space for more than thirty years. Her product experience includes Automatic Transfer Switches and Paralleling Switchgear, Power Distribution Units and Remote Power Panels, Static Transfer Switches, and Uninterruptible Power Supplies. (more…)

(Wake Forest, N.C.) PowerSecure International, Inc. (Nasdaq: POWR) today announced it has received $15 million of new business awards, including an order for its breakthrough Micro-grid system, as well as two orders to upgrade utility substations with PowerSecure SmartStationTM technology. The Company has invested in the development of both of these products as a means to serve its utility partners with industry-leading technologies that complement its traditional utility infrastructure products and services. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) (NYSE:BWC) is pleased to announce that CH2M HILL- B&W West Valley, LLC has been awarded a $333 million contract from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the decommissioning of the West Valley Demonstration Project near West Valley, New York. CH2M HILL-B&W West Valley is a company formed by Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Group, Inc. (B&W TSG), CH2M HILL Constructors, Inc. and Environmental Chemical Corporation (ECC). (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) National Power Corporation, a leading Southeast distributor of power solution products, has expanded its Reseller Program. With this national initiative, NPC’s mission is to serve resellers by partnering with them in growing their business. NPC will assist its partners in securing premium power solutions for their customer’s needs and providing best value. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Alternative energy solutions developer INI Power Systems, Inc. is hosting United States Congressman David Price for a workplace visit on July 5, 2011, at its 5,000 square foot facility in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina. The tour and town hall-style meeting with the company’s 14 employees highlights progress made in developing innovative hybrid energy solutions to logistical problems encountered by U.S. ground troops in combat situations. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) The Hutchinson Utility Commission has selected the Sensus FlexNet™ communications network as its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution to secure accurate and timely communications with their electric and natural gas meters. Sensus will enable more than 10,000 AMI endpoints for electric and gas meters by 2012. Hutchinson is leveraging advanced metering technology to improve operational efficiency, support energy and resource conservation initiatives, and provide enhanced customer service to the residents and businesses of Hutchinson, Minnesota. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Business leaders on the White House Council on Jobs and Competitiveness toured the FREEDM Systems Center, an NSF-funded research center on NC State University’s Centennial Campus which focuses on smart grid technology and distributed energy. The tour was in conjunction with a “listening session” in which Council members heard from national and local energy and smart grid executives on the obstacles and opportunities associated with growing jobs in their industry. NC State’s Chancellor Randy Woodson hosted the event. The roundtable discussion was one of five simultaneous sessions that coincided with President Obama’s visit to North Carolina. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) (NYSE:BWC) announced today that its subsidiary Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Group, Inc. (B&W TSG) has been notified of a contract award estimated at approximately $417 million to Idaho Treatment Group LLC (ITG) to manage and operate the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP) at the Department’s Idaho Site. ITG has been formed by majority partner B&W TSG, URS Corporation, and EnergySolutions Federal Services, Inc. ITG’s four pre-selected small business subcontractors include Safety and Risk Analysis Consulting, Inc.; Strategic Management Solutions, LLC; Visionary Solutions, LLC; and Cabrera Services, Inc. (more…)

(Wake Forest, N.C.) PowerSecure International, Inc. (Nasdaq: POWR) will participate in the Craig-Hallum Institutional Investor Conference on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel, Minneapolis, MN, and the Cowen and Company Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at the New York Palace Hotel, New York, NY. (more…)