Germany: carbon-free coal power plant
RWE plans to invest EUR 1 billion in a new coal-fired power plant that will not emit carbon dioxide.
South Africa: SS facility
Columbus BWS JV has invited German steel company Boecker & Wender Stahl to set up the proposed SS facility in the Coega IDZ and deepwater port, South Africa.
UK: hydropower project
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that a subsidiary company has received a contract to provide a range of services on a new hydroelectric power project in the Scottish highlands.
Chile: gas discovery
Chile´s President Mr Ricardo Lagos has declared that the country´s state-owned petroleum company, ENAP discovered a large gas field in the Lago Mercedes basin.
Malaysia: biodiesel plants
Malaysia hopes to claim 10% of the global market for biodiesel fuel through 2010 by launching two production plants that are expected to generate a combined capacity of 200,000 tons of methyl esters for biodiesel and glycerin by-product per annum.