AES Corp., an Arlington-based
energy company, entered into an agreement with EHN,
a Spanish developer
of renewable energy projects, to partner on wind generation
projects in New York’s Niagara County and Clinton County.
AES sees potential for wind generation energy in New
York, which has adopted a goal of achieving 25 percent
of its energy needs from renewable resources by 2013. (Press
release)
The Center for Advanced Separation Technologies,
a university and industry consortium led by Virginia
Tech, received a $12 million grant form the U.S.
Department of Energy. The funds are earmarked for research
to develop technologies for production of solid fuels
by the mining industry through environmentally friendly
and sustainable means. (Press release)
The Hampton Industrial Development Authority entered
into an agreement to construct a $4 million building
in Langley Research and Development Park to
attract companies in the motor sports industry. The
Hampton Roads has been touted as a possible motor sports
incubator because of the presence of auto companies
such as Ford and Siemens and availability of test facilities
through Old Dominion University and Langley Speedway. (Daily
Press)
Virginia committed $2.4 million for research
universities and private companies in Virginia to have
access to the National LambdaRail, a nationwide
high-speed fiber-optic network. Verizon Communications
Inc. will provide the link to allow transmission of
data 100 times faster than currently possible. Economic
development possibilities exist from high-tech companies
that may be drawn to Virginia to take advantage of
the access. (The Virginian-Pilot)
Virginia pledged $1.4
million to establish and promote an institute to
promote modeling and simulation
projects for homeland security, emergency services
and other uses. Defense contractors will foot most
of the $5 million to launch the institute. Plans call
for expanding Old Dominion University’s Virginia
Modeling and Analysis and Simulation Center in
Suffolk as part of the effort. (The Virginian-Pilot)
Virginia Department of Transportation reached
agreement with the Regional Backbone Initiative to
provide right-of-way access for a 700-mile fiber-optic
network throughout Southside Virginia. The $27 million
project, financed by tobacco settlement funds, will
connect 20 counties and 56 industrial parks across
the Southern Virginia. (The Associated Press
