DaimlerChrysler Corporation is tapping waste gases from the decomposition of landfill trash to provide power for its two St. Louis, Missouri, assembly plants.
Texaco Inc. on Tuesday closed its purchase of a 20 percent equity stake in fuel cell and alternative energy company Energy Conversion Devices Inc. for $67.3 million.
Under a new Department of Energy program, more than $10 million is earmarked for developing technology to produce industrial chemicals and a host of everyday consumer goods such as plastics, paints, and adhesives from biomass sources.