James L. Kirtley of SatCon, which produces power and energy management products, has been awarded the Nikola Tesla Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. The IEEE cited Kirtley's "contributions to the theoretical analysis, design, and construction of high performance rotating electric machinery, including superconducting turbogenerators." Kirtley is a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology.

Gasco has announced the appointment of John D. Longwell as operations manager. Mr. Longwell will take responsibility for Gasco's field-level operations. Longwell was most recently senior vice president of operations with Prima Energy Corp.

John L. Laun has joined Apogee Interactivej as executive vice president and chief development officer. Apogee provides Internet-based load management services and e-learning courseware. Laun has prior experience in commercial information technology services and worked for 13 years directly in the utility and energy services industry, in which he held senior management positions.