Kirby Corporation Announces 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year Results

Kirby Corporation today announced net earnings attributable to Kirby for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010 of $31.6 million, or $.59 per share, compared with $29.2 million, or $.54 per share, for the 2009 fourth quarter. The 2009 fourth quarter results included a $4.8 million before taxes, or $.05 per share, charge for shore staff reductions,... 

SSTP Eliminates Need for Fossil Fuels for Production of Electricity

Sustainable Power Corp. outlines the important facts underlying SSTP’s vision and solution to solving the problem of utilizing fossil fuels for production of electricity and the benefits of employing SSTP’s revolutionary technology of converting solid municipal waste to natural gas which is used to power electric-producing generators. Every... 

Octillion Advances Development of Technologies Capable of Generating Electricity from Moving Vehicles

Octillion Corp., a next-generation alternative and renewable energy technology developer, today announced plans to further Octillion’s development of first-generation devices capable of generating electricity by harvesting energy from vehicles in motion. The Company has entered into an agreement with Veryst Engineering LLC, a respected Boston-based... 

Canasia Power Corp.: Initiation of Land Acquisition for ‘Jawaharpur’ Power Plant

Canasia Power Corp. is pleased to announce that it has initiated the land acquisition process for its clean coal, 1320MW (2×660MW), ‘Jawaharpur’ Supercritical Thermal Power Plant, sited at Etah, State of Uttar Pradesh, India. The power plant site is approximately 600 Hectares which will house the power plant, sub-station, ash storage... 

California Academy of Sciences Incorporates SunPower’s High-Efficiency Solar Cells into its Sustainable, Living Roof

SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced that its industry-leading solar cells have been incorporated into the unique architecture of the California Academy of Sciences (Academy) in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif., which is re-opening its new home... 

Sustainable Power Corp. Turns Municipal Solid Waste Into Energy

Sustainable Power Corp. announced today that it has tested standard Municipal Solid Waste in the Company’s reactors and not only was the company successful in producing biofuels in the process, but was able to obtain results which exceeded what it had accomplished with its other fuel stocks. The Company has already commenced discussions with substantial... 

Nexterra Receives Order from Johnson Controls for a Multi-million Dollar Biomass Gasification System at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Nexterra Energy Corp. announced that it has received an order from Johnson Controls Inc. for a multi-million dollar biomass gasification system at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The Nexterra biomass gasification system is the cornerstone of an $89 million contract for Johnson... 

Sustainable Power Corp. Capable of Generating Electricity From Its Raw Biocrude Utilizing Texas Power Systems’ Generators

Sustainable Power Corp. announced today that in furtherance of its agreement with Texas Power Systems, it has completed testing of TPS’s generators with the biofuel product taken DIRECTLY from Sustainable Power’s reactors. These tests prove that Sustainable Power can utilize the biocrude from its reactors directly in the TPS generators... 

Sustainable Power Corp. Acquires Interest in Texas Power Systems

Sustainable Power Corp. announced that it has reached an agreement with Texas Power Systems, a division of TPS Houston Group LLC, pursuant to which SSTP will acquire a 30% interest in TPS. TPS Houston Group, LLC was formed in August 2004, to acquire, remanufacture, service, sell and distribute power generators to meet the needs for power generation... 

Sustainable Power Corp. Moves Forward With Strategic Alliance With Pemco Energy AS

Sustainable Power Corp. announced that in furtherance of its agreements with Pemco Energy AS, a Norwegian company, a team of five principals and scientists from Pemco met with the Company at the Company’s facilities in Baytown on August 27 through August 29 and witnessed and assisted with production of biofuel products through the Company’s...