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,... 

Electric vehicles, infrastructure power 2009 Beyond Oil conference

Shiny new electric vehicles, emitting only low-whirring sounds, glistened as they darted among the few sun breaks in Seattle outside a Cascadia Center conference titled Beyond Oil: The Sustainable Communities Initiative. The all-electric Ford Focus made its debut at the late-October event, co-sponsored by Idaho National Laboratory. Ford’s Focus... 

Honeywell’s UOP and China National Petroleum Corp. to Collaborate on Biofuels Projects in China

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding with China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) under which the two companies will collaborate on a range of biofuels technologies and projects in China. Under the terms of the agreement, announced at the 20th meeting of the China-U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade... 

Boston-Power Adds $55 Million in Growth Capital

Boston-Power, Inc., the rapidly growing provider of next-generation Lithium-ion batteries, announced $55 million in new funding. Boston-Power will use the new growth capital to scale manufacturing, sales, marketing, and research and development to meet strong global demand for Sonata Lithium-ion batteries. Initially targeting notebook computers, Sonata... 

Biofuel Plantations on Tropical Forestlands Are Bad for the Climate and Biodiversity, Study Finds

Keeping tropical rain forests intact is a better way to combat climate change than replacing them with biofuel plantations, a study in the journal Conservation Biology finds. The study reveals that it would take at least 75 years for the carbon emissions saved through the use of biofuels to compensate for the carbon lost through forest conversion. And... 

Stratos Renewables Secures Land Agreements in Peru to Produce Up to 90 Million Gallons of Sugarcane Ethanol Per Year

Stratos Renewables Corporation, an emerging agro-energy company developing a South American sugarcane ethanol operation, today announced that the company has secured enough land in the northern coastal region of Peru required for the production of up to 90 million gallons per year of sugarcane-based ethanol. Stratos intends to use this land for extensive... 

Destiny, Florida Announces Florida’s First Green Energy Station

Destiny, Florida, America’s first eco-sustainable city, announced today that the first green E-station in Florida will be located at the Southeast corner of 441 and State Road 60 in southern Osceola County. The 6,000-square-foot energy refueling station will contain traditional and renewable fuels, electric automobile charging stations along with... 

FTL Solar Launches PromoMod Line of Power Generating Shelters to Strong Sales Interest

FTL Solar, the world’s leading manufacturer of lightweight, flexible, power generating fabrics and structures integrated with thin film solar cells, today unveiled the PromoMod, a line of 20′ x 20′ commercial quality energy generating shelters developed for the advertising, marketing and product placement industries. “The PromoMod’s... 

BIO Urges EPA to Complete Sound Scientific Review Before Publishing Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimates for Biofuels

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must establish a sound, science-based model for measuring net greenhouse gas emissions related to biofuels production before releasing estimates that may understate the positive role biofuels play in reducing climate change emissions. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today released a letter sent... 

Casa Energia Expo-2008

Casa Energia Expo, the important event dedicated to homes that produce and save energy, will be held once again at the Datchforum of Assago, Milano, from 7 to 9 November, and will have on show materials, technologies, products and services for a new way of living able to combine comfort, wellbeing and environmental sustainability. With 6, 000 square...