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... 

Earth Biofuels Acquires Ownership in American Petrox, Inc.

Earth Biofuels, Inc. announced it has acquired a 40% ownership stake in American Petrox, Inc., based in Plano, Texas. API is a fuel supply company specializing in the supply of gasoline and diesel fuel to the aviation industry. API has supplied aviation companies such as American Airlines, Delta Airlines, and Continental Airlines with fuel for ground... 

Ultralife Corporation Receives $6.9 Million in Military Battery Orders

Ultralife Corporation has received orders valued at approximately $6.9 million from the U.S. Defense Department for its BA-5390 and BA-5347 batteries. The orders represent releases under 5-year contracts awarded to Ultralife in 2004 and 2005. Deliveries are expected to begin in January and be completed in July 2009. Ultralife Corporation, which began... 

Defense Energy Support Center Selects EnerNOC as an Approved Demand Response Provider

EnerNOC, Inc., a leading developer and provider of clean and intelligent energy solutions, announced today that it has been selected by the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) as an approved demand response provider, allowing EnerNOC to pursue federal and military facilities throughout the United States. “DESC encourages federal and military installations... 

Defense Energy Support Center Enters into Master Demand Response Agreement with EnergyConnect

EnergyConnect, an industry leader in innovative demand response technologies, announced that it has been selected as a provider to the Department of Defense (DOD) and other federal government agencies. “Demand response is an essential component to any long-term, national energy strategy, and it is affirming to see the federal government leading by... 

VIASPACE Meets With Customers at Largest U.S. Fuel Cell Show

VIASPACE Inc. exhibited its products and met with current and potential customers and business partners at the Fuel Cell Seminar held in Phoenix, AZ October 28-30, 2008. With 1700 attendees, the Fuel Cell Seminar is the largest fuel cell technical meeting and exhibition in the United States. VIASPACE and its subsidiary Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation... 

Former U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce Kenneth I. Juster to Advise Sunovia Energy Technologies

Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. announced that former U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce Kenneth I. Juster has agreed to serve as a senior advisor on the company’s advisory board. Under Secretary Juster will provide strategic counseling and assistance on a range of issues relating to public policy and international commerce. Sunovia, an early-stage... 

Air Products’ Mobile Hydrogen Fueler Technology Backs New York and New Jersey National Hydrogen Tour ‘08 Stops

Air Products’ mobile hydrogen fueler technology is based at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey for two days with good reason. It is fueling the hydrogen powered fuel cell vehicles of multiple automakers venturing into New York City and for an event at the Liberty Science Center tomorrow as part of the national Hydrogen Tour... 

Northrop Grumman Announces Leadership Appointments Supporting Department of Energy Work

Northrop Grumman Corporation has appointed four vice presidents to key positions with Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, a joint venture with Fluor and Honeywell Corporations, that recently won the contract to manage and operate the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC. Veasey Wilson has been appointed vice president of... 

Johnson Controls-Saft Awarded $8.2 Million Development Contract

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, has awarded Johnson Controls-Saft a contract valued at $8.2 million. The contract will focus on the development of lithium-ion battery systems for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and over the course of two years will seek to validate the...