Replace a Clogged Engine Air Filter for Better Fuel Economy

A recent AP-Yahoo News poll indicates that nine out of 10 Americans say they expect rising gas prices to cause financial hardships over the next six months. “If you are one of the majority looking to squeeze as much value as possible from what you pay at the pump, be sure to check your vehicle’s engine air filter annually, and if it is dirty,... 

Alon USA Announces Expansion of Its Organizational Structure

Alon USA Energy, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has approved changes to the Company’s organizational structure in order to facilitate management of its expanded operations and to further prepare for the Company’s planned initiatives and future growth opportunities. The management changes are effective immediately. David Wiessman,... 

Dominion Virginia Power Applies for Federal Loan Guarantee for Potential New Nuclear Unit

Dominion Virginia Power today submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy the first part of an application for a loan guarantee as it considers a third nuclear reactor at the North Anna Power Station in Central Virginia. “Today’s filing is another important step in the process we began more than seven years ago to position ourselves to be... 

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... 

U.S. Department of Energy to Address the Geothermal Finance & Investment Summit

The United States Department of Energy’s Edward J. Wall, of the DOE’s Geothermal Technology Program Office, will keynote the Geothermal Finance & Investment Summit, November 17-19, 2008 in Palm Springs, CA. Many renewable energy project developers — and investors — are looking to the DOE for a range of issues. Mr. Wall is... 

W2 Energy Inc. to Submit Technology to Department of Energy Clean Coal Power Initiative

W2 Energy Inc. announce it will submit its Coal to Liquid technology to the DOE CCPI (Clean Coal Power Initiative) for funding. The CCPI is seeking to accelerate the commercial deployment of advanced coal technologies to supply the United States with clean, abundant and affordable energy. The funding will provide up to 340 million dollars to be distributed... 

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... 

OriginOil Invited to Present at Next Generation Biofuels Markets Conference in Amsterdam

OriginOil, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, announced today it will present at the Next Generation Biofuels Markets conference on October 8, 2008, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. “The Biofuels Markets World Series brings together major... 

AE Biofuels Celebrates Opening of Integrated Cellulosic Ethanol Commercial Demonstration Facility

AE Biofuels Inc., a global vertically integrated biofuels company, today celebrated the grand opening of its integrated cellulosic ethanol commercial demonstration facility in Butte, Montana. One of the first such cellulosic demonstration plants in the United States, and the first to integrate the use of both cellulose and starch based feedstocks, the... 

Examine the Biomass to Biofuels Market Potential, 2008: Study Conversion Techniques, Industry Outlook & Country Overviews

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Biomass to Biofuels Market Potential 2008” report to their offering. As the world scrambles to meet its increasing energy demands the search for renewable energy sources is more and more desperate. Our cars, trucks, planes, trains and economy will screech to a HALT without a sufficient...