Engineering Matters, Inc. today announced that its groundbreaking invention to optimize fuel economy, cut gasoline emissions and improve automotive performance, the Fully Flexible Electromagnetic Valve Actuator, was selected by R&D Magazine to receive one of the 2008 R&D 100 Awards. Branded “The Oscars of Invention” by The Chicago Tribune, the R&D Awards are granted to [...]
Cox Communications New England continues along the fast lane of its transition to a more environmentally- friendly fleet. The newest member of its fleet is the Hybrid Bucket Truck.
Cox’s hybrid trucks from Navistar provide dramatic potential fuel savings of nearly 60 percent in utility-type applications when the engine is shut off and electric power still [...]
Sinoenergy Corporation, a manufacturer of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle and gas station equipment and a designer, developer and operator of retail CNG filling stations in the People’s Republic of China, today announced the opening of three new retail CNG filling stations that started selling CNG on August 22, 2008.
All three CNG filling stations are [...]
Weststar Resources Corp. announce the acquisition, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval, of a 100% interest in six Coal Exploration Licence applications, located on the Bache Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Territory. The Exploration Licences cover an area of approximately 450 square kilometers (45,000 hectares) with the final land package to be determined at the [...]
CleanTech Biofuels, Inc. announces that it has begun exploring opportunities to implement its technology in France with the assistance of the French government economic development arm, the Invest in France Agency.
This significant development signals CleanTech’s expansion into international markets, starting with France which is already recognized as a leader in promoting alternative energy technologies and [...]
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, today announced it has been selected to supply 5,445 Suntech solar panels for a 1MW solar electricity system at The North Face® West Coast distribution center in Visalia, Calif. The system will be installed by EI Solutions, on [...]
Hagens Berman LLP, an investor-rights law firm, is continuing to investigate Hercules Offshore to determine if the company violated securities laws. The investigation began after the announcement of a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice investigation of certain of the company’s activities.
Hagens Berman partner Reed R. Kathrein is continuing to lead the [...]
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced that its German solar photovoltaic partner, Asola has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture manufacturing plant in South Korea, to enable production and distribution of high quality, German-designed solar modules in South Korea. The Korean partner Q&Tech / Yongsan Inc., is a high volume [...]
Ener1, Inc. maker of advanced lithium-ion battery solutions to power the next generation of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles, today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Kyushu Electric Power, the fourth largest publicly traded power and utility company in Japan. The MOU marks an understanding that Ener1 and KEPCO [...]
Laidlaw Energy Group, Inc., through its affiliate, Laidlaw Berlin BioPower, LLC, announced that it has reached agreement with Public Service Company of New Hampshire (“PSNH”) on the material terms of a contemplated 20-year power purchase agreement for Laidlaw’s Berlin, New Hampshire Biomass Energy Project. The agreement between the parties contemplates the sale of 100% of [...]