ZAP Alias Electric Car to Compete for the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE

The Alias electric car from industry pioneer ZAP has been accepted to compete for the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE. The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE (PIAXP) is a technology-neutral competition open to teams from around the world that can design and build production-capable 100 MPGe (miles per gallon energy equivalent) vehicles... 

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Foster Wheeler to Supply Heat Recovery Steam Generator in Spain

Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract for a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) by UTE IBERESE-SOMAGUE — a business alliance formed between Iberese and the constructor, Somague, a Portuguese subsidiary of the Spanish construction group Sacyr Vallehermoso. The boiler will be integrated... 

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Foster Wheeler Announces Proposed Redomestication from Bermuda to Switzerland

Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced that its board of directors has unanimously approved the redomestication of the company from Bermuda to Switzerland. Foster Wheeler’s shareholders will be asked to vote in favor of the proposal at a shareholders meeting expected to be scheduled for January 2009. If approved by shareholders, and subject to the approval... 

Lockheed Martin Solar Power Testbed Will Foster Technology and Production Innovation

Lockheed Martin broke ground for a solar power testbed to support its entry into the utility-scale renewable power generation market. The Solar System Test and Engineering Site (SolSTES) Array testbed in southern New Jersey will provide Lockheed Martin engineers the opportunity to integrate and test a variety of solar technologies and materials selected... 

Industry-Academia Cooperation between NCKU and Celxpert

National Cheng Kung University, the second largest university in Taiwan, and Celxpert Energy Corp., the renowned Li-ion battery manufacturer, jointly established a platform for industry-academia cooperation, especially with a focus on fuel cell development. The kick-off party was held on the 1st December 2008, at the Department of Aeronautics &... 

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ConocoPhillips Contributes $2 Million to The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas

ConocoPhillips announced that it will contribute $2 million over the next four years to the endowment fund for The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (the Academy). The Academy brings the state’s top scientific, academic and corporate minds together to further position Texas as a national research leader. The Academy also hopes... 

Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract for New Refinery in Libya

Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced that its Milan-based subsidiary Foster Wheeler Italiana S.p.A., part of its Global Engineering and Construction Group, has been awarded a contract by Zwara Oil Refinery Company Limited (ZORCO) for consultancy and project management services for a planned new 200,000 barrels per stream day crude oil refinery at Mellita,... 

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Foster Wheeler Awarded Coal-to-Liquids Feasibility Study in China

Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced that its subsidiaries, Foster Wheeler Energy Limited and Foster Wheeler International Engineering & Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., together with its consortium partner, Wuhuan Engineering Company, have been awarded contracts by Sasol Synfuels International (Proprietary) Limited (Sasol) and Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry... 

Examine Possible Opportunities in the Coal Gasification for Power Generation

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Coal Gasification for Power Generation – 4th Edition” report to their offering. The 4th Edition of Research Reports International’s Coal Gasification for Power Generation report is a 75-page overview of the opportunities for coal gasification in the power generation industry.... 

SEMI Announces Launch of New SOLARCON Events in Korea, China, and Singapore

SEMI, the global trade association for the microelectronics manufacturing industry and organizer of SEMICON® expositions, and PV Group, the global association for the photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing supply chain, have announced the launch of SOLARCON, a new series of trade events dedicated to serving the rapidly growing photovoltaic manufacturing market. The...