In the world of biofuels, 2010 is officially the year of the autotrophic organism as dozens of companies and academic laboratories race to transform algae into a source of viable green energy, according to Algae Biofuels Production Technologies Worldwide by leading industrial market research firm SBI Energy. The endgame of these research efforts —...
LHV Power (formerly known as HiTek Power Corporation) spins off Flux Power, to be led by Aptera Cofounder Chris Anthony. This new company will provide life extending Lithium Battery technology including battery management and monitoring, advanced display and diagnostics, and smart charging systems. “I’ve heard the same message repeatedly from numerous...
Novaled developed a 15×15 cm white OLED device with a thickness of less than 2 mm. Die Struktur der OLED stack allows for a natural and warm white light performing a very high color rendering index (CRI) of 90. The perception of this light is similar to sunlight or what is delivered by incandescent bulbs. The achieved color coordinates of (0.44,...
NF Energy Saving Corporation of America, a Chinese leader in energy efficient flow control systems and energy efficiency projects, today announced the company has successfully completed the sale of 500,000 energy efficient lighting lamps, and is starting up the 2nd batch of 2 million energy efficient lighting lamps in June 2009. Total contract value...
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...
Sunoco Inc. announced that it will permanently close its polypropylene manufacturing facility located in Bayport, Texas, no later than April 30, 2009. The facility can produce approximately 400 million pounds of polypropylene each year. “The decision to close the facility was made after an extensive review which demonstrated that the plant is no longer...
Verenium Corporation, a pioneer in the development of next-generation cellulosic ethanol and high-performance specialty enzymes, announced that it has regained compliance with the continued listing requirements of The NASDAQ Global Market. NASDAQ previously notified Verenium that it had fallen out of compliance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4450(b)(1)(A),...
Capstone Turbine Corporation, the world’s leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced it has shipped its first C1000 megawatt scale product. The system will be installed at ANTEX, located in Spain. ANTEX is an independent Spanish textile group whose activity centers on the broad world of synthetic yarns. It...
Amiworld, Inc., an international energy company engaged in the production and distribution of diversified fuel products and services with a focus on emerging global economies, announced that it has engaged Stark Winter Schenkein & Co., LLP, a Denver-based firm as its new independent registered public accounting firm to perform Amiworld’s annual...
Hanwei Energy Services Corp. announced today that it has signed a binding agreement with Daqing Changyuan Investment Co. Ltd., an indirect subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC), the parent company of PetroChina Co., Ltd., to acquire the remaining 8.925 percent equity interest in Daqing Harvest Longwall High Pressure Pipe Co. Ltd. (“Harvest”)...