AMSOIL Guarantees Fuel Economy Improvement with P.i. Performance Improver Gasoline Additive

AMSOIL INC. of Superior, WI is now offering a money-back guarantee on its top selling gasoline additive AMSOIL P.i. Performance Improver if the product fails to improve a vehicle’s mileage. Field tests show that AMSOIL P.i. provides an average fuel economy improvement of 2.3 percent and up to 5.7 percent. If a customer does not see a measurable fuel... 

Giant-Carlisle to Manage Fuel Pricing with KSS Software

Giant-Carlisle, a subsidiary of Ahold USA, has selected KSS Inc.’s PriceNet, PriceNet Mobile and Visualizer solutions to manage fuel pricing for 61 Giant Food Store fuel locations across Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. “In today’s fuel environment, it’s vital to have accurate and reliable information at our fingertips to... 

Nexterra Biomass Gasification Ready to Displace Fossil Fuels in Lime Kilns and Boilers

After two years of biomass gasification testing at the company’s Product Development Centre in Kamloops, BC, Nexterra Energy Corp. has confirmed that renewable synthesis gas, or “syngas”, produced by its gasifier has the ability to displace at least 60 per cent of fossil fuels used in lime kilns. Depending on the biomass feedstock... 

Wall Street ends higher, buoyed by drop in oil

Wall Street rebounded Thursday, rising sharply as oil prices fell and investors took advantage of bargains in financial stocks after two straight days of heavy declines. The Dow Jones industrial index rose 82.97, or 0.72 percent, to close at 11,615.93. A pullback in crude prices helped reassure stock traders who are concerned that rising oil and gas... 

Oil down as weak demand outweighs Georgia conflict

Oil prices fell about a dollar Thursday, pulling back from the previous day’s rally as waning U.S. demand for energy overshadowed supply threats from the conflict in Georgia. Crude fell as low as $112.59 a barrel before settling at $115.01 as traders continued to ponder Wednesday’s U.S. Energy Department report on weekly fuel inventories. The... 

Bosch Calls for Accelerating Development of Alternative Energy Sources

As consumers seek solutions to energy challenges, many of the vehicle technologies with the potential to lead us from a world of energy scarcity to a world of energy abundance are known and their development should be accelerated, said Peter Marks, chairman, president and CEO of Robert Bosch LLC, while speaking at the Management Briefing Seminars today. “Turbulence... 

PennFuture Launches Campaign to Give Pennsylvania’s Families and Businesses Powerful Tools to Save on Electricity Bills

Today, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture), joined by business leaders, people of faith, elected officials and representatives of the more than 50 organizations in Pennsylvania supporting strong energy savings legislation, launched a new statewide campaign, “How do you spell relief? HB 2200,” challenging all members of the Pennsylvania... 

Investment Firm Allied Minds to Commercialize New University of Washington Algal Biofuel Technology

Allied Minds, a seed investment corporation specializing in early stage university business ventures, has partnered with the University of Washington to establish AXI, LLC to commercialize novel technology to develop and create commercially advantageous strains of algae for the production of biofuels. A number of factors have contributed to the increase... 

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... 

Rosetta Resources Inc. Announces Record Second Quarter 2008 Production and Revenues and Provides Operational Update

Rosetta Resources Inc. announced financial and operating results for the second quarter 2008. Highlights include: * Natural gas and crude oil production of 155 MMcfe/d, up 29 percent over the same period in 2007 * Revenues of $154.5 million, an increase of 78 percent from second quarter 2007 * Earnings of $39.3 million or $0.77 per...