Obama’s Visit to Brazil Yields ‘Encouraging’ Renewable Fuels Cooperation, According to Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association

Two important announcements involving renewable energy made on the opening day of U.S. President Barack Obama’s official visit to Brazil, both directly relevant to Brazil’s successful sugarcane ethanol industry, are encouraging signs that Brazil and the U.S. are on a path to achieve free, unobstructed trade for clean, renewable biofuels.... 

W2 Succeeds in 2010 and Plans for 2011

W2 Energy, Inc. is pleased to announce that 2010 was a great year with many significant achievements, and 2011 promises to be another successful year. 2010 Highlights W2 Energy designed, built and filed patents for the SteamRay Rotary Engine, the SunFilter Algae Reactor and the NT Plasmatron Low Temperature Gasifier. W2 Energy completed the purchase... 

THINK Delivers Its First U.S.Built Electric Cars

THINK™, the world’s leading dedicated electric vehicle maker, has delivered its first U.S.-built cars to the State of Indiana for use in its government fleet. The 15 vehicles, which were shipped from THINK’s manufacturing facility in Elkhart, Ind., will be the first electric passenger vehicles with American-made, Lithium-ion batteries... 

Hydrogen milestone moves energy independence one step forward

Big things often come in small packages. That’s certainly the case with the potential created by recent successes in hydrogen research at Idaho National Laboratory. Steve Herring, technical director of the High Temperature Electrolysis Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative, holds in his hand a solid-oxide electrolysis cell no larger than a standard CD.... 

Boston-Power Adds $55 Million in Growth Capital

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... 

Sinoenergy Corporation Opens Three New Retail CNG Filling Stations

Sinoenergy Corporation, developer and operator of retail Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling stations in the People’s Republic of China, and a manufacturer of CNG transport truck trailers, CNG filling station equipment and CNG conversion kits for automobiles, today announced the opening of three new retail CNG filling stations that started operations... 

Vanner Selects Maxwell Technologies Ultracapacitor Modules for Retrofit Cold Starting System for Chicago Transit Buses

Vanner Inc., a manufacturer of electrical power conversion products, has selected Maxwell Technologies’ BOOSTCAP® ultracapacitor modules to provide burst power for a retrofit diesel engine starter system that Vanner has won a contract to install in Chicago transit buses. David Schramm, Maxwell’s president and chief executive officer, said... 

China BAK Funded by National 863 Program for its Electric Vehicles Battery Project

China BAK Battery, Inc., one of the largest lithium-ion battery cell manufacturers in the world, as measured by production output, today announced its Electric Vehicles Lithium-phosphate Power Battery Industrialization Project has been selected as a key project of the PRC’s National High Technology Research and Development Program, or “863... 

The Alternative Energy Association Announces Three Point Plan to Stimulate America’s Economy

The Alternative Energy Association, Inc., a Florida-based non-profit organization has announced its Three Point Plan to stimulate the American economy, reduce our dependence on foreign oil and create millions of new jobs. The Three Point Plan focuses on three solutions which relate to fuel efficient vehicles, solar power and wind energy. Highlights... 

Ingen Technologies Life Saving Device Saves Gas Too

Ingen Technologies, Inc. (ITEC), manufacturer of various types of gas flow meters, announced that in a recent NEWSUSA® article Ingen’s Oxyview® flow meter, developed to help lung patients, is now ready to help car engines. The Oxyview® flow meter was developed to help patients afflicted with COPD, a market that exceeds $10 billion. In the meanwhile,...