Goodrich Donates Icing Wind Tunnel to Iowa State University

Goodrich Corporation’s Sensors and Integrated Systems team in Burnsville, Minn. has donated an icing wind tunnel to Iowa State University. The tunnel will be the university’s first wind tunnel to be able to perform icing physics research and will be housed in Iowa State’s wind simulation and testing (WiST) laboratory. The WiST lab is a state-of-the-art experimental facility for conducting research, education, consulting, and outreach... Read more..

Orion Energy Systems Recognized for Manufacturing Excellence

The Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, in Green Bay, Wis., named Orion Energy Systems Inc. Manufacturer of Distinction for Industrial Technology during its annual awards dinner on Nov. 6, 2008. The award is given to recognize a manufacturer in Northeast Wisconsin for cutting-edge technological advancements and excellence in manufacturing. Jim Haney, president of the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Association, presented the award to Orion. Orion... Read more..

Alenia Aeronautica Selects Fiper from SIMULIA for Enterprise-Wide Simulation Integration and Collaboration

Dassault Systèmes (DS), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Alenia Aeronautica, “a Finmeccanica Company”, a major commercial and defense aeronautics supplier, has chosen Fiper from SIMULIA as a key component of their enterprise-wide simulation process integration and collaboration framework to be developed under the Alenia Networked Enterprise Transformation (AleNET) initiative,... Read more..

Octillion Advances Development of Technologies Capable of Generating Electricity from Moving Vehicles

Octillion Corp., a next-generation alternative and renewable energy technology developer, today announced plans to further Octillion’s development of first-generation devices capable of generating electricity by harvesting energy from vehicles in motion. The Company has entered into an agreement with Veryst Engineering LLC, a respected Boston-based engineering firm with expertise in energy capture technologies. Working with the Office of Naval Research,... Read more..

Groom Energy and Nexus Environmental Partners Join Forces to Bring Sustainability Solutions to Colleges and Universities

Groom Energy Solutions and Nexus Environmental Partners (Nexus) announced a partnership to assist colleges and universities reduce their overall environmental impact as part of the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment. Together, the companies will provide institutions with individual, strategic, multi-year climate commitment plans and roll out the programs and facility upgrades to deliver the reductions. The implementations... Read more..

Solzar Introduces New Solar-Max & MSolar Solar Power Platforms

Solzar, a leading designer and manufacturer of solar power systems, announced today it has broadened its solar power systems product line to include Solar-Max (Outdoor Solar Power System) and MSolar (Portable Solar Power System). In many rural areas and developing countries, where the electricity grid is unavailable, Solar-Max Off-Grid configuration is an ideal solution. Solar-Max will make use of solar panels to power the system during the day and... Read more..

AEP Recognized as Military-Friendly Employer for Sixth Consecutive Year

G.I. Jobs magazine has named American Electric Power one of the nation’s 50 most “military-friendly” employers for the sixth consecutive year. AEP is among only seven companies that have appeared on the publication’s top-50 list each year since it was introduced in 2003. G.I. Jobs helps provide training and career opportunities for veterans and those in transition from military to civilian employment. This year’s honorees... Read more..

Dresser-Rand Invests In the Development of Game-Changing Compressor Technology Focused on Green Energy

Dresser-Rand Group Inc. announced that Dresser-Rand has made an investment in Ramgen Power Systems, LLC, and further expects to support Ramgen’s ongoing development work. Dresser-Rand’s funding will help satisfy Ramgen’s requirement with the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Lab to obtain private matching funds for development. Ramgen is developing game-changing compressor technology that applies proven supersonic... Read more..

Algenol Biofuels Appoints David McCarthy as Vice President to Lead Government Affairs

Algenol Biofuels, developers of DIRECT TO ETHANOL(TM), the most advanced third generation biofuels technology, today announced the appointment of David McCarthy as Vice President. Mr. McCarthy, who most recently served as Chief Counsel for Energy and Environment for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce, will lead government affairs, and will support the company’s activities with non-government organizations (NGO’s)... Read more..

Ecosphere Technologies Delivers Mobile Water Recycling Plant to Newfield Exploration in Oklahoma

Ecosphere Technologies, Inc., a diversified water engineering and services company, announces the delivery of one of its Ecosphere Ozonix mobile water recycling systems to Newfield Exploration Company’s mid-continent operations near Coalgate, Oklahoma. The Ozonix mobile water recycling system is a fully self contained water recycling plant on a 53′ mobile trailer that can be moved from well site to well site to process frac flowback water. Dennis... Read more..