New Generation Biofuels Expands Share Of Global Biofuel Opportunity
Lake Mary FL (SPX) Apr 08, 2009
New Generation Biofuels Holdings has announced that it has amended its license agreement with PTJ Bioenergy Holdings to receive royalties for revenue generated from the sale or licensing of New Generation Biofuels' products outside of the territories specified in the original agreement as well as additional commissions for sales assistance relating to its product outside the original territories ... read more
New Report Charts Clear Path For Energy Reform
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 08, 2009
The nonpartisan Reform Institute has released a new report that lays a clear pathway for comprehensive energy reform. The report - Reforming American Energy: Overcoming Reliance and Ensuring Reliability - outlines the benefits and limitations of each U.S. energy sector and provides specific reform recommendations. With energy and climate legislation taking shape in Congress the timel ... more
Spire Semiconductor To Develop 42 Percent Efficient Concentrator Solar Cells
Bedford MA (SPX) Apr 08, 2009
Spire has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Spire Semiconductor has been awarded an 18-month, $3,706,359 program by the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), consisting of $2,960,850 in government funding and a $745,509 cost share. Under the contract, Spire Semiconductor will develop next-generation manufacturing technology to produce 42% efficient ... more
World Bank sees shrinking China exports in 2009
Beijing (AFP) April 7, 2009
China's exports are likely to shrink in 2009 due to the effects of the global crisis, but the economy as a whole will probably pick up in the second half of the year, the World Bank said Tuesday. The World Bank said in a regional report that the Chinese government was in a good position to increase fiscal spending and loosen monetary policies to make up for the contraction of key markets abr ... more
Xcel Energy And SunPower To Build 17MW PV Plant In Colorado
Denver CO (SPX) Apr 08, 2009
Xcel Energy and SunPower have announced an agreement to build a 17-megawatt AC photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Colorado's Alamosa County. When completed at the end of 2010, the power plant will be the second-largest high-efficiency solar PV power plant in North America. It is expected to create approximately 200 jobs during construction. "We believe that solar power generation ... more
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Logos Technologies To Make Jet Fuel From Biomass Waste
Arlington VA (SPX) Apr 08, 2009
Logos Technologies has announced that it has been awarded a prime contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to produce fully compatible jet fuel from cellulose - the structural component of all plants and algae. With this process, Logos scientists estimate, the cellulose waste streams from agriculture, industries, and cities could supply a significant amount of ... more
Four Rivers BioEnergy Announces Acquisition Of UK BioDiesel Plant
Calvert City KY (SPX) Apr 08, 2009
Four Rivers BioEnergy is pleased to announce that it has acquired the BioDiesel plant and other existing assets of Blyth, Northumberland based, V-Fuels Biodiesel Limited under a 'pre-packaged' arrangement out of administration, working with the principal creditors, and the administrator. Gary Hudson, President and CEO of Four Rivers, commented "We are delighted to have reached this agreeme ... more
GAEC Brings Crops To Fuels To Reality
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 08, 2009
Transforming cellulose to ethanol efficiently is a technical challenge that will transform the biofuels industry. Gulf Alternative Energy believes it has moved the industry much closer to economic viability with its preprocessing technology that turns non-food plant material (called biomass) into extremely small particles that can more quickly and more cheaply be turned into ethanol. ... more
Hong Kong wonders about reining in its tycoons
Hong Kong (AFP) April 7, 2009
Hong Kong has a long tradition as a fair yet free-wheeling financial hub, but a string of market controversies has left many wondering if the city has failed to rein in its powerful tycoons. From allegations of insider trading and dodgy shareholder votes to complex investment schemes that left some ordinary investors penniless, the incidents raise questions over how free from restraint Hong ... more
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