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New R+D Center at ORNL Enables Development of Advanced Automotive Battery

A new battery manufacturing research and development center has been established at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The lab is drawing the attention of original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, chemical and materials suppliers and battery manufacturers. The facility promises future automotive batteries that can cost less and deliver more power.

27 Jun 2012

Four New Ethanol Plants Join Butamax’ Biobutanol Early Adopters Group

Butamax Advanced Biofuels, a developer of biobutanol technology, has reported the joining of four new members to the Butamax Early Adopters Group.

19 Jun 2012

Researchers Aim at Increasing Efficiency and Speed of Catalyst Producing Hydrogen

A condition that enables fast creation of hydrogen with enhanced efficiency has been discovered by researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. This new condition will require the speed-efficiency tradeoff to be overcome by the liquid environment and the catalyst that produces hydrogen.

18 Jun 2012

FSI Bags USD $7,980,000 Brine Plant Contract

Calgary-based FSI Energy Services has bagged its largest contract to date from a leading Russian oil producer for the production, delivery and installation of a Brine Blending Plant.

11 Jun 2012

Molded Fiber Glass Companies Unveils New Brand, MFG Wind

Molded Fiber Glass Companies is unveiling its new brand MFG Wind, which embodies the complete set of wind-focused capabilities offered by the company, at the American Wind Energy Association's Conference & Exhibition being conducted from June 3 to 6, 2012 in Atlanta.

5 Jun 2012

Battery-Replacing Piezo Materials Generate Electricity from Vibrations

Radio sensors can monitor installations at locations which are difficult to get to and thus support automation. In these circumstances the energy supply is an important consideration; In order to remove the need for batteries and the associated servicing work, it is now possible to use energy from the surrounding environment by harvesting energy.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 31 May 2012

NexTech Materials Wins Contract to Develop Energy Systems for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

NexTech Materials, Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has received a contract from the Office of Naval Research for a Future Naval Capability (FNC) project aimed at design, development and demonstration of a compact ene...

From Nexceris 30 May 2012

Oxford Catalysts Group Announces Successful Start-Up of Fischer-Tropsch Reactor

Oxford Catalysts Group, a technology innovator for synthetic fuels production,announced the successful commencement of the first commercial-scale microchannel Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reactor at one of its clients’ facility.

25 May 2012

Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor to be Deployed at Callaway Energy Center

Westinghouse Electric, a nuclear energy company, will team up with Burns &McDonnell an engineering and construction services firm, and General Dynamics Electric Boat to support the design and deployment of the Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor (SMR)for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SMR Funding Opportunity.

22 May 2012

HyperSolar’s Protective Coating Enables its Nanoparticles to Produce Hydrogen from Any Source of Water

HyperSolar has reported that the company’s latest advancements will enable its nanotechnology process to produce renewable and zero-carbon hydrogen fuel from almost any type of water source.

16 May 2012

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