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Azure Dynamics Signs Commercial Development and Cooperation Agreement with FPL

Azure Dynamics Corporation a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for commercial vehicles is pleased to announce it has signed a commercial development and cooperation agreement with Florida Power and Light ( FPL ), a wholly owned subsidiary of FPL Group. Azure will deliver a gasoline parallel hybrid electric Ford E-450 based vehicle for industry viability validation, testing and demonstration within the FPL fleet.

19 Dec 2007

New Material Revolutionise Transformation of Solar Energy to Electricity

A new material, nano flakes, may revolutionise the transformation of solar energy to electricity. If so, even ordinary households can benefit from solar electricity and save money in the future.

19 Dec 2007

Global Drive Toward Clean Diesel and Biofuel Creating Opportunities in New Energy Industries

The global drive toward "clean diesel" and petroleum alternatives continues to accelerate, creating opportunities in the ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) and biofuels industries for certain products and services, according to analysts at Kline, an international consulting and research firm.

17 Dec 2007

New Class of Catalysts Improves Performance of Fuel Cells

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy¡¦s Brookhaven National Laboratory have unveiled important details about a class of catalysts that could help improve the performance of fuel cells. With the goal of producing ¡§clean¡¨ hydrogen for fuel cell reactions in mind, the researchers determined why two next-generation catalysts including gold, cerium, titanium, and oxygen nanomaterials exhibit very high activity. Their results will be published online in the December 14, 2007, edition of the journal Science.

16 Dec 2007

Laser Technologies to Analyze Combustion, Biofuels

Let’s say a fuel derived from biomass produces too much soot when it’s burned in a combustion chamber designed for fossil fuels.

6 Dec 2007

Toyota Announces Groups Selected for 2007 Environmental Activities Grant Program

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today on its website the 27 organizations to receive grants from the FY2007 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program, who will receive a total of 160 million yen.

6 Dec 2007

Concentrated Solar Energy Reverses Combustion

Using concentrated solar energy to reverse combustion, a research team from Sandia National Laboratories is building a prototype device intended to chemically “reenergize” carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using concentrated solar power. The carbon monoxide could then be used to make hydrogen or serve as a building block to synthesize a liquid combustible fuel, such as methanol or even gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

6 Dec 2007