Fairbanks, AK (SPX) Sep 29, 2004 - Fairbanks, Alaska¿The University of Alaska Fairbanks and Fuel Cell Technologies of Kingston, Ontario, have announced that the five-kilowatt solid oxide fuel cell installed in Fairbanks has successfully passed the one-year field operational mark.
Westborough MA (SPX) Sep 28, 2004 - American Superconductor Corporation, an electricity solutions company, today announced that its prototype 5-megawatt (MW) High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) ship propulsion motor has been demonstrated successfully at full load, under steady state operational conditions, at the Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) at Florida State University in Tallahassee.
Wallingford CT (SPX) Sep 23, 2004 - Distributed Energy Systems announced Wednesday the award of a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II contract from the U.S. Army Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to continue development of lightweight regenerative fuel cell technology for high altitude airships.
Brussels (AFP) Sep 22, 2004 - The European Commission approved Wednesday a multi-billion pound bailout of the nuclear group British Energy, after securing guarantees that the company would not breach EU competition rules.
Snowmass CO (SPX) Sep 22, 2004 - Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) Monday released Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs, and Security, a Pentagon-cofunded blueprint for making the United States oil-free. The plan outlines how American industry can restore competitiveness and boost profits by mobilizing modern technologies and smart business strategies to displace oil more cheaply than buying it.
Cambridge MA (SPX) Sep 21, 2004 - For the first time, MIT researchers have incorporated a plant's ability to convert sunlight to energy into a solid-state electronic spinach sandwich device that may one day power laptops and cell phones.
Toronto ON (SPX) Sep 21, 2004 - The energy stored in Toronto's municipal wastewater could be harnessed to run water treatment facilities and contribute power to the city grid, says new U of T research.
Rochester NY (SPX) Sep 21, 2004 - The success of the Mars Exploration Rovers is a sign of things to come in the realm of space exploration. Robotic technology will play an increasingly important part in NASA's new Exploration Systems Mission Directorate-one of the biggest initiatives since the Apollo Program.
Washington (AFP) Sep 18, 2004 - The United States in a significant move Friday agreed to lift export controls on equipment for nuclear facilities in India after New Delhi assured it would address American non-proliferation concerns.
Austin TX (SPX) Sep 14, 2004 - Eclipse Solar Gear announces its major new product launch of 2004- innovative, quality backpacks, soft coolers, camera bags, messenger bags, saddle bags, and fishing tackle boxes, all with an integrated solar charging solution.
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Sep 10, 2004 - University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory with a researcher from the University of Cambridge have demonstrated a simple and industrially scaleable method for improving the current densities of superconducting coated conductors in magnetic field environments.
Madison WI (SPX) Sep 09, 2004 - Carbon monoxide, or CO, has long been a major technical barrier to the efficient operation of fuel cells. But now, chemical and biological engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have not only cleared that barrier - they also have discovered a method to capture carbon monoxide's energy.
Ridgefield CT (SPX) Sep 09, 2004 - Global Matrechs is initiating a new marketing campaign to the Homeland Security sector, in addition to Department of Energy storage sites for EKOR, its silicon-based geocomposite radiation resistant coating/foam used to contain radioactive materials.
Beijing (XNA) Sep 07, 2004 - China will put up a number of nuclear power projects for public bidding in the next one or two months, said a senior official in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.
Edwards CA (SPX) Sep 06, 2004 - The board that investigated the loss of the remotely operated Helios Prototype aircraft released its final report last Friday (September 3).
Livermore CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2004 - A nuclear reactor that can meet the energy needs of developing countries without the risk that they will use the by-products to make weapons is being developed by the US Department of Energy. The aim is to create a sealed reactor that can be delivered to a site, left to generate power for up to 30 years, and retrieved when its fuel is spent.
