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ENERGY MINUTES
October 2005
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| Maxwell Technologies |
Energy, Battery, Capacitive |
Maxwell Technologies’ Ultracapacitor Cells and Multi-Cell
Products Win Underwriters Laboratories Seal of Approval |
| LG Chem Ltd |
Energy, Battery, Fuel Cell |
LG Develops Fuel Cell – has 4,000 hour life, designed
for laptop PCs, weighs less than 1 kg, 25 Watts |
| UTC |
Energy, Battery, Fuel Cell, Contract |
UTC’s Fuel Cells Used in Advanced
Transit Bus |
| Texcom |
Energy, Biofuels |
TexCom Selects Biodiesel Site for 30
Million Gallon Per Year Production |
| UTEK, Kwikpower |
Energy, Biofuels |
KwikPower International and UTEK Corporation enter into technology transfer agreement –
involves conversion of plant-based oils into biodiesel. System based on tubular oscillatory flow reactor. System demonstrated
at the Clean Energy Technology Show in London. |
| Kairos Scietific |
Energy, Biomass |
National Science Foundation awards Grant to KAIROS for Enzyme Based
Biomass Conversion |
| Rotoblock |
Energy, Engine, Fuel Economy |
Rotoblock
Reports on Development of Oscillating Piston Engine |
| GE |
Energy, Light Weight
Materials |
GE
Introduces Plastics for Light-Weight Automobiles |
| Accelerated Technology, ARM |
Energy, Software, Power Management, Battery |
Accelerated Technology’s Nucleus Software
and ARM’s IEM Software Offered Together to Increase Portable Battery Life |
| Motech |
Energy, Solar Cell |
Taiwan’s Solar Cell Company,
Motech, Thriving – has expanded solar cell production from 3 Megawatts per year in 2001 to 50 megawatts per year in 2004 |
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| Amtech Systems |
Energy, Solar Cell Manufacturing Equipment |
Amtech Systems Inc. Obtains $1.2 Million in Orders for Solar Cell
Production Equipment – Backlog at $14 Million |
| Spire |
Energy, Solar Cell, Production
Equipment |
Spire Corporation to Build Photovoltaic Module Manufacturing Facility in Bedford MA. Facility
to have capacity of 5 Megawatts per year – or enough to power 3,000 homes |
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| SunPower |
Energy, Solar Inverter |
SunPower Corp Introduces Two
High Efficiency Inverters at Solar Power 2005 Conference – Inverters rated at 4,600 watts (208V) and 5,200 watts (240V) |
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| Universal
Communication Systems |
Energy, Solar Panels, Contract |
Universal Communications Systems’
Subsidiary Receives Payments for Solar Energy Panels from Solar Pool Company |
| ZAP |
Energy, Vehicles, Green |
ZAP Obtains Revolving Line of Credit –to Import Fuel-Efficient
Cars |
| USA Technologies, KRh Thermal Systems |
Energy, Vending Equipment |
USA Technologies and KRh Thermal Systems Enter Agreement to
Install e-Port System at 500 Locations |
| GSW |
Energy, Water Heaters |
GSW Introduces Water Heaters |
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