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Hawker Beechcraft 450XP to Feature Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 Avionics and Venue Cabin Management System

ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-October 5, 2008 - Hawker Beechcraft's new light jet, the Hawker 450XP, will feature Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics with significant enhancements in communication, navigation and surveillance capabilities, as well as Rockwell Collins Venue(TM) high definition...

Rockwell Collins Announces New Platform Pricing for Falcon 2000 and Hawker 400XP/Beechjet 400A Aircraft

ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-October 5, 2008 - Rockwell Collins has announced a new standard price per flight hour program for Falcon 2000 and Hawker 400XP/Beechjet 400A aircraft within its Corporate Aircraft Service Program (CASP). "Our CASP program offers operators the latest product upgrades...

Gulfstream G250 to Feature Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion(TM) Avionics

ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-October 5, 2008 - Rockwell Collins today announced that its Pro Line Fusion(TM) avionics will be a key feature of the new Gulfstream G250 super mid-size business jet, with first deliveries expected to begin in 2011. "The Gulfstream PlaneView 250 cockpit, featuring Pro...

PPG Aerospace and Gentex to Supply King Air 350i Electrochromic Shades

ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-October 5, 2008 - PPG Industries' (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies business and Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) will supply electrochromic window shade systems to Hawker Beechcraft Corporation for the passenger-cabin windows of the 2010 Beechcraft King Air 350i...

Textron's Cessna Highlights Largest-Ever Product Line at NBAA

ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-October 5, 2008 - Cessna Aircraft Company, the world's leading general aviation aircraft manufacturer and a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is bringing its largest-ever product line to the 61st National Business Aviation Association Meeting (NBAA) and Convention at...

Dubai World forms Dubai Natural Resources World

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates-(Business Wire)-October 5, 2008 - In response to tremendous growth opportunities in global natural resources business sector, Dubai World today announced the formation of a new business unit, Dubai Natural Resources World, designed to explore new long-term investment...

WSI Announces Partnership with AC-U-KWIK

ANDOVER, Mass.-(Business Wire)-October 5, 2008 - WSI Corporation (www.wsi.com), the most trusted weather decision support provider in the aviation industry, today announced a strategic partnership with AC-U-KWIK(R), a product of Penton Business Media, Inc., that will enable the integration of...

WSI and Avidyne Announce Global Weather Datalink Partnership

ANDOVER, Mass.-(Business Wire)-October 5, 2008 - WSI Corporation (www.wsi.com) today announced that it has partnered with Avidyne to deliver global datalink weather capabilities. WSI will provide global weather content for the Avidyne MLX770 service, which utilizes the Iridium satellite network...

WSI Launches Pilotbrief Mobile(TM)

ANDOVER, Mass.-(Business Wire)-October 5, 2008 - WSI Corporation (www.wsi.com), the most trusted weather decision support provider in the aviation industry, today announced the release of Pilotbrief Mobile(TM), which provides WSI's aviation weather and hazard products in an optimized format for...

Emergency Stabilization Act Includes Incentives for Rentech and Other Alternative Energy Producers

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Rentech, Inc. (AMEX:RTK) today announced that the Company believes the enactment of the Emergency Stabilization Act is a positive step toward creating financial stability in the marketplace. The inclusion of several tax provisions in the Act will greatly...

President Signs Green Building Tax Deduction and R&D Tax Credit

FORT WORTH, Texas-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - SourceCorp announces the extension of the Energy Efficient "Green" Building Tax Deduction and the two-year extension of the R&D Tax Credit. Today, Congress approved an unprecedented $700 billion government bailout and sent it to President Bush...

US Fuel Cell Council Lauds Congressional Action

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - The US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC) applauded today's vote in the US House of Representatives which granted an eight-year extension of the Investment Tax Credit for fuel cell technology. The tax credit extension, included in the House and Senate versions...

T. Boone Pickens Statement on Meeting with Alaska Governor and Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin

DALLAS-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Below is a statement issued by T. Boone Pickens following his meeting today with Governor Sarah Palin in Dallas, Texas: -0- *T "I was pleased to meet with Governor Palin today to discuss what I believe is the key issue facing our country today: ending our...

Fitch Revises HOVENSA's Outlook to Negative; Senior Secured Affirmed at 'BBB'

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed HOVENSA LLC's senior secured debt rating of 'BBB' and revised its Rating Outlook to Negative. The rating affirmation applies to the following debt issuances and facilities: —$400 million senior secured bank revolver due 2012...

PennFuture, Bipartisan Group of Legislators and Business Leaders to Call for Immediate Passage of Vibrant Energy Savings Plan to Give Pennsylvania's Families and Businesses Relief from Spiraling Electricity Bills

HARRISBURG, Pa.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future: -0- *T How do you spell relief? HB 2200 —————————————————- In-Person Press Conference Monday, October 6, 2008...

Raser Technologies Praises Congress' Energy Legislation

PROVO, Utah-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Arca: RZ) praised today's passage of the $700 billion financial markets rescue bill that also extends tax incentives for geothermal development. The legislative package extends the production tax credits for new renewable...

Republic Airways Reports September 2008 Traffic

INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Republic Airways Holdings (NASDAQ: RJET), today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for September 2008. The company generated 684.1 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs), a 7.0% decrease over the same month last year, while available seat...

ExxonMobil Working with Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne to Develop Advanced Gasification Technology

IRVING, Texas-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - ExxonMobil announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne to develop next-generation technology to convert coal, coke or biomass to synthesis gas (i.e., CO and hydrogen), which could facilitate the use of...

Congress Extends Refined Coal Tax Credit

DENVER-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - The energy tax credits contained in the financial rescue package passed by Congress today include a one-year extension of the refined coal tax credit - an important incentive as well as endorsement of Evergreen Energy Inc.'s technology as a realistic...

Video Display Corporation Engineering Teams Drive Innovative Wind Turbine for Off-grid Power Generation at Commercial Sites

TUCKER, Ga.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Engineering teams from Video Display Corporation (NASDAQ:VIDE) subsidiary companies, Z-AXIS, Inc. (www.zaxis.net) and Lexel Imaging (www.lexelimaging.com), played a key role in the recent successful pilot launch of Wind Energy Corporation's innovative...

Curt Lewis & Associates Conducts Helicopter Safety Training

FORT WORTH, Texas-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Helicopter accidents accounted for more than 90 deaths in the U.S. in 2007, with the primary cause attributed to controlled flight into terrain (CFIT). Curt Lewis & Associates (CL&A), a multi-discipline technical and scientific consulting firm...

Manhattan Scientifics Shareholder Update

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Manhattan Scientifics, Inc. releases letter to their shareholders: Dear Shareholders, In light of the events of the past few weeks that have shaken investors around the world, I would like to take this opportunity to update you on our view of Manhattan...

Company Profile for Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)

-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - The EERC is a research, development, demonstration, and commercialization facility recognized as one of the world's leading developers of cleaner, more efficient energy technologies as well as environmental technologies to protect and clean our air, water, and...

At Just $244(a) One Way to South Africa, It's a "November to Remember" on South African Airways

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - The year 2008 will be memorable, not just for its historic election, but also for South African Airways' "November to Remember" sale, which offers fares as low as $244(a) one way from the U.S. to South Africa and Senegal. South Africa's...

Thorium Power Hails Legislative Breakthroughs

MCLEAN, Va.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Over the last three days, the U.S. Senate approved the landmark US-India Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement and Senators Hatch and Reid introduced the "Thorium Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008." The former opens the way for U.S. companies...

Significant Battery-Related Offerings - Including Pioneering Rechargeable Battery Patent and 1800Battery Brand - For Sale at Ocean Tomo's October 30th Auction in Chicago

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC today announced it will offer for sale in its upcoming Live Intellectual Property Auction some unique and rarely available assets pertinent to the battery industry. Being sold as Lots 47j and 71 respectively, they include the...

NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 50.2%; September Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R); Business Activity Index at 52.1%; New Orders Index at 50.8%; Employment Index at 44.2%

TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in September, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R). The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of the...

A Message from Weitz & Luxenberg about Contamination in Pompton Lakes, NJ: From our environmental lawyers to NJ citizens: "You have a right to a clean and safe environment."

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - It is a story heard all across the country: corporations pollute a community's groundwater with harmful chemicals and then try to evade responsibility. This scenario is well understood by residents of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, who recently have learned...

PennDOT Gives Dealer Green Light to Sell ZAP Electric Car

LITITZ, Pa.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Mike Cronin, owner of Lititz Car Company, announced the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has given the green light to sell a new 40 MPH electric car and truck from ZAP (OTCBB:ZAAP). Cronin said ZAP cars and trucks have generated sales interest...

Ferro Announces Agreement to Sell Fine Chemical Business

CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Ferro Corporation (NYSE: FOE) announced today that it has signed an asset purchase agreement with Novolyte Technologies LP, an affiliate of Arsenal Capital Management LP, to sell its Fine Chemicals business for $66 million in cash. "This sale is consistent...

Existing Investors Lead Recapitalization of Imperium Renewables

SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Imperium Renewables today announced a recapitalization comprised exclusively of existing investors of the Company. The majority of the proceeds were used to satisfy its secured project lender, Societe Generale, lien holders and unsecured creditors...

US Airways Group, Inc. Reports Record September Load Factor

TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today reported September, third quarter and year-to-date 2008 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 4.6 billion, down 1.0 percent from September 2007. Capacity was 5.8 billion...

UCLA Team Showcases Innovative Personalized Environmental Report Card with Interactive Mobile + Web Demonstration at WIRED NextFest 2008 in Chicago

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - A team of researchers from the UCLA Center for Embedded Networked Sensing have unveiled a unique interactive demonstration of the Personal Environmental Impact Report (PEIR, http://peir.cens.ucla.edu). PEIR provides personalized, daily estimates of...

Odyne Corporation Awarded Patent for Battery Energy Management and Monitoring System

HAPPAUGUE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Odyne Corporation (OTCBB:ODYC), a clean technology company that develops advanced hybrid electric vehicle propulsion systems, announced today that the U.S. Patent Office has approved application number 11-315,927 for its Battery Energy Management and...

Digital Angel Announces Agreement with Lender to Restructure Credit Facility

SO. ST. PAUL, Minn.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Digital Angel (NASDAQ:DIGA), an advanced technology company in the field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with an affiliate of Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. to...

DOE's Idaho National Laboratory Awards NORESCO $33 Million Energy Savings Performance Contract to Meet Its Energy Reduction Goals

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the nation's leading center for nuclear energy research and development, will benefit from NORESCO's leadership in energy solutions and services through a landmark $33 million infrastructure improvement project...

Solar Thin Films Enters into Agreement to Acquire BudaSolar Technologies

DIX HILLS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Solar Thin Films, Inc. (OTC BB:SLTN), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of manufacturing equipment for the production of "thin-film" amorphous silicon photovoltaic modules, has, through Kraft Elektronikai Zrt ("Kraft"), its wholly-owned main...

Humana Veterans Healthcare Services Sponsors Second Emerald Coast Honor Flight

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Humana Veterans Healthcare Services (HVHS), along with Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Fl-01) announced the sponsorship of the second Emerald Coast Honor Flight trip. The mission of this flight is to take World War II Veterans from Northwest Florida to...

Fuel Tech Completes Its Acquisition of Tackticks and FlowTack

WARRENVILLE, Ill.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Fuel Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTEK) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Durham, North Carolina-based Tackticks, LLC and FlowTack, LLC for a total cash consideration of $4 million. Additional...

Now Boarding: SkyMall and Frontier Airlines Announce New In-Flight Partnership

PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - SkyMall, the most popular in-flight retailer in the U.S., and Frontier Airlines announced that as of October 1, 2008, passengers onboard all Frontier and Lynx flights now have access to the SkyMall catalog. Christine Aguilera, President of SkyMall, noted...

Hague Corp Enters into Binding Letter of Intent with Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Hague Corp ("Hague") (OTCBB: HGUE), a publicly traded resource exploration company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a binding letter of intent to purchase all of the assets of Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. ("Solterra"). The...

Tech Council of Maryland Conference Attendees Vote Obama Energy Plan as "Most Green"

BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - The Tech Council of Maryland, representing more than 525 companies in the nation's second-largest technology hub, held their first Clean and Green Technology Conference held at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, MD. At the Clean and Green Technology...

Thorium Power Welcomes the Introduction of the Thorium Energy Independence and Security Act

MCLEAN, Va.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Thorium Power, Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board:THPW), the leading developer of non-proliferative nuclear fuel technology and provider of comprehensive advisory services for emerging nuclear programs, today welcomed the actions of Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT...

Capstone Announces New Distributor Agreement for Vietnam

CHATSWORTH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.microturbine.com) (NASDAQ:CPST), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced the signing of a new Distributor Agreement with Toan Thang Ltd. (www.toanthang.vn...

Rolls-Royce Awarded $90 Million MissionCare(TM) Contract for T-45 Trainer Engine Support

INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Rolls-Royce today announced it has been awarded a one-year $90 million MissionCare(TM) contract by the U.S. Navy to provide support for the F405 (Adour) engines that power the U.S. Navy's T-45 training aircraft. MissionCare solutions, along with other...

PSE Customers Reach Solar-Power Milestones

BELLEVUE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - In advance of the American Solar Energy Society's (ASES) national solar tour this Saturday, Oct. 4, Puget Sound Energy today announced that its customers are generating the greatest amount of solar energy to date and receiving the highest level of...

MN Airlines LLC dba Sun Country Airlines and MN Airline Holdings, Inc. Appoints New Board Members

ST. PAUL, Minn.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - MN Airlines LLC dba Sun Country Airlines announces that Stanley J. Gadek was appointed as Chairman of the Board and John S. Fredericksen as Director. Mr. Fredericksen joins Mr. Gadek, T. Jay Salmen, William Dunlap and Thomas S. Hay on the board...

Horizon Air Announces Intention to Fly from Paine Field

SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Horizon Air is pursuing plans to introduce daily air service from Paine Field near Everett, Wash., before next summer. The announcement comes after a 6-0 vote last month by the Everett City Council in favor of a resolution supporting scheduled commercial...

US Farmers To Get Second Life From Wind Turbines

PLYMOUTH, Mass.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - How 'green' can you get? How about a program that recycles wind turbines and sells them to farmers? It's called the 'Ultimate Recycling Project' by one Massachusetts-based company which is working to refurbish and find new homes on farms across the...

Pinn Bros. Fine Homes is Unveiling Nation's Largest 100% Solar Master-Planned Community, Wednesday, Oct. 8th

-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - OCR Solar & Roofing: -0- *T WHAT: Pinn Bros. Fine Homes is making history by building the nation's largest solar powered master-planned community, located in Brentwood, Calif. Palmilla is projected to exceed state energy efficiency standards by 35 percent and...

I Power and US Innovations Complete Feasibility Demonstration of Engine Operation on Pyrolytic Generated Hydrocarbon Gas for Energy

ANDERSON, Ind.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - I Power Energy Systems and US Innovation Group announced the successful demonstration and operation of a modified internal combustion engine powered by gaseous hydrocarbons generated from waste material using a pyrolytic thermal conversion process...

Mars Mission Relies on Timken(R) Bearings

CANTON, Ohio-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - The Timken Company (NYSE:TKR) has supplied bearings for a new descent brake system to be used on NASA's upcoming Mars Science Laboratory mission. Scheduled to launch in 2009, the Mars Science Laboratory rover capsule will separate from the spacecraft to...

Ingalls Health System Achieves Green Energy Savings, Reduces Carbon Footprint

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Ingalls Health System has taken a significant step towards reducing its carbon footprint, achieving an estimated 3,433-ton reduction of carbon dioxide, a significant greenhouse gas, from the purchase of 5 percent of its electricity from renewable, or...

Constellation Energy Announces New Solution for Businesses to Track and Mitigate Environmental Impacts

BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) today announced that its subsidiary, Constellation NewEnergy, will offer a Carbon Footprint Solution to help commercial, industrial and institutional customers throughout North America manage their greenhouse gas (GHG...

Yingli Green Energy Signs PV Module Sales Contracts with GeckoLogic and Sinosol

BAODING, China-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or "the Company"), one of the world's leading vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") product manufacturers, today announced it has entered into new PV module sales...

Great Plains - The Camelina Company and the EERC Poised to Produce 100 Percent Renewable Jet Fuel from Camelina

CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Great Plains - The Camelina Company entered into an agreement with the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota to utilize its proprietary technology to produce advanced fuels from the next generation biofuel...

Nodal Exchange and LCH.Clearnet to Sponsor 2008 Platts The Nodal Trader Conference

WASHINGTON & LONDON-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Nodal Exchange, the first marketplace to use a locational (nodal) market for forward power trading, and LCH.Clearnet, the leading independent clearing house, announced today they will be the Principal Sponsors for Platts The Nodal Trader...

The Enterprise Goes Green Report: Worldwide Commercial Solar Panel Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts 2008 to 2014

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Research and Markets of energy onto a square mile of the earth's surface, and the most suitable way to harvest that light depends on two factors: cost and the available real estate. It does not matter that thin film solar panels are not more than...

Glowpoint Supports Customers in Carbon Footprint Reduction Efforts

HILLSIDE, N.J.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Glowpoint, Inc. (OTC:GLOW), a premiere, broadcast-quality, IP-based managed video service provider, announced that a recognized leader in the environmental field, the Sierra Club, has expanded its use of video conferencing to include applications that...

National Grid Announces Plan for New Solar Energy Program in Massachusetts

WALTHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - National Grid today announced that it has made an informational filing with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities its plan to develop and own new solar generation in the Commonwealth. The company is the first in Massachusetts to present its...

SpaceX Launches into Space with Siemens PLM Software's Technology

PLANO, Texas-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced that Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), a privately-held...

JCPenney Teams with U.S. Department of Energy to Adopt Energy-Efficient Building Technologies

PLANO, Texas-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Recognizing J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) for its long-term commitment to energy efficiency, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory has selected the Company to join in its effort to encourage adoption of...

Thorium Power Welcomes Congressional Action to Approve Civilian Nuclear Power Agreement with India

MCLEAN, Va.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Thorium Power, Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: THPW), the leading developer of non-proliferative nuclear fuel technology and provider of comprehensive advisory services for emerging nuclear programs, today welcomed the bipartisan action by the Congress of...

Despite Price Erosion, Solar Market Reaches $100 Billion in 2013

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Solar is poised for continued impressive growth, with new installations primed to increase nearly five-fold from 2008 to 2013. Starting in 2009, however, supply will exceed demand, leading to price decreases. According to the new report from Lux Research...

Priceline.com Teams Up With Zagat To Launch New, Enhanced Las Vegas Travel Guide

NORWALK, Conn.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) today announced the launch of a new, comprehensive Las Vegas travel guide featuring content provided to priceline.com by Zagat Survey, LLC. The guide provides visitors with extensive information on the city's many lodging...

CPI Aero Announces Release of C-5 TOP Order Valued at $1.6 Million

EDGEWOOD, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - CPI Aerostructures, Inc. ("CPI Aero(R)") (AMEX: CVU) today announced that the U.S. Air Force has released a new order under CPI Aero's C-5 TOP contract for a variety of wing panels and fairings valued at approximately $1.6 million. Orders under this...

Global Resource Corp. Reports Successful Test of Commercial Prototype of Its Microwave Technology-Based Process for Extracting Oil, Gas and Other Hydrocarbons

WEST BERLIN, N.J.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Global Resource Corp. (OTC: GBRC), a developer of a patent-pending microwave technology and machinery for extracting oil and gas, today announced that the Company successfully completed the testing of a commercial prototype of its microwave...

Proterra Hybrid-Electric Transit Bus Powered by UQM(R) Electric Propulsion System Debuts at APTA Expo in San Diego

FREDERICK, Colo.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMEX:UQM), a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that Proterra LLC, Golden, Colorado, will showcase the prototype of its HFC 35 composite body, zero-emission, battery-dominant hybrid-electric transit...

State of Vermont Partners with EnerNOC for Demand Response

BOSTON-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - EnerNOC, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOC), a leading developer and provider of clean and intelligent energy solutions, announced today that the State of Vermont has selected EnerNOC as its preferred demand response provider. The contract will allow EnerNOC to enable and...

Panasonic Avionics Corporation Delivers Avianca's First eX2 Equipped A330 Aircraft

BOGOTA, Columbia & LAKE FOREST, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - In a ceremony held today in Bogota, Colombia, Avianca, the airline carrier of Columbia, received its first of ten (10) Airbus A330 aircraft, equipped with Panasonic eX2 in-flight entertainment system (IFE). The Panasonic...

The Athenian School Shows Solar Smarts with Tioga Energy, REC Solar

DANVILLE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - The Athenian School in Danville will soon be using renewable electricity harvested from the sun to meet half of its annual energy needs. Today the School announced plans for a new 220-kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic project, which will be installed by...

Miami-Dade County Launches $2 Million Global Marketing Campaign To Promote Destination for Business, Vacation and Meetings

MIAMI-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - A new $2 million global marketing campaign to promote Miami-Dade County as a dynamic, world-class destination for business, vacation and meetings will be officially unveiled this afternoon at The Beacon Council's Annual Meeting. The multifaceted "Miami...

China Nuvo Solar Energy Announces Initiation of Corporate Profile Coverage by WallStreet Research for New Solar Technology

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - China Nuvo Solar Energy, Inc. (the "Company" or "China Nuvo") (OTCBB: CNUV) www.chinanuvosolar.com, today announced initiation of corporate profile coverage by WallStreet Research, a research boutique specializing in the microcap and smallcap...

Utilities Go Green: Worldwide Utility Solar Market Shares, Forecasts, and Strategies, 2008-2014 Features the Social Responsibility Strategy's Adopted by Top Firms

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Research and Markets are typically greater than 100 kW in power output and grow in capacity to well over 1 MW. Both Germany and Canada have announced solar farm power plants that will be sized at 40 MW. PV module price decreases continue to drive...

Examine the Developments in Worldwide Solar Residential Panel Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts 2008 to 2014

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Research and Markets — Sharp Solar — Schott — Q-Cells — Kyocera — BP Solar — First Solar — AES — Akuo Energy — Colorado Instruments / SolarWorld — Concentrix — Cypress...

Research and Markets: Examine the Essential Developments in the Solar and WiMAX Powered Video Surveillance Revolution

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Research and Markets Platform For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a16ee0/solar_and_wimax_po.

Capstone C1000 Sales Exceed Management's Expectation

CHATSWORTH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.microturbine.com) (NASDAQ:CPST), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced that it received additional orders for 10 megawatts of C1000 systems. This...

Green Machines: Worldwide Solar Manufacturing Capacity, Production, and Capacity Utilization Market Shares, Forecasts, and Strategies, 2008-2014

SAAB: Saab's Gripen One Alternative as Future Fighter for Brazil

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Regulatory News: The Gripen NG (Next Generation) multi-role fighter is on the short list as one alternative to equip the Brazilian Air Force. "Our answer to the Request for Information (RFI) that we handed in to the Brazilian Air Force in August...

Ocean Power Technologies Wins New $2M Award from US Department of Energy

PENNINGTON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTT and London Stock Exchange AIM: OPT) ("OPT" or the "Company") today announces that it has received a US$2.0 million award from the US Department of Energy (DoE), in support of OPT's wave power project in...

Itron Releases Information Related to Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI), today released information regarding its 2.50% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2026 ("Notes"). According to their terms, the Notes are convertible into cash and common stock when the closing price of Itron...

NV Energy Receives PUCN Approval for Construction of Harry Allen Generating Plant and Acquisition of Bighorn Power Facility

LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - NV Energy, a Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE: SRP) company, today received approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) to construct a new 484-megawatt (MW) natural gas combined cycle electric generating plant at its Harry Allen Generating...

Southwest Airlines to Begin Serving Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

MINNEAPOLIS & ST. PAUL, Minn.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Low-fare giant Southwest Airlines today announced it will begin serving Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) in March 2009, with service to Chicago's Midway Airport. From Chicago, Southwest travelers can catch flights to...

Abengoa Solar Is Awarded Two R&D Contracts by the U.S. Department of Energy

DENVER-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Abengoa Solar announces the award of two research and development projects in the field of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) by the U.S. Department of Energy that total over $14 million. The goal of the DOE R&D program, working in collaboration with partners...

Evergreen CEO Comments on Convertible Note Exchange Agreements

DENVER-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Evergreen Energy Inc. (NYSE Arca: EEE) announced earlier today agreements to exchange a portion of its convertible notes for shares of the company's common stock and cash. Kevin R. Collins, the company's president and CEO, expanded on the announcement in a...

Corning and DSM Announce Successful Pilot Operation of Industrial-Scale Microreactor for cGMP Pharmaceutical Production

CORNING, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) and DSM Pharma Chemicals announced publication of a joint paper at CPhI Worldwide 2008 in Frankfurt, Germany this week, describing a successful, commercially viable demonstration of Corning's microreactor technology...

Premier Power Installs Nation's Largest Bi-Directional Solar Trackers

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Premier Power (OTCBB:PPRW) has completed installation of its phase of the nation's largest "Bi-Directional Solar Trackers". The solar installation designed, engineered and integrated by Premier Power uses over 50 solar planes on a single...

Fuel Cells Promise New U.S. Jobs

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Commercializing fuel cells and shifting from gasoline to hydrogen could generate 675,000 new jobs over the next 25 years, concludes a Department of Energy study sent to Congress today. Commercialization would create jobs in manufacturing, assembly, fuel...

Confused by Economic Meltdown? Updated Voter's Guides on Economy, Federal Debt Help Citizens Make Sense of it All

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Public Agenda, the nonpartisan public opinion research and civic engagement organization, announced today that it has updated its Voter's Survival Kit online issue guides on the economy and taxes, spending and debt to reflect the fast-changing situation...

Renewable Biopower an Engine for Economic Growth on "Main Street" - Key is Congressional Action

PORTLAND, Maine-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - USA Biomass, the nation's leading association of biopower companies, urges our national leaders to enact a package of tax incentives designed to promote clean, renewable energy from power plants using biomass fuels — such as wood chips...

Capital City Energy Group Appoints New President

COLUMBUS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Daniel R. Coffee was recently named as President of Capital City Energy Group, Inc. (OTCBB:CETG). As President, Coffee provides the leadership necessary to position the company at the forefront of the oil & natural gas industry. Coffee joined...

General Wesley K. Clark and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell Added as Keynoters for Solar Power International '08

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Today the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced the complete plenary program for Solar Power International '08 (below). The diversity and distinguished standing of the plenary speakers clearly...

GE Energy Invests More Than $100 Million to Launch 2.5xl Wind Turbine and Services, Expands Manufacturing Operations in Europe

SALZBERGEN, Germany-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - GE Energy today announced it has already received more than one gigawatt of commitments for its 2.5xl wind turbine over the next year and a half. That represents enough clean, wind-generated electricity to meet the needs of more than one...

30,000 UPS Volunteers to Deliver Community Support

ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - UPS employees across the globe are rolling up their brown sleeves to do a lot more than deliver packages in October. Throughout the month, UPS employees will participate in the company's Global Volunteer Month, giving their time, talents and hands-on support...

Tesoro Corporation to Release Third Quarter Results

SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) announced today that it will release earnings for the third quarter of 2008 on Wednesday evening, October 29, 2008. The Company will broadcast, live, its conference call with analysts regarding third quarter 2008 results and...

San Domenico School Hosts Marin County's Largest School Solar Installation

SAN FRANCISCO & SAN ANSELMO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - San Domenico School, the oldest independent Catholic school in California, and Recurrent Energy, a leading solar power developer and the industry pioneer in Solar as a Service(SM), today announced the planned installation of a...

Travelocity's Window Seat Blog Alerts Travelers to Fall Travel Freebies

SOUTHLAKE, Texas-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Travelocity's Window Seat for corporate travel; igougo.com, a leading online travel community; lastminute.com, a leader in European online travel; and ZUJI, a leader in Asia-Pacific online travel. Travelocity is owned by Sabre Holdings Corporation...

Flight Options Names Two New Sales Directors for Midwest & South Central Region

CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Flight Options, a leading provider of safe, reliable and luxurious private air travel services, announced today the addition of two new regional sales directors. Scott Shatzer joins the Midwest region of the United States, and Joshua Lorenz will be...

BTU International Receives Orders Worth over $5 Million for Nuclear Fuel Sintering Equipment

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - BTU International (Nasdaq: BTUI), a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment for the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, today announced that it has received orders worth over five million dollars from...

High Country Energy Closes the Nation's First Intrastate Public Offering for a Wind Project

MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - High Country Energy, LLC, along with its manager National Wind, LLC, announces today the completion of the nation's first intrastate public offering in connection with the development of a wind project. The offering, officially filed in May of 2008...

Great River Energy Headquarters Awarded Platinum LEED(R) Certification

MAPLE GROVE, Minn.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - The U.S. Green Building Council announced today that it has awarded the Great River Energy headquarters building Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. The award is the highest designation available to...

Brazilian Sugar Cane Ethanol - Private Equity, Investors Move in: Investment Challenges and Opportunities

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Following the collapse of global trade talks in Geneva, Brazil threatened to issue a formal complaint to the World Trade Organization regarding the U.S. tariff of 54 cents per gallon on Brazilian sugar cane ethanol. This dispute has added a powerful...

Hydra Fuel Cell Corp. Gains First Patent; Updates Production Plans

BEAVERTON, Ore.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Hydra Fuel Cell Corporation (www.hydrafuelcell.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of American Security Resources Corporation (OTCBB:ARSC), announced today that it has been notified by the U.S. Patent Office that the first of the seven patent...

Alcoa Celebrates 120 Years of Innovation

PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA), the company that created the modern aluminum industry, today marked its 120th anniversary with the launch of a website (www.alcoa.com/history) celebrating the Company's progress since October 1, 1888, the day it was incorporated as The...

Alabama Aircraft Announces Win on KC-135 Litigation

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAII) announced today that its subsidiary, AAII - Birmingham has won its case filed on June 26, 2008 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims against the United States Air Force and The Boeing Company which...

Modine Realigns North American Regional Organization Structure; Implements Additional Cost-Based Actions to Address Business Performance and Position Company for Growth

RACINE, Wis.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MOD), a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, today announced that it is realigning the organizational structure within its North American region to attain a more competitive cost...

Enable IPC's Subsidiary SolRayo Awarded Major Clean Energy Grant from State of Wisconsin

VALENCIA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Enable IPC Corp. (OTCBB: EIPC), a leading company for turning technologies into products and successfully bringing them to market, today announced that its efficient energy-focused subsidiary SolRayo LLC has been awarded a $250,000 clean energy...

CleanTech Focus of Los Angeles Venture Association Panel October 23, 2008; Companies Invited to Exhibit

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Venture capital's growing interest in the CleanTech industry is the focus of the Los Angeles Venture Association's (LAVA) October 23, 2008 monthly meeting scheduled at The Skirball Center in Los Angeles between 7 and 9 AM. The panel, spearheaded by...

Greentech Media and the Prometheus Institute Announce Greentech Innovations: End-to-End Electricity Conference

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Greentech Media Inc., an online media company, and the Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development, a non-profit devoted to furthering the advancement of alternative energy and sustainable development, announced today the first of a new...

Raser to Present New Geothermal Rapid Development Process at GEA Conference

PROVO, Utah-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Arca: RZ) will present its revolutionary rapid deployment process of its modular geothermal power generation networks at the Geothermal Energy Conference and Expo in Reno, Nevada, October 5-8, 2008. The conference is...

Premier Speakers Address Climate Crisis

TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - The Earth Charter is a remarkable document that brings together remarkable people. With a message that encourages a shift towards a just, sustainable, and peaceful society, it's no wonder that some of the most forward-thinking leaders and scientists...

Concurrent RedHawk Linux Powers Real-Time Data Acquisition for Japanese Defense

ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Concurrent (Nasdaq: CCUR), a worldwide leader in real-time Linux(R)-based computing technologies, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD (MHI), a global leader in Aviation and Space industries, today announced Concurrent's RedHawk(TM) real-time Linux systems...

Kelly Simmons Named COO/CFO of Jet Support Services, Inc.

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI(R)), the world's largest, independent provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for the aviation industry, has named Kelly Simmons as its Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer. Simmons, 53, was most recently...

AMSC Manufactures and Ships Superconductor Wire for Project HYDRA Prototype Power Cable

DEVENS, Mass.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a leading energy technologies company, announced today that it has manufactured and shipped approximately 17,000 meters (56,000 feet) of its proprietary second generation (2G) high temperature...

ANSYS to Highlight the Power of Simulation at the Energy Industry's Premiere Conference

CANONSBURG, Pa.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS), a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced the preliminary agenda for its Engineering Simulation Energy Conference (ESEC). Keynote and...

TravelMuse Appoints Russ Lemelin as Chief Financial Officer

LOS ALTOS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - TravelMuse, Inc., creators of TravelMuse.com, the online destination for finding inspiration, planning trips and booking travel, today announced Russ Lemelin has joined the company in the position of chief financial officer (CFO). In his role as...

Cleantech Venture Investment Reaches Record of $2.6 Billion in 3Q08

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - The Cleantech Group(TM), founders of the cleantech investment category and providers of leading global market research and financial services for the cleantech ecosystem, today announced 3Q08 results for cleantech venture investments in North...

Venture Capital Investment in Renewable Energy Exceeds $2.8B in Q3 2008

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Greentech Media Inc., the industry-leading online media company covering green technology news and analysis, released the most recent quarterly data showing that venture capital investment in green energy technologies exceeded $2.8 billion in the...

Examine the Potential for the Microgrids Market with this Comprehensive Report

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Research and Markets Hydro Boston Bar — Europe — Microgrids: Large Scale Integration of Micro-Generation to Low Voltage Grids — More Microgrids Research Project — Kythnos Island, Greece Microgrid — Netherlands...

Green Star Alternative Energy Announces Notos Makes International Patent Application

SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Green Star Alternative Energy, Inc. (Pink Sheets: GSAE) is pleased to announce that Notos d.o.o. is proceeding with an International Patent Application in the field of wind turbine design. Notos and newly appointed Advisory Board member, Mr. Miodrag Nesic...

Big Fresno Fair Goes "Clean and Green" with REC Solar

FRESNO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - The Big Fresno Fair, which opens today, is boasting a new feature this year—it's going green! On the closing day of the fair, Monday, October 13th the Big Fresno Fair will host its first "Clean and Green Day," sponsored by REC Solar, in an...

Novan to Install One of Nation's Largest Solar Hot Water Systems for Hotels at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa

GOLDEN, Colo.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Novan Solar Inc. of Golden, CO will install one of the nation's largest solar hot water systems ever built for a hotel at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Novan solar thermal system will provide...

Examine Energy Savings for Homes and Small Businesses with this Essential and Comprehensive Guide

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Energy Savings Guide for Home and Small Business" report to their offering. The United States, the single largest energy consumer in the world, is also among the largest polluters in the...

Capstone Announces Three Unit C1000 Order from Aquatec-Maxcon

CHATSWORTH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.microturbine.com) (NASDAQ:CPST), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced that it received a follow on order for three C1000 systems from Aquatec-Maxcon Pty...

Veteran Algae Scientist Praises OriginOil's Technology Results

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - OriginOil, Inc. (OTCBB: OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, today announced that a prominent algae scientist, Professor Emeritus Takaaki...

WNA Nuclear Energy Index(SM) Selected as Underlying Index for European ETF

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - The WNA Nuclear Energy Index(SM) (TICKER: WNAI), a leading financial indicator of the global nuclear energy industry, has been selected as the underlying index for an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) listed on European stock exchanges. The ETFS WNA Global Nuclear...

Aonix Enhances Ada Real-Time Tools for LynxOS RTOS

BIRMINGHAM, U.K.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Aonix(R), a provider of solutions for safety- and mission-critical applications, announced the release of ObjectAda for Linux hosts targeting PowerPC embedded and real-time systems running the LynuxWorks LynxOS 4.2 RTOS. With enhanced edit, build...

LAN Airlines S.A. Announces Accounting Policies and Expected Impact Related to the Adoption of IFRS

SANTIAGO, Chile-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - LAN Airlines S.A. and its related companies, ("LAN" or "the Company") (NYSE: LFL / IPSA: LAN), today informed the Chilean Securities and Exchange Commission (Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros ("SVS")) of the main accounting policies and the...

Seattle Steam Co. to Break Ground for Renewable Energy Facility

SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - The Seattle Steam Co. today announced that it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new renewable energy storage facility Tues., Oct. 7, at 11:30 a.m. on Western Avenue mid-block between University and Union streets. Mayor Greg Nickels is...

AAAE Announces First Three Customers for Web-based Learning Management System

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - eCISTM (Electronic Computer Instructional System and Training Management), the Web-based, open architecture learning management system (LMS) developed by the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), has been selected by three customers...

"Water and Energy" Highlight New PBS Series Segment

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Renewable energy and resource efficiency are the focus of "Water and Energy: A Powerful Connection," produced by Huell Howser and underwritten by members of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA). This latest segment in the...

Nextant Aerospace Announces Accelerated Delivery for 400NXT

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Nextant Aerospace announced today that it will accelerate deliveries of the Nextant 400NXT to the first quarter of 2010. In addition Nextant intends to add the Rockwell Collins Venue High Definition Cabin Management System to the list of...

Solar Monkey(TM) Announces Strategic Initiative to Expand Services to Educational Institutions

IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Solar Monkey today announced plans to expand its strategic focus in the growing solar energy market for educational institutions, colleges and universities. As part of this initiative the company announced the hiring of veteran educator, Frank S...

PSE Team Wins ENERGY STAR(R) "Recycle My Old Fridge" Refrigerator Art Contest

BELLEVUE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Puget Sound Energy project team members have turned a 1952 refrigerator door into an award-winning work of art - and a reminder that we can all help the environment and save energy by recycling old, inefficient appliances. The PSE team was honored...

Flight Options Names Chief Financial Officer

CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Flight Options, a leading provider of safe, reliable and luxurious private air travel services, announced today that Julie Boland has been named Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, she served as VP, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate...

Sharp Electronics and Turner Broadcasting Ask America to Turn Out the Lights

MAHWAH, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Sharp Electronics Corporation, in collaboration with Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc. (TBS), today announced the "Lights Out Challenge." This call-to-action encourages fans watching Major League Baseball's (MLB) Game Four of the American League...

Pilots Say US Airways Still Unable To Complete Its Merger With America West After Three Years

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - September 27th marked three full years in which US Airways Management has failed to complete the US Airways/America West Merger. The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA) notes that the airline is entangled in labor disputes, law suits, and...

SRI Consulting Publishes Global 2008 Biodiesel Report

MENLO PARK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - The United States is positioned to become the single largest biodiesel market with 19% of consumption by 2012. The industry grew 50% from 2002-2007, the highest growth in the chemical industry, and is now positioned to grow at 30% between...

Hudson Clean Energy Partners Acquires Helium Energy

TEANECK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Hudson Clean Energy Partners announced today that it has acquired Helium Energy S.L.U. ("Helium"), a leading renewable energy development company headquartered in Madrid, Spain, through its newly created portfolio company, Element Power ("Element...

Photo of Priceline.com's Flights Index For the Week of September 29, 2008, Tracking Weekly Changes in Domestic Airfares

-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Priceline.com's (Nasdaq: PCLN) Flights Index is a tracking barometer that looks for the largest week-to-week swings in average published-price airfares for select markets. Each dollar amount shown is the average of the lowest fares returned through multiple...

Enable IPC Acquires Leading Wisconsin Ultracapacitor Technology Developer SolRayo

VALENCIA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Enable IPC Corp. (OTCBB:EIPC.OB), a leading company for turning technologies into products and successfully bringing them to market, today announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in SolRayo LLC, an established Wisconsin technology...

FirstFlight Appoints Gary Hart Chief Operating Officer

ELMIRA, N.Y. & CORNING, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - FirstFlight, Inc. (OTC BB: FFLT) a charter management and aviation services company, announced today that aviation industry veteran Gary Hart has been appointed to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer (COO...

Ford Tri-Motor Airplane to Make Final Flight Before Being Sold at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - As the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company prepares for its inaugural Las Vegas auction on Oct. 15-18, 2008, the company is already making waves for its 2009 event in Scottsdale, Ariz. One of the many highlights of the 38th annual automotive...

REC Solar Brings Davis, CA Residents Together to Celebrate World's Largest Solar Event

DAVIS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - The nation's leading solar solutions provider, REC Solar, Inc., and the nonprofit American Solar Energy Society (ASES) are bringing Davis, CA residents together on Saturday, October 4, 2008 to take part in the world's largest solar energy...

Best Buy(R) News Media Policy Eases Store Access for Virginia's Sales Tax Holiday

-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY): -0- *T What: Best Buy is pleased to participate in Virginia's upcoming sales tax holiday October 10 - 13. The largest consumer retailer has elected to expand beyond the customary energy-efficient options and lift the price-cap...

CH Energy Group, Inc. Declares Common Stock Dividend

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - The Board of Directors of CH Energy Group, Inc., (NYSE: CHG) at its regularly scheduled meeting today, declared a quarterly dividend of 54 cents per share of its Common Stock, payable November 3, 2008, to holders of record October 10, 2008.

First Wind Announces Donations to Maine Community Programs to Help Home Heating Costs

PORTLAND, Maine-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - First Wind, an independent wind power company, today announced it has donated a total of $30,000 to four Maine county-based community programs. This donation is part of a statewide effort by First Wind, which includes individual contributions of...

L2 Consulting Services, Inc. Awarded 737NG Iridium Certification Project from a Major US Carrier

AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - L2 Consulting Services, Inc. (L2) has been selected by a Major US Carrier (unnamed at this point) to certify an International Communications Group (ICG) Iridium NxtLink 220A Iridium satellite communication system on 737NG aircraft. The certification...

Xcel Energy Announces Largest Biomass Plant in Midwest

ASHLAND, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Xcel Energy announced today that it will submit an application to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) to install pioneering technology at the Bay Front Power Plant in Ashland, Wis. to allow it to generate electricity from biomass in...

McCain, Obama and Alternative Energy to Dominate Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Views of John McCain and Barack Obama on fuel cells as alternative energy (source: Fuel Cells 2000) to help mitigate the effects of global warming will capture attention during the 32nd Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition, October 27-30 at the Phoenix...

Permlight Names Barry Williams to Run West Coast LED Light Engine Sales for Brillia(TM)

TUSTIN, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Brillia(TM), the light engine division of Permlight Products, Inc., today announced Barry Williams has been named director, Western region OEM sales. Williams will be responsible for the ongoing collaboration with original equipment manufacturers...

Cluster Resources Delivers Hybrid OS Solution to Oil and Gas Industry in Cooperation with HP

PROVO, Utah-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Cluster Resources, a leading provider of high-performance computing (HPC) resource management and scheduling software, will deliver a hybrid operating system (OS) cluster solution geared to the oil and gas market with HP. Cluster Resources joins HP...

Yield Removed for Atlantic Energy Solutions' Stock on Pink Sheets

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Atlantic Energy Solutions, Inc. (OTC:AESO) announces that it has been upgraded within the Pink Sheets OTC Market tiers from the Limited Information level of the Distressd Tier onto the Current Information level of the Transparent Tier...

Alion Wins $37.93M Contract to Provide Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Systems for Naval Air Warfare Center

MCLEAN, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions provider, has won a $37.93 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide PC-based, integrated Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) training systems for the...

PHOTON Consulting publishes Solar Annual 2008: Four Peaks

BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - PHOTON Consulting, the leading research, strategy and management consultancy focused on the global solar power sector announced this morning that it has published Solar Annual 2008: Four Peaks, the latest installment of its highly regarded Solar Annual...

Green East Announces New Dates, Venue, and Co-Location

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Green Media Enterprises (GME) announced today that it will co-locate its Green East event at the Piers with The Architectural Digest Home Design Show, which is produced by Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) and sponsored by Architectural...

Valence Technology Announces Appointment of Ross A. Goolsby as Chief Financial Officer

AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Valence Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: VLNC), an international developer of safe lithium phosphate energy storage solutions, today announced the appointment, effective November 17, of Ross A. Goolsby as the company's new chief financial officer. "We...

Another Finmeccanica success in the USA: 287 million dollar contract by U.S. Air Force for eighteen G.222 tactical transport aircraft

ROME-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - A new success in the USA for Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company. Its subsidiary Alenia North America has been awarded a 287 million dollar contract by the United States Air Force for 18 refurbished G.222 tactical transport aircraft. Through the...

Spire Recognized as One of the Fastest-Growing Public Companies in Massachusetts

BEDFORD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules worldwide, today announced it has been recognized by the Boston Business Journal as one of the...

AvMap Releases New XM Weather Package

MASHPEE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - AvMap Satellite Navigation today announced the introduction of their long anticipated XM Weather package for use with the company's popular EKP-IV, EKP-IV PRO and GeoPilot II Plus GPS systems. Pilots now have access to constantly-updated, high...

eSolar Launches Operating Platform for Concentrated Solar Heat and Energy Production

PASADENA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - eSolar, a producer of modular, scalable solar thermal power plants, today announced that it will supply its heliostat and sun tracking technology solutions to Sundrop Fuels, and make it available to other prospective partners and customers...

MTI Names Rodney A. Tillinghast Interim Chief Financial Officer

ALBANY, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Mechanical Technology, Incorporated (MTI, NASDAQ: MKTY), a company primarily engaged in the development and commercialization of Mobion(R) off-the-grid portable power solutions through its subsidiary MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. (MTI Micro), and in the...

China Energy Recovery Announces Completion of Another Waste Heat Recovery System for Two Lions (Zhangjiagang) Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.

SHANGHAI, China-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - China Energy Recovery, Inc. (OTCBB:CGYV) ("China Energy Recovery" or "CER"), a leader in the waste heat energy recovery sector of the alternative energy industry, today announced the completion of another waste heat energy recovery system for...

Examine the Possibilities of Algae as a Source of Fuel as Oil Stocks Continue to Fall with This Essential Report

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Research and Markets . This research report, Analyzing Algae as a Source of Fuel - covers the huge potential of algae to serve as fuel for the energy-hungry world we live in. The report explores the technologies involved in the process of...

Straight and Level, Third Edition Offers Extensive Comments on Recent Industry Developments and Emerging Business Models

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Straight and Level, Third Edition" report to their offering. This third edition of Straight and Level thoroughly updates the previous edition with extensive comments on recent industry...

New BioSolar Development to Further Reduce BioBacksheet(TM) Cost

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - BioSolar, Inc. (OTCBB: BSRC), the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of solar cells, announced today a new technique has been developed to further reduce...

New Generation Biofuels Announces C. David Wright to Join Company as Vice President of Product Development

LAKE MARY, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Renewable fuels provider, New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NGBF), today announced the addition of a new key member to its growing ranks. Dave Wright joins New Generation Biofuels as Vice President of Product Development. In this...

A Piece of Aviation History for Sale: Moller International's M200X to Be Offered on eBay as a Collector's Item

DAVIS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Moller International (OTCBB:MLER) announced today plans to offer its M200X for sale on eBay. The M200X volantor(1) was the first VTOL aircraft of its kind (flying car) to fly successfully and did so repeatedly during the 1980's. The most important...

Proposals for Renewable Energy Resources Sought by Sierra Pacific Resources' Nevada Utilities

LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE:SRP) announced today that its two Nevada-based utility subsidiaries, now doing business as NV Energy, have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for renewable energy resources. Proposals will be considered for the following...

Expeditors Appoints Bradley S. Powell as Chief Financial Officer

SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPD), the international logistics company today said that Bradley S. Powell has accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Powell has most recently served as President, Chief Financial...

ExxonMobil's Methanol to Gasoline (MTG) Technology Selected for Synthesis Energy Systems' Coal to Liquids Projects

IRVING, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (EMRE) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Synthesis Energy Systems (SES) that provides SES the option to execute up to fifteen Methanol to Gasoline technology licenses in their...

Solar Power Partners Secures $160M in Financing

MILL VALLEY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Solar Power Partners, Inc. (SPP), a leading national commercial solar energy services provider, announced it has closed close to $100 million of equity and debt financing to date. Additionally, SPP expects to close an additional $60 million in...

EERC Creates First 100% Renewable Jet Fuel

GRAND FORKS, N.D.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota has achieved a major technical milestone in creating a 100% renewable domestic fuel that meets the JP-8 aviation fuel screening criteria, proving a pathway...

Superlattice Power Inc. Attracts Major U.S. Company for Development of Lithium Ion Battery Technology Using Its Partially Lithiated Cathode and Anode

MOORESVILLE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Superlattice Power, Inc. (OTCBB: SLAT), www.superlatticepower.com, emerging leader in the development and marketing of the next generation of lithium-powered batteries worldwide, along with all its current developments, is working towards...

FedEx Corp. Reports Annual Shareowner Meeting Results

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced that at today's annual meeting, FedEx shareowners: — Reelected all twelve director nominees, each for a one-year term: Frederick W. Smith, James L. Barksdale, August A. Busch IV, John A. Edwardson, Judith L...

Global Carbon Mitigation Expert Offers Full-Service Green Business Planning

FAIRFAX, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - ICF International (NASDAQ: ICFI), an established global leader in strategic climate change services, today announced the launch of www.icfi.com/greenbusiness. As part of the company's cross-cutting climate change strategy, the new Web site offers...

Anne C. George Named Vice President of External Affairs and Communications

HOLYOKE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - ISO New England Inc., the operator of the region's bulk power system and wholesale electricity markets, today announced the appointment of Anne C. George as Vice President of External Affairs and Communications, effective November 3, 2008. Most...

Command Security Corporation Announces Edward Fleury Joins Team as Chief Executive Officer

LAGRANGEVILLE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Command Security Corporation (AMEX: MOC) today announced that Edward S. Fleury has joined Command as Chief Executive Officer and will also serve as a member of the company's Board of Directors, subject to and upon his appointment to the...

TACA Unveils New Image

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - TACA, the international airline with a 77-year history in Central, South and North America, unveiled last week its new brand image and a series of new services on board and on the ground as it seeks to provide a new customer experience...

Hybrid Vehicles And The Cost Of Going Green

GOLD RIVER, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Hybrid vehicles reduce America's dependence on foreign oil and minimize emissions from greenhouse gases. But it's still a question whether they save money in the long run. The answer: maybe. Some models achieving well over 40 miles per gallon...

Alabama Aircraft Announces New Business Awards

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAII) announced today that its subsidiary, AAII - Birmingham has recently been awarded several new contracts. On September 23, the company was awarded a 5-year contract to manufacture Air Traffic Console...

Active Power Celebrates 2,000th Flywheel Shipment

AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Active Power (NASDAQ: ACPW), inventor and manufacturer of the most energy efficient critical power systems in the world, today announced the shipment of its 2,000th flywheel. The UPS (uninterruptible power supply) system containing the 2,000th...

SJI to Webcast Presentation to Industry Analysts

FOLSOM, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI) today announced that its management team will host a live webcast of the presentation to be given to industry analysts on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 8:00 AM (EDT) in Atlantic City, NJ. The company's...

City Tour for Solar Exhibits at San Francisco's Justin Herman Plaza, September 30-October 1

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - A solar tour, designed to educate municipal leaders, community members, public schools, universities and utilities on how to make solar energy a meaningful power resource for their cities, will exhibit at the Justin Herman Plaza, Sept. 30 - Oct...

AAI Corporation and Aeronautics Defense Systems Ltd. Team to Provide Orbiter(TM) Unmanned Aircraft

HUNT VALLEY, Md. and YAVNE, Israel-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that the company has entered into a teaming agreement with Aeronautics Defense Systems Ltd. of Israel to market the...

Sunrise Solar Negotiates for $30 Million Contract

SAN ANTONIO, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Sunrise Solar Corp. (OTCBB:SSLR) today announced that it is in advanced negotiations for the design and installation of a $30 million solar project as part of a major foreign capital city reconstruction and renovation effort. The intention is...

POWER Expands Nationwide

FREMONT, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - With the addition of three Regional POWER managers, Advanced Power Projects, Inc. (POWER) has expanded its coverage of the U.S. market to include all 50 states. "POWER's proprietary technology, the Simplified Combined Cycle (SCC), enables many...

Vesdia Corporation to Present at ATM, Debit & Prepaid Forum

-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Vesdia Corporation: -0- *T What: Learn how loyalty programs utilize branded credit and debit cards, and merchant-funded rewards networks to generate significant customer growth and profitability for all parties. During the Maximizing Loyalty Strategies...

General Physics Corporation Awarded $10 Million Contract for Design and Construction of One of the Largest LNG/LCNG Fueling Facilities in the U.S.

ELKRIDGE, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), a subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE:GPX), has been awarded a contract by the City of Los Angeles Department of General Services Fuel Services and...

GreenHunter Energy Provides Update on Recovery Efforts at Biodiesel Refinery

GRAPEVINE, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - GREENHUNTER ENERGY, INC. (AMEX: GRH), previously announced on September 15, 2008, the preliminary estimates of damage caused by Hurricane Ike that struck the Company's biodiesel refinery located in Houston, Texas on September 12-13, 2008, after...

Thorium Power Enters into New Agreement with Russia's Kurchatov Institute

MCLEAN, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Thorium Power, Ltd. (OTCBB:THPW), the leading developer of non-proliferative, low waste nuclear fuel technology and a key provider of comprehensive advisory services, today announced a significant milestone as the company has signed a Post-Irradiation...

ASI Entertainment Announces Patentability of SafeCell Established

SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - ASI Entertainment, Inc. (OTCBB:ASIQ) announced today that it has received advice from its patent attorneys, Watermark, that an International Preliminary Report on Patentability ("IPRP") has been established for the Company's SafeCell patent application...

Business-Shipping Visionary and Former President of RPS and COO of FedEx Ground Ivan Hofmann Joins Shipwire Advisory Board

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Shipwire, Inc. today announced the addition of business-logistics industry veteran, Ivan Hofmann, to its advisory team in the role of logistics advisor to the Shipwire board and executive team. With 33 years of experience and success, Hofmann is...

Foster Wheeler CFO to Present at Johnson Rice Energy Infrastructure Conference

HAMILTON, Bermuda-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Foster Wheeler Ltd. (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that Franco Baseotto, executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, will make a presentation to investors at the Johnson Rice Energy Infrastructure Conference in New Orleans...

Range Fuels Appoints Robert McDonald as Vice President of Applied Engineering

BROOMFIELD, Colo.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Range Fuels, Inc., a company focused on green energy and the production of cellulosic ethanol, announced today that Robert McDonald has joined the company as Vice President of Applied Engineering. McDonald brings 20 years of experience in energy...

GWS Technologies, Inc. Announces Canadian Sales

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - GWS Technologies, Inc., (OTCBB: GWSI) an alternative energy company developing and marketing microgeneration solar and wind-powered renewable energy products and solutions, has joined with Golden Sheep Power, Inc. (GSPI), a Canadian company...

Satcon Announces Sale of its Electronics and Motors Divisions

BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Satcon Technology Corporation (NASDAQ CM: SATC), a leading provider of utility scale renewable energy solutions for distributed power markets, announced today the sale of its Electronics and Motors divisions for cash proceeds of $5.6 million as part of its...

Laidlaw Reaches Agreement with Public Service Company of New Hampshire for Power Purchase Agreement for New Hampshire Biomass Project

MANCHESTER, N.H.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Laidlaw Energy Group, Inc. (Ticker Symbol "LLEG"), through its affiliate, Laidlaw Berlin BioPower, LLC ("Laidlaw"), announced today that it has reached agreement with Public Service Company of New Hampshire ("PSNH") on the material terms of a...

The Cleantech Index (CTIUS) Adds Design Software and Asian Wind Power Leaders to Portfolio

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - The Cleantech Group, LLC, in conjunction with the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), today announced the quarterly rebalance of its Cleantech Index(TM) (AMEX:CTIUS), effective September 26 2008. As part of the rebalance, Hong Kong-based China High Speed...

With Fresh Equity Injection, Fotowatio Adds Four Solar Plants to Organic Growth Portfolio; Becomes One of Largest Solar Operators

MADRID, Spain-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - Within just two months of announcing a EUR 225 million investment from GE Energy Financial Services and Grupo Corporativo Landon, Fotowatio, one of Spain's largest and most successful solar companies, announced today it acquired four solar...

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