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WorldWater Breaks Ground on $7.8M Solar Project

WorldWater & Power Corp. (OTCBB:WWAT.OB) is breaking ground this week on its largest project to date, the $7.8 million Farm ACW avocado ranch project in Fallbrook, CA. Construction for the system, approximating one megawatt in size, is anticipated to be substantially completed before the end of this year. Farm ACW is a leading avocado grower with over 50,000 trees, which will likely become the largest farming operation in the world to be powered by solar energy. “All financing and permitting matters have finally been resolved after a year spent on several complex permit issues specific to this project,” said Quentin T. Kelly, Chairman of WorldWater & Power. “The rebate has also been approved by the San Diego Renewable Energy Office, and WorldWater has already begun receiving payment from the client for its services. We look forward to completing this very significant project as expeditiously as possible for Farm ACW, transforming their avocado operations into a model of sustainable energy and smart agricultural development.” With the start of ACW, the company also reported that it has completed four major projects in 2006 and currently has the following additional projects under construction or in the pre-engineering phase: Valley Car Wash (CA); Voorhees […]

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MTI Micro Delivers on Energy Density Milestone

MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. has achieved an energy density of over 1.3Wh per cc of fuel on a 30 Watt Mobion laboratory test unit. This achievement represents more than a 30% increase in fuel efficiency and is an important technical milestone as MTI Micro moves forward in developing Mobion products for a range of applications targeted for the military market. “Achieving both fuel efficiency and power together in the same lab unit is key to making lighter and smaller products with longer run-times than batteries,” said Russel Marvin, Chief Operating Officer of MTI Micro. “This is an important step in our DMFC development efforts.” For the military markets, MTI Micro is focusing its proprietary Mobion technology along two separate platforms — a 30 Watt high power platform, and a 1 Watt low power platform — both targeting key portable applications used in day-to-day military operations. “We recognize what our military customers need — a rugged, light, compact, power-pack that can work in most operational environments, and run longer than batteries,” said Juan Becerra, Vice President of Market and Business Development for MTI Micro. “We are focused on developing products that can meet those requirements and improve the mobility, and effectiveness […]

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FuelCell Energy Plant Purchased by Japanese Telecom Subsidiary

FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NasdaqNM:FCEL), a manufacturer of efficient electric power generation plants for commercial, industrial and government customers, announced that one of its 250- kilowatt Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plants, sold by its Asian distributor Marubeni Corporation (TSE:8002) to NTT Facilities, will be incorporated into an electric supply system providing reliable base load power to a university, a welfare institution, a high school and a water purification plant in Sendai City, in northeastern Japan. Sendai City’s DFC power plant is part of a 940 kilowatt (kW) high quality electric power system consisting of the fuel cell unit, a solar power system and a gas engine co-generation system. The high efficiency DFC power plants will be used by the end users to provide firm base load power and the surplus heat from the fuel cell unit will be used for domestic hot water. NTT, the parent company of NTT Facilities, is the top market share holder among the telecommunications industry in Japan and in 2005 was ranked as the 18th largest company in the world by Fortune Magazine. NTT Facilities will be responsible for comprehensive engineering services including the procurement of equipment, project development, project management, installation of the equipment including […]

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