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EarthShell Adds New Customers

EarthShell Corporation (OTCBB:ERTH) and its U.S. licensee ReNewable Products, Inc. (RPI) have signed three new, premiere supermarket chains to purchase EarthShell’s environmentally preferable disposable plates and bowls. These retailers join the list of recently announced new customers who have already begun selling EarthShell Dinnerware to consumers in the Midwest, on the West Coast and in the Northeast. New customers include Wegmans Food Markets, a 71-store supermarket chain with locations in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia and Maryland. Founded in 1916, Wegmans is recognized as an industry leader and innovator. Additional new customers include Heinen’s Fine Foods, a premiere 16-store chain, serving the Cleveland, Ohio market since 1929 and Fishers Foods, serving the upstate Ohio area for over 70 years. EarthShell foodservice disposable packaging is designed with the environment in mind. Developed over many years using a “life cycle inventory” and in consultation with leading environmental experts, EarthShell products reduce the environmental burdens of rigid food service packaging through the careful selection of raw materials, processes and suppliers. The products are made primarily from natural limestone and starch from potatoes, wheat or corn. The new packaging poses substantially fewer risks to wildlife than polystyrene foam packaging because it biodegrades when […]

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Bodisen Biotech Signs $45M Supply Contracts

Bodisen Biotech, Inc., (AMEX:BBC, London AIM:BODI) has signed new product supply contracts totaling 200,000 metric tons of bio compound fertilizers (approximately $45 million) with the city government of A La Er, Xinjiang, to expand Bodisen’s operations into Xinjiang, the largest agricultural province in China. In addition, Bodisen has received income tax exemption status for all products sold in this region through 2010. According to government statistics, Xinjiang (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) represents 25% of China’s arable land and produces 8% of the world’s cotton supply. More than four times the size of the State of California and accounting for more than one-sixth of China’s total territory, Xinjiang is known for its modern farming, fruits, wheat, sheep, minerals and oil. Managed by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, a government agricultural monopoly, the entire Xinjiang region purchases approximately 2.3 million metric tons of compound fertilizers per year in addition to a large quantity of liquid fertilizers and pesticides. Bodisen’s CEO Karen Qiong Wang stated, “Bodisen’s expansion into Xinjiang represents a successful strategic milestone to reach our previously stated financial and operational targets for 2007. This is the first time that Bodisen has established a major local presence in Xinjiang, offering a […]

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Green Energy Resources Receives $1.6M Swedish Order

Green Energy Resources (Other OTC:GRGR.PK), a wood biomass supplier to the power utility industry, has received a trial order of wood biomass for renewable energy consumption destined for Sweden. The order, approximately 30,000 metric tons is, valued at approximately $1.6 million dollars and is scheduled for export in the fall of 2006. Successful shipment of the trial order will result in a 1-year supply option valued in excess $10.5 million dollars. The shipment will be delivered to the Stockholm region. Sweden plans a new power generating plant near Stockholm in 2009. The new plant will require nearly 1 million tons annually in woodchips to operate the new power generating facility. Green Energy Resources has on going discussions regarding those supply options. Website: http://www.greenenergyresources.com     

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Quantum to Develop Power Generators for China

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., (Nasdaq: QTWW) has been awarded a contract by Synthesis Energy System, Inc. (SES) (OTC: SYMX) to develop modular stationary power generators that operate on hydrogen-rich synfuel for deployment in China. The synfuel-fueled power generators will be an integral component of syngas and co-generation facilities being developed in China by SES for large industrial customers. SES is working with large industrial customers to develop syngas and co-/poly-generation facilities. SES is developing projects based on innovative gasification technologies that convert low cost and abundant indigenous fuels, like coal, into high value commodities, such as synfuel, thus reducing dependence on traditional petroleum or natural gas feedstocks. SES co-generation projects can cleanly produce multiple commodities, such as electricity, steam, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and oxygen for use in diversified manufacturing operations from computer chips to petrochemicals, or as a basic building block for synthetic fuel production, including methanol, ethanol, and diesel fuel. Quantum will apply its alternative fuel and hydrogen engine expertise to the development and optimization of the stationary power generators. Quantum will engineer a state-of-the-art OEM-caliber hydrogen-rich synfuel system, optimize the performance of the generator system, and perform verification testing of the systems. Quantum will integrate […]

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Cree Demonstrates 131 Lumens per Watt White LED

Cree, Inc. has announced LED efficacy test results that set a new benchmark for the LED industry. Cree reported results of 131 lumens per watt white LED efficacy, confirmed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Tests were performed using prototype white LEDs with Cree EZBright(TM) LED chips operating at 20 mA and a correlated color temperature of 6027 K. “This is the highest level of efficacy that has been publicly reported for a white LED and raises the bar for the LED industry,” said Scott Schwab, Cree general manager, LED chips. “This result once again demonstrates Cree’s leadership in LED technology and provides a glimpse into the future as to why we believe LED-based lighting products could not only save energy, but also change the way people use light.” “Technical advancements at the component level are critical to growing the emerging white LED lighting space. Cree’s results speak to the exciting developments underway that will enable new white light applications and subsequently facilitate market adoption,” stated Fritz Morgan, chief technology officer for Color Kinetics, a leading innovator of LED lighting systems and technologies. Lumens-per-watt is the standard used by the lighting industry to measure the […]

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WorldWater Cancels Financing

WorldWater & Power Corp. (OTCBB: WWAT), a developer and marketer of proprietary high-power solar systems, has canceled the $6.9 million financing with an institutional investor, previously announced May 16, 2006, due to the proposed terms and market conditions. The Company is reviewing other funding alternatives that offer more attractive terms and appropriately value WorldWater’s existing backlog and business outlook. WorldWater is committed to its shareholders and to serving its expanding customer base as expeditiously as possible. Website: [sorry this link is no longer available]     

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Five Energy Bills Move Through U.S. House

U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the following statement on Tuesday during the full committee markup of several bills addressing energy issues. All five bills passed unanimously by voice vote. “Today we consider five bills, all aimed at addressing today’s energy issues. They involve energy conservation, consumer education, renewable and alternative energy. H.R. 5534 was introduced by Reps. Rogers and Fossella. It is a bill that would establish a grant program in the Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Program to expand the availability of alternative fuels. It is funded by the penalties collected under the CAFE program. “We are at a crossroads with alternative fuels in this country. More than 6 million vehicles can actually use E85, but their drivers have few places in which to purchase this fuel. There are only about 800 E85 fueling stations across the entire United States. E85 reduces dependence on foreign oil, but the value of a tank full of E85 diminishes considerably if everybody has to drive a hundred miles to fill up. This bill will take CAFE penalties, which in 2004 totaled over $20 million, and spend that money to build a network of […]

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