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GUELPH, Ontario, June 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- W2 Energy, Inc. (OTC: WTWO) is pleased to announce that it has begun construction of its new combustion laboratory at 345 Woodlawn Road and is installing small gas and coal-fired boilers. These new boilers are part of current experiments in the laboratory which focus on increasing boiler efficiency while reducing their output of carbon, sulfur and nitrogen oxides in the flue gas. W2 Energy is achieving this by gasifying low-cost chemicals in...

FAIRFAX, Va., May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Horne Engineering Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Horne International, Inc. (OTCBB: HNIN), today announced that it has entered into a marketing and reseller agreement with G2 Environmental Technologies, LLC of Tampa, Florida to provide EnerBurn® to government customers. EnerBurn® is a diesel fuel combustion catalyst which is mixed directly with diesel engine fuel, at a 1:2500 dilution ratio. EnerBurn®, an EPA registered product, lowers the...

LUTHERSBURG, Pa., May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Private Windows Corporation of Pennsylvania USA, through it's team of New Innovators, has developed, proven and tested an affordable alternative energy source to address the fuel requirements for all modes of transport and power generation. It is called "Chameleon Innovator's Technology." It makes no difference if the source of fuel is petroleum gasoline, diesel, hydrogen, bio-diesel, ethanol, alcohol, jet fuel, propane or any combination of....

CINCINNATI, May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FlyAshDirect announces today that it has been awarded the exclusive fly ash marketing rights to American Electric Power's John E. Amos Generating Station located near Charleston, West Virginia. John E. Amos joins the Gavin, Mountaineer and Clifty Creek Power Plants in FlyAshDirect's existing portfolio of fly ash marketing contracts held with Columbus-based utility AEP, America's largest generator of electricity. FlyAshDirect plans to make the...

Scientists have discovered a method to control the gas-phase selective catalytic combustion of methane, so finely that if done at room temperature the reaction produces ethylene, while at lower temperatures it yields formaldehyde. The process involves using gold dimer cations as catalysts "” that is, positively charged diatomic gold clusters. Being able to catalyze these reactions, at or below room temperature,  may lead to significant cost savings in the synthesis of plastics, synthetic...

HOUSTON, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A trio of European countries and one from South America made major strides in reducing their levels of sulfur content in gasoline, allowing them to advance in the annual global ranking published by Hart Energy's International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC). Montenegro leaped 48 slots, from 89th place in 2010 to 41st in this year's ranking. Colombia jumped 40 spots, from 98th to 58th, while Croatia moved up from 57th to 37th and Russia improved from 60th...

Study Highlights: --Traps installed on diesel engines can cut heart-harmful microscopic exhaust particles by 98 percent. --Men breathing filtered diesel exhaust had significantly greater blood vessel dilation and fewer blood clots than those inhaling unfiltered diesel fumes. --If confirmed in larger studies, the findings could result in changes that lead to a major reduction in cardiovascular deaths. DALLAS, April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A commercially available particle trap...

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090226/CENSUSLOGO) Profile America -- Friday, April 1st. When we get into our cars, we are used to their engines starting easily and running smoothly as we go to work, shopping or on vacation. It's the same with buses, trucks, lawnmowers and generators. Internal combustion engines and the fuel they need are major...

Flex Fuel receives 99% efficiency rating Red Lake Falls, Minn. (Vocus/PRWEB) March 31, 2011 The two cleanest outdoor wood-fired hydronic heaters are WoodMaster furnaces, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tests. Topping the list is the WoodMaster Flex Fuel 30 kW indoor/outdoor furnace, with an extremely clean 0.04 lb/million BTU heat output annual average emission level. Below is the Phase 2 list of cleaner burning hydronic heaters that qualify for EPA's Outdoor...

Fulfills First Installations by Greencell in Transport Trucking Market MISSISSAUGA, ON, March 31 /PRNewswire/ - blutip Power Technologies(TM) ("blutip Power") , a division of Hy-Drive Technologies Ltd. (TSXV: HGS) today announced that its distributor agent, Greencell Technologies Inc., ("Greencell") placed an order for the company's Hy-Drive HGS product.  The purchase price for the sales agreement represents $263,000 CDN. The Hy-Drive HGS is a hydrogen generator system, for...