There was a time when the term “fuel cell” was linked almost exclusively with America’s space program. The fuel cells in space used hydrogen and oxygen to generate electricity for manned spacecraft, with the side benefit of producing drinking water. Few people will forget the near loss of Apollo 13 when a short circuit ignited oxygen inside a fuel cell tank. The resulting explosion crippled the craft, which eventually made it back to earth thanks to a level of creativity and intensity on the part of the crew and ground support personnel that can only be described as heroic. But fuel cells were around long before all that, and are now taking on a major role in more down-to-earth applications.

Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert a fuel, such as methanol or hydrogen, into electricity without burning. The principle behind the

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Recently, the world’s largest specialty metals producer Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) bought the assets of Crucible Compaction Metals and Crucible Research for $40.95 million following a bankruptcy court auction. The transaction is expected to close by Oct. 31. The company did not provide further details.

The acquired units belonged to Syracuse, New York-based Crucible Materials Corp. The company, which runs a research center and a plant in Pittsburgh, had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware in May, after being severely hurt by a weak automotive industry.

Earlier this month, Allegheny had also agreed to supply nickel-based superalloy disc-quality products for commercial jet engine applications to Rolls-Royce Plc as part of a 10-year contract. The agreement covers products sold by Allegheny’s subsidiary ATI Allvac to first tier suppliers (forgers) of Rolls-Royce. Allegheny expects revenue of $750 million to $1 billion from the contract.

Allegheny offers specialty metals

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On Sep 8, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI), one of the largest and the most diversified specialty metals producers in the world, signed a ten-year agreement with Rolls-Royce plc, the British aircraft engine maker for the supply of nickel-based superalloy disc-quality products for commercial jet engine applications. The agreement covers products sold by ATI Allvac, a subsidiary of Allegheny Technologies, to Rolls- Royce first tier suppliers (forgers).  The Downtown Pittsburgh-based company anticipates revenue of $750 million to $1 billion from the contract. The work associated with the new contract will be performed at Allegheny Technologies new Baker, North Carolina , titanium and superalloy forging facility, scheduled to be completed this year. The North Carolina project is in addition to Allegheny Technologies pre-construction permitting for its $1.2 billion hot strip mill and processing facility at its Brackenridge complex. Production at the Brackenridge complex is expected to begin in 2012. ...

Siemens Energy, a division of Siemens AG (SI), acquired the majority holding in the Chinese metalworking company Yangtze Delta Manufacturing and the Chinese aluminum foundry GISAP (GIS Steel & Aluminium Products), both headquartered in Hangzhou.   Siemens Energy is expanding its global production capacity for high-voltage circuit-breakers in China and enhancing its value chain proposition from foundry work through machining to final product assembly.   There is a constant robust demand for high-voltage power transmission products in China. The demand for reliable, cost-efficient high-voltage products for the transmission of electrical energy, which minimizes losses, continues to rise.

Siemens has a leading position in China, the world’s largest market for power transmission equipment. The company has involvement as a provider of innovative energy technologies in numerous major infrastructure projects, including projects in the field of high-voltage direct current transmission.

Siemens is a German industrial conglomerate with interests in information services, automation and

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Kender Energy Inc. (PINKSHEETS: KNDR) is pleased to announce that it has completed its phase 1 testing on its solar power engine. The initial phase was completed recently and the principles and theory behind the Kender Solar Power Engine were successfully demonstrated. “The phase 1 testing proves the Kender Solar Power engine principle, which is to have the ability to generate mechanical energy from an input combination of electrical energy added to an air temperature differential, for a higher mechanical energy output than the initial electrical energy input,” said CEO Sean Kelly. These tests are very encouraging for the future of

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Axial Vector Energy Corp. has a lock on technologies that feed into two of the most important fields today: increased engine efficiency for power generation and vehicles, and increased purification efficiency for the processing of oil. Both areas are driven by growing demand for environmental protection, and stand to gain from worldwide governmental support.

Axial develops and licenses advanced internal combustion engines and power generator technologies, in addition to supporting a patented sonic energy and oxidation process for the more cost effective removal of sulfur and nitrogen compounds from oil. The company’s prototype GENSET power generation product is designed to produce 200KW of continuous power, with an efficiency approaching 98%, a level that is normally only available in major utility sized systems many times larger. The system provides superior performance, increased fuel efficiency, and low noise.

Axial also produces coreless axial

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The Axial Vector Energy Corp. has a lock on technologies that feed into two of the most important fields today: increased engine efficiency for power generation and vehicles, and increased purification efficiency for the processing of oil. Both areas are driven by growing demand for environmental protection, and stand to gain from worldwide governmental support.

Axial develops and licenses advanced internal combustion engines and power generator technologies, in addition to supporting a patented sonic energy and oxidation process for the more cost effective removal of sulfur and nitrogen compounds from oil. The company’s prototype GENSET power generation product is designed to produce 200KW of continuous power, with an efficiency approaching 98%, a level that is normally only available in major utility sized systems many times larger. The system provides superior performance, increased fuel efficiency, and low noise.

Axial also produces coreless axial flux

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nbsp;nbsp;January 15, 2009 - More than half of all electrical energy consumed in the United States is used by electric motors. So improving efficiency for electric motors is one of the most basic and fundamental ways that businesses, consumers and the government can save energy, reduce operating costs and improve productivity.There are multiple approaches to doing this: making more efficient motors is an obvious one. But in many cases, motor inefficiency is a consequence of the load which the motors are powering. Cases where motors have to have enough power to drive a load at full capacity but where the load is, in fact, often light. These are some of the most frequent cases of motor inefficiency.One company that that is addressing this market is Power Efficiency (OTCBB: PEFF ), which has developed technologies which result in up to 40% savings to client firms in the industrial markets and has ...