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Nanotech Goes Big
By Katherine Bourzac
Technologyreview.com
January/February 2012
At a small factory in Concord, New Hampshire, workers at the startup Nanocomp Technologies are turning carbon nanotubes into paper-thin sheets many meters long. The nanotubes, which are each just a few billionths of a meter wide, are among the strongest and most conductive materials known.
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Ameresco Receives Final DOE Acceptance for Savannah River Biomass Plant
By Dan Testa
Power-eng.com
December 30, 2011
Ameresco Inc. announced Dec. 22 it has received its final acceptance certificate from the U.S. Department of Energy for completion of construction on the Savannah River Site Biomass Cogeneration Facility near Aiken, S.C.
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HITCO, MAG IAS, Cytec, Lockheed Win U.S. Defense ManTech Award
Compositesworld.com
December 19, 2011
HITCO Carbon Composites, a subsidiary of SGL Group – The Carbon Company, on Dec. 13 announced that it is a recipient of the 2011 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award for its work on the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Program.
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Why Grand Rapids Could Be Michigan’s Hotbed for Investing in Startups
By Garret Ellison
Mlive.com
December 16, 2011
When it became apparent that Intervention Insights software under development at the Van Andel Research Institute that matches cancer patients with personalized drug regimens was ready for the market, the call went out for investment capital.
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Goodrich to Install Third Ingersoll AFP Machine
Reinforcedplastics.com
December 14, 2011
Goodrich's Aerostructures business is to install a third Mongoose automated fibre placement (AFP) system from Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc.
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In Person: Biodiesel Advocate Plaza Says Imperium Is Renewed
Seattletimes.nwsource.com
December 18, 2011
Back in 2000, while piloting a Northwest Airlines cargo jet from Anchorage to Tokyo, John Plaza made an unsettling calculation about his Boeing 747's fuel consumption: The flight, he figured, would burn through enough energy to power his personal car for some 42 years.
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New Buildings In Natick To Have Solar Panels
By Ian B. Murphy
Metrowestdailynews.com
December 13, 2011
Town officials agreed to a deal with a Framingham company to add solar panels to the roofs of the new Natick High School and Community Senior Center last week, saving the town around $15,000 per year in electricity costs.
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Chevrolet Spark To Get Different, Safer Battery Than Volt
By Jason Siu
Autoguide.com
December 12, 2011
In light of the Volt post-crash fire disaster, GM announced that they are seeking out batteries that are less volatile for their upcoming 2013 Chevy Spark electric car. GM will be switching to a phosphate-based lithium ion battery from A123 Systems Inc. that are less likely to burn than other lithium chemistry, according to the companies.
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Why DOE-Funded Floating Turbines May Change Future of Offshore Wind
By Susan Kraemer
Cleantechnica.com
December 10, 2011
This week, Statoil has an application for a pilot demonstration of their Hywind floating wind turbine 12 miles off the coast of Maine before the new Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for approval. The demo would be the fruition of a project begun in 2009, and funded by the Department of Energy.
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UMaine Wind Turbine Test Lab Complete
By Christine Parrish
Freepressonline.com
December 8, 2011
The new wind turbine blade test lab at the 37,000-foot expansion of the University of Maine AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center in Orono is complete and equipment testing is currently under way, according to Paul Melrose, the project manager for research and development.
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Tri-Cities Research May Help Biofuels Take Flight
By Ali Madison
Tri-cityherald.com
December 4, 2011
If you stop and think about it, some pretty interesting people and stuff have roots in the Tri-Cities. Many Tri-Citians have gone on to be professional athletes, entertainers, scientists and engineers, doctors, lawyers and humanitarians, to name just a few. And a lot of ground-breaking discoveries -- many born of strategic collaborations resulting from purposeful economic development efforts -- have emerged from work at our local national laboratory. Just recently, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory entered into a $2 million collaboration with Seattle biofuel producer Imperium Renewables and other partners to develop a new method to make renewable jet fuels.
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A Magnesium Battery? Khosla, ARPA-E Explore Lithium Alternative
By Yoni Cohen
Greentechmedia.com
November 17, 2011
Magnesium is the eighth most abundant element in the earth’s crust. Pellion Technologies hopes to make magnesium-ion batteries abundant on the earth’s surface. In 2009, Khosla Ventures provided Massachusetts-based Pellion with seed capital. In 2010, ARPA-E awarded the startup a $3.2 million grant. Now, the company is willing to talk about its progress.
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Military Contracts for CNT Materials
UPI.com
November 17, 2011
The U.S. Defense Department will receive carbon nanotube materials for various program needs from New Hampshire's Nanocomp Technologies Inc.
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Nanocomp Named DOD Nanomanufacturing Partner
By Rodney H. Brown
Masshightech.com
November 16, 2011
New Hampshire nanomaterials company Nanocomp Technologies Inc. has been chosen to supply its yarn and sheet material made from carbon nanotubes to the U.S. government under a Department of Defense program that helps manufacturing companies meet anticipated federal needs for their products.
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U.S. Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Roadmap Announced
Renewableenergyworld.com
November 1, 2011
Today, the Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition (OREC) unveiled the first U.S. Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Technology Roadmap. The roadmap describes the issues, challenges and opportunities facing the MHK industry and outlines a clear and logical path to its commercialization.
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Wind Energy Manufacturing Lab of Iowa State University to Enhance Turbine Blade Quality
By Cameron Chai
Azocleantech.com
October 28, 2011
Laser equipment installed at the Wind Energy Manufacturing Laboratory of Iowa State University is designed to scan each stratum of the flexible fiberglass fabric utilized in the manufacture of wind turbine blades.
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Ocean Power Technology Enhances PowerBuoy Wave Energy Systems
Hydroworld.com
October 24, 2011
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. will soon begin work on a new prediction model that is expected to boost the power output of the company's PowerBuoy wave energy systems.
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Grant Given to Study Bee Preservation in 5 States
Boston.com
October 17, 2011
Researchers in five eastern U.S. states are getting federal support to study the decline in native bee populations. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's $3.3 million grant is intended to help researchers find ways to maintain a diverse community of wild bees.
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Mass Lawmakers: Don't Change Small Business Awards
By Theo Emery
Boston.com
October 14, 2011
Massachusetts lawmakers are defending a government set-aside program against accusations that it has unfairly benefitted Bay State companies in its distribution of billions of dollars for high-tech research.
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WEDC Explores Science from Chickens to Algae
By Bobby Warren
The-daily-record.com
October 11, 2011
The opening lines of Buffalo Springfield's classic song "For What it's Worth" sort of captures the essence of the Wayne Economic Development Council farm tour: There's something happening here; what it is, ain't exactly clear.
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UMass awarded $7.5M Grant to Study Regional Climate Change
By David Abel
Boston.com
October 8, 2011
The federal government yesterday awarded the University of Massachusetts Amherst a multimillion-dollar grant to host one of eight centers around the country to study the local effects of climate change.
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The Next Clean Energy Solution: Giant Underwater Kites
By Justin Fritz
Wallstreetdaily.com
October 4, 2011
Solar and wind power both represent solid energy solutions as we work toward a clean energy future. Unfortunately, they share one major downside: inconsistency. You can't assume it will be windy every day of the week. Or trap the sun’s rays on solar panels 24 hours a day. But there’s one clean energy source that's proving to be just as reliable as gravity itself: the ocean.
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Navmar Applied Sciences announces $37M in defense work
By Peter Key
Bizjournals.com
September 30, 2011
Navmar Applied Sciences Corp. Navmar Applied Sciences Corp. Latest from The Business Journals Navmar wins Navy radar and environmental workSmall Rounds: Five firms get Defense pacts totaling 0MNavmar developing surveillance technology for Navy Follow this company was awarded three orders totaling roughly $37 million against a previously issued basic ordering agreement by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Lakehurst, N.J., the Defense Department said.
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Michigan Tech to Dedicate New Solar Energy Research Center
Globalsolartechnology.com
September 30, 2011
A new solar energy center at Michigan Technological University will let students and researchers study photovoltaic systems in the demanding weather conditions of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The facility is made possible by generous gifts from corporate sponsors, including SolarBridge Technologies (SolarBridge).
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Imperium Renewables Helping Bring Biojet Fuel to the Northwest
By Bryan Sims
Biodiesealmagazine.com
September 28, 2011
Seattle, Wash.-based biodiesel producer Imperium Renewables and the U.S. DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have reported positive results in a joint development for the production of biomass-based drop-in jet fuel in the Pacific Northwest.
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Analysts Praise Recent Ameresco Purchases
By Brandon Butler
Wbjournal.com
September 26, 2011
In the past three months, Ameresco, the Framingham-based energy efficiency company, has made two strategic acquisitions that analysts and company officials say will help this MetroWest business pursue its plans to become an even larger national player in the energy services field.
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Oregon Gets Serious About Wave Energy
By Pete Danko
Tgdaily.com
September 17, 2011
The wave-power project unfolding in Oregon has a new big-name player. Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) recently confirmed that Lockheed Martin had joined its effort to place 10 buoys, capable of producing up to 1.5 megawatts (MW) of energy, off the south-coast town of Reedsport.
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Sandia Researchers Use Wind Power Expertiset to Help Create U.S. Industry For Tidal, Wave Energy Production
Poweronline.com
September 15, 2011
A dearth of public information, complicated marine environments and even the corrosive effects of bubbles are among the challenges for companies trying to produce energy from river currents, tides and waves, but Sandia National Laboratories is working on solutions.
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Banks Start Trickling Money into Wave Power
By Roland Gribben
Telegraphh.co.uk
September 6, 2011
The £3.4m loan is being made to Aquamarine Power to complete the development of a 2.4 Megawatt wave project at the European Marine Energy Centre, Orkney.
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Good Economy or Bad, Ameresco Should Continue To Grow
Seekingalpha.com
September 1, 2011
Ameresco helps reduce energy bills, promotes renewable energy sources, and has a leadership position serving large government organizations. It grew revenue and profits right through Great Recession. Does it get any better than that?
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Imperium, Boeing consortium Wins DOE Grant to develop Renewable Jet Fuel
By John Cook
Geekwire.com
September 1, 2011
A consortium led by LanzaTech, and consisting of Imperium Renewables, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and The Boeing Co., will receive up to $4 million to study new methods of converting biomass-based ethanol into jet fuel.
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Off-Grid PowerBuoy Deployed In New Jersey
By Lauren Craig
Uk.Ibtimes.com
September 1, 2011
The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S Navy have historically fueled their offshore radar and communications systems with diesel generators. However, these power sources require frequent maintenance and refueling at sea.
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With Pedigree Technologies' OneView, Vehicles and Machines 'Report In'
By Mikkel Pates
Istockanalyst.com
August 29, 2011
A Fargo, N.D., company is making its mark with a technology called "machine-to-machine," or "M2M." This is a revolution that is changing the way co-ops do business with farmers and suppliers, keeping track of equipment and machines in real time.
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University Scholar Vohra Awarded NIH Phase II Grant
By Kevin Storr
UAB.edu
August 24, 2011
The National Institutes of Health awarded a Phase II grant to Yogesh K. Vohra, Ph.D., a professor and University Scholar in UAB's College of Arts and Sciences, and Vista Engineering for their work on a temporomandibular joint prosthesis.
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Ameresco: Clean Energy One-Stop Shop
By Tom Konrad
Forbes.com
August 22, 2011
Contrary to common belief, the greatest barrier to the adoption of clean energy is not the cost. In many cases, cost is not a barrier at all: it’s an advantage. That’s because energy efficiency measures are usually so cost-effective that they not only pay for themselves, they can often pay for the addition of flashier clean energy technologies such as solar and wind.
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Beverly Medical Company's New Blood-Plasma Storage Method Aimed at Saving More Lives
By Jesse Roman
Salemnews.com
August 17, 2011
Powdered blood plasma developed in Beverly could be the key to saving thousands of lives each year worldwide.
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Microsoft Surface-Controlled Robots to Boldly Go Where Rescuers Have Gone Before
By Joseph Volpe
Engadget.com
August 11, 2011
Ready to get hands-on in the danger zone -- from afar? That's precisely what an enterprising team of University of Massachusetts Lowell researchers are working to achieve with a little Redmond-supplied assistance.
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Bacterial Nanowires could Revolutionise Bioelectronics
By Kate Taylor
Tgdaily.com
August 8, 2011
A bacterium called Geobacter sulfurreducens contains microbial nanowires that can efficiently transmit electricity, holding great promise for nanotechnology and bioelectronics.
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Nanocomp nanotech used in NASA’s Juno spacecraft
By Rodney Brown
Masshightech.com
August 8, 2011
Nanocomp Technologies Inc. of Concord, N.H., reports its carbon nanotube-based sheet material was used by NASA in the Juno spacecraft launched last week.
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UMass, Conn. Bus System Seek to Draw Young Workers
Canadianbusiness.com
August 7, 2011
Krystal Oldread, a student of regional planning and civil engineering and an experienced bus driver, is exactly what the transit industry is looking for.
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SAE International Awards Aerospace Material Specification for Questek’s Ferrium M54 Alloy
Azom.com
August 3, 2011
SAE International has issued Aerospace Material Specification 6516 for Ferrium M54, an ultra-high-strength, high- toughness steel designed by QuesTek Innovations LLC that is also highly resistant to Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC).
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Aquamarine Power USA Wins Grant to Gather Data on Wave Energy Potential Along Oregon's Coast
Offshorewind.biz
August 3, 2011
Aquamarine Power USA has been awarded a $100,000 matching grant by the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) to gather data on the wave energy potential of the sea along Oregon's coast.
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Bucks firms win defense contracts
Phillyburbs.com
July 28, 2011
Two Bucks County companies recently received multi-million dollar defense contracts under the government's Small Business Innovation Research program.
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Local Firms Push Aviation Biofuels in the Other Washington
By Hal Bernton
Seattletimes.com
July 28, 2011
Leaders of two Seattle-based companies testified Thursday before a U.S. Senate subcommittee about plans to build plants in Washington state to produce jet biofuel that can be blended in equal parts with traditional jet fuels.
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The Next Generation of Turbines Go Underwater, And They're Coming Soon
By Michael J. Coren
Fastcompany.com
July 20, 2011
As the U.S. slowly abandons its dams, more and more pilot programs pop up for deriving power from tides and river currents. Welcome to a new age of water power.
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Oyster wave energy power device shown to first minister
Bbc.co.uk
July 13, 2011
The device has been hailed as a major step forward for Scotland's renewable energy industry. A cutting edge wave energy device which has been built in Fife has been unveiled.
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Silicon Technology Helping Drive Green Building Revolution
Prnewswire.com
June 28, 2011
To support the growing demand of designing and constructing innovative, high-performance and sustainable structures, Dow Corning is strengthening its suite of construction solutions and services for building professionals.
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HITCO Receives Silver Boeing Performance Award
Compositesworld.com
June 27, 2011
HITCO Carbon Composites reported on June 20 that it has received a 2010 Boeing Performance Excellence Award (BPEA).
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Aquamarine Power Prepares Second Oyster Wave Power Installation
June 21, 2011
Aquamarine Power is close to installing its second full-scale Oyster wave energy converter in Orkney, UK.
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Advanced Tornado Technology Could Reduce Deaths
NPR.org
June 17, 2011
Tornadoes have killed at least 530 people in the U.S. this year, the highest death toll since 1950. But researchers say they are working on new detection and forecasting technologies that could help reduce tornado deaths in the future. One of those technologies got put to the test on May 24 when a tornado touched down near Chickasha, Okla., and began heading northeast at near freeway speed.
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Mayor Menino and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan Unveil Groundbreaking Project Labor Agreement on $63M Energy Efficiency Project
Boston.citybizlist.com
May 19, 2011
Today, Mayor Thomas M. Menino was joined by Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, Boston Housing Authority (BHA) Administrator Bill McGonagle, Ameresco President and CEO George Sakellaris, and Boston Building Trades Council President Martin Walsh to unveil a groundbreaking project labor agreement for the $63 million energy efficiency project at BHA facilities across the city first announced in March 2010.
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Advanced Composites Group Wins US Navy contract
Reinforcedplastics.com
May 13, 2011
Advanced Composites Group Inc has been awarded US$1.967 million from the US Navy for research and development efforts in support of its out-of-autoclave processable materials and technology.
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QuesTek Awarded NAVSEA Project
Pddnet.com
May 12, 2011
QuesTek Innovations has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to apply QuesTek's Materials by Design technology to design and develop a new low-voltage sacrificial anode alloy.
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U.S. Tapping Companies to Cover Costs of Green Projects
Finance.yahoo.com
April 27, 2011
U.S. government agencies are tapping companies and private investors to cover the upfront costs of efforts to increase environmental sustainability and other projects.
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OPT ramps up to launch with Oregon wave contracts
Rechargenews.com
April 26, 2011
Under the $6m worth of contracts from OPT, Reedsport-based American Bridge Manufacturing will produce the subsurface floats and tow-out fixtures that are part of the mooring system for the wave power device, while Clackamas-based Oregon Iron Works (OIW) will assemble and install the PB150's proprietary power take-off and internal electronics.
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Marine energy: Abengoa and Wavebob to Lead the Way
Evwind.es
April 12, 2011
Considered one of the world´s leading wave energy technologies, Wavebob Ltd.´s unique wave energy convertor harnesses the immense power of the ocean to produce clean, low cost electricity.
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Analyst says Albany's Move to Rochester Will Boost Region: Firm to Add More than 500 Jobs
Fosters.com
April 1, 2011
A top state business analyst says the pending expansion of Albany Engineered Composites will have long-lasting fruitful economic impacts for the Lilac City, the region and the state.
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Third Wave Systems Re-Opens Detroit Office
Prweb.com
March 24, 2011
Third Wave Systems is excited to announce that it has reopened its Detroit, Michigan, office. In 2008, the decision was made to relocate personnel to the company's Minneapolis headquarters until the economic environment in Detroit took a turn for the better.
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Madison's success in turning technology into business lures conference
Madison.com
March 23, 2011
A chemical compound being developed by Silatronix, a young Madison company, could make big batteries used for backup power systems last longer and keep them stable in the desert heat.
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QuesTek Wins Contract to Supply Ferrium C64 Steel for Bell Helicopter Gears
Azom.com
March 18, 2011
QuesTek Innovations LLC has been awarded a subcontract from Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company, to jointly evaluate the application of QuesTek-designed Ferrium C64 steel for helicopter gears. This subcontract is part of the $30 million Technology Investment Agreement awarded to Bell by the U.S. Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate to develop state-of-the-art drive system technology under the Army's Future Advanced Rotorcraft Drive System (FARDS) program, as announced by Bell on November 8, 2010.
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Wave Energy Prototype, 'SeaRay,' Exceeds Expectations
Huffingtonpost.com
March 17, 2011
Add another notch to Oregon's growing wave power industry. The case for commercialized wave energy is enjoying another surge forward now that Columbia Power Technologies has officially deployed a prototype wave energy device and secured fresh funding from both private and government backers.
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In the Margins: Green energy revolution enter a new level here with biomass power plant
Mlive.com
March 11, 2011
Dow Corning Corp. plans to break ground this summer on a $100 million energy facility in Midland that will burn plant material and wood in a high-tech system designed to greatly reduce emissions.
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Ameresco Receives Business Achievement Award for Growth
Framingham.patch.com
March 11, 2011
Ameresco, Inc. has been chosen to receive the Climate Change Business Journal's 2010 Business Achievement Award for Growth
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Cytec Engineered Materials Receives Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award
Businesswire.com
February 24, 2011
Cytec Industries Inc. announced today that three sites in its Engineered Materials business unit, Anaheim, California; Orange, California; and Greenville, Texas, have received 2010 Boeing Performance Excellence Awards.
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U.S. Transit Chief Checks Out Waltham Firm's Drunken Driving Technology
Wickedlocal.com
February 01, 2011
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood got an up-close look at what was once a "moon-shot idea" Friday in Waltham.
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New York´s East River promises rising tide for Verdant Power
Businessgreen.com
January 07, 2011
New York´s East River could be the rather unlikely setting for the US´s first commercial-scale tidal power plant, if a proposal to install 30 turbines on the river bed is approved.
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WebCore wins $107K Ohio grant
Bizjournals.com
January 05, 2011
A high-tech, Dayton-area manufacturer will get nearly $107,000 in state aid for worker training.
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Kollmorgen gets another contract to provide sensor masts for U.S. Navy submarines
Militaryaerospace.com
January 04, 2011
Kollmorgen Electro-Optical in Northampton, Mass., will provide the U.S. Navy with five Universal Modular Mast (UMM) systems for submarines under terms of a $14.7 million contract modification announced Monday by U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington.
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Housing Authority to Save $60M with New Energy Performance Contract
Environmentalleader.com
December 28, 2010
The San Francisco Housing Authority entered a $30-million energy performance contract (EPC) with energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions provider, Ameresco, Inc., that will bring energy saving measures to 37 developments and over 5,000 units throughout SFHA, according to an Ameresco corporate statement.
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OPT Prepares 150kW Wave Machine for Ocean Trials
Brighterenergy.org
December 10, 2010
Wave power developer Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) said today it has completed construction on the steel structure for its 150-kilowatt device set for ocean trials next year.
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New Air Force Flight Suit in Development
By Bruce Rolfsen
AirForceTimes.com
November 28, 2010
Pilots and aircrew members, get ready: You're getting a new flight suit.
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War Machines: Recruiting Robots for Combat
By John Markoff
NYtimes.com
November 27, 2010
War would be a lot safer, the Army says, if only more of it were fought by robots.
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Advanced Cerametrics Inc. Awarded $1.2M for Energy Harvesting
Energyharvestingjournal.com
November 22, 2010
Advanced Cerametrics, Inc. (ACI) has been awarded a $1.2 M contract to power Picatinny Arsenal's state of the art situational awareness sensor system called "RRAPDS" via its piezoelectric composites, generating electricity from vibration.
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WebCore Wins Private, Government Investment
Compositesworld.com
November 22, 2010
WebCore Technologies LLC (Miamisburg, Ohio, USA) announced on Nov. 17 that it has been awarded $1.8 million as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Small Business Phase III Xlerator program.
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QuesTek Win Grant from US Army to Demonstrate Ferrium C61 in Chinook Helicopters
Azom.com
November 18, 2010
QuesTek Innovations LLC has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project from the U.S. Army to demonstrate the application of QuesTek-designed Ferrium C61 steel to the forward rotor shaft of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter.
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U.S. Energy Secretary Chu visits Ireland-based Wave Energy Development Company, Wavebob
PennEnergy.com
November 09, 2010
The United States Secretary of Energy and Nobel Prize laureate, Dr. Steven Chu, visited the headquarters of Irish wave energy development company, Wavebob Ltd. in Maynooth, Ireland and met with CEO Andrew Parish and his team.
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Amtrak Turns to Empirix for Assuring Best Voice Quality
Businesswire.com
November 01, 2010
Empirix Inc., the market leader of service quality assurance solutions for new IP communications, today announced that Amtrak, America's nationwide passenger railroad, selected the Empirix OneSight Voice Quality Assurance solution to consistently monitor Amtrak's traditional voice network to identify and prevent voice quality issues before they negatively impact the customer.
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Wavebob is Ready to Make Wave Energy
By Herman K. Trabish
Greentechmedia.com
October 21, 2010
"The largest energy storage device on the planet is the Atlantic Ocean," said Andrew Parrish, Managing Director of Wavebon, one of the most advanced wave energy companies in the world. "The Atlantic is the battery for the planet."
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Albany Engineered Composites Creating 500 Jobs in Rochester, New Hampshire
Areadevelopment.com
October 18, 2010
As part of an expansion in Rochester, New Hampshire, Albany Engineered Composites, an aerospace composites maker, will add 500 jobs over the next several years.
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Air Force selects fiber-reinforced foam core for shelter contract
Compositesworld.com
October 8, 2010
The U.S. Air Force has selected WebCore Technologies Inc. to develop USAF's next generation of rapid-assembly, energy-efficient composite shelters under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
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Franklin Company's Net Armor Saving Lives in Afghanistan
By Joe O'Connell
Milforddailynews.com
October 8, 2010
A group of soldiers stationed in Afghanistan have high praise for a new type of armor manufactured at a locally based company after it protected them during combat on Sept. 19.
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Ocean Power Technology Gets $2.75M Grant From U.S. Navy
By Abby Gruen
NJ.com
October 4, 2010
Ocean Power Technology announced today that it has been awarded $2.75 million for second stage funding of an off-grid power buoy project for a vessel detection system for the U.S. Navy.
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Environmental Entrepreneurs: Pulling Energy From Tides
By Abby Gruen
MSNBC.msn.com
October 3, 2010
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Mikros Building More Test Units For Navy
UPI.com
September 10, 2010
Mikros Systems Corp. of New Jersey will build more Adaptive Diagnostic Electronic Portable Testset units for the U.S. Navy.
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DOE Makes Its Largest Ever Investment in Marine Power
By James Cartledge
BrighterEnergy.org
September 10, 2010
The federal government has made its largest ever investment in marine energy technology, as part of a $37 million funding award that also supports hydropower development projects.
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Lilliputian Systems Expands in Massachusetts, To Create 50 Clean Tech Jobs
The Governor Monitor
August 24, 2010
Following yesterday's report that preliminary job figures for July show an overall job growth of over 13,000 jobs in Massachusetts, Governor Deval Patrick today toured expanding clean technology company Lilliputian Systems, which has been steadily adding jobs in its Wilmington factory.
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Governor Patrick Tours Green Energy Company in Framingham
By Katrina Ballard
Boston Globe
August 17, 2010
Governor Deval Patrick toured a Framingham energy-efficiency service company today, praising them for creating green jobs in Massachusetts and congratulating them on their successful initial public offering in July.
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Empirix Receives 2009 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award
TMCnet.com
August 10, 2010
Empirix Inc., the market leader of service quality assurance solutions for new IP communications, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has named Hammer Edge™ as a recipient of the 2009 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award.
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Making Paper That Can Stop Bullets
By Karl Burkart
Forbes
August 2, 2010
I recently sat down for an e-chat with John Dorr, vice president of Nanocomp, a new and exciting company that has taken nanotechnology out of the laboratory and into production, manufacturing new materials with strange and almost unbelievable properties.
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Town Hopes to Revitalize Lexington's High-Tech Corridor
By Emily Costello
Lexington Minuteman
July 15, 2010
On July 8, Lexington scored a development home run. TIAX, a technology processing and commercialization company, opened a new facility at 35 Hartwell Ave., bringing 100 employees to a building that had been empty since May 2008.
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McGovern Impressed with Franklin Military Supply Company
By Ashley Studley
The Milford Daily News
May 11, 2010
U.S. Rep. James McGovern, D-3rd, toured a Franklin armor facility yesterday to celebrate its latest advancements in soldier protection and its successful job growth.
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Defense contractor starts up
By R.E. Spears III
Suffolk News-Herald
May 5, 2010
Local, state and federal officials joined a major defense-industry manufacturer on Monday to celebrate a cooperative effort that they expect will result in a $9.2 million investment in Suffolk and at least 200 new jobs.
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Ideal Aerosmith opens new GF facility
Grand Forks Herald
April 28, 2010
Ideal Aerosmith's newest facility in Grand Forks has doubled the company's local presence, a fact the management boasted Wednesday during an open house at its new building.
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Atlanta Man Produces New Army Body Armor
Reported By: Denise Dillon | Edited By: Leigha Baugham
My Fox Atlanta
November 11, 2009
ATLANTA (MyFOX ATLANTA) - An Atlanta man is producing new body armor for military men and women and he says by design, it's harder, lighter in weight and can protect soldiers better.
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Making it in Lowell
By David Pevear
The Lowell Sun
October 11, 2009
Manufacturing isn't dead in the Mill City, even if thousands of jobs have been lost since the 1980s. Inside an old sewing-thread factory on Middlesex Street, across from a Wendy's drive-through, is the only production facility in the world still spinning out continuous filament boron fiber, a high-performance material needed for the F-15 fighter jet and Predator unmanned aircraft.
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UMass Lowell Could Get $4M for Nanotech
NanotechWire
September 22, 2009
A cutting-edge research project at UMass Lowell that uses nanotechnology to develop sensors that can help soldiers detect lethal biological and chemical agents could be in line for a major boost in federal funding from an earmark secured by Sen. John Kerry in the newest defense spending bill.
Kerry and UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan announced yesterday that the Senate defense appropriations committee has approved $4 million in its 2010 budget for the research initiative.
That would be the largest federal subsidy the university has received for this nanotechnology research project since it began receiving federal funding fiscal 2007, thanks in large part to the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, who made the research a priority.
The House earlier this year approved just $2 million for the project and must reconcile with the Senate.
"We're excited about it, particularly in light of the fact that we're going to break ground in the spring on our new emerging-technology building," Meehan said. "That $4 million will allow us to make an investment in the building and our research-and-development program."
The research now being done at UMass Lowell in coordination with the Army Research Laboratory in Hyattsville, Md., and the Natick Soldier Center is focused on developing two main types of sensors that could be used by soldiers on the battlefield.
One sensor, called the "nanocanary," would be able to detect unspecified biological and chemical threats, while the "nano-skin" detection system could be combined with the chem/bio sensor to detect structural or mechanical damage to body armor, vehicles and weapons. "Some of our chemical-agent sensors are very close," said professor Joey Mead, a plastics engineer and co-director of the Nanomanufacturing Center. "This $4 million will allow us to purchase the equipment and pay the researchers we need to make this an effective program and do it quicker and most cost-effectively."
Until his death, Kennedy had become a major supporter of the university's research efforts, visiting the campus in the fall of 2006, when he helped secure the first $2 million grant to get the project off the ground.
Since that time, UMass Lowell has received money every year, but the totals have declined, with $1.6 million in federal defense spending going toward the project in fiscal 2008 and $1 million in 2009.
"Traditionally, this was Senator Kennedy's funding request, but I think Senator Kerry is effectively carrying out Senator Kennedy's appropriations and his priorities," said Meehan, who also helped secure the first grant when he was a member of the House of Representatives.
"I've talked to members of this committee, and we will be working as hard as we can to advocate," Meehan said, adding that he believes Kerry and U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas "recognize that nanotech manufacturing will have a profound effect on the economy in our region and of the state."
The full U.S. Senate is expected to finish consideration of the defense spending bill by the end of month, and will then work with the House to agree on a funding number. Officials said nothing is guaranteed, but added that the Senate action is a positive sign.
Kerry credited UMass Lowell with "leading the nanotech revolution."
"Investments in basic research and development in the Merrimack Valley are more important than ever and I will continue working with Chancellor Meehan to ensure the University has the resources it needs to continue developing cutting edge technologies, especially those that help protect our troops," Kerry said in a statement.
UMass Lowell is on track to break ground on its new $70 million Emerging Technology and Innovation Center this spring. The university estimates that up to 300 jobs could be created in the regional economy over the next five years from the research-and-development work being done at the nanotech center.
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BBN gunshot detection tech nails $22.5M deal
By Brendan Lynch
Mass High Tech
August 13, 2009
BBN Technologies Corp. has landed $22.5 million from the U.S. Army for its Boomerang gunshot detection technology, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Framingham company lands $795M federal contract
By David Riley/Daily News staff
The MetroWest Daily News
June 22, 2009
FRAMINGHAM - A Framingham energy company has won a $795 million contract with the U.S. Department of Energy to build biomass facilities in Aiken, S.C., calling the job the largest-ever federal energy efficiency project.
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Catching the Currents: Tidal Power
By Bryan Walsh
Time Magazine
January 14, 2009
Tidal power isn't for the faint-hearted, as Verdant Power CEO William Taylor knows from experience. The first time Taylor's company sank an experimental turbine into New York City's East River, in late 2006, the powerful tidal currents — they can run up to 6 m.p.h. (almost 10 km/h) on a good day — smashed the device's fiberglass blades. "It's all part of the mantra — learning by doing," says the 61-year-old. "The potential of tidal can be just enormous."
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Wave power startup tests Mass. waters
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Mass High Tech
January 2, 2009
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Shrinking endowments force colleges to freeze hiring, seek federal support
By Brendan Lynch
Mass High Tech
December 19, 2008
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Navy Taps Buoy Power for Ocean Surveillance
Matter Network
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The future in site
The Worcester Telegram and Gazette
By Lisa Eckelbecker
July 31, 2008
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UDRI, AFRL plan new fuels research facility
By John Nolan, Staff Writer
May 20, 2008
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BBN Technologies awarded $73.8M Army contract
Boston Business Journal
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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