Wednesday, May 9, 2012

EdeniQ announces $30M financing for biofuel research

EdeniQ announces $30M financing for biofuel research:
EdeniQ of Visalia develops technology for biofuel productionEdeniQ, a biofuel technology company based out of Visalia, announced that it has secured over $30 million in investments to develop more innovations in the biofuel market.

Revised hydrogen plant would emit less pollution

Revised hydrogen plant would emit less pollution:
A fertilizer factory and part-time hydrogen power plant proposed outside Tupman would produce less air pollution than had been anticipated under an earlier, electricity-only version of the project, according to paperwork filed this month with the state.
Although it still does not sit well with farmers and other neighbors, the $4 billion Hydrogen Energy California project is expected to produce 164 tons a year of nitrogen oxide -- 16 percent less of the smog contributing gas than state officials said would have been produced under the project's earlier plans.

Bakersfield leads nation in manufacturing job growth

Bakersfield leads nation in manufacturing job growth:
The Bakersfield area has grown more manufacturing jobs over the last decade than any other metro area in the United States, a new report has found.
The Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public policy organization in Washington, D.C., analyzed manufacturing job growth between 2000 and 2010 in the nation's top 100 markets.