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Singaporean company HES Energy Systems has appointed UAV Propulsion Tech as its authorised representative for the US. The partnership will ensure a strong commercial presence for HES in America, providing high-level client services and support in the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the US, a new hydrogen infra-structure project has been launched by the Department of Energy's Fuel Cell Technologies Office, and is being led by Sandia National Laboratories in California and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Colorado. The H2FIRST project will work in support of H2USA, the public-private partnership launched a year ago by DOE and industry stakeholders to address the challenge of hydrogen infrastructure [ FCB , May 2013, p7]. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

In the north-east of the United States, a transportation business, a pumps manufacturer and its supplier have worked closely together to succeed. For the Dennis K Burke fuel delivery company of New England, business life has been made easier with the help of Blackmer TXD Series Sliding Vane Pumps. Supplier Hall Trask Equipment has also played a vital role in the four-decade partnership that has proved fruitful for all concerned. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

In the USA, FilterBoxx Water & Environmental Corp, a provider of packaged water and wastewater treatment systems and products, and Culligan International, which specialises in water softening and filtration products, have formed a joint-marketing agreement to supply wastewater treatment and potable drinking-water systems to resource-based companies throughout North America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the USA, The World Resources Institute (WRI) has launched, in partnership with General Electric Co and The Goldman Sachs Group Inc, an initiative to measure water-related risks facing companies and their investors. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

US industrial gases company Air Products is using its understanding of technical options for capturing greenhouse gases to collaborate with the Alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI), in Canada, on a study that focuses on an advanced CO2 capture technology for use with gasification. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

O.I. Corporation, dba OI Analytical and Picarro Incorporated recently announced a joint agreement to pursue the development and marketing of a package of technologies for measuring carbon isotopes in environ-mental water and solid samples, according to reports in the US trade and technical press. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

US-based Plug Power has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Hysco in Korea, to create a joint venture partnership to develop and sell hydrogen fuel cells throughout Asia using Hysco's advanced stack and plate technology. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

In the USA, Chemtura Corp and an affiliate of private investment firm SK Capital Partners have entered into an amended and restated asset purchase and contribution agreement concerning the sale of Chemtura's Antioxidant and UV Stabilizers business. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

NASA''s Goddard Space Flight Center is offering for licensing and partnership its advanced optical technologies that may be used for biometric imaging. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The US Department of Energy has launched US DRIVE, a cooperative partnership with industry to accelerate the development of a range of advanced energy-efficient technologies for cars and light trucks, including fuel cells and hydrogen technologies. US DRIVE – which stands for Driving Research and Innovation for Vehicle efficiency and Energy sustainability – will also address the infrastructure needed to support their widespread use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

FLO Corporation, a US company offering registered traveller services, has announced an agreement with Cogent Systems. Under the terms of the agreement the companies will work together to leverage Cogent''s national network of over 1,000 biometric enrolment locations for frequent travellers to enrol in the TSA-sponsored RT program. Additionally, Cogent and FLO are working together with airports to restore RT services and develop next-generation solutions for travellers. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

In the USA, Proton Energy Systems, a supplier of on-site hydrogen generators that use proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology, has formed a partnership with The Abraham Group. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Coca-Cola have formed a global alliance - the Water and Development Alliance (WADA) - to provide clean, potable water to Mozambique''s sixth largest urban region, Chimoio. This alliance brings together funding commitments from all partners of about US$1.79 million. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The US Department of Energy has selected a team led by its Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) as its new Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence. This ‘virtual’ center comprises 10 partners at various locations around the country, and is anticipated to run for approximately five years. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

US-based Plug Power has entered into a strategic supply agreement with Rittal GmbH in Germany, a leading system supplier for enclosure and housing technology. Under this agreement, Rittal will integrate Plug Power''s GenCore® fuel cell technology into its enclosure to create the RiCell 5000. Rittal will manufacture these hydrogen fuel cell units for sale into the chemical production, traffic and tunnel infrastructure, information technology and telecoms industries. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Lockheed Martin has announced that IBM will join its industry team to develop and maintain the Next Generation Identification (NGI) system for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – the new multi-modal, state-of–the-art biometrics system to be used by state, local and federal authorities. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

In the USA, Good Water Company Incorporated (GWC) has formed a commercial partnership with GE Water and Process Technologies. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

At a ceremony held recently in Honolulu, Hawaii, GE Water & Process Technologies has awarded a 2007 ‘Global Ecomagination Leadership Award’ to Aqua Engineers Incorporated and US Army Garrison, Hawaii (USAG-HI) for a partnership that has produced outstanding environmental achievements. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

US-based masterbatch specialist Techmer PM has signed a partnership agreement with Mash Compostos Plásticos, a young Brazilian company specializing in the production of technical and colour compounds and masterbatches in a variety of polymers, including PP, polyamide, ABS and PE. This agreement is the first step toward local production in Brazil of Techmer PM''s colour and additive masterbatches for mouldings, films, nonwovens and polymeric fibres. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Carnegie Mellon University and the National Biometric Security Project (NBSP) have announced a memorandum of agreement to collaborate on developing advanced biometric technologies to help deter terrorist and criminal activity. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The Connecticut architectural firm AG/ENA has formed the ARRC/H2 Alliance, a multi-company initiative to conceptually develop AG/ENA''s innovative design for a prototype Hydrogen Fueling Station/Information Center. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

In the US, Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric (GE), and HW Process Technologies Inc (HWPT), part of Harrison Western Companies, have formed a strategic alliance that aims to provided proprietary, environmentally sound process recovery, water reuse and wastewater systems to serve the international mining industry. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

US companies Millipore Corporation and Gen-Probe Inc have formed an alliance to develop, manufacture and commercialize, on an exclusive basis, nucleic acid testing (NAT) products for rapid microbiological and virus monitoring in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Massachusetts-based Protonex Technology Corporation has signed a strategic partnership agreement with fluid and motion control technologies specialist Parker Hannifin Corporation in Ohio. The agreement covers joint product development and manufacturing activities, as well as the collaborative sales and marketing of Protonex''s NGen™ fuel cell products to military and commercial customers. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

FuelCell Energy has finalized its award with the US Department of Energy, resolving ‘open budget, scope and schedule issues’ for the three-year first phase of its Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) program. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Biometric middleware vendor Saflink Corporation has formed a strategic partnership with Microsoft. The two companies said their aim is to deliver scalable, highly secure solutions to US homeland security programmes. The news immediately sent Saflink shares on a steep upward curve, and although most of these gains have since been eroded thanks to a general weakness in the markets, the news has helped the company perform considerably better than most of the major market indices over the last two months. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

In the USA, Severn Trent Services'' contract with the Borough of Boyertown, Pennsylvania, has been extended for an additional five years. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

California-based TriSep Corporation and Ashbrook Corporation in Texas have entered into an exclusive distribution agreement. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]