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Wind Powered, Water Pump System Generates Repeat Business in Colorado

05/08/2012

MASS MEGAWATTS WIND POWER INC ("MMMW-L") - Wind-Powered, Water Pump System Generates Repeat Business - in Colorado

Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. announced that it has generated repeat business for its wind-powered, water pump system in South Park County, Colorado, at a ranch owned by Lance Brinkley.

-MapleSim Breaks New Ground in Hardware-in-the-Loop Real-Time Simulation for Planetary Rovers

05/02/2012

ENP Newswire - 02 May 2012

Release date- 01052012 - In the space industry, the design, building and testing of rover prototypes is extremely expensive and system testing typically does not occur until late in the design/testing process, leading to a long development time.

GE's Power Conversion Technology Drives Innovative 'Pumped Storage' Hydropower Project in Portugal; Voith to Install GEâ(EURO)(TM)s Power Conversion Technology in Variable Speed Pump Turbines for Portugalâ(EURO)(TM)s Frades II Plant; Variable Speed Pump Turbines Offer Greater Control of Plant Output to Meet Grid Conditions; GEâ(EURO)(TM)s Energy Management Solutions Help Utilities Stabilize Grid, Supply More Renewable Energy in Europe

04/25/2012

April 25, 2012

BERLIN, GERMANY --With more European countries harnessing their hydropower resources to stabilize their transmission grids and support greater alternative energy production, GE Energy's (NYSE: GE) Power Conversion business today announced it will supply its advanced power conversion technology to Voith for the new Frades II pumped-storage hydropower plant. The facility is being built on the left bank of the Cávado River in the Braga region of northern Portugal.