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[buystock] 19/2/2010 06:05

MECA expects sales of diesel retrofit devices to increase over the coming years as more funding becomes available at both the federal and local level to reduce emissions from in-use diesel vehicles. In particular, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received $300 million in DERA (Diesel Emissions Reduction Act) economic stimulus funding from Congress in March 2009 to fund clean diesel projects through the agency's National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC). Last month, EPA announced its Request for Proposals (RFP) for 2010 DERA funding of clean diesel projects under the NCDC. In California, the Air Resources Board's (ARB) in-use on- and off-road diesel vehicle regulations are expected to generate significant additional demand for diesel retrofit devices, primarily diesel particulate filters, over the next few years.
Catalytic Solutions' ECS Purifilter Plus(TM) earned verification from the EPA for successfully reducing harmful emissions of particulate matter by 90%, carbon monoxide by 75% and hydrocarbons by 85% for the retrofit of 1994 through 2006 model year non-exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) heavy-duty diesel engines. In addition, the ECS Purifilter Plus(TM) for EGR heavy-duty diesel engines earned a conditional verification, satisfying EPA's verified device funding requirements for the purposes of sales for eligible retrofits. The Company expects to receive full verification by providing the EPA with testing plans, completing a standard test program by March 2010 and supplying any additional requirements as requested. The ECS Purifilter Plus(TM) is the first and only hybrid diesel particulate filter (DPF) system employing both passive and active regeneration that has been verified by both the EPA and California Air Resources Board (CARB) for a wide variety of heavy-duty diesel on-road engines.

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[buystock] 19/2/2010 05:28

andrbea this january order alone worth $6m+ and heres the cost of each unit and as you see above k.neale international have blaket orders from the usa government pi,s never seen the value in this 1 order.Maintenance and Costs
EPA estimates the following costs for retrofit technologies:
Retrofit Technology: Estimated Cost:
Diesel Particulate Filters $5,000-$10,000
Diesel Multi Stage Filter $4,000-$6,000
Diesel Oxidation Catalysts $600-$2,000
Close Crankcase Ventilation $400-$600
Resources
The EPA and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) have verification processes for the approved use of
diesel retrofit technologies;
Below are verified technology vendors that serve the North Carolina market:Dana Brewster
Engine Control Systems
440-840-2511
[e-mail]

[buystock] 19/2/2010 05:07

Port Truck Program
Port Truck Retrofit and Replacement Program
Additional Funding Available for Port Truck Retrofit and Replacement Projects
The State of California has authorized the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to use up to $11 million to pay for retrofit filters and replacement trucks for eligible drayage (port) truck owners who were unable to receive funding during the 2008-2009 Program.

Eligible Retrofit Projects: Truck owner would have submitted a retrofit project application no later than September 10, 2009 and received a letter from the Air District informing them of the project number, and informing them the project would not be funded during the regular program year.

Eligible Replacement Projects: The project would have appeared in the Preliminary Ranking List and the truck owner would have received a letter informing them the project would not be funded during the regular program year.

To participate in this extension funding opportunity, eligible participants must have completed and signed an Expression of Interest form at the OT411 Trucker Information Center on Maritime (near Burma) no later than 6 pm Friday, January 8, 2010
Thornhill, ON, January 12, 2010 – Engine Control Systems (ECS), a Catalytic Solutions,
Inc. Company, is pleased to announce its continued successful fulfillment of product shipments.
Recent key projects include:
- Over 300 Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF's) to the Bay Area Air Quality Management
District (BAAQMD) Drayage Truck Retrofit Project; and
- Several hundred Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC's) shipments under various United
States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) as well as Diesel Emissions
Reduction Act (DERA) projects.

[buystock] 19/2/2010 04:53

k.neal international our distributor Diesel Emission Control Devices-Blanket Purchase Orders

A blanket purchase order is a purchase order used by a government entity that is valid for a specified period of time. During that time period it authorizes purchases for the product or services at a guaranteed maximum price. The purchaser buys directly from the vendor without having to get bids from suppliers.

These annual blanket purchase orders, for emission control device parts and labor, have met Maryland's specifications, terms, and conditions to retrofit heavy-duty diesel vehicles.

The complete list of blanket purchase orders can be found on the Department of General Services Website.

[buystock] 19/2/2010 03:59

andrbea going hunting for any news on engine control systems/catalytic solution inc. it always seems there is somthing from scandanavia hidden away been ignoring this to long but looking like the mm,s want to take this upto a more realistic level.WHAT DO THEY KNOW WE DONT.HAVE A GOOD DAY

[buystock] 18/2/2010 16:34

andrbea we might get another holding rns from aran management sa as today 450k buy was not a pi,s you know this stock as i do and that was a mighty trade only £10k in cash but its either someone got the heads up on news or something tasty is on the way oversold and rising all week.watching with an interest here.gl keep digging

[buystock] 18/2/2010 15:37

ill do some more digging 2morrow 1st thing when i get up around 4am.im sure ill get some snippets

[buystock] 18/2/2010 15:33

andrbea will get very interesting when pi,s try to acquire stock there is none and the good thing is there are no holders at this low level.blue skies ahead

[buystock] 18/2/2010 15:08

yes a major dealer in the backgroud a tie in with any manufacturer will see this trading above 30p

[buystock] 18/2/2010 14:59

1m actually on monday/tuesday @1.13 i cant remember i trade that often you should try it why tell porkies about the limits and your name.lol goodbye

[buystock] 18/2/2010 14:47

post 79 andrabea Emerald Technology Ventures is a vc firm that is dedicated to investing in the clean-tech industry. The vc firm was founded in 2000, and has been very active in the rapidly growing clean-tech industry and investing in companies that have new innovative solutions for clean technology. Some companies in Emerald's portfolio include Advanced BioNutrition, AgraQuest, AquaSpy, Catalytic Solutions, CTP Hydrogen, and others.

[andrbea] 18/2/2010 14:43

always was illiquid

question for U what is the relationship (post 79) between SDC Materials and CSI
can't find one myself...

[buystock] 18/2/2010 14:38

ANDREBEA no buy quote sell what you like above the bid

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[buystock] 18/2/2010 14:32

10 Sept 2009

Another emission control equipment manufacturer, Engine Control Systems (ECS), refers forklift fleet operators to the ARB website "to find the correct regulatory documents to ensure they understand the ARB LSI fleet regulation and reporting requirements", says Kevin Brown, ECS marketing and regulatory affairs manager. "I would stress to fleet operators not to rely on simple fleet calculators as such tools cannot typically incorporate all the requirements and an understanding of the requirements of the in-use fleet requirements in California."

ECS works with equipment and engine manufacturers to support the development of emissions control systems for new engines.

Catalytic Solutions Inc of Ventura, California acquired ECS in January 2008. ECS doubled the size of its main facility with a move in November 2008 to Thornhill from Newmarket. Both communities are in the Canadian province of Ontario.

ARB executive orders authorise retrofit kits from Nett and ECS for emission control on various sizes of uncontrolled LSI engines.

[buystock] 18/2/2010 14:25

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

•Received conditional product verification from CARB for the ECS Purifilter™ H as a Level 3 Plus device for a wide-range of HDD off-road engines.
•Received product verification from CARB for the ECS Purifilter Plus™ for a wide-range of HDD on-road engines.
•Won $9 million order from PCL Industrial Services, Inc. to provide SCR solutions for a major oil company.
•HDD Systems business positioned to supply retrofit products under Stimulus Bill.
•Received product verification from the EPA for the ECS Purifilter Plus™ for a wide-range of HDD on-road engines.
•TermiNOx™D approved for EPA's Emerging Technology Program.
•Sold Energy Systems business to Johnson Matthey for $10 million.

[buystock] 18/2/2010 14:21

ECS Purifilter Plus gets EPA verification


Catalytic Solutions Inc.'s Heavy-Duty Diesel Systems business unit announced its ECS Purifilter Plus emissions reduction product has received Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) verification.

The verification is for reducing harmful emissions of particulate matter by 90%, carbon monoxide by 75% and hydrocarbons by 85% for the retrofit of 1994 through 2006 model year non-exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) heavy-duty diesel engines, the company said.

"We are pleased with the addition of this product to our already leading range of retrofit products which have received EPA and CARB verification," said Charles F. Call, CEO. "As the number of retrofit product verifications we receive increases, so does our target market. Reducing harmful emissions created by diesel engines is a critical priority, as evidenced by the recently approved stimulus funding of $300 million under the EPA's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) program being made available to heavy-duty diesel on-road vehicle and off-road equipment owners to retrofit their engines to reduce diesel emissions."

The company also announced the Purifilter Plus earned conditional verification, satisfying EPA's verified device funding requirements for the purpose of sales of eligible retrofits. Full verification is expected by providing EPA with testing plans and completing a testing program by March 2010.

The ECS Purifilter Plus is a hybrid diesel particulate filter system employing both passive and active regeneration and is CARB approved for heavy-duty, on-road diesel engines, the company said

[andrbea] 18/2/2010 14:20

If U go right back, eg to 2003, you will see that they got funding from major partners back then.



I think the development costs are so high in their game that they (periodically) run into heavy debt and need to be bailed out. I think it's par for the course. The big question is whether they can get a major injection of funds again to give them another 2 to 3 years of 'survival' capital.

Good to see that the last paragraph of your post 79 mentions BASF Venture Capital. They were around in 2003 too: :-)

OXNARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2003

Privately Held Developer and Manufacturer of Innovative Catalyst

Coatings Raises Funds to Support Growth

Catalytic Solutions Inc. (CSI) announced today it has closed on a $32.4 million Series 'D' funding round led by Rockport Capital Partners, with additional participation by BASF Venture Capital GmbH, Advent International, Enertech Capital Partners, JP Morgan Partners, Cinergy Ventures, Cycad Group LLC, NGEN Enabling Technologies Fund, L.P., and various other investors.

nia dyor

[buystock] 18/2/2010 14:17

HOWZA ABOUT THIS TOP 10 COMPANIES.Clean Technology & Private Equity/ VC, Company and Fund Research
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Top 10 cleantech stories of December 24, 2009 - matthewlim
In no particular order, here are my top 10 cleantech stories of 2009. Any other interesting stories that you think should be on this list?
2009 About: Emerald Technology Ventures is a global leader in cleantech venture capital. Founded in 2000, Emerald is a pioneer in this rapidly emerging sector and is focused on innovative technologies in energy, advanced materials and water. From offices in Zurich, Switzerland and Montreal, Canada, Emerald manages three venture capital funds and two venture capital portfolio mandates totaling over EUR 300 million (USD 440 million). Emerald manages one of the largest clean technology venture portfolios across Europe and North America and is proud to have backed companies like Evergreen Solar (Nasdaq: ESLR), Pemeas (acquired by BASF), RuggedCom (TSX:RCM) and Schmack Biogas (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: SB1). As its portfolio has matured, Emerald has assisted a number of companies to IPO on various global stock markets such as NASDAQ, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the London AIM.

www.emerald-ventures.com

Key Personnel:
Gina Domanig, Managing Partner
Luc Charron, Partner
Scott MacDonald, Partner
Markus Moor, Partner

Portfolio:
Advanced BioNutrition Corporation (ABN), Agion, AgraQuest, Angstrom Power, AquaSpy, ARXX, Catalytic Solutions, CTP Hydrogen, EWT (Emergya Wind Technologies), EnOcean, fluXXion, Identec Solutions, inge watertechnologies, Iomai (acquired by Intercell in May 2008), NxtPhase (acquired by AREVA in Jan 2009), O-Flexx, Oceanlinx, ORMECON (acquired by Enthone in Sep 2008), Pelamis Wave Power, PolyFuel, Pressure Pipe Inspection Company (PPIC), River Basin Energy, RuggedCom, Schmack Biogas, SDCmaterials, Senscient, SmartSynch, SoftSwitching Technologies, Solicore, SynapSense, Vaperma, Xunlight Corporation.

News: From Gina Domanig's profile, "she is the Managing Partner of Emerald Technology Ventures, formerly SAM Private Equity which was spun out of SAM Sustainable Asset Management in 2007. Upon joining SAM in 2000, she founded the private equity business and established SAM Private Equity as the largest European cleantech venture capital fund and the only such fund with a transatlantic strategy." This probably explains why Sustainable Asset Management was in the top 10 cleantech VC deals in 2006 but now Emerald Technology Ventures is in the top 10 in 2008 instead after Emerald was spun out of SAM. According to this report, "effective 31 December 2006, Robeco, a Rotterdam, Netherlands-headquartered asset management firm will become the majority shareholder in Zurich, Switzerland-headquartered asset management firm SAM Group and, as part of this transaction, the SAM Private Equity team will buy out the entire private equity business to create Emerald Technology Ventures. The team of 16 professionals in Europe and North America will all transfer to Emerald and continue to manage 26 active portfolio companies from three funds and two mandates. With the closing of SAM Private Equity II, the team will have total funds under management in excess of €250m. SAM Private Equity II will be renamed Emerald Technology Ventures II."

[buystock] 18/2/2010 14:14

look at the backers VC Arm of Volvo Leads $14 Million Investment in Series B Funding for SDCmaterials, Inc.
Filed under: Venture Capital News - admin @ 8:26 am
SDCmaterials, Inc. has announced today that it has closed $14 million in series B funding with Volvo Technology Transfer leading the funding. VTT is the venture arm of Swedish car maker, Volvo and it manly invests in companies that Volvo has an interest in. VTT also has an industrial arm together with Volvo, manufacturing trucks, and VTT is the second largest truck maker in the world.

Other investors participating in this round of funding include Invus Financial Advisors, BASF Venture Capital GmbH., and other private investors.

SDCmaterials is a company that is based in Temple, Arizona and has unique nano-material fabrication and integration processes that deliver significant benefits to customers who are reaching the limits of more orthodox production.

The catalysts that are manufactured by SCDmaterials are unique in that they reduce the consumption of precious metals and improve performance, as well as increasing the longevity of emissions and chemical production applications. Furthermore, SDC ceramics additives also make their ceramics components stronger and more fracture resistant and therefore more appealing to military armor applications. The company was founded in 2004 and has been dedicated to improve the automotive industry with its nano-material fabrications and processes.

According to Maximilian Biberger, CEO of SDC Materials; having VTT investing in the company is a very significant event for SDCmaterials. Because VTT is the world's second largest truck maker, SDCmaterials will have access to accounts that can generate enormous profit from its catalysts. The fact that VTT has chosen to invest in SDCmaterials means that they believe in the company and have confidence in the technology that SDC Materials produces for them.

According to Anders Brannstrom, CEO of VTT; the materials that are manufactured by SDCmaterials are a great opportunity for VTT to reduce their manufacturing costs, by incorporating their catalysts into the trucks that VTT manufactures. Furthermore, the technology that SDCmaterials offers also makes a good investment opportunity for VTT and Volvo.

VTT or Volvo Technology Transfer AB is the corporate vc arm of the Volvo Group and is part of the Swedish automotive complex, building heavy-duty trucks as well as cars. Volvo has had a strong presence in Europe and North America for over 80 years and over that period of time, the Volvo Group has built a reputation of making transportation vehicles that are of high quality and good performance.

Invus Financial Advisors is the sister firm of Invus Financial, LLC and mainly invests equity in companies that have the aim to transform their industry. Invus is based in New York, but also has offices in London, Hong Kong, and Paris. Invus was founded in 1985 and has over $4 billion in capital under its management.

Emerald Technology Ventures is a vc firm that is dedicated to investing in the clean-tech industry. The vc firm was founded in 2000, and has been very active in the rapidly growing clean-tech industry and investing in companies that have new innovative solutions for clean technology. Some companies in Emerald's portfolio include Advanced BioNutrition, AgraQuest, AquaSpy, Catalytic Solutions, CTP Hydrogen, and others.

BASF Venture Capital GmbH, or BVC is actually the vcd arm of the BASF Group and primarily invests in companies that have the potential to develop products for BASF or be of interest to BASF. Some companies in BVC's portfolio include ChrySolix, AgION, FGI, Heliatech, and others.

[buystock] 18/2/2010 14:13

ANDREBEA IT WAS 60p in 2007.something going down 450k bTermiNOx approved for EPA Emerging Technology List


Catalytic Solutions' ECS TermiNOx D selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system has been approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for inclusion on the National Clean Diesel Campaign's Emerging Technology List.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (stimulus bill) provides about $20 million in new funding to support use, development, and commercialization of emerging technologies that reduce emissions from diesel engines.

TermiNOx D, a urea-based SCR system designed to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and non-EGR diesel engines, earned placement on the Emerging Technology List by meeting requirements of the Diesel Emission Reduction Program Provisions under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

The system is approved for use in the retrofit of 1998-2006 model year on-road heavy-duty diesel engines. It reduces the emission of particulate matter by 25%, carbon monoxide by 85%, hydrocarbons by 85%, and nitrogen oxides by 65%.

Only technologies that have been approved and placed on EPA's Emerging Technology List qualify as emerging technologies for the purpose of funding solicitation. The list can be found at www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/prgemerglist.htm.

Catalytic Solutions manufactures and distributes emissions control systems and products, focusing on heavy-duty diesel (HDD), energy systems, and light-duty vehicles (LDV). The company's website is www.catalyticsolutions.com. uy never heard of