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American Jianye Greentech Ltd. President to Present At China-Korea Green Economic Cooperation Forum

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:33:14 +0000

American Jianye Greentech Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”), which is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing and distributing alcohol-based automobile fuel products in the People’s Republic of China, manufactured by their affiliate Zhao Dong Jianye Fuel Co., Ltd. (“Zhao Dong”), announced today that its President, Mr. Hapeing Wang will be speaking at the first ever China-Korea Green Economic Cooperation Forum being held in Seoul, South Korea today.

China Premier Mr. Wen Jiabao, Korea President Mr. Lee Myung-bak, and Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will all deliver speeches at the conference, pledging their support for the development of green energy technologies and the establishment of new markets for the green industry. They will also be discussing new laws and systems improvement programs. Both Korea and China are expected to sign a Memo of Understanding (MOU) at the end of the forum. Mr. Wang will be addressing the forum, speaking on the Company’s recently announced plans to build a new green fuel, waste conversion facility in Fujian Province, China.

Mr. Hapeing Wang, President of American Jianye, commented, “I am very proud to be invited to speak at such a historical event. We hope this forum brings more awareness to the importance of green technologies and begins the process of establishing marketing strategies and protocols for the development of the green industry.”

About American Jianye Holdings: Jianye Greentech Holdings Ltd. is an alternative fuel company that develops, manufactures, and distributes alcohol-based automobile fuel products in the People’s Republic of China. The Company’s products are designed to function as a lower-cost, more environmentally friendly alternative to conventional gasoline-based auto fuel. For more information about AJGH, please visit www.americanjianyegroup.com. The company’s organizational structure is depicted below and begs the question as to why it is called “American” Jianye?

American Jianye Corporate Structure

Direct Methanol Fuel Cell technology for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle passes Navy flight test

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:41:58 +0000

Jadoo Power’s fuel cell system successfully powered the payload and avionics for a Mako unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) recently flight-tested by The Office of Navy Research at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.

The UAV-100 fuel cell system was designed and built by Jadoo Power using commercially available hardware, a fuel cell stack and packaging components. Kuchera Engineering developed the plan and integrated the system into the Mako. The Mako flew for more than an hour and consumed 8 grams of compressed hydrogen gas. The UAV-100 fuel cell system provided 63 Watts of power to the avionics and to the nose camera and video transmitter payload during the entire flight.

Sponsored by The Office of Navy Research (ONR) for NAVAIR, the flight test took place on August 13, 2009. The project, under the guidance of Program Manager Dr. Michael Duncan for customer Dr. Chyau Shen, Deputy Director of the Special Surveillance Program NAVAIR 4.5X, brought together Jadoo Power, Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory and Kuchera Engineering, in a collaborative effort to prove airworthiness of a fuel cell based power system.

The Mako UAV was manufactured by L3 Communications/BAI (Battlefield Air Interdiction) Aerosystems for NAVMAR Applied Science Corporation. The Mako weighs 110 pounds and has a wing span of 12’ 11” and has a proven history of reconnaissance and surveillance flight missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Mako UAV is low cost and is highly respected by U.S. Special Operations Command field personnel.

According to the announcement from the ONR, the flight test successfully demonstrated the airworthiness of the UAV-100 to withstand launch, trajectory accelerations, landing, and the effects of the operational environment. The fuel cell is forward compatible with advanced hydrogen storage technologies that have the potential to increase payload endurance time by up to 300%. The potential of this payload duration improvement has profound implications for increasing the payload capability of Class 2 UAVs. In addition, this fuel cell technology is scalable to any UAV platform.

Source: Jadoo Power

Nissan to Deploy Methanol Fuel Cells in Fork Truck Material Handling Operations

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:01:35 +0000

Nissan North America has become the first vehicle manufacturer to commercially deploy methanol fuel cells to power its material handling equipment (tugs) at its Smyrna, Tenn., assembly plant. The methanol fuel cells from Oorja Protonics, OorjaPacTM, provide a more energy efficient and cost effective battery-charging process for the 60 tugs that are used to transport thousands of vehicle parts throughout the 5.4 million-square-foot facility.

“Nissan is constantly looking at the impact our business activities have on the environment, and at the same time, how we can become more efficient,” said Mark Sorgi, manager, Material Handling. “The fuel cells, that are fueled by methanol, are helping us in both areas by reducing our CO2 emissions and better utilizing our resources.”

By using OorjaPac, Nissan is able to get rid of more than 70 electric battery chargers that were consuming almost 540,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. This will reduce Nissan’s electric bill and eliminate more than 300 tons of CO2 emissions that were being released into the atmosphere.

Methanol is an alternative liquid transportation fuel that is derived from various sources including wood, grass, landfills, natural gas and coal. Nissan is retrofitting the 60 tugs with methanol fuel cells that are easily, quickly and safely filled with methanol by the technicians who drive them. The fuel cell provides a constant charge that puts less strain on the tugs electrical system, increasing the life of the battery and other electrical parts.

“The methanol fuel cells have made us more productive by saving us almost 35 hours a day that were spent by employees changing out batteries,” said Sorgi. “There’s no changing out of low or dead batteries, which involves a battery technician and 15 to 20 minutes. Now the tug driver can refill the fuel cell in less than one minute and they’re on their way.”

Since no batteries are exchanged and the drivers refuel the tugs themselves, some battery technicians have been moved to other value-added positions in the plant, better utilizing Nissan personnel. Also, the time saved by not having to change batteries has created a more efficient material-handling operation, allowing Nissan to reassign four material handlers.

The methanol fuel cells proved to be a worthwhile investment for Nissan after an 18-month trial period in the Smyrna plant. Nissan is procuring the methanol fuel cells from Oorja Protonics, a manufacturer of ultra-powerful methanol fuel cells from Fremont, Calif. Fuel cells generate electricity by converting the chemical energy stored in a fuel into electrical and thermal energy. The byproducts of the electrochemical reaction are pure water and heat.

“We are excited to take our relationship with Nissan to the next level, and proud to play such a pivotal role in Nissan’s environmental initiatives,” said Sanjiv Malhotra, Founder and CEO of Oorja Protonics. “Our OorjaPac system gives Nissan the opportunity to increase productivity and realize a strong return on investment.”

Nissan’s Smyrna plant has seen its energy efficiency improve by as much as 32 percent since it began aggressively pursing environmental initiatives in 2005. These energy-saving practices are currently saving the company more than $3.5 million per year. As an ENERGY STAR® partner, Nissan is committed to improving the energy efficiency of its business and protecting the environment for future generations.