Breakthrough Federal-Mogul Advanced Corona Ignition System (ACIS) Technology ...
Corona ignition creates a significantly larger high-intensity plasma ignition source, spread throughout the combustion chamber, when compared to conventional spark ignition systems. The ACIS technology provides for more thorough combustion and enables advanced combustion strategies like lean burn, highly diluted mixtures and very high exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), further increasing fuel efficiency. The company's ACIS utilizes materials and design strategies to facilitate high-volume production implementation on current and new engine architectures.
"Federal-Mogul's new corona discharge ignition is a breakthrough innovation that can offer significant fuel economy gains and emissions reductions at a lower incremental cost than other technologies," said Federal-Mogul President and CEO Jose Maria Alapont. "Our Advanced Corona Ignition System is another example of Federal-Mogul's commitment to developing leading technology and innovation to support vehicle manufacturers with regulatory compliance and customer satisfaction for energy efficiency, environmental responsibility and vehicle safety enhancements."
Three hot biofuels stocks down 44 pct since June: What up?
Panic time? Not yet, grasshopper. The basic premise of the three companies is unchanged. They are ready for commercial scale production on their initial product lines, and raised capital through their IPOs to finance the equity side of their expansion.
Their quarterly results were generally in line with expectations.
Oil prices – which they are competing against – remain high, though with recessionary fears they have retreated from $100 to $87 (for WTO crude).
Generally, the companies are not coming out with initial products aimed at the fuel markets – that is for later, when capital is more affordable and they have saturated their high-value, small-market product sectors, to some extent, and made some money. So they are to some extent not catastrophically affected by the debate over, say, ethanol subsidies, and the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard.
So what gives?Back in June, Pavel Molchanov opined on the subject of Gevo’s 23 percent decline in share value: “The sharpest portion of the selloff came [June 21],” writes Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov, “with the stock down 9% amid a strong broader market and calm oil prices. We see absolutely no fundamental reason for this 9% decline. Rather, the reason behind the unusual volatility appears to be a single block of over 900,000 shares sold near midday.”
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But the aftermarket, these past few months, has been unkind. Time to hit the panic button on GEVO, AMRS, or SZYM? Panic time. Not yet, grasshopper. The basic premise of the three companies is unchanged. They are ready for commercial scale production on
