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Rubber Research, Inc. Initiates Contact with California to Recycle End-Of-Life Rubber Tires

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RRI is poised to provide major support for the State of California’s efforts to meet its mandate to manage more than 75 million discarded rubber tires.

Hong Kong – January 21, 2013 — Rubber Research, Inc. (RRI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Rubber Research Group, has initiated contact with the State of California as part of its attempt to enter the tire reclamation market there. California currently has a mandate to manage the more than 75 million tires in the state that require recycling. RRI’s exclusive, green technologies in the rubber recycling industry make it an ideal choice to support the state’s efforts.

Rubber Research Inc. and its subsidiaries have long been at the forefront of the development of processes unique in the field of rubber reuse and recycling, especially through its patented TireCycle® technology. TireCycle® is the only technology in the world that reactivates used crumb rubber to virgin rubber equivalent in an environmentally sound and cost savings manner. With its recent purchase of Hi-Tek Rubber, Inc. and more plant purchases in the pipeline, Rubber Research, Inc. has become the first venture in the industry to successfully combine the recycling process with end product manufacturing.

“Markets now exist for more than 80% of recycled scrap tires,” notes Gary Ziehr, CEO of Rubber Research, Inc., “up from 17% about twenty years ago. RRI is poised to become the industry leader in the global ecological and market efforts to recycle.”

Rubber Research Group specializes in sourcing, designing, and installing real time solutions, including energy and material recovery, in order to reduce the rapidly increasing number of end-of-life tires discarded annually.

To learn more about Rubber Research, Inc. and its leadership in field of end-of-life rubber tire re-use, visit http://www.InternationalTireSolutions.com.

For more information about Rubber Research, Inc.
Contact Norman Thayer at info@internationaltiresolutions.com
Contact phone: +852 2824 8695
Rubber Research Group Ltd
32/F Tower 1, Millennium City, Kwan Tong, Hong Kong

Press & Media Contact:
Norman Thayer
Rubber Research, Inc
32/F Tower 1, Millennium City
Kwan Tong, Hong Kong
+852 2824 8695
info@internationaltiresolutions.com
http://www.InternationalTireSolutions.com

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Edgar Perez Calls for Real Time HFT Regulation at CME Group’s Global Financial Leadership Conference

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Edgar Perez, author of The Speed Traders, An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, Speaker at CME Group’s Global Financial Leadership Conference (GFLC) and High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 London.

New York City, NY, USA (January 21, 2013) — Edgar Perez, author of The Speed Traders, made the case for real-time regulation of financial markets at CME Group’s Global Financial Leadership Conference (GFLC). The GFLC is an exclusive event that brings together decision-makers from the world’s leading financial institutions to discuss emerging geopolitical trends, debate critical economic issues and provide perspectives on future developments in the financial marketplace.

On the panel titled ‘Evolving Capital Market Dynamics: Volatility, Liquidity and High Frequency Trading,’ Perez joined moderator Michael Mackenzie, Financial Times U.S. Markets Editor and fellow panelists Daniel Coleman, GETCO Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Jennings, Credit Suisse Global Head of Listed Derivatives, and Richard Prager, BlackRock Global Head of Trading and Capital Markets.

During the discussion, Perez advocated for the availability of real-time information that would allow regulators to see everything occurring in the markets, no matter how quickly the order information is being posted and transactions are occurring. This would require significant commitments to invest in both human capital and information technology, but the investment is worthwhile: it is vital for regulators to level the playing field of high-frequency trading, concluded Perez.

Keynote speakers for the GFLC included Sir Richard Branson, Founder, Virgin Group, and Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State (2005-2009). Additional featured speakers include Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State; James Carville, Political Strategist; Richard Kauffman, Senior Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Energy; Ted Koppel, award-winning journalist; John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF (2006-2011); Karl Rove, former U.S. Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush; and Jimmy Wales, Founder, Wikipedia, and 2012 Fred Arditti Innovation Award Recipient. Additional information about the conference can be found at http://www.gflc.com.

Perez’s first book, The Speed Traders, An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World (http://www.TheSpeedTraders.com), published in English by McGraw-Hill Inc. (2011), Mandarin by China Financial Publishing House (2012), and Bahasa Indonesia by Kompas Gramedia (2012), provides “a clear and informative read that can be useful to both seasoned industry professionals and those who are only exploring the financial industry” and has confirmed him as the preeminent global expert in the specialized area of high-frequency trading. Perez has led The Speed Traders Workshop 2012, How High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX (http://www.TheSpeedTradersWorkshop.com), Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw, Kiev, New York, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, and was Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, where he taught Algorithmic Trading and High-Frequency Finance. He contributes regularly to The New York Times and China’s International Finance News and Sina.

Perez has been interviewed on CNBC Cash Flow, CNBC Squawk Box, BNN Business Day, CCTV China, Bankier.pl, TheStreet.com, Leaderonomics, GPW Media, Channel NewsAsia Business Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities. In addition, Perez has been featured on Sohu, News.Sina.com, Yicai, eastmoney, Caijing, ETF88.com, 360doc, AH Radio, CNFOL.com, CITICS Futures, Tongxin Securities, ZhiCheng.com, CBNweek.com, Caixin, Futures Daily, Xinhua, CBN Newswire, Chinese Financial News, ifeng.com, International Finance News, hexun.com, Finance.QQ.com, Finance.Sina.com, The Korea Times, The Korea Herald, The Star, The Malaysian Insider, BMF 89.9, iMoney Hong Kong, CNBC, Bloomberg Hedge Fund Brief, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Valor Econômico, FIXGlobal Trading, TODAY Online, Oriental Daily News and Business Times.

Perez has been engaged to present to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Washington DC), CFA Singapore, Hong Kong Securities Institute, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, University of International Business and Economics (Beijing), Hult International Business School (Shanghai) and Pace University (New York), among other public and private institutions. In addition, Perez has spoken at a number of global conferences, including Harvard Business School’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference (Boston), High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum (New York, Chicago), MIT Sloan Investment Management Conference (Cambridge), Institutional Investor’s Global Growth Markets Forum (London), Technical Analysis Society (Singapore), TradeTech Asia (Singapore), FIXGlobal Face2Face (Seoul) and Private Equity Convention Russia, CIS & Eurasia (London).

Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. Perez has an undergraduate degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru (1994), a Master of Administration from Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru (1997) and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School, New York, with a dual major in Finance and Management (2002). He belongs to the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Perez resides in the New York City area and is an accomplished salsa and hustle dancer.

Media Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
The Speed Traders
516-761-4712
jpetrova@thespeedtraders.com
http://www.thespeedtraders.com

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Online Retailer Yagoozon Joins Prestigious Inc 500 List of Fastest Growing Companies in USA

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In spite of the lousy economy, high unemployment and the grim economic outlook, The Ligeri Brothers, Justin and Ben, have navigated the online retailing space creating huge growth for their company, Yagoozon.

Warwick, RI, January 19, 2013 (Straight Line PR) — There are nearly 7 million privately owned employer based companies in the United States. Every year, the prestigious Inc. Magazine publishes its listing of the fastest growing companies in the United States. Joining the list this year is online retailer, Yagoozon, Inc.

“We are honored to be part of and on the same growth track as companies like Microsoft, Timberland, Vizio, Intuit, Jamba Juice, Oracle and Zappos,” said Ben Ligeri. “All of those companies were, early on in their lives, on the Inc. 500 List as well.”

Yagoozon partner Justin Ligeri ( http://www.amazon.com/b?me=A393ZKPVGVX3TX ) credits his company’s huge growth on an extreme focus on the online space. “The web offers more an infinite number of opportunities.  My job as Chief Entrepreneur is to find one or two areas where my team can focus its energies and create exceptional value and return for our company.”

Over the past two years, Yagoozon has generated in excess of 23 million dollars in sales. “We are just getting started,” say the Ligeri Brothers, “The best is yet to come.”

Justin Ligeri discusses some of his professional background and his approach to business in a brief video interview, which can be seen on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuVUqS8GyBw

The 31st Annual Inc. 500 | 5000 Conference and Awards Ceremony was held October 3 -5, 2012 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa in Phonenix, AZ.  For more details, visit http://www.inc5000conference.com

About Yagoozon, Inc.:
Yagoozon is the fastest growing online retailer of toys, costumes, and novelty items. The company focuses on customer service and purchaser simplification. Headquartered in Warwick, RI, Yagoozon leverages the strengths of the Amazon retail platform, adding their self-described “obsession” with excellent customer service, to take online retailing to a whole new level.

For more information, visit Yagoozon online at http://www.amazon.com/b?me=A393ZKPVGVX3TX or find Yagoozon on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yagoozon/226200834154092

Press Contact:
Justin Ligeri
Yagoozon, Inc.
380 Jefferson Boulevard
Warwick, RI 02886

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HirePurpose Educates Employers Why Hiring Veterans Means Smart Business

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On January 22nd, HirePurpose and the Wounded Warrior Project are co-hosting a special event, The Military Talent Pool: Hiring, Managing, & Retaining Another Great Generation to help local and national companies improve military hiring practices. The event will be held from 5-7pm at the New York Athletic Club on 180 Central Park South.

January 19, 2013, 5:20 am — /EPR NETWORK/ — Last year, unemployment among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans trailed the national average by almost 4 percentage points. Though many companies recognize the benefits of hiring veterans, few have the expertise and knowledge needed to attract, evaluate, and retain members of this extraordinary talent pool.

“This is a great opportunity to introduce New York City employers to a variety of methods to hiring veterans,” says Zach Iscol, Founder and CEO of HirePurpose. “Employers can learn why hiring these exceptional young men and women can be incredibly beneficial to their businesses and we are very excited to have partnered with Four Block and the Wounded Warrior Project.”

More than 80 companies, including Wal-mart, Goldman Sachs, Viacom, Delta, Etsy, Securitas, The Ladders, and others from a wide range of industries will be in attendance to learn best practices from leading experts in the veteran employment space. Employers will also hear from a group of recent military veterans and college graduates about the challenges they’ve faced and the types of industries they are interested in.

“Wounded Warriors come to the table with an extraordinary set of soft skills that employers crave,” says Lisa Stern, Economic Empowerment Executive Vice President at the Wounded Warrior Project. “Veterans are loyal, work well independently and as part of a team, are creative, and are mission-focused.”

Linda Cawley, a specialist of the Warriors to Work program for the Wounded Warrior Project, and Mike Abrams, Co-Founder of Four Block Diversity Leadership, a service that provides student veterans with professional development and connects them with internship opportunities at corporations, will lead a panel discussion titled, Hiring, Managing, and Retaining Veterans.

A second panel, Veterans Speak: Employment Challenges Facing Veterans, will be lead by Bryan Adams of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Aubrey Arcangel of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Joshua Ray of Operation Iraqi Freedom-Indonesia Tsunami Relief, and Katie Dexter of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

About HirePurpose: Built by veterans for veterans, HirePurpose has developed a state of the art online platform to match military veterans with civilian jobs. Founder and CEO Zach Iscol, a former Marine officer and Iraq veteran, built and ran the Recruiting, Screening, Assessment, and Selection Pipeline for US Marine Corps Special Operations. HirePurpose uses a similar methodology to screen, guide, and match veterans with great civilian careers online. After taking a career assessment, the platform provides veterans with automated personal career guidance and then optimizes matches between employers and job candidates.

When it comes to hiring veterans, HirePurpose believes that the resume alone is an unjust measurement of potential and capability. “Resumes are backward looking, they only illustrate a candidate’s job history, but are often shortsighted in measuring behavioral strengths and potential,” says Iscol. “The resume is not a good predictor of job performance, especially for a transitioning or entry-level workforce.”

“It is important to make clear that hiring veterans is not charity or the right thing to do,” says Iscol. “Hiring veterans is one of the smartest business decisions an employer can make. Studies have proven they work harder, make better team members and managers, have increased retention rates, and greater performance levels than civilian counterparts. “

Advantages of Hiring Veterans
– Increased retention
– Reduced employee turnover
– Reduced training costs
– Increased productivity
– Increasing company overall ROI
– Veteran employment tax breaks

Currently, there are more than 2.2 million Iraq and Afghanistan military veterans. Alarmingly, on 24 percent of today’s youth are eligible for military service. Most young Americans lack the skills, education, or physical fitness to join the military, while many others have criminal histories or a record of drug abuse. That means post 9/11 veterans represent the top quarter of America’s youth. These service members represent the best and brightest our Nation has to offer. “Couple that with tax incentives, tested work ethics, solid principles, and leadership skills, our veterans are an incredibly attractive group for any company to hire,” says Iscol.

Contact:
Demetrios Tzortzis
Demetrios@HirePurpo.se
611 Broadway St.
Suite 814
New York,
New York
Ph: 720-339-3808

 

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CitiesPlanet.com Announces The Official Launch of Osaka.com

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CitiesPlanet.com announced the successful launch of their worldwide iconic brand, Osaka.com.

Scottsdale, AZ/Osaka Japan, January 17, 2013 – CitiesPlanet.com announced the successful launch of their worldwide iconic brand, Osaka.com. Osaka.com has been developed by CitiesPlanet.com, the largest network of City.com brands in the industry along with Allan Hsu a Japan-fanatic who has a passion for everything Japan, especially Osaka.

Osaka.com CEO Allan Hsu stated “It has been a great pleasure to see the launch of Osaka.com. We have spent many months of hard work in planning and refining Osaka.com. I have full confidence that CitiesPlanet and I will be able to create the definitive website for Osaka tourism, news commentary, culture exploration, job search and hotel booking. In Osaka.com, we have the most advanced city .com site dedicated to a Japanese city. Now, just sit back and enjoy the colourful, entertaining and informative articles and blogs from our dedicated team of locally based writers”

Fred Mercaldo of CitiesPlanet.com commented on the launch, “We look forward to working with the leading businesses that occupy Osaka, and we will soon be making some announcements regarding strategic alliances and partnerships that we are in the final stages of negotiating.”

CitiesPlanet.com represents over 65 pure City.com brands, both in the USA and internationally as well. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, CitiesPlanet has recently opened a state of the art Call Center to fully support and market their brands. Visit www.CitiesPlanet.com

Contact: Allan Hsu allan.hsu@osaka.com 1-800 CITY ADS

Contact: Fred Mercaldo fred@citiesplanet.com Direct Line: 602-859-3786

Contact:
Scott Kelly
Black Dog Promotions
9920 S. Rural Rd., Ste 108
Tempe, AZ 85284
480-206-3435
scott@blackdogpromotions.com
http://www.blackdogpromotions.com

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Scalada Holdings, Ltd to be Potential Game Changer for Development of Eagle Ford, Texas Oil and Gas Field

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Scalada’s unique and patented technology for wastewater remediation will play a significant role in new oil boom and economic upswing in Southern Texas.

Singapore – January 18, 2013 — Titan Holdings Inc., through its engineering partner Cherokee Holdings LLC, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Scalada Holdings, Ltd., announced today that it has opened negotiations with land holders in Victoria, Texas, USA to establish a mobile plant to treat the waste water produced by hydraulic fracking in the Eagle Ford shale oil and gas field. The Eagle Ford is one of 20 new onshore fields which together could increase U.S. oil output by 25% in the next decade and dramatically reduce dependence on imported fuel and risky off-shore drilling.

Titan’s involvement in the development of Eagle Ford is significant because it brings to the table Scalada’s unique and patented Elemental Ionization System for remediation of the considerable amount of waste water produced in the fracking process. The system is considered the worldwide leader in the field because it cleans up wastewaters in ways that are economical, environmentally friendly and profitable. The system also has the distinct advantages over other frac water remediation systems of onsite placement and almost complete mobility.

The Eagle Ford Shale (EFS) is quite possibly the largest single economic development in the history of the State of Texas and ranks as the single largest oil and gas development in the world. More than a dozen companies plan to drill 3,000 wells over the next year in South Texas. With its first well drilled a mere three years ago, the Eagle Ford is already producing 100,000 barrels a day, with estimates of 420,000 barrels per day by as soon as 2015. Almost $30 billion will be spent to develop the play in 2013. The play had more than a $25 billion impact on the local South Texas economy in 2011.

According to Scalada ( http://www.scaladaholdings.net ) CEO Manly Logan, “Eagle Ford had more than a $25 billion impact on the South Texas economy last year, and we are confident that, once in place, our cutting edge and green technology will be one of the major drivers of the U.S. economy in the coming decade along with the added benefit of making the U.S. far less dependent on foreign oil.”

To learn more about Titan Holdings, Inc., Cherokee Holdings, LLC, Scalada Holdings Ltd., and their business of bringing green solutions to the global marketplace that produce sustainable outcomes, visit http://www.scaladaholdings.net.

For more information:
Contact Jeremy Merritt, Vice President
Scalada Holdings Ltd
77 Robinson Road
Singapore 068896
Contact Phone: +65 6809 2235
Contact Email: info@scaladaholdings.net
Website: http://www.scaladaholdings.net

Press & Media Contact:
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Scalada Holdings Limited
77 Robinsons Rd
Singapore 068896
+65 6809 2235
info@scaladaholdings.net
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New Organization for Authors and Writers Formed

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Society will support and encourage writers and authors at all levels on Long Island, New York.

Riverhead, NY, USA (January 18, 2013) — A new organization dedicated to enhancing and promoting the works of writers and authors on Long Island has just been launched, Tom Gahan, president of the newly formed Long Island Authors and Writers Society (LIAWS (http://www.LIAWS.org), announced today.

The group is committed to supporting the creative talents of local writers and authors, while offering resources on the business end of publishing. “Writing and publishing are very turbulent industries, especially in the age of self-publishing, the rise in the popularity of e-readers and the subsequent troubled finances of the nation’s booksellers and traditional publishers, both large and small,” says Mr. Gahan. “It’s critical for us as a community of professionals to come together to shape the future of the industry and maintain its integrity.”

Long Island is home to countless writers and authors and yet no single organization exists to provide all levels of the craft with resources to further their goals, according to Mr. Gahan. LIAWS will provide professionals and amateurs the opportunity to network, collaborate, or simply to navigate the ins and outs of a complex industry. Membership is open to all published and unpublished writers and authors on Long Island from all genres. “Whether you’re a budding writer seeking your next step or an established author looking for like-minded professionals, LIAWS promises to be a good fit,” adds Mr. Gahan.

In addition to organizing writing workshops and networking events, LIAWS is also committed to community and will work with schools and youth organizations to promote literacy skills, adds Yvonne Capitelli, an award winning children’s book author and vice president of LIAWS. “Our goal is to become vocal and powerful advocates for our community of writers and authors for the long haul,” says Ms. Capitelli.

For more information on the Long Island Authors and Writers Society, or to download a membership application visit http://www.LIAWS.org.

About:

Tom Gahan is the author of Harmony Bay, a well-received novel that became required reading at several high-schools. He has worked as a journalist and as a freelance writer who has shaped the image of various corporate clients. Tom is a digital publishing industry expert.

Yvonne Capitelli has won seven awards for her character building children’s book, Daria Rose and the Day She Chose, which has made the best-seller list at Amazon.com, and as co-author of I Get It! I Get It! How John Figures It Out. Yvonne is a noted motivational speaker for children on topics including self-esteem, making good choices and anti-bullying.

About LIAWS:

The Long Island Authors and Writers Society (http://www.LIAWS.org) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to support and promote the craft of writing through supporting one another, mentoring its members, educational programs, in-school programs, book events and events related to writing, and community outreach to residents of Long Island interested in writing. LIAWS nurtures writers and authors at all levels of development in a mutually beneficial environment. LIAWS: provides a trusting atmosphere where authors and writers can come together to meet their individual needs and share information for the good of the whole, supplies strong motivational programs of interest to all writers, offers the opportunity for members to network on different levels according to their needs, provides an environment that promotes authors, and encourages writers to strive to publish their work. All members pledge to support one another and to be involved in supporting the activities of the organization.

Media Contact Info (Not for Publication):
Tom Gahan
E-Mail: tgahan@optonline.net
Tel: 631-369-0063

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Support for Timberland investment welcomed by FRA

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A recent article advocating the selling of gold and the buying of timber as an asset class, has been welcomed by FRA.

Bainbridge Island, WA, January 18, 2013 – A recent article advocating the selling of gold and the buying of timber as an asset class, has been welcomed by Forestry Research Associates (FRA).

The article, written by Carl Delfield, the senior analyst at Investment U, claimed that although gold has had a “good run” it is timber that is looking like the big winner in 2013 for those interested in alternative investments.

Mr Delfield bases much of his argument on the fact that the price of lumber has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past century and is much less volatile at the same time. Prices have risen by an average of 5 per cent per year and timber is less affected by wider economic trends. It is, therefore, an attractive proposition in the wake of the financial crisis, which wiped millions from certain stocks and shares portfolios over night.

This long-term performance, together with its surging prices and demand right now, is getting investors excited, claimed Delfield. FRA, a research and analysis consultancy specialising in forestry investments, claims that the US housing recovery and the ongoing growth in the Far East and India are largely to thank for the growing demand for sustainable timber.

“Sustainability is the key, though,” added FRA’s analysis partner, Peter Collins. “If you are going to invest in timberland, make sure its sustainably managed – so there is always new growth coming up to replace the timber being harvested.” FRA claims that this is not only the ethical option, but the most potentially lucrative as sustainable timber is far more likely to be used in large developments these days – particularly ones paid for by governments.

FRA supports ethical investment in eco-friendly projects, such as the plantations run by Greenwood Management. The plantations grow fast-growing non-native species, such as teak and eucalyptus.

Contact:
Peter Collins
Forestry Research Associates
620 Vineyard Lane
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 316 8394
info@forestry-research.com
http://www.forestry-research.com

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NanoMarkets Report Projects Solar-Energy Storage Market to Reach Almost $2 Billion in 2018

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NanoMarkets has published a new report titled, “Solar Storage Markets – 2013.” This report forecasts revenues from batteries and supercapacitors for solar energy storage will reach almost $2 billion (USD) in revenues by 2018.

Glen Allen, Virginia – January 16, 2013 — Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has published a new report titled, “Solar Storage Markets – 2013.” This report forecasts revenues from batteries and supercapacitors for solar energy storage will reach almost $2 billion (USD) in revenues by 2018. Additional details about the report are available at: http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/solar_storage_2013.

About the Report:

This new NanoMarkets report provides an analysis of worldwide solar energy storage markets products including lead-acid, lead-carbon, lithium, NaS, sodium-nickel-chloride, and flow batteries, along with ultrabatteries and supercapacitors. Storage demand for both retail PV users and utility-scale solar is analyzed. Eight-year revenue and volume projections are included with breakouts by technology, and geography. Also included are profiles of leading-edge solar storage installations around the world.

Companies discussed include: Abengoa Solar, Acciona, AES, Altair, Ambri, Axion, Brightsource, Cellenium, Cellstrom, Cogenra Solar, CSIRO, Daewoo, Deeya Energy, Ecoult, EDF, Endesa, eSolar, Exide, Fiamm Sonik, Firefly, Ford, GE, GeoBattery, Gildmeister, Hitachi, Ice Energy, International Battery, Johnson Controls, KEMA, Kyushu Electric, Maxwell, Mitsubishi, NEC, Nesscap, NGK, Panasonic, PG&E, Pratt & Whitney, Premium Power, Prudent Energy, RWE, SAFT, Siemens, Southern California Edison, RedT, Sumitomo, SunPower, SunVerge, SolarCity, Tokyo Electric, V-Fuel, VARTA, Xtreme Power and ZBB.

From the report:

Despite the considerable technological innovation expected in energy storage, traditional lead-acid batteries will be the main revenue generator for solar energy storage over the next decade, accounting for more than $950 million in revenues in 2018. They are readily available and low cost, yet have poor lifetimes and are becoming commoditized products. Lead-carbon technology will improve the margins on this type of battery and will be used in solar farms and solar-based microgrid and will generate another $135 million by 2018.

There is also a growing level of interest in the use of lithium batteries in the solar sector and sales of these batteries are expected to generate $235 million by 2018. Lithium batteries are already being sold for residential and solar-power microgrid applications in the U.S. and in Germany. And in the next few years, Chinese solar energy storage firms seem likely to focus on lithium batteries given that China is a major source of lithium. Nonetheless, NanoMarkets believes that the future of lithium batteries will depend heavily on continued government R&D subsidies. Otherwise in most countries, lithium batteries are likely to remain too expensive for solar applications.

Feed-in tariffs are declining in key geographies giving PV users an incentive to store the energy they produce. Battery suppliers are therefore expecting the market for batteries for residential PV users to explode and are designing specialized systems to meet the demand. Meanwhile in California, utilities are facing regulatory requirements to include storage in new facilities. Similar regulations may come into force in Germany. NanoMarkets expects such regulatory requirements to produce new demand for the latest battery technologies for utility-scale PV and thermal solar facilities; above the storage at solar utilities that would be required just to maintain grid stability.

About NanoMarkets:

NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging market opportunities in energy, solid-state lighting, electronics and other markets created by developments in advanced materials. The firm is a recognized leader in industry analysis and forecasts for both the energy storage and the solar energy industry and has been covering this market for more seven years.

Visit http://www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets’ reports and other services.

Media Contact:
Robert Nolan
NanoMarkets, LC
PO BOX 3840
Glen Allen, VA 23058
(804) 938-0030
rob@nanomarkets.net

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Foresight HFT Lead Expert Oliver Linton to Keynote High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 London

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Golden Networking brings the World’s Most Influential High-Frequency Trading Conference Series, High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 London, “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges”, March 21 (www.High-Frequency-Trading.info).

New York City, NY, USA (January 16, 2013) — Professor Oliver Linton, Chair of Political Economy at Cambridge University and Foresight Project Member of the Lead Expert Group on Algorithmic and High-Frequency Trading, will speak at Golden Networking‘s upcoming High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 London, “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges” (http://www.High-Frequency-Trading.info), March 21, forum that will provide attendees from all over Europe with the most up-to-date review of where this ever-changing industry stands through an inspiring keynote speeches and thought-provoking panels with leaders in the field:

– Professor Alex Preda, Professor of Accounting, Accountability and Financial Management, King’s College
– Mr. Chris Skinner, Chairman, Financial Services Club
– Mr. Edgar Perez, Author, The Speed Traders
– Mr. Hirander Misra, Chairman, Forum Trading Solutions
– Ms. Izabella Kaminska, Blogger, FT Alphaville
– Dr. Magrino Bini, Statistical Arbitrage Portfolio Manager, Millennium Partners
– Mr. Philip Stafford, FT Trading Room Deputy Editor, Financial Times
– Mr. Philippe Guillot, Executive Director of the Markets Division, Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF)
– Mr. Sam Tyfield, Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP
– Professor Walter Distaso, Professor of Financial Econometrics, Imperial College London

Professor Linton is a member of the Government Office for Science Foresight Lead Expert Group on The Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets. Their final report, published in 2012, sheds new light on technological advances which have transformed market structures in recent years. This independent and international study has involved 150 leading experts from more 20 countries to provide the best possible analysis on computer trading to date. Sponsored by Her Majesty’s Treasury, the project was led by the Government Office for Science under the direction of the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Sir John Beddington. It has involved leading experts in the field and explored how computer generated trading in financial markets will evolve over the next 10 years. It assembled and analyzed evidence on the effect of HFT on financial markets looking out to 2022.

Professor Linton holds the Chair of Political Economy at Cambridge University, having previously held the post of Professor of Econometrics at the London School of Economics. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society, of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and of the British Academy. A former Professor of Economics at Yale University, he is the author of over one hundred articles in the areas of econometric theory and financial econometrics. Within financial econometrics he is interested in high frequency data and in low frequency panel data issues.

His research interests are nonparametric and semiparametric methods, particularly as applied to bandwidth choice and to efficiency comparisons between first order equivalent procedures, leading to examination of practical problems such as how to choose bandwidth, the curse of dimensionality, and how to obtain good approximations to the actual sampling variability of the estimators. He is also interested in financial econometrics. Professor Linton has also acted in a consulting or advisory capacity for (among others) Hargreaves Lansdown, Rio Tinto, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), Royal and Sun Alliance and Concordia Asset Management.

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