SENS (Stored Energy Systems LLC), a leading manufacturer of engine generator set (gen set) battery chargers, has announced that it has achieved IBC Certification for its complete line of engine starting chargers and battery selectors. SENS chargers and battery selectors are believed to be the only products in their respective classes to achieve this critical certification.

The BBC is reporting that UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government is planning to add some 4,000 onshore and 3,000 offshore wind turbines as part of a £100 bn plan to boost its renewable energy resources.

To read the story, visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7474592.stm

CNN reports that Republican presidential front runner Sen. John McCain of Arizona is expected to propose a $300 million prize for whoever can develop an automobile battery that "has the size, capacity, cost and power to leapfrog the commercially available plug-in hybrids or electric cars."

CNN says prepared remarks released ahead of the event indicate McCain will call for a battery that delivers "a power source at 30 percent of the current costs."

To read the story go to

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/23/campaign.wrap/index.html

CNNMoney.com reports that Honda's new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car--the FCX Clarify--has rolled off a Japanese production line and is now headed to California.

Honda claims the hydrogen-fueled FCX Clarity is two times more energy efficient than a gas-electric hybrid and three times that of a standard gasoline-powered car.

Honda expects to lease out a "few dozen" units this year and about 200 units within a year. In California, a three-year lease will run $600 a month, which includes maintenance and collision coverage.

For more, read the story at http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/16/autos/honda_zev.ap/index.htm?cnn=yes