ThursdayJun 10, 2010 1:36 pm

Small Cap Voice Featured Company: Balqon Corp. (BLQN.OB)

Balqon Corp. has over a decade of engineering and production experience developing electric drive systems and various components for a variety of heavy-duty applications from busses to monorails, and is the only company with field-tested, Heavy-Duty Class 7-8 applications (in production at its manufacturing facility; 15.5k sq. ft., with a 700 unit annual output capacity). In 2009, BLQN debuted its sophisticated new suite of lithium-ion (Li-Ion) powered heavy-duty electric trucks and tractors (30 ton on- and off-highway capable) while simultaneously migrating all heavy-duty electric vehicles (EVs) from lead-acid to Li-Ion batteries, effectively upgrading product lines like their already well-known Nautilus…

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ThursdayJun 10, 2010 11:29 am

Golden Star Resources (GSS) is “One to Watch”

Golden Star Resources (AMEX: GSS) is an international gold mining and exploration company that produces gold in the western African nation of Ghana. Through its subsidiaries, the company owns a controlling interest in four significant gold properties in southern Ghana: the Wassa property, the Prestea Underground property, the Bogoso/Prestea property, and the Hwini-Butre and Benso concessions (HBB properties). The company's mines are ideally situated along the prolific Ashanti Gold Belt in Ghana, so it is no surprise that its gold reserves continue to increase. Golden Star's mineral reserves, net of mining depletion, increased by 450,000 ounces, or 14 percent, in…

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ThursdayJun 10, 2010 11:28 am

Great Basin Gold (GBG) is “One to Watch”

Great Basin Gold (AMEX: GBG) is a mining company engaged in the development and exploration of gold properties. The company is currently in late-stage development at two projects – the Hollister project and the Burnstone project – in two of the world's most well-known gold producing regions. The Hollister project is located on the Carlin Trend in Nevada while the Burnstone project is located on the Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa. The company's ambition of becoming a mid-tier gold producer is fast becoming a reality and should be achieved some time in the summer of 2010. Currently, the Hollister project…

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ThursdayJun 10, 2010 11:18 am

Montavo, Inc. (MTVO.OB) Set to Release mMAP™ Rev 3.0 Which Quantifies In-Store Sales Revenue Deriving from Mobile Advertising Campaigns

Montavo, Inc., www.Montavo.com – developer of the patent-pending Montavo Mobile Advertising Platform (mMAP), a mobile marketing platform that seamlessly ties together client-side mobile device software architectures and highly-relevant, location-based deals and information about real-time product and service advantages, disclosed yesterday that the mMAP platform’s end-to-end testing has been completed with rousing success. The mMAP platform offers unprecedented analytical capabilities for advertisers to validate the cost-effectiveness of advertising in real-time, and Rev 3.0 (launch date slated for Q3 2010) represents a major leap forward for the Company’s overall commercialization efforts to date. Historically the ROI transparency (ad spend to profit ratio)…

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ThursdayJun 10, 2010 11:16 am

American Lithium Minerals, Inc. (AMLM.OB) Secures $4M Investment for Nevada Venture

American Lithium Minerals, Inc., www.AmericanLithium.com – the mineral exploration firm developing lithium and boron reserves in Nevada with the intention of becoming a world-class supplier of lithium to the burgeoning lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery market, announced today that Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) has entered the Company’s Borate Hills Project as a Joint venture Partner, agreeing to invest $4M. Lithium is an essential strategic reserve for developing the US energy sector, and has seen dramatic increase in usage with the advent of more sophisticated Li-Ion technology and the subsequent incorporation of such batteries into just about every portable…

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ThursdayJun 10, 2010 11:14 am

Octus, Inc. (OCTI.OB) Finalizes Acquisition of Quantum Energy Solutions

Octus, Inc. announced today that they have completed the acquisition of Quantum Energy Solutions, Inc. This completes the asset purchase agreement which was announced by Octus on May 18, 2010. The purchase agreement stipulates that Octus purchased substantially all of the assets of Quantum for a purchase price subject to certain post-closing adjustments described in the agreement. Octus also has agreed to assume certain liabilities associated with Quantum. Considerations to be paid and liabilities to be assumed by Octus per the agreement include: • 150,000 shares of common stock granted to Quantum • assumption of approximately $108,000 in Quantum accounts…

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ThursdayJun 10, 2010 11:08 am

Dynamotive Energy Systems Corp. (DYMTF.OB) and Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. LTD Enter into Memorandum to Test BioOil as an Alternative Fuel

Dynamotive Energy Systems Corp. and Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. LTD. (MES) announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to form a new partnership that will serve as a platform to test, develop and market BioOil for application in Slow and/or Medium Speed Diesels. This partnership will allow both companies to act as a friend to the environment as well as leaving a mark on Wall Street. MES and Dynamotive have teamed up in an effort to respond to the deadly threat of global warming, protecting bio diversity, power generation and access to energy which are global…

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ThursdayJun 10, 2010 10:43 am

General Environmental Management, Inc.’s (GEVI.OB) Profitable Move Into Wastewater Treatment

General Environmental Management Inc. has moved from being a hazardous waste business to being primarily a non-hazardous wastewater treatment company. The company disposed of its prior businesses and purchased Southern California Waste Water (SCWW). The acquired company was founded in 1959 by six of the major oil companies and continues to provide service today to industrial waste clients and the oil and gas industry in California. This change in the company's business model led to General Environmental's first quarter, since its inception, with positive net income. Net income came in at nearly $4.48 million. The company recently reported first quarter…

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ThursdayJun 10, 2010 10:39 am

Caleco Pharma Corp. (CAEH.OB) Moves Forward with Hepatitis Formulation

Caleco Pharma Corp., focused on the research and development of over-the-counter and prescription biopharmaceutical and consumer health products, has announced developments regarding its products targeting the global hepatitis C prescription market and the liver health maintenance market via a nutritional supplement formulation. Caleco identifies and develops products derived from natural sources, including plant extracts, functional oils, and probiotics. In particular, the company is targeting the $4 billion global hepatitis C prescription market, a market expected to double in size over the next seven years, reaching $8.5 billion by 2016. There are currently over 200 million people infected with chronic hepatitis…

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ThursdayJun 10, 2010 10:36 am

Balqon Corp. (BLQN.OB) Brings its Proven Zero Emissions Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles and Drive Systems to Costa Rica

Balqon Corp., www.balqon.com - the developer of zero-emission, heavy-duty Class 7-8 electric vehicles - announced recently a new dealer agreement with Electric Cars of Costa Rica S.A. (“ECCR”) to make available the Company’s vehicles and drive systems. As the Republic of Costa Rica’s leading distributor of electric vehicles (EVs), neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs), and light duty on-road trucks, ECCR will handle distribution of the medium- to heavy-duty BLQN EVs and drive systems, in addition to service and parts. President and CEO of BLQN, Balwinder Samra, noted that Costa Rica was a “pace setter” among nations seeking to reduce their carbon…

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