Ceramic Fuel Cells (LON:CFU), the company that makes high efficiency and low emission electricity generation units for homes and other buildings, has hired one of Australia's leading and most progressive retailers, Harvey Norman, to distribute its BlueGen gas-to-electricity generators through the Harvey Norman commercial division franchisee. Harvey Norman, which already sells a wide range of home products including solar hot water and solar power systems to commercial customers, will be a non-exclusive distributor of BlueGen units, initially in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It will sell BlueGen units to its commercial clients and other foundation customers such as utilities and Government bodies. Initially, the units will not be sold through the Harvey Norman 'retail' stores, however the long-term plan is to leverage the extended reach of the entire Harvey Norman retail stores to the consumer market. Shares in the company rose by 7.7% to 10.5p.

Meanwhile, Clean Air Power (LON:CAP), the developer of dual-fuel combustion technology that enables heavy-duty diesel engines to operate on a combination of diesel and natural gas, has signed a significant supply agreement with Volvo Powertrain together with a separate development agreement with Volvo Bus Corporation. The initial five year deal with Volvo Powertrain follows three years of close cooperation on a product development partnership and supersedes a letter of intent between the two sides in January 2009. Clean Air Power's OEM product will be marketed and supported by Volvo Truck Corporation. The deal with Volvo Bus will see the companies jointly develop the installation of dual-fuel kits on existing bus engines to make it possible for buses from Volvo to run on dual-fuel in the future. The development programme is valued at £160,000. Separately, Clean Air Power said it was making progress across all divisions but had seen some delays in sales because of reasons outside its control. As a result, full year revenues are now set to miss expectations. In order to retain sufficient cash resources to support existing and potential new projects, it is now considering a possible equity fundraising. Shares in the company fell by 15.1% to 14p.

Finally, Catalytic Solutions Inc (LON:CTS), the company behind Mixed Phase Catalyst (MPC) technology, reported that revenue in the three months to March 31 had risen by 34% to $12.4m, with gross profits up 50% to $3.6m and operating…

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