Rolls-Royce expanding fuel cell research in Ohio, move expected to create about 60 jobs

September 16th, 2009 House considers funding green vehicle researchWASHINGTON — Targeting more spending toward the auto industry, the House on Wednesday considered expanding government-led research into how to make cars more fuel-efficient. The House was debating a bill that could allow the Energy Department to spend up to $200 million more per year on research and development for advanced-technology vehicles and auto parts.

September 10th, 2009 GM rolls past 1 million miles in fuel cell demoBUFFALO, N.Y. — General Motors Co.

August 25th, 2009 Tenn. Nissan plant to use methanol to cut costsSMYRNA, Tenn. — In another cost-cutting move that also makes its car and truck production a little greener, Nissan North America said Tuesday it will use methanol fuel cells on some vehicles used to haul parts to assembly lines, starting at its plant in central Tennessee.

August 19th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russia's Irkut aircraft building corporation has picked Britain's Rolls Royce and Canada's Pratt & Whitney to supply engines for its new MS-21 aircraft, the corporation's president said Wednesday. Speaking at the international MAKS air show near Moscow, Oleg Demchenko said: "The best two firms have been chosen.

August 7th, 2009 Agency: Ohio bus driver on phone when man killedCLEVELAND — An Ohio transit agency says a Cleveland bus driver was on her cell phone when her bus struck and killed a pedestrian in March. The disclosure came as 49-year-old Angela Williams of Cleveland was indicted Thursday on a felony charge of aggravated vehicular homicide.

July 30th, 2009 Rolls-Royce net soars on currency contractsLONDON — Aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce PLC on Thursday reported a five-fold rise in first-half results as it marked up the value of foreign currency hedges on its books. The company's underlying business also improved as delays in the Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 increased demand for existing widebody planes using the company's engines.

July 30th, 2009 Rolls-Royce net soars on currency contractsLONDON — Aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce PLC on Thursday reported a six-fold surge in first-half profit to 1.86 billion pounds ($3 billion) as it marked up the value of foreign currency hedges on its books. The company's underlying business also improved, as delays to the new Airbus A380 and forthcoming Boeing 787 boosted demand for existing widebody airplanes already using Rolls-Royce's products.

July 30th, 2009 Rolls-Royce posts 16.5 pct rise in 1H profitLONDON — Aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce PLC on Thursday reported a 16.5 percent rise in first-half results as delays to the new Airbus A380 and forthcoming Boeing 787 boosted demand for existing widebody airplanes already using the company's products. It also confirmed its guidance for the year.

July 29th, 2009 Ormet notice says will cut up to 982 Ohio jobsHANNIBAL, Ohio — An aluminum-maker has notified workers that it intends to eliminate up to 982 jobs at its southeast Ohio plant this fall. Ormet Corp. sent a notification late Monday to union workers, the Monroe County commissioners and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

July 28th, 2009 DOE denies loan guarantee for Ohio uranium plantCINCINNATI — Department of Energy officials will not guarantee a loan to a company that had been developing a uranium enrichment plant project in southern Ohio, saying Tuesday that the facility has promise but they don't believe it's ready to move forward. Energy Department officials said in a conference call it asked USEC Inc.

June 23rd, 2009 Biden: Council will help auto workers get new jobsPERRYSBURG, Ohio — A new government council will help auto industry workers transition to new manufacturing opportunities, including jobs in alternative energy, Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday. Biden toured the northwestern Ohio headquarters of the Willard & Kelsey Solar Group, which plans to begin large-scale production of solar panels this year.

June 23rd, 2009 Obama wants new council to help auto industryPERRYSBURG, Ohio — A new government council will help workers tied to the auto industry transition to new manufacturing opportunities, including jobs in alternative energy, Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday. Biden toured the northwestern Ohio headquarters of the Willard & Kelsey Solar Group, which plans to begin large-scale production this year of solar panels.

June 15th, 2009 Rolls Royce gets $1.5B order with Gulf AirLE BOURGET, France — Rolls-Royce PLC said Monday it has signed a $1.5 billion order with Gulf Air to supply engines for the Bahrain-based airline's new Airbus A330 long-haul aircraft. The British aircraft engine manufacturer will supply Trent 700EP engines to power 20 Airbus A330 aircraft, with deliveries beginning in 2012, Rolls Royce said in a statement released at the Paris Air Show.

June 11th, 2009 MUNICH - BMW has no plans for forming a partnership with other manufacturers on battery powered electric vehicles and has its own plans to mass-produce "megacity" e-vehicles by the year 2015, BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer has announced. The car maker will decide by the end of the year whether to establish a subsidiary for the "megacity vehicles" alongside the current BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce labels, according to Reithofer.

March 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Rolls-Royce Motor Cars previewed its luxury Phantom Coupe in the national capital Saturday. The Coupe, the fourth new model of Rolls-Royce in the Phantom family, 'is the most driver-oriented model in the current line-up', a company statement said.