Nighthawk Systems, Inc. (Symbol: NIHK) provides wireless, remote monitoring and power control equipment and services to their customers. Their products are easily installed and operated by anyone, regardless of technical capability. Their customers include over 40 utilities, dozens of State Departments of Transportation, Federal and State government facilities (including electric utilities, traffic control, computer systems, commercial lighting, and irrigation), Fortune 500 companies, and Internet service providers.

On April 4th, 2005, they announced that Nebraska Public Power District placed a second order for their proprietary CEO-700 whole house disconnect units in March. This second order tripled the number of unites originally ordered in March (Nighthawy announced the first order from Nebraska Public Power on March 8th, 2005). Nebraska Public Power District is Nebraska’s largest electric utility, with a chartered territory including all or parts of 91 of Nebraska’s 93 counties.

On April 5th, 2005, they announced the shipping for 250 Hydro 1 units to Contact Wireless of Alburqueque, New Mexico. This shipment is part of a larger water conservation program being implemented by Contact Wireless - utilizing proceeds from a $500,000 grant awarded by Governor Bill Richardson’s $10 million Water Innovation fund. This could lead to the installation of thousands of units within New Mexico alone.

Click here if you want to see the list of their press releases (Thanks to Harrisdirect for providing this list for free). Moreover, they currently have two patent applications pending at the US Patent Office. One is called “Remote Disconnect for Utility Meters” (used for the whole house disconnect systems), and the other one is called “Paging Remote Disconnect Systems” (used for the remote wireless control for turning on and off electrical and telephonic lines.

Currently the stock is traded at 0.21/share. But it was once traded as high as 0.35/share. I have no doubts that it’ll bounce back and maybe hit as high as 50 cents/share by the end of this year. Keep this one under your radar, guys. I’m definitely going to monitor this one pretty close.

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March and April 2005 definitely are the busy months for Global ePoint. The last time I wrote about this company, they were just announcing new contracts totaling $5 million for advanced computer control technology for x-ray security systems that are going to be used in airports and other venues. That was in February 05.

Last month, on March 31st - to be exact, they announced that their Airwoks Cockpit Door Surveillance System (CDSS) has been ordered by GE Capital Aviation Service (GECAS), the world’s most experienced aircraft leasing company. The system is going to be installed on eight Airbus A320 aircraft.

According to BusinessWire, GE Capital Aviation Service (GECAS) serves 190 customers in more than 60 countries. They service a fleet of approximately 1100 owned and managed aircraft around the world, with more than 700 additional planes on order or on option from Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Embraer and Fairchild-Dornier. Aircraft types include narrowbodies, widebodies, regional jets and cargo aircraft (The stock was up by 26 cents after they announced this).

Recently, they announced the next generation propriety digital surveillance technology solutions - expanding their Perpetual Digital(TM) product line. According to their press release (which featured on Business Wire), the Perpetual Digital product line product line provides dynamic surveillance solutions to the eletronic security market, which is projected to reach $21.9 billion in 2004; an increase of 7.9% or $1.6 billion from 2003’s revenues of $20.3 billion. Since 1995 the electronic security market has grown by almost $10 billion. As I am writing this, the stock has gone up by 14 cents. I’m predicting that this one is going to hit (Or maybe getting close to) $5/share.

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I was really excited when I read this article on mixedpower.com - it’s basically a website dedicated to provide information about hybrid cars and vehicles. I, as the stockholder of one of the fuel cell companies in the US, really encourage you guys to invest in fuel cell - starting from today! The technology is not light-years away anymore, it’s already been developed and currently being perfected. Before I go much further, here’s the article that you really need to read:

Automakers Team Up With Government For Hybrid Fuel Cell Cars

The fuel cells run on the energy produced when hydrogen and oxygen are mixed, rather than using gasoline. The only byproduct of a fuel cell is water. The technology has been used in experimental vehicles and as a power supply for some buildings.

A group of automakers and energy companies will develop and build hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in a multimillion-dollar partnership with the government, aiming for possible mass marketing of the vehicles within 15 years, Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Wednesday.

The Energy Department announced plans for several “learning demonstration teams” involving automakers General Motors Corp. Latest News about General Motors, DaimlerChrysler AG Latest News about DaimlerChrysler AG, Ford Motor Co. Latest News about Ford Motor Company and Hyundai Motor Co., as well as energy companies ChevronTexaco Latest News about ChevronTexaco, BP and Shell, and Ballard Power Systems, a leading manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cells.

“If our research program is successful, it is not unreasonable to think that we could be approaching commercialization and mass marketing of these kinds of vehicles in maybe 15 years,” Bodman said at the National Hydrogen Association’s annual conference in Washington.

Bodman said the teams would share in at least half of the project funding, estimated at about $380 million. The companies will evaluate the fuel cells under hot and cold conditions, consider production options and ways of evaluating hydrogen infrastructure.

As part of the program:

# GM plans to build a fleet of 40 hydrogen fuel vehicles and distribute them in California and Michigan as well as in Washington, D.C., and New York City. It plans to spend $44 million in total for their manufacture, transportation and upkeep and the building of hydrogen refueling stations in California and the East Coast corridor from New York City to Washington, D.C.

# DaimlerChrysler, which now has the largest fleet of fuel cell vehicles of any automaker, and three energy partners will also invest $44 million to place such vehicles with consumers who will provide feedback on their performance.

# Other companies will search for the best way to produce hydrogen and test the fuel cells and how the technology would fare in hot, humid climates.

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President Bush since 2003 has pushed a 5-year, $1.7 billion research program to develop hydrogen as America’s next energy source. He has predicted Americans will drive cars operated by hydrogen-powered fuel cells in less than two decades.

The program has involved workshops with state and local officials on the benefits of hydrogen power and conducted demonstration projects nationwide, Energy Department officials said.

Most major automakers are developing hydrogen fuel cells but say the cost of the vehicles and a lack of fueling stations make them unmarketable for now.

In separate efforts, Ford has announced plans to deliver eight hydrogen-run shuttle buses to Florida and to distribute Ford Focus fuel cell vehicles in the United States, Canada and Germany.

DaimlerChrysler, meanwhile, is developing a range of fuel cell vehicles, including a four-door passenger car called the Mercedes F-Cell, the Dodge Fuel Cell Sprinter van and a fleet of fuel cell-powered Mercedes Citaro buses.

Among Japanese automakers, Mazda is road-testing a hydrogen-fueled, rotary-engine version of its RX-8 sports car that allows the driver to select hydrogen or gasoline with the flick of a switch. Toyota is developing a fuel cell hybrid vehicle based on the Toyota Highlander, a mid-size sport utility vehicle.

If you’re looking for the right stock, check out Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. (Symbol: PFCE). The stock has not been doing well lately, but hey, I keep holding on to it since I believe this stock is going to be great in the next few years.

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