Energy & Environment

ZBB Energy Corp. reported a fiscal third quarter net loss of $3.5 million, or 9 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $2.9 million, or 12 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

ZBB Energy Corp. today reported a fiscal third quarter net loss of $3.5 million, or 9 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $2.9 million, or 12 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Gearbox Express, a wind energy start-up, has opened a 43,000-square-foot facility in Mukwonago. Gearbox hopes to eventually hire 100 employees.

The ABB Group in New Berlin has started manufacturing a product, the Terra 51, that can fully recharge electric cars in as little as 15 minutes.

Twenty-five Wisconsin companies have been nominated for the 2012 Business Friend of the Environment Awards, honoring leadership in pollution prevention, environmental innovation and stewardship.

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. announced it has developed a potent new fuel preservative to fend off the potentially damaging effects of ethanol-blended fuels while keeping fuel fresh for up to three years.

The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the Milwaukee-Waukesha market rose to a new all-time high of $4.208 today, surpassing the previous high that was set in July 2008, according to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report.