By Sonia Isotov

Left to right: Noni Biotech’s Presidents David Backstrom and Marie-Laure Ankaoua, Mayor Alan Arakawa, and Noni Biotech’s Director of Research Paul Nordone. Photo courtesy of Noni Biotech.

On May 4, Maui Mayor Alan M. Arakawa toured the headquarters of Noni Biotech International LLC and invited the company to join a County of Maui business trip in August to Japan and Korea.

The mayor was joined on the tour by Maui County Office of Economic Development Coordinator Teena Rasmussen, Maui County Environmental Coordinator Robert Parsons, Maui Economic Development Board Program Director Tom Liu, and Mimi Hu CPA, principal partner of Levin & Hu LLP.

Mayor Arakawa’s visit began with a tour of the company research lab, led by Noni Biotech’s Director of Research Paul Nordone, who explained some of the company’s research strategies and offered samplings of the company’s newest products in development.

Mayor Arakawa touring the Noni Biotech International laboratory. Courtesy of Noni Biotech.

Noni Biotech International currently exports 100% pure Hawaiian noni products and ingredients to over 50 countries under the brand names Noni Maui and Maui Noni.

Their achievements have not gone without recognition. In 2011 the company received the prestigious Presidential “E” Export Award for excellence in exporting. In addition, Noni Biotech was selected as a finalist in the APEC Statewide Business Innovation Showcase in September 2011. Mayor Arakawa presented the award during the ceremony hosted at the Sister Cities summit in Waikiki.

After the morning tour, visitors gathered in the company conference room for a light breakfast and a presentation from Noni Biotech’s Presidents Marie-Laure Ankaoua and David Backstrom.

Ankaoua and Backstrom shared more information about the company’s background and their plans for future development in Maui as well as in their farm and factory, both of which are located on the island of Hawaii.

“We feel very honored that Mayor Arakawa took the time to come and visit us. It shows how much he is paying attention to the growth of small businesses in his county,” said Ankaoua, in a written statement.

The first volunteers in the Kihei neighborhood of Maui Meadows received installation of Smart Meters at their homes this spring — the innovative Maui Smart Grid Project is underway!

This effort is funded by the United States Department of Energy as part of an initiative to promote a renewable-energy-focused future. The lead agency is the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, located at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. High Tech Maui is providing community outreach and working with several other entities on the project, including Maui Electric Company.

A smart grid, often called the energy internet, is a system of interconnected technologies enabling two-way communication between different parts of the electric-power system. The Maui Smart Grid Project will demonstrate and evaluate new technologies to help residents better manage and reduce energy consumption during periods of high demand. Access to a personalized website supplies volunteers with data on their energy usage. Being aware of one’s current energy usage is the first step towards energy efficiency.

Related tools, such as an in-home display and a smart thermostat, are also available to empower volunteers to stay ahead of their energy consumption. The Maui Smart Grid Project will also help MECo operate the electricity grid more efficiently.

The results from this effort will be compared with other demonstration projects throughout the nation and also used for decision making on future smart grid initiatives in Hawaii. Those future projects may include partners from Japan and Korea and incorporate the use of wind energy and electric vehicles.

For more information, please visit the Maui Smart Grid Project’s website at http://www.mauismartgrid.com/.

“A123′s advanced energy storage system has demonstrated the ability to shift peak energy loads when demand is high to provide the consistent delivery of quality power, which is an extremely valuable service that supports MECO’s ongoing effort to increase the reliability of the grid and maximize the generation resources we have in place,” said Ed Reinhardt, Maui Electric president. “The Maui Smart Grid Project will enable us to evaluate new technologies for enhancing our operations, and we look forward to the successful demonstration of A123′s versatile energy storage solution in not only meeting our peak load shifting requirements, but also performing a number of additional valuable services.”

Led by MECO and the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, the Maui Smart Grid Project is designed to help MECO demonstrate and evaluate new technologies for operating the electric grid more efficiently. The project also aims to help residents better manage and reduce energy consumption during periods of high demand. Specific objectives include reducing distribution circuit peak load, minimizing emissions, enabling greater utilization of renewable energy sources and improving power quality and grid stability. A123′s GBS storage systems are designed to provide a complete, turnkey solution to help MECO meet these objectives by providing a number of services in addition to peak-load shifting, including regulating voltage fluctuation, reactive power (VAR) support and relieving wind curtailment.

“The Maui Smart Grid Project is an excellent opportunity for A123 to showcase the flexibility of our dynamic GBS product, and we look forward to working with MECO to illustrate the value of our technology within the framework of the next-generation electric grid,” said Robert Johnson, vice president of the Energy Solutions Group at A123. “We believe that our energy storage system will help MECO meet the ambitions objectives of the Maui Smart Grid Project and further demonstrate the commercial benefits of our solutions.”

About A123 Systems

A123 Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:AONE) is a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems for transportation, electric grid and commercial applications. The company’s proprietary Nanophosphate® technology is built on novel nanoscale materials initially developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is designed to deliver high power and energy density, increased safety and extended life. A123 leverages breakthrough technology, high-quality manufacturing and expert systems integration capabilities to deliver innovative solutions that enable customers to bring next-generation products to market. For additional information please visit www.a123systems.com.

On November 10th from 6PM to 8 PM, SJF Institute will recognize the 2011 Green Jobs Award honorees at a reception at the Citi Executive Conference Center keynoted by Jonathan Greenblatt, the Director of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. The Green Jobs Award honors private businesses that contribute to both the economy and the environment. Applicants are judged on their contribution to environmental quality, the quality of their jobs and benefits, the diversity of employment opportunities, and their level of community engagement.

As noted in the recent Brookings Institute report, Sizing the Clean Economy, the emerging clean economy is challenged, in part, by a lack of standard definitions and examples. The Green Jobs Award program and recipients of the award are crucial in helping to provide needed examples and best practices within the green jobs sector.

In addition to Pacific Biodiesel, the 2011 Green Jobs Award honorees are: Better World Books, Power Partners Inc., Sacred Power Corporation, SolarCity, Sungevity, and The Taylor Companies. These companies represent diverse industries – from traditional industry innovators, to renewable energy and energy efficiency, to consumer products. Together the companies employ more than 2,540 people and their aggregate revenue exceeds $150 million.

“These seven exemplary companies show you can have true sustainability while creating real, quality jobs at all levels,” said Bonny Moellenbrock, SJF Institute Executive Director. “By acknowledging the tremendous work these companies are doing, we hope to both support their efforts and inspire other businesses to follow their lead.”

The Green Jobs Award is made possible by the support of the Citi Foundation, which is sponsoring the program for the second straight year.

“The Citi Foundation is proud to support the 2011 Green Jobs Awards,” said Pam Flaherty, CEO and President of the Citi Foundation. “These seven honorees demonstrate that a triple bottom line business strategy can be successful for any size organization. As the U.S. strives to create more high quality employment opportunities, these businesses are contributing to this effort in a way that also adds value to the environment and our communities.”

Awardee Summaries:

Pacific Biodiesel (Kahului, Hawaii) – With an additional location in Honolulu, Pacific Biodiesel operated the first retail biodiesel pump in America, and now produces and sells approximately 1 million gallons of ASTM standard biodiesel annually in Hawaii. Founders Kelly and Bob King partnered with Willie and Annie Nelson and Darryl Hannah in 2007 to create the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance.

Better World Books (Alpharetta, Georgia) – With three additional locations in Indiana and another in Edinburgh, Scotland, Better World Books is an online book resale company with 349 employees that also supports literacy efforts worldwide.

Power Partners (Athens, Georgia) - Power Partners manufactures pole-type distribution transformers, solar water heaters, and adsorption chillers while creating 360 great jobs with benefits and lean manufacturing training.

Sacred Power (Albuquerque, New Mexico) – A Native American-owned firm, Sacred Power manufactures and deploys patented remote power systems, energy efficient telecommunication shelters, and grid-tied photovoltaic carports to remote Native American homes that otherwise might be without power and refrigeration.

SolarCity (San Mateo, CA) – A full service solar provider with 25 business locations around the U.S., SolarCity is growing rapidly with over 1,350 employees and more than 15,000 projects completed or underway in 10 states.

Sungevity (Oakland, CA) – With an additional Berkeley location, Sungevity is a residential solar installer that has pioneered an online 24-hour iQuote process allowing it to use satellite images and aerial photography to assess customers’ roofs remotely. The firm offers great pay and excellent benefits for its 240 fully-engaged employees.

The Taylor Companies (Bedford, Ohio) – With a second location in Lynwood, California, Taylor is a seventh generation furniture manufacturer and a green pioneer in a traditional industry. Taylor is the first furniture manufacturer member of The Climate Registry; the firm publishes its greenhouse gas emissions and other key sustainability information on a Sustainability Facts Label that is included with all its products.

About SJF Institute

SJF Institute connects, inspires and accelerates impact entrepreneurs and the fields that support them. The Institute empowers companies that provide sustainable solutions and build workplaces where employees can grow and thrive, and works with investors, foundations, and corporations who believe in the power of entrepreneurship to change the world for the better. To learn more, visit www.sjfinstitute.org.

About the Citi Foundation

The Citi Foundation is committed to the economic empowerment and financial inclusion of low- to moderate-income individuals and families in the communities where we work so that they can improve their standard of living. Additional information can be found at www.citifoundation.com.

The Maui Smart Grid project is now actively recruiting volunteers from the Maui Meadows neighborhood in South Kihei to participate in this important pilot project. Participants will have a smart meter installed in their home as well as access to a personalized, secure website displaying information on energy use measured by the new meter. They will also have the opportunity to try additional smart grid technologies in their home, such as an in-home energy use display and a smart thermostat. These technologies will provide project participants with more information on, and control over, how and when they use energy. The project is a completely voluntary program and the technologies will be provided and installed at no cost to participants.

In addition to the home-based equipment, Maui Electric Company (MECO) will be evaluating a variety of smart grid applications such as community energy storage and an advanced computer system to monitor and manage delivery of electricity to customers. The overall goal of the project is to evaluate the effectiveness of these technologies to help increase energy efficiency and to allow greater integration of renewable energy.

“Improving each island’s electricity grid through new smart grid technologies is a key element of Hawaii’s landmark clean energy goals,” said Dr. James Griffin, project director for the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute at the University of Hawaii (HNEI), which is one of the project’s lead organizations. “Through the experiences of Maui residents in this project, we will learn valuable lessons about the best ways to modernize Hawaii’s electricity system.”

“When it comes to adding more clean energy to our stand-alone island grid, initiatives like the Maui Smart Grid Project are vital to successfully balancing service reliability and as-available sources of power like solar and wind,” said Maui Electric Company’s President Ed Reinhardt. “The success of the Maui Smart Grid Project will give our customers greater control over their energy use in the home and help MECO manage demand during peak usage times, reduce outages, and enable quicker restoration of power.”

County of Maui Energy Commissioner Doug McLeod said, “The first step in reducing energy use is to understand how our choices affect energy use. Volunteers in this project will see how much electricity is used when they turn on their computer, tv, or lights. The Smart Grid project has great potential.”

The U.S. Department of Energy is funding this initiative as part of a nationwide set of demonstration projects. HNEI and MECO are the lead organizations on the project. Other project partners include the Hawaii Electric Company (HECO), Silver Spring Networks, GE Energy, County of Maui, Maui Economic Development Board, Sustainable Living Institute of Maui at the University of Hawaii-Maui College, HNU Energy, and SRA International.

To learn more about the Maui Smart Grid Project and to sign up, please visit: www.mauismartgrid.com

For Jeff Reiss, Vice-President of Westec Environmental Solutions (WES), LLC of Kahului, the recent announcement that Iberdrola, a Spanish utility company, is investing in their technology marks a watershed in the company’s quest to reduce greenhouse gases worldwide. “Our technology represents a potential breakthrough for reducing smokestack emissions and capturing CO2 before it is released into the atmosphere,” says Reiss.

WES and Iberdrola announced their partnership for carbon capture technology in early June. Iberdrola is the 5th largest utility in the world and the largest renewable energy company, with operations in Europe, Latin America, and the United States. The partnership follows WES’s success as winner in October 2010 of Iberdrola’s inaugural Perseo Awards in the CO2 Capture and Clean Combustion category.

Iberdrola recognized the importance of the WES Absorbertm technology for its ability to capture CO2 from combustion flue gas in electric power generation, and thus fight the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The WES Absorbertm will offer significant capital cost reductions over conventional CO2 capture systems by reducing the size of the absorbers by up to 50%. The WES Absorbertm also consumes significantly less energy than existing technologies.

“We are delighted to have Iberdrola as a partner,” said Frank Huebner, CEO of WES. “This is a recognition that the WES Absorbertm stands to revolutionize absorption across a wide range of industries. The investment will fast track our commercialization program through funding of our first pilot projects in carbon capture. The first of these is now scheduled to be built in early 2012,” added Huebner.

WES’s Research and Development lab is based in Kahului, and the company has corporate offices in Chicago and London. It has also partnered with international engineering firm Process Group Pty Ltd in Melbourne, Australia.

The company’s intellectual property and research operations grew out of Peletex, which was established on Maui in 2000. Its history of particle and gas capture began with a foam filtration system for removing dry wall dust, developed by inventor and Chief Technical Officer, Roy Pellegrin. With funding assistance from High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) from 2005-2007, Peletex developed the technology into a cutting-edge indoor air quality filter.

In 2006, Peletex succeeded in developing a system to capture anthrax spores using decontaminant foam developed at Sandia National Labs and the Aqueous Froth air filtration technology. This technology is based on heterogeneous nucleation, which is the process that nature uses to form raindrops. It developed from Pellegrin’s observation of nature and smoke cloud development from Maui’s sugar cane fires, which are set when the crop is ready for harvesting.

Peletex partnered with WES in 2009 to take the next step in marketing and management to an international level. Interest in, and recognition for, the technologies developed by Peletex came mainly from outside the United States. In 2010, a relationship was established with Process Group Pty, a specialized engineering company and world leader in carbon capture and industrial gas separation processes. The partnership’s goal is to develop carbon capture for a coal-fired plant pilot project in Australia, a country that not only has enormous reserves of coal, but a strong commitment to developing clean energy and efficient carbon capture.

Following selection of WES as a winner of the PERSEO award, Iberdrola contracted for a due diligence study of the technology through Imperial College, London. The technology passed with flying colors. “WES, LLC offers a CO2 absorption technology that uses smaller gas absorption devices than the current industry standard, while achieving equal effectiveness for less cost,” stated Agustín Delgado, Director of R&D for Iberdrola. “This system applies to all industrial processes that require gas/liquid transfer through absorption, and has been designed to optimize the gas/liquid mass transfer processes in a wide variety of market sectors and applications.”

WES plans to use Iberdrola’s investment to develop the technology for global market applications.

For more information on WES Absorbertm technology: www.wes-worldwide.com

Energy partners from the United States and Japan will collaborate on a multimillion dollar smart grid demonstration project on Maui. The project is aimed at improving integration of variable renewable energy resources, such as solar and wind power, and preparing the electric system for widespread adoption of electric vehicles.

The organizations partnering on the project include: the U.S. Department of Energy; the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT); the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute at the University of Hawaii; Hawaiian Electric Company; Maui Electric Company; and Japan-based New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), an entity under the government of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Meeting with New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).

NEDO recently selected six Japanese companies that will work with the U.S. project partners to develop and install smart grid technologies on Maui. NEDO will provide approximately $37 million to support the project (3 billion yen). The companies selected by NEDO include: Hitachi, Ltd.; Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd.; Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.; Sharp Corporation; JFE Engineering Corporation; and Cyber Defense Institute, Inc.

“With its high levels of variable renewable energy, Maui is a perfect location to test these Smart Grid technologies. Through this Japanese-U.S. partnership, we can demonstrate how these technologies can help solve Maui’s energy challenges and be used in other parts of the world, especially on other island systems such as ours,” said Richard Rocheleau, Director of the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute at the University of Hawaii.

“Like Hawaii, Japan is looking for ways to better use clean energy on smaller electric systems that serve individual islands. By pooling our resources and our expertise, we can develop solutions that will help significantly increase our use of clean energy sources,” said Robbie Alm, Hawaiian Electric executive vice president.

The project will include installation of smart controls in the Kihei area on Maui at the regional and neighborhood levels to improve integration of variable renewable energy resources, such as photovoltaic systems. These technologies include distributed control systems that will manage resources such as smart inverters to regulate output of photovoltaic systems, load control devices, and controls to manage electric vehicle charging stations and battery storage systems. This NEDO project will also collaborate with an existing U.S. Department of Energy- funded project by installing the same smart control systems within the project site in the Wailea area of Maui.

“A smarter electric grid is a promising solution to one of the biggest challenges in deploying more renewable energy in Hawaii. Technical innovations such as smart grid applications will increase the island grid’s capability to minimize the system reliability impact of interconnected renewable energy resources and can make Hawaii a model for other areas around the world that face similar conditions,” said Estrella Seese, Acting Energy Program Administrator, DBEDT’s’s Energy Office.

In addition, to help prepare the Maui electric grid for widespread adoption of electric vehicles, the project will use an advanced charging management system to connect Maui Electric Company system controls with charging stations island-wide, allowing Maui Electric to actively manage electric vehicle charging to balance generation and load. With this advanced system, Maui Electric can make better use of the wind and solar power on the island.

The information and experience gained from this project will be used to evaluate the performance and cost effectiveness of the deployed smart systems.

Installation of the smart grid technology is expected to begin in late 2012, with the project becoming operational in 2013. The demonstration project is scheduled to run from 2013-2015.

The project is part of the Hawaii-Okinawa Partnership on Clean and Efficient Energy Development and Deployment, which was signed by the U.S. Department of Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, State of Hawaii and Prefecture of Okinawa in June 2010.

The Hawaii-Okinawa partnership is intended to foster the development of clean and energy efficient technologies needed to solve global energy security and climate change challenges. Japan and the United States designated Hawaii and Okinawa as the representatives for this groundbreaking partnership due to their demonstrated leadership and experience in clean energy and energy efficiency.

Digital technology has advanced GIS imaging to generate real-time models for identifying actions and effects in multiple dimensions. It’s not unlike the step-up in visual imagery from 2-D to advanced 3-D, with a GIS having significantly more values in the data points to create what can amount to 4-D representation.

One group of software developers based on Maui is taking a lead in pushing the envelope to utilize GIS in multi-dimensional analysis. It’s because International Underwater Explorations LLC operates in the multi-dimensional environment of the ocean.

The ocean is a massive environment of constantly flowing fluid masses differentiated by depth, temperature, pressure gradients, direction and force. GIS analysis of the ocean entails acquisition of volumes of data, which requires systems to sort, establish relevance and translate.

IUE President Joe Breman

For IUE President Joe Breman, it means there are opportunities for his company, combining expertise in ocean systems and information processing, to develop applications not limited to ocean systems but a GIS capability that extends to defense, energy, and conservation.

One such opportunity is a current contract to develop applications for the Navy to better access data that’s being collected by military and civilian agencies, including satellite imagery of weather systems collected by NASA, surface wind-swell-temperature data transmitted from NOAA buoys and ocean terrain data being developed by Google Earth.

“There are all kinds of devices in and above the ocean to collect data,” Breman said. “We are developing better ways to communicate that data so it can be useful to the Navy.”

There are other examples. When the Deep Horizon oil rig exploded off the Louisiana coast, IUE formulated a model of the Gulf of Mexico charting contours of the ocean bottom and compiling layers of data on currents, ocean surface movements, water temperature gradients and wind patterns to provide an analysis of the movement of the oil spilling from the blown well. The prototype was developed for CEROS, the Defense Advanced Research Agency program based in Hawaii to support Department of Defense needs for technology development in ocean science.

“We developed high resolution images of areas of the sea floor where it appeared that the oil would become a hazard,” he said.

Applications developed for ocean modeling are intended to provide decision support with projections and options in dealing with potential effects of an action. But IUE’s specialization in GIS modeling provides information technology assistance that extends well beyond applications for military analysis and disaster response. Breman said one reason for locating on Maui is the potential for developing renewable energy systems – if for no other reason than that the high cost of fossil fuels burned in Hawaii sets up the Islands as prime proving grounds for renewable technologies.

In analyzing feasibility of renewable technologies, multi-dimensional GIS modeling will be a major tool.

“Hawaii is among the states with the highest reliance on fossil fuels. We consume the most energy from fossil fuels at the highest cost. But Hawaii has the most renewable energy resources — wind, solar, ocean thermal and waves, geothermal,” he said. “There is a great reason for Hawaii to develop those resources.”

IUE already has contracted to develop wind and terrain analysis for a wind farm on Maui, to establish the optimum location for each turbine and for the placement of power lines.

The company’s data on the ocean bottom around the islands can be used in developing undersea power cables, while its capabilities create opportunities for energy generation from ocean thermal and wave energy projects. GIS analysis also will be useful for siting and positioning solar generators, for identifying the most efficient alignments for transmission lines as new generating resources are installed and for analysis of agricultural fields for biofuel crops.

Breman’s interest in energy efficiencies are a factor in a related program involving geospatial analysis, but on a small scale — to develop smart grid systems within structures including homes, and businesses.

IUE handles a Geo-Smart Grid software system that provides real-time data on energy consumption of components in a building to allow the owner to control, monitor and manage electricity use. In time, Breman sees IUE expanding its services to developing applications for utilizing multi-dimensional data sets, and Internet based web services, whether in the ocean, on land or in the atmosphere.

Expansion won’t necessarily be limited to Hawaii, although finding qualified personnel in Hawaii would be ideal. As IUE grows, he expects to recruit additional staff with programming skills and related capabilities in computer engineering and software development.

As with other software development operations, location doesn’t determine what work can be performed nor do individuals collaborating on a project need to be in proximity – as long as there are robust, reliable broadband links. New hires will be based on skill sets rather than location. IUE staff currently live in Denver, Oahu and the Maui operations are divided between offices in Wailuku and Haiku.

What makes Maui attractive – besides the appeal of being close to the ocean for Breman, whose career began as a diver conducting underwater archeological excavations – is the support systems. He said the Small Business Development Center, Maui County Business Resource Center and Maui Economic Development Board provided support and resources to set up IUE. Being on Maui, IUE also qualifies as a HUB Zone small business – an SBA designation that gives IUE priority consideration in contracting opportunities.

Maui also is a great place to raise his family, Breman says.

A shorter version is expected to appear in the weekend print edition of USA Today. PDC has been advised that the article may be featured on CNN this Sunday, March 10th, at 2.30 p.m. EST.

The article describes the spike in disaster app downloads following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11th. Downloads of PDC’s Disaster Alert tripled from the average of 3,500 downloads per week, and has now reached close to 100,000 downloads, ranked #30 and #41 top free (News) for iPad and iPhone, respectively.

Disaster Alert provides instant access to global “active hazards”, including weather-related disasters, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis. The USA Today article quotes PDC Executive Director Ray Shirkhodai: “We harvest and present a lot of data from more than 65 trusted sources and mark those that are potentially dangerous.” The app monitors multiple agencies in real time, and information can be disseminated well ahead of broadcasts from mainstream media.The Disaster Alert app launch was featured in a Focus Maui Nui article published by the Maui News on August 16, 2010.

Richard Wainscoat (left) and Marco Micheli study one of the near-Earth asteroids found on January 29. The asteroid is the roundish dot near Wainscoat's finger. IfA photo by Karen Teramura.

The Pan-STARRS PS1 telescope on Haleakala, Maui, discovered 19 near-Earth asteroids on the night of January 29, the most asteroids discovered by one telescope on a single night.

“This record number of discoveries shows that PS1 is the world’s most powerful telescope for this kind of study,” said Nick Kaiser, head of the Pan-STARRS project. “NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s support of this project illustrates how seriously they are taking the threat from near-Earth asteroids.

“Pan-STARRS software engineer Larry Denneau spent that Saturday night in his University of Hawaii at Manoa office in Honolulu processing the PS1 data as it was transmitted from the telescope over the Internet. During the night and into the next afternoon, he and others came up with 30 possible new near-Earth asteroids.

Read the full story at SpaceDaily.com.