stockbunny
I'm not in PRV at present but it does seem to have staged a rapid rise lately. I need to do some more research on it's products before I go back in but the chart looks interesting.

What indicates a recovery in this company,which is so much reduced in div.payments and assets since 2001.Iknow very little about it,but have seen it tipped recently.Can one of you big boys elucidate?Thanks,Ethel.

Have a look at what we have said about PRV over on Canadian Coal.I would like to learn more about Porvair's fuel cell bipolar plate technology .What are porous metals and how do they integrate with the previous mentioned and with filters?It seems that this company is working on technologies that benefit the environment,am I correct.This makes buying the shares even more tempting.Remember,the profit last year was only 0.3mlnstr on 46.2mln turnover.The weak dollar affected them badly in 2004.But,they promised "highly promising new products" in the results November.Any ideas,anyone?

ethel
Have a look at this site, with a bit of reading you can learn a lot about fuel cells and the technology behind them.

http://www.fuelcells.org/

Thanks...Ethel

Found the thread Ethel. I'm not a mining engineer, just Electrical/Mechanical although many years ago I worked on the Selby Coal mines (Yorkshire)at different locations. In my youth I worked on fluidising with PVC granules for hot dip coatings. Enough of that. IMO, for fuel cells to take off, they must be adopted in motor vehicles. There are already prototypes on the highways in California. Unfortunately, we have the same problems for this adoption as getting propane (LGP) fuel accepted for road fuel. You need special pressurised tankage which takes up a lot of room in a vehicle. In essence, whatever liquid gas the industry goes for, it has to stay under pressure otherwise it turns to gas and requires far more volume for storage. As with LPG at the moment (36p/litre??), where would you re-fill your (methane?)tank?? We have some LPG fill-ups near to us but we also have two oil refineries conveniently on our doorstep with a major Calor Gas depot.

Dreaming ahead, in my youth, there was scepticism that someone had invented an engine that ran on water but the oil moguls kept it secret. What if someone invented a process that took the hydrogen out of water (instead of a gas)to use in the fuel cell then reformed it back to water as waste?? A simple lead acid battery converts water in the electrolyte to hydrogen and oxygen at its electrical nodes, seems almost too simple doesn't it??

Hi Deanscroft, Ethel
Alternative fuels for road vehicles in terms of econony is I think a forgone conclusion, Paccar group the showcase HGV manufacturer in the states is already producing dual-fuel trucks using gas and derv they are also well down the line towards introducing fuelcell powered vehicles with an agressive evaluation program in place with the leading fuelcell companies. When you further consider that Paccar own Peterbuilt, Kenningworth, DAF, Leyland, Foden (who also produce dualfuel trucks in the UK)their market share is enormous. If only Porvair could become a presence in the arena

Hello there!My target for PRV is 160pI have also been having a look at HYR Hydrodec.Fascinating technology and great for the green/anorak shareholder,which I was accused of being on one message board,last week!!!The IPO was'nt long ago,but the chart looks quite nicely settled .Anyone interested on a separate thread for this one?Thanks for coming to share your knowledge,Deancroft.Ethel

Hi everyone. I've been reading more about fuel cells and it looks like it could be a while before it all takes off. Practical limitations like fuel storage, hydrogen conversion (so many ways to make it!!) and precious metals for the bi-polar plates means there is still a lot of head scratching to do. Meanwhile, IMO the bio-diesel companies are going to have their moment. Planning permission has been granted for one here in Humberside nested between two oil refineries, Conoco and Total. They supply the utilities, in return the bio plant supplies the refineries with a diesel additive (from rape seed)which earns them a tax break and the lucky motorist pays for the eco friendly product with no tax break I reckon. Several companies appearing to do more of this, South Africa and Saudi Arabia (I was there '83 to '89) mentioned as places for production. HYR is a little different in that I suspect a lot of their business is associated with lubricants and insulating oils (transformers and switchgear, lots of old stuff about) cleaned and refined for further sales. Not a shareholder in bio/eco yet, waiting to see how WHOG goes on launch day this Friday and waiting for SEO to wake up again.

Make your own....log on to WWW.biolyle.com.Good Luck..Ethel

Seen it Ethel, I think if we bought a 45 gallon drum of methanol(very toxic!!) we'd have HSE and the VAT man knocking on the door.

It's about time for this one to move up,chart looks nice and there is plenty of upside.

I'm in....check out today's news.Also tipped by shares mag.Plenty of upside.
LOL...!!!

See what I mean..?

Some good news to shake PRV out of its slumber...

LONDON (AFX) - Porvair PLC said it has signed a supply agreement with Parker Hannifin Corp, an aviation component manufacturer, to supply filtration systems for Parker's aircraft fuel tank systems.

These will be fitted to a range of commercial aircraft from the middle of 2006, Porvair said.

The deal will generate at least 3 mln usd revenue in the first five years.

Up another 9% today - things are starting to happen here...

A good day yesterday. This is slowly building momentum.

It's been very quiet on this thread for a while now and the SP has stagnated but good results today and a good push higher:

Preliminary results for the year ended 30 November 2005.


Highlights

Profit before tax, exceptional items and goodwill amortisation is up 18% at
3.0m (2004: 2.6m). Profit before tax is 0.87m (2004: 0.33m).

Earnings per share increased by 26% to 4.3p (2004: 3.4p) before goodwill
amortisation and exceptional items. Taken after goodwill and exceptional
items, losses per share reduced by 45% to 1.1p (2004: 2.0p loss).

The core specialist filtration businesses have performed well with
operating profits before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items up by
29% to 5.0m (2004: 3.9m).

Good technical progress has been made in all the key growth opportunities
of the Group.

First set of coal gasification filters delivered and orders for three
more pilot plants received from new customers.
Sales of aircraft on board fuel-tank inerting filters are expected to
start in 2006.
Diesel exhaust filter substrates are in pre-production scale-up
trials.
The latest generation of low cost fuel cell plates has shown excellent
process capability in manufacturing and is now in qualification
trials.

Recommended final dividend increased to 1.05p (2004: 1.0p) per share.

Broken its resistance. Where to now I wonder?