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Eaton orders additional UQM motors for fuel cell line.(Industry Report)
February 14, 2007... Eaton Corporation has placed an additional order for compressor drive motors from UQM Technologies; the motors will be used in Eaton's fuel cell air management product line. Because auxiliary systems, such as the air handling system inside the fuel cell, consume a portion of the...

DoE looks for alternative to palladium for fuel cells.(Industry Report)
February 14, 2007... Researchers at US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory are searching for a material with the same properties of rare and highly-priced palladium. Palladium acts as an atomic filter to remove impurities such as water vapor or carbon monoxide from hydrogen gas to keep the proton exchange...

NASCAR calls for smaller fuel cells in Las Vegas race.(Editorials, Asides & Reviews)
February 14, 2007... NASCAR announced Sunday that 13-gallon fuel cells will be used for this season's Nextel Cup and Busch series races at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. "After discussing it with Goodyear we feel like we have the potential for some of the same issues we had at the Charlotte race last year,"...

Connecticut studies use of fuel cell-powered trains.(Industry Report)
February 13, 2007... The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering has launched a study to determine whether the state's Metro-North Railroad commuter train network could be powered by fuel cell technology. According to Associated Press reports, the $64,000 study will look into whether fuel cell power...

Scientists say nanotubes will help with fuel cell commercialization.(Industry Report)
February 13, 2007... Scientists with Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. and the University of California at Riverside have found that carbon nanotubes can have more than 40% longer life than carbon black under simulated cathode operating conditions. "Durability and cost are the most critical issues for the...