Fuel Cells Today articles from August 2003

Fuel Cells Today archives from August 2003

Millennium Cell, Icelandic New Energy Announce Partnership.
August 1, 2003... Eatontown, NJ-based Millennium Cell, Inc. and Icelandic New Energy, Ltd. recently announced a project evaluating the potential use of sodium borohydride to store and export hydrogen from Iceland. During its "Hydrogen on Demand" generation...

Danish Power Systems Develops New PEM FC Stack.
August 1, 2003... Lyngby, Denmark-based Danish Power Systems (DPS) recently announced it has invented a new technology for the next generation of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells (FCs) used in automotive and stationary power applications. "Our new...

IIR to Host World Nano-Economic Congress in DC.
August 1, 2003... The Institute for International Research (IIR) will host the World Nano-Economic Congress (WNEC), an event "that focuses on the entire value chain of nanotechnology from researchers' labs to government funding agencies to the board rooms of...

Plug Power Receives Funding From DOE, NYSERDA.
August 4, 2003... Latham, NY-based fuel cell (FC) manufacturer Plug Power, Inc. recently announced it expects to receive approximately $12 million in net funding after finalizing contracts with the Department of Energy (DOE) and the New York State Energy...

Suffolk University Students Build FC, Begin Hydrogen Generation.
August 4, 2003... Wallingford, CT-based Proton Energy Systems (PES) recently announced a project by students and faculty at Boston, MA-based Suffolk University's physics department to customize a fuel cell (FC) system to improve FC performance and determine what...

Italy to Host Hypothesis V Hydrogen Conference.
August 4, 2003... The fifth Hydrogen -- Power Theoretical and Engineering Solutions International Symposium (Hypothesis V), a meeting that will "address all aspects, theoretical, experimental and prototype developments, of hydrogen as an energy carrier," will be...

Palcan Appoints New Company Director.
August 5, 2003... Palcan Fuel Cells, Ltd. recently announced the appointment of former Navigator Mutual Fund Company executive manager and director Allan Waisman as its new director. Palcan noted that Waisman, who founded Canadian architectural firm...

FuelCell Energy Plant Earns ANSI Certification.
August 5, 2003... Danbury, CT-based FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced that its one-megawatt (MW) direct fuel cell (DFC) power plant, the DFC 1500, has been certified to meet the American National Standards Institute's (ANSI) products safety standards for...

Fuel Cells Demonstrated at Lollapalooza Music Tour.
August 5, 2003... The National Hydrogen Association (NHA) recently announced that Arcata, CA-based Schatz Energy Research Center sent its Stack-in-a-Box fuel cell (FC) system and a fuel cell engineer on the road with the Lollapalooza music tour to provide...

Entegris Conducts FC Commissioning Ceremony.
August 6, 2003... Chaska, MN-based materials integrity management company Entegris, Inc. recently hosted a fuel cell (FC) commissioning ceremony at its Chaska facility to inaugurate Minnesota's first multi-kilowatt, stationary, polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM)...

GES Spins Off Company to Sell Direct Methanol Fuel Cells.
August 6, 2003... Newton, MA-based Giner Electrochemical Systems (GES), a strategic partner of General Motors Corporation, recently announced it has formed a wholly owned new company, MCell Products, Inc., to commercialize its direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC)...

AEC Announces License to Produce Hydrogen.
August 6, 2003... Alternate Energy Corporation (AEC) recently announced it has entered into a 20-year, renewable agreement to license a "new and revolutionary method" of producing hydrogen and fuel cells (FCs) for domestic home and commercial use. "This...

FuelCell Energy to Acquire Global Thermoelectric.
August 7, 2003... FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCE) recently announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Global Thermoelectric, Inc. (GTI) under which FCE will acquire GTI in an all-stock transaction. According to FCE, the transaction is valued at...

ENrG Receives FC Grants.
August 7, 2003... Alden, NY-based ENrG, Inc., a manufacturer of ceramic components for fuel cells (FCs), recently announced it has received two separate grants from the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA). Officials said ENrG...

German Scientists Produce Hydrogen From Bacteria.
August 7, 2003... Ernst Moritz Arndt University researchers in Germany recently announced they have built a microbial fuel cell (FC) powered by hydrogen that is produced when microorganisms consume carbohydrates. During their research, scientists found that...

BOC GH2OST Car Attempts to Break Fuel Efficiency Record.
August 7, 2003... United Kingdom-based industrial gas supplier BOC recently announced that its hydrogen-fueled BOC GH2OST car will attempt to break the 10,705-mile-per-gallon fuel efficiency record at the upcoming Shell Eco-Marathon Challenge in Aberdeenshire,...

FCE Invests in Versa, Completes DFC Installation in NJ.
August 8, 2003... FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced it has invested $2 million in Des Plaines, IL-based solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system developer, manufacturer and distributor Versa Power Systems and will be represented on Versa's board. ...

Astris Energi, AEC Establish FC Joint Venture.
August 8, 2003... Mississauga, Ontario-based Astris Energi, Inc., a manufacturer of alkaline fuel cell (FC) technology, recently announced it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to establish a joint venture with Las Vegas, NV-based Alternate Energy Corporation...

SCAQMD Names Test Sites for Hydrogen Project.
August 8, 2003... The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) recently announced that the cities of Riverside, Ontario, Santa Ana, Burbank and Santa Monica, CA will serve as the test sites for a new hydrogen project. SCAQMD said each city will...

International Consortium to Develop FC-Powered Train.
August 11, 2003... Denver, CO-based Fuelcell Propulsion Institute recently announced that Denver-based Vehicle Projects, LLC, is leading an international consortium in a $12-million, five-year project to develop a 109-metric-ton, one-megawatt locomotive powered...

Hydrogenics Reports Second-quarter Financial Results.
August 11, 2003... Mississauga, Ontario-based fuel cell product developer and manufacturer Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, reporting quarterly revenues of $6.8 million, compared to $3.5...

Tokyo Government to Test Toyota's FC Buses.
August 11, 2003... Metropolitan government officials in Tokyo, Japan recently announced plans to test FCHV-BUS2 fuel cell (FC) buses developed by Toyota Motor Corporation and its subsidiary Hino Motors, Ltd. Officials said the FC buses, which have a maximum...

Marubeni Orders DFC Power Plants From FCE.
August 12, 2003... Danbury, CT-based FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCE) recently announced that its Asia Pacific strategic partner Marubeni Corporation "has released for production its three-megawatt order for Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plants for new customer...

Stuart Energy Reports First-Quarter Financial Results.
August 12, 2003... Mississauga, Ontario-based hydrogen technology research, development and product engineering company Stuart Energy Systems Corporation recently announced its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, reporting a quarterly net loss...

Dynetek Supplies Hydrogen Storage for CNE FC Demo.
August 12, 2003... Dynetek Industries, Ltd. recently announced that two of its hydrogen storage systems will be demonstrated at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto, Ontario, which is scheduled to begin later this week, with one being used in...

New FC Company Leases Space at IL Research Park.
August 13, 2003... The founders of new fuel cell (FC) company Renew Power recently announced they have leased spaced for business operations at the University of Illinois' EnterpriseWorks research park in Champaign, IL. According to Renew Power co-founder...

AEC Hires Jurgen Volling as Technical Sales Consultant.
August 13, 2003... Burlington, Ontario-based Alternate Energy Corporation (AEC) recently announced that former Mega-C Power Corporation strategic products vice president Jurgen Volling has joined AEC as a technical sales consultant to head and manage the rollout...

Teledyne Contracted to Deliver PEM FC System to NASA.
August 13, 2003... Teledyne Technologies, Inc. recently announced that Teledyne Energy Systems, Inc. has been awarded a $4.3-million contract option to develop and deliver an "engineering model" proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell (FC) power system rated at...

PPI Compressor Featured in Senju Hydrogen Station.
August 14, 2003... Warminster, PA-based Pressure Products Industries, Inc. (PPI), a leader in the design, manufacture and installation of specialty fluid handling equipment, has announced that one of its hydrogen diaphragm compressors is featured in the Senju...

Secretary Abraham Tours DaimlerChrysler FC Facility.
August 14, 2003... Department of Energy secretary Spencer Abraham recently toured DaimlerChrysler's Nabern Fuel Cell (FC) Research Facility in Germany in pursuit of "a glimpse of tomorrow's technology today." "I'm pleased to visit Nabern, which is in the...

Researchers Test FC-Powered Submarine.
August 14, 2003... The Japan Marine Science and Technology Center recently announced it has conducted a successful test of the world's first fuel cell (FC)-powered submarine, known as Urashima, for use in deep-sea research. Researchers said Urashima's...

Arotech All-Electric Bus Improvements Push Range to 145 Miles.
August 15, 2003... Arotech Corporation recently announced it has achieved a 14-percent increase in the range of its all-electric city bus model by installing a new ultra capacitor pack and improved energy management system. According to the company, the bus,...

Anuvu Offers FCs for Education, Research.
August 15, 2003... Sacramento, CA-based fuel cell (FC) developer and supplier Anuvu, Inc. recently announced it is providing "the first commercially available, industrial-quality 1.5-kilowatt [kW] [FCs]" for use by educational institutions and research...

Mechanical Technology Reports 2nd-Quarter Results.
August 15, 2003... Albany, NY-based Mechanical Technology, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, reporting a quarterly net loss of $386,000, or one cent per diluted share, on revenues of $2 million, compared with a...

DOE Recognizes FCE's DFC3000 Power Plant.
August 18, 2003... FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCE) recently announced that the Department of Energy (DOE), the DOE Office of Fossil Energy and the DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory has recognized FCE's two-megawatt Direct FuelCell (DFC)-3000 power plant...

Palcan Announces Voller Order, Japanese Sales Results.
August 18, 2003... Palcan Fuel Cells, Ltd. recently announced that Voller Energy has confirmed an order for 100 units of Palcan's 120-watt proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell stacks "for delivery over the next 12 months." "[The order] will effect the...

FCC Praises Canadian Government's Commitment to FC Industry.
August 18, 2003... Fuel Cells Canada (FCC) recently touted Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien's announcement that the federal government will commit $130 million Canadian (about $93 million U.S.) toward the development of a hydrogen economy as "a significant...

GTI Announces PEM Fuel Cell Milestone.
August 19, 2003... The Gas Technology Institute (GTI) of Des Plaines, IL recently announced it has reached a "major project milestone" in its proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell (FC) development program with the improved performance of a "novel uncoated...

Ebara to Offer Discounted Fuel Cells to Scientists.
August 19, 2003... Tokyo, Japan-based Ebara Corporation recently announced it plans to sell fuel cells (FCs) to university researchers at a discount in the hopes of creating a situation that will cultivate creativity and result in innovative new uses for the...

BCC Report Examines MEAs for PEM Fuel Cells.
August 19, 2003... Business Communications Company, Inc. recently announced it will soon release an updated report, titled "RC-235 Membrane and Membrane Electrode Assemblies for PEM Fuel Cells," which reveals that the proton exchange membrane (PEM) and other...

Investment Analysts Observe Blackout's Effect on Market.
August 20, 2003... Stock market analysts recently reported that shares in alternative energy companies surged last Friday in apparent response to the blackout affecting the northeast U.S. on Thursday of last week. "When you get these sort of events like...

Ballard Introduces Stationary FC Power Generator.
August 20, 2003... Ballard Power Systems, Inc. recently announced the introduction of its Nexa RM Series hydrogen-fueled fuel cell (FC) power generator, which the company said was developed to meet the needs of the uninterruptable power system (UPS) and...

GM Sponsors Tech Tour for Students.
August 20, 2003... General Motors Corporation (GM) recently announced it is sponsoring a nationwide GM Tech Tour for Students, an effort to teach middle school students about fuel cell (FC) technology. "In the not too distant future, [FC] technology will be...

Denver to Host Hydrogen Education Tour in October.
August 21, 2003... HydrogenWorks, a "media company devoted to education and public awareness of hydrogen, fuel cells and clean energy," recently announced plans to launch a Hydrogen Education Tour, which will debut October 11 and 12 at the Colorado Convention...

Modine to Supply Components to Support Ballard FC Engines.
August 21, 2003... Racine, WI-based Modine Manufacturing Company recently announced it will supply thermal and water management components for Vancouver, British Columbia-based Ballard Power Systems' advanced automotive fuel cell (FC) engines. According to...

FCT Reports Second-quarter Financial Results.
August 21, 2003... Kingston, Ontario-based Fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd. (FCT) recently announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, reporting a quarterly net loss of $954,226, or two cents per share, compared to a net loss of $1 million,...

WPI Researcher Receives Grant for Hydrogen Refinement.
August 22, 2003... The Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) recently announced that Shell International Exploration & Production, Inc. has awarded a $1.5-million grant to WPI chemical engineering professor Yi Hua Ma for his research on refining hydrogen with the...

FCC Proposes Interprovincial 'Hydrogen Corridor'.
August 22, 2003... Vancouver, British Columbia-based Fuel Cells Canada (FCC), "a nonprofit, national industry association whose mission it is to accelerate Canada's world-leading fuel cell and hydrogen industry," recently proposed the development of a "hydrogen...

FCT Touts Ability of Fuel Cell to Power Facility During Blackout.
August 22, 2003... Kingston, Ontario-based Fuel Cell Technologies Corporation (FCT) recently announced that one of its fuel cell units supplied power to the company's research facility throughout the blackout that affected the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada...

UD Partners with Ion Power, Dupont for FC Research.
August 25, 2003... The University of Delaware (UD) recently announced that its Department of Chemical Engineering will partner with Bear, DE-based fuel cell (FC) developer Ion Power and DuPont to "develop technology for the recycling or remanufacturing of...

USFCC Urges Governors to Adopt IEEE DG Standard.
August 25, 2003... The U.S. Fuel Cell Council (USFCC) recently announced it has sent letters to all U.S. governors encouraging the adoption of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' (IEEE) recently-published "IEEE 1547 Standard for Interconnecting...

LIPA Installs CHP Fuel Cells at NY Legislative Building.
August 25, 2003... New York's Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) recently announced it has installed fuel cells (FCs) capable of generating both heat and power at the Suffolk County William Rogers Legislative Building in Hauppauge, NY. According to...

Fuel Cell Boat Tested in Newport Beach, CA.
August 26, 2003... Eatontown, NJ-based Millennium Cell recently announced that a new electric fuel cell (FC) water taxi powered by its Hydrogen on Demand fuel system was successfully tested in the Newport Beach, CA harbor. According to the company, the experiment...

Toyota Delivers FCVs to Japanese Prefectures.
August 26, 2003... Japanese officials recently reported that Toyota Motor Company delivered fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to the Aichi and Nagoya prefectural governments last week, three months later than initially planned. Officials said the delay was the result of...

Singapore to Power Carparks with FCs.
August 26, 2003... The Housing and Development Board (HDB) of Singapore recently announced plans to launch a pilot project next February using a hydrogen fuel cell (FC) system developed by Bend, OR-based IdaTech to power three multi-story HDB carparks in Pasir...

AEC Announces Successful Hydrogen Volume Flow Test.
August 27, 2003... Alternate Energy Corporation (AEC) recently announced it has successfully completed a hydrogen volume flow test "in preparation for running [an Astris Energi, Inc.] fuel cell." "Astris requires a certain amount of hydrogen to run its...

PGE to Install Fuel Cell at Local Juvenile Shelter.
August 27, 2003... Oregon's Portland General Electric (PGE) recently announced it will work with natural gas supplier NW Natural and a consortium of other organizations to install a fuel cell system at the Harkins House juvenile shelter in Hillsboro, OR. ...

UAF Researchers Study Five-Kilowatt SOFC.
August 27, 2003... The University of Alaska Fairbanks' (UAF) Arctic Energy Technology Development Center (AETDL) recently announced a project exploring the potential use of natural gas-powered solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) to provide "reliable, affordable energy...

Metallic Power Selects Datasweep Quality Management System.
August 28, 2003... San Jose, CA-based Datasweep, Inc., a leading provider of operations performance management solutions for manufacturers, recently announced that Metallic Power has selected the company's Datasweep Advantage suite, which Datasweep said will...

Neah Power Systems Appoints New Vice President of Engineering.
August 28, 2003... Bothell, WA-based micro fuel cell (FC) developer Neah Power Systems, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Arthur Homa as the company's new vice president of engineering in charge of all research and development activities. "As we...

Gore MEAs Power FC Power Generator.
August 28, 2003... Elkton, MD-based W.L. Gore & Associates, a developer of "next-generation technology solutions," recently announced that its membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) are powering the 50-kilowatt HySTAT fuel cell (FC) stationary power generator...

Cleantech to Host Venture Forum in New York City.
August 28, 2003... Cleantech Venture Network, LLC will host "Cleantech Venture Forum III," a showcase for "venture-grade, emerging clean technology investment opportunities," October 21 through 23 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, NY. On October 21,...

Brethren Venture Fails to Provide Loan to EVI.
August 29, 2003... Toronto, Ontario-based advanced battery and fuel cell developer Energy Visions, Inc. (EVI) recently announced that Brethren Venture Corporation has failed to provide a $2-million Canadian (about $1.4-million U.S.) loan -- announced in a letter...

QuestAir, Hydrogenics to Showcase Fuel Cell Innovations.
August 29, 2003... Burnaby, British Columbia-based QuestAir Technologies recently announced that its HyQuestor hydrogen purification system is being demonstrated as part of an integrated fuel cell demonstration by Hydrogenics Corporation. The demonstration,...

IPSS to Host Power Sources Symposium in Amsterdam.
August 29, 2003... The International Power Sources Symposium, Ltd. (IPSS) will host the 23rd International Power Sources Symposium September 22 through 24 at the Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. According to IPSS, the overall aim of...

Engelhard Receives $5-Million DOE Grant for FC Research.
August 29, 2003... Iselin, NJ-based Engelhard Corporation recently announced it has received a $5-million Department of Energy (DOE) award for the development of "new technology to recover and recycle precious metals from fuel cell [(FC)] systems." According...