Fuel Cells Today articles from August 2004

Fuel Cells Today archives from August 2004

2005 Honda FCX Earns EPA, CARB Certification.
August 2, 2004... American Honda Motor Company recently announced that the 2005 Honda FCX, the automaker's second-generation fuel cell vehicle (FCV) and the first to be powered by a Honda designed and manufactured fuel cell stack, has been certified by both the...

Hydrogenics Awarded Raytheon Auxiliary Power System Contract.
August 2, 2004... Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced it has been awarded a contract to supply an integrated power system to Raytheon Company unit Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. "The military continues to embrace alternative energy technologies...

FuelCell Energy Signs Market Agreement With LOGAN for DFCs.
August 2, 2004... FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced it has entered into a market development agreement with Roswell, GA-based LOGANEnergy Corporation for the development and distribution of commercial fuel cell power plants, with a focus on megawatt-class...

eResearch Rates Astris Stock as 'Speculative Buy'.
August 2, 2004... Mississauga, Ontario-based alkaline fuel cell (AFC) developer Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced that independent equity research firm eResearch has published a new report that provides "in-depth" stock research about Astris. According...

Intelligent Energy Completes Trials of Ethanol-based FC System.
August 3, 2004... Intelligent Energy, Inc. recently announced it has successfully completed trials of its ethanol-based fuel cell (FC) technology system. According to the company, an ethanol-based FC system could potentially help provide electricity in rural...

Mitsubishi Moves H3 Energy to British Columbia.
August 3, 2004... The Canadian Ministry of Energy and Mines, the Ministry of Small Business and Economic Development and Mitsubishi Canada recently announced that Mitsubishi Corporation's global hydrogen production equipment business H3 Energy's move to British...

Ballard Reports Second-quarter Financial Results.
August 3, 2004... Burnaby, British Columbia-based proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell developer, manufacturer and marketer Ballard Power Systems, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004, reporting a quarterly...

SFC to Showcase New Fuel Cell at German Trade Fair.
August 4, 2004... Munich, Germany-based SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG recently announced plans to showcase its new SFC A50 fuel cell at the Caravan Salon Dusseldorf being held August 27 to September 5. According to the company, the SFC A50, which weighs...

GE Terminates Distribution Agreement With Proton Energy.
August 4, 2004... Distributed Energy Systems Corporation subsidiary Proton Energy Systems, Inc. recently announced that General Electric Company (GE) has terminated its HOGEN on-site hydrogen generator systems distribution agreement effective August 24. "We...

MTI Appoints New Chairman, CEO.
August 4, 2004... Portable fuel cell interest Mechanical Technology, Inc. announced this week it has hired Steven Fischer, a current board member and former head of the UHY Advisers professional services firm, as its new chairman and CEO. Fischer's...

CD adapco Releases New Simulation Tool for SOFC Design.
August 5, 2004... The CD adapco Group, "a global enterprise providing advanced computationally based engineering solutions," recently announced its development, in partnership with the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), of a new...

Fuel Cell Tester Lynntech Changes Name to Fideris.
August 5, 2004... Fuel cell testing innovator Lynntech Industries, Inc. this week announced it has changed its name to Fideris and has opened a new company headquarters in Lowell, MA. Company officials said the new name, derived from the Latin "fidere,"...

MCC, Cegasa, Ikerlan, Cidetec to Collaborate on FC Development.
August 5, 2004... Spain's Mondragon Corporacion Cooperativa (MCC) recently announced it has signed a framework collaboration agreement with the Cegasa group and the Ikerlan and Cidetec technology centers for research and development work in the field of...

SC Hydrogen Research Center Holds Commencement Ceremony.
August 5, 2004... The Aiken and Edgefield County Economic Development Partnership recently announced that construction has commenced on Aiken County's Center for Hydrogen Research on the Savannah River Research Campus in South Carolina. According to the...

Proton Wins DOE Funding for Low-cost Hydrogen Project.
August 6, 2004... Proton Energy Systems announced this week it has signed a three-year cooperative agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE) to explore methods to reduce the cost of high-pressure hydrogen generation using the company's proton exchange...

OSU Researchers Convert Plankton Power Into Electricity.
August 6, 2004... Oregon State University (OSU) researchers recently announced they have successfully harnessed the power-producing decomposition activity from plankton taken from the upper water column of the ocean. According to OSU, Hatfield Marine Science...

UC Berkeley Report Considers CA's 'Hydrogen Vision'.
August 6, 2004... The University of California, Berkeley's Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL) recently announced the publication of a new policy white paper, titled "An Integrated Hydrogen Vision for California," which maintains that "California...

Weekly Update.
August 6, 2004... ADVANCEMENTS IN BATTERY CHARGING, MONITORING AND TESTING 2004, August 18-19, 2004, Marriott Denver Tech Center, Denver, CO ENERGY TECHNOLOGY EXPO & CONFERENCE, August 31-September 1, 2004, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO ...

Japan Approves New GM Hydrogen System for FCVs.
August 9, 2004... General Motors (GM) recently announced that it, together with the company's alliance partner Suzuki, has received approval from the Japanese government to integrate its 700 bar (10,000 pounds per square inch) compressed hydrogen storage system...

Medis, Superior Communications Sign Distribution Agreement.
August 9, 2004... Medis Technologies, Ltd. recently announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with Irwindale, CA-based wireless accessories manufacturer and provider Superior Communications for the distribution of Medis' fuel cell Power Pack...

HyRadix Garners CA Approval for Adeo Hydrogen Fuel Station.
August 9, 2004... Hydrogen producer HyRadix announced last week it has received final permitting approval from the Riverside County (California) Fire Department for its Adeo hydrogen generator, which services the SunLine Transit Agency in Thousand Palms,...

FCT Announces Fuel Cell Project at Canadian University.
August 9, 2004... Fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd. (FCT) announced last week it will deliver four five-kilowatt solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stacks to the University of Toronto at Mississauga campus next year. According to the company, the fuel cells will tie...

GM Announces Support for EU Hydrogen Programs.
August 10, 2004... Reuters recently reported that General Motors (GM) has voiced its support for a 10-year public and private European Union (EU) pilot project to promote hydrogen use in vehicles. According to Reuters, the EU programs would build hydrogen...

Intelligent Energy Provides FCs for Boston Museum Exhibit.
August 10, 2004... Intelligent Energy, Inc. recently announced it has provided two of its fuel cells for a one-year interactive exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science in support of the museum's efforts to educate the public about renewable energy. According...

Medis Reports 2nd-quarter, 6-month Financial Results.
August 10, 2004... New York, NY-based fuel cell technology developer Medis Technologies, Ltd. recently announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2004, reporting a quarterly net loss of $3.4 million, or 13 cents per...

Palcan Changes Company Name to Palcan Power Systems, Inc.
August 11, 2004... Palcan Fuel Cells, Ltd. recently announced that, effective this week, the company's name will be changed to Palcan Power Systems, Inc. According to Palcan, the company's trading symbol on the TSX Venture Exchange will remain unchanged as...

One Injured in Explosion Outside Ballard Facility.
August 11, 2004... Vancouver, British Columbia-based proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell developer and manufacturer Ballard Power Systems, Inc. recently announced that last Friday, at approximately 9:30 p.m., a hydrogen fuel leak in a Praxair tanker truck...

Hydrogenics Appoints New VP of Operations for Greenlight.
August 11, 2004... Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced the appointment of Mel Ogmen to the position of vice president of operations at the company's Vancouver-based subsidiary Greenlight Power Technologies, which supplies testing and diagnostic equipment...

Sumitomo Obtains Certification for Hydrogen System.
August 11, 2004... Sumitomo Corporation, in collaboration with Suzuki, recently announced it has obtained certification for a 700-bar (about 10,000-psi) pressurized hydrogen storage system for fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). According to Sumitomo, the hydrogen...

Astris Energi Completes $500,000 Financing.
August 12, 2004... Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced it has completed a private placement to accredited investors worth $500,000, with Las Vegas, NV-based Alternate Energy Corporation (AEC) as the lead investor. According to Astris, each individual unit...

Medis CEO Addresses Barron's Magazine Article.
August 12, 2004... Medis Technologies, Ltd. recently announced that Medis chairman and CEO Robert Lifton has sent a letter to the editor of Barron's Magazine in response to an article which appeared in the August 2 issue of the publication. In the letter,...

DOE Recognized for Hydrogen Transport Ceramic Membrane.
August 12, 2004... Department of Energy (DOE) secretary Spencer Abraham recently announced that researchers at DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and companies conducting DOE-funded research have won four awards presented this year by R&D Magazine...

Hydrogenics Reports 2nd-quarter, 6-month Financial Results.
August 13, 2004... Mississauga, Ontario-based fuel cell products developer and manufacturer Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2004, reporting a quarterly net loss of $8.5 million,...

HaveBlue Signs Supply Agreement for PYI Drive Legs.
August 13, 2004... HaveBlue, LLC recently announced it has signed an agreement with PYI, Inc. for the supply, installation and evaluation of PYI's DL220 Drive Leg aboard HaveBlue's X/V-1 regenerative hydrogen fuel cell technology demonstrator, a 2002 Catalina 42...

Protonex Technology Appoints New CEO.
August 13, 2004... Fuel cell stacks and power solutions provider Protonex Technology Corporation recently announced it has appointed Scott Pearson to the position of CEO and member of the board. According to the company, Pearson is the former president of...

UMR Receives Federal Funds to Help Commercialize Fuel Cells.
August 13, 2004... The University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) recently announced it has received $278,527 from the Department of Energy (DOE) in support of UMR researchers working to develop a stronger solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) sealant from glass-ceramic...

Weekly Update.
August 13, 2004... ADVANCEMENTS IN BATTERY CHARGING, MONITORING AND TESTING 2004, August 18-19, 2004, Marriott Denver Tech Center, Denver, CO ENERGY TECHNOLOGY EXPO & CONFERENCE, August 31-September 1, 2004, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO ...

FCT Reports Second-quarter Financial Results.
August 16, 2004... Kingston, Ontario-based Fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd. (FCT) recently announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004, reporting quarterly revenues of $374,945, down from $855,532 in the same quarter last year. ...

IEC Forms Working Group on Micro Fuel Cells.
August 16, 2004... ComputerWeekly.com recently reported on the formation of a micro fuel cells standards working group by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Toshiba executive Fumio Ueno has been selected to serve as chair of the working...

Bilton to Head CFCL European Effort.
August 16, 2004... Australia's Ceramic Fuel Cells, Ltd. (CFCL) recently announced the appointment of Brendan Bilton to head the company's European venture. "Brendan's background in the ceramics and fuel cells industries ill be invaluable in the formation of...

Hydrogen Roadshow to Participate in Monterey County Fair, CA.
August 16, 2004... Stuart Energy recently announced that the "SHOW: The Renewable Hydrogen Roadshow," which has participated in Santa Rosa's Health & Harmony Festival and the Marin County Fair, will continue its tour at this week's "Festival Within A Festival"...

University of South Carolina Center for Fuel Cell Research.
August 16, 2004... The University of South Carolina (USC) College of Engineering and Information Technology, which was selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as the nation's first industry/university cooperative research center (I/UCRC) for fuel cells,...

Life-IC Incubator Supports Voller Energy FC Market Research.
August 17, 2004... U.K.-based Voller Energy, Ltd., a developer of fuel cell (FC)-based portable generators and battery chargers, recently announced it has received support from the LIFE-IC Incubator in Sheffield to conduct market research focused on "exploring...

GM Awards Hydrogenics Test Station, Service Contracts.
August 17, 2004... Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced that its subsidiary Greenlight Power Technologies has been awarded a test station contract from General Motors (GM) for GM's Fuel Cell Activities research facility in Honeoye Falls, NY. ...

Hydrogen Solar More Than Doubles Tandem Cell Performance.
August 17, 2004... Guildford, U.K.-based hydrogen production research and development company Hydrogen Solar, Ltd. recently announced it has "more than doubled" the performance of its Tandem Cell technology, "and is moving towards the 10-percent benchmark...

DaimlerChrysler Delivers F-Cell to AQMD.
August 18, 2004... DaimlerChrysler recently announced that the Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has become the company's first fuel cell vehicle customer in California. According to the company, AQMD plans to use the DaimlerChrysler F-Cell "in daily...

Japanese Filling Station Installs QuestAir Hydrogen Purifier.
August 18, 2004... QuestAir Technologies, Inc. recently announced that Babcock Hitachi K.K. (BHK) has installed the company's H-3200 hydrogen purifier at the Oume Hydrogen Station in suburban Tokyo. According to the company, this is the second hydrogen...

Astris Energi Pays Down Debenture.
August 18, 2004... Mississauga, Ontario-based alkaline fuel cell (AFC) technology company Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced it has paid down an existing $100,000 debenture, thus "eliminating the company's only long-term financial liability." According...

ITM Power Files Patent Applications for Fuel Cell Materials.
August 18, 2004... ITM Power recently announced it has filed three U.K. provisional patent applications covering novel materials for use in fuel cells and electrolysers; "key" technological elements important to the application of the company's proprietary...

FuelCell Energy Donates Emissions Credits.
August 19, 2004... FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced it is donating emissions credits to Leonardo Academy, Inc.'s Cleaner and Greener program in order to compensate for emissions associated with last week's Energy 2004 Workshop and Exposition in New York....

Japanese Agency to Begin Testing Hydrogen Systems.
August 19, 2004... The Asia Intelligence Wire recently reported that the Japanese Agency for Natural Resources and Energy plans to begin demonstration tests in FY 05 aimed at determining if large amounts of hydrogen can be produced by refineries. According...

BOC Fuel Cell Vehicle to Compete in Fuel Efficiency Contest.
August 19, 2004... BBC News recently reported that Surrey, England-based industrial gases, vacuum technologies and distribution services company the BOC Group will compete at the upcoming Shell Eco Marathon in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with its 25-watt,...

QuestAir Delivers Hydrogen Purification Unit to Plug Power.
August 20, 2004... Burnaby, British Columbia-based QuestAir Technologies, Inc. recently announced the delivery of an H-3200 hydrogen purification system to fuel cell company Plug Power, Inc. Plug Power previously tested a H-3200 system during a one-year...

SCAQMD Selects Air Products' Hydrogen Fueling Systems.
August 20, 2004... Lehigh Valley, PA-based Air Products recently announced that its hydrogen fueling technologies have been selected by California's South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) for three demonstration hydrogen fueling stations to be built...

P&E Announce Second Order for Hydrogen Purification Systems.
August 20, 2004... Power & Energy, Inc. (P&E) recently announced it has received a second order for the company's modular PE9000 series hydrogen purification system. According to P&E, the PE9000 series provides ultra-pure hydrogen (UPH) and has a capacity of...

Fuel Cell Buses to Be Tested in Sydney.
August 20, 2004... The Australian Associated Press (AAP) recently reported that three fuel cell-powered DaimlerChrysler Citaro buses will be tested for a two-year period in the city of Perth. "As well as looking at the environmental benefits, the trial will...

Weekly Update.
August 20, 2004... ENERGY TECHNOLOGY EXPO & CONFERENCE, August 31-September 1, 2004, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO PORTABLE POWER CONFERENCE AND EXPO, September 12-14, 2004, Argent Hotel, San Francisco, CA HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELLS FUTURE...

Plug Power Earns CARB Distributed Generation Certification.
August 23, 2004... Plug Power Inc. recently announced it has been awarded distributed generation certification by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for its GenSys 5C proton exchange membrane fuel cell system. According to Plug Power, the certification...

DaimlerChrysler Leases Mercedes-Benz FCV to Germany.
August 23, 2004... Bloomberg news service recently reported that DaimlerChrysler AG delivered a Mercedes-Benz F-Cell fuel cell vehicle (FCV) to German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder earlier this month for use by the German Chancellery. According to Bloomberg,...

New Study Deems Fuel Cells Vehicles Safe for Garages.
August 23, 2004... The Sacramento Business Journal recently reported that the California Fuel Cell Partnership has released a report concluding that fuel cell vehicles can be safely operated inside parking garages and service stations. "It is encouraging to...

SCAQMD Opens Hydrogen Fueling Station at Headquarters.
August 24, 2004... The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) recently announced it has opened a new hydrogen fueling station at its headquarters in Diamond Bar, CA. The agency said the facility is the first of 13 new hydrogen fueling stations...

Neah Power Announces Completion of Funding Round.
August 24, 2004... Bothell, WA-based micro fuel cell technology company Neah Power Systems, Inc. recently announced it has raised approximately $12 million in equity funding from Castile Ventures, WestAM and other investors, including current investors Frazier...

Astris Says Czech Plant Construction on Schedule.
August 24, 2004... Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced that phase one construction of its pilot alkaline fuel cell production plant is proceeding according to schedule. The plant, located in Vlasim, Czech Republic, will be used to manufacture the Astris...

Mitsubishi Heavy Looks to Reduce Size, Cost of PEFC Systems.
August 24, 2004... The Asia Intelligence Wire recently reported that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. engineer Shirgeru Nojima told the Jiji Press during an interview that the company plans to further reduce the size of its smallest one-kilowatt class polymer...

Stuart Energy Secures Record Year-to-date Industrial Orders.
August 25, 2004... Stuart Energy Systems Corporation recently announced it has secured record year-to-date industrial orders valued in excess of $12 million from its global customers. "During the first four and a half months, we exceeded our expected order...

Berlin to Begin Testing Fuel Cell Bus Prototypes.
August 25, 2004... German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) recently reported that an official in Berlin has revealed to German newspaper Berliner Zeitung a plan to begin replacing the city's fleet of "Big Yellow" double-decker diesel buses with fuel cell buses....

gH2Ost II Withdrawn From Eco-marathon.
August 25, 2004... The Scotsman recently reported that the fuel cell-powered gH2Ost II car has been withdrawn from the eco-marathon in Alford, Aberdeenshire. According to the Scotsman, the gH2Ost II, which contains a motor one-tenth of the size and a fuel...

Hydrogenics Involved in Toronto Hydrogen Village Project.
August 26, 2004... Toronto, Ontario-based Hydrogenics Corporation recently christened the city's first public hydrogen refueling station. The HYDROLYZER refueler, located at Toronto's Exhibition Place, is the first of four Hydrogenics projects that will be...

General Dynamics to Provide FC-powered Computers to Air Force.
August 26, 2004... General Dynamics C4 Systems recently announced a contract with the U.S. Air Force to provide 10 prototype liquid fuel cell (FC)-powered Itronix GoBook tablet computers. The computers will be evaluated for use in replacing existing ground...

Clean Energy Acquires Rights to Hydrogen Injector Technology.
August 26, 2004... Nevada-based Clean Energy, Inc., announced this week it has purchased the international rights from HPA, LLC, for a patented technology that allows internal combustion engines to run on clean-burning hydrogen. The system uses an injector...

Engineering Student in India Designs SFEV Vehicle.
August 26, 2004... Webindia123.com recently reported that Oxford Engineering College student N. Senthil Kannan has designed and developed a "solar-fuel cell-electric vehicle (SFEV)." According to the website, Kannan said the miniature SFEV model consists of...

P+E Awarded Navy Contract for Hydrogen Separation Membranes.
August 27, 2004... Ivyland, PA-based Power+Energy, Inc. (P+E) recently announced it has been awarded a contract under the Office of Naval Research's Phase II SBIR program for the development of hydrogen separation membranes as part of a system for generating...

Hoku Adjusts Facility Relocation Plans.
August 27, 2004... The Honolulu Star-Bulletin recently reported that Honolulu-based fuel cell developer Hoku Scientific, Inc. has abandoned plans to purchase a new, larger facility in Maili, HI following the inability to obtain a zoning variance for the property...

Nanomaterials Wins DoD Funding for Fuel Cell Development.
August 27, 2004... Nanomaterials Discovery Corporation (NDC) recently announced that next year's Defense Department budget will contain $2.5-million earmarked for NDC to produce new nanotechnology-based fuel cells for combat use. According to NDC, the...

Weekly Update.
August 27, 2004... ENERGY TECHNOLOGY EXPO & CONFERENCE, August 31-September 1, 2004, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO PORTABLE POWER CONFERENCE AND EXPO, September 12-14, 2004, Argent Hotel, San Francisco, CA HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELLS FUTURE...

Astri Contracts New Corporate Communications Firm.
August 30, 2004... Alkaline fuel cell (AFC) technology company Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced it has contracted communications consultancy Mirus Communications, Inc. to provide investor relations and corporate communications services on a fee for services...

Indian Oil, M&M Sign FCV Development Agreement.
August 30, 2004... Indian Oil Corporation recently announced it has signed a two-year agreement with vehicle manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) to develop fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) in India. According to Indian Oil, M&M's utility vehicles are scheduled...

Modine Awarded DOE FC Project Subcontract.
August 30, 2004... Modine Manufacturing Company recently announced it has been awarded a contract with Vehicle Projects, LLC to supply thermal management hardware for a Department of Energy (DOE) fuel cell vehicle development and demonstration project. ...

ABI Says Japanese Companies World Leaders in Micro FCs.
August 30, 2004... Oyster Bay, NY-based technology research think tank and consultancy ABI Research recently commented that the majority of companies leading in the development of new micro fuel cells (MFCs) for use in portable electronics are Japanese, including...

DaimlerChrysler Rolls Out Sprinter Fuel Cell Commercial Truck.
August 31, 2004... DaimlerChrysler last week introduced its new Dodge Sprinter, a medium-duty fuel cell truck, which the company says is the first of its kind in the United States. The rollout came in tandem with an announcement by the company that UPS will...

ARS Scientist, Eprida President Research Hydrogen Production.
August 31, 2004... The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) recently reported that ARS soil scientist Donald Reicosky is collaborating with Danny Day, president of Athens, GA-based technology and development company Eprida,...

Researchers Announce Advancements in Hydrogen Production.
August 31, 2004... The University of Wisconsin-Madison recently announced that professor James Dumesic, postdoctural researcher Won Bae Kim and graduate students Tobias Voitl and Gabriel Rodriguez-Rivera have discovered a way to eliminate the water-gas shift...