Fuel Cells Today articles from December 2003

Fuel Cells Today archives from December 2003

Ener1 Files Patent for New Fuel Cell.
December 1, 2003... Fort Lauderdale, FL-based advanced lithium battery and fuel cell developer Ener1, Inc. recently announced it has filed a U.S. patent application for a new electrochemical generator based on a hydrogen-air fuel cell. According to Ener1, the...

WestRange to Acquire HTC Hydrogen Thermochem.
December 1, 2003... Regina, Saskatchewan-based HTC Hydrogen Thermochem Corporation recently announced it has reached an agreement with Regina-based WestRange Corporation to exchange all privately held HTC shares for 2.2 million WestRange shares, enabling HTC to go...

MHI Develops New Hydrogen Production System.
December 1, 2003... Industry officials in Japan recently reported that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has announced the development of a new "mobile hydrogen production system" that could potentially allow fueling stations to generate hydrogen onsite. ...

Ion Power Awarded DOE Contract to Research MEA Recycling.
December 2, 2003... Bear, DE-based membrane electrode assembly (MEA) manufacturer Ion Power, Inc. recently announced it has been awarded a $3.3-million, five-year contract with the Department of Energy (DOE) for researching the recycling of MEAs. According to...

Norwegian Officials Announces Hydrogen Fueling Developments.
December 2, 2003... Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy state secretary Brit Skjelbred informed attendees of the inaugural meeting of the International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy (IPHE), held last month in Washington, D.C., that Norway plans to...

CBI Announces Micro Fuel Cell Seminar Series.
December 2, 2003... Woburn, MA-based business conference provider the Center for Business Intelligence (CBI) recently announced the launch of the "Micro Fuel Cell Regulations & Compliance" seminar series. According to CBI, the series is designed to provide...

Digital Energy & Farming to Develop SOFC-based Generators.
December 3, 2003... Digital Gas, Inc. subsidiary Digital Energy & Farming, Inc. recently announced plans to develop solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)-based electric and heat generators for the home, small business and industrial markets. According to the company,...

Sustainable Energy Announces Follow-up FC Inverter Order.
December 3, 2003... Sustainable Energy Technologies, Ltd. recently announced it has delivered the first of several grid-interactive inverters ordered by Nuvera Fuel Cells. According to Sustainable Energy, the inverters will be used for Japanese demonstrations...

Stuart Energy Announces Final Phase of Vandeborre Integration.
December 3, 2003... Stuart Energy Systems Corporation recently announced it has implemented the final phase of its integration of Vandeborre Technologies, which Stuart Energy acquired earlier this year. In total, Stuart Energy said the integration plan is...

Canadian Exhibit Showcases Fuel Cell, Hydrogen Technology.
December 3, 2003... Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) recently announced that "innovative fuel cell and hydrogen technologies of tomorrow" are currently on display at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, through March 21, 2004. ...

Vehicle Projects Issues RFP for FC Locomotive Project.
December 4, 2003... Denver, CO-based Vehicle Projects, LLC recently issued a request for proposals (RFP) to provide fuel cell (FC) stacks for a project to develop and demonstrate an FC locomotive for military and commercial railway applications, with delivery in...

ERD, MSI Sign Licensing Agreement for MicroFuel Cell Technology.
December 4, 2003... Los Alamos, NM-based micro fuel cell and solar cell technology developer Energy Related Devices (ERD) recently announced it has entered into an agreement with Manhattan Scientifics (MSI) for a worldwide non-exclusive license of MSI's MicroFuel...

Astris Energi Reports Third-quarter Financial Results.
December 4, 2003... Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced unaudited results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2003. According to Astris, revenue increased to $114,267 Canadian (about $88,000 U.S.) for the third quarter of 2003, and...

FuelCell Energy, CCEF, Yale Dedicate New DFC Power Plant.
December 5, 2003... FuelCell Energy, Inc., together with the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) and Yale University, recently announced the dedication of a new 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plant at the Environmental Science Center (ESC) near Yale's...

Palcan Signs Joint Venture to Produce PEM Fuel Cells in Shanghai.
December 5, 2003... Palcan Fuel Cells, Ltd. recently announced it has signed a joint venture agreement with Shanghai Mingliang Plastic Company, Ltd. to establish a commercial manufacturing facility in Shanghai to produce proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell...

FCT Reports Third-quarter Financial Results.
December 5, 2003... Kingston, Ontario-based Fuel Cell Technologies Corporation recently announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, reporting quarterly earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of...

Proton Energy Systems to Unveil New Hydrogen Generators.
December 8, 2003... Proton Energy Systems, Inc. recently announced plans to unveil its HOGEN H Series hydrogen generators "designed to meet the demands of higher-volume customers in the power generation, semiconductor, electronics and heat-treating fields" at the...

MTI Micro Files 50th Patent Application.
December 8, 2003... MTI MicroFuel Cells, Inc. recently announced the filing of its 50th U.S patent application. According to the company, its intention is to commercialize direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) as a future power source for portable electronics in...

CEP Initiates Construction of Hydrogen Fueling Station in Germany.
December 8, 2003... The German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing recently announced that the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP), a consortium comprising nine corporate partners and the federal government, has initiated the construction of a new...

Pacific Fuel Cell Appoints New Vice President, R&D Director.
December 9, 2003... Tustin, CA-based Pacific Fuel Cell Corporation recently announced the appointment of Xin Wang as its new vice president and director of research and development (R&D). According to the company, Wang received his Ph.D. in electrochemical...

JSW, GTI to Collaborate on Hydrogen Storage.
December 9, 2003... Japan Steel Works (JSW) recently announced it has awarded a contract to the Gas Technology Institute (GTI) to conduct performance testing of several types of metal hydride alloys and to provide guidance in hydrogen storage product design. ...

FCT Raises Funds for Commercialization Initiatives.
December 9, 2003... Fuel Cell Technologies (FCT) recently announced it has raised $4.2 million from the issuance of an additional 7.4 million common shares at a price of 57 cents per share. According to FCT, the net proceeds will be used to fund the company's...

Startech Environmental Signs Hydrogen Production Contract.
December 10, 2003... Wilton, CT-based environmental technology company Startech Environmental Corporation recently announced it has signed a $500,000 contract with the Department of Energy (DOE) to produce and demonstrate a commercial-size StarCell system, which...

Nissan to Begin Leasing X-Trail FCV in Japan.
December 10, 2003... Nissan Motor Company recently announced plans to make its 2003-model X-Trail FCV fuel cell vehicle available for lease beginning in March 2004. According to the automaker, the FCV, which is based on the company's X-Trail sport utility...

CARB Chairman Receives Hydrogen Award.
December 10, 2003... The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently announced that the U.S. Fuel Cell Council has honored CARB chairman Alan Lloyd as a "Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Pathfinder" in recognition of his efforts in "leading the acceleration of fuel cell...

F&S Analyzes North American Stationary FC Market.
December 11, 2003... Frost & Sullivan (F&S) recently announced the release of new analysis, titled "North American Stationary Fuel Cell [(FC)] Markets," which reveals that "revenues in this industry totaled $21.4 million in 2002 and are projected to reach $1.27...

UQM Technologies Delivers FC Compressor Motor Controls.
December 11, 2003... UQM Technologies, Inc. recently announced the delivery of a UQM electronic controller that manages the operation of an integrated air and hydrogen compression unit for use in an automotive original equipment manufacturer's (OEM) fuel cell...

Fuel Cells Canada Announces Hydrogen Village Partnership.
December 11, 2003... Fuel Cells Canada recently announced the formation of the Hydrogen Village partnership -- a collaboration by industry, government and academia aiming to accelerate the commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technology -- in the greater...

Mach One, SHEC Labs Enter Into Letter of Intent.
December 12, 2003... Mach One Corporation recently announced it has entered into a letter of intent with Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based SHEC Labs -- Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation, a developer of a solar thermal energy process to produce hydrogen for use in...

Astris Terminates Agreement with Care Automotive.
December 12, 2003... Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced it has served notice to Care Automotive, Inc. and Astris Transportation Systems, Inc. (ATSI) that, "in its opinion," the agreements between the two companies made in February 2003 are "validly and...

EMTEC to Receive Federal Grant for Fuel Cell Development.
December 12, 2003... Officials with the Edison Materials Technology Center (EMTEC) in Dayton, OH recently announced that EMTEC has been awarded $3 million through the federal Energy and Water Appropriations Act for the development of fuel cell technology. "It...

Proton Acquires Northern Power Systems.
December 15, 2003... Proton Energy Systems, Inc. recently announced the completion of its acquisition of Northern Power Systems, Inc., a "leader in the design, manufacturing and installation of integrated and onsite power systems for stationary commercial and...

UQM to Supply Magnet Motors for Fuel Cell-powered Mine Loader.
December 15, 2003... UQM Technologies, Inc. recently announced it has received an order from Caterpillar, Inc. for UQM permanent magnet motors that will be installed on a fuel cell-powered Caterpillar-Elphinstone R1300 mine loader. According to UQM, the mine...

Dynetek to Deliver Hydrogen Fuel Storage Systems to Ford.
December 15, 2003... Dynetek Industries, Ltd. recently announced plans to deliver onboard complete hydrogen fuel storage systems for Ford Motor Company's 2004 Ford Focus FCV fuel cell vehicle. According to the company, the fuel storage systems and components...

World Economic Forum Designates Medis as 'Technology Pioneer'.
December 15, 2003... New York, NY-based direct liquid fuel cell technology developer Medis Technologies, Ltd. recently announced it has been named by the World Economic Forum as one of 2004's 30 "Technology Pioneers," an honor bestowed those companies designated by...

Quantum Reports Second-quarter Financial Results.
December 16, 2003... Irvine, CA-based fuel delivery and fuel storage systems provider Quantum Fuel System Technologies Worldwide, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended October 31, reporting an overall net loss of $2...

Kobe Steel Develops New Hydrogen Fuel Compressor.
December 16, 2003... Kobe Steel, Ltd. recently announced the development of a new hydrogen compressor for use in fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) that is capable of compressing the gas up to 1,000 atmospheres. According to the company, FCVs are currently equipped with...

Hitachi Co-develops DMFC Prototype for Portable Electronics.
December 16, 2003... Hitachi, Ltd. recently announced it has developed a prototype direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) with Tokai Corporation for use in handheld electronic devices. According to the company, the AA battery-size DMFC currently employs a methanol...

UQM Develops New Compressor Drive Motor.
December 17, 2003... UQM Technologies, Inc. recently announced the development, and delivery to Eaton Corporation, of a UQM compressor drive motor for use as part of the air handling system in a fuel cell. According to UQM, the new compressor drive motor...

Hydrogen Buses Take to the Road in Amsterdam.
December 17, 2003... GVB, the transit authority of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, recently began operating four hydrogen-fueled buses on two routes in the northern part of the city. The buses extract hydrogen from nine roof-mounted water tanks, each capable of...

Startech Receives Federal Grant for Hydrogen Project.
December 17, 2003... Wilton, CT-based environmental technology company Startech Environmental Corporation recently announced it has received $500,000 through the federal Water and Energy Bill signed into law earlier this month for the Startech Hydrogen Project. ...

BCC Reports on Global Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Market.
December 17, 2003... Business Communications Company, Inc. (BCC) recently announced the imminent release of a new report, titled "RGB-282 Solid Oxide Fuel Cells," which reveals that the global market for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) is currently estimated at $123...

FuelCell Energy Reports 4th-quarter, Year-end Results.
December 18, 2003... Danbury, CT-based FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year-end of FY 03, reporting a quarterly net loss of $15.4 million, or 29 cents per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of...

AES to Relocate Offices, Laboratory.
December 18, 2003... Ft. Lauderdale, FL-based alkaline fuel cell systems developer Apollo Energy Systems, Inc. (AES) recently announced plans to move its offices and laboratory to a new location in Pompano Beach, FL, effective January 1, 2004. According to...

MTU Unveils Fuel Cell-equipped Yacht.
December 18, 2003... Friedrichshafen, Germany-based diesel engine manufacturer MTU Friedrichshafen, a business unit of the DaimlerChrysler Group, recently announced the unveiling of a yacht, dubbed "No. 1," which is equipped with a fuel cell propulsion system...

DOE, NASA to Co-develop Sealing Technologies for SOFCs.
December 19, 2003... The Department of Energy's (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently announced it has signed a Space Act agreement with NASA's Glenn Research Center to collaborate in the development of sealing technologies for solid oxide...

Astris Launches New E8 Model Fuel Cell Generator.
December 19, 2003... Canadian alkaline fuel cell (AFC) company Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced the unveiling of a new 2.4-kilowatt (kW) model E8 AFC generator, which is powered by the company's Powerstack MC250 fuel cell. The company said it plans to...

Sulzer Hexis, DVFG to Study LG-powered Fuel Cell.
December 19, 2003... Sulzer Hexis Ltd. and the German Liquefied Gas Union (DVFG) recently announced an agreement to study the technical feasibility of a fuel cell system operating on liquefied gas (LG). Together, the companies said they will analyze the "market...

Ballard Delivers Fuel Cell Buses to London.
December 19, 2003... Ballard Power Systems recently announced the delivery of three Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses equipped with the company's 205-kilowatt fuel cell engines to public transit authorities in London, England. According to Ballard, London is one of 10...