Fuel Cells Today articles from February 2004

Fuel Cells Today archives from February 2004

Millennium Cell Receives Two New Patents.
February 2, 2004... Millennium Cell, Inc. recently announced it has been awarded two new patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office -- U.S. Patent number 6,670,444 for a "novel economic approach for producing sodium borohydride," a "key" component in the...

HydrogenSource Demonstrates Catalysts for Hydrogen Applications.
February 2, 2004... HydrogenSource, LLC recently announced it has demonstrated the viability of new advanced noble metal Water Gas Shift (WGS) catalysts as "cost-effective components in fuel processor systems for fuel cell and hydrogen generation applications."...

IdaTech Receives CE Certification for PEM Fuel Cell System.
February 2, 2004... IdaTech, LLC recently announced it has received European Conformity (CE) certification for its five-kW natural gas, combined heat and power, proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system, the first of its new line of EtaGen fuel cell systems....

Hydrogenics Prices Offering of 11 Million Shares.
February 2, 2004... Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced it has priced its offering in the U.S. and Canada of 11 million common shares at $5.75 per share. Hydrogenics expects to receive net proceeds from the offering of approximately $60 million,...

U.S., Japanese Officials Discuss Fuel Cell, Hybrid Plans.
February 3, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that while attending a conference sponsored late last month in Washington, D.C. by the Japanese International Transport Institute and the Japan Automobile Standards Internationalization Center, U.S....

CGFCC to Host FC Development and Deployment Conference.
February 3, 2004... The Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center (CGFCC), a department within the University of Connecticut's School of Engineering, will host the First International Conference of Fuel Cell (FC) Development and Deployment March 7 through 10 at the...

DOE to Educate CO Students on 'Hydrogen Economy' Concepts.
February 3, 2004... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced plans to introduce "key concepts" of the hydrogen economy to students at Tejon Middle School in Denver, CO, later this week.. According to DOE, the department's Office of Fossil Energy...

Bush Proposes Increase in FCV, Hydrogen Fuel Budget.
February 4, 2004... The Bush administration earlier this week proposed a spending budget for FY 05 that includes a 43-percent increase in funding for fuel cell vehicle (FCV) and hydrogen fueling infrastructure development to $228 million. Government officials...

Siemens Westinghouse Halts FC Plant Development in PA.
February 4, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation has "indefinitely" delayed the development plans for a proposed $122-million fuel cell (FC) plant in Munhall, PA. According to AP, the company, which...

Unst Partnership to Install FC Project in Scotland.
February 4, 2004... Silicon Genesis Corporation (siGEN) recently announced that it has recently signed a 183,000-pound (about $335,000) contract with the Unst Partnership - a community project on the U.K. island of Unst - to install a hydrogen production and fuel...

Kettering University Receives Grant for Fuel Cell Research.
February 4, 2004... Kettering University recently announced it has received a $1.8-million grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the construction of a new Center for Fuel Systems and Power Integration. According...

Manhattan Scientifics Licenses Mid-range Fuel Cell Technology.
February 5, 2004... Manhattan Scientifics recently announced it has licensed its mid-range NovArs fuel cell technology to a Singapore company with manufacturing in China. According to Manhattan Scientifics, the contract gives the licensee non-exclusive rights...

Hydrogenics Completes Sale of 11 Million Stock Shares.
February 5, 2004... Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced the completion of its sale of 11 million common shares to the public in Canada and the U.S. at $7.63 Canadian (about $5.75 U.S.) per share, with Hydrogenics receiving net proceeds of approximately $60...

CCEF to Host Fuel Cell Investment Summit.
February 5, 2004... The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) will host its second annual Fuel Cell Investment Summit March 14 through 16 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT. The event's opening day will feature a Codes & Standards workshop addressing...

Medis Files for Patents.
February 6, 2004... Medis Technologies, Ltd. recently announced it has filed with the U.S. patent office for three new patents. According to the company, the new technologies they are seeking to patent "include, a system of independent orientation describing a...

NHA Reacts to Proposed FY 05 Hydrogen and FC Budgets.
February 6, 2004... The National Hydrogen Association (NHA) recently announced it is "pleased" with the Bush administration's recommendation for a 16-percent increase in the hydrogen and fuel cell (FC) program budgets for FY 05, even though the budget request...

UM Develops New Substance With Hydrogen Storage Potential.
February 6, 2004... Researchers at the University of Michigan (UM) have developed a new type of crystal substance, known as MOF-177, that could potentially be used for hydrogen tanks in fuel cell vehicles. The researchers' new creation, which is featured in...

Local RI School Purchases Hydrogen on Demand System.
February 6, 2004... Local officials in Glocester, RI recently reported that Ponaganset High School has purchased a Millenium Cell Hydrogen on Demand system. According to officials, the school plans to utilize the new hydrogen generation system to operate its...

Weekly Update.
February 6, 2004... AUTOMOTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES, February 18-19, 2004, The Grand, Amsterdam MICRO FUEL CELL REGULATIONS & COMPLIANCE SEMINAR, February 23-24, 2004, TBA, Irvine, CA 4TH ANNUAL CLEAN HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES CONFERENCE, February 25-27,...

Hydrogenics Secures Japanese Order for HyPM FC Module.
February 9, 2004... Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced that a "major" Japanese corporation has agreed to purchase a 10-kilowatt HyPM fuel cell (FC) power module for delivery in Japan next month. The company noted that the contract also includes a newly...

IdaTech, RWE to Install FC Systems in German Building.
February 9, 2004... IdaTech and RWE Fuel Cells Germany recently announced that they will install two five-kilowatt (kW) natural gas-powered combined heat and power fuel cell (FC) systems at the representative office of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in...

Study Highlights Challenges, Benefits of Hydrogen Economy.
February 9, 2004... The National Academies' National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council recently announced the completion of a new study, titled "The Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities, Costs, Barriers and R&D Needs," which indicates that a...

Medis Develops Disposable Power Pack Fuel Cell.
February 10, 2004... Medis Technologies, Inc. recently announced its first fuel cell product will be a new disposable Power Pack scheduled to be in distribution channels by the end of the year. According to Medis chairman and CEO Robert Lifton, the disposable...

Magnetek to Provide Power Conditioners for Plug Power Fuel Cells.
February 10, 2004... Magnetek, Inc. recently announced it has agreed to provide advanced power conditioners for a new generation of residential fuel cells being developed by Plug Power, Inc. According to Magnetek, the power conditioners are designed to invert...

Consortium Completes Conceptual Design of FC Locomotive.
February 10, 2004... Vehicle Projects, LLC recently announced that an international consortium developing "the world's largest" fuel cell (FC)-powered locomotive has completed conceptual design of the locomotive's onboard fuel storage, offboard hydrogen generation...

China Holds Bid for Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration Project.
February 10, 2004... Asiaport Daily News recently reported that the Ministry of Science and Technology's (MOST) High-tech Development Bureau and the China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges (CICETE) have held an international bid for the...

Manhattan Scientifics Delivers Fuel Cell Unit to Army.
February 11, 2004... Manhattan Scientifics, Inc. recently announced it has delivered a 700-watt NovArs prototype fuel cell system to the U.S. Army under a contract received in the third quarter of last year that was awarded as part of the Army's...

Scientists Say New Research Could Lead to Cheaper Hydrogen.
February 11, 2004... Researchers with Imperial College London recently announced the publication of a new study in the journal Science, titled "Architecture of the Photosynthetic Oxygen-evolving Centre," which indicates that mimicking the method plants use to split...

PA County Receives DEP Award for Hydrogen Fleet Demonstration.
February 11, 2004... The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced that the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute of Centre County has received a $243,828 grant for the demonstration of a hydrogen fueled fleet of vehicles. ...

Mach One Finalizes Agreement With SHEC Labs.
February 12, 2004... Mach One Corporation recently announced it has successfully concluded negotiations, finalized terms and entered into an agreement with SHEC Labs -- Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation pursuant to which Mach One will commit to assist SHEC Labs in...

Jadoo Appoints New Advisory Board Member.
February 12, 2004... Jadoo Power Systems, Inc. recently announced it has appointed BroadComm, Inc. president and CEO Louis Libin to its advisory board. According to Jadoo, Libin previously held such positions as communication committee chair for three Summer...

UltraGuard Signs Agreement With MagPower Systems.
February 12, 2004... Vancouver, British Columbia-based UltraGuard Water Systems Corporation recently announced it has agreed to amend a March 2003 agreement with magnesium fuel cell developer MagPower Systems, Inc., in which UltraGuard was provided with the...

New Delhi to Test-drive Hydrogen-fueled Vehicles.
February 12, 2004... Asian News International (ANI) recently reported that officials in New Delhi, India launched a hydrogen-fueled car initiative last week that will involve the experimental use of such vehicles in the city. "Not only will [hydrogen fuel] run...

Chugoku Electric Tests Fuel Cell-based Cogeneration System.
February 13, 2004... Jiji Press recently reported that Japanese utility Chugoku Electric Power Company has commenced a feasibility study of a cogeneration system comprising a polymer electrolyte fuel cell and a "high-purity" hydrogen oxygen generator. ...

More Than 20 Teams Register for Student Hydrogen Design Contest.
February 13, 2004... The National Hydrogen Association (NHA) recently announced that more than 20 teams have registered to submit their designs for a customized hydrogen fueling station as part of the First Annual University Student Hydrogen Design Contest. ...

GM Hydrogen Fuel Cell Test Facility Opens in TX.
February 13, 2004... Secretary of energy Spencer Abraham, together with Texas governor Rick Perry and other dignitaries, officially opened a new General Motors (GM) hydrogen fuel cell test facility earlier this week that will convert hydrogen into electricity for...

Weekly Update.
February 13, 2004... AUTOMOTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES, February 18-19, 2004, The Grand, Amsterdam MICRO FUEL CELL REGULATIONS & COMPLIANCE SEMINAR, February 23-24, 2004, TBA, Irvine, CA 4TH ANNUAL CLEAN HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES CONFERENCE, February 25-27,...

Millenium Cell, Protonex Sign Joint Agreement.
February 17, 2004... Millenium Cell, Inc. and Protonex Technology Corporation recently announced they have signed a joint development and licensing agreement to commercialize compact, portable fuel cell power systems. "Together, our two companies will integrate...

U.K. HSE Reports on Fuel Cell-related 'Hazards'.
February 17, 2004... The U.K. Health & Safety Executive (HSE) recently announced the publication of a new guidance booklet on "the hazards associated with fuel cells and the fuels they use." According to HSE, the booklet, titled "Fuel Cells: Understand the...

Stuart Energy Completes $21-million Public Offering.
February 17, 2004... Toronto, Ontario-based integrated hydrogen solutions developer and supplier Stuart Energy Systems Corporation recently announced it has completed a public offering of 7 million common shares at $3 Canadian (about $2 U.S.) per share for...

Palcan Announces Closure of $780,000 Private Placement.
February 17, 2004... Palcan Fuel Cells, Ltd. recently announced that the successful closing of its previously announced private placement consisting originally of 2.2 million units at a price of 30 cents per share, has been amended to 2.6 million units for total...

Hydrogenics Offering Underwriters Exercise Over-Allotment Option.
February 18, 2004... Hydrogenics Corporation announced late last week that the underwriters for its recently completed public offering have exercised their over-allotment option to acquire an additional 373,608 common shares of the company at $5.75 per share. ...

Researchers Develop New Hydrogen Production Technology.
February 18, 2004... The University of Minnesota recently announced the development of a new reactor that utilizes ethanol to produce hydrogen which, when coupled with a hydrogen fuel cell, could potentially produce one kilowatt of power. According to the...

Hyundai to Display Fuel Cell-powered SUV at Geneva Auto Show.
February 18, 2004... Automotive industry officials in the U.K. recently reported that Hyundai Motor Company plans to display a fuel cell-powered version of its Tucson compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) next month at the 74th International Motor Show in Geneva,...

Millennium Cell Reports Fourth-quarter Financial Results.
February 19, 2004... Eatontown, NJ-based technology development company Millennium Cell, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2003, reporting a quarterly net loss of $2.9 million, or eight cents per share, compared...

HyRadix Fuel Processor Passes Japanese Acceptance Testing.
February 19, 2004... HyRadix, Inc. recently announced that its Agilon liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel processor has achieved satisfactory results in Japanese acceptance tests. "HyRadix is committed to moving the fuel cell industry beyond pure hydrogen...

Hydrogenics to Develop FC Powertrains for Light Vehicles.
February 19, 2004... Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced a new initiative to develop fuel cell (FC)-based powertrains for off-road light vehicles. According to Hydrogenics, it is seeking original equipment manufacturers (OEM) to partner with in the...

CA Fuel Cell Partnership Announces Goals for 2004.
February 19, 2004... The California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) recently announced its goals for 2004, which include the member placement of up to 300 fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) in independent, fleet demonstration projects within the state; the continued...

Millennium Cell Completes $6-million Private Placement Financing.
February 20, 2004... Eatontown, NJ-based Millennium Cell, Inc., a "leading technology development company that has created a proprietary process to safely store, generate and deliver pure hydrogen," recently announced the completion of a $6-million private...

Ballard Reports 4th-quarter, Year-end Financial Results.
February 20, 2004... Burnaby, British Columbia-based proton exchange membrane fuel cell developer, manufacturer and marketer Ballard Power Systems, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2003, reporting a...

Astris Appoints New Marketing and Corporate Development VP.
February 20, 2004... Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Peter Nor as its new vice president of marketing and corporate development. According to Astris, Nor previously served as network and business planner for Nortel Networks and as a...

Weekly Update.
February 20, 2004... MICRO FUEL CELL REGULATIONS & COMPLIANCE SEMINAR, February 23-24, 2004, TBA, Irvine, CA 4TH ANNUAL CLEAN HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES CONFERENCE, February 25-27, 2004, Rancho Las Palmas Resort, Rancho Mirage, CA FINANCING THE HYDROGEN...

Nuvera Fuel Processor Passes Acceptance Testing.
February 23, 2004... Nuvera Fuel Cells recently announced that its substrate transportation autothermal reformer (STAR) fuel processor has completed acceptance testing at Argonne National Lab and "met or exceeded" performance requirements for system, size, power,...

Stuart Energy Reports Third-quarter Financial Results.
February 23, 2004... Mississauga, Ontario-based hydrogen solutions developer and supplier Stuart Energy Systems Corporation recently announced its financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2003, reporting a quarterly net loss of $14.4 million, or...

Hickam AFB Introduces Fuel Cell-powered Bus.
February 23, 2004... Local officials in Hawaii recently reported that Hickam Air Force Base (AFB) has unveiled a new bus powered by hydrogen fuel cells. According to officials, Hickam AFB's Logistics Readiness Division plans to utilize the fuel cell bus when...

Millennium Cell Launches Hydrogen Research Project.
February 24, 2004... Millennium Cell, Inc. recently announced it has signed an agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE) for the funding of hydrogen technology research. According to Millennium Cell, scientists from Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. will...

CSA America to Help Develop New Hydrogen Standards.
February 24, 2004... CSA America, Inc. recently announced it has entered into an agreement with the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop new standards for hydrogen gas dispensing systems and pressure relief devices for...

Freedonia Group Predicts Large Increase in FC Market by 2008.
February 24, 2004... Cleveland, OH-based industrial market research firm The Freedonia Group, Inc. recently released a new study predicting a tenfold increase in the commercial market for fuel cell products and services in the U.S. to $1.1 billion in 2008,...

CGC Ships Flake Graphite for Bipolar Plates.
February 24, 2004... Crystal Graphite Corporation (CGC) recently announced it has received an order of 20 tons of "high-purity" flake graphite, which serves as "the commencement of shipments of the company's products for the production of bipolar plates...for the...

Intel Looks to Develop Hybrid Fuel Cell for Laptops.
February 25, 2004... Electronic Engineering Times (EE Times) recently reported that Intel Corporation is seeking the participation of notebook computer, battery and component manufacturers in helping develop a new "hybrid" fuel cell for use in powering notebook...

FCT Awarded Electricity Generation License.
February 25, 2004... Fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd. recently announced it has been issued a license by the Ontario Energy Board to generate 250 kilowatts (kW) of electricity to the year 2004. According to FCT, part of the test phase of producing its five-kW...

New Zealand Launches 'Hydrogen to Electricity' Project.
February 25, 2004... Christchurch, New Zealand-based coal producer and distributor Solid Energy, together with CRL Energy and the Coal Association of New Zealand, Inc., recently announced that the government has launched the first phase of a multi-million-dollar...

Hoku Names New Member to Advisory Board.
February 26, 2004... Honolulu, HI-based Hoku Scientific, Inc., a developer of advanced components for proton exchange membrane fuel cells, recently named James McGrath to its advisory board. According to Hoku, McGrath, a university distinguished professor at...

Avista Labs Announces New Name.
February 26, 2004... The Spokane Journal of Business recently reported that Spokane, WA-based fuel cell developer Avista Labs has announced it will begin doing business under the new name ReliOn effective March 22. According to the journal, the name change...

Scientists Clean Water, Generate Electricity With MFC.
February 26, 2004... Environmental engineers with Penn State recently announced the release of a new paper, titled "Production of Electricity During Wastewater Treatment Using a Single Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell," which details the results of experiments involving...

Indian Officials to Develop New Hydrogen Roadmap.
February 26, 2004... Indo-Asian News Service recently reported the formation of a new "expert group" in India charged with the development of a "national hydrogen energy roadmap." "The group will prepare an action plan in the next four months for demonstration...

Maxwell, Hydrogenics Enter Into Strategic Alliance.
February 27, 2004... Maxwell Technologies, Inc recently announced it has entered into a strategic alliance with Hydrogenics Corporation to integrate Maxwell's BOOSTCAP ultracapacitors into Hydrogenics' fuel cell (FC) power systems in an effort to "optimize system...

Plug Power Reports 4th-quarter, Year-end Financial Results.
February 27, 2004... Latham, NY-based proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems developer Plug Power, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2003, reporting a quarterly net loss of $14 million, or 21...

USFCC Conducts Fuel Cell Workshop for Educators.
February 27, 2004... The U.S. Fuel Cell Council (USFCC) recently announced it partnered with the Sacramento Engineering Technology Regional Consortium (SETRC) and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) earlier this month to conduct a one-day workshop,...

Weekly Update.
February 27, 2004... POWER-GEN RENEWABLE ENERGY: CLEANING THE AIR ON ENERGY, March 1-3, 2004, Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, NV THE ENERGY EXCHANGE'S ANNUAL GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE FUELS FORUM FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS, March 3-4, 2004, TBA, Hamburg, Germany ...