Fuel Cells Today articles from January 2004

Fuel Cells Today archives from January 2004

Plug Power Begins Commercial GenCore ST Shipments.
January 5, 2004... Plug Power, Inc. recently announced the first shipments of its GenCore 5T product, a five-kilowatt (kW), hydrogen-fueled back-up power system for use in the telecommunications industry's outside plant market. According to Plug Power, the...

Ballard Secures Australian Fuel Cell Bus Engine Contract.
January 5, 2004... Ballard Power Systems, Inc. recently announced it will provide three of its "latest generation" heavy-duty fuel cell engines to EvoBus for integration into Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses for the public transport system in Perth, Western Australia....

Proton Receives SBIR Contracts From NASA, MDA.
January 5, 2004... Proton Energy Systems, Inc. recently announced it has received a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II contract from NASA for the development of lightweight unitized regenerative fuel cell technology for unmanned aerial vehicles....

Innovatek Wins Army Contract.
January 5, 2004... Innovatek, Inc. recently announced a $780,000 contract with the U.S. Army to develop a new fuel processor that will generate hydrogen for use in fuel cells, providing "a reliable portable power source for the individual soldier for extended...

AEC Completes Private Placement Financing.
January 6, 2004... Alternate Energy Corporation (AEC) recently announced it has received $530,000 via a private placement with institutional investors for use in funding interim working capital requirements and certifying the company's hydrogen production system....

Astris Completes Testing of Alkaline Fuel Cell Prototype.
January 6, 2004... Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced the completion of in-house testing of the prototype Powerstack MC250 fuel cell power module, clearing the product for pilot production. "In tests on the bench and in the new generator, the Powerstack...

QuestAir Announces Marketing Agreement With Iwatani.
January 6, 2004... QuestAir Technologies, Inc. recently announced the signing of a three-year, non-exclusive agreement with Iwatani International Corporation to market QuestAir's hydrogen purification systems throughout Asia, including Japan and China. "It...

CSA, UL To Develop Hydrogen Extraction Standards.
January 7, 2004... CSA America and Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) recently announced plans to jointly develop and publish a new standard that will set requirements for the process of extracting hydrogen from fuels to power fuel cells. "We are pleased...

BNL Chemist Receives Patent for 'Pure' Hydrogen Process.
January 7, 2004... The Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) recently announced that BNL chemist Devinder Mahajan has received U.S. Patent 6,596,423 for his development of a new low-temperature process of producing "pure" hydrogen for...

Tokyo Researchers Develop New DMFC Prototype.
January 7, 2004... Japanese officials recently reported that Tokyo Institute of Technology researchers have developed a prototype 0.25-millimeter-thick, stackable direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) composed of an electrolyte film placed between two thin silicon...

GasHub, IMRE to Collaborate on Fuel Cell Development.
January 7, 2004... Singaporean gas engineering and gas piping company GasHub Power Pte, Ltd. recently announced it has signed a research collaboration agreement (RCA) with the federal Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), a research institute of...

Medis Increases Operating Time of FC Power Pack Product.
January 8, 2004... Success, NY-based direct liquid fuel cell (FC) technology developer Medis Technologies, Ltd. recently announced it has "significantly increased" the planned operating time of its FC Power Pack product used for charging cell phones, digital...

Placer Dome Tests Fuel Cell Locomotive for Mining.
January 8, 2004... Industry officials in Vancouver recently reported that Placer Dome Company has completed testing of a fuel cell-powered locomotive in its Campbell Mine in Red Lake. According to officials, the locomotive, used for hauling ore, operated for...

P&E Awarded Contract for Hydrogen Separation Membranes.
January 8, 2004... Bucks County, PA-based hydrogen purifier developer and manufacturer Power & Energy, Inc. (P&E) recently announced it has been selected for a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract award by the Department of Defense's (DOD)...

Tectane Seeks to Purchase Plant for FC Manufacturing.
January 9, 2004... Industry officials in Quebec recently reported that Palm Springs, FL-based environmental technology company Tectane Corporation USA is seeking to purchase a vacant General Motors assembly plant near Montreal in order to manufacture fuel cells...

Jadoo Appoints New Board Member.
January 9, 2004... Folsom, CA-based Jadoo Power Systems, Inc., "a leading provider of portable fuel cell power systems," recently announced the appointment of former News Corporation news technology president Peter Smith to its advisory board. According to...

WestStart, NAC to Host Clean Heavy-duty Vehicles Conference.
January 9, 2004... WestStart-CALSTART, Inc. and the U.S. Army National Automotive Center (NAC) will host the Clean Heavy-duty Vehicles Conference, "the only national conference focused exclusively on advanced technologies and fuels for heavy-duty on- and non-road...

CA EPA Official Comments on 'Hydrogen Highway' Proposal.
January 13, 2004... The Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Letter recently reported that California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) secretary Terry Tamminen has said that a proposed $100-million initiative to construct approximately 200 new hydrogen fueling stations along...

Ion Power, GenCell Sign MOU for Fuel Cell Development.
January 13, 2004... Ion Power, Inc. and GenCell Corporation recently announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) intended to advance GenCell's development of fuel cells for stationary, portable and automotive applications. Under the terms of...

Carbon Trust Invests in U.K.-based Fuel Cell Company.
January 13, 2004... The Carbon Trust recently announced it has invested 1 million pounds (about $1.8 million) for shares in Crawley, London-based fuel cell developer Ceres Power, Ltd. in an effort to "help advance the much broader emerging hydrogen industry in the...

IdaTech Appoints New Sales and Marketing VP.
January 14, 2004... Bend, OR-based fuel cell solutions provider IdaTech recently announced the appointment of industry veteran Harol Koyama as the company's new senior vice president of sales and marketing. According to IdaTech, Koyama has more than 10 years...

Sinclair to Power Cameras With Fuel Cells.
January 14, 2004... Television industry officials recently reported that the Sinclair Broadcasting Group plans to evaluate the viability of powering news cameras with hydrogen fuel cells provided by Fulson, CA-based Jadoo Power Systems, Inc. According to...

NHA to Host 15th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Conference.
January 14, 2004... The National Hydrogen Association (NHA) will host its 15th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Conference and Hydrogen Expo USA, the theme of which is "Hydrogen: A Clean Energy Choice," April 26 through 30 at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel in Los Angeles,...

USFCC Releases Third Edition of 'Media Guide'.
January 14, 2004... The U.S. Fuel Cell Council (USFCC) recently announced the availability of the third edition of its "Media Guide," featuring "detailed listings for more than 110 fuel cell developers and manufacturers, key component suppliers, fuel providers,...

Ballard to Supply AirGen Units for MRI Software.
January 15, 2004... NanoSignal Corporation recently announced it has entered into an agreement with Energy Ventures Organization for Ballard Power Systems AirGen fuel cell generator units, through the Fuel Cell Store of Boulder, CO. According to NanoSignal,...

FCE Appoints New Board Member.
January 15, 2004... FuelCell Energy (FCE) recently announced that Enbridge Energy Management, LLC and Enbridge, Inc. corporate director George Petty has joined the company's board of directors. According to FCE, Petty previously served in such positions as...

Stuart Energy, Hydrogen Car Company Form Partnership.
January 15, 2004... Stuart Energy Systems Corporation recently announced it has formed a strategic partnership with the Hydrogen Car Company (HCC), a privately held, California-based company focused on "developing and marketing a new generation of cars and trucks...

HaveBlue, TOHS to Partner on Hydrogen-powered Boat Project.
January 16, 2004... HaveBlue, LLC recently announced it has reached an agreement with Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems, LLC (TOHS) that calls for TOHS to provide a developmental metal hydride hydrogen storage system for the HaveBlue X/V-1 marine hydrogen fuel...

Duke, GM to Research Fuel Cell Technologies.
January 16, 2004... Duke University and General Motors Corporation (GM) recently announced an agreement to form a multi-year, interdisciplinary teaching and research project aimed at furthering worldwide efforts to develop hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles by 2010. ...

Chrysler Introduces FC-powered Jeep Concept Vehicle.
January 16, 2004... Chrysler Group recently announced the introduction of the Jeep Treo, a fuel cell (FC)-powered concept "urban mobility vehicle" that the company said offers a "vivid new interpretation of where the Jeep brand could go in the future." ...

BCC Examines Hydrogen Generation, Storage, Delivery Market.
January 16, 2004... Business Communications Company, Inc. (BCC) recently announced the publication of a new report, titled "RE-107 Hydrogen Generation for Fuel Cells," which reveals that the worldwide hydrogen generation, storage and delivery device market, which...

Weekly Update.
January 16, 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,...

London Begins Trial of Fuel Cell-powered Buses.
January 20, 2004... City officials in London, England recently reported that three new fuel cell-powered buses began city service last week as part of a two-year trial under the European Union Clean Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) initiative. According to...

Official Outlines Western Australia's Hydrogen Economy Potential.
January 20, 2004... While speaking to the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia, Western Australia minister for state development Clive Brown recently outlined the region's potential to assist in the development of a hydrogen economy. According...

Acumen Exercises Compensation Options as Agent of FCT.
January 20, 2004... Kingston, ON-based Fuel Cell Technologies (FCT) recently announced that Acumen Capital Finance Partners, Ltd. has exercised 80,000 compensation options received by it as consideration for acting as agent of FCT in the November 2002 private...

PolyFuel Introduces New DMFC Membrane.
January 22, 2004... Mountain View, CA-based PolyFuel, a "leading provider of fuel cell membrane technology for portable electronic devices," recently announced the release of a new membrane designed for direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) applications. According...

FuelCell Energy Places $900,000 PCU Order With SatCon.
January 22, 2004... SatCon Technology Corporation recently announced that FuelCell Energy, Inc. has placed a $900,000-plus order for 300-kilowatt (kW) power conditioning units (PCU). According to SatCon, the PCUs, which "enable new energy applications to be...

Millennium Cell Signs Private Placement Financing.
January 22, 2004... Eatontown, NJ-based Millennium Cell, Inc. recently announced it has signed a $10-million private placement financing through the sale of debentures convertible into common stock. Initially, Millennium Cell said $6 million will be made...

EC Launches European Hydrogen and FC Technology Platform.
January 22, 2004... The European Commission (EC) recently announced that EC president Romano Prodi earlier this week launched the "European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology" platform, "whose advisory council includes key players of the European hydrogen sector."...

UQM Receives Order for Fuel Cell Compressor Drive Motors.
January 23, 2004... UQM Technologies recently announced it has received an order from Ballard Power Systems for additional fuel cell compressor drive motors. According to UQM, the "particular design application" of the motors "has been optimized to meet the...

Canadian Researcher Develops New Hydrogen Production Process.
January 23, 2004... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) recently reported that New Brunswick inventor Jim Andersen has patented a new hydrogen extraction method using "caustic soda," water and aluminum. According to CBC, the key to Andersen's invention...

ILSR Argues Against CA 'Hydrogen Highway' Proposal.
January 23, 2004... The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) recently announced the release of a new report by ILSR vice president David Morris which argues that California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed "hydrogen highway" is "too expensive and...

Weekly Update.
January 23, 2004... THE DEVELOPMENT & DISSEMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VEHICLES (EFVs): ATTAINING AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AUTOMOBILE SOCIETY, January 28, 2004, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC AUTOMOTIVE...

Millennium Cell to Collaborate With PSA Peugeot Citroen.
January 26, 2004... Millennium Cell, Inc. and European automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen recently announced plans to collaborate on a second phase of development for the Millennium Cell Hydrogen on Demand fuel system, which was incorporated into the H20 fuel cell...

TX Officials Launch New Propane Fuel Cell.
January 26, 2004... Texas state officials recently debuted a new five-kilowatt propane-powered fuel cell that will help in providing power to a video wall set up by the San Antonio transportation information system TransGuide. According to officials, the fuel...

Carbon Trust Invests in CMR Fuel Cells.
January 26, 2004... The Carbon Trust recently announced an investment in Cambridge, England-based CMR Fuel Cells, Ltd. in an effort to "help advance the much broader emerging fuel cell industry in the U.K." According to Carbon Trust, CMR is currently...

Ballard Announces Departure of Chief Technology Officer.
January 27, 2004... Vancouver, British Columbia-based Ballard Power Systems, a "world leader in developing, manufacturing and marketing zero-emission proton exchange membrane fuel cells," recently announced that, "by mutual agreement," chief technology officer...

U.K. DTI Awards Fuel Cell Research Grant to Ionotec.
January 27, 2004... Cheshire, England-based conductive ceramics manufacturer Ionotec recently announced it has been awarded a research grant from the U.K. Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) Small Business Service agency to "investigate the feasibility of a...

FL Proposes Incentives for Hydrogen Development.
January 27, 2004... Florida state officials recently unveiled the proposed state budget for 2004-05, which includes $15 million in incentives for businesses to investigate and develop hydrogen technology. Florida Department of Environmental Protection deputy...

FuelCell Energy to Provide DFC Power Plant to SRP.
January 28, 2004... FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced an agreement with Arizona-based Salt River Project (SRP) to provide and service a 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCell (DFC) 300A power plant, to be delivered in late 2004 or early 2005. According to...

Quantum to Supply Hydrogen Fuel Systems in Asia.
January 28, 2004... Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. recently announced it has been awarded a contract from a "major" transit bus manufacturer in Asia to supply hydrogen fuel systems for the production of a fleet of fuel cell buses. According...

Medis Technologies Completes Private Offering.
January 28, 2004... New York, NY-based Medis Technologies recently announced it has raised in a private offering to an institutional investor $2.6 million through the sale of 225,000 shares of common stock. The company noted that this is in addition to its...

Westport Innovations Joins Fuel Cells Canada.
January 28, 2004... Westport Innovations, Inc. recently announced it has joined Fuel Cells Canada in an effort to "advance and develop the use of hydrogen as a viable fuel source for transportation and industrial users." Additionally, Westport announced that...

NanoSignal to Purchase AirGen Fuel Cell Generators.
January 29, 2004... NanoSignal Corporation recently announced an agreement with MGE UPS Systems, a "worldwide distributor and service provider for Ballard Power Systems' AirGen fuel cell generators," to purchase AirGen products through MGE e-commerce partner Fuel...

Energy Exchange Forum to Address Fuel Cell Vehicles.
January 29, 2004... The Energy Exchange, Ltd. will host the Annual Global Alternative Fuels Forum for Automotive Applications on March 3 and 4 in Hamburg, Germany, during which "six months of experiences with hydrogen drive fuel cell buses and their related...

Local CA Police Force Operates Fuel Cell-powered Breath Sensor.
January 29, 2004... University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB) newspaper the Daily Nexus recently reported that Santa Barbara County law enforcement officials have begun using the Alcotest 7410, a new fuel cell-powered portable alcohol breath sensor. ...

MTI Sells $10 Million in Stock to Fletcher International.
January 30, 2004... Mechanical Technology, Inc. (MTI) recently announced it has entered into an agreement with institutional investor Fletcher International, Ltd. for the purchase of $10 million of MTI common stock. According to MTI, the agreement also allows...

Fujitsu Laboratories Develops New FC Material Technology.
January 30, 2004... Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd. recently announced the development of a new fuel cell (FC) material technology that enables the use of 30 percent methanol as a fuel source, as well as a prototype power unit that incorporates the technology. ...

Researchers Develop New Hydrogen Extraction Method.
January 30, 2004... Japanese news service Nikkei recently reported that researchers with Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Ltd., JBC Corporation and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology have developed a new hydrogen extraction...

Weekly Update.
January 30, 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,...