Fuel Cells Today articles from July 2005

Fuel Cells Today archives from July 2005

Next Week's Publishing Schedule.
July 1, 2005... EIN will not publish its newsletters on Monday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. We will resume our regular production schedule on Tuesday, July 5. (EIN EDITOR: 6/30)

SCE Takes Delivery of New DaimlerChrysler F-Cell.
July 1, 2005... DaimlerChrysler recently announced the delivery of one of its fuel cell-powered F-Cell vehicles to Southern California Edison (SCE). Through daily use, DaimlerChrysler said the F-Cell will supply the two companies with operational...

LRM Announces Development Contract for HGS Component.
July 1, 2005... LRM Industries, LLC recently announced the receipt of a development contract purchase order from Hydrogenics to develop and build a prototype hydrogen generation system (HGS) component, using its ThermoPlastic Flowforming (TPF) technology. ...

SFCC Signs Contract With FTA to Support Fuel Cell Projects.
July 1, 2005... The Southern Fuel Cell Coalition (SFCC), a regional initiative of the Atlanta, GA-based Center for Transportation and Environment (CTE), recently announced it has signed a contract with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to organize and...

Weekly Update.
July 1, 2005... LUCERNE FUEL CELL FORUM 2005, July 4-8, 2005, Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland 6TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NEW MATERIALS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS, July 10-13, 2005, Royale Palace Hotel, Quebec City, Quebec ...

Honda Delivers FCX Fuel Cell Vehicle to Individual Customer.
July 5, 2005... American Honda Motor Company, Inc. recently announced the lease of its FCX fuel cell vehicle to "the world's first individual customers" -- Jon and Sandy Spallino of Redondo Beach, CA. According to the automaker, the Spallinos, who have...

Hy-Drive Completes $2.6 Million Canadian Financing.
July 5, 2005... Mississauga, Ontario-based hydrogen energy and power technology firm Hy-Drive recently announced it has completed a financing through the issue and sale of approximately 4 million units at a price of 64 cents per unit for gross proceeds of...

Quantum Added to Russell 2,000, 3,000 Indexes.
July 5, 2005... Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. recently announced it has been added to the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indexes. According to the company, its membership in the Russell 3000 index, which reflects the largest 3,000 U.S....

Swiss Student Project Car Sets New World Efficiency Record.
July 5, 2005... ETH Zurich, the Swiss federal institute of technology, recently announced that a student project known as the PAC Car set a world record for fuel efficiency during the recent Shell Eco-marathon in France. According to ETH Zurich, the fuel...

Rolls Royce Opens New SOFC Production Facility.
July 6, 2005... BTU International, Inc. recently announced that it served as Rolls Royce's primary contractor for the building of a new solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) production line. BTU noted that the turnkey pilot production line incorporates multiple...

Researchers Develop Adsorbent Hydrogen Storage Material.
July 6, 2005... A team of scientists at Spain's Public University of Navarra (PUN) has developed a new adsorbent material said to be capable of storing hydrogen at low temperatures and returning 100 percent of the adsorbed fuel. Additionally, PUN said the...

New Survey Reveals U.S. Support for Hydrogen Economy.
July 6, 2005... General Motors (GM) recently announced that a new survey released by Peter D. Hart Research Associates on behalf of the automaker reveals that Americans believe energy security should be the top priority of U.S. energy policy, "voicing wide...

Quantum Reports Fourth-quarter, Year-end Financial Results.
July 7, 2005... Irvine, CA-based Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a leading designer, manufacturer and integrator of packaged fuel systems and accessories for specialty vehicles and applications including fuel cell, hybrid and alternative...

REGI, Reg Technologies Sign Deal With Anunvu.
July 7, 2005... REGI U.S., Inc. and Reg Technologies, Inc. recently announced that Reg Technologies has signed an exclusive distributor agreement in Canada for fuel cell manufacturer Anuvu Incorporated, with REGI retaining an option for exclusive European...

Putin Pledges Support for Hydrogen Development Efforts.
July 7, 2005... Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported last week that President Vladimir Putin has announced that the government will provide monetary support for the development of hydrogen-based power production facilities and "hydrogen power units" for...

IdaTech to Continue Portable FC Development for Military.
July 7, 2005... IdaTech, LLC recently announced it has entered into a new contract with the U.S. Army to continue the development of a 250-watt, integrated, man-portable proton electric membrane (PEM) fuel cell system for use in military applications. The...

Medis Enters Into Agreement With U.K. Mobile Phone Operator.
July 8, 2005... Medis Technologies, Ltd. recently announced it has entered into a cooperation agreement with "a broadly affiliated United Kingdom mobile telephone operator" for the purposes of market testing and introduction to the market of Medis' fuel cell...

DoCoMo Enhances Prototype Fuel Cell for FOMA Handsets.
July 8, 2005... Japan's NTT DoCoMo, Inc. recently announced that it has developed a "new and improved" prototype methanol fuel cell for use in 3G FOMA mobile phone handsets. According to the company, the new prototype enables approximately eight hours of...

Zongshen PEM Forms New Subsidiary in China.
July 8, 2005... Canadian fuel cell company Zongshen PEM Power Systems, Inc. recently established Zongshen PEM (Canada) Chongqing Hydrogen Energy Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary based in China. "With this new initiative, we will be better able to bring our...

Weekly Update.
July 8, 2005... 6TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NEW MATERIALS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS, July 10-13, 2005, Royale Palace Hotel, Quebec City, Quebec HYDROGEN-METAL SYSTEMS, July 10-15, 2005, Colby College, Waterville, ME ADVANCED CAPACITOR WORLD...

MTI Micro Announces Adjusted Plans for 2005.
July 11, 2005... MTI MicroFuel Cells, Inc. (MTI Micro) recently announced an amendment of its strategic alliance agreement with The Gillette Company to include "additional work for product identification, suitability and OEM validation." "In concert with...

EC Opens Hydrogen, FC Test Facilities.
July 11, 2005... The European Commission recently announced that it has opened new hydrogen and fuel cell testing facilities at the commission's institute for energy in Petten, the Netherlands. According to EC, the new facilities are part of the...

PEMEAS Announces Merger With Gruppo De Nora.
July 11, 2005... Frankfurt, Germany-based PEMEAS Gmbh, a leading supplier of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, recently announced the intent to merge fuel cell components businesses with...

TeliaSonera to Test Fuel Cells for Backup Power.
July 11, 2005... TeliaSonera, a leading technology company in the Nordic and Baltic region, recently announced that it will conduct an experimental program using fuel cells to provide backup power to its telecommunications exchanges in Sweden. According to...

Funding Approved for CA Hydrogen Highway Falls Short of Goal.
July 12, 2005... Local California newspaper The Mercury News recently reported that California legislators approved the inclusion of $6.5 million in the state budget for the development of governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed "hydrogen highway" project,...

House Approves Funding for Hydrogen Research Facility.
July 12, 2005... Local Delaware newspaper The News Journal recently reported that U.S. Representative Mike Castle (R-DE) has revealed that Delaware State University (DSU) may receive $500,000 in funding for a planned hydrogen research facility through the...

WUSTL Researchers Develop 'Upflow' Microbial Fuel Cell.
July 12, 2005... Missouri's Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) recently reported that university researchers have developed a variant of a microbial fuel cell, dubbed an "upflow microbial fuel cell," which they believe could eventually be used as a...

Astris Announces Appointment of New Board Member.
July 14, 2005... Mississauga, Ontario-based alkaline fuel cell technology company Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced that former Hydrogenics Corporation chief financial officer Gary Brandt has joined its board of directors, effective immediately. ...

USC, Fraunhofer Institute to Collaborate on FC Research.
July 14, 2005... The University of South Carolina (USC) signed an agreement earlier this week to collaborate on fuel cell (FC)-related research with a leading German energy research institute. According to USC, the agreement, which is between the...

ACI-NA Honors LAX for Hydrogen Station Construction.
July 14, 2005... Airports Council International -- North America (ACI-NA) recently announced the winners of its 2005 Environmental Achievement Awards, including Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for the construction of its first hydrogen fueling and...

New York Law Firm Creates New Energy & Environmental Group.
July 15, 2005... The Albany Business Review recently reported that Albany, NY-based intellectual property law firm Heslin Rothenberger Farley & Mesiti P.C. has formed a special new group designed to service such local alternative energy interests as fuel cell...

Hymer Introduces Fuel Cell-equipped Motorhome.
July 15, 2005... German motorhome manufacturer Hymer AG recently announced it has integrated an SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG A50 into its Hypermobile S-Class model. Hymer noted that it plans to standardize integration of the SFC A50 fuel cell, which is fueled by...

British Researchers Consider Sounds of Advanced Vehicles.
July 15, 2005... Britain's University of Warwick recently announced that researchers at its Warwick Manufacturing Group are conducting, in partnership with Bedfordshire, England-based Sound and Vibration Technology, Ltd., a study to determine what engine sounds...

U of South Alabama Engineering Researchers Receive Awards.
July 15, 2005... The University of South Alabama recently announced that two of its researchers, Mohammad Alam and Mugdesem Tanrioven, have received the Energy Systems Committee Prize Paper Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)...

Weekly Update.
July 15, 2005... GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON FUEL CELLS, July 17-22, 2005, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERS: BRIDGING THE GAPS FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, July 24-30, 2005, Charlotte,...

GlobeTel, PES Sign Cooperative R&D Agreement.
July 18, 2005... GlobeTel Communications Corporation recently announced that its subsidiary Sanswire Networks, LLC has signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRDA) with Proton Energy Systems, Inc. (PES) under which PES will provide assistance...

Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract for Russian Hydrogen Facility.
July 18, 2005... Foster Wheeler, Ltd. recently announced that its U.K. subsidiary Foster Wheeler Energy, Ltd. has been awarded a contract by OJSC "Oil Company Alliance" to prepare a basic design package for a hydrogen production facility at its Khabarovsk...

NanoLogix to Generate Hydrogen From Organic Waste.
July 19, 2005... Nanobiotechnology company NanoLogix, Inc. recently announced the signing of an agreement to generate hydrogen with its scale-up bioreactor system using waste organic matter from the Arrowhead Wine Cellar. According to NanoLogix, the system...

Fuel Cell Buses Travel Past 472,000-mile Mark.
July 19, 2005... Sustainable Transport Energy Perth (STEP) recently reported that, as of the end of May, 33 fuel cell buses operating as part of a global trial of new technology passed the 760,000 KM (approximately 427,000-mile) mark. According to STEP,...

New Analysis Considers World Advances in Microfuel Cells.
July 19, 2005... Frost & Sullivan recently announced the availability of new analysis, titled "World Advances in Microfuel Cell Technologies," intended to provide manufacturers, end users and other industry participants with an overview, summary and discussion...

EIN Offers New Option for Raising Awareness of Your Company.
July 20, 2005... Many EIN subscribers have expressed interest in reaching other industry leaders and decision makers through our daily publications. While our subscribers already enjoy the benefit of a complementary link to their company on the EIN website, we...

Tyco Purchases Plug Power FC System for Telecom Provider.
July 20, 2005... Plug Power, Inc. recently announced it has received an order for 63 of its five-kilowatt GenCore backup fuel cell systems from distribution partner Tyco Electronics Power Systems, for sale to a leading U.S.-based telecommunications provider....

DaimlerChrysler Delivers New Fuel Cell Vehicles to UCLA.
July 20, 2005... DaimlerChrysler recently announced its delivery of two new fuel cell-powered F-Cell vehicles to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for daily use. Through regular operation, DaimlerChrysler said the F-Cells will supply both...

Companies to Install Fuel Cell Generator in Australian Office.
July 20, 2005... Ceramic Fuel Cells, Ltd. (CFCL) and Szencorp recently announced the signing of a contract to install a prototype fuel cell generator in an office building in South Melbourne, Australia. According to CFCL and Szencorp, the fuel cell is a...

DOE, USCAR to Investment in EV, HEV, FCV Development.
July 20, 2005... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced it has reached an agreement with the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) that could potentially result in an investment of up to $125 million in the development of new battery...

Quantum Awarded Phase 2 of DOE Hydrogen Storage Program.
July 21, 2005... Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. recently announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the company Phase 2 of its $2.6-million program for the development and advancement of "next-generation" hydrogen storage...

ARC, Pirelli to Develop Micro Fuel Cell Technology.
July 21, 2005... The Alberta Research Council, Inc. (ARC) recently announced it has signed a one-year agreement with Italy's Pirelli Labs S.p.A to jointly develop ARC's micro solid oxide fuel cell technology. According to ARC, the joint development project...

Hy-Drive Announce Changes to Board of Directors.
July 21, 2005... Hydrogen energy technology company Hy-Drive recently announced changes to its board of directors, including the election of Ken Kivenko and the appointment of Charles Burgess as board chairperson. According to Hy-Drive, Kivenko, president...

EIN Offers New Option for Raising Awareness of Your Company.
July 22, 2005... Many EIN subscribers have expressed interest in reaching other industry leaders and decision makers through our daily publications. While our subscribers already enjoy the benefit of a complementary link to their company on the EIN website, we...

AEC Demonstrates Alpha-stage Hydrogen Production Unit.
July 22, 2005... Alternate Energy Corporation (AEC) recently announced that its first alpha-stage unit, the H2 1500-A1, was demonstrated earlier this month before two separate multinational engine companies in the U.S. According to AEC, the mobile "road...

UTC Fuel Cell Powers Nissan FCV Past 15,000-mile Mark.
July 22, 2005... UTC Power recently announced that a 2003 Nissan X-Trail fuel cell vehicle (FCV), powered by one of its s500 transportation fuel cells, has successfully traveled 25,000 kilometers (15,530 miles) in a series of ongoing test drives designed to...

CFCL, EWE Sign Fuel Cell Development LOI.
July 22, 2005... Ceramic Fuel Cells, Ltd (CFCL) recently announced it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with German utility EWE for the development of fuel cell-based combined heat and power (CHP) systems for the residential market. According to CFCL,...

Samsung SDI to Introduce Butane Fuel Cell in 2007.
July 22, 2005... The Korea Times reported last week that Samsung SDI, a division of Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung, will begin offering a new fuel cell in 2007 capable of generating 100 watts of electricity for five hours using liquefied butane stored...

Weekly Update.
July 22, 2005... INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERS: BRIDGING THE GAPS FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, July 24-30, 2005, Charlotte, NC 1ST SYMPOSIUM ON MANUFACTURING OF MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES (MEAS) FOR HYDROGEN...

EIN Offers New Option for Raising Awareness of Your Company.
July 25, 2005... Many EIN subscribers have expressed interest in reaching other industry leaders and decision makers through our daily publications. While our subscribers already enjoy the benefit of a complementary link to their company on the EIN website, we...

VIASPACE Files for Fuel Cell Cartridge, Delivery System Patents.
July 25, 2005... VIASPACE, Inc. recently announced it has filed for international patents for fuel cartridges and fuel delivery systems on behalf of its Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation (DMFCC) subsidiary. According to VIASPACE, the cartridges and...

QuantumSphere Appoints New Fuel Cell Research Director.
July 25, 2005... Costa Mesa, CA-based metallic nanopowders manufacturer QuantumSphere, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Kimberly McGrath to the position of director of fuel cell research. In her new position, QuantumSphere said McGrath will work...

Plug Power Receives Funding for Fuel Cell Field Testing.
July 25, 2005... Plug Power, Inc. recently announced it has received a $943,000 contract extension from the Department of Defense (DOD) as part of the Common Core Power Production Program, which will enable the company to begin field testing its new...

DOE Completes Testing of Hydrogen-fueled eTec ICE.
July 26, 2005... The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) recently reported that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has completed baseline performance testing of a 2003 Ford pickup converted by Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec) to run on...

Sigma-Aldrich to Distribute SiGNa's Alkali Metal Reagents.
July 26, 2005... St. Louis, MO-based life science and high technology company Sigma-Aldrich and New York, NY-based early advanced materials company SiGNa Chemistry recently announced that Sigma-Aldrich will distribute SiGNa's new technology for the controlled...

GTI Uses Gasified Waste to Generate Electricity With SOFC.
July 26, 2005... The Des Plaines, IL-based Gas Technology Institute (GTI) recently announced it has successfully demonstrated that chicken litter can be gasified to produce hydrogen and generate electricity using a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). Under a...

KRRI Develops New "Bimodal" Fuel Cel Vehicle.
July 26, 2005... The Korea Times recently reported that the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) is developing a vehicle for public transportation that can be used on both roads and railways. According to Korea Times, the new "bimodal" (bus/train)...

EIN Offers New Option for Raising Awareness of Your Company.
July 27, 2005... Many EIN subscribers have expressed interest in reaching other industry leaders and decision makers through our daily publications. While our subscribers already enjoy the benefit of a complementary link to their company on the EIN website, we...

Fuel Cells Receive Favorable Support in Energy Bill Conference.
July 27, 2005... The U.S. Fuel Cell Council (USFCC) recently reported that House and Senate conferees working on the comprehensive energy bill successfully approved two legislative titles last week that promise to "significantly impact the federal government's...

Cellex Completes Fuel Cell Field Trials at Wal-Mart Subsidiary.
July 27, 2005... Cellex Power Products, Inc. recently announced the successful completion of field trials of its Alpha hydrogen fuel cell power units at the logistics subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. According to Cellex, four units were used during a...

Millenium Cell Awarded Funding for Fuel Cartridge Manufacturing.
July 27, 2005... Millennium Cell recently announced that its proposal to develop a process enabling volume manufacturing of portable fuel cartridges based on the company's hydrogen storage technology has been selected by the National Center for Manufacturing...

EIN Offers New Option for Raising Awareness of Your Company.
July 28, 2005... Many EIN subscribers have expressed interest in reaching other industry leaders and decision makers through our daily publications. While our subscribers already enjoy the benefit of a complementary link to their company on the EIN website, we...

Tyco Orders 35 Additional Plug Power Fuel Cell Systems.
July 28, 2005... Plug Power, Inc. recently announced that Tyco Electronics Power Systems, Inc. has ordered 35 of its GenCore backup fuel cell systems. According to Plug Power, Tyco had placed an earlier order for 63 GenCore systems. "On the strength of...

Medis Announces Signing of Definitive Purchase Agreement.
July 28, 2005... New York, NY-based fuel cell technology developer Medis Technologies, Ltd. recently announced it has signed a definitive purchase agreement for the offering and sale of $38 million aggregate principal amount of six-percent senior convertible...

SFC Announces Appointment of New Board Member.
July 28, 2005... German fuel cell manufacturer Smart Fuel Cell AG (SFC) recently appointed Pieter Bots as the company's new chief marketing and sales officer. According to SFC, Bots, the founder of computer peripheral manufacturer Freecom Technologies,...

EIN Offers New Option for Raising Awareness of Your Company.
July 29, 2005... Many EIN subscribers have expressed interest in reaching other industry leaders and decision makers through our daily publications. While our subscribers already enjoy the benefit of a complementary link to their company on the EIN website, we...

Governors Urge Support for Fuel Cell Investment Tax Credits.
July 29, 2005... Ohio governor Bob Taft, Maryland governor Robert Ehrlich, Connecticut governor Jodi Rell and Pennsylvania governor Edward Rendell sent a letter earlier this week to the leaders of the conference committee on the energy bill, asking Congress for...

Fuel Cells Canada Appoints New President, CEO.
July 29, 2005... Fuel Cells Canada recently announced the appointment of John Tak as the company's new president and CEO. According to Fuel Cells Canada, Tak formerly worked with Magna International, the Asia Pacific Foundation, the BV Trade and Development...

Plug Power Reports Second-quarter Financial Results.
July 29, 2005... Latham, NY-based proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell manufacturer Plug Power, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005, reporting a quarterly net loss of $10.9 million, or 15 cents per share,...

FuelCell Energy to Provide DFC Units to TST.
July 29, 2005... FuelCell Energy, Inc. and Alliance Power, Inc. recently announced the signing of a contract to sell 500 kilowatts of power generated from two Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plants to aluminum manufacturer TST, Inc. According to FuelCell...

Weekly Update.
July 29, 2005... INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERS: BRIDGING THE GAPS FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, July 24-30, 2005, Charlotte, NC 1ST SYMPOSIUM ON MANUFACTURING OF MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES (MEAS) FOR HYDROGEN...