Fuel Cells Today articles from March 2004

Fuel Cells Today archives from March 2004

Enova to Deliver Power Components for Ford Focus FCV.
March 1, 2004... Enova Systems recently announced it has received a purchase order for and will commence delivery of production high-voltage power conversion systems for Ford Motor Company's hydrogen-powered Focus fuel cell vehicle (FCV). According to...

Astris Energi Launches New Website.
March 1, 2004... Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced the launch of its new website, located at http://www.astris.ca or http://www.astrisfuelcell.com. According to the company, the new website offers company background and updates; news about alkaline...

Hydrogenics to Provide FCHEV, Hydrogen System to Purolator.
March 1, 2004... Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced it has been contracted by Purolator Courier, Ltd. to develop and deploy a fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle (FCHEV) and an onsite hydrogen refueling system as part of Purolator's "Greening the Fleet"...

DOE Announces Hydrogen Power Education Series.
March 1, 2004... Department of Energy (DOE) secretary Spencer Abraham recently plans to launch a six-city national tour, titled "Hydrogen Power: The Promise, The Challenge," in an effort to educate state and local government officials about "the vision of a...

Official Says CA Hydrogen Highway Possible by 2010.
March 2, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that California Environmental Protection secretary Terry Tamminen has expressed confidence that governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's "hydrogen highway" plan, which involves the placement of 200 hydrogen...

Honda Conducts Cold-weather Demonstration of FCX.
March 2, 2004... Honda Motor Company, Ltd. recently announced it has conducted a successful cold-weather demonstration of its FCX fuel cell vehicle equipped with a Honda fuel cell stack. "This is a tremendous breakthrough for Honda and everyone whose dream...

Hydrogenics to Provide PEM to Navy Test Facility.
March 2, 2004... Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced it has been contracted to provide a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis refueler to the U.S. Navy's Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division test facility in Crane, Indiana. ...

New Report Examines Fuel Cell Market, Developments.
March 3, 2004... The Environmental Foundation Bellona recently reported that a new report featured in the British periodical Materials Technology Publications considers the market potential for various fuel cell technologies. According to the environmental...

Company Announces New Manufacturing Process for FC Plates.
March 3, 2004... Traverse City, MI-based Century, Inc. recently announced the development of a new single-station production process for manufacturing fuel cell bipolar plates utilizing a 12-screw mixer known as the RingExtruder. "Current fuel cell...

Santa Monica City Council Passes on FC-powered Highlander.
March 3, 2004... Local officials in Santa Monica, CA recently turned down an offer made by Toyota to lease a hydrogen fuel cell (FC)-powered Highlander SUV on the grounds that the proposed three-year, $85,000 lease term was exorbitant for one experimental...

India Forms National Hydrogen Energy Board.
March 3, 2004... India's Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources (MNES) recently announced the formation of a National Hydrogen Energy Board, which will be tasked with providing guidance in the country's preparation and implementation of a National Hydrogen...

Toyota Delivers FCHV to UC National Research Center.
March 4, 2004... Toyota Motor Corporation recently announced the delivery of a fuel cell hybrid vehicle (FCHV) based on its Highlander SUV model to the National Fuel Cell Research Center at University of California (UC)-Irvine. According to Toyota, the...

UQM to Provide Generator for AeroVironment FC Project.
March 4, 2004... UQM Technologies, Inc. recently announced it has received an order from Monrovia, CA-based AeroVironment, Inc. for a 90-kW UQM generator for use in a fuel cell (FC) development-related project. "We are pleased that AeroVironment has...

Magnetek, Nuvera Sign Supply Agreement.
March 4, 2004... Magnetek, Inc. recently announced it has agreed to provide new advanced power conditioners for fuel cell systems being developed by Nuvera Fuel Cells. According to Magnetek, the power conditioners will invert the direct current (DC)...

Industry Groups Collaborate to Define Hydrogen Fuel Specs.
March 5, 2004... The Transportation Working Group of the U.S. Fuel Cell Council (USFCC) recently announced it is collaborating with national and international group initiatives to define a fuel specification for hydrogen that will be used in transportation...

Magnetek Delivers Power Conditioner to FuelCell Energy.
March 5, 2004... Magnetek, Inc. recently announced it has designed, built and delivered a 300-kilowatt (kW) fuel cell power conditioner to FuelCell Energy, Inc. According to Magnetek, power conditioners are designed to invert the direct current generated...

Singapore develops New Hydrogen Fueling Station.
March 5, 2004... Channel News Asia recently reported on a project taking place in Siglap, Singapore to retrofit a gasoline fueling station with a hydrogen dispenser to accommodate fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). According to the news source, the fueling station...

Progressive Investor Releases Report on Micro Fuel Cells.
March 5, 2004... Progressive Investor, a monthly electronic newsletter produced by SustainableBusiness.com, recently announced the release of a new report titled "Micro Fuel Cells: The First Wave of Fuel Cell Commercialization" which maintains that "the first...

Weekly Update.
March 5, 2004... CONNECTICUT GLOBAL FUEL CELL CENTER FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FUEL CELL DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT, March 7-10, 2004, Nathan Hale Inn and Conference Center, Storrs, CT 21ST INTERNATIONAL BATTERY SEMINAR & EXHIBIT, March 8-11, 2004,...

CT Lawmakers Consider Measure for FC Tax Exemptions.
March 8, 2004... Local Connecticut newspaper the Waterbury Republican-American recently reported that the General Assembly's commerce committee is currently considering a measure that would grant state sales tax exemptions for fuel cells, hydrogen-powered...

Plug Power GenCore Fuel Cell Passes NEBS Testing.
March 8, 2004... Plug Power, Inc. recently announced that its GenCore fuel cell product has successfully completed Network Equipment Building Systems (NEBS) Level 3 compliance testing, which "qualifies equipment under extreme environmental conditions and...

AIE, NMIA, ANA to Host Military Fuel Cells Conference.
March 8, 2004... The American Institute of Engineers (AIE), National Military Intelligence Association (NMIA) and Association of Naval Aviation (ANA) will host "Military Fuel Cells -- Needs, Initiatives, Opportunities and Challenges" March 29 and 30 at the...

Chrysalix Energy Limited Partnership.
March 8, 2004... Chrysalix Energy Limited Partnership is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on fuel cell and related fueling technology companies. It is a private joint venture between Ballard Power Systems, BASF Venture Capital, The BOC Group, The...

Proton Launches Hydrogen Generator at MI Power Plant.
March 9, 2004... Proton Energy Systems, Inc. recently announced the launch of the company's HOGEN H Series onsite hydrogen generator at Mirant Corporation's power plant in Zeeland, MI. According to Proton, the installation of the HOGEN H Series unit at the...

Greenlight Power Delivers FC Advanced Test Stations to GM.
March 9, 2004... Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced that its subsidiary Greenlight Power Technologies has received an order from General Motors (GM) for six FCATS fuel cell advanced test stations. According to Hydrogenics, the six 12-kW H-series...

Astris Energi Appoints PwC as Auditors.
March 9, 2004... Mississauga, Ontario-based alkaline fuel cell technology company Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced it has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as its auditing firm, effective immediately. "[PwC] has developed significant knowledge...

Canada to Host Third Annual AltEnergy Conference.
March 9, 2004... Canada will host AltEnergy 2004, the third annual alternative energy conference and exhibition, March 24 at the University of Calgary's Red & White Club in Calgary, Alberta. Conference organizers noted that the event will focus on "the...

Quantum Secures Contracts for Hydrogen Fuel System Development.
March 10, 2004... Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies, Inc. recently announced it has secured two new contracts from two automotive OEMs for the development of 10,000 pounds-per-square-inch (psi) hydrogen fuel systems. According to Quantum, the automakers will...

FCE, Alliance Energy to Supply Power to Santa Barbara.
March 10, 2004... FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCE) recently announced it has joined with Alliance Power, Inc. to supply 500 kilowatts of renewable power to Santa Barbara, CA. According to FCE, two 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCell power plants will supply electric...

TPS Invests $1.4 Million in Stuart Energy.
March 10, 2004... Stuart Energy Systems Corporation recently announced it has received $1.4 million in financial support from Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC) to help fund the company's Hydrogen Energy Station (HES) development project. As part of the...

FuelCell Energy Reports First-quarter Financial Results.
March 11, 2004... Danbury, CT-based high-temperature hydrogen fuel cell developer and manufacturer FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the first quarter of FY 04, reporting a quarterly net loss of $27.9 million, or 59 cents per...

U.S. Fuel Cell Council Hires New Government Affairs Director.
March 11, 2004... The U.S. Fuel Cell Council (USFCC) recently hired Bud DeFlaviis, the former press secretary for Congressman Curt Weldon (R-PA), to serve as the council's new director of government affairs at the U.S. Fuel Cell Council. In this newly...

EVI Extends Fuel Cell Development Project With ARC.
March 11, 2004... Energy Visions, Inc. (EVI) recently announced that its Flowing Electrolyte Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (FE-DMFC) joint development project with Alberta Research Council, Inc. (ARC) has been extended to July 31, 2004 under a new agreement valued...

Rivoire to Lead Astris Pilot Production of Fuel Cell Stack.
March 11, 2004... Astris Energi recently announced the appointment of fuel cell specialist Claude Rivoire to lead the development of the company's semi-automatic pilot production facility for the Powerstack MC250 fuel cell stack. Rivoire will work with engineer...

MTI Reports Fourth-quarter, Year-end Financial Results.
March 12, 2004... Albany, NY-based Mechanical Technology, Inc. (MTI), a company engaged in the development of direct methanol fuel cells through its subsidiary MTI MicroFuel Cells, Inc., recently announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year...

SCAQMD to Launch Pilot HEV/FCV Conversion Program.
March 12, 2004... The Los Angeles Times recently reported that the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has announced plans to launch a $4-million pilot program to convert up to 35 Toyota Prius hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) into hydrogen fuel...

Idemitsu Kosan Receives Honda FCX.
March 12, 2004... Automotive industry officials recently reported that Idemitsu Kosan Company of Japan was presented with a Honda FCX fuel cell vehicle at the Tokyo International Forum. According to officials, Honda will gather performance data on the...

Weekly Update.
March 12, 2004... 2004 FUEL CELL INVESTMENT SUMMIT, March 14-16, 2004, Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, CT 2004 EUROPEAN ELE-DRIVE TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION, March 17-20, 2004, Estoril Conference Center, Estoril, Portugal ALTENERGY 2004...

Quantum Reports Third-quarter Financial Results.
March 15, 2004... Irvine, CA-based fuel delivery and fuel storage systems provider Quantum Fuel System Technologies Worldwide, Inc. recently announced the financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended January 31, reporting an overall net loss of $3.1...

Anuvu Provides Fuel Cell for Mohegan Sun NEV.
March 15, 2004... A converted Global Electric Motorcars neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) powered by an Anuvu, Inc. three-kilowatt proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell is being used at the Mohegan Sun entertainment complex in Connecticut. The vehicle...

Nuvera Supplies Fuel Cell Power Module to JGA.
March 15, 2004... Nuvera Fuel Cells recently delivered an Avanti fuel cell power module to the Japan Gas Association (JGA) under the Japanese government's Millennium Program. The aim of the five-year program is to evaluate proton exchange membrane fuel...

Jadoo Delivers Fuel Cell Product to Local CA TV Station.
March 15, 2004... Jadoo Power Systems, a leading provider of portable fuel cell power systems, recently announced the delivery of its fuel cell-powered NABII professional video camera power system to television station KOVR, the CBS affiliate in Sacramento, CA....

Correction.
March 15, 2004... An article titled "SCAQMD to Launch Pilot HEV/FCV Conversion Program" featured in the March 12 edition of Fuel Cells Today mistakenly reported that the South Coast Air Quality Management District's (SCAQMD) hybrid electric vehicle (HEV)...

Enova, Hyundai to Develop New Fuel Cell System.
March 16, 2004... Torrance, CA-based Enova Systems recently announced plans to partner with Hyundai Motor Company on a six-month effort to develop a new fuel cell power system for the Korean automaker's Tucson fuel cell hybrid electric sport utility vehicle. The...

Medis, Kensington Technology Form Strategic Partnership.
March 16, 2004... Medis Technologies, Ltd. recently announced it has formed a strategic partnership with computer accessories manufacturer and ACCO Brands, Inc. division Kensington Technology Group to distribute and market new products using Medis' proprietary...

DOE Releases 'Hydrogen Posture Plan'.
March 16, 2004... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the release of its "Hydrogen Posture Plan," a document that outlines the "activities, milestones and deliverables that DOE plans to pursue to support America's shift to a hydrogen-based...

Adept Technology to Provide Robots for Automated FC Assembly.
March 17, 2004... Livermore, CA-based Adept Technology, Inc., a "leading manufacturer of flexible automation," recently announced it has been selected by Lights Out Factory Automation of Los Angeles, CA to provide robots, vision systems and motion controls for...

FuelCell Energy Official Receives FC Research Award.
March 17, 2004... FuelCell Energy, Inc. chief technology officer Hans Maru was recently awarded the F.T Bacon Medal for fuel cell (FC) research and development from the Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center. According to FuelCell Energy, the award, which was...

Avista Labs Appoints New Chief Executive Officer.
March 17, 2004... Spokane, WA-based fuel cell product developer and manufacturer Avista Labs recently announced the appointment of former Maxwell Technologies corporate vice president and IBUS/Phoenix, Inc. president John Werderman as the company's new CEO. ...

Hydrogenics Reports 4th-quarter, Year-end Financial Results.
March 17, 2004... Mississauga, Ontario-based "clean power generation company" Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2003, reporting a quarterly net loss of $7.7 million, or 14 cents...

GTI-led Team to Develop SOFC-powered Portable Generator.
March 18, 2004... The U.S. Army's Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) recently announced it has awarded a $3.7-million contract to a Gas Technology Institute (GTI)-led team for the development of a 10-kilowatt (kW) portable generator powered by a...

PROTON MOTOR Delivers PEM Fuel Cell to Italy.
March 18, 2004... PROTON MOTOR Fuel Cell, GmbH recently announced the delivery of a complete proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system to Italy. The company said the Italian customer will use the two-kilowatt system for tests on fuel cell behavior...

FuelCon Establishes Subsidiary in Vancouver.
March 18, 2004... German company FuelCon AG, which manufactures testing technology used by the fuel cell industry, has established a North American subsidiary named FuelCon Systems, Inc., which will be based in Vancouver, British Columbia. "We have seen a...

STAC Approves Funding for Hydrogen Learning Projects.
March 19, 2004... The State Technologies Advancement Collaborative (STAC), a five-year pilot program funded by the Department of Energy (DOE) and directed by an executive committee including representatives of the Association of State Energy Research and...

Millennium Cell CEO, President, Director Resigns.
March 19, 2004... Millennium Cell, Inc. recently announced the resignation of CEO, president and director Stephen Tang. H. David Ramm, a former Millennium Cell director who currently works with renewable energy consulting and project development company DKR...

Collaboration to Develop New FC Component Production Methods.
March 19, 2004... Spain-based non-profit technology center INASMET recently announced it has signed a joint working agreement with the Armenia Institute of Chemistry & Physics to develop self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) technology that has...

Underwriters Purchase Additional Shares of Stuart Energy.
March 19, 2004... Stuart Energy Systems Corporation underwriters recently purchased an additional 1 million common shares at $3 Canadian (about $2.24 U.S.) each. The underwriters were led by National Bank Financial and co-managed by CIBC World Markets and...

Weekly Update.
March 19, 2004... ALTENERGY 2004 CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION, March 24, 2004, Red & White Club, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta GLOBALCON, March 24-25, 2004, Hynes Conference Center, Boston, MA 4TH ANNUAL FUEL CELL INVESTOR, March 25-26, 2004,...

Plug Power Installs Fuel Cell at U.K. Communications Tower.
March 22, 2004... Plug Power, Inc. recently announced the installation of a five-kW GenCore fuel cell system at a remote cellular communications tower in Elgin, Scotland. According to Plug Power, the hydrogen-powered fuel cell system provides more than 550...

Singapore Company to Test Palcan Fuel Cell System.
March 22, 2004... Vancouver, British Columbia-based Palcan Fuel Cells, Ltd. recently announced plans to work with CET Technologies Pte., Ltd. of Singapore to test and evaluate Palcan's Palpac fuel cell system and backup power generator. Singapore's Armed...

New Analysis Considers Use of Bio-based Products in FCs.
March 22, 2004... International growth consultancy Frost & Sullivan recently announced that its business unit Technical Insights has released new analysis, featured in its Industrial Bioprocessing Alert, that "provides a detailed assessment of recent...

Quantum Contracted for Prius Fleet Hydrogen Systems.
March 23, 2004... The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) recently approved a $2.3-million contract for Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. to provide the engineering, design and development of advanced hydrogen fuel systems for a...

Protonex Receives Financing for Portable FC Technology.
March 23, 2004... Protonex Technology Corporation recently announced it has received early stage financing to further develop the company's portable fuel cell (FC) technology for commercial applications. According to Protonex, the financing was led by...

Case, Ashlawn to Develop Fuel Cells for DOD.
March 23, 2004... Case Western Reserve University recently announced it has signed a one-year, $500,000 research agreement with Alexandria, VA-based The Ashlawn Group, LLC to develop fuel cells that will supply power for Department of Defense (DOD) "smart"...

Airgas to Supply Hydrogen to Plug Power Customers.
March 23, 2004... Latham, NY-based Plug Power, Inc. and Radnor, PA-based Airgas, Inc. recently signed a five-year hydrogen fuel service agreement. Under the agreement, Airgas will be the preferred hydrogen supplier for Plus Power's GenCore fuel cell products...

Avista Labs Changes Name to ReliOn.
March 24, 2004... Spokane, WA-based Avista Labs, a provider of fuel cell solutions for backup power generation, recently announced it has officially changed its name to ReliOn. "As we move forward with our business plan, the name ReliOn, positions us...

Fuel Cells (Scotland) Launches SOFC Stack.
March 24, 2004... Fuel Cells (Scotland), Ltd. recently announced the launch of its solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack, a working model of which is being demonstrated at Ross Deeptech Initiatives, Ltd. in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire later this week. According...

Ion Power Awards Subcontract to DSU for FC Recycling Study.
March 24, 2004... Bear, DE-based membrane electrode assemblies manufacturer Ion Power recently announced it has awarded a $740,000 cost-shared subcontract to Delaware State University (DSU) for the study of NAFION and platinum group metal materials recovered...

Ohio Radio Towers to Utilize Fuel Cells.
March 25, 2004... The Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) recently announced plans to install fuel cells on Multi-Agency Radio Communications System (MARCS) towers to provide emergency backup power for the statewide radio network during emergencies....

Nissan to Lease Fuel Cell-powered SUV to Cosmo Oil.
March 25, 2004... Japanese news wire Jiji Press recently reported that Nissan Motor Company plans to begin leasing a hydrogen fuel cell-powered sport utility vehicle (SUV) to Cosmo Oil Company later this month. According to Jiji Press, the fuel cell vehicle...

FCT Reports on Performance of Test SOFC.
March 25, 2004... Fuel Cell Technologies (FCT) recently announced that a five-kilowatt solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) undergoing tests in collaboration with the University of Alaska (UAF) and Fairbanks Natural Gas since August 2003 is continuing to "perform...

ACEEE Reports on Potential of Stationary Fuel Cells.
March 25, 2004... The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) recently announced the release of a new report, titled "Stationary Fuel Cells: Future Promise, Current Hype," which "presents the benefits and disadvantages of a variety of stationary...

USFCC Urges Congress to Increase Federal Fuel Cell Funding.
March 26, 2004... The U.S. Fuel Cell Council (USFCC) earlier this week asked Congress to increase federal funding for fuel cell and hydrogen research and demonstration programs. "A robust competitive research and development program with the Department of...

FuelCell Energy to Provide DFC Power Plant to Sheraton Hotel.
March 26, 2004... FuelCell Energy, Inc., together with distribution partner PPL EnergyPlus, recently announced it is providing a 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plant for installation at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers. According to FuelCell...

Queen's University to Establish FC Research Center.
March 26, 2004... Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario recently announced plans to establish a new fuel cell (FC) research and development center that will involve academic, industry and government stakeholders. According to university officials,...

Weekly Update.
March 26, 2004... 2ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON MILITARY FUEL CELLS, March 29-30, 2004, Luxor Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV CHALLENGES, CAPABILITIES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDUSTRY: MILITARY FUEL CELLS -- THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, March 29-30, 2004, TBA, Washington,...

Plug Power, Honda Continue Home Energy Station Development.
March 29, 2004... Latham, NY-based Plug Power, Inc. and Honda Research and Development Company, Ltd. have agreed to a second phase of an ongoing program to develop a fuel cell-based Home Energy Station that can provide power for a home or business as well as...

Hitachi Develops Fuel Cell-powered PDA Prototype.
March 29, 2004... The Japan Times recently reported that Hitachi, Ltd. has developed a new fuel cell-powered personal digital assistant (PDA). According to the publication, Hitachi said the prototype's methanol fuel cell is capable of operating for about...

Akzo Nobel, NedStack to Cooperate on Fuel Cell Power Plant.
March 29, 2004... Akzo Nobel and fuel cell developer NedStack are considering plans to build a fuel cell-based power plant in the Netherlands under a three-year research project. According to the companies, the plant is expected to have a peak capacity of...

Austin to Host Regional Hydrogen Learning Workshop.
March 29, 2004... Austin, TX will host the Hydrogen Learning Workshop, a Department of Energy Office of Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies regional workshop, April 16 at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown. According to event organizers, the...

Ford to Conduct 'Real-World' FCV Test in Vancouver.
March 30, 2004... The Canadian Press (CP) recently reported that Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd. president Alain Batty announced during a speech delivered last week to the Vancouver Board of Trade that the company plans to conduct a multiyear "real-world"...

Hyundai to Employ Dynetek Hydrogen Storage Technology.
March 30, 2004... Korean automaker Hyundai has entered into a contract with Calgary, Alberta-based Dynetek Industries, Ltd. for compressed hydrogen storage cylinders. Dynetek's 350bar storage technology will be used in Hyundai's fuel cell-powered Tucson...

German Hydrogen Association Selects Innovation Award Winner.
March 30, 2004... The German Hydrogen Association (DWV) recently announced that Dr. Jens Mathiak of Castrop-Rauxel will receive a 2003 DWV Innovation Award for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for his thesis titled "Process Analysis of the Distributed Home Energy Supply...

ISU Researchers Study Biomass-to-Hydrogen Technology.
March 31, 2004... Iowa State University (ISU) student newspaper the Iowa State Daily recently reported that ISU researchers are currently studying biomass-to-energy methods that could potentially process prairie grass into hydrogen fuel. According to the...