Fuel Cells Today articles from May 2005

Fuel Cells Today archives from May 2005

Florida House Approves Hydrogen Energy Technologies Act.
May 2, 2005... The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced that the Florida Hydrogen Energy Technologies Act (FHETA), a legislative proposal focusing on hydrogen energy technologies and incentives, was unanimously approved last...

Sustainable Energy Announces Delivery of New Fuel Cell Inverter.
May 2, 2005... Calgary, Alberta-based Sustainable Energy Technologies, Ltd., a leading developer of power electronics for alternative and renewable energy industries, recently announced delivery of the first of its "next-generation" inverter platforms for...

Enova to Supply DoD With Fuel Cell Suite for Aircraft Tow Tractor.
May 2, 2005... Torrance, CA-based Enova Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer and developer of hybrid electric and fuel cell drive systems, recently announced a new program teaming the company with Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), an independent,...

NexTech Updates Fuel Cell Products 'E-commerce' Website.
May 2, 2005... NexTech Materials, Ltd. recently announced that its Fuel Cell Materials division is updating the company's "e-commerce" website, located online at http://www.fuelcellmaterials.com. According to NexTech, the site allows researchers,...

Correction.
May 2, 2005... In an article featured in the Friday, April 29, edition of Fuel Cells Today about Neah Power Systems' recent laboratory demonstration of a fully integrated, multi-cell stack, we mistakenly reported that the prototype demonstrated power density...

EIN Now Offers Corporate Group Rate Subscription Option.
May 3, 2005... We at EIN would like to take a brief moment to express our gratitude to all those who took the time to participate in our recent customer survey. We received an overwhelming response and are now hard at work analyzing the results to identify...

OIA to Test Hydrogen-powered Baggage Tugs.
May 3, 2005... The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced plans to begin using hydrogen-powered baggage tow tractors at Orlando International Airport (OIA) this summer. According to DEP, the project, part of a statewide...

Millennium Cell Completes Private Placement Financing.
May 3, 2005... Millennium Cell, Inc. recently announced the completion of a $10 million private placement of its Series C convertible preferred stock and warrants based on a 25 percent coverage ratio. According to Millennium Cell, the three-year Series C...

Ballard Reports First-quarter Financial Results.
May 3, 2005... Burnaby, British Columbia-based Ballard Power Systems, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, recently announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005,...

EIN Now Offers Corporate Group Rate Subscription Option.
May 4, 2005... We at EIN would like to take a brief moment to express our gratitude to all those who took the time to participate in our recent customer survey. We received an overwhelming response and are now hard at work analyzing the results to identify...

PFCE Acquires CVD System for Carbon Nanotube-based Fuel Cells.
May 4, 2005... Pacific Fuel Cell Corporation (PFCE) recently announced the acquisition of a new microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system, manufactured by Seki Technotron, for nanotechnology research at PFCE's new laboratory at the...

Hoku Scientific Files Registration Statement for IPO.
May 4, 2005... Honolulu, HI-based Hoku Scientific, Inc., a designer, developer and manufacturer of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) and non-fluorinated membranes for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, recently announced it has filed a registration...

Plug Power Reports First-quarter Financial Results.
May 4, 2005... Latham, NY-based fuel cell interest Plug Power, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005, reporting a quarterly net loss of $12.5 million, or 17 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $12...

DOE Announces Winners of Fuel Cell Model Car Challenge.
May 4, 2005... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the winners of its third annual Hydrogen Fuel Cell Model Car Challenge. According to DOE, Woodrow Wilson High School of Portland, OR received first place in the Grand Prix speed race, while...

EIN Now Offers Corporate Group Rate Subscription Option.
May 5, 2005... We at EIN would like to take a brief moment to express our gratitude to all those who took the time to participate in our recent customer survey. We received an overwhelming response and are now hard at work analyzing the results to identify...

Ford to Introduce Hydrogen Shuttles in Coachella Valley, CA.
May 5, 2005... Ford Motor Company, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and the Clean Cities Coachella Valley Region (C3VR) recently announced a multi-year partnership aimed at placing a minimum of five hydrogen-powered Ford shuttles in operation next...

Hyradix Adeo Completes One Year of Service for SunLine Fleet.
May 5, 2005... Hyradix, Inc. recently announced that its Adeo hydrogen generator has completed one year of service for Southern California's SunLine Transit Agency. According to Hyradix, SunLine, which operates in a 1,000-square-mile region with an...

Millennium Cell Reports First-quarter Financial Results.
May 5, 2005... Eatontown, NJ-based hydrogen battery developer Millennium Cell, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005, reporting a quarterly net loss of $3.1 million, or eight cents per share, down from a net...

EIN Now Offers Corporate Group Rate Subscription Option.
May 6, 2005... We at EIN would like to take a brief moment to express our gratitude to all those who took the time to participate in our recent customer survey. We received an overwhelming response and are now hard at work analyzing the results to identify...

Airgas to Market Proton Energy's HOGEN Systems in U.S.
May 6, 2005... Airgas, Inc., a leading distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases, recently announced a three-year agreement for its regional companies to market and distribute Proton Energy Systems, Inc.'s proprietary HOGEN on-site hydrogen...

HERA Acquires IP Portfolio for Hydrogen Storage Material.
May 6, 2005... Longueuil, Quebec-based HERA, Hydrogen Storage Systems, Inc. recently announced it has become the exclusive licensee of an intellectual property (IP) portfolio developed by McGill University in the field of advanced hydride materials for...

Japanese Community to Employ FuelCell Energy DFC Unit.
May 6, 2005... FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced that one of its 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plants, sold by the company's Asian distributor Marubeni Corporation, will supply power to the electric grid servicing the planned, renewable...

MTI Issues Study as Part of FC-based Military Solutions Plan.
May 6, 2005... MTI MicroFuel Cells, Inc. (MTI Micro) recently made public a new study that examines "the increasing challenges faced by the U.S. military to keep up with personal power demands of modern soldiers." According to MTI Micro, Jane's...

Weekly Update.
May 6, 2005... HYPOTHESIS VI: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THEORIES AND ENGINEERING OF THE POWER OF THE HYDROGEN, May 8-12, 2005, National Hotel of Cuba, Havana, Cuba NANO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE'S (NSTI) NANOTECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW,...

Apollo Completes Stock Purchase of Hydrogen Tech Company.
May 9, 2005... Apollo Resources International, Inc. subsidiary Apollo Alternative Fuels Company, LLC recently announced the completion of a stock purchase agreement with Energy Ventures Organization, Inc., a Nevada-based company committed to the advancement...

Astris Energi Reports FY 04 Financial Results.
May 9, 2005... Mississauga, Ontario-based alkaline fuel cell (AFC) technology company Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the 12 months ended December 31, 2004, reporting an annual net loss of $3.5 million Canadian, or 16 cents...

NACWA Honors Local WA Fuel Cell Demonstration Project.
May 9, 2005... The Wastewater Treatment Division of King County, WA recently announced it has been presented with the National Association of Clean Water Agencies' (NACWA) 2005 National Environmental Achievement Award for research and technology for a...

HyRadix Completes New Round of Private Capital Financing.
May 10, 2005... Hydrogen generation technology developer HyRadix, Inc. recently announced the completion of a new round of private capital financing led by Wichita, KS-based Koch Genesis Company, LLC. HyRadix noted that Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec...

Congressional Fuel Cell Expo to Offer Vehicle Ride-and-Drive.
May 10, 2005... The U.S. Fuel Cell Council (USFCC) recently announced that more than 30 fuel cell industry leaders will exhibit at the 2005 Congressional Fuel Cell Expo, to be held May 24 in the Cannon Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol...

EMTEC Introduces New Online Database of Fuel Cell Organizations.
May 10, 2005... The Edison Materials Technology Center (EMTEC) recently announced it has developed and released a new searchable online database of Ohio organizations, contacts, products and services that contribute to the emerging fuel cell supply chain. ...

Santa Clara VTA Offers Rides on New Fuel Cell Bus.
May 10, 2005... California's Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) recently announced that VTA passengers can ride throughout the month of May on the authority's new fuel cell-powered, zero-emission bus (ZEB). According to VTA, the fuel cell...

Praxair to Distribute Proton Energy's HOGEN Systems.
May 11, 2005... Danbury, CT-based industrial gases company Praxair, Inc. recently announced the signing of an agreement with Proton Energy Systems, Inc. to become the exclusive distributor in Canada and a U.S. distributor for Proton's on-site hydrogen...

FCT Ships Fuel Cell System to Memphis Botanic Garden.
May 11, 2005... Fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd. (FCT) recently announced the shipment of a five kilowatt (kW) solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system to power a greenhouse at the Memphis Botanic Garden in Memphis, TN. According to FCT, the purchase is being...

Hydrogenics Reports First-quarter Financial Results.
May 11, 2005... Mississauga, Ontario-based fuel cell interest Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005, reporting a quarterly net loss of $11.2 million, or 13 cents per share, compared to a net...

FuelCell Energy Sells DFC Power Plant to SUNY-ESF.
May 12, 2005... FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced the sale of a 25-kilowatt Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plant to generate onsite electricity and provide residual heat for domestic hot water and heating at the State University of New York's College of...

Medis Reports First-quarter Financial Results.
May 12, 2005... New York, NY-based direct liquid fuel cell technology interest Medis Technologies, Ltd. recently announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005, reporting a quarterly net loss of $5 million, or 18 cents per share,...

Perma Pure Introduces New FC-Series Fuel Cell Humidifiers.
May 12, 2005... Toms River, NJ-based gas conditioning products manufacturer Perma Pure, LLC recently introduced its new FC-Series of fuel cell humidifiers. According to Perma Pure, in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, where the incoming gas must...

EVCT to Host Electric Drive Vehicle Workshop.
May 12, 2005... The Electric Vehicle Center of Technology (EVCT), a division of the Del City, OK-based Mid-Del Technology Center, will host the "Electric Drive Vehicle Summer Workshop 2005" from June 7 through June 10. Topics to be covered during the...

Proton, Air Products Sign New Supply Agreement.
May 13, 2005... Air Products recently announced the signing of a supply agreement with Distributed Energy Systems subsidiary Proton Energy Systems making Proton the preferred supplier for its electrolysis-based hydrogen refueling stations. Under the...

ECD Ovonics Announces Third-quarter Financial Results.
May 13, 2005... Rochester Hills, MI-based advanced propulsion technology developer Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) recently announced its financial results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2005, reporting a quarterly net loss of $11.3...

Kettering University, MTA Partner on FC Bus, Hydrogen Project.
May 13, 2005... Kettering University recently reported it has formed a new partnership with the Mass Transit Authority (MTA) of Flint, MI under which MTA will fund the cost of a 40-foot hybrid electric fuel cell passenger bus, a 15-passenger hybrid electric...

Correction.
May 13, 2005... In yesterday's issue of Fuel Cells Today, a story about FuelCell Energy's sale of a Direct FuelCell power plant to the State University of New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) mistakenly referred to the fuel cell...

Weekly Update.
May 13, 2005... 207TH MEETING OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, May 15-20, 2005, Quebec City Convention Centre, Quebec City, Quebec INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE EFICIENCIA ENERGETICA'S (INEE) 3RD BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC VEHICLE SEMINAR & EXHIBIT, May 17-18, 2005, Blue...

Nissan Official Says Company to Likely Lease FCVs by 2007.
May 16, 2005... AutoWeek recently reported that Nissan Technical Center North America emissions testing and regulatory affairs division director Alan Jones informed Automotive News during an event held late last month at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los...

Researchers Consider Roadblocks to Fuel Cell Vehicle Viability.
May 16, 2005... Purdue University recently reported that Winthrop E. Stone distinguished professor of chemical engineering Rakesh Agrawal, the National Research Council's Martin Offutt and retired ExxonMobil executive Michael Ramage have authored a new article...

HBank Offers New Hydrogen Storage Canister for FC Market.
May 16, 2005... Energy technologies news source Pure Energy Systems recently reported that Rentrepreneur, Inc. has revealed that its affiliate HBank Corporation is now offering its AB5 metal hydride canisters and tanks for use by fuel cell (FC) technology...

OH Governor Extends Fuel Cell Initiative for Three Years.
May 16, 2005... Ohio governor Bob Taft recently announced a three-year extension of the Ohio Fuel Cell Initiative, a $103-million program aimed at positioning Ohio as a national leader in the fuel cell industry and helping spur economic growth and job creation...

Bryte Energy to Manage U.K. Hydrogen Project.
May 17, 2005... Bryte Energy, Ltd. recently announced it has been chosen to manage the Hydrogen and Renewables Integration (HARI) demonstration project at the West Beacon Farm in Leicestershire, England. Bryte Energy, which was recently founded by three...

Dickie Walker Files S-4 for Intelligent Energy Acquisition.
May 17, 2005... Dickie Walker Marine, Inc. recently announced the filing of a Form S-4 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission containing the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus for the previously announced proposed acquisition of...

Canadian University Students Honored for FC, Hydrogen Research.
May 17, 2005... The Automobile of the 21st Century (AUTO21), a national research initiative supported by the Government of Canada through the Networks of Centres of Excellence Directorate and more than 120 industry, government and institutional partners,...

Japanese Newspapers Report Toyota, GM Fuel Cell Alliance.
May 18, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that Japanese newspapers have revealed that Toyota Motor Corporation president Fujio Cho and General Motors (GM) chairman and CEO Richard Wagoner, Jr. have reached an agreement under which the two...

Cypress Semiconductor to Install Fuel Cell System at CA Facility.
May 18, 2005... The San Jose Business Journal recently reported that Cypress Semiconductor Corporation plans to install a five-kilowatt fuel cell power system at its facility in San Jose, CA later this year. According to the newspaper, the system, which is...

CERL Demonstrates FC System at AZ National Guard Armory.
May 18, 2005... The city of Mesa, AZ recently announced that the Mesa Utilities Department, the Arizona Army National Guard and the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) have partnered to demonstrate the "viability and reliability" of a Plug...

Nanocell Named First Runner-up in MIT Competition.
May 18, 2005... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently announced that Nanocell Power, a company whose patented technology is designed to enable the viability of fuel cells for portable electronics, was selected as the first runner-up in the...

Toyota Develops New Hydrogen Storage Tank Models.
May 19, 2005... Japan's Corporate News Network (JCNN) recently reported that the High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan has certified Toyota Motor Corporation's new 35 MPa and 70 MPa high-pressure hydrogen tanks for fuel cell vehicles. According to...

Fuel Cell Technologies Announces Board Member Resignation.
May 19, 2005... Fuel Cell Technologies Corporation (FCT) recently announced the resignation of board member Meredith Cartwright. According to FCT, Cartwright, who joined the board five years, played a key role in launching the company on the Canadian TSX...

Antig Demonstrates Prototype Laptop Fuel Cell at CeBit.
May 19, 2005... Taiwanese direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) solution provider Antig Technology Company, Ltd. recently announced the demonstration of its prototype 12-watt fuel cell integrated into a notebook personal computer during the CeBit trade show held...

Modine Provides Components to VW for New FC Hybrid Vehicle.
May 20, 2005... Modine Manufacturing Company recently announced it has begun supplying humidification and water management components to Volkswagen for its Touran HyMotion fuel cell (FC) hybrid vehicle. According to Modine, which began working with fuel...

Hydrogen Solar Appoints New Sales & Marketing Director.
May 20, 2005... Guildford, England-based Hydrogen Solar, Ltd., a private commercial company that has a portfolio of renewable hydrogen technologies and intellectual property aimed at the new hydrogen economy, recently announced the appointment of former...

AEC Demonstrates New Hydrogen Production Unit.
May 20, 2005... Alternate Energy Corporation (AEC) recently announced the first "live" demonstration of its hydrogen production unit (HPU) at the company's contracted laboratory in Downsview, Ontario. According to AEC, the purpose of the demonstration was...

U.K. Engineering Team Develops Fuel Cell, Electric Taxicab.
May 20, 2005... U.K. engineering technology magazine The Engineer recently reported that a team of U.K. engineers is working to develop a demonstration taxicab powered by two 40-kilowatt (kW) Zebra batteries and a six-kW proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel...

Weekly Update.
May 20, 2005... WORLD RENEWABLE ENERGY CONGRESS (WREC) 2005: INNOVATION IN EUROPE, May 22-27, 2005, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland ASME 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FUEL CELL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, May 23-25, 2005, Ypsilanti...

Compact Power to Locate New R&D Center in Troy, MI.
May 23, 2005... Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm recently announced that Monument, CO-based LG Chem subsidiary Compact Power, Inc., a developer of lithium polymer battery packs for electric, hybrid fuel cell vehicles, has decided to invest $18.1 million to...

MTI Receives Subcontract to Develop HASP System.
May 23, 2005... U.S. Representative Michael McNulty (D-NY) recently announced that Albany, NY-based MTI MicroFuel Cells, a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology, Inc., has been awarded a $1 million contract from the U.S. Army's Communications Electronic Research...

Columbian Chemical FC Team Honored by Fuel Cell South.
May 23, 2005... Phelps Dodge Corporation subsidiary Marietta, GA-based Columbian Chemicals Company recently announced that its fuel cell (FC) team has received FuelCellSouth's Crystal Flame Innovation Award in Industry for the development of DURA-lyst, the...

Acumentrics Installs SOFC at Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
May 24, 2005... Acumentrics Corporation recently announced the installation and commissioning of a five-kilowatt solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Cleveland, OH. According to Acumentrics, the system, which...

CMR Fuel Cells Touts New Fuel Cell Design.
May 24, 2005... Reuters recently reported that Cambridge, England-based CMR Fuel Cells, Ltd. boasted last week the development of a new fuel cell design that is one-tenth the size of current fuel cell systems. According to Reuters, CMR chief engineer...

Italy, China to Collaborate on Hydrogen, Fuel Cell Research.
May 24, 2005... China Daily recently reported that the Shanghai Technology and Science Commission and the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Territory have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on hydrogen and fuel cell research, as well as...

EFCF to Host Fuel Cell Forum in Lucerne, Switzerland.
May 24, 2005... The European Fuel Cell Forum (EFCF) will host the Lucerne Fuel Cell Forum 2005, comprising two parallel conferences, July 4 through 8 at the Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzer in Lucerne, Switzerland. EFCF will offer an optional tutorial on...

ZAP, Apollo Demonstrate 'Ammonia Cracker' FC Technology.
May 25, 2005... ZAP and Apollo Energy Systems recently announced the successful demonstration of Apollo's Ammonia Cracker system, which converts ammonia to hydrogen for use in fuel cells (FCs). Company officials said using ammonia to power fuel cells has...

Genesys Acquires Hydrogen Technology License From Bar-Gadda.
May 25, 2005... Genesys, LLC recently announced it has acquired a license from Bar-Gadda, LLC for its technology for producing hydrogen from water vapor or geothermal steam. Genesys said it will be involved in further development of the technology for...

ITI Energy Announces Hydrogen Storage Material R&D Investment.
May 25, 2005... Aberdeen, Scotland-based ITI Energy, a company whose mission is "to identify, develop and successfully commercialize new energy and energy-related technologies," recently announced the third of its research and development (R&D) investments to...

Purolator to Introduce New FCHEV for Testing in Toronto.
May 26, 2005... Canadian overnight courier company Purolator Courier, Ltd. will introduce tomorrow during a news conference at its Metro West facility in Toronto, Ontario a new fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle (FCHEV) to be tested in Toronto, as well as...

FCT Reports First-quarter Financial Results.
May 26, 2005... Kingston, Ontario-based Fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd., a leading manufacturer of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems, recently announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, reporting total quarterly revenues of $619,179,...

Protonex Appoints New VP of Engineering, Manufacturing.
May 26, 2005... Fuel cell power solutions manufacturer Protonex Technology Corporation recently announced the appointment of Phil Robinson as the company's new vice president (VP) of engineering and manufacturing. According to Protonex, Robinson, who has...

Powerco, CFCL Sign Agreement With IRL for Fuel Cell CHP Units.
May 26, 2005... Powerco, Ltd. and Ceramic Fuel Cells, Ltd. (CRCL) recently announced they have selected Industrial Research, Ltd. (IRL) to provide local support for the installation and operation of CFCL's fuel cell powered micro-combined heat and power (CHP)...

Next Week's Publishing Schedule.
May 27, 2005... EIN will not publish its newsletters on Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day. We will resume our regular production schedule on Tuesday, May 31. (EIN EDITOR: 5/27)

Hydrogenics to Manufacture Regenerative FC System for U.S. Army.
May 27, 2005... Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced the signing of a contract to manufacture a self-contained regenerative fuel cell (FC) power system that will be used to provide auxiliary power for a U.S. Army Stryker light armored vehicle (LAV). ...

UTC Fuel Cells Achieve 1 Billion kWh Milestone.
May 27, 2005... United Technologies Corporation division UTC Power announced last week that its PureCell 200 phosphoric acid fuel cells (PAFCs) have accumulated more than 1 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of power output. According to UTC, PureCell 200 users...

Norsk Hydro Receives Funding for Hydrogen Fuel, Vehicle Project.
May 27, 2005... Norwegian minister of transport and communication Torild Skogsholm recently announced that nearly 50 million kroner (about $7.8 million) has been earmarked for the testing of alternative fuels and "environmentally friendly technology,"...

Weekly Update.
May 27, 2005... COLLEGE OF THE DESERT CENTER FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT'S HYDROGEN DEVELOPMENT & SAFETY SEMINAR, June 3, 2005, San Diego Miramar College, San Diego, CA 2005 IAEE CONFERENCE, June 3-6, 2005, Taipei Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan FUEL...

Ballard, Ebara Sign MOU For Fuel Cell Development Funding.
May 31, 2005... Ballard Power Systems, Inc. recently announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japanese partner Ebara Corporation and jointly owned company Ebara Ballard Corporation related to a transaction that will provide $30 million...

Medis Signs Design, Engineering Agreement With Celestica.
May 31, 2005... Medis Technologies, Ltd. recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary More Energy, Ltd. has signed a design and engineering agreement with global electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company Celestica, for Medis Technologies' fuel...

DOE Announces $64 Million in Hydrogen R&D Projects.
May 31, 2005... Department of Energy (DOE) secretary Samuel Bodman recently announced the selection of more than $64 million in research and development (R&D) projects aimed at making hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and refueling stations "available, practical and...