Fuel Cells Today articles from November 2005

Fuel Cells Today archives from November 2005

Millennium Cell Reports Third-quarter Financial Results.
November 1, 2005... Eatontown, NJ-based hydrogen battery technology developer Millennium Cell, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, reporting a quarterly net loss of $3.4 million, or eight cents per share,...

MTI Micro FC Test Unit Achieves Technology Milestone.
November 1, 2005... MTI MicroFuel Cells, Inc. (MTI Micro) recently announced it has achieved two times the energy of a BA5590 -- a frequently used military battery -- in a Mobion direct methanol micro fuel cell (FC) system laboratory test unit, achieving 200...

POSCO, Korea South-East Power to Develop Fuel Cell System.
November 1, 2005... The Korea Herald recently reported that Korean steelmaker POSCO has agreed to work with Korea South-East Power Company to develop a new fuel cell system. According to the newspaper, POSCO will install a fuel cell generator at Korea...

CFCL Extends Chairman's Contract.
November 1, 2005... Ceramic Fuel Cells, Ltd. (CFCL) recently announced that Julian Dinsdale has agreed to extend his term as chairman. CFCL noted that with the appointment in June 2005 of Brendan Dow as the company's chief executive officer, it is no longer...

ORNL to Assist New Fuel Cell-powered Development in Atlanta.
November 2, 2005... The Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) recently announced it will provide fuel cell technology expertise for a new development near downtown Atlanta, GA, assisting with the development's energy needs. "Oak...

GTI Granted Patent for New Direct Solar Hydrogen Technology.
November 2, 2005... The Gas Technology Institute (GTI) recently announced it has been notified by the U.S. Patent Office that a patent for a novel technology for direct splitting of water to produce hydrogen from solar energy is to be awarded. According to...

Komax Announces New Power Pack Assembly Line for Israel.
November 2, 2005... The Komax Group recently announced that Ismeca Automation, which was acquired by the group in April, has received an order from an Israeli client for the construction of an automated assembly line that consists of six major assembly modules,...

Fairchild Enters Agreement for Hydrogen Production Technology.
November 3, 2005... Fairchild International Corporation, a developer and marketer of alternate fuels worldwide, recently announced that an agreement has been reached for the company's wholly owned subsidiary Syngas Energy Corporation to acquire certain rights and...

PFCE, Bourns to Cooperate on NanoMEA Commercial Scale-up.
November 3, 2005... Pacific Fuel Cell Corporation (PFCE) recently announced it has entered into an agreement with Bourns, Inc. to work together in an attempt to scale-up PFCE's new process for making electrocatalyst and nanoMEA products to commercial scale. ...

Worldwide Energy Licenses ORNL Fuel Cell Technology.
November 3, 2005... Worldwide Energy recently announced an agreement to develop and commercialize an advanced solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology developed at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Worldwide Energy said the...

General Hydrogen Receives Order from Bridgestone/Firestone.
November 3, 2005... General Hydrogen Corporation recently announced it has received an order from Bridgestone/Firestone Tire Company's manufacturing plant in Warren County, TN. According to General Hydrogen, Bridgestone/Firestone will use the company's...

Toyota, GM Deny Plans to Extend Fuel Cell Vehicle Effort.
November 4, 2005... Reuters recently reported that officials with Toyota Motor Corporation and General Motors (GM) Corporation have denied earlier reports that the automakers plan to extend their two-year joint fuel cell vehicle (FCV) research effort, which is...

Hydrogenics Completes Fuel Cell-powered Forklift Field Trials.
November 4, 2005... Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced the completion of fuel cell-powered forklift field trails at the GM Canada automobile assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario and the FedEx logistics hub at Toronto International Airport. According to...

PolyFuel DMFC Membrane Passes 5,000-hour Durability Mark.
November 4, 2005... PolyFuel, Inc. recently announced that its hydrocarbon direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) membrane has passed the 5,000-hour mark in durability testing. "Membrane durability has always been one of the key technical challenges faced by fuel...

Weekly Update.
November 4, 2005... 2005 FUEL CELL SEMINAR: PROGRESS, CHALLENGES AND MARKETS, November 14-18, 2005, Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, CA CALSTART'S 2020: CALIFORNIA'S TRANSPORTATION ENERGY FUTURE CONFERENCE, December 1, 2005, Los Angeles Convention...

INI Power Systems Achieves Fuel Cell Technical Milestone.
November 7, 2005... INI Power Systems, Inc. recently announced it has achieved a technical milestone in the development of its direct methanol laminar flow fuel cell (LFFC), which demonstrated a superior electrochemical performance at low to moderate temperatures...

Fuel Cell Energy to Deliver Fuel Cell Stacks to MTU.
November 7, 2005... Fuel Cell Energy, Inc. recently announced it has received an order for six fuel cell stacks from DaimlerChrysler subsidiary MTU CFC Solutions GmbH. According to Fuel Cell Energy, MTU will incorporate the fuel cell stacks in its HotModule...

DOE Supports Hydrogen Fuel Research at UGA, UCSC.
November 7, 2005... The University of Georgia (UGA) and the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) recently announced they have secured $1.35 million in grants from the Department of Energy (DOE) for research into how incorporating nanostructures may lead to...

Altairnano, UNLVRF Consortium Receives DOE Grant.
November 7, 2005... Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc., in collaboration with the University of Nevada Las Vegas Research Foundation (UNLVRF), recently announced the receipt of a $2.5-million Phase III grant award from the Department of Energy (DOE) for the joint...

ESL Reports Increased SOFC Power Density Using ScSZ.
November 8, 2005... ESL Electro-Science recently announced that the use of scandia stabilized zirconia (ScSZ), which is commercially available in both tape form and as a fired substrate, has been found to more than double the power density achieved with...

ARSC Acquires Fuel Cell Company EGO Design.
November 8, 2005... American Security Resources Corporation (ARSC) recently announced that it has completed its acquisition of EGO Design, Inc., developers of silicon-based hydrogen fuel cell technology. RSC noted that it has created a new subsidiary named...

IDGA to Host Tactical Power Sources Summit in DC.
November 8, 2005... The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) will host the "Tactical Power Sources Summit: A Two-day Conference Focusing on Fueling the Warfighter" on January 24 and 25 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center...

Techsphere, ISE Sign Agreement for FC, Hybrid Airship Solutions.
November 9, 2005... Cyber Defense Systems, Inc. recently announced that its subsidiary Techsphere Systems International, Inc. has signed an exclusive agreement with ISE Corporation which gives Techsphere worldwide exclusive rights to purchase hybrid electric...

ePower Synergies Unveils Fuel Cell-powered Ice Resurfacer.
November 9, 2005... ePower Synergies, Inc. recently unveiled a hydrogen fuel cell-powered eP-Ice Bear ice resurfacer at the University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) as part of a Hydrogen Energy Summit sponsored by U.S. Senator Byron...

Hydrogenics Reports Third-quarter Financial Results.
November 9, 2005... Mississauga, Ontario-based hydrogen and fuel cell products developer Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, reporting a quarterly net loss of $7.5 million, or eight cents per...

DMFCC Signs Fuel Cell Cartridge Agreement With Elentec.
November 9, 2005... VIASPACE, Inc. recently announced that its Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation (DMFCC) subsidiary has signed an agreement with Korea's Elentec Company, Ltd. for cartridge design and manufacturing. According to VIASPACE, Elentec already...

Next Week's Publishing Schedule.
November 10, 2005... EIN will not publish its newsletters on Friday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day. We will resume our regular production schedule on Monday, November 14. (EIN EDITOR: 10/9)

ICAO DGP Grants Approval for Fuel Cell Use on Airplanes.
November 10, 2005... The Methanol Institute recently reported that the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) voted last week to allow passengers to carry and use micro fuel cells and methanol fuel cartridges when aboard...

LAX Adds Demonstration Fuel Cell Vehicle to Airport Fleet.
November 10, 2005... Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) recently announced that the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners has approved a participant agreement with Mercedes-Benz USA, its parent company DaimlerChrysler Corporation and the Department of Energy...

CHEC Introduces New Hydrogen Fuel Injection System Series.
November 10, 2005... The Canadian Hydrogen Energy Company, Ltd. (CHEC) recently announced the introduction of its new Hydrogen Fuel Injection (HFI) System LT Series earlier this month at the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV. According to CHEC, the new smaller...

Weekly Update.
November 10, 2005... 2005 FUEL CELL SEMINAR: PROGRESS, CHALLENGES AND MARKETS, November 14-18, 2005, Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, CA CALSTART'S 2020: CALIFORNIA'S TRANSPORTATION ENERGY FUTURE CONFERENCE, December 1, 2005, Los Angeles Convention...

Motorola Invests in Tekion for FC Power Source Development.
November 14, 2005... Motorola, Inc. recently announced that Motorola Ventures, the company's equity investment division, has invested in Tekion, Inc. -- a North American developer of micro fuel cells for mobile products. According to Motorola, Tekion's new...

AMREL Introduces New Integral Fuel Cell Impedance Analyzer.
November 14, 2005... AMREL/AMERICAN RELIANCE recently announced the introduction of a new integral impedance analyzer (IA) designed to simplify applications in impedance measurement, electrochemistry (EIS), and fuel cell and battery testing and research. ...

Army Orders Additional HyHauler Plus From Quantum.
November 14, 2005... Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. recently announced it has received a contract for an additional transportable hydrogen refueling station from the U.S. Army's National Automotive Center. According to Quantum, the order for...

Ohio Energy Project.
November 14, 2005... Ohio Energy Project (OEP), an award-winning nonprofit organization, promotes energy and energy efficiency education throughout the state via a "Kids Teaching Kids" approach in which older students are trained at Youth Energy Summits to teach...

Hydrogenics Rebrands Fuel Cell Test Division.
November 15, 2005... Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced that its Greenlight Power Technologies division will now operate under the name Hydrogenics Test Systems. According to Hydrogenics, the company acquired Greenlight Power in 2003. Hydrogenics Test...

CFCL Receives Prototype European Approval for Fuel Cell Unit.
November 15, 2005... Ceramic Fuel Cells, Ltd. (CFCL) recently announced it has received prototype European safety approval for its fuel cell-powered combined heat and power (CHP) demonstration unit. "This is another milestone in our progress towards...

FCE Partner Commissions European Fuel Cell Wastewater Plant.
November 15, 2005... FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCE) recently announced that its European partner MTU CFC Solutions GmbH and RWE Fuel Cells have commissioned a power plant incorporating FCE's technology to provide energy to the Municipal Wastewater Treatment Works...

Astris Engages Ardour to Help Raise Financing Capital.
November 16, 2005... Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced it has selected Ardour Capital Investments, LLC to help the company raise financing for its next development stage. According to Astris, funds raised with the help of Ardour will help the company find...

QuantumSphere Files New Patents Related to Fuel Cell Industry.
November 16, 2005... Santa Ana, CA-based metallic nanopowders manufacturer QuantumSphere, Inc. recently announced it has filed two patents related to the fuel cell and battery industry, allowing for customization of nanometallic-additives for improved power and...

CFCL, Precision Flow to Manufacture, Market SOFC Test Systems.
November 16, 2005... Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (CFCL) recently announced it has formed an alliance with Precision Flow Technologies to manufacture and market solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) test systems. Under the agreement, CFCL said Precision Flow Technologies...

PEMEAS, E-TEK Announce Completion of Merger.
November 16, 2005... PEMEAS GmbH recently announced the completion of its merger with Gruppo De Nora's fuel cell components businesses E-TEK -- a developer and manufacturer of catalysts, gas diffusion layers and electrodes for low and high temperature polymer...

FuelCell Energy Unit Successfully Tested With Absorption Chiller.
November 17, 2005... FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced that testing of its Direct FuelCell power plant operating in conjunction with an absorption chiller has been successfully completed at the U.S. government's Fuel Cell Test and Evaluation Center. ...

Hyundai Opens New Environmental Technology Center in Korea.
November 17, 2005... Hyundai recently opened a $58-million research and development (R&D) facility in Seoul, Korea that will support the company's efforts to develop, test and mass produce fuel cell vehicles, among other endeavors. According to Hyundai, the...

USFCC Announces Findings of New Fuel Cell Industry Survey.
November 17, 2005... The U.S. Fuel Cell Council (USFCC) recently announced the findings from its second Worldwide Fuel Cell Industry Survey, which includes responses from member companies of USFCC, Fuel Cells Canada, Fuel Cell Europe and the Fuel Cell...

Hydrogenics Releases New HyPM Fuel Cell Products.
November 18, 2005... Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced the release of its next-generation HyPM products, including the HyPM 500 Series fuel cell power modules and HyPM fuel cell power packs. According to Hydrogenics, the 500 Series modules are...

Honda Unveils New Experimental Home Energy Station.
November 18, 2005... Honda R&D Americas, Inc., in conjunction with Plug Power, Inc., recently unveiled the Home Energy Station III, which can generate home heat and electricity as well as refuel hydrogen-powered vehicles. According to Honda, the Home Energy...

EnerFuel Unveils New Fuel Cell Product Engineering Service.
November 18, 2005... Ener1, Inc. recently announced that its subsidiary, EnerFuel, Inc., has developed a new single-cell testing device, along with other hardware and associated methodologies that are the basis of a new fuel cell product engineering service...

Fuel Cells 2000 Unveils Stationary Installation Database.
November 18, 2005... Fuel Cells 2000 recently announced it has developed a new searchable database of worldwide stationary fuel cell installations that can be found online at http://www.fuelcells.org/info/databasefront.html. According to Fuel Cells 2000, users...

Weekly Update.
November 18, 2005... CALSTART'S 2020: CALIFORNIA'S TRANSPORTATION ENERGY FUTURE CONFERENCE, December 1, 2005, Los Angeles Convention Center, CA MIDDLE EAST FORUM ON FUEL CELLS AND HYDROGEN ECONOMY'S (MEFH) MIDDLE EAST & HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES: OPPORTUNITIES &...

SunLine Unveils New Commercial Hybrid Fuel Cell Bus.
November 21, 2005... UTC Power recently announced that SunLine Transit Agency unveiled last week in Hawaii during the 2005 Fuel Cell Seminar a new commercial fuel cell-powered bus that features a hybrid electric drive system with a PureMotion 120 fuel cell system...

BTU, Boston University Sign SOFC Development Agreement.
November 21, 2005... BTU International, Inc. recently announced the signing of a license and joint development agreement with Boston University focused on improving the processes used to manufacture solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). According to BTU, the...

Canadian Hydrogen Energy Company, Ltd.
November 21, 2005... Bowmanville, Ontario-based Canadian Hydrogen Energy Company, Ltd. (CHEC) is the developer of a patented bolt-on, aftermarket Hydrogen Fuel Injection (HFI) System that boasts reduced emissions and improved energy efficiency. CHEC's HFI...

Asian Manufacturer Purchases HyRadix Hydrogen Generator.
November 22, 2005... HyRadix, Inc. recently announced it has sold an Aptus on-site hydrogen generator to an Asian oils manufacturer. According to HyRadix, the unit will generate hydrogen from natural gas for use at the customer's existing hydrogeneration...

Millenium Cell Restructures $2.4 Million in Debentures.
November 22, 2005... Millennium Cell, Inc. recently announced it has completed the restructuring of $2.4 million of convertible debentures with three institutional investors. Millenium Cell said the three institutional investors had purchased the securities on...

LOGANEnergy Announces New Fuel Cell Product Catalogue.
November 22, 2005... LOGANEnergy Corporation recently announced the availability of a new independent commercial product catalogue that features fuel cell products with capacities ranging from five kilowatts to two megawatts, including proton exchange membrane...

CHBC Announces New Board Appointment.
November 22, 2005... The California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC) recently announced the appointment of Mark Abramowitz to its board of directors. According to CHBC, Abramowitz, who is currently the president of Community Environmental Services, previously...

Next Week's Publishing Schedule.
November 23, 2005... EIN will not publish its newsletters on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will resume our regular production schedule on Monday, November 28. (EIN EDITOR: 11/22)

FuelCell Energy, PPL Corporation Sued for Malfunctioning Units.
November 23, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that Bozeman, MT-based credit decisioning and loan origination systems interest Zoot Enterprises has filed a lawsuit against FuelCell Energy, Inc. and PPL Corporation for allegedly providing the...

Australian Office Building Employs CFCL Fuel Cell Generator.
November 23, 2005... Ceramic Fuel Cells, Ltd. (CFCL) recently announced that Australian company szencorp has launched a new commercial office building in South Melbourne that incorporates a demonstration version of a fuel cell-powered domestic combined heat and...

KIMM, Innocom Develop New Hydrogen Storage Container.
November 23, 2005... The Korea Herald recently reported the commercial availability of a new hydrogen storage container developed by the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) and Innocom Company. According to the Herald, the U.S. Department of...

EIN Launches 'Green Building Today' Daily Newsletter.
November 28, 2005... "Green Building Today" focuses on the emerging technology, science and public policy issues associated with environmentally friendly buildings and construction. As with all of our newsletters, we will provide concise, timely summaries of...

GreenShift to Invest in Aerogel Composite.
November 28, 2005... GreenShift Corporation recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to invest $500,000 in Aerogel Composite, Inc. (ACI), a development stage materials science company with proprietary technologies involving meso-porous carbon...

SFC Says Portable Power Solution for Soldiers Ready for Testing.
November 28, 2005... SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG recently announced that its new fuel cell power system (FCPS) for soldiers is now ready for field tests. According to SFC, the new portable system, which consists of one fuel cell, one fuel cartridge, and one hybrid...

New CSIRO Device Generates Hydrogen From Water.
November 28, 2005... Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) recently announced the development of a small device that can extract enough hydrogen per day from water to power a family car for up to 150 kilometers (93 miles)....

F&S Says Transmission Network Burden Expected to Benefit FCs.
November 28, 2005... International growth consultancy Frost & Sullivan (F&S) recently reported that fuel cell (FC)-based power generation technologies are expected to benefit from current transmission networks' inability to handle excess demand, issues of...

FuelCell Energy Power Plant Receives CSA Certification.
November 30, 2005... FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced that its modular sub-megawatt Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plant has been certified by CSA International (CSA) to meet the ANSI/CSA America FC1-2004 Stationary Fuel Cell Power Standard. According to...

FCT Reports Third-quarter Financial Results.
November 30, 2005... Kingston, Ontario-based solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems manufacturer Fuel Cell Technologies Corporation (FCT) recently announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, reporting total quarterly revenue of $231,414,...

CFCL Obtains New German Patent for Electrical Interconnect.
November 30, 2005... Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (CFCL) recently announced it has received a German patent for an electrical interconnect for a planar fuel cell. According to CFCL, the company believes the new patent may help increase the life of solid oxide...

Three Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell Buses Launched in Beijing.
November 30, 2005... Ballard Power Systems recently announced that its chairman and interim president and CEO John Sheridan joined last week with representatives from DaimlerChrysler and Chinese industry and government officials in launching three new Mercedes-Benz...