Fuel Cells Today articles from October 2004

Fuel Cells Today archives from October 2004

Ford Announces Production of First Focus FCV.
October 1, 2004... Ford Motor Company recently announced the production of the first of 30 Focus fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) that will be deployed as evaluation fleets in the U.S., Germany and Canada later this year. According to Ford, the Focus FCV is equipped...

Masterflex, Swizzbee to Collaborate on Fuel Cell Bikes.
October 1, 2004... Gelsenkirchen, Germany-based Masterflex, AG recently announced it has signed a cooperation agreement with Swiss electric bicycle manufacturer Swizzbee, AG related to the development of fuel cell-powered bikes for personal transport. Under...

Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition Announces New Officers.
October 1, 2004... The Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition (OFCC) recently announced it has selected new officers for the upcoming year. According to OFCC, Rodger McKain, president of SOFCO-EFS Holdings, LLC, will succeed Trevor Jones as the group's chairman. Other new...

Weekly Update.
October 1, 2004... FUEL CELL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, October 6-7, 2004, Hilton Munich Park Hotel, Munich, Germany IUV TECHNOLOGY 2004: NEW DIRECTIONS IN DESIGN AND ENGINEERING OF INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS, RECREATIONAL & UTILITY VEHICLES AND MOBILE...

Ford Unveils New Hydrogen-fueled Shuttle Bus.
October 4, 2004... Ford Motor Company recently introduced a new shuttle bus with a hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2ICE) that boasts a 99-percent reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Ford said the new vehicle features a Ford E-450 chassis cab...

Korea Passes Bill Supporting Fuel Cell, Hybrid Vehicles.
October 4, 2004... The Korea Times recently reported that the South Korean National Assembly has passed new legislation under which the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE) will establish a plan every five years to support the local commercialization...

NIST Awards Grant for Nanotube Research.
October 4, 2004... Motorola recently announced that it, in conjunction with Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc. and Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells, Inc., has been awarded a $3.6-million grant by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop "free...

ABI Research Revises Fuel Cell Vehicle Market Growth Estimates.
October 4, 2004... Oyster Bay, NY-based ABI Research recently announced the publication of "radically revised" forecasts for growth in the number of fuel cell-powered vehicles. "We follow this market year-in, year-out," said ABI Research director of energy...

Proton Energy Announces Appointment of New President.
October 5, 2004... Hydrogen fuel cell company Proton Energy Systems, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Mark Murray as its new president. According to Proton Energy, Murray has 25 years experience as an executive, most recently as vice president of...

NexTech Awarded NIST Advanced Technology Program Project.
October 5, 2004... NexTech Materials, Ltd. recently announced the awarding of a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Technology Program (ATP) project entitled "High-power-density Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Aerospace Applications." ...

Canada Launches Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Educational Website.
October 5, 2004... The Government of Canada recently announced that it unveiled during the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Conference 2004 in Toronto late last month a new educational website titled "Our Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Future." According to the government,...

Hydrogenics to Supply HTDC With Fuel Cell Module for Step Van.
October 6, 2004... Hydrogenics Corporation recently announced it has been contracted by the High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) in Hawaii to supply a HyPM 65-kilowatt (kW) fuel cell power module to power a "step van." According to the company, the...

Dynetek Named One of Canada's Fastest-growing Tech Companies.
October 6, 2004... Calgary, Alberta-based Dynetek Industries Ltd., a leading developer, producer and marketer of lightweight compressed hydrogen storage cylinders and compressed natural gas storage (CNG) cylinders, recently announced it has been named one of the...

HyRadix Announces Aptus Order From Asian Company.
October 6, 2004... Hydrogen supplier HyRadix, Inc. recently announced it will supply three Aptus on-site hydrogen generators to an unnamed Asian manufacturer to power fuel cells in use at the company's oil hydrogenation facility. According to HyRadix, the...

FCT Fuel Cell Completes One Year of Operation at UAF Campus.
October 6, 2004... The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and Fuel Cell Technologies (FCT) recently announced that the five-kilowatt (kW) solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) installed at the Fairbanks campus has successfully completed one year of field operation. ...

BTU Receives Order for Integrated SOFC Manufacturing Line.
October 7, 2004... North Billerica, MA-based BTU International, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment for advanced materials processing, semiconductor packaging and surface mount assembly, recently announced the receipt of an order,...

MTU CFC Solutions Orders FuelCell Energy DFC Components.
October 7, 2004... FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced that its European strategic partner MTU CFC Solutions has placed a new order for the company's Direct FuelCell (DFC) components for three sub-megawatt carbonate fuel cell power plants. According to...

IdaTech Announces North American, European Sales Hires.
October 7, 2004... Fuel cell systems developer IdaTech recently announced new hires North American and European sales positions within the company. According to IdaTech, Bill Shank, a former sales executive with fuel cell interests ReliOn and Paceon, has been...

PolyFuel Develops New Hydrocarbon Membrane Technology.
October 8, 2004... Mountain View, CA-based PolyFuel recently announced it has developed a new fuel cell membrane that uses hydrocarbon-based polymers in place of conventional perfluorinated materials. The company said the new hydrocarbon membrane will help...

Australia Pledges Support for Fuel Cell Bus Trials.
October 8, 2004... Dow Jones recently reported that Australian environment minister Ian Campbell revealed earlier this week that if the Liberal-National coalition is reelected next week, the federal government plans to spend $67 million Australian (approximately...

German Scientists Develop New DMFC-powered Vehicle.
October 8, 2004... Germany's Research Center Julich recently announced the development of a new direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC)-powered vehicle known as "JuMOVe." According to the research center, scientists modified a commercial four-wheel electric vehicle with...

NTT DoCoMo, Fujitsu Develop Handset Micro Fuel Cell Prototype.
October 8, 2004... Japan's NTT DoCoMo, Inc. recently announced that it, together with Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd., has developed a prototype micro fuel cell for 3G FOMA handsets. According to NTT DoCoMo, the prototype has the same basic specifications of...

Weekly Update.
October 8, 2004... THE SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS' (SME) ADVANCED ENERGY & FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION: MANUFACTURING CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES, October 11-13, 2004, Laurel Manor, Livonia, MI MICHELIN CHALLENGE BIBENDUM 2004,...

Chevron Phillips to Provide FC as Part of Settlement With DOJ.
October 13, 2004... A legal settlement over Clean Air Act violations between Chevron Phillips Chemical Company and the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) includes a requirement that the company purchase and install a fuel...

Astris Completes First Phase of Pilot Production Line.
October 13, 2004... Astris Energi, Inc. recently reported that it has completed construction of Phase 1 of its pilot production line and that preliminary production trial runs are meeting expectations. Astris noted that the pre-commercial production line for...

Corning, ENrG Receive NIST Award for SOFC Technology.
October 13, 2004... Corning, Inc. and ENrG, Inc. recently announced they have been granted an $8-million National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Technology Program (ATP) award to develop solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology. ...

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Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Selects Grant Finalists.
October 18, 2004... The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund recently announced the four finalists of a $3.4-million grant to demonstrate the effectiveness of separate fuel cell system designs. The finalists include Infinity Fuel Cell & Hydrogen, LLC, for remote...

Ener1 Announces Appointment of New Board Member.
October 18, 2004... Ft. Lauderdale, FL-based fuel cells, advanced lithium batteries and nanotechnology company Ener1, Inc. recently announced that Carlos Mendez-Penate, a partner with the international law firm of Coudert Brothers, LLP, has joined the company's...

DOE Awards Hydrogen Research Grants to Ohio Institutions.
October 18, 2004... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced it has awarded more than $5 million to Ohio companies and universities to help fund hydrogen research projects. According to DOE, the funding includes $2.9 million to Midwest...

Please Accept Our Apologies for Last Week's Technical Problems.
October 19, 2004... During the week of October 11, EIN Publishing experienced, for the first time in eight years, a computer crisis the extent of which disabled us from sending out our daily newsletters and communicating with our subscribers via e-mail. We greatly...

Chevron Phillips to Provide FC as Part of Settlement With DOJ.
October 19, 2004... A legal settlement over Clean Air Act violations between Chevron Phillips Chemical Company and the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) includes a requirement that the company purchase and install a fuel...

Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Selects Grant Finalists.
October 19, 2004... The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund recently announced the four finalists of a $3.4-million grant to demonstrate the effectiveness of separate fuel cell system designs. The finalists include Infinity Fuel Cell & Hydrogen, LLC, for remote...

Ener1 Announces Appointment of New Board Member.
October 19, 2004... Ft. Lauderdale, FL-based fuel cells, advanced lithium batteries and nanotechnology company Ener1, Inc. recently announced that Carlos Mendez-Penate, a partner with the international law firm of Coudert Brothers, LLP, has joined the company's...

FCE, Marubeni, Kawasaki to Market Fuel Cells in Japan.
October 19, 2004... FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCE) recently announced it has joined with its Japanese partner Marubeni Corporation in signing an agreement to make Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) Marubeni's Direct FuelCell (DFC) packaging agent for Japan. Under...

Astris Completes First Phase of Pilot Production Line.
October 19, 2004... Astris Energi, Inc. recently reported that it has completed construction of Phase 1 of its pilot production line and that preliminary production trial runs are meeting expectations. Astris noted that the pre-commercial production line for...

Japanese Joint Research Group Develops New Hydrogen Technology.
October 19, 2004... Japan Corporate News Network (JCNN) recently reported that Sapporo Breweries, Shimadzu Corporation and Hiroshima University have announced that their joint research group has developed a new hydrogen technology known as Hydrogen Methane...

Researchers Say Hydrogen Cars Dependent on Wind, Nuclear Power.
October 19, 2004... Coventry, England's University of Warwick recently announced that university economist professor Andrew Oswald and energy consultant Jim Oswald have authored a new article, titled "The Arithmetic of Renewable Energy," which maintains that "any...

India NCL Demonstrates Fuel Cell Power Pack.
October 19, 2004... India's National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) recently announced that it, in conjunction with Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd., Sud-Chemie Pvt., Ltd. and SPIC Science Foundation, has successfully demonstrated an integrated fuel cell power pack...

CFCL, CERAM to Codevelop New Fuel Cell Manufacturing Plant.
October 19, 2004... Victoria, Australia-based Ceramic Fuel Cells, Ltd. (CFCL) and Staffordshire, U.K.-based ceramics consultancy CERAM Research, Ltd. have entered into an agreement for the design of a new manufacturing facility that will mass produce CFCL's fuel...

DOE Awards Hydrogen Research Grants to Ohio Institutions.
October 19, 2004... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced it has awarded more than $5 million to Ohio companies and universities to help fund hydrogen research projects. According to DOE, the funding includes $2.9 million to Midwest...

Millennium Cell Awarded Subcontract for DoD Hydrogen Systems.
October 19, 2004... Millennium Cell, Inc. recently announced that Concurrent Technologies Corporation has awarded the company a subcontract to develop hydrogen storage systems for the Department of Defense (DoD). According to Millennium Cell, the contract is...

DOE Awards Hydrogen Research Grants to PA Companies.
October 19, 2004... The Department of Energy (DOE) late last week awarded $9.4 million in grants to Pennsylvania universities and companies, including two in support of projects focused on hydrogen fuel production. Pittsburgh, PA-based Media and Process...

Corning, ENrG Receive NIST Award for SOFC Technology.
October 19, 2004... Corning, Inc. and ENrG, Inc. recently announced they have been granted an $8-million National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Technology Program (ATP) award to develop solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology. ...

Weekly Update.
October 19, 2004... 2004 FUEL CELL SEMINAR, November 1-5, 2004, Harry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX SAE INTERNATIONAL POWER SYSTEMS CONFERENCE, November 2-4, 2004, Reno Hilton, Reno, NV ONSITE POWER 2004: ONSITE POWER FOR MISSION-CRITICAL...

FuelCell Energy Garners Connecticut Innovation Award.
October 20, 2004... FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCE) recently announced it has won a gold prize for innovation from the Connecticut Quality Improvement Partnership (CQIP). The company said it received the award for innovations in its Direct FuelCell, a distributed...

DOE Awards Funding to MI Company for Hydrogen Research.
October 20, 2004... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced more than $4 million in grants to Michigan universities and companies to help support hydrogen and fuel cell research projects. Among the awards, REB Research & Consulting has been earmarked...

MA Fuel Cell Summit to Introduce New Hydrogen Coalition.
October 20, 2004... Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is hosting a Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Summit today designed to "bring together Massachusetts companies, researchers, universities and government leaders to work toward building a strong fuel cell industry...

Michelin, PSI Develop New Electric Fuel Cell Vehicle Prototype.
October 21, 2004... Agence France-Presse (AFP) recently reported that the Michelin group and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) introduced during the Challenge Bibendum competition in Shanghai, China earlier this month a prototype electric car powered by an oxygen...

Volkswagen, Tongji University to Develop Fuel Cell Vehicle.
October 21, 2004... Xinhua recently reported that Volkswagen and Tongji University signed a cooperative agreement with German engineering company IAV GmbH in Shanghai last week to work together on a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle project. According to Xinhua, the...

New Frost & Sullivan Study Analyzes Micro Fuel Cell Markets.
October 21, 2004... International growth consultancy Frost & Sullivan recently announced the release of new analysis, titled "World Micro Fuel Cell Markets for Portable Devices," which reveals that unit shipments in the industry are projected to reach $125.2...

Stark State Breaks Ground for New Fuel Cell Center.
October 21, 2004... Ohio's Stark State College of Technology broke ground last week, with assistance from Department of Energy (DOE) secretary Spencer Abraham, on a new $4.4-million Fuel Cell Prototyping Center designed to support the research, development and...

FuelCell Energy to Combine Canadian SOFC Operations Into Versa.
October 22, 2004... FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced it has entered into an agreement to combine its Canadian solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) operations into Versa Power Systems in order to create a greater opportunity to commercialize SOFC products under the...

MTI Micro Receives DMFC Contracts From Army, Marine Corp.
October 22, 2004... MTI MicroFuel Cells, Inc. recently announced it has received two contracts to demonstrate energy density advantages and to quantify potential logistical advantages of its direct methanol micro fuel cells (DMFCs) and fuel refill systems for the...

DTE Energy Dedicates Hydrogen Technology Park in MI.
October 22, 2004... Detroit, MI-based energy company DTE Energy, Inc. recently joined the Department of Energy (DOE), and state and local officials to dedicate the company's new Hydrogen Technology Park in Southfield, MI. The facility will create hydrogen gas...

Weekly Update.
October 22, 2004... 2004 FUEL CELL SEMINAR, November 1-5, 2004, Harry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX SAE INTERNATIONAL POWER SYSTEMS CONFERENCE, November 2-4, 2004, Reno Hilton, Reno, NV ONSITE POWER 2004: ONSITE POWER FOR MISSION-CRITICAL...

Hoku Scientific Purchases Land for Production Facility in HI.
October 25, 2004... Hoku Scientific, Inc. recently announced the purchase of 2.2 acres at the Kapolei Business Park in Oahu, HI for the construction of its global headquarters and manufacturing facility. "Purchasing land in Kapolei Business Park marks a major...

GenCell Reports Successful Operation of MCFC Stack.
October 25, 2004... GenCell Corporation recently announced it has completed the assembly and initial operation of a "proof-of-technology" molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) stack. According to GenCell, the fuel cell has a patented internal reformer with the...

Millennium Cell Comments on Nasdaq Listing Notice.
October 25, 2004... Millennium Cell, Inc. recently noted that it received a letter from Nasdaq earlier this month indicating that the company was not currently in compliance with certain requirements necessary for continued listing on the Nasdaq National Market....

Solvay Joins Conduit Ventures Fuel Cell Capital Fund.
October 25, 2004... Solvay S.A. recently announced it has joined Conduit Ventures, Ltd., a London-based venture capital fund focused on fuel cells and related hydrogen technologies in Europe, Asia and North America. Solvay, which develops ion-permeable...

The Ashlawn Group, LLC.
October 25, 2004... Alexandria, VA-based The Ashlawn Group, LLC is a woman-owned small business providing management, technical consulting services, product development, design and manufacturing process-engineering solutions for industrial applications for the...

ESL to Build New Ceramic Tape Facility.
October 26, 2004... ESL Electro-Science announced last week the development of a new $1-million facility that will expand its production of ceramic tape used in solid oxide fuel cells, among other applications. As part of the project, the company will purchase...

IANGV Urges NGV Infrastructure to Aid Hydrogen Development.
October 26, 2004... New Zealand-based International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles (IANGV) president Ollie Clark commented last week that the establishment of a natural gas vehicle (NGV) refueling infrastructure would help speed the development of a...

MTI Micro Honored With Frost & Sullivan Technology Award.
October 26, 2004... MTI MicroFuel Cells, Inc. recently announced it has been awarded the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award for its Mobion micro fuel cell technology. According to MTI Micro, the Technology Innovation Award is presented to the...

LAX to Use New Mercedes-Benz F-Cell Vehicle.
October 27, 2004... DaimlerChrysler recently announced that Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) plans to begin using one of the company's fuel cell-powered Mercedes-Benz F-Cell vehicles to help further the development of and experience with fuel cell vehicles...

Astris Signs Cooperation Agreement With El.Ma.
October 27, 2004... Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced it has signed a cooperation agreement with Italy's Electronic Machining s.r.l. (El.Ma.), a privately held company with "particular interest in the development of alkaline fuel cells for stationary and...

Intertech to Host Hydrogen Production and Storage Forum.
October 27, 2004... Intertech will host "H2PS: The 2004 Hydrogen Production and Storage Forum" December 6 through 8 at the Washington Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC. On Monday, December 6, two pre-conference seminars will be offered addressing "Hydrogen...

Quantum Ships New Fuel Cell Vehicle to U.S. Army.
October 28, 2004... Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. and the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center's (TARDEC) National Automotive Center (NAC) recently unveiled a new off-road fuel cell vehicle at the annual...

FSEC Wins DOE Award to Test Hydrogen Production Technique.
October 28, 2004... The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) announced this week that it and its partners have won a nearly $4-million contract from the Department of Energy (DOE) for a multi-year project to demonstrate the cost-effective use of solar thermochemical...

UOIT Professor Receives Research Award for Fuel Cell Technology.
October 28, 2004... The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) recently announced that Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science professor Ibrahim Dincer has received a Premier's Research Excellence Award (PREA), including a $100,000 grant from...

FuelCell Energy, Chevron Energy to Provide DFC Power to CA Jail.
October 29, 2004... FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced that it, in conjunction with its distribution partner Chevron Energy Solutions, plans to sell a Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plant to Alameda County for use at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, CA that is...

Astris Shareholders Approve Affiliate Purchase.
October 29, 2004... Astris Energi, Inc. recently announced that its shareholders approved the memorandum of understanding for the acquisition of the outstanding shares in the company's Czech Republic affiliate Astris s.r.o. during an annual and special meeting of...

Mazda Granted Permission to Road Test New Hydrogen H2RE.
October 29, 2004... Mazda Motor Corporation recently announced it has received permission from Japan's Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) to road test the company's new H2RE sports car that features a duel-fuel system allowing the vehicle to be...

H2Gen Announces $5.4-million DOE Grant Program Award.
October 29, 2004... Alexandria, VA-based H2Gen Innovations, Inc., the developer of a small-scale, on-site appliance for generating highly pure hydrogen, recently announced it has been selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) as prime contractor for a...

Weekly Update.
October 29, 2004... 2004 FUEL CELL SEMINAR, November 1-5, 2004, Harry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX SAE INTERNATIONAL POWER SYSTEMS CONFERENCE, November 2-4, 2004, Reno Hilton, Reno, NV ONSITE POWER 2004: ONSITE POWER FOR MISSION-CRITICAL...