Fuel Cells Today articles from October 2005

Fuel Cells Today archives from October 2005

Hydrogenics Orders AMSC PowerModules for Fuel Cell Transit Bus.
October 3, 2005... American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) recently announced it has received an order from Hydrogenics Corporation for three PowerModule PM1000 power electronic converters for integration into the propulsion system for a transit bus to be...

Medis Signs Contracts for Assembly Line Production, Operation.
October 3, 2005... Medis Technologies, Ltd. recently announced it has signed contracts for the production and management of an automated assembly line capable of producing up to 1.5 million units per month of the company's fuel cell Power Packs. According to...

Freedonia Projects Future Fuel Cell Materials Demand.
October 3, 2005... Cleveland, OH-based industrial market research firm The Freedonia Group recently announced the availability of a new study, titled "Battery & Fuel Cell Materials," which projects that U.S. demand for battery and fuel cell materials will...

FuelCell Energy Adds 500 kW of Fuel Cell Power to CA Sheraton.
October 4, 2005... FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced the installation of an additional 500-kilowatt (kW) Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plant at Starwood Hotels & Resorts' Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. According to FuelCell Energy, the addition of...

MTI Micro Delivers Mobion DMFCs for Military Applications.
October 4, 2005... MTI MicroFuel Cells, Inc. (MTI Micro) recently announced its delivery of five prototypes for sensor applications to the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) as part of a contract awarded to MTI Micro by SOCOM in 2004 to evaluate new...

Chevron, U.S. Army to Partner on Hydrogen Fueling Efforts.
October 4, 2005... Chevron Technology Ventures, LLC recently announced it has signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army's Tank and Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to develop hydrogen...

KDDI to Exhibit Fuel Cell Phones at CEATEC Japan 2005.
October 4, 2005... KDDI Corporation recently announced that it will feature prototype fuel cell-powered mobile phones at its booth at the CEATEC Japan 2005 electronics and information exhibition, which begins today in Chiba, Japan. According to KDDI, the...

Belgian Company Powers Hybrid Transit Bus With UTC Fuel Cell.
October 5, 2005... United Technologies Corporation unit UTC Power recently announced that Lier, Belgium-based vehicle manufacturer Van Hool is employing a UTC Power 120-kilowatt PureMotion fuel cell system in its A330 hybrid electric fuel cell transit bus. ...

Israeli Startup Develops New Hydrogen Production Technology.
October 5, 2005... Ashkelon, Israel-based startup company Engineuity R&D, Ltd. recently announced its development of a new technology for onboard hydrogen production, which the company said uses a light metal wire, water and a special conversion unit to produce a...

Hoku Scientific Reports Exercise of Options in Navy Contract.
October 5, 2005... Hoku Scientific, Inc. recently announced that the U.S. Navy has officially exercised its two options in the company's U.S. Navy proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell demonstration contract. "Since the initial contract was awarded in...

SOFCo-EFS Joins Ceremonial Fuel Processor Transfer to INL.
October 6, 2005... SOFCo-EFS Holdings, LLC recently joined management from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) in the ceremonial transfer of a 500-kilowatt integrated fuel...

P+E to Deliver Hydrogen Purification System to Japanese Customer.
October 6, 2005... Power+Energy, Inc. (P+E) recently announced it has received a repeat order for its modular PE9000 bulk hydrogen purification system from an existing light emitting diode (LED) customer in Japan. The system will be installed later this year. ...

ECN Sells MCFC Technology Package to FuelCell Energy.
October 6, 2005... The Energy Research Center of the Netherlands (ECN), an independent, market-oriented foundation for research, development, consulting and knowledge transfer, recently announced it has completed the sale of a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC)...

PricewaterhouseCoopers Releases New FC Industry Survey.
October 6, 2005... PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) recently announced the release of its 2005 Fuel Cell Industry Survey, which reveals that although aggregate revenues for public companies in the fuel cell (FC) sector decreased slightly in 2004 to $234 million, down...

Next Week's Publishing Schedule.
October 7, 2005... EIN will not publish its newsletters on Monday, October 10, in observance of Columbus Day. We will resume our regular production schedule on Tuesday, October 11. (EIN EDITOR: 10/6)

Protonex Demonstrates Portable Fuel Cell System at WI Air Base.
October 7, 2005... Protonex Technology Corporation recently announced the successful demonstration of its portable power fuel cell system at Team Patriot, an exercise hosted by the U.S. Air Force at Volk Field Air Base in Wisconsin to demonstrate advanced...

Fuel Cell Technologies Obtains CSA Approval for SOFC System.
October 7, 2005... Fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd. (FCT) recently announced that CSA International has approved the company's combined heat and power (CHP) five-kilowatt (kW) solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system. According to FCT, certification to the ANSI/CSA...

Ceres Reports Successful Testing of Integrated FC System.
October 7, 2005... British fuel cell company Ceres Power recently announced the achievement of a "key technical milestone" -- establishing that the company's fuel cell (FC) can be engineered into a power generating system fueled by bottled gas. According to...

Weekly Update.
October 7, 2005... REMOTE MONITORING, CONTROL & AUTOMATION/ONSITE POWER, October 6-7, 2005, Peabody Orlando Hotel, Orlando, FL FUEL CELL SUMMIT 2005: SME'S MANUFACTURING ALTERNATIVE ENERGY'S FUTURE/CCEF'S MOVING FUEL CELLS INTO THE MAINSTREAM, October 23-25,...

GTI, TCEQ to Codevelop Hydrogen Fueling Station Technology.
October 11, 2005... Gas Technology Institute (GTI) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) recently signed an agreement for the development of hydrogen fueling station technology as part of TCEQ's new Technology Research and Development (NTRD)...

Ballard Proceeds With Next Phase of FC Cogen Commercialization.
October 11, 2005... Ballard Power Systems recently announced the closing of a transaction with Japanese partner EBARA Corporation and their jointly owned EBARA BALLARD Corporation that will provide funding for the next generation of cogeneration fuel cell (FC)...

SFC Founder to Join Company's Supervisory Board.
October 11, 2005... SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG recently announced that its founder Manfred Stefener will now join the the company's supervisory board. "SFC is at a very exciting point in its history," said Stefener. "I am confident that the company has the right...

UTC Power Fuel Cell Customers Honored by DOE, EPA.
October 11, 2005... UTC Power recently announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have recognized three facilities in Connecticut that generate clean energy using the company's PureCell 200 fuel cells. ...

Ford, Boeing, Northwestern to Form New Nanotech Alliance.
October 12, 2005... Ford Motor Company, The Boeing Company and Northwestern University recently announced they are in final negotiations to form a new alliance to research commercial applications of nanotechnology. According to Ford, the agreement, which is...

Starwood Installs DFC Power Plant at San Francisco Hotel.
October 12, 2005... Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced the installation of a 500-kilowatt Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plant at the 390-room Westin San Francisco Airport Hotel. According to the companies,...

Quantum Announces Appointment of New Board Members.
October 12, 2005... Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. recently announced the election of Carl Sheffer and Paul Grutzner to its board of directors. According to the company, Sheffer was also appointed to the nominating and governance committee...

Air Force Base Field Tests Plug Power Fuel Cells.
October 13, 2005... Plug Power, Inc. recently announced it has commissioned 10 GenSys fuel cell systems for testing at the Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. According to Plug Power, the five-kilowatt units -- powered by liquefied petroleum gas -- will be...

Quantum Appoints New Vice President, Legal and General Counsel.
October 13, 2005... Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Kenneth Lombardo as vice president, legal and general counsel. Lombardo will also serve as corporate secretary for Quantum and assume the role of...

Dynetek Delivers Hydrogen Storage Systems to China.
October 13, 2005... Dynetek Industries, Ltd. recently announced it has delivered three Advanced Lightweight Fuel Storage Systems to Tsinghau University in Beijing. According to Dynetek, the delivery is in response to the Chinese government's clean air...

Voller Announces Software Upgrade for VE100 Fuel Cell System.
October 13, 2005... Voller Energy Group PLC recently announced the release of a software upgrade, known as Service Pack 1, that is designed to improve the functionality of its VE100 v3 portable fuel cell system. Voller noted that the new software also adds a...

General Hydrogen Sells Hydricity Pack to ePower Synergies.
October 14, 2005... General Hydrogen Corporation recently announced it has sold a hydrogen-powered Hydricity Pack to ePower Synergies, Inc. for delivery by mid-March 2006. According to General Hydrogen, the Hydricity Pack will be used in an 80-volt Hyster...

FuelCell Energy Named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 50.
October 14, 2005... FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced it has been named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program for Connecticut -- a ranking of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the area based on the percentage revenue growth over five years...

KFTCA to Host Fuel Cells Durability Symposium in DC.
October 14, 2005... The Knowledge Foundation Technology Commercialization Alliance (KFTCA) will host its international Fuel Cells Durability symposium, the theme of which is "Real-world Solutions to the Most Significant Challenge Facing Fuel Cell...

Weekly Update.
October 14, 2005... REMOTE MONITORING, CONTROL & AUTOMATION/ONSITE POWER, October 6-7, 2005, Peabody Orlando Hotel, Orlando, FL FUEL CELL SUMMIT 2005: SME'S MANUFACTURING ALTERNATIVE ENERGY'S FUTURE/CCEF'S MOVING FUEL CELLS INTO THE MAINSTREAM, October 23-25,...

SRNL, GM Pair on Hydrogen FCV Technology.
October 18, 2005... South Carolina newspaper The State reported earlier this month that Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) will join with General Motors (GM) to develop and test hydrogen storage materials for future use in fuel cell vehicles (FCV). ...

Hydrogen From Canadian Project to Power FC at Local Carwash.
October 18, 2005... Canadian minister of industry David Emerson, member of parliament for North Vancouver, British Columbia Don Bell and Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) official Vicky Sharpe recently announced a $12.2-million contribution to...

CALSTART to Host Transportation Energy Future Conference in CA.
October 18, 2005... CALSTART will host its second annual "2020: California's Transportation Energy Future" conference on December 1 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Attendees of the one-day conference will hear about and...

SFCC Announces Atlantic Station Advisory Panel.
October 19, 2005... The Southern Fuel Cell Coalition (SFCC), a regional initiative of the Atlanta, GA-based Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), recently announced that leaders of the Atlantic Station brownfield redevelopment project in Atlanta are...

UIUC Simulation Enhances Understanding of Hydrogen Production.
October 19, 2005... Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), in conjunction with colleagues from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, have developed a computer simulation that exhibits "how and where hydrogen and oxygen travel to...

USFCC Honors U.S. Senator for Work in Advancing Fuel Cells.
October 19, 2005... University of South Carolina (USC) newspaper the USC Times recently reported that the U.S. Fuel Cell Council (USFCC) presented its "Pathfinder Award" to U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) last week at the university in recognition of his...

Angstrom to Introduce Hydrogen Charger, Refueling Station.
October 20, 2005... North Vancouver, British Columbia-based micro hydrogen technology developer Angstrom Power, Inc. recently announced that the company plans to launch two new products early next year -- the G2 Micro-Hydrogen Charger and the R1 Refueling Station....

Telia to Test New Fuel Cell Backup Power System in Sweden.
October 20, 2005... Telecommunications company TeliaSonera recently announced the installation of a fuel cell backup power system at its telecom exchange in the Smaland province of southern Sweden. According to Telia, the purpose of the fuel cell system is to...

Manhattan Scientifics Awarded Micro Fuel Cell Patent in Japan.
October 20, 2005... Manhattan Scientifics, Inc. recently announced it has received its first miniature fuel cell patent in Japan. According to Manhattan Scientifics, the company's micro fuel cell is powered by methanol and designed to replace batteries in...

Medis Lands Follow-on Power Pack Order From General Dynamics.
October 21, 2005... Medis Technologies, Ltd. recently announced it has received a follow-on order from General Dynamics C4 Systems for further research on the company's fuel cell Power Packs. According to Medis, the order provides for milestone payments...

ESL Offers New Cover Plates for Fuel Cell Manufacturing.
October 21, 2005... ESL Electro-Science, recently announced the launch of new porous alumina cover plates for use in such applications as the manufacture of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and other fuel cell electrolyte substrates, membrane electrode assemblies...

CESV, Beijing Fuyuan Sign LOI for PEMFC Investment.
October 21, 2005... China Energy Savings Technology, Inc. (CESV) recently announced it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) project with Beijing Century Fuyuan Fuel Cell, Ltd. According to CESV, it plans to sign...

CFCL Granted New Japanese, Australian Patents.
October 21, 2005... Ceramic Fuel Cells, Ltd. (CFCL) recently announced it has been granted two more patents for its inventions, bringing the company's total number of granted patents to 43. According to CFCL, the company has been granted a Japanese patent for...

Weekly Update.
October 21, 2005... FUEL CELL SUMMIT 2005: SME'S MANUFACTURING ALTERNATIVE ENERGY'S FUTURE/CCEF'S MOVING FUEL CELLS INTO THE MAINSTREAM, October 23-25, 2005, Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino, Uncasville, CT AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS' (AIChE) 2005...

FuelCell Energy Power Plant to Help Power Camp Pendleton.
October 24, 2005... FuelCell Energy, Inc. recently announced it has sold a 500-kilowatt (kW) Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plant to LOGANEnergy for use at the Camp Pendleton U.S. Marine Corps base in California. According to FuelCell Energy, the power plant...

Enova Announces Additional Motor Orders for Hyundai FCV.
October 24, 2005... Enova Systems, Inc. recently announced that the Hyundai Motor Company of South Korea has ordered seven additional 80-kilowatt (kW) motors and motor controllers for use in their fuel cell-powered Tucson automobile later this year. According...

Siemens, DOE Sign Agreement for Coal-based FC/Gas Turbine System.
October 24, 2005... Siemens Power Generation, Inc. recently announced the signing of a new 10-year, $85-million cooperative agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE) under its new Fuel Cell Coal-Based Systems program. Under the agreement, Siemens will...

Three Companies Join USC on Fuel Cell Development.
October 25, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) reported earlier this month that Palmetto Fuel Cell Analysis and Design (PFCAD), Palmetto Fuel Cell Technologies (PFCT) and DEnergy have joined with the University of South Carolina (USC) to research and develop fuel...

EERC Awarded Funding for New Hydrogen Facility.
October 25, 2005... The University of North Dakota's Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) recently announced it has been approved for a $2.5-million award from the North Dakota Centers of Excellence Commission to build a new facility for EERC's National...

Progress Energy Florida Launches Hydrogen Teaching Initiative.
October 25, 2005... Progress Energy Florida and the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) recently announced they are partnering with local public schools to educate students about the potential of hydrogen as an alternative energy source. According to Progress...

PFCE Announces Redemption of Convertible Debenture.
October 26, 2005... Pacific Fuel Cell Corporation (PFCE) recently announced it is redeeming the remaining outstanding convertible debentures placed with HEM. As a result of $223,144 in funds wired to HEM's attorney for closing earlier this week, PFCE said...

Quantum Awarded Hydrogen, Oxygen Storage System Contract.
October 26, 2005... Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. recently announced it has been awarded a contract by Lockheed-Martin to develop a hydrogen and oxygen fuel storage module for a regenerative power supply system for space exploration, which will...

Franklin Fuel Cells Lands Grant From SECA.
October 26, 2005... Franklin Fuel Cells, Inc. recently announced it has been awarded a $100,000 Phase One development grant from the Department of Energy's Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA). According to Franklin Fuel Cells, the grant acknowledges...

PolyFuel CEO Predicts Micro-power FCs Will Catalyze Market.
October 26, 2005... PolyFuel president and CEO Jim Balcom predicted earlier this month during the Ninth Grove Fuel Cell Symposium in London, England that micro-power fuel cells (FCs) intended to power portable electronic devices such as cell phones, PDAs and...

Ford Delivers Hybrid FCVs to California ARB, CEC, DGS.
October 27, 2005... Ford Motor Company recently announced the delivery in California of three hybrid hydrogen Ford Focus fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) that combine fuel cell and hybrid vehicle technology -- one to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), one to the...

Mercedes-Benz to Premiere New F600 Hygenius FCV in Tokyo.
October 27, 2005... Mercedes-Benz recently announced plans to premiere its new F600 Hygenius fuel cell vehicle (FCV), the latest in a series of research vehicles from the automaker, at the Tokyo Motor Show being held later this month. According to...

Prime Photonics to Expand Fiber Optic Sensors for FCs.
October 27, 2005... Prime Photonics LC recently announced that its research and development subsidiary Prime Research LC has been selected by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy for a multi-year program to develop fiber optic sensor systems...

Ballard Reports Third-quarter Financial Results.
October 28, 2005... Burnaby, British Columbia-based proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell manufacturer Ballard Power Systems, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, reporting a quarterly net loss of $8.9 million,...

ECD Ovonics Files Shelf, Resale Registration Statements With SEC.
October 28, 2005... Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) recently announced the filing of a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). After the shelf registration statement is declared effective by the SEC, ECD...

Fairchild Negotiating for Hydrogen Technology License.
October 28, 2005... Fairchild International, Inc. recently announced it is negotiating to acquire a worldwide license for proprietary technology that can produce 99.9-percent pure hydrogen at a low cost. According to Fairchild, the technology will allow for...

Virent Announces New Board Appointment.
October 28, 2005... Madison, WI-based aqueous phase reforming (APR) system developer Virent Energy Systems, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Protium Energy Technologies president Venki Raman to the company's board of directors. According to Virent,...

Weekly Update.
October 28, 2005... AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS' (AIChE) 2005 ANNUAL MEETING & FALL SHOWCASE, October 30 - November 4, 2005, Cincinnati Convention Center, Cincinnati, OH ENERGY VENTURE FAIR VI: INCORPORATING CLEAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES,...

GM to Open New Fuel Cell, Hybrid R&D Office in Moscow.
October 31, 2005... General Motors (GM) recently announced it will open a new research and development (R&D) science office in Moscow in an effort to leverage Russian science institutes and universities on an array of technologies, including hybrid and electronic...

Protonex to Receive Dual Funding for Soldier Power System.
October 31, 2005... Protonex Technology Corporation recently announced it has been selected for contract award by the Army Research Office (ARO) to accelerate development of a 30-watt soldier power system that combines fuel cell and chemical hydride fueling...

New Jersey Colleges Launch New Hydrogen Research Center.
October 31, 2005... Local New Jersey newspaper The Star-Ledger reported last week that five New Jersey colleges have joined in opening the New Jersey Hydrogen Learning Center, which will link hydrogen research efforts at the five schools. The newspaper said the...