Fuel Cell Technology News articles from May 1 2000

Fuel Cell Technology News archives from May 1 2000

SOFC: Hybrid System Tests Ready.(solid oxide fuel cell)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp. (4400 N. Alafaya Trl., Orlando, FL 32826-2398; Tel: 407/281-2544) and Southern California Edison (SCE, Tel: 626/302-2255) have successfully completed factory testing for the first fuel-cell/gas-turbine hybrid...

Self-Supporting Substrate Cuts Costs.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Kernforschungszentrum Julich GmbH (52425 Julich, Germany; Tel: 49-2461-613076, Fax: 49-2461-616695) researchers have found an easier and cheaper way to make and assemble planar fuel-cell components. The process makes the connection of the...

Field Replaceable Units Have Socketable Design.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... IBM's (New Orchard Rd., Armonk, NY 10504; Tel: 914/499-1900, Fax: 914/765-7382) researchers have developed an easily replaceable interconnect. The SOFC interconnect is made from a cermet including an anode of partially stabilized...

Global Introduces Residential Unit.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Global Thermoelectric (Bay 9, 3700-78 Ave. S.E., Calgary, Alberta T2C 2L8, Canada; Tel: 403/236-555; Email: globalhq@globalte.com) has successfully tested its residential fuel-cell system that provides a considerable improvement in power...

Ztek Couples Stack to HVAC System.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Ztek Corp. (460 Totten Pond Rd., Waltham, MA 02154; Tel: 617/890-5665, Fax: 617/890-3731) has engineered an energy system that couples a fuel cell with a heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC) system. Waste heat generated by the fuel cell is...

ZINC/ALUMINUM: Scaleable Metal Air Cell Costs $100 Per kW.(cheaper metal fuel-cell technology developed by Evonyx Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... Evonyx, Inc. (85 Executive Blvd., Elmsford, NY 10523; Tel: 914/345-9666, Fax: 914/345-9558; Email: rogart@revco.com), a Reveo subsidiary, has developed a metal fuel-cell technology that brings down the cost to $100/kW. Evonyx's...

INDUSTRY NEWS: Epyx, De Nora Merge to Form Nuvera.(De Nora Fuel Cells, Nuvera Fuel Cells)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Arthur D. Little (ADL, 20 Acorn Park, Cambridge, MA 02140; Tel: 617/498-5820, Fax: 617/498-7114) has merged its Epyx unit, a fuel processing business, with De Nora Fuel Cells (Via Bistolfi, 35, 20134 Milano, Italy; Tel: (+39) 02-2 12 91;...

Texaco Buys into Energy Conversion.(Texaco Inc., Energy Conversion Devices Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... Texaco (2000 Westchester Ave., White Plains, NY 10650; Tel: 713/752-4784) plans to purchase a 20% equity stake in Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. for $67.3 million. Additionally, the companies have agreed to establish joint ventures for the...

FuelCell Energy Raises $61 Million in Share Sale.(FuelCell Energy Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... FuelCell Energy, Inc. (3 Great Pasture Rd., Danbury, CT 06183; Tel: 203/792- 1460, Fax: 203/798-2945) closed on its the public offering of 1,300,000 shares of its common stock on April 19, 2000, at $47 per share, raising $61.1 million. ...

IFC Delivers 200th Unit, Contemplates Spin-Off.(International Fuel Cells Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... International Fuel Cells, Inc., (IFC, 195 Governor's Hwy., P.O. Box 739, South Windsor, CT 06074; Tel: 860/727-2310), a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. delivered its 200th PC25 fuel-cell system. The system costs $850,000, including the...

Kubota Joins with GE MicroGen.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... GE MicroGen, Inc. (GEMG, Latham, NY) has signed Kubota Corp. (2-47 Shikitsuhigashi 1-chome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-8601, Japan; Tel: +81-6-6648-2111, Fax: +81-6-6648-3862) as the latest international distributor for GEMG's line of fuel-cell...

EnergyUSA to Test Residential System.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... NiSource, Inc. (801 E. 86th Ave., Merrillville, IN 46410-6272; Tel: 219/853- 5200; Fax: 219/647-5589) subsidiary, EnergyUSA, plans to install a residential power prototype in a house planned for construction this summer, says EnergyUSA...

Ballard Ships 250-kW Stationary Generator.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Ballard Power Systems (9000 Glenlyon Pkwy., Burnaby, B.C. V5J 5J9, Canada; Tel: 604/412-4740, Fax: 604/412-3131), a subsidiary of Ballard Generation Systems, shipped its second 250-kW stationary fuel-cell power generator for field testing...

PLUG, Axiva to Develop High-Temperature MEUs.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Plug Power, Inc. (968 Albany-Shaker Rd., Latham, NY 12110; Tel: 518/782-7700, Fax 518/782-7914) has signed a joint development agreement with Axiva GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany) to develop a high-temperature membrane electrode unit (MEU) that is...

Enable Acquires 'Add-Water' Cell.(Enable Fuel Cell Corp., hydrogen PEM cell)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... The Enable Fuel Cell Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of DCH Technology, Inc. (27811 Avenue Hopkins, Suite 6, Valencia, CA 91355; Tel: 805/775-8120, Fax: 805/ 257-9398) has acquired exclusive rights and associated technology of a hydrogen PEM...

H Power Goes Public on NASDAQ.(H Power Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... H Power Corp. (c/o CFO William L. Zang, 1373 Broad St., Clifton, NJ 07013; Tel: 973/450-4400; Email: bzang@hpower.com) has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of its common...

Sono-Tek Acquires Cornell CVD Rights.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Sono-Tek Corp. (2012 Rte. 9 W., Bldg. 3, Milton, NY 12547; Tel: 914/795-2020, Fax: 914/795-2720) has contracted with the Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, NY) for the rights to manufacture and sell chemical vapor deposition (CVD)...

Astris Secures Golf Cart Funding.(fuel-cell powered golf cart)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Astris Energi, Inc. (318 Pinehurst Dr., Oakville, Ontario L6J 4X5, Canada; Tel: 905/844-4522, Fax: 905/844-4522; Email: info@astrisfuelcell.com) has internally generated all the funds needed for its program to produce a commercial fuel-...

Kentucky Orders 2-mW Power Plant.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... FuelCell Energy, Inc. (3 Great Pasture Rd., Danbury, CT 06183; Tel: 203-792- 1460, Fax: 203/798-2945) has signed a contract with the Kentucky Pioneer Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of Global Energy, Inc., to build a power-plant project in Kentucky...

Norway to Get Siemens SOFC Plant.(Siemans Westinghouse Power to demonstrate solid oxide fuel-cell power)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp. (4400 N. Alafaya Trl., Orlando, FL 32826-2398; Tel: 407/281-2544) and Norske Shell (Tel: 011/44 171 934 3045) have announced the first demonstration of a solid oxide fuel-cell power generation technology fueled...

Rentech Studies Colorado Plant.(Rentech Inc. to conduct feasibility study)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... Rentech, Inc. (1331 17th St., Suite 720; Denver, CO 80202; Tel: 303/298-8008, Fax: 303/298-8010; Email: mkir@rentk.com) has agreed with FuelCell Energy, Inc. to begin a feasibility study for the siting of an up-to-9,000-kW commercial- scale...

NPS Becomes IdaTech.(Northwest Power Systems)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... Idacorp, Inc. (1221 W. Idaho St., Boise, ID 83702; Tel: 208/388-2200, Fax: 208/388-6916), subsidiary Northwest Power Systems, has been renamed IdaTech, "We're convinced the name IdaTech will increase our chances of successfully building and...

M-C Power Corp.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... M-C Power Corp. (8040 S. Madison St., Burr Ridge, IL 60521; Tel: 708/986-8040), an early developer of molten carbonate fuel-cell technology, is going out of business. This year marks the end of the company's DOE research contract.

The U.S. Fuel Cell Council.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... The U.S. Fuel Cell Council (Tel: 202/293-5500; Email: gdolan@usfcc.com) has appointed Gregory Dolan as deputy executive director. He will be responsible for directing membership activities and media relations, as well as assisting Executive...

PEM: Simpler Design Eliminates Parts.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Lynntech, Inc. (7610 Eastmark, Suite 105, College Station, TX 77840; Tel: 409/693-0017, Fax: 409/764-7479) has reduced the number of PEM component parts and reduced fabrication costs with a simpler design that improves performance. In the...

Miniaturized Stack Ups Diffusion, Drainage.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Honda's (1-1, 2-chome, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8556, Japan; Tel: +81-3-3423-1111, Fax: +81-3-3423-0217) has developed a fuel-cell stack that improves gas diffusion and drainage performance, and effectively miniaturizes the size of...

Cooling Allows High Output.(electrolyte fuel cell from Fuji Electric, Patent No. 6,045,934)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (Gate City Osaki, East Tower, 11-2 Osaki, 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032, Japan; Tel: +81-3-5435-7111) developed a lightweight and inexpensive solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell with a simple structure,...

Bipolar Plate/Diffuser Boosts Performance.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp. (Capitol Gallery Bldg., 600 Maryland Ave. S.W., Suite 306 W., Washington, DC 20024; Tel: 202/479-0254, Fax: 202/479-0575) has developed a combination bipolar plate/diffuser fuel-cell component, a monolith...

UCAR Improves Flow Field.(UCAR Carbon Technology Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... UCAR Carbon Technology Corp. (Applied Technology Grafoil Products, P.O. Box 94637, Cleveland, OH 44101; Tel: 216/529-3812, Fax: 216/529-3888) has developed a flexible graphite sheet with embedded ceramic fibers extending from its surfaces into...

Metal Flow Field Cheaper to Make.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... A number of technologies are being considered to replace machined bipolar plates in an effort to lower costs. Two of the more popular approaches considered are: (1) the use of composite materials, such as the commercially available...

CAD Design Boosts Power Many Times.(computer-aided design)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... H Power Corp. (1373 Broad St., Clifton, NJ 07013; Tel: 973/450-4400; Email: bzang@hpower.com) believes computer-aided designed (CAD) can be used to quickly manufacture a stack three to six times more powerful than competing fuel-cell...

HYDROGEN: Steam Electrolyzer Cuts Power Demand by 65%.(Patent No. 6,051,125)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... University of California (1111 Franklin St., 12th Fl., Oakland, CA 94607; Tel: 510/987-9220) researchers have developed an efficient method of producing hydrogen by high-temperature steam electrolysis, which lowers electricity consumption by...

Japan Seeks Standards for Intake Systems.(hydrogen intake systems for fuel cells)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry (1st Fl., MITI Annex Bldg., 1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan; Tel: 03-(3501)-1792, Fax: 81- 3-3580-8484) wants to standardize hydrogen intake systems for fuel cells by 2002....

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: EGVY Raises Funds for DMFC Program.(Energy Ventures Inc., direct methanol fuel cell)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Wayne Hartford, president of Energy Ventures, Inc., (43 Fairmeadow Ave., North York, Ontario M2P 1W8, Canada; Tel: 416/733-2736, Fax: 416/733-8407) reports that Northern Securities, Inc. (Toronto) has successfully raised C$750,000, before...

Pressure Regulator Can Cut System Cost.(from Impco Technologies)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Impco Technologies, Inc.'s (16804 Gridley Pl., Cerritos, CA 90703-1741; Tel: 562/860-6666, Fax: 562/860-3088) Advanced Technology Center has been awarded a patent for its in-tank fuel pressure regulator technology for hydrogen fuel-cell...

Renault, BMW, Delphi Team for Cell Project.(solid oxide fuel cell)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Renault (34 Quai de Point du Jour, 92109, Bologne, Billancourt, France; Tel: +33-1-41-04-50-50, Fax: +33-1-41-04-67-90), BMW, and Delphi Automotive Systems (NYSE:DPH) are hammering out a co-development agreement among the companies to produce...

Flexible Electrolyte Opens Vehicles Possibilities.(fuel cell designs from Corning, Patent No. 6,045,935)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Corning, Inc.'s (1 Riverfront Plaza, Corning, NY 14831-0001; Tel: 607/974-9000, Fax: 607/974-8091) fuel-cell designs incorporate nonplanar inorganic electrolyte membranes that improve mechanical and thermal shock resistance for mobile power-...

Big Trucks Next on Uncle Sam's EV List.(electric vehicle)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Oshkosh Truck Corp. (2307 Oregon St., Oshkosh, WI 54902; Tel: 920/235-9150, Fax: 920/233-9314) is one of the select truck and bus manufacturers that will participate in a research partnership sponsored by the U.S. government involving fuel...

CALENDAR.
May 1, 2000... June 11-15, 2000, Hydrogen 2000: 21st Century's Power, Beijing, China. Contact: Bao Deyou or Zhen Yingjun, CICCST/WHEC 2000, Rm. 722, No. 86, Xueyuan Nan Rd., Beijing 100081, China; Tel: (86-10) 6218 0145, Fax: (86-10) 6218 0142; Email:...