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JAN/31/03
-Clean energy promise: experts say wide use of fuel celld ecades away (NOLA)
-Ballard Founders Say Fuel-Cell Maker Lost `Edge,' ROB Reports(Bloomberg)
-Proton Energy Systems and Matheson Tri-Gas Reach Agreement to End Contract (PRNews)
-Waiting for the revolution-Shareholders in Ballard Power Systems are counting on the B.C. fuel-cell company to put an end to the burning of fossil fuels(globetechnology)
-Researcher: Hydrogen cars much nearer(Albany Business Review)
-Freedom Fuel Initiative(h2cars.biz)
-Portions of lawsuit against Plug dismissed (Albany Business Review)
-Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles - Why Wait Sixteen Years?(PRNews)
-Hybrid Cars Are Catching On (NYTimes)
-Superior MicroPowders signs Contract with DuPont Fuel Cells in Support of US$5 Million DOE Program (Fuel Cell Today)
-Medis Technologies Files Amended Registration Statement for Rights Offering(BW)

JAN/30/03
-Oil industry to get hydrogen funding(Denver Post)
-WorldStar Announces Progress-"..the company is in negotiations to obtain ``Hydrogen-on-demand" Technology(Yahoo)
-Energy Visions Inc. Announces Extension Of The Closing Date Of Its Acquisition Of Control Of Pure Energy Inc. (BW)
-Fact Sheet: Freedom Fuel: a Clean and Secure Energy Future (WhiteHouse.gov)
-'National vision' key to fuel cell cars (Macomb Daily)
-NextEnergy Center Supports President's Plan for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research (PRNews)
-Big Three Automakers' Hybrids Still Gas Hungry(AutoCentral)
-Dynetek Industries Supports "Freedom Fuel" Initiative(CNW)
-Plug Power Says Court Dismisses Some Holder Suit Claims (DJ)
-Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd.: Canada to Invest in Renewable Energy Inverter(CCN)
-Hydrogen–Powered Vehicles at Least a Decade Away (Washington Post)
-UMR Fuel Cell Research Could Bolster President's Energy Plan(Science Daily)
-Sumisho Air Water develops Japan's 1st hydrogen supply truck(Fuelcellworks)
-EBARA BALLARD Unveils 1 kW Stationary Fuel Cell Generator with Total Efficiency of 92%(CCN)
-Platinum soars on Bush call for fuel cell funding (ABC News)
-Cost of Supporting Fuel-Cell Vehicles to Be High, Says Michigan Director(Hoovers)
-Environmentalists weighing Bush's hydrogen fuel plan(Boston Globe)

JAN/29/03
-Ballard Power's CEO Comments on Bush Fuel-Cell Funding Plan (Boomberg)
-Fuel-Cells: Your Child's Car? (ABC News)

-PLUG POWER INC FILES (8-K) Disclosing Other Events (Yahoo)
-Fuel cell cars face high hurdles to reality (Reuters)
-Millennium Cell Applauds President's Hydrogen Initiative Announced in His State of the ...(BW)
-USFCC Reaction to President Bush's State of the Union Announcement on Fuel Cells/Hydrogen (BW)
-CaFCP Comments on President Bush's State of the Union Announcement on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicles; Invites the President to Visit(Businesswire)
-Fuel Cell Technologies (FCT) 5kW SOFC Demonstration Contracts (CCN)
-LBST Analysis: Hydrogen Production from Offshore Windparks (HyWeb)
-Alliance Praises President Bush's Call For Fuel Cell Research (Yahoo)
-Fuel Cell Stocks Rise on Bush Speech (Reuters)
-Ballard Power upgraded by Wedbush Morgan (Yahoo)
-[audio] GM Lobbyist Gets $1.2B for Bush Hydrogen Project [1.6 min] (ON24)

-Stuart Energy to supply hydrogen fueling station to fuel buses in Stockholm(CNW)
-The long road for hydrogen(BBC)
-Fuel cell research gets $1.7 billion pledge(PRNews)
-Lorain County officials want fuel cells to generate jobs(Cleveland Plain Dealer)
-Hydrogen-car program proposed(Denver Post)
-Toyota, Hino to supply fuel-cell buses to Tokyo for tests(Fuel Cell Today)

JAN/28/03
-Bush-1.2 billion dollars in research funding Hydrogen Fuel Cells-Text of 2003 State of the Union Speech(washingtonpost)
-NHA to Host 14th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Conference And Hydrogen Expo USA in D.C.(PRNews)
-Ballard Power stock surges ahead of Bush speech (Reuters)
-Superior MicroPowders Signs Subcontract Agreement with DuPont Fuel Cells (Business Wire)
-Fuel Cell Experts and Key Industry Players Share Lucrative Investment Strategies at Fuel Cell Investor Conference(PRNews)
-Hydrogenics Announces Reporting Date For Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2002 Financial Results (PRNews)
-GrafTech Announces $500,000 Order from Ballard (Business Wire)
-Palcan Receives National Research Council Loan of $495,000(Palcan)

JAN/27/03
-INTERVIEW OF THE MONTH: JON SLANGERUP LAUDS ELECTROLYSIS ROUTE TO HYDROGEN (Hoovers)
-Bush Prepares For State of the Union-"..Bush also planned to propose a significant increase in spending on research into development of hydrogen fuel-cell ..."(WSET)
-Businesses may rev up on sitting fuel cells (East Bay Business Times)
-Cars of the future `could be wood powered'(Manufacturing.Net)
-Dorgan Says U.S. Should Launch Apollo-Like Project to Free U.S. From Foreign Oil(PRNews)
-Global Thermoelectric Inc. Delivers Prototype Systems to Enbridge Inc. and Achieves Development Milestone.(CNW)
-Millennium Cell Announces Favorable Shareholder Vote and Appeal of NASDAQ De-Listing Notification (Business Wire)
-Bright Outlook For Micro Fuel Cells Despite Challenges -pdf(Electronic Design)

-Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. Announces Professor Yushan Yan to Direct Research Activity(Business Wire)
-Entegris Opens New Manufacturing Facility to Serve Fuel Cell Industry (Business Wire)
-Proton Energy Systems Confirms Breakthrough High Pressure Hydrogen Generation Technology (PRNews)
-US Sectretary of Energy speaks out on the Future of Fuel Cells (Fuel Cell Today)
-Medis Technologies Files Registration Statement For Rights Offering (Business Wire)
-Automakers: Making Enviro-Friendly Cars Hard Without Demand (Salt Lake Tribune)
-Fuel-cell Car Revolution Looms (Fuel Cell Today)

JAN/26/03
-INSIDE THE INDUSTRY-A weekly re-cap of Fuel Cell related stories(Fuelcellworks)
-A Car Man Who's Stuck in Drive - (NYTimes)
-India arrives on the world scene(Fuelcellworks)
-Lack of Battery Power(Fuelcellworks)
-HyWeb-(03-01-24)-(HyWeb)

JAN/25/03
-HEDEPS 2003 to Be Held in Nice, France- (HEDEPS)
-The Powertrain Power Struggle (Forbes)
-Making Hydrogen Available to the Public- Jan 18, 2003(h2cars)

JAN/24/03
-Investors snub Ballard deal (Fuelcellworks)
-New Studies Propose Ways to Speed the Commercial Use of Fuel Cells (GreenBiz.com)
-Dynetek Appoints New Director (Canada News Wire)
-Sonoma to host auto show-Michelin Challenge Bibendum features alternative-fuel vehicles (Bay Area.com)
-Environmentally Friendly Vehicle confab kicks off (Japan Times)
-The Hydrogen Future (Freezerbox)

JAN/23/03
-Plug Power Inc. Delivered 112 Fuel Cells in 2002 (DJ News)
-Is the clean car coming?(Prospect Magazine)
-Fuel-efficient SUVs unlikely: GM president(CBC)
-Drive to Survive 2003 to Promote Alternative Fuels and "Drive Hydrogen Home." (Ecolonomics)
-UTC Fuel Cells President William Miller Retires (PRNews)
-Plug Power Announces Year-End, 4th Quarter Milestones Achieved (PRNews)
-Quantum Completes $7.3 Million Public Equity Offering (PRNews)
-Innovative Patent on H2/O2 Fuel Cell Using Molten Hydride (Fuel Cell Today)
-Proton Energy Systems Awarded Solar/PEM Fuel Cell Power System Project at China Lake (PRNews)
-Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST) Develops Proton Conductive Film (JCN)
-Nuvera & Acumentrics Receive Fuel Cell Grants (Fuelcellworks)

JAN/22/03
-PPI Examines the Future of the Hydrogen Economy (NDOL)
-Call for Fuel Cell Papers (Solar Access)
-Toyota, Honda Lead the Way in Automotive Environmental Award Competition (PR Newswire)
-IMPCO Leads the Way to Environmental Friendly Vehicles in Taiwan (PR Newswire)
-Hybrid Electric HMMWV Powered by UQM(R) Propulsion Systems Begins Cold Weather Evaluation at the U.S. Army's Cold Regions Test Center (PR Newswire)
-Plug Power Completes U.S. Department of Defense Fuel Cell Demonstration Program at Watervliet Arsenal (PR Newswire)
-Metro and Georgetown University enter agreement to test fuel cell bus(WMATA)
-Actor Promotes Hydrogen Cars on TV, Website (ENS)
-Proton's hydrogen generator installed for hydrogen fueling in Germany(Fuel Cell Today)

JAN/21/03
-GM's Hybrid TechnologyRealAudio • WinMedia 1 (GreenWave Radio)

-Hydrogen Car Fire Surprise(EVWorld)
-SATCON TECHNOLOGY CORP FILES (8-K) Disclosing Other Events(Edgar)
-QUANTUM Prices Public Offering of Common Stock(PRNewswire)
-Sulzer Hexis and Gaz de France sign co-operation agreement(Fuel Cell Today)

JAN/20/03
-Azure Dynamics Corporation announces final regulatory approval for $750,000 financing(Canada NewsWire)
-Plug celebrates year of powering Watervliet arsenal buildings(Albany Business Review)
-Japanese Environment Ministry to test method of producing hydrogen(Daily Yomiuri)
-Dynetek to Supply Hydrogen Storage System for Ford's Hybrid Model U Automobile(Yahoo)
-Looking for help from Washington (Automotive News)
-ENERGY VISIONS INC Financials (Yahoo)
-Hydrogen Conference in Reykjavik - Opening of ECTOS filling station (Fuel Cell Today)

JAN/19/03
-INSIDE THE INDUSTRY-A weekly re-cap of Fuel Cell related stories(Fuelcellworks)
-A revolutionary nanocube that can store hydrogen (Fuelcellworks)
-Two Ballard Executives to leave the Company (Fuelcellworks)

JAN/18/03
-UTC Fuel Cells Announces 20 Layoffs(Fuelcellworks)
-InnovaTek diesel-based fuel processors for Fuel Cells Receives Funding(Fuelcellworks)
-Napans get a whiff, drive of hydrogen-powered car of the future(NapaNet Daily News)
-Hydrogen power - don't hold your breath(Electronic Telegraph)
-Is Segway going anywhere? (MSNBC)

JAN/17/03
-Invensys gets cash for device-the unit could convert energy from fuel cells or solar panels into usable AC (manufacturing.net)
-New micro fuel cell may be alternative to batteries (wistv)
-UQM Technologies CEO William G. Rankin Interviewed By The Wall Street Transcript(PR Newswire)
-Japan, U.S. launch auto negotiations(Japan Today)

JAN/16/03
-General Motors Hy-Wire Autonomy Vehicle-Mosely Shabana, Chief Engineer for the Hy-Wire Autonomy Concept RealAudio • WinMedia 1 (GreenWave Radio)

-DuPont gift will help USC's fuel-cell program(Columbia State)
-FST Energy offers Hydrogen Energy Program to comat predicted fossil fuel shortages(E-Wire)
-Gadget makers join the scramble to zap "power gap" (AP)
-Coleman Powermate Fuel Cell Generator Earns UL Listing (Business Wire)
-UQM Technologies announces order from Ballard for additional Fuel Cell Compressor Drive Motors ( PR Newswire)
-2002 Fuel Cell RFP (Town Times)
-BASF Venture Capital GmbH invests in new fuel cell technology (BASF)
-IMPCO Forms Joint Venture With China Natural Gas Company Subsidiary (PR Newswire)
-China's First Fuel Cell Car Make Debuts in Shanghai(People's Daily)
-Japan, U.S. Auto talks Focus on Fuel Cells(Japan Today)

JAN/15/03
-Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-FreedomCAR Hydrogen Storage (manufacturing.net)
-Energy Visions Inc. Announces Year-End Results (Business Wire)
-Fuel Cell Market Survey: Light Duty Vehicles(PDF)(Fuel Cell Today)

-Hydrogen cars to be wave of the future(WIS)
-The Greenest Vehicle Ever?-Ford's Model U is an environmental wonder, but will you ever be able to drive it?(TechTV)
-Japan Govt OKs Daihatsu Fuel-Cell Minivehicle Tests(Yahoo News)
-US Military Experiments With Hybrid Fuel-Cell Truck(ABC News)
-Automotive fuel cells: finally a realistic prospect?(UK Comment Wire)
-MTI MicroFuel Cells Michael S. Adler Becomes IEEE President (PR News)
-H POWER CORP Financials(EDGAR Online)
-Masterflex to develop fuel cells for small mobile devices(Fuel Cell Today)
-The Future of the Hydrogen Economy - Part 3 (EV World)

JAN/14/03
-ENERGY VISIONS INC - Annual Report (SEC form 10KSB)(EDGAR Online)
-Green Machines and Politics(AutoWeek)
-Tax credits needed for hybrids , Ford says(Automotive News)
-Acumentrics Makes Follow-On Shipment Of Five Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Units To ChevronTexaco(PR News)
-Research and Markets: Stationary Fuel Cells Market Opportunities and Forecasts, 2002 to 2007 (reasearch and markets.com)
-Imagine a Hydrogen Economy (Solar Access)
-Article NissanXTrail(PDF)(Fuel Cell Today)

JAN/13/03
-Army's Clean, Green, Fighting Machine- New diesel/fuel-cell hybrid(Watch today at 8 p.m.,11 p.m. and tomorrow at 10 a.m. Eastern.) -(Pacific Business News)
-Fuel cell council admits Hoku Scientific (Pacific Business News)
-Japanese Renewable energy plan looks to wind, seawater, fuel cells (Japan Times)
-Hydrogenics Receives Initial Order From German Fuel Cell Test and Evaluation Center(PRNewswire)
-IdaTech Delivers Propane Fuel Cell System to Propane Education And Research Council(PRNewswire)
-H Power Corp. Reports Results and Reviews Highlights for Its Fiscal 2003 Second Quarter (Businesswire)
-Key carmakers to work together on fuel cells-paper (Reuters)
-Investors should be wary of Ballard Power's automotive dream (Globe and Mail)
-Hydrogen-powered car debuts (EastDay.com, China)
-Detroit show sees mainstream hybrids introduced while hydrogen gains momentum(AutoWeek)
-GM's Hydrogen3: Much like a real car (AutoWeek)
-Blue Sky Hy-Way: A drive in GM's Hy-Wire offers a clear view of the road ahead(AutoWeek)
-Yamanashi University planning fuel-cell project (Daily Yomiuri)

JAN/12/03
-INSIDE THE INDUSTRY-A weekly re-cap of Fuel Cell related stories(Fuelcellworks)
-Fuel Cell Technology Is Here to Stay-Standard & Poors Report(Fuelcellworks)

JAN/11/03
-Filling up on fuel cell vehicle technology (Business Today)
-How Hydrogen Empowers Fair Globalization(The Globalist)
-Fuel cells could mean clean-burning cars(New Haven Register)

JAN/10/03
-Delay in California zero emission vehicle rules proposed (Herald Tribune)
-Hydrogenics' Fuel Cell APU Demonstrated at Unveiling of GM Military Vehicle (Bloomberg)
-VW, DaimlerChrysler Taking Chance on Diesels in U.S. (Update2) (Bloomberg)
-Hydrogenics Raised to `Outperform' at National Bank (Bloomberg)
-Hydrogenics stock rises after buying rival (Forbes)
-Cars For All (Detroit Free Press)
-Turning from fossil fuels(asahi)
-The Dawn of the Hydrogen Economy(The Globalist)

JAN/09/03
-Fund fuels research for energy(The Advocate)
-Hybrids Match Conventional Cars On Benefits, According to New Report(Yahoo)
-PLUG POWER INC FILES (8-K) Disclosing Other Events and Financial Statements & Exhibits (Yahoo)
-S&P issues report on fuel cell technology(Reuters/Forbes)
-Albany Nanotech: Betting a $20 Million Farm on Alternative Energy in 2003(Internet Wire)
-Graftech to cut 5 pct of staff, sees charges (Reuters/Yahoo)
-QUANTUM Supplies Fuel Injector for Ford's New Environmentally Friendly Hybrid Model U (PRNews/Yahoo)
-Energy fund solicits fuel cell proposals (New Haven Register)
-Mitsubishi to ship samples of residential Fuel Cells (Fuel Cell Today)
-Pataki urges increase in use of renewable energy (Poughkeepsie Journal)
-GM Reveals Fuel-Efficient Military Truck to Army(Bloomberg)
-FUEL CELL UNIT REPLACES CONVENTIONAL GENERATOR (GM)
-GM-MILITARY DIESEL HYBRID/FUEL CELL APU: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (GM)
-GM Diesel Hybrid Truck Vehicle Features(GM)

JAN/08/03
-Hydrogenics Raised to `Buy' at Octagon Capital (Bloomberg)
-Gang Green-Paul Lancaster; Ballard Power (Time.com)
-Plug Power names Neumann chief financial officer (Reuters /Yahoo)
-Green giant-Hypercar inventor Amory Lovins sees fuel cell-poweredcars on the road within the decade. (Red Herring)
-Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. Announces Investment by Two Offshore Entities Totaling US$100,000 (Businesswire)
-Dynetek supplies stationary hydrogen storage to Stuart Energy for Toyota's intelligent hydrogen fueling station in California (Canada News Wire/Yahoo)
-Hydrogenics Acquires Main Competitor in $19 Million Deal (Dow Jones/Yahoo)
-Nippon Oil To Start 1 Year Tests On Fuel Cells For Homes (Dow Jones/Yahoo)
-BOC in deal to supply hydrogen and other gases to Celanese (Pressi.com)
-GM to offer hybrid trucks, SUVs (Toronto Star)

JAN/07/03
-Advanced Measurements Awarded Contract to Build Fifteen SOFC Test Stands (AMI)
-Toyota Premieres FINE-S Fuel-Cell Concept (PowerPulse)
-The Future of the Hydrogen Economy Part 2 (EV World)
-Lexus plows into hybrid territory(International Herald Tribune)
-Toyota plans mass production of hybrid vehicles(Toronto Star)
-Energy-Micro-Power(Red Herring)
-Toyota Unveils Fuel-Cell Concept Car in Detroit at North American International Auto Show(PRNewswire)
-Intermec and MTI MicroFuel Cells Developing Fuel Cell-Powered Mobile Computing Systems(PRNewswire)
-Ztek Joins California Fuel Cell Partnership; Project With Pacific Gas And Electric Will Establish Hydrogen Refueling Station (Businesswire)
-Granholm sets sights on hybrid electric car jobs (MLive)
-Intermec and MTI MicroFuel Cells Developing Fuel Cell-Powered Mobile Computing Systems(PRNewswire)
-QUANTUM Ships Second Portable Hydrogen-Refueling System (PRNewswire/Yahoo)

JAN/06/03
-Energy vision for Wales-..investigate the development of a sustainable hydrogen energy supply for Wales (manufacturing.net)
-Control device for fuel cell vehicle-Applicant: HONDA (micropatent)
-Mounting structure for fuel cell system on a vehicle-Applicant TOYOTA(micropatent)
-Digital Comms, Fuel Cells Ushering in Economic Change(Electronic Business)
-H Power Corp. to Webcast Fiscal 2003 Second Quarter Operating Results(Yahoo)
-'Green' Vehicle Popularity Soars, According to R. L. Polk & Co. (PRNewswire)
-With a hum instead of a roar, the fuel cell is here.-Yuji Kawaguchi engineer with Honda's FC Programme (REASON Online )
-First Albany Announces Gifting of MTI Shares (Yahoo)
-GM set to embrace future: Millions of Hybrid vehicles (Detroit Free Press)
-GM Targets 1 million hybrids (thecarconnection)
-Fuel for change-Chrysler Natrium (Canada.com)
-Hiss turns to roar for quiet cars -( Hydrogen cars: just add noise)(Sydney Morning Herald)
-NexTech Materials Announces Expansion Plans (NexTech)
-Palcan Fuel Cells Ltd.-Extension Of Private Placement (Stockhouse)

JAN/05/03
-INSIDE THE INDUSTRY-A weekly re-cap of Fuel Cell related stories(Fuelcellworks)
-Lost Opportunities, Slaying Dragons, and Hydrogen Now: David Freeman Speaks:(H&FC Letter)
-Fuel Cells are Reaching the Market, in What Could be a $100 Billion Industry(emagazine.com)
-Hijacking Hydrogen-Will Big Oil, Coal Interests and the Nuclear Industry Control the Next Energy Revolution?
-CONVERSATIONS-Amory B. Lovins Building the Hydrogen Economy
-CONVERSATIONS-James S. Cannon China at the Crossroads
-HECO forms alternative energy branch (Honolulu Star Bulletin)
-New hybrid vehicles are on the way (BusinessToday)
-ALTERNATIVE FUELS: MEETING THE NEED (Canada.com)
-Extreme Greeen (Metroactive News)

JAN/04/03
-Mister Natural aims to change the world (The Star)
-Auto Show Rolls Out a Few Leaner, Cleaner Cars (ENS)
-Sending a message-U.S.-built cars and trucks could reach an average of 60 miles per gallon by the end of the next decade by adopting the best hybrid technology.(Buffalo News)
-Freedom from oil: Let's make it a national cause-Editorial(Honolulu Advertiser)
-World crises absent from L.A. auto show (Charlotte Observer)

JAN/03/03
-GM banking on fuel-cell technology to power cars (Post-Gazette)
-Company to begin Leasing Stationary Fuel Cells in Japan (Fuel Cell Today)
-Mechanical Technology Board Change (PRNewswire)
-Fuel Producers Weigh in on Hydrogen's Fit Technologies For 2002 in Cleaner Energy Production(Fuelcellworks)
-Hybrid Technology Will Be the Star in 2003 (Fuelcellworks)
-GM's Hybrid Strategy (Washington Post)
-Hybrid owners at LA Auto Show press for cleaner cars (ABC News)
-Detroit Auto Show Car makers to test interest in fuel-efficient models (AFX press)

JAN/02/03
-DuPont membrane plays key role in fuel cells(Fayetteville Online)
-Canadian Environment Minister Announces Tougher Emission Standards(Canada NewsWire)
-Key findings from KPMG's fourth annual global survey of 100 automotive executives(Bay Area)
-Year 2002 Starts Fuel Cell Vehicle Era, Says Fuel Cells 2000; Consensus Builds on Full Commercialization by 2010(BW)
-Toyota Announces Sale of 2003 Partial Zero Emission Vehicle Camry in California(PRNewswire)
-Japanese Gas Companies to Sell Home DG Units(PowerPulse)
-Affordability issue with new fuel-cell cars(Birmingham Post)
-Plan to drain energy fund opposed (Boston Globe)
-The $375,000 Engine (Yahoo)
-Great Balls Of Hydrogen-Powerball (Yahoo)
-California emission standards should be moderated, Chrysler says(Miami Herald)

JAN/01//03
-Hybrids to the Rescue(IEEE)
-The Future of the Hydrogen Economy: Bright or Bleak?(EV World)

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