Archives-FuelCellWorks-May 2007

MAY / 2007 / ARCHIVE

MAY/31/07
-Rochester, N.Y. to Host 'Fuel Cell 2007' Conference This June(FuelCellWorks)
-Air Liquide to Supply Portable Hydrogen Fueling Systems to General Motors in the U.S.(FuelCellWorks)
-Ford Shows Vancouver Edge With Hyseries Drive, Worls's First Drivable Plug-In Fuel Cell Vehicle(FuelCellWorks)

-Linde hydrogen filling station goes into service at Hamburg airport(FuelCellWorks)
-EU project to develop first fuel-cell aircraft(Cordis)

-Hydrogenics Regains Compliance With Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Listing Requirement(FuelCellWorks)
-Zongshen PEM Realizes First Sales and Gross Profit in First Quarter of 2007(CNW)
-BP scraps its carbon capture venture(Cordis)
-South Africa backs hydrogen, fuel-cell research effort(Cordis)

MAY/30/07
-360° Capital Partners to back fuel cell developer Electro Power Systems with €5 million in development funding(FuelCellWorks)
-Heliplat-An UAV powered by solar panels and fuel cells(World Aeronautical Press Agency)
-Sandia/Boeing collaboration targets aircraft fuel cell application(FuelCellWorks)
-Fuel Cell-Powered Ice Resurfacer Smoothes the Way to the Hydrogen Economy(FuelCellWorks)

-Methanol Fuel Cell Developer INI Power Systems Closes Series B Equity Financing(FuelCellWorks)
-VIASPACE Presents its Fuel Cell Cartridge Manufacturing & Distribution Strategy at Singapore Battery/Fuel Cell Conference(FuelCellWorks)
-Energy Conversion Co-Founder Sells Stock(AP)
-Solar-hydrogen homes try to overcome doubts(The International Herald Tribune)
-Converting to the Hydrogen Economy

MAY/29/07
-Two new publications released by Canadian Hydrogen Association(FuelCellWorks)
-First test stage of fuel cell for Gruenstadt, Germany, ends successfully(FuelCellWorks)
-Fuel Cell Maker Acumentrics Wins 2007 New England Innovation Award(FuelCellWorks)
-Idatech plans to float on LSEt(AFX)

MAY/28/07
-Dynetek announces resignation of Michael Lang as a director(FuelCellWorks)
-Subsidy hike for fuel-cell equipment(The Yomiuri Shimbun)
-Japan Develops Ceramic Hydrogen Separation Membrane(Asia Pulse)

-Jungheinrich Takes Part In A Study On The Use Of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells(FuelCellWorks)
-METI seeking 200 bil. yen over 5 yrs to develop post-gasoline cars(Kyodo News)

MAY/27/07
-Fuel Cells in West Virginia's Future?(WBOY)

MAY/26/07
-Euro Coop says parliament did right thing on hydrogen(New Europe)
-Toronto's ‘hydrogen village'(The Globe and Mail)
-Schwarzenegger touts hydrogen-fuelled cars(CanWest)
-Cuba-Hydrogen as Fuel on Agenda of Renewable Energy Conference(ACN)
-Hydrogen cars draw a crowd on campus(Palo Alto Online)

MAY/25/07
-Biogas-Powered Acumentrics Fuel Cell System Featured in Stockholm Environmental Center(FuelCellWorks)
-SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG issue successfully placed at EUR 37 per share(FuelCellWorks)
-Walt Robb acquires more MTI stock(Times Union)
-Promoter Dreams of Hydrogen Race(WISH-TV)
-Energy Conversion Director Stanford R. Ovshinsky Exercises Options for 73,000 Shares(AP)

MAY/24/07
-GE and BP Form Alliance to Develop and Deploy Hydrogen Power Technologies(FuelCellWorks)
-$940,000 Grant from Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Approved for Middletown High School Fuel Cell Project(FuelCellWorks)
-Shell Hydrogen LLC and Virent Energy Systems, Inc. Announce Agreement to Manufacture Hydrogen Using Biomass(FuelCellWorks)
-H2Gen Recognized for Developing Low-Cost Hydrogen Generator(FuelCellWorks)
-IdaTech Announces European Marketing Agreement With Chloride Group PLC(FuelCellWorks)
-A Ford hydrogen-powered Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) joins new eco rally on World Environment Day(FuelCellWorks)
-Air Products' Hydrogen Technology Now Operating in Chevron Hydrogen Company's Orlando, Florida Demonstration Fueling Station(FuelCellWorks)
-Ford and OSU team up for fuel cell land speed record(Autobloggreen)

MAY/23/07
-Florida Governor Crist Celebrates Opening of Florida's First Hydrogen Demonstration Station(FuelCellWorks)
-First hydrogen fuelling station in Florida opens in Orlando(CP)
-VIASPACE Expands Asian Strategy by Teaming With e-Fuel Cell Technologies of Malaysia(FuelCellWorks)
-Nation's Focus Is on Ohio for Growth and Investment in Fuel Cell Industry(FuelCellWorks)
-Ford Motor Company Delivers First Ultra Clean Hydrogen Powered Buses to U.S. Customers(FuelCellWorks)

-Hydrogen Fuel For Olympics Candidate City(Russia-IC)
-Neah Power to Present at the Robins Group Emerging Opportunities Investment Conference(FuelCellWorks)
-DOE Provides up to $19 Million for Advanced Vehicle Technologies(FuelCellWorks)

MAY/22/07
-Novel sugar-to-hydrogen technology promises transportation fuel independence(FuelCellWorks)
-New Breakthrough in Hydrogen Storage Technology Could Remove Key Barrier(FuelCellWorks)
-Voller Energy to show fuel cell in Groundhog Cabin at Site Equipment Demonstration(FuelCellWorks)
-H2Gen Innovations Announces the Sale of Seven HGM Hydrogen Generation Units(FuelCellWorks)
-BMW to test world's 1st mass-produced liquid hydrogen cars in Japan(FuelCellWorks)
-U.S. Army Announces First Fuel Cell Safety Assessment Report for UltraCell(FuelCellWorks)
-Hydrogen innovations among displays at Aberdeen renewable(Green Options)
-First hydrogen plant opens in Denmark(The Copenhagen Post)
-International study of fuel cell field trials(Fuel Cell Today)

MAY/21/07
-EnBW inagurates Hexis fuel cell in the German Municipality of Teningen(FuelCellWorks)

-European Parliament Adopts a Written Declaration on Establishing a Green Hydrogen Economy(FuelCellWorks)
-SCE, Chevron Add Fuel to Region’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demonstration Program(FuelCellWorks)
-Acta and University of Edinburgh awarded £175,000 Carbon Trust Grant(FuelCellWorks)
-Fraunhofer researchers develop micro-fuel cell for continuous use(FuelCellWorks)

-HydraStax® Completes First Stage of Certification(FuelCellWorks)
-The Perfect Hydrogen Vacation(Green Options)
-Hooking fuel hopes on hydrogen(NWI Times)

MAY/20/07
-UW students bike across Canada using solar, hydrogen power to inspire future scientists and engineers(FuelCellWorks)
-The Zero-Energy Solution(New York Times)

MAY/19/07
-Hydrogen and Safety Newsletter -May 2007(Hydrogen and Safety)
-Local students winners in hydrogen fuel cell car challenge(The Advertiser News)

MAY/18/07
-SCE, Chevron To Dedicate Hydrogen Fueling Station(FuelCellWorks)
-Southern California Edison Proposes the Nation’s First Full-Scale Assessment of Advanced Coal Technologies-Clean Hydrogen Generation(FuelCellWorks)
-Test Drive: Honda's FCX fuel-cell car ready for its close-up(USA Today)
-Professor says Energy Department ‘egos’ blocking hydrogen breakthrough(MSNBC)
-Plug Power leader optimistic(Times Uinion)

MAY/17/07
-Acumentrics Opens New Canadian Office With Former Staff of Fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd.(FuelCellWorks)
-Accelrys, Johnson Matthey and CMR Form Consortium for Alternative Energy Research(FuelCellWorks)
-Ford of Canada Demonstrates Hydrogen-fueled Vehicles-Delivers Two Hydrogen Internal Combustion-Powered (H2ICE) Shuttle Buses(FuelCellWorks)
-Ballard Power doesn’t need automotive business to be profitable, CEO says(CP)
-BP, Rio Tinto team up for hydrogen power(FuelCellWorks)
-Plug Power defends downstate program(Times Union)
-Whole Foods To Add Fuel Cell(Hartford Courant)
-Micro Fuel Cells Left Flat?(CP)
-South Africa-ydrogen tipped to be energy source of the future(SABC News)

MAY/16/07
-SECA Fuel Cell Development Program Completes Phase I(FuelCellWorks)
-Ceres secures regional development agency funding for fuel cell manufacturing process development(FuelCellWorks)
-GM says to have fuel cell vehicles in showrooms by 2012(Reuters)
-Millennium Cell and Gecko to Participate in Governor's Hurricane Conference in Florida(FuelCellWorks)
-New process generates hydrogen from aluminum alloy to run engines, fuel cells(FuelCellWorks)

-The European Small Business Alliance applauds MEPs for backing Green Hydrogen Economy(FuelCellWorks)
-Ionfinity Receives Patent for Soft Ioniztion Membrane(FuelCellWorks)
-Unique hydrogen fuel cell-powered cars travel through Ithaca(Ithaca Journal)
-Fuel cell car arrives at Lyndhurst, ends record ride on tank of hydrogen(NY Journal News)
-Fuel Cells Scotland 1kw SOFC stack goes on test(Fuel Cell Today)
-Why Can't Fuel Cells Get Wall Street's Love?(Forbes)

MAY/15/07
-U.S. Department of Energy Awards $11.2 Million for Hydrogen Research(FuelCellWorks)
-Chevy Sequel Drives Into History Books-First hydrogen fuel cell vehicle to go 300 miles without refueling (FuelCellWorks)

-Praxair Provides Hydrogen For GM's Chevy Sequel(FuelCellWorks)
-Hydrogenics Receives Contract From MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG to Provide Fuel Cell Power Unit for Berlin Hydrogen Bus(FuelCellWorks)
-NCMS Awards Millennium Cell Funding for Next Phase of Fuel Cartridge Manufacturing Development(FuelCellWorks)
-Neah Announces Commencement of Testing on Fuel Cell Stack Architecture(FuelCellWorks)
-HyPower Fuel Admitted as Member of National Hydrogen Association(FuelCellWorks)
-300-mile hydrogen vehicle fits in driving mainstream(The Post Standard)
-London set for zero-emission car trial-Kia Trialling fuel-cell 4x4's (WhatCar?)
-Solar-powered and hydrogen-fueled car competition (KUSA TV)

MAY/14/07
-BMW UK Takes Delivery of its First Fleet of Hydrogen 7 Cars(FuelCellWorks)
-Van Hool, UTC Power Unveil Belgium's First Fuel Cell Bus(FuelCellWorks)
-Topsoe Fuel Cell has been granted DKK 17.1 million (EUR 2.3 million) for two Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Project(FuelCellWorks)
-CMR Fuel Cells Forms UK Research Consortium(FuelCellWorks)
-Queensland-South Carolina alliance to fast track hydrogen development
-Neah Concludes Secondary Offering-Total Gross Proceeds Raised Approximately $6,765,438(FuelCellWorks)
-China's leap to fuel cells(Detroit Free Press)
-Japanese government drives R and D of polymer fuel cells(PRW)

MAY/13/07
-Total Unveils New Technology at Berlin Hydrogen Station(FuelCellWorks)

-Using Aluminum and Water to Make Pure Hydrogen as a Fuel Source for Fuel Cells(Nikkei Electronics Asia)
-Hydrogen power-National Research Council scientist David Ghosh on the potential and problems of hydrogen fuel cells(CBC)

MAY/12/07
-Beattie's hydrogen green plan(Brisbane Times)
-Honda and BMW's cleaner cars of the future( icLiverpool)

MAY/11/07
-German fuel cell maker SFC aims to raise 105 mln eur(Reuters)
-Neah Closes Secondary Offering(FuelCellWorks)
-The drive to reform methanol(Royal Society of Chemistry)
-Polyfuel a Beneficiary of Key U.S. Department of Energy Portable Fuel Cell Development Funding(FuelCellWorks)
-The Hydrogen Economy: A Lawyer´s Perspective - National Hydrogen Association Annual Conference
-LIPA chair to eye controversial fuel-cell deal(Newsday)

MAY/10/07
-Power + Energy, Inc. Gets Navy Contract For Hydrogen From High Sulfur Diesel Fuels(FuelCellWorks)
-Polyfuel Receives $2m Portable Fuel Cell Development Funding From U.S. Department of Energy(FuelCellWorks)
-Acta launches new high performance catalyst for fuel cells(FuelCellWorks)
-Hydrogenics Receives Letter from Nasdaq Regarding Noncompliance with Minimum Bid Price Rule(FuelCellWorks)
-Hot-wiring enzymes for fuel cells(Royal Society of Chemistry)
-From Vancouver to Whistler in the car of the future?-Hydrogen-propelled vehicles 'rally' from downtown Vancouver to
Whistler — about 240 kilometres, round-trip(Globe and Mail)
-LIPA's experimental fuel cell deal raises concern of political impact(Newsday)
-Honda will bring more fuel cell cars to U.S. next year(USA Today)
-Fuel cells feed future growth(Columbia Star)

MAY/09/07
-Houston Technology Center Announces $600,000 Award to Lynntech, Inc. by the Texas Emerging Technology Fund(FuelCellWorks)
-Carnegie Mellon Chemical Engineers Work To Identify New Materials To Help Make Hydrogen a Staple for Consumer Vehicles(FuelCellWorks)
-UW prof has high hopes for fuel-cell power(Waterloo Chronicle)
-Hydrogen Association Announces New Directors, Vice Chairman and Secretary(National Hydrogen Association)
-Small Fuel Cells Market Thrives on Government Support and Demand for Reliable Backup Power(Icelandic Review)
-Mobiles to get micro fuel cells by 2009(Icelandic Review)
-Whale watching ship to be powered by hydrogen(Icelandic Review)
-Hoku Scientific Shares Slide
-VIASPACE Invited to Present its Fuel Cell Cartridge Manufacturing & Distribution Strategy at Major Fuel Cell Conference(FuelCellWorks)

MAY/08/07
-Acumentrics Exhibited New Fuel Cell Powered Home Energy Appliance at the 2007 Hannover Fair in Germany(FuelCellWorks)
-Fuel Cell Industry Hosts Congressional Expo(FuelCellWorks)
-AFC Energy plc Announces Successful Performance of Small-Scale Single Cell Unit During 500 Hour Trial(FuelCellWorks)
-From Waste to Watts: City of Rialto Teams with Chevron, FuelCell Energy to Turn Restaurant Grease Into Renewable Power(FuelCellWorks)
-STIX report evaluates Direct Methanol Fuel Cell technology and markets(FuelCellWorks)
-MyTreo.net to Offer the Medis Technologies 24/7 Fuel Cell Power Pack(FuelCellWorks)
-Driving Michelin's Zero-Pollution Car-Working in a skunkworks in Switzerland, researchers have developed the Hy-Light, a fuel-cell car that
drives 80 mph and refuels at a solar-powered pump(BusinessWeek)
-Nanodynamics plans to raise $100 million in stock sale(Buffalo News)
-The Hydrogen & Fuel Cells 2007 Conference

MAY/07/07
-Acumentrics Demonstrates Extended Operation of Fuel Cells on Synthetic JP-8 Diesel Fuel(FuelCellWorks)

-Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) to Begin Work on Two National Fuel Cell Bus Technology Development Program Projects(FuelCellWorks)
-Ballard Signs Supply Agreement With Plug Power for Materials Handling Market(FuelCellWorks)
-Plug Power Announces Acquisition of General Hydrogen(FuelCellWorks)
-VIASPACE Receives First International Order for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Humidity Sensor(FuelCellWorks)
-Ohio State approves $6.7M for local fuel cell projects(FuelCellWorks)
-Project aims to convert wind into hydrogen(AP)
-ARSC's Hydra Fuel Cell Corp. Profiled by Portland Business Journal
-Benziger and Woo '06 design more efficient hydrogen cells

MAY/06/07
-Hydrogen Fuel Comes to Florida Chevron(CSNews)
-Why should fuel cells be a hard sell?(The State)
-High promise of hydrogen(ArabianBusiness.com)
-Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Conference 2007 Vancouver BC Canada(PEJ)

MAY/05/07
-One Million Zero-Emission Miles on California Roads(FuelCellWorks)
-Hydrogen economy bubbling along(Inside Green Tech)
-Making The Plug-In Hybrid "Real"(Green Car Journal)
-Zongshen PEM Power Systems Inc. Announces Year-End Financial Results for 2006

MAY/04/07
-Canadian Engineering Students Unveil Their Innovative Fuel Cell Vehicle(FuelCellWorks)
-Zhou receives $1.44 million DOE grant for hydrogen storage research(FuelCellWorks)
-Hydrogen Electric Racing Federation Postpones Launch(eems)
-SC Launch! Funds Hydrogen Fuel Cell Fork Lift Demonstration Project(FuelCellWorks)
-H-scooters hit the road(edie)
-Acer sceptical of laptop fuel cells(pcadvisor)
-Hy-Drive On the Move

MAY/03/07
-New Platinum Nanocrystals Boost Catalytic Activity(FuelCellWorks)
-Protonex Announces Additional Contract and Key Hire for Commercialization Program(FuelCellWorks)
-Millennium Cell Awarded Program to Develop Enhanced Fuel Cartridge Design for U.S. Air Force(FuelCellWorks)
-Acumentrics, Maker of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Power Systems Launches New Enhanced Website(FuelCellWorks)
-Girls and women engineers explore fuel cells
-FSEC to Host EnergyWhiz Olympics on Saturday, May 12(FuelCellWorks)

MAY/02/07
-VIASPACE Expands Focus on Energy Products Including New Opportunities in Clean Energy Sector(FuelCellWorks)
-Daimler Chrysler gearing up for its next hydrogen car(CNet)
-Micro fuel cells to hit mainstream in 2010(EE Times)
-Foster's scientists team up to generate clean energy from beer-making(AAP)
-A lot to like about fuel cell automobiles(Vancouver Sun)

MAY/01/07
-New York State’s First Lady Unveils Plan to Turn Governor's Mansion Into A "Green" Building-A fuel cell system will be used to power a back-up
generator, replacing an existing diesel generator(FuelCellWorks)

-U.S Army Research Office Provides $7.5m Funding To Develop Electromechanical Devices and High-Performance
Membranes Using Ionic Liquids(FuelCellWorks)
-HyRadix Acquired by Australia's Eden Energy(FuelCellWorks)
-High School Teams from Connecticut and West Virginia Win DOE’s National Science Bowl® Hydrogen Fuel Cell Model Car Challenge(FuelCellWorks)
-Bac2 basics with conductive filler-UK-based fuel cell materials firm Bac2 has reported an enhancement in conductivity for its patented ElectroPhen polymer
-Fuel Cell Energy Saves Money While Being Environmentally Friendly(nbc30)

-Fuel Cell Fire Truck(wrcbt)