Archives-FuelCellWorks- October 2007

OCTOBER / 2007 / ARCHIVE

OCT/31/07
-Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Emona-Emona Instruments has been appointed the Australian distributor for Heliocentris(FuelCellWorks)
-New SMUD solar array to support hydrogen vehicles(FuelCellWorks)

-Shell Selects Ilika for Joint Development Project in Hydrogen Storage(FuelCellWorks)
-QuestAir announces start-up of refinery hydrogen purifier(FuelCellWorks)
-Toyota to make ‘major’ announcement on fuel cell development at LA Auto Show(Auto Industry)
-Hydrogen fuel may prevent looming energy crisis(Pravda)

OCT/30/07
-U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Army and Chevron Technology Ventures to Test Hydrogen Fueling Technologies in Cold-Weather Military Applications(FuelCellWorks)
-Hydra Fuel Cell Corp. Installs North America's First Residential Hydrogen Fuel Cell System(FuelCellWorks)
-ISSYS & Oorja Protonics Start Partnership for Advanced Fuel Cells(FuelCellWorks)
-New appointment at Intelligent Energy sees company move to next level(FuelCellWorks)
-NY drivers testing GM hydrogen fuel-cell cars(newsday)
-Hydrogen drives the Hill(canada.com)
-Financial Environment: Nuclear down, but hydrogen on the rise(FinanceWeek)
-Fuel cells doubly ethical, says Allchurches(citywire)

OCT/29/07
-UltraCell(R) Selected to Develop Portable Fuel Cell for the UK MoD Portable Power Systems Program(FuelCellWorks)
-Technological milestone achievement signals completion of phase one of AKZO Nobel agreement(FuelCellWorks)
-Ceramic Fuel Cells completes commissioning of UK plant(FuelCellWorks)

-GM Launches Strategy to Support China with Energy, Environmental Challenges(FuelCellWorks)
-Pam Portwood Accepts Post as Executive Director of the New Florida Hydrogen Initiative
-Shanghai-City to get high-tech bus travel next year(Shanghai Daily)
-CFO says Plug Power must broaden platform to make Wal-Mart a bigger client(Forbes)
-GM's Fuel-Cell Hedge-General Motors is investing in fuel cells, but major obstacles suggest that other alternative-energy
technologies have a better chance of success(BusinessWeek)
-Fuel-cell partnerships suggested for Manchester(Journal Inquirer)
-Hybrid car of the future(Adelaide Now)
-Japan govt, steelmakers to develop hydrogen-powered blast furnace - report(Forbes)

OCT/28/07
-Hydrogen Shuttle Arrives(Palo Alto Daily News)
-Fuel cells drive into the future(Times)
-Hydrogen for the future(Durham News)

OCT/27/07
-Hydrogen fuel cell car stops at University of Northwestern Ohio(Lima News)

-Plug Into Hydrogen Fuel Cells (PLUG)(Trading Markets)

OCT/26/07
-Microbes Plus Sugars Equals Hydrogen Fuel?FuelCellWorks)

-Neah Power Becomes Member of General Dynamics EDGE™ Innovation NetworkFuelCellWorks)
-Versailles firm to make fuel-cell electrodes(Pittsburg Tribune)
-Hydrogen future not just hot air(Financial Post)

OCT/25/07
-Mazda to supply 30 cars for Norway's national 'hydrogen highway'
-NedStack congratulates Hytruck on Innovation Award(FuelCellWorks)
-Manhattan Scientifics Acquires 43 Million MHTX Common Shares from Lancer Fund Trustee(FuelCellWorks)
-Honda to Debut Next Generation Fuel Cell Vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show(FuelCellWorks)
-MTI MicroFuel Cells Announces Collaboration With Korean Partner(FuelCellWorks)
-PSFK Drives a Hydrogen Chevrolet Equinox(PSFK)
-Fuel cells go to waste(cleantech)
-Ontario wins praise for use of hydrogen cars(Inland Daily Bulletin)

OCT/24/07
-Genesis FuelTech Awarded Second Department of Energy Research Grant(FuelCellWorks)
-Wärtsilä Fuel Cell Prototype Starts Operation(FuelCellWorks)

-Voller Energy AGM Updates(FuelCellWorks)
-MTI Micro Expands Business Development Efforts in Asia(FuelCellWorks)
-Mr. John Trocciola and Dr. Subhash Singhal Recieve the 2007 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition Award(FuelCellWorks)

-Millennium Cell Receives Six Month Extension from Nasdaq(FuelCellWorks)
-Ethanoil Creates Fuel Cell Subsidiary(FuelCellWorks)
-DOE Issues Hydrogen Education Development Funding Opportunity(FuelCellWorks)
-Boeing Tests HALE Hydrogen Propulsion System Using Ford-Developed Engine(FuelCellWorks)
-Ceres gets significant interest since demo(Reuters)
-Hydrogen fuel cells and no schools; Bay Haven students build a better city(The News Herald)

OCT/23/07
-Honda sees future for fuel-cell cars-"I would say there's no future for the auto industry without fuel cell cars," Takeo Fukui, the president of Japan's
second-largest automaker, said at a conference in Tokyo on the auto industry.
-Acumentrics & MTS Demonstrate Wall Mounted Residential Fuel Cell Heat & Power System(FuelCellWorks)
-General Motors And White Plains Partner To Highlight Fuel Cell Technology(FuelCellWorks)
-Roger Saillant, Plug Power President and CEO, to Retire Effective April 7, 2008(FuelCellWorks)
-Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in Europe: Strategic Snapshot(FuelCellWorks)
-Can hydrogen save the Rotary engine?(MotorTrend Magazine)

OCT/22/07
-Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition Major Participant in 2007 Clean Energy Conference-Governor Deval Patrick to Speak on Energy Industry Growth(FuelCellWorks)
-Intelligent Energy and Suzuki to exhibit new fuel cell motorcycle at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show(FuelCellWorks)

-Plug Power Receives Fuel Cell Order From National Retailer(FuelCellWorks)
-Quantum Receives Order for Hydrogen Hybrid Vehicles for U.S. Army(FuelCellWorks)
-Ballard Power Systems Orders VIASENSOR HS-1000 Humidity Sensor From VIASPACE Energy(FuelCellWorks)
-Fuel cells could power rail(Mass High Tech)
-Laptop-Users Rejoice: FAA to Allow Fuel Cells on Flights(LiveScience.com)
-Hydrogen's role in a nuclear renaissance(Toronto Star)
-UPDATE: Analysts say Plug Power's Wal-Mart order doesn't guarantee profit(Hemscott)

OCT/21/07
-New fuel to avoid energy doomsday(Daily Herald)
-All aboard the GOhydrogen express(Toronto Star)

OCT/20/07
-Fossil fuels kill off hydrogen plans(FuelCellWorks)
-GM to lend SUVs to prove hydrogen fuel holds water(LA Times)

OCT/19/07
-Dynetek Delivers 450 bar Hydrogen Bulk Transport System(FuelCellWorks)
-Millennium Cell and Horizon Fuel Cell Sign Letter of Intent(FuelCellWorks)
-Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has initiated the development of fuel cell for power generation,
the first of its kind in Korea(construction news)
-Parliament Hill takes a drive on the environmental side(CanWest)

OCT/18/07
-Tracy Lyons Mercury Rising Tour to Feature Hydrogen Fuel Cell(FuelCellWorks)
-First Analysis of the Water Requirements of a Hydrogen Economy(PhysOrg.com)
-ECOtality's Fuel Cell Store Announces Winners of 2007 International Youth Fuel Cell Competition (IYFCC)(FuelCellWorks)
-Grove is new UK distributor of EFOY fuel cells by SFC Smart Fuel Cells(FuelCellWorks)
-Irvine couple first to test GM green car(ocregister)

OCT/17/07
-Chevrolet Launches World's Largest Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Fleet(FuelCellWorks)

-Get Ready for Water-Powered Micro-Fuel Cell Phones(FuelCellWorks)

-HydroGen Corporation Receives $500,000 Grant From the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority to
Support Clean-Up of Coke Oven Gas for Fuel Cell Operations(FuelCellWorks)
-Nanosys and Sharp Expand Collaboration on Nanotechnology-Enabled Fuel Cells(FuelCellWorks)
-NanoDynamics Energy, Inc. Goes “Off-the-Grid” at Fuel Cell Seminar 2007(FuelCellWorks)
-VIASPACE Energy/Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation Exhibit at Fuel Cell Seminar 2007 in San Antonio(FuelCellWorks)
-First impressions: Hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered Chevrolet Equinox(About.com)

OCT/16/07
-Sandia sensor follows unusual tech transfer path-H2scan commercializes hydrogen sensor with broad industrial appeal(FuelCellWorks)

-POSCO Eyes US$436 Mln in Sales of Fuel Cells From 2012(Asia Pulse)
-HydroGen Corporation Receives $230,000 Grant From the Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center to Support
Advanced Fuel Cell Catalyst Developmen t(FuelCellWorks)
-Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center Announces Funding for Fuel Cell Company(FuelCellWorks)
-The USC Columbia Fuel Cell Collaborative launches Phase II of The Greater Columbia Fuel Cell Challenge(FuelCellWorks)
-ECOtality, Inc. to Participate in Arizona Public Service and Department of Energy Advanced Hydrogasification Project(FuelCellWorks)
-Middletown, Connecticut, Selects UTC Power Fuel Cell to Provide Electricity and Heat for New High School Building(FuelCellWorks)
-Harvard University Research Team Receives Funding From Allied Minds to Commercialize Novel Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology(FuelCellWorks)
-Ethanoil Provides Fuel Cell Update(FuelCellWorks)
-Ballard Signs Supply Agreement With Voller for Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power Units(FuelCellWorks)
-Medis Technologies Receives Order from General Dynamics to Develop Fuel Cell Product for US DoD Wearable
Power Source Competition(FuelCellWorks)

OCT/15/07
-POSCO starts work on $131 mln fuel cell plant(Reuters)
-Acta Debuts Ammonia Electrolyser At Europe’s Leading Fuel Cell Exhibition(FuelCellWorks)

-The European Hydrogen Association welcomes the proposal of the European Commission for a joint
undertaking for fuel cells and Hydrogen(FuelCellWorks)
-Unique High-Pressure Hydrogen Testing Facility Launched(FuelCellWorks)

-Entegris Introduces Redesigned Fuel Cell Web Resource and New Products at 2007 Fuel Cell Seminar(FuelCellWorks)
-DMFCC Signs Teaming Agreement With ANTIG of Taiwan for Joint Development of Fuel Cell Products(FuelCellWorks)
-Hydrogen storage goal in sight(Eureka)

OCT/14/07
-Environment Minister Baird Opens Ottawa's First Hydrogen Fuelling Station(FuelCellWorks)
-Air Liquide Canada Unveils Initial Hydrogen Fueling Station(FuelCellWorks)
-Hydrogen technology R&D spurred by demand for clean energy(Engineering News)
-Composites Help Fuel-Cell Vehicles Set New Speed Records(Composites World)

OCT/13/07
-Russian stake in firm grows-Additional Plug Power shares bought by Smart Hydrogen over the past two weeks(Times Union)
-RASIRC race Metal Removal Efficiency of a RainMaker(TM) Humidifier, to be Presented at San Antonio Fuel Cell Exhibition(FuelCellWorks)
-Turk to develop hydrogen energy(Trend News Agency)

OCT/12/07
-KNME’s Science Café to Feature Fuel Cells and New Mexico: What Does the Future Hold?(FuelCellWorks)
-Canada-Minister Baird to Open Ottawa's First Hydrogen Fuelling Station(FuelCellWorks)
-FuelCon-Multi-channel impedance analysis for fuel cells(FuelCellWorks)
-Pacific Fuel Cell to Exhibit at 2007 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition(FuelCellWorks)
-ECOtality's Fuel Cell Store to Sponsor 2nd Annual International Youth Fuel Cell Competition(FuelCellWorks)
-John Drewery Joins Neah Power Technology Advisory Board(FuelCellWorks)
-Coming soon: a hydrogen highway?(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

OCT/11/07
-Bac2 heads for US market at Texas Fuel Cell Trade Show(FuelCellWorks)

-AirGen Corporation Develops Electrolytic Hydrogen Production from Water at 1Volt(FuelCellWorks)
-Acumentrics Receives Phase II Funding to Raise Fuel Cell Efficiency(FuelCellWorks)
-Sol-gel inks produce complex shapes with nanoscale features(FuelCellWorks)

-State Hot For Fuel Cells Despite Rail Report(Hartford Courant)
-Obama: 'Hydrogen holds promise' as energy source(Herald-Journal)

OCT/10/07
-Voller Energy and Ken Freivokh collaborate on fuel cell powered yacht design(BYM News)
-Lighter than air-Lighter and more powerful, fuel cells are poised to replace device batteries in the military(GCN)
-EU hydrogen car plan just hot air?(siliconrepublic.com)
-EU eases hurdles for hydrogen cars(Reuters)
-The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative(FuelCellWorks)
-Governor Rell Receives Study on Fuel Cell TechnologyFor New Haven Line Train System(FuelCellWorks)
-New Haven Line to consider fuel-cell technology(Stanford Advocate)
-Grant will allow Center to acquire hydrogen-fueled vehicle for research(Aiken Standard)
-Portable Fuel Cells Win the Day with Greater Efficiency and Lower Costs(FuelCellWorks)

OCT/09/07
-Exide Technologies Signs Agreement With Ballard Power Systems for Forklift Truck Power Solution(FuelCellWorks)
-Ansaldo Fuel Cells Signs Agreement in the Energy Sector with L-3 Communications Combat Propulsion Systems(FuelCellWorks)
-Finmeccanica's Ansaldo Fuel Cells in cooperation pact with L-3 Communications(AFX News)
-An Inconvenient Truth Director-Producer Davis Guggenheim Set to Drive BMW Hydrogen 7(FuelCellWorks)

-Ohio Demonstrates World's First in Fuel Cell Systems Technology(FuelCellWorks)
-Engineers unveil long range, fuel cell-powered UAV(KOIS)

-Doosan Heavy Tapped for Gov't Fuel Cell Project(chosun.com)
-Malaysian group invests in fuel cell production in Portugal(macauhub)
-Study: Cow-Powered Fuel Cells Grow Smaller, Mightier

OCT/08/07
-Opening of the second Hydrogen-station in Mantova(FuelCellWorks)

-Cobalt 233 ZET – Zero Emission Technology for Runabouts on Lake Constance(FuelCellWorks)

-IMB scientists developing clean energy systems from micro-algae(FuelCellWorks)

-New Haldor Topsøe Representative Office in the Middle East(FuelCellWorks)
-Medis Technologies Requests Information from SEC and DTC(FuelCellWorks)
-Hydrogen Economy: Hype or Potential Reality?(FuelCellWorks)

OCT/07/07
-Plug keeps eye on Russian split(Times Union)

OCT/06/07
-Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence Pre-Solicitation Meeting(FuelCellWorks)
-District drops hydrogen-fueling plan

OCT/05/07
-VIDEO: Toyota Unveils Fuel Cell Hybrid

-Millennium Cell and Horizon Fuel Cell Demonstrate Fuel Cell Power System at CEATEC Japan(FuelCellWorks)
-Voller Energy-Response to Speculation(FuelCellWorks)
-ECOtality's Fuel Cell Store to Be Online Distributor for the Medis 24/7 Power Pack(FuelCellWorks)
-Medis Technologies files for $35 million shelf(Reuters)

OCT/04/07
-Buckeye Bullet 2 Surpasses 200 mph(FuelCellWorks)

-Hydrogenics Awarded PEM Fuel Cell Module Order by Naval Surface Warfare Center(FuelCellWorks)
-Haldor Topsøe receives the Grove Medal-Haldor Topsøe’s fuel cell development efforts are acknowledged internationally(FuelCellWorks)
-Millennium Cell Announces Key Initiatives(FuelCellWorks)
-IdaTech reports successful results from trial of ElectraGen fuel cell system
-Students design microbial fuel cell to charge cellphones

OCT/03/07
-Voller Energy Emerald Fuel Cell System Recommended as an Optional Extra in MCL Motorhomes New Tycho Model(FuelCellWorks)
-EnerFuel to Exhibit Portable Fuel Cell Camera at 2007 Fuel Cell Seminar and Exposition(FuelCellWorks)
-New method could advance development of hydrogen-fueled cars(FuelCellWorks)
-University of South Carolina, SC Launch! and Collexis Announce Alternative Energy Project to Create Global
Virtual Library for Hydrogen Fuel Research(FuelCellWorks)
-Olympic Yngling sailor Pippa Wilson to attend Voller Energy ARC entrant Emerald Yacht launch(FuelCellWorks)

OCT/02/07
-Acumentrics Ships Fuel Cell System to Produce Heat & Power from Landfill Biogas(FuelCellWorks)
-Placido Domingo Set to Drive BMW Hydrogen 7(FuelCellWorks)

-Polyfuel Awarded $2m in Funding From National Institute of Standards and Technology to Develop Ultra-Low Crossover Membrane(FuelCellWorks)
-Mazda Debuts New Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show(FuelCellWorks)

-Toshiba media player runs on fuel cell-Prototype promises 10 hours of 'battery' life-(FuelCellWorks)

-Nordic Collaborators to Demonstrate Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Technology(FuelCellWorks)
-VIASPACE CEO Presents at Batteries 2007 Congress(FuelCellWorks)
-Air Products' Mobile Fueler Technology Up to the Challenge in South Carolina(FuelCellWorks)
-Salem Middle science team gets mileage with fuel cell(The Cary News)

OCT/01/07
-Lamar University-A convergence of visions found in hydrogen coalition(FuelCellWorks)

-Huntsman to Develop New Resin for Fuel Cell Production(netcomposites)
-New Fuel Cell Electrode Uses 99% Less Platinum(Asia Pulse)
-UltraCell(R) Inks Distribution Agreement With Tatung System Technologies, Inc.(FuelCellWorks)
-Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited Granted European Patent for Fuel Cell Design(FuelCellWorks)
-Industry group setting the standard for fuel cells(Tech.co.uk)
-AudioStocks.com Exclusive Interview--American Hydrogen Corporation Demonstrates Ammonia-to-Hydrogen Technology
at 10th Groves Fuel Cell Forum in London(ARSC)
-Lubrication Oil Pollutes, Even In Hydrogen-fueled Vehicles(Tech.co.uk)