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TUSTIN, Calif. – Jan. 29, 2008 – Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. (OTCBB: PFCE), a specialty component manufacturer for the fuel cell industry, said today that it is experiencing a surge in its mold-to-size programs, working with five customers on six projects that range from 50 watts to multi-kilowatt. "Our ability to offer mold-to-size components is significant and indicative of the industry moving forward," said George Suzuki,... Read More Tokyo, Jan 28, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Facing the urgent need to cut greenhouse gas emissions to stop global warming, Japanese automakers and energy suppliers are racing to speed the development of hydrogen-powered vehicles.
Honda Motor Co. <7267> is planning to start leasing advanced hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles in Japan and the United States before the end of this year. The automaker is able to start mass-producing fuel cell vehicles within 10 years, says President Takeo... Read More Ballard Shareholders Approve Sale of Automotive Fuel Cell Assets; Will Enable Company to Concentrate on Commercial MarketsVANCOUVER, CANADA, Jan 25, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD)(NASDAQ: BLDP) announced that shareholders have approved the previously announced transaction to sell the company's automotive fuel cell assets to Daimler AG and Ford Motor Company. Of the shares voted, 97.8% were in favor, giving overwhelming support to the... Read More LAS VEGAS – Cadillac unveils a new vision for the future of luxury transportation with the innovative Provoq fuel cell concept – a hydrogen fuel cell crossover vehicle that continues GM’s commitment to displace petroleum through advanced technology.
The Cadillac Provoq fuel cell concept is the latest example of GM’s groundbreaking E-Flex propulsion system, combining the new fifth-generation fuel cell system and a lithium-ion battery to produce an electrically driven... Read More VALENCIA, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/25/08 -- H2scan Corporation today announced that the company will be presenting at the 22nd Annual IFPAC Conference (www.ifpac.com) which will be held in Baltimore, Maryland, January 27-30, 2008. IFPAC is the leading conference in process analysis and technology. Prabhu Soundarrajan will present on the topic of "On-Line real time Hydrogen Specific Sensors for Process Monitoring." The presentation will provide an overview of H2scan's technology... Read More REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - At first glance, the red ship hardly looks like a herald of the future. Even its owner admits the hull needs a coat of paint and the interior some spit and polish. But in a few weeks, the Elding -- Icelandic for "Lightning" -- will be transformed into the world's first hydrogen-equipped commercial vessel, the latest sign that Iceland is pushing hard to become the first nation to break free from the constraints of fossil fuel. Come April, visitors... Read More WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the 20 university-led teams selected to compete in the Department's fourth Solar Decathlon, which will be held on the National Mall in Washington, DC, in the fall of 2009. This year’s teams have been selected from universities in the United States, Canada, and Germany and each team will receive $100,000 from DOE to uniquely design, build and operate an energy efficient, fully solar-powered home for... Read More IdaTech plc ('IdaTech' or the 'Company') (AIM IDA.L), a global leader in the development and manufacturing of clean and reliable PEM fuel cell products for critical backup power markets, today provides a pre-close update. The Company will announce its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2007 on 19 March 2008.
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IdaTech experienced a considerable increase in demand during 2007 for its proprietary reformer-based systems, with the mix of systems... Read More IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of a 25% equity stake in ASOLA Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH ("ASOLA"), a leading German solar energy technology company that develops and manufactures high quality and high-efficiency photovoltaic modules for a number of innovative applications, including commercial, residential and automotive. Based on existing... Read More The Department of Energy (DOE) issued a solicitation for applied research and development projects addressing viable hydrogen storage technologies for on-board vehicular applications to complement the existing National Hydrogen Storage Project portfolio. Projects may support existing DOE Hydrogen Storage Centers of Excellence or may be independent R&D projects. The total funding available for all new awards is $6 million. Additional information for industry, academia, and other interested... Read More The government of Abu Dhabi has announced a $15bn (£7.5bn) initiative to develop clean energy technologies. Green city planned for the desert. The Gulf state describes the five-year initiative as "the most ambitious sustainability project ever launched by a government". Components will include the world's largest hydrogen power plant. The government has also announced plans for a "sustainable city", housing about 50,000 people, that will produce no... Read More Hydrogen Energy, a joint venture of BP and Rio Tinto, is in talks to build what would be the world's first hydrogen power plant in the United Arab Emirates. The $2bn (£1bn) project, which is being studied by the BP–Rio venture and Abu Dhabi Future Energy, the Government-owned alternative energy company, is seen as a possible answer to the emirate's rapidly rising energy needs. Demand for oil and gas in the Middle East has... Read More Fuel Cell System Continues Operation During Power Outage in Cuyahoga Valley National Park An Acumentrics Corporation fuel cell system kept the Cuyahoga Valley National Park’s environmental education center powered during a 26-hour power outage that resulted from a grid failure last week. The fuel cell system, based on Acumentrics’ tubular solid oxide cells (SOFCs), is the second Acumentrics system installed at the park. It was delivered to the facility last September in order... Read More
Voller Energy has released further technical data from the engineering trials carried out on their prototype Emerald fuel cell during the 2007 annual transatlantic yacht race, the ARC Rally. An accelerometer (measuring acceleration in G units) was carried onboard Voller Energy’s Emerald yacht over the 3,000 nautical mile passage from Lisbon via Gran Canaria to St Lucia in order to collect a range of data for analysis in the UK-based Voller Energy laboratory. Data across a range of... Read More Money to be Used for Plant Expansion, Workforce Expansion and Extension of Facility Lease DANBURY, Conn., Jan 16, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCEL), a leading manufacturer of high efficiency, ultra-clean power plants for commercial, industrial, municipal and utility customers, today announced that it has received a $4 million loan from the state of Connecticut. The loan is part of the company's $10 million project to expand FuelCell... Read More CLEVELAND and SEOUL, Korea, Jan. 15, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- HydroGen Corporation (Nasdaq:HYDG) and Samsung Corporation announced today that they have entered into a series of strategic cooperation agreements. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=4607 With the intent to establish a broad scope of cooperation, the companies have entered into a Master Cooperation Agreement, an Exclusive Distribution and Marketing Agreement... Read More VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jan 15, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD)(NASDAQ: BLDP) today announced it has signed a two-year supply agreement with Danish system integrator H2 Logic A/S, to supply fuel cells for products developed for the materials handling market. "This agreement with H2 Logic is evidence of the growing interest in fuel cell-powered forklift solutions," said Mike Rosenberg, Ballard's Director, Materials Handling.... Read More
Hydrogenics Receives Orders for Seven Fuel Cell Power Modules from Airbus Deutschland and the German Aerospace Center Testing and validation of fuel cells to provide auxiliary power and water onboard passenger aircraft. MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA -- Jan 15, 2008 -- Hydrogenics Corporation (Toronto:HYG.TO)(NasdaqGM:HYGS), a leading designer and manufacturer of hydrogen and fuel cell systems, announced today that it has received orders for a total of seven Hydrogenics 12 kW HyPM™ fuel... Read More PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VSPC - News), a company commercializing proven technologies from NASA and the US Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions, is executing its expanded energy-based product strategy within the $55 billion clean energy sector. VIASPACE established the VIASPACE Energy business unit to accelerate the growth of its fuel cell humidity sensor product line and to pursue new opportunities identified... Read More Ceres Power and British Gas enter development, supply and distribution agreement for UK residential CHP. Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell group, today announces that it has signed a major new agreement with Centrica (trading as British Gas) including a funded trialling programme and a volume forward order for residential combined heat and power products (‘CHP’). In addition, and subject to the approval of Ceres Power shareholders, Centrica will subscribe for new shares representing... Read More An $8.7 million hydrogen technology investment fund the state was supposed to start months ago has been held up by a dispute over who should manage the project. The fund was created by lawmakers in 2006 to help finance companies working to develop clean-burning hydrogen fuel from renewable resources such as wind and water. In early August, the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism selected H2 Energy to run the program. However, H2 Energy was the lowest-ranking choice of... Read More |