VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Apr 18, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD)(NASDAQ: BLDP) today announced it has signed a supply agreement with German systems integrator Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG, under which Ballard will supply Mark1020 ACS(TM) air-cooled fuel cell products for integration by Heliocentris into demonstration and teaching systems for sale to educational institutions as well as for specialized commercial and industrial use.

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By John Addison. “One of the most serious business issues currently facing General Motors is our product’s near total dependence on petroleum as a source of energy. To address this issue, we have been implementing a strategy to displace petroleum through energy diversity and efficiency,” explained Dr. Larry Burns, Vice-President of Research and Development for General Motors, during his keynote speech on April 2 at the National Hydrogen Association (NHA) Conference.

When... 
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South Windsor, CT - UTC Power fuel cells, which generate all of the Space Shuttle's electrical power, surpassed 100,000 hours of flight operation during the recently completed STS-123 mission by the Orbiter Endeavour. UTC Power is a United Technologies Corp. company and produces and maintains the Space Shuttle fuel cells under contract to United Space Alliance, NASA's prime Shuttle contractor.

Every U.S. manned space mission during the past four decades has used fuel cell power... 
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - April 14, 2008) - QuestAir Technologies Inc. ("QuestAir" or "The Company") (TSX:QAR)(AIM:QAR) announced today that testing of the prototype H-6200 hydrogen purifier at an ExxonMobil affiliate refinery in France was successfully completed in March. The H-6200 hydrogen purifier has been operating under test since late October 2007 and has performed well under a range of conditions. The unit has now been placed in commercial use.... 
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PASADENA, Calif. and SINGAPORE, April 14 -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VSPC), announced today that Dr. Carl Kukkonen, CEO of both VIASPACE and its subsidiary Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation (DMFCC), presented an invited paper at the Fuel Cell Technologies and Innovations 2008 Conference to be held at Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore on April 14, 2008. The conference brought together company executives, government officials and policy makers, scientists and engineers, and academicians... 
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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The US Fuel Cell Council applauded today’s Senate decision to extend investment tax credits for fuel cells and urged Congressional leaders in both chambers and the President to agree on final language as quickly as possible.

“Our industry is extremely grateful for the incentives we have in place today. They have been critical to expanding the use of clean energy... 
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Fuel cell technology is often associated with cars, specifically the next generation of automobiles that won't run on gasoline, juice from a wall socket or any combination of the two. Instead, fuel cell cars will run on highly efficient hydrogen and put out next to nothing in the way of emissions.

Making that a reality won't be easy, though. Getting the whole world to switch to an entirely new fuel system for transportation is an enormous undertaking. Getting people to consider... 
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Telecom industry veteran brings extensive experience in product and market development and growing revenues

LATHAM, N.Y. – April 7th, 2008 – Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), announced today that Andy Marsh has been appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective April 8, 2008. Mr. Marsh will replace current Plug Power CEO, Roger Saillant, who will retire on April 7, 2008, as previously announced.

Mr. Marsh, 52, brings 25 years of... 
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QuantumSphere, Inc., a leading manufacturer of nano metals and alloys for applications in renewable energy, portable power, defense, electronics and other markets demanding advanced materials, today announced that it awarded a grant to Professor Elias Stefanakos and postdoctoral student Sesha Srinivasan of the University of South Florida (USF) to conduct research in the use of nanomaterials in the advancement of hydrogen storage for fuel cell and transportation applications. This marks... 
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For years, companies have promised that methanol fuel cells for powering cell phones and other gadgets are just around the corner. Now MTI Micro says it's finally true.

The fuel cell maker says it completed a number of working prototypes last year and will spend 2008 tooling up a factory to mass-produce fuel cells. Then in 2009, the first ones will appear, CEO Peng Lim said in an interview last week.

 In 2006, Lim initiated a company reorganization to make sure MTI Micro could... 
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Lim, CEO of Albany-based MTI (Nasdaq: MKTY), has been a leading executive at Zenith, Fulitsu and Palm -- all early movers in the mobile technology space. Today, Lim is working to make such devices permanently mobile, by removing the last cord-in-the-wall: battery and device chargers.

In the early 1980s, Lim worked with Zenith Data Systems to create the first portable computer. "No one thought they would do well because portable computers were very expensive at the time and had a short... 
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By the end of this year, fuel-cell membrane specialist, Polyfuel, expects to have completed a reference design for fuel cells which will, believes the company, accelerate the time to market for fuel cells for laptops.

"We expect to have achieved the reference design and a prototype by the end of the year", Jim Balcom, CEO of Polyfuel, told Electronics Weekly at the Globalpress Summit Conference yesterday. "We think it will then take about twelve months to go from prototype... 
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California's Hydrogen Highway is behind schedule, and last week the state Air Resources Board relaxed the state's 2014 quota for hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.

Will we ever see a mass-produced, zero-emission car that runs on hydrogen?

At the annual meeting of the National Hydrogen Association in Sacramento on Wednesday, automakers said yes – but only if the network of hydrogen filling stations expands. And for that, they said, they need help from oil companies and the government.... 
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Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG, a leading system integrator for fuel cells, today announced the delivery of a 32 kW fuel cell system for operation in a hybrid midi-bus owned by the city of Barth in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.

Heliocentris designed and built this 32 kW bus integration unit based on two 16 kW fuel cell units from Hydrogenics. It is used in a midi-bus, a small public transport bus for up to 22 people or tourists. The aim of the pilot project in the city of Barth is to construct... 
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Ohio Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program Awards Company $1 Million Grant

LIVERMORE, Calif., April 1, 2008 – UltraCell Corporation, a leading producer of reformed methanol fuel cells (RMFCs) for mobile power applications, today announced it will begin refining manufacturing of its XX25™ portable fuel cell by automating portions of its assembly line in Dayton, Ohio. The company will use a $1 million grant awarded by the Ohio Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program to expand robotic assembly... 
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PASADENA, CA -March 26, 2008-- VIASPACE Inc. (OTCBB: VSPC), announced today that its Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation (DMFCC) division has successfully delivered sample methanol fuel cell cartridges and interface valves to Samsung SDI. The DMFCC cartridges and valves have been integrated with Samsung SDI fuel cells in a portable electronics application.

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd., a world leading Samsung subsidiary company, produces plasma and liquid crystal displays, rechargeable lithium-based... 
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SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn., March 27, 2008 – UTC Power fuel cells, which generate all of the Space Shuttle’s electrical power, surpassed 100,000 hours of flight operation during the recently completed STS-123 mission by the Orbiter Endeavour. UTC Power is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company and produces and maintains the Space Shuttle fuel cells under contract to United Space Alliance, NASA’s prime Shuttle contractor.

Every U.S. manned space mission during the... 
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Company Receives $525,140 for Improved Fuel Cell Power Plant Efficiency Using Cogeneration

CLEVELAND, March 27, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- HydroGen Corporation (Nasdaq:HYDG), a designer and manufacturer of multi-megawatt air-cooled phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC) systems, today announced that it had received a grant of $525,140 for Improved Fuel Cell Power Plant Efficiency Using Cogeneration. The funds were awarded through the Ohio Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program in the category of Market... 
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Mar 27, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD)(NASDAQ: BLDP), an industry leader in fuel cell products and IdaTech plc, a global leader in fuel processors and fully integrated fuel cell system solutions, today announced they have signed a three-year supply agreement under which Ballard will provide its Mark1020 ACS(TM) fuel cell product for integration into IdaTech's next generation 250 watt iGen(TM) power supply.

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Oorja Protonics—the California company that announced its presence in the fuel cell market last week—has officially launched it first commercial product, the OorjaPac.

The OorjaPac is an onboard battery charging system for lift trucks, pallet jacks and other materials handling equipment. It fits into a lift truck’s existing battery compartment alongside a traditional lead-acid battery and continuously charges the battery as the vehicle operates.

According to... 
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