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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...
Read More TreadStone Technologies Introduces LiteCell Technology reduces manufacturing costs for automotive, portable and stationary markets PRINCETON, N.J., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- TreadStone Technologies, a leading innovator of pivotal technologies for the hydrogen economy, announced the availability of LiteCell Technology, an innovative design for lighter weight, high performance, low cost fuel cells. LiteCell, enables fuel cell manufacturers to use low cost metal fuel cell stacks that are 40-50%...
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In a matter of seconds, motorists fly past a set of sprawling buildings in West Sacramento where leading researchers from around the world are developing the future of automotive transportation. This Saturday, the gearheads are hoping to lure drivers to ease off the gas pedal and exit the Capital City Freeway at Harbor Boulevard for a visit to the California Fuel Cell Partnership. You're invited to test-drive one of its fuel-cell vehicles or simply take a tour. If you've never visited...
Read More A new type of membrane based on tiny iron particles appears to address one of the major limitations exhibited by current power-generating fuel cell technology. While there are many types of fuel cells, in general they generate electricity as the result of chemical reactions between an external fuel -- most commonly hydrogen -- and an agent that reacts with it. The membrane that separates the two parts of the cell and facilitates the reaction is a key factor in determining the efficiency...
Read More ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Some Florida amusement park visitors may enjoy space-themed roller-coasters, but the first vehicle they board at Orlando International Airport may be the most futuristic ride of their vacation. The airport is testing four Ford shuttle vans equipped with internal combustion engines modified to run on hydrogen instead of gasoline. "It's quiet, it doesn't shake like diesel, it doesn't have that diesel smell," said Rafael Sanchez, who has been...
Read More Berlin, Germany, Mar 19, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - Berlin - 19 March 2008. Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG, a leading fuel cell system integrator, announces that the company has been selected to be the technical partner for the Hy-Tech-Challenge.08 fuel cell competition.
Hy-Tech-Challenge.08 is a competition devoted entirely to the issue of hydrogen and fuel cells, and is under the patronage of Dr Annette Schavan, the German Education and Research Minister. Educational institutions and companies...
Read More The Hydrastax 5000, a hydrogen fuel cell system which is used to provide electricity for everyday homes, will be available commercially this autumn, it has been revealed.
So says Lexie Weaver, director of operations for American Hydrogen Corporation, the firm which collaborated with the producer of the fuel cell - Hydra Fuel Cell - to demonstrate the system at a house in Miami.
American Hydrogen, which like Hydra is owned by American Security Resources Corporation, is itself licensed to commercialise...
Read More Neah Power Publishes White Paper on Two Leading Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Designs and Their Commercialization Properties BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Neah Power Systems, Inc., (OTCBB: NPWS), a leading developer of fuel cells for military application and portable electronic devices, announced today that it has published a White Paper titled “Neah Power Extending Life to Portable Electronic Devices - Silicon-Based Direct Methanol Fuel Cells...
Read More Winner to be named at the NHA Annual Hydrogen Conference in Sacramento Washington, DC - March 17, 2008 - Today the Hydrogen Education Foundation announced five finalist teams for the 2007-2008 Hydrogen Student Design Contest: McMaster University, Missouri University of Science and Technology, University of Waterloo, and two teams from Wayne State University. The grand-prize winning team will be announced and present their design at the National Hydrogen Association's Annual...
Read More German Firm will Launch Hydrogen Hatch in 2015 
Bosses at Mercedes are committing the brand to a fuel cell future. Alongside a raft of other eco-friendly plans revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, they claimed that a hydrogen-powered model would be in dealerships within the next seven years.
Dr Dieter Zetsche, chairman of parent company Daimler, told us: “We will have a production vehicle with a fuel cell by 2015. This car will probably be a compact hatch, and I think 100,000...
Read More As gas prices have continued to climb, there has been an ever-broadening discussion of the steps that America must take to reduce its dependence on oil. Unfortunately, however, the general consensus seems to be that the situation is hopeless, the only real alternative to gas is pricey biofuels, and we should probably just throw in the towel. Consequently, it was with a happy heart that I recently read about a Whole Foods Market that is opening in Glastonbury, Connecticut. I'm not a...
Read More A joint venture has been launched by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) and Intelligent Energy to develop fuel cell based technology which can be used in Combined Heat and Power systems.
The new company titled IE CHP will be aiming to develop systems for the light industrial, commercial and residential markets.
SSE will initially invest £1 million in securing a 50 per cent share of IE CHP, but further funding will be provided by both partners as a series of mutually agreed milestones...
Read More Nine Hour Flight By Aerovironment's PUMA Is Three Times Longer Than With Battery EATONTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2008--Millennium Cell Inc. (NASDAQ: MCEL), a leading developer of hydrogen battery technology, today confirmed that its Hydrogen on Demand(R) technology provided the energy storage for a record-breaking nine hour flight of AeroVironment's (NASDAQ:AVAV - News) PUMA. The PUMA, a small unmanned air vehicle (UAV) was powered by Protonex...
Read More Company tops $16 million for revenue and achieves cash burn milestone. LATHAM, N.Y. – March 11, 2008 – Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a leader in providing clean, reliable on-site energy solutions, today provided a progress update and reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2007. Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2007 and year ended December 31, 2007, was $5.1 million and $16.3 million, respectively. This compares with revenue in the same periods...
Read More Acta SpA ("Acta"), the AIM-listed catalyst developer, today announces that it has entered into a Joint Collaboration Agreement (the "Agreement") with CMR Fuel Cells plc ("CMR") to accelerate the launch of Acta's fuel cell catalysts in portable electronics applications. Acta manufactures low cost catalysts for a wide range of markets, including portable power, hydrogen generation for renewable energy, and waste treatment. In the portable power...
Read More PASADENA, CA--March 5, 2008-- VIASPACE Inc. (OTCBB: VSPC) and its subsidiary Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation (DMFCC) exhibited its line of fuel cell and battery products, and met with Asian partners and customers at FC EXPO 2008, the world's largest fuel cell and hydrogen industry exhibition, which was held February 27-29 in Tokyo. VIASPACE's Vice President of Engineering and Director of Engineering and Operations also spent two weeks each visiting current and...
Read More VANCOUVER - Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLD) has signed a two-year agreement with a Danish company to supply fuel cells for products developed for the materials handling market, the company said Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal with H2 Logic A/S were not released. Under the deal, H2 Logic will integrate Ballards' fuel cells into hybrid systems for various materials handling vehicles including forklifts. "This is our first strategic relationship with a European system integrator...
Read More Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle Woodcliff, NJ, February 27, 2008 -- BMW today announced that highly respected film actor and renewable energy advocate Edward Norton is the latest person to receive keys to a BMW Hydrogen 7 - the first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan. The Golden Globe winner and two-time Academy Award nominee becomes the most recent member of the BMW Hydrogen 7 Pioneer Program, which gives industry leaders and prominent figures in entertainment, politics, business and more a BMW Hydrogen...
Read More Plans for a fuel-cell powered concept sports car has been revealed by luxury UK manufacturer Morgan.
 The Lifecar was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show this week and will showcase a number of environmentally-friendly technologies to a wider audience than might previously have encountered them.
The only tailpipe emission from the vehicle is water and the hydrogen cell is used to channel electricity to four super efficient electric motors.
The car is expected to be able to accelerate from 0-60mph...
Read More Berlin, Germany, Feb 29, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - Berlin - February 29, 2008. Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG, a leading system integrator for fuel cells, announces that Mr. Uwe Ahrens will leave the Supervisory Board effective February 29. Mr. Thomas Philippiak has been appointed the new member of the Supervisory Board. He will become Mr. Ahrens' successor on February 29. The confirmation of Mr. Philippiak shall be given at the next Annual General Meeting on July 10, 2008.
Mr. Philippiak,...
Read More POLYFUEL MEETS KEY MILESTONES ON ITS ROADMAP TO HELP KICKSTART COMMERCIAL MARKET FOR NOTEBOOK FUEL-CELL POWER SUPPLIES New Membrane plus MEA Breakthroughs Among Final Steps to Surpass Lithium-ion Performance; Demonstrable Prototype the Goal MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – FEBRUARY 28, 2008 – Delivering all-day runtime in a notebook PC is a Holy Grail for battery manufacturers, PC OEMs, and fuel cell developers. Today, portable fuel cell pioneer PolyFuel announced that it just completed...
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