| FuelCellStocks.Com Fuel Cell Vehicle News Hydrogenics Receives Order for Fuel Cell Hybrid MidiBus 7/27/06. Hydrogenics Corporation (TSX:HYG) (NASDAQ:HYGS) has received a $460,000 order for a Fuel Cell Hybrid MidiBus from Rheinbahn Rheinische Bahngesellschaft AG, the public transit authority of the greater metropolitan Dusseldorf area in Germany. (more) Chinese automobiles are on way, with fuel cells planned to follow 7/23/06. Malcolm Bricklin, head of Visionary Vehicles in New York, revealed his partnership with a major East Coast dealership chain to begin U S distribution of cars manufactured by China's Chery Automobile Co. in late 2007. Mid size luxury sedans priced like economy cars will be sold in Arlington, Va., through a retail network set up by Rothrock Motor Sales of Allentown, Pa. (more) Hy-Drive rolls out conditional purchase program 7/20/06. Hy-Drive Technologies (TSX: HGS) has announced it has placed its G2 hydrogen generating system in 37 truck fleets through its conditional purchase program. The systems generate and inject hydrogen gas into the engine, enhancing the combustion process by allowing fuel to burn more efficiently and completely, the company says. It claims users realize improved fuel mileage and reduced emissions. (more) Ceramic high-temperature fuel cells will soon be a mass market 7/25. Professor Alexander Michaelis of the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Dresden claims ceramic fuel cells are ideal for vehicles and as stationary applications or in agriculture for generating energy from biogas. Compared with the polymers used in low-temperature fuel cells, these ceramic cells have a distinct advantage: apart from pure hydrogen, they can use methane, gasoline, diesel, natural gas or biogas as fuel. (more) Water Powered Cars 7/27/06. Experts at the University of Minnesota and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have found that water reacting with boron produces hydrogen. The researchers say a car carrying just 18kg of boron and 45 litres of water can produce as much energy as a 40-litre tank of conventional fuel. A prototype is planned by 2009. Modine's idle-off system could help reduce waste 7/18/06. Modine Manufacturing Co. announced a new fuel cell product Monday that it said will reduce emissions into the air and cut costs for over-the-road truck drivers. Modine said the new idle reduction system, or idle-off, incorporates high-efficiency, zero-emissions fuel cells with atmospheric carbon-dioxide as the refrigerant. (more) Hyundai Expands Fuel Cell Fleet 7/11. The South Korean automaker is currently testing 32 fuel cell vehicles in Korea and the United States and now expects to add onto that number with the help of a mobile hydrogen refueling station developed by Linde. (more) Hydrogenics Receives Order for HyPM'R' Fuel Cell Power Pack from Japan 7/24. Hydrogenics Corporation (TSX: HYG)(NASDAQ: HYGS), designer and manufacturer of hydrogen and fuel cell systems, has received an order for a HyPM® Fuel Cell Power Pack to be integrated into a Japanese OEM's forklift, with delivery scheduled for late in 2006. This is the third material handling OEM to trial a Hydrogenics FCPP in their forklift truck platform as a replacement for existing battery technology. (more) Enova partners with IC Corp. on hybrid school bus 7/11. Enova (OTCBB: ENOV) joined with school bus maker IC Corp. to exhibit the nation's first hybrid school bus Monday at the Albany, N.Y., Marriott Hotel. The bus, which will be tested by the Shenendahowa Central School District in Saratoga County, employs an electric motor, which is charged by the buses' diesel engine, to help the bus accelerate to cruising speed, and decelerate. (more) Toy Hydrogren Cars Debuting on Market this Week 7/23/06. A Chinese technology company will begin selling hydrogen cars this week, just on a smaller scale. The toy cars are considered one of the first steps in producing the technology in life-size vehicles. Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies says the toys will even come with their own miniature solar-powered refueling station. (more) Volvo Devleping Fuel Cell Technology 7/23/06. Volvo has reached an advanced stage in developing hydrogen-based fuel cell technology as an alternative fuel, a company official said. The new technology "would go a long way in revolutionising the global search for alternative fuel". (more) Honda Celebrates Anniversary of World's First Individual Retail Fuel Cell Vehicle Customer 7/10/06. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., celebrated the one-year anniversary of the world''s first lease of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicle to an individual retail customer. The anniversary marks the halfway point of a successful leasing partnership between American Honda and the Los Angeles-based Spallino family. (more) Regular Hydrogen Bus Service Begins in Japan 7/20/06. The world's first bus service using a regular hydrogen fuel cell will begin on Saturday at a Japanese airport. A 65-seat bus, manufactured by Toyota and Hino, will transport passengers to and from the Central Japan International Airport (Centrair) near the city of Nagoya in southern Japan, according to sources at Toyota. (more) UTC Power to Design Fuel Cell for Spanish Submarine 7/19/06. UTC Power, a United Technologies (NYSE: UTX) company, will design and develop a 300 kW proton exchange membrane fuel cell power module for the Spanish shipbuilder NAVANTIA, S.A. for use in the Spanish Navy's S-80 submarine. (more) ITM Power to Develop Electrolyser Refuelling System With The University of Hertfordshire 7/5/06. ITM Power has a joint program with the University of Hertfordshire to develop a hydrogen refueling system for internal combustion vehicles. The aim of the program is to improve emissions. The system will be designed to refuel vehicles at home or work. It will investigate the conversion of existing petrol fueled generators to run on hydrogen. And it will investigate how the addition of hydrogen to diesel combustion can either reduce fuel consumption and pollutants and provide the necessary on-board hydrogen generator system for diesel engines. Hydrogenics Receives Contracts From Linde 7/19/06. Hydrogenics Corporation (TSX: HYG) (NASDAQ: HYGS) has received orders for four HyPM® Fuel Cell Power Packs for STILL International, a wholly-owned company of Linde AG, the market leader in Europe for electric forklifts. Two Fuel Cell Power Packs will be integrated into STILL Class 1 forklifts, used extensively throughout the automotive industry in North America. The remaining modules will be integrated into two airport tow tractor vehicles to be deployed at the Hamburg Airport in Germany. All four FCPPs are scheduled for delivery in 2006. (more) Protonex Announces Second U.S. Air Force Contract Award for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Power 7/18/06. Protonex Technology Corporation (AIM: PTX) has been awarded a second contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to continue development of power systems for long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles. The contract has a total program value of $749,247. The Company also announces that it has appointed Harry E. Fitzgibbons as a Director and Chairman of the Board and General (Retired) Charles R. Holland as a Director. (more) Hydrogen buses ‘10 years from reality’ 6/29/06. Dandenong bus operator Grenda said hydrogen-powered buses are 10 to 15 years from becoming a reality. The company’s bus manufacturing wing, Volgren, is trialling several different types of alternative fuels in anticipation that the world’s diesel reserves may run low in the next 25 years. (more) Ford Begins Production of Hydrogen Bus Engines 7/18/06. Ford Motor Co. is beginning production of hydrogen-powered internal-combustion engines that won't emit pollution for use in shuttle buses. (more) California to Lease 4 Hydrogen Toyotas from Quantum 6/26/06. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.,
(Nasdaq: QTWW) today announced that it Hydrogen Fueling Station Comes to Santa Monica 6/23/06. Santa Monica has joined forces with the South Coast Air Quality Management District to become home to Southern California’s 5th hydrogen fueling station, joining Burbank, Ontario, Riverside and Santa Ana. (more) Rand Cam(TM) will be Showcased on CNBC in the New York Area 7/10/06. REGI U.S., Inc. will be showcased on CNBC in the
New York area from July 10th through 14th., featuring Rand Cam(TM) rotary
technology. The engine is a light weight rotary engine that has only two
moving parts. The Rand Cam(TM) engine has multi-fuel capabilities including
gasoline, natural gas, hydrogen, propane and diesel. (more) Hyundai Abandons Hybrids. Sees Fuel Cell Future General Physics Corporation Completes Construction of Chevron Hydrogen Energy Station at AC Transit 6/23/06. General Physics Corporation recently completed the design and construction of a hydrogen energy station for Chevron Hydrogen Company, a division of Chevron Corporation. The station was constructed at the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit Bus Fueling and Maintenance Facility in Oakland, California. (more) New England gets first hydrogen station 7/5/06. New England’s first hydrogen fuel station is up and running, and it will fuel the state’s first vehicle designed to run on the fuel that produces emissions of water vapor. The hydrogen will be produced by a wind turbine owned by the Burlington Electric Department on the Lake Champlain waterfront. (more Ballard Announces Further Progress in China 6/5/06. Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding and fuel cell supply agreement with Shanghai Fuel Cell Vehicle Powertrain Co., Ltd. to cooperate on the development of fuel cell vehicles for demonstration and field trial programs planned in China in 2006 and 2007. Under the terms of the agreements, Ballard will supply fuel cells and related services and Powertrain will integrate those fuel cells into vehicles. (more) Shell Hydrogen signs Dutch bus MoU 6/30/06. Shell Hydrogen, in partnership with Connexxion Holding and MAN Truck & Bus Company, plans creating the world's largest hydrogen-fuelled public transport operation in Rotterdam. The project aims to have the biggest hydrogen bus fleet operational in a single region before the end of the decade. (more) Quantum Delivers Hydrogen Hybrid Vehicles to Santa Monica Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., (Nasdaq: QTWW) today delivered five hydrogen-fueled Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles to the City of Santa Monica, California. This is part of the South Coast Air Quality Management District's program to develop and demonstrate 30 hydrogen hybrid vehicles in Southern California fleets. (more) UQM Technologies Receives $1.9 Million Production Order 6/14/06. UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMEX:UQM) has received a $1.9 million production order for an electronic auxiliary product for hybrid electric vehicles. Deliveries under the order are currently scheduled to begin in the fall of 2006 and continue through December 2007. (more) Renault Explains its Fuel Cell Technology 6/13/06. Renault opted for vehicles powered by fuel cells with reformers in order to apply hydrogen energy to the automobile. This technology directly produces the hydrogen on demand and on board the vehicle, solving the problem of very high-pressure or cryogenic storage. Renault, Nissan and Nuvera Fuel Cells have been working together on this solution, which can be used immediately, without waiting for a hydrogen distribution network to be established. (more) Dutch Introduce Fuel Cell Boat 6/9/06. This electrically powered boat will use hydrogen as fuel and will cover the 220 kilometers without refueling. This very cost-effective ship could soon be produced in large numbers and should help to contribute to a reduction of air pollution from the marine transport sector within two years. (more) Hydrogen Power International, Inc. Converts Ford Ranger Truck to Run On Hydrogen 6/6/06. Hydrogen Power International, Inc. (OTC: EQTX) subsidiary, Hydrogen Power, Inc. has completed the first phase of converting an internal combustion engine vehicle to a hydrogen hybrid, ultimately to be powered by AlumiFuel(TM) for on-board hydrogen production. (more) Berlin dispatches 2 hydrogen buses 6/3/06. Berlin now has two hydrogen-powered buses running public transportation in the city in a project for the FIFA Soccer World Cup. The project "Green Goal" aims to use alternative energy sources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Berlin, German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel said. (more) QuestAir Included in PROFIT 100 Ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies 6/5/06. QuestAir Technologies Inc. (TSX:QAR) (AIM:QAR) made the 18th annual PROFIT 100 ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies for the second straight year. The ranking rates companies by five-year revenue growth and is Canada's largest annual celebration of entrepreneurial achievement. (more) ECD Ovonics' Battery Subsidiary Grants Patent License to L&K Battery Technology of China 5/26/06. Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. subsidiary, Ovonic Battery Company, Inc., has a patent license agreement on its proprietary nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery technology with L&K Battery Technology Co., Ltd. ( of the People's Republic of China. (more) Las Vegas to get second hydrogen station for fuel cell vehicles A second solar/hydrogen fuel station is being planned to open in October at the Las Vegas Valley Water District's main campus as a joint venture with the UNLV Research Foundation, paid for by an $8.9 million federal grant. Two small hydrogen-powered Water District trucks will use the station. (more) General Hydrogen's First OEM Fuel Cell Forklift Sale to Cat Lift Trucks 5/19106. General Hydrogen Corporation made its first commercial sale of a Hydricity® Pack to Cat Lift Trucks of Houston, Texas, who will be using the pack in a Class 1 battery-electric forklift. (more) Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell Fleet Passes Two Million Kilometer Milestone 5/23/06. Fuel cell vehicles are used to deliver letters and parcels, as service vehicles, or simply as a means of transportation – completely free of emissions and with very little noise. Mercedes-Benz passenger cars, buses and vans with fuel cell technology – in total more than 100 vehicles – are operated by customers performing their day-to-day business and have covered more than two million kilometers to date. (more) Europe's CUTE Hydrogen Bus Project Reports Impressive Results 5/17/06. Since 2003, 27 hydrogen powered buses have transported four million people more than one million kilometres in nine European cities. The achievements have been impressive. Each city needed its own hydrogen supply chain and refuelling stations. These networks used more than 192 tonnes of hydrogen - 100 tonnes from renewable sources - and more than 9,000 successful refuelling stops - refuelling is the most dangerous part of the hydrogen chain. The next stage will be introducing 200 hydrogen-powered vehicles on the streets of Europe and beyond. (more) The world’s smallest hydrogen car hits the showroom floor 5/18/06. This palm-size fuel cell car contains an onboard hydrogen storage tank, a fuel cell system, and a hydrogen refueling system linking the car’s storage tank to an external hydrogen refueling station. The H-racer is also very safe as only tiny quantities of hydrogen are needed to power the car. It will be available in speciality stores during June. (more)
Hydrogen Engine Center Announces North American Distributor 5/12/06. Hydrogen Engine Center (OTC: HYEG) manufacturer of Oxx Power(TM) engines, announced the official distribution network for the United States and Canada. Oxx Power's(TM) distribution network is made up of past and present Ford Power Product distributors. (more) Hydrogen Engine Center Receives Order for Hydrogen Power Generator 250kW Generator for Wind/Hydrogen Demonstration 5/17/06. Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc. (OTC: HYEG) has received a $179,000 CAD ($161,211 USD) order through its wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, Hydrogen Engine Center Canada, from Natural Resources Canada for a 250kW power generator or "genset." (more) DaimlerChrysler Builds F Cell-Powered Cop Car 5/10/06. DaimlerChrysler has introduced the first fuel cell-powered
police vehicle. The car has been delivered to the Wayne State University
Police Department in Detroit. The car will be used by the police department
as a supervisor's vehicle, touring the campus and its surrounding area
and is outfitted with a third-generation police radio, decals, lights
and sirens. (more) Europe Opts for Fuel Cell Vehicles 5/10/06. European motorists are more likely to opt for electric fuel cell technology in their next vehicle than their American counterparts, who are keener on hybrid vehicles. Such are the findings of the inaugural automotive study by Harris Interactive, based on the views of drivers in the five largest European countries, as well as in the US. (more) Quantum Fuel Systems Gets Order for 15 hydrogen fueled Toyota Hybrids Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., (Nasdaq: QTWW) received a purchase order for 15 hydrogen-fueled Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles from Miljobil Grenland AS, a participant and vehicle provider to the Norwegian Hydrogen Highway, or HyNor. (more) OSU adds state's first hydrogen refueling station Ohio State University's Center for Automotive Research is home to the state's first hydrogen refueling station, one of 15 in the nation, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Through an OSU partnership with Honda, and a hydrogen-powered Ford Focus, they will study fuel-cell power train technology, alternative fuels and, by extension, the future of transportation. (more) Mazda Looking at Hydrogen Powered Rotary Racer Mazda North America is looking at converting its three-rotor LMP2 powerplant from gasoline to zero-emissions hydrogen, employing technology already pioneered in Japan by its parent company on a special version of its RX-8 rotary engined sportscar. (more) Fuel Cell Project at a Canadian Airport 5/10/06. General Hydrogen Corporation will participate in a fuel-cell project at the Vancouver International Airport. The Government of Canada is providing $867,000 in support through the Canadian Transportation Fuel Cell Alliance. The project will examine the use of fuel-cell power packs in "tuggers" that tow baggage to and from aircraft. (more) DaimlerChrysler Completes Phase One of DOE Program 5/4/06. DaimlerChrysler has completed the first portion of the $88 million Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Learning Demonstration Program by delivering on a 30 fuel cell vehicle commitment. The project puts fuel cell vehicles into the hands of customers. (more) Third German fuel cell sub delivered 4/24/06. The U 33 submarine is the third of four fuel cell-powered vessels to be completed by ThyssenKrupp Marine System to be delivered to Germany's government. Fuel cells allow submarines to stay submerged for weeks. (more) Nine inch car to save the world 5/1/06. A nine inch car could help scientists develop hydrogen fuel. Professor Keith Ross, from Salford University, and his research team, have been awarded £500,000 from the European Commission to investigate ways of storing hydrogen in vehicles. (more) Hydrogenics Awarded Follow-on Order from General Motors for Fuel Cell Test Services 5/1/06. Hydrogenics Corporation (TSX:HYG) (NASDAQ:HYGS) has received a follow-on order from General Motors Corp. for fuel cell test services anticipated to be fully realized in 2006. UQM Technologies Receives Additional Follow-on Production Order 5/1/06. UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Amex: UQM) received a follow-on
order for 10,000 vehicle auxiliary motors, bringing total orders received ENV Fuel Cell Motorbike Recognized by London Awards Group 4/28/06. Intelligent Energy’s ENV, the world’s first purpose-built hydrogen fuel-cell motorcycle, was highly commended in the Industry Innovation Design category of this month’s 2005 EAST Journal Environmental and Sustainable Technology Awards. (more) Mazda Delivers Two Rotary Hydrogen Vehicles to Hiroshima 4/21/06. The City of Hiroshima and Hiroshima Prefecture have each had one dual-fueled RX-8 Hydrogen RE vehicle delivered from Mazda Motor Corporation. (more) Hyundai-Kia betting on futuristic cars 4/5/06. Hyundai-Kia said it will invest 1 trillion won in developing futuristic cars over the next five years, an investment that is 60 percent of the combined research and development budget of the nation's five carmakers. fuel-efficient diesels, fuel-cell autos and gasoline-electric hybrids are the major objectives. (more) Honda Serious About Making Hydrogen with Solar Cells 3/31/06. "We are serious about solar cells, and in the future will be making hydrogen with them," said Takeo Fukui, CEO of Honda. "Automobiles will not survive the way things are going today." A plant with capacity of 27.5MW will begin production of solar cells in 2007. (more) UQM Technologies Launches Production of Auxiliary Motors 4/18/06. UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Amex: UQM), a developer of alternative energy technologies, has launched volume production of vehicle auxiliary motors and has received a follow-on order for an additional 10,000 units. (more) Unitel to make hydrogen for Army fuel cell vehicles 4/19/06. Unitel Technologies has built a fully automated computer-controlled pilot plant for making fuel cell hydrogen from JP8. The U.S. Army Fuel Cell Technology Team at Fort Belvoir intends to use the Unitel system to fine tune the process for converting a logistical fuel into hydrogen to operate a solid oxide fuel cell stack. (more) Japan to have World's First Fuel Cell Trains 4/12/06. East Japan Railway Co. will test run the world's first fuel-cell-powered trains in July. The fuel-cell trains will run at about 100 kilometres per hour, but the railway company is still developing a system capable of long-distance travel. (more) DaimlerChrysler Builds First Fuel Cell-Powered Police Car 4/7/06. The Wayne State University Police Dept. will operate the Mercedes F-Cell as a supervisor's vehicle in the vicinity of the campus, located in Detroit's Cultural Center. The demanding operation of a police car will produce valuable data to help develop fuel cell technology. (more) Burns Wants GM to Debut Fuel Cell Cars in 2008 4/6/06. Larry Burns, head of Research and Planning at GM, faced with competing automakers accelerating their plans to commercialize fuel cell vehicles, wants GM to push its debut of FCVs up to 2008. Quantum buys 20% of Advanced Lithium Power Inc. 4/3/06. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. acquired a 19.9% stake in Advanced Lithium Power Inc., whose primary asset is intellectual property. Quantum will develop integrated advanced lithium ion battery packs for hybrid electric vehicles, uninterruptible power supplies, solar photovoltaic energy systems, and fuel cell vehicles. (more) GM Moderates Funding of Fuel Cells - Still spends more in 05 than 04 3/31/06. GM protected development of fuel cells and hybrid petrol-electric cars, delaying programs to shift spending from 2005 to 2006. As a result, its Sequel - will not be ready for road-testing until the end of this summer, missing its planned spring debut. "We had intended spending more in 2005 than we ended up spending," Larry Burns said during a visit to London. But even with the reduction - we ended up spending more than we did in 2004." (more) Hydrogen Engine Center Unveils New Engine 3/29/06. Hydrogen Engine Center (OTC: HYEG) unveiled the
new Mini Oxx(TM) three cylinder Mazda delivers 1st hydrogen or gas duel-fuel vehicles 3/23/06. Mazda delivered its first two rotary-engine hydrogen vehicles featuring a dual-fuel system allowing the driver to select either hydrogen or gasoline. Mazda leased the RX-8 cars to Idemitsu Kosan Co. and Iwatani International Corp. for fleet use. The two firms are participating in Japan's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Demonstration Project. (more) China to have 20,000 Fuel Cell Buses by 2010 3/15/06. At the National Hydrogen Association's 17th Annual Hydrogen Conference and Hydrogen Expo in Long Beach, Calif., China announced it plans to have 20,000 fuel cell powered buses operating by 2010. (more) Army Unveils Quantum Technology's Ford Escape Hydrogen Hybrid 3/31/06. The U.S. Army and Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., (Nasdaq: QTWW), unveiled a hydrogen-hybrid Ford Escape today at the 2006 SAE World Congress in Detroit. The Army is working to pair hybrid electric vehicles with a hydrogen delivery and storage system. This technology has the potential to offer a cost-effective alternative to full fuel cell powered vehicles. (more) UTC, Van Hool Team Up on European Fuel Cell Buses 3/14/06. United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) will work with major Belgian bus manufacturer Van Hool to deliver a fuel cell-powered bus to DeLijn, the largest bus fleet operator in Belgium. The bus will operate in Belgium for six months before being leased to other transit agencies in Europe. (more) Chevron Fuels AC Transit’s HyRoad Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demonstration Program 3/13/06. The HyRoad program in Oakland, CA will monitor a fleet of 3 UTC fuel cell powered buses, 10 Hyundai and Kia fuel cell cars, and a Chevron Hydrogen filling station in real world conditions. (more) Honda sees hybrid owners buying fuel cell cars 3/30/06. "We already hear of people saying, ‘gee I like my hybrid but what's next. I want to go beyond gasoline,’" says Ellis. Honda sees fuel cells as an even easier step for drivers of compressed natural gas cars it sells in the United States. (more) Mazda and BMW Promise Hydrogen Cars by 2008 3/24/06. Mazda has delivered the first two hydrogen-powered RX-8s to corporate customers in Japan, while BMW has confirmed plans to bring a hydrogen-powered 7 Series to market within two years. (more) Hydrogen Fuel Cells May Help U. S. Military Cut Gas Usage 3/27/06. The Army has been testing a prototype hydrogen-fuel-cell
system installed within a conventional truck platform for about a year
now, said Bill Haris, a mechanical engineer at the Army's National Automotive
Center. The NAC is part of the U. S. Army's Tank Automotive Research Development
and Engineering Center at Warren, Mich. The application is geared toward
nontactical vehicle usage. (more) Quantum Fuel Systems Joins Plug-In Hybrid Consortium 3/27/06. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq:QTWW) joined the Plug-In Hybrid Development Consortium made up of automotive suppliers, manufacturers and other organizations working to accelerate the commercial production of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles. (more) Another hydrogen fuel station in Berlin 3/23/06. A second public hydrogen filling station has been opened in Berlin. (more) Hyundai Plans Fuel Cell and Hybrid Cars for Chinese Market 3/21/06. Hyundai Motor is planning to introduce hybrid-powered and fuel-cell cars to China. Xu Heyi, chairman of Hyundai's venture with Beijing Automotive Industry Corp, told China Daily the venture would begin the commercial production of petrol-electric hybrid-powered cars before the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. The venture will begin to make hydrogen-powered fuel-cell cars by 2010. (more) USA to allocate $119m for hydrogen vehicles development 3/7/06. The U.S. will spend the money on making the mass production of fuel cell vehicles cost effective. The work will be done by General Motors, Ford, and Daimlyer Chrysler. (more) ECD Begins Fleet Testing Hydrogen Hybrid Vehicle 3/17/06. Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENER) started fleet testing its Hydrogen Hybrid vehicle at the South Coast Air Quality Management District in Diamond Bar, California. (more) Quantum Delivers Hydrogen Hybrid Vehicles to Burbank 3/17/06. Quantum Fuel Systems (Nasdaq: QTWW) delivered five hydrogen-fueled Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles to the City of Burbank, California, as part of a Air Quality Management program to develop and demonstrate 30 hydrogen hybrid vehicles to fleets in Southern California. (more) Fuel Cell/Battery Hybrid Forklifts Top Performers 3/3/06. Several manufacturers are testing forklifts powered by a combination of fuel cells and batteries -- and finding that these hybrids perform far better than the lead-acid battery systems now typically used. In some situations, in fact, they could pay for themselves in cost savings and added productivity within two or three years. (more) Beijing Hyundai/Hyndai joining to produce FCVs in China 3/16/06. Korea's Hyundai plans a second factory in Beijing, expected to go into production in 2008. It will include scaled production of the fuel-cell cars. (more) Germany to invest 500 million euros in hydrogen-powered vehicles 3/13/06. Germany said today it would invest 500 mln euros over the next decade in developing vehicles powered by hydrogen. (more) Chevron Fuels AC Transits Fuel Cell Demo Program 3/13/06. Chevron Hydrogen is fueling AC Transit's HyRoad hydrogen fuel cell fleet demonstration program that includes buses, cars, and a Chevron hydrogen filling station. (more) Europe's First Commercial Fuel Cell Vehicle 2/28/06. H2 Logic and A. Flensborg released the first hydrogen truck (H2 Truck). The H2 Truck is now ready for production and the first batch of 6 vehicles has already been rolled out of the assembly line and into use. The H2 Truck is a small vehicle used in many different operation fields including luggage hauling, small commercial vehicles, hospitals and ports. (more) GreenShift Invests in General Hydrogen 3/6/06. GreenShift Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GSHF) is investing in General Hydrogen Corporation, a leader in battery replacement technology for electric forklifts, industrial vehicles and other off-road equipment. General Hydrogen produces high-performance Hydricity(R) Packs, which can triple electric industrial vehicle runtimes. (more) I-95 on fast track to become East's 'Hydrogen Highway' 3/3/06. California beat the East Coast onto the hydrogen highway. Now automakers, energy companies and government agencies are making plans to catch up. Those players, working together and apart, want to bring stations that pump fuel into hydrogen-powered cars to the Interstate 95 corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C. California's ''Hydrogen Highway'' project, launched two years ago by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, has already spurred the development of a station network there. (more) Ballard Power Systems wins $8.3 million deal for fuel-cell buses 3/2/06. Ballard Power Systems Inc. has won an $8.3-million (U.S.) contract to service 27 Mercedes-Benz Citaro fuel cell buses that will run on European roads. The deal is a one-year extension to the Clean Urban Transport for Europe project, a two-year fuel cell bus demonstration that began in late 2003, Vancouver-based Ballard said Thursday. (more) SAIC to build alternative powertrain vehicles, including fuel cell bus 3/1/06. Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation has revealed plans to develop ‘clean’ vehicles, reports the Shanghai Daily, including a prototype fuel cell bus by the end of this year, and series production by 2008, and hybrids with its joint venture partners GM and VW next year. (more) London to Have 70 Hydrogen Buses 2/28/06. London's fleet of hydrogen fuel cell buses will soon grow from 3 to ten, with sixty other hydrogen vehicles to follow over the next 4 years. The HFC vehicle fleet expansion is part of the London Hydrogen Partnership, a wider drive towards a "hydrogen economy" for London. The Mayor of London is working with the police and fire brigade as well as public transport authorities on this project. (more) Toyota, GM Discussing Joint Research on Fuel Cell Vehicles 2/22/06. Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Corp. are discussing future plans for joint fuel cell research and development, before their current tie-up contract expires on March 31. They have been cooperating in the research and development of fuel-cell technology under a two-year project that started in April 2004. Their discussions include whether they should continue their tie, as well as new terms of their alliance if they choose to continue their R&D partnership. (more) Mazda to lease hydrogen cars to 2 Japanese energy companies 2/15/06. Mazda Motor Corp. will lease two of its RX-8 Hydrogen RE cars with dual hydrogen-gasoline fuel systems to two Japanese energy-related companies in late March. Idemitsu Kosan Co. and Iwatani International Corp. will be the first users of the RX-8 Hydrogen RE, which is based on the rotary engine RX-8 sports car. Another 10 RX-8 Hydrogen RE cars will be leased to Hiroshima Prefecture, other local governments, and energy companies by the end of this year. (more) Nissan Testing Fuel Cell Vehicle in Canada 2/14/06. Nissan is testing it's new 70 megapascal hydrogen
fuel cell car in Vancouver, BC. It contains a Canadian-built hydrogen
fuel cylinder manufactured by Dynetek Industries Ltd. of Calgary, Alta
and is being tested at Surrey, B.C.-based Powertech Labs Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of BC Hydro, in conjunction with Fuel Cells Canada. Fuel
Cells Canada manages the Hydrogen Highway, a coordinated, large-scale
program intended to accelerate the commercialization of hydrogen and fuel-cell
technologies. Nissan joined these organizations today in Surrey to kick
off Bay Area Building Three Hydrogen Stations 2/28/06. The road from San Francisco to Hollywood may not be paved with hydrogen fuel stations yet, but a new push by Bar Area transportation experts aims to bring that aspiration one step closer to reality. The City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County is teaming up with San Francisco International Airport, PG&E in San Carlos and the city of Menlo Park to build hydrogen fuel stations in the three jurisdictions for about $1 million each. (more) Fuel-cell bus service to start around Centrair airport 2/28/06. Japan Today reported that Toyota Motor Corp and its subsidiary Hino Motors Ltd said Monday an Aichi Prefecture bus company will start operating an environmentally friendly fuel-cell bus they have developed at Centrair International Airport near Nagoya on March 9. (more) BMW Will Sell Hydrogen Cars in Two Years 2/21/06. BMW, the German premium carmaker, is to introduce environment-friendly hydrogen-powered cars “in two years”. The company will first use hydrogen engines in its top of the range 7 Series cars in two years. Other models will be added later. (note: these are not fuel cell powered, but conventional engines that run on hydrogen). (more) Quantum Awarded Contract to Develop Hydrogen Hybrid SUV for the US Army 2/15/06. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. has been contracted to develop a hydrogen-fueled Ford Escape Hybrid vehicle for the U.S. Army. Quantum will evaluate different hydrogen fuel system configurations, considering the feasibility of bi-fuel (switchable between gasoline and hydrogen) and dedicated hydrogen systems. Quantum will develop an advanced hydrogen storage system, fuel injection system, and electronic controls required for the Hydrogen Escape Hybrid. (more) Fiat does hydrogen deal, shows fuel-cell Panda 2/14/06. Fiat has announced a cooperation deal with the Region of Piedmont to develop hydrogen-fuelled transport systems on a local and European level. The scheme will involve several projects at the University of Turin, Turin Polytechnic, regional research centres and collaboration with local industries. Fiat executives today attended an event showcasing hydrogen vehicles in Turin, a display mounted as part of the company's sponsorship of the Winter Olympics currently taking place. (more) Fiat Goes Fuel Cell Direct 2/14/06. The Fiat Panda Hydrogen, unlike previous fuel-cell prototypes, uses a "full power" system. There's no battery – the fuel cells deliver all the power required by the electric motor. The system is based on fuel cells made by Italian-American fuel-cell specialist Nuvera with a turbo-blower to supply the cells with air, a cooling system to deal with the exhaust gases and auxiliary components developed within. With the Panda Hydrogen, the company plans to move its research from laboratory prototypes to field trials. A small fleet of demonstration cars will be introduced in 2006 ahead of wide-ranging test programmes supported by the Italian government and the European Union. (more) ZAP introduces ethanol powered OBVIO 2/13/06. An ethanol-powered "trybrid" called the OBVIO ! 828® was introduced to auto dealers this week by automotive pioneer ZAP (PCX: ZP) at the nation's largest auto dealer gathering. ZAP, who has been pioneering alternatively fueled vehicles for more than a decade, is forming an automotive manufacturing venture with Brazil's OBVIO !™ Automotoveiculos S.P.E. Ltd., of Rio de Janeiro to import a new OBVIO ! "trybrid" sports car to the US by 2007 that can be powered by ethanol. (more) Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Cars Enter Service at Los Angeles Airport 2/10/06. Keys to five hydrogen fuel-cell powered cars from DaimlerChrysler will be presented to Los Angeles World Airports officials at Los Angeles International Airport. These zero-emission cars will be used for general transportation over a two-year period to further the development and practical experience with this technology. (more) Quantum Acquires Regency Conversions, Inc. 2/10/06. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., today announced that its subsidiary, Tecstar Automotive Group, has acquired Texas based Regency Conversions, Inc., a special vehicle manufacturer, for 1.8 million shares of Quantum common stock and $3.3 million in cash. Regency, is one of the largest vehicle converters in North America, producing approximately 5000 vehicles annually which are sold through 250 automobile dealerships throughout thecontinental U.S. Regency's unaudited revenues for calendar year 2005 were in excess of $40 million. METI to let people test-drive fuel cell-powered cars 2/8/06. The industry ministry plans to get people in Osaka
Prefecture to test-drive fuel cell cars and try out fuel cell-powered
wheelchairs in a five-year undertaking beginning in fiscal 2006, Osaka
prefectural government officials said Tuesday. (more) Fuel-cell bus project still in works 2/8/06. B.C. Transit officials are optimistic that the province will be the site of the largest hydrogen fuel-cell bus pilot project in the world in 2008, and that Whistler will become the northern terminus of the so-called “Hydrogen Highway” in time to showcase the technology during the 2010 Olympics. (more) GM Launches Public Campaign to Promote E85 'Flex-Fuel' Vehicle 2/8/06. At this week's Chicago Auto Show, General Motors is launching a program to promote the use of E85 "flex-fuel" vehicles. To promote E85 fuel and vehicles, GM has launched a "Live Green Go Yellow" campaign, which aired during the Super Bowl. FlexFuel vehicles can run on any combination of gasoline and/or E85, a fuel blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. (more) Clemson obtains funding for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles 2/3/06. Clemson University is partnering with the University of Utah to conduct research on the development of hydrogen fuel cells for vehicles. The project will be funded by a grant from the Department of Energy worth $1.5 million for a five year period. (more) PURE gets £25K boost to develop fuel cell car 2/3/06. The PURE Project has been awarded £25,000 from Shetland Development Trust to develop its fuel cell car and allow it to compete in the Shell Eco-Marathon in Noagaro, France, in May. The competition stipulates that a pupil should drive the car, so links have been forged with the Anderson High School and a selection process is under way.The Eco Marathon involves various cars competing to travel the greatest distance on as little fuel as possible. Organised and supported by Shell companies from across Europe, the marathon regularly attracts over 200 competing companies from a mix of European countries, entering different vehicles with any chosen fuel. (more) India's Defense Research and Development Organization Develops Fuel Cell Vehicle that Makes its own Hydrogen 2/3/06. "Unlike normal petrol or diesel engine, it does not have extra parts. It works as source of energy like a battery which runs using Hydrogen as power. We produce Hydrogen in side the vehicle itself through chemical reaction. Hydrogen is stored in this system which can be used when it is required for the engine. We call it silent power generator of Shy Power Generator," said J Narayan Das, director, Naval Materials Research Laboratory, DRDO. Quantum Delivers Hydrogen Hybrid Vehicles to Riverside 2/2/06. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., (Nasdaq: QTWW) delivered five hydrogen-fueled Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles to the City of Riverside, California as part of a larger South Coast Air Quality Management District program to develop and demonstrate 30 hydrogen hybrid vehicles to fleets in Southern California. The complete hydrogen internal combustion engine fuel system was developed by Quantum at its Advanced Vehicle Concept Center in Lake Forest, CA. 150 Fuel Cell Vehicles to be Tested in HyChain Project 2/2/06. The HYCHAIN-MINITRANS Project launched in Brussels will allow users in four regions of Europe to test 150 full size hydrogen fuel cell vehicles including scooters, tricycles, wheelchairs, small utility vehicles and minibuses. The initial priority will be fleets belonging to municipal departments in the partner cities as well as wheelchairs in use in partnership with some hospitals. (more) Quantum Fuel Systems Delivers Hydrogen Hybrids 1/27/06. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., today announced the delivery of five hydrogen-fueled Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles to the City of Santa Ana, California. This is part of a larger South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) program to develop and demonstrate 30 hydrogen hybrid vehicles to fleets in Southern California. The formal delivery took place during a ceremony held today at the City of Santa Ana's vehicle fleet yard. (more) Ford Introduces Tri-Flex, multi-fuel engine 1/25/06. The Ford F-250 Super Chief concept takes truck leadership to a new level – as the world's first vehicle with Tri-Flex fueling, enabling the supercharged V-10 to run for 500 miles between fill-ups on hydrogen, E85 ethanol or gasoline. The tri-fuel flexibility is one possible innovation by Ford to help pave the way for hydrogen vehicles, as the nation's ethanol and hydrogen fueling infrastructure continues to develop. (more) Quantum-Tecstar forms new company to produce specialty vehicles 1/25/06. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.
(Nasdaq: QTWW) and its subsidiary, Tecstar Automotive Group, formed a
new company with Unique Performance of Fort Worth, Texas to produce high-performance
specialty vehicles. Tecstar will own 50.1% of the new company, to be named
"Unique Performance Concepts," and will design Astris Energi Announces Collaborations 1/23/06. Astris Energi Inc. (OTC: ASRNF) announced that projects have been initiated with Queen's-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre and the Queen's FuelCell Team. The Queen's Fuel Cell Team is developing a fuel cell system to power a golf car that is based on the Astris POWERSTACK™ MC250 which QFCT purchased. The Astris fuel cell was selected due to price and availability when compared to other comparable fuel cells on the market. Power Air Corp. enters Fuel Cell Market - 1/20/06. Power Air Corporation, (OTC: PWAC), formerly Fortune Partners Inc., announced today its new name, chosen to emphasize its entry into the Alternative Energy sector, manufacturing fuel cells fueled by zinc. Unlike hydrogen fuel cells and internal combustion engines, Power Air's fuel cells are non-flammable, non-explosive, inexpensive and easy to transport and store. (more) Hydrogen vehicles on Indian roads by 2007 1/18/06. New Delhi: The ministry of non-conventional energy sources hopes to have hydrogen vehicles on Indian roads by 2007 with International Tractors Ltd undertaking commercial production. "While hydrogen fuel cell vehicles is a long-term plan, we hope to have vehicles with hydrogen combustion engines running within the next five years," Minister of Non-Conventional Energy Sources Vilas Muttemwar said. Two- and three-wheeler vehicles are expected to hit the roads soon, ahead of the hydrogen-driven car. (more) India to produce hydrogen for 1 million vehicles by 2020 1/17/06. The Indian government is planning to produce 1.1 million tonne of hydrogen fuel annually by 2020 for running at least one million vehicles. The estimated cost of setting up this capacity: a cool Rs 25,000 crore. Decentralised hydrogen-based power generation of about 1,000 mw aggregate capacity has been planned. The investment would be required for R&D, demonstration and creation of infrastructure for hydrogen production, storage, transportation and distribution, for meeting the requirement of hydrogen, under Green Initiative for Future Transport and Green Initiative for Power Generation. (more) Protonex awarded USAF contract for unmanned micro fuel cell drones 1/16/06. Protonex Technology Corporation, a leading manufacturer of high-performance fuel cell power systems for portable and remote applications, was awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop power systems for long- endurance micro unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Under the terms of the contract, Protonex will develop compact fuel cell power systems with significantly higher energy density than batteries, enabling aircraft to fly for a significantly longer duration and carry greater payload. (more) Shanghai to build first of 20 hydrogen filling stations 1/16/06. Tongji University plans to establish Shanghai's first hydrogen filling station for fuel-cell vehicles in suburban Jiading District this year. Ten fuel-cell vehicles invented by Tongji University operate in the city. The number will grow to 100 in the next one or two years. Meanwhile, Shanghai Maritime University invented the country's first fuel-cell boat. The "Tianxiang No. 1" could sail for three hours at a speed of 7 kilometers an hour. The clean-energy boat is especially suitable to be used as cruise boat in natural-protection zones as it discharges only water. (more) Intelligent Energy to supply fuel cells for Peugeot 1/13/06. British fuel cell development company Intelligent Energy today announced a working programme with PSA Peugeot Citroën, whereby Intelligent Energy's automotive fuel cell systems are to be tested and integrated within PSA Peugeot Citroën's electric vehicles for future deployment in electric vehicle fleets. (more) Intelligent Energy and PSA Peugeot Citroën announce fuel cell development programme 1/12/06. Intelligent Energy today announced a working programme with PSA Peugeot Citroën, whereby Intelligent Energy’s automotive fuel cell systems are to be tested and integrated within PSA Peugeot Citroën’s electric vehicles for future deployment in electric vehicle fleets. (more) Peugeot unveils smallest vehicle fuel cell 1/9/06. Peugeot Citroen on Monday unveiled the Genepac fuel cell, the smallest currently available for cars and pledged further research to halve their price by 2010. The Genepac can run for 500 kilometers (310 miles). (more) AC Transit to Use Hyundai Fuel Cell Vehicles 1/9/06. Hyundai delivered the first of 10 fuel cell electric vehicles to the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, a California public transport group for a five-year demonstration and validation project. This year Chevron opened its first-ever hydrogen energy station at the Hyundai America Technical Center (HATCI) in Chino, California. (more) India's new hydrogen fuel cell car 1/9/06.Mahindra & Mahindra will introduce the country’s first locally developed hydrogen fuel vehicle, the HY-Alpha, a hybrid Scorpio at the Auto Expo 2006. It will run on compressed hydrogen gas with a tank capacity of 1.3 kg and return 175 km. The price of the vehicle will be announced at the expo starting on January 12. Quantum Programs to Receive $6.95 Million Department of Defense Funding 1/6/06. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., (Nasdaq: QTWW) will receive $6.95 million in funding under the fiscal year 2006 Appropriations Bill for the Department of Defense. These programs follow on Quantum's successes with the U.S. Army, wherein Quantum developed and demonstrated the "Aggressor AMV," a high performance light-duty off-road fuel cell hybrid vehicle, and the recently completed "HyHauler MHI," a transportable hydrogen refueling station designed for rapid refueling of military vehicles and silent watch power generators. (more) BMW unveils world's fastest hydrogen car 12/30/05. BMW unveiled the world’s fastest hydrogen- car at the Paris auto show. The H2R does 0 to 60 mph in about six seconds and has a top speed of 188 mph. The H2R doesn’t operate on fuel cells but rather uses a modified 6-liter, 12-cylinder combustion engine for its propulsion. Like fuel cells, the H2R's engine essentially emits nothing but water. (more) Hydrogen Fuel Cell Prius Test's in U.S. 12/27/05. The Public Works department of Burlington, Connecticut, will be receiving a fuel cell Toyota Prius hybrid next year as part of a country-wide program to demonstrate the efficacy of using hydrogen as an alternative to gasoline-powered vehicles. The New England site will be of special interest since it will be conducted in realistic cold weather conditions. The U.S. Department of Energy is funding the project. Nissan begins leasing UTC fuel cell powered car in Japan 12/26/05. Nissan Motor Company has begun leasing its fuel cell powered X-Trail SUVs in Japan. Nissan received approval from the Japanese government on Dec. 13 to run it on public roads. The car is powered by a UTC fuel cell and has a range of more than 370 kilometers. . The fuel cell stack has been decreased in size by 60% from the previous model. Power has been boosted from 85 kW to 90 kW, allowing a maxium speed of 150 kilometers per hour. Nissan is working a new model FCV that will have a range of 500 kilometers. Mitsubishi hybrid offers fuel cell potential 12/23/05. A petrol engine used in conjunction with four electric motors within the wheels will power the company's CT MIEV vehicle. Mitsubishi claims this unique technology allows space for the vehicle's battery system, or further down the line, fuel cell stacks and hydrogen tanks.It is hoped the car will be available to the Japanese market by 2010. The car "provides a glimpse into the future of the next generation electric vehicles". (more) Fuel Cell powered ice refinisher debuts 12/13/05. The first-ever hydrogen fuel-cell powered ice resurfacer – a machine that smoothes the surface of ice skating and hockey rinks – is making its Canadian debut today in the home of the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver, British Columbia. ePower Synergies, Inc. announced today that the eP-ICEBEAR will be the centerpiece of its display at the Electric Drive Transportation Association EDTA exhibition being held at Canada Place in Vancouver. (more) Vermont Gets Hydrogen Car Grant 12/22/05. Vermont will take part in a project to demonstrate the practicality of hydrogen-powered cars, receiving a nearly one-million dollar grant from the Dept. of Energy aimed at moving the nation off fossil fuels. Already, the first hydrogen fueling station in New England is under construction near the Burlington Electric Department headquarters on Pine St. It will take power from a nearby B.E.D.-owned wind turbine, taking the hydrogen out of water and using the gas to power a car. (more) Mazda to begin leasing Hydrogen RX-8 in 2006 12/21/05. Mazda announced it will begin leasing its hydrogen powered RX-8 in Japan at the beginning of 2006, a year ahead of schedule. The car will be featured at the Tokyo Auto Salon in 2006. Hyundai to commercialize Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car in 2010 12/21/05. Hyundai Motor Co. announced it plans to commercialize a hydrogen fuel cell powered version of its Tucson sports utility vehicle by 2010. It intends to road test the vehicles in the U.S. in 2009. Zebotek and Fluck test fuel cell boat 1/5/06. German electrolyser manufacturer Zebotec and Fluck boat rentals tested a fuel cell boat on Lake Constance. The prototype delivers up to 800 W, enough for two hours on the lake with two passengers on board. Zebotek hopes to have a bigger, more powerful fuel cell powered boat available next year, with a tank sufficient to power the boat for two days. China partners with Europe in Hydrogen Filling Station Project 1/3/06. The research proposal by an international team on hydrogen research, dubbed HyApproval, has won the support of the Sixth European Commission Framework Program for Research and Technological Development (FP6). A research group led by Prof. LI Qing from the CAS Institute of Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry is a partner of the research consortium.The aim of the nearly four-million-euro project is to make a handbook for hydrogen refuelling stations to be used to certify them in Europe. (more) UC Berkeley Researchers Get Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car 12/27/05. The DaimlerChrysler Corporation delivered the F-Cell to researchers at UC Berkeley's California Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways this week as part of a project to study how the vehicle works in real-life surroundings. (more) Cidetec Technology's Fuel Cell Bicycle 12/22/05. Cidetec Technology Centre’s Energy Department has designed a prototype for a fuel cell bicycle. The project is financed by the Gipuzkoa Provincial Government. The pedalling action is assisted by a PEM fuel cell powered motor. (more) Toyota pioneers forklift fuel cell development 12/8/05. World forklift technology leader Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) has independently developed the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell hybrid system for forklift trucks. The prototype TOYOTA FCHV-F featuring the system was displayed at CeMAT, the world’s leading trade fair for intralogistics, in Hannover, Germany, in October. (more) OSCar fuel cell car wins development grant 12/7/05. OSCar Automotive has been awarded a grant by the BOC Foundation to develop a powertrain for a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. The Hyrban concept car will have electric motors in each of its four wheels. These will be mainly powered by a fuel cell, generating 6kW - less power than needed to run four electric kettles, so very little hydrogen will need to be stored. The vehicle's motors will generate power when the brakes are applied, enabling the Hyrban to reach speeds of 50mph. Researchers hope that the project will prove fuel cell cars are ready to be developed with existing technologies and are an efficient way of travel that could be translated into a long-term solution. (more) Masterflex AG receives first order for fuel cell bikes 11/28/05. Masterflex AG is supplying the world's first fleet of fuel cell powered bikes to the city of Herten in North Rhine-Westphalia. Among other things, the fuel cell bicycles will be incorporated into the overall tourism concept of the district of Recklinghausen and Ruhr- Touristik GmbH. Day trips for tourists in Germany's famous Ruhr area should be on offer in time for the 2006 World Cup. (more) Hydrogenics Fuel Cell 'Midi' Bus Receives German TUV Road Certification 12/2/05. Germany's TÜV Rheinland Group awarded Hydrogenics Corp's (NASDAQ: HYGS; TSX: HYG) fuel cell 'Midi Bus' road certification, allowing it to be put into full public transit service in Germany. The hybrid power architecture was developed by Hydrogenics, on a Technobus Gulliver midi bus platform, with financial support from the European Union and the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia. (more) ENV Fuel Cell Motorbike Receives 'Best of What's New' Award 11/28/05. Intelligent Energy’s ENV fuel cell bike has received a prestigious ‘Best of What’s New’ award in the General Innovations category of Popular Science's ‘Best of What’s New Awards’. The ENV bike is built around Intelligent Energy’s CORE fuel cell, demonstrating the real, everyday applicability of fuel cell technology. The CORE, which is completely detachable from the bike, is a radically compact and efficient fuel cell, capable of powering anything from a motorboat to a small domestic property. (more) Nuvera Teams with Fiat On Fuel Cell Development 12/2/05. Nuvera, Fiat Powertrain Technologies and Centro Ricerche Fiat are developing a fuel cell system that will allow automakers to produce a technically, economically and environmentally viable fuel cell vehicle in the near future. The Andromeda II technology, along with Nuvera’s low cost, non-coated metallic stack architecture and Centro Ricerche Fiat’s simplified plant architecture, would allow OEMs to introduce viable fuel cell vehicles more quickly than once thought possible. (more) Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars in Beijing 11/25/05. BEIJING Public Transportation Corp yesterday received three new Daimler-Chrysler fuel cell passenger cars. Prototypes of the "green" vehicle fleet serving the Beijing Olympics, will be used in Beijing's high-tech zone, or Zhongguancun Area, for public transport in an 8.19-kilometer route. The Beijing Public Transportation Corporation has prepared all facilities for hydrogen refilling, which is vital for fuel cell cars, data collection systems, training for drivers and service management. (more) High Schoolers build Fuel Cell Car 11/22/05. Students at Los Altos High School's Academy of Engineering had fueling problems. They couldn't find a company willing to fill the tank of their hydrogen fuel cell-powered car with pressurized hydrogen gas. There were liability issues associated with the high-pressure gas, the students said. After extensive research, Chris Liu, 17, came up with a solution he thinks might work - using a metal hydride system to store "slush" hydrogen (a mixture of solid and liquid hydrogen) at lower pressure. (more) Germany sells Israel two Fuel Cell Submarines 11/23/05. The brand new Dolphin submarines, which together cost Israel £0.68 billion, are able to remain submerged for weeks on end due to their fuel cell engines, which are capable of turning oxygen and hydrogen into power. The Germans' U31 craft use nine Siemens proton exchange membrane fuel cells, which produce electrical energy from oxygen and hydrogen and provide up to 50 Watts of energy each. (more) Proton Energy gets $1.9 Million for hydrogen filling station research 11/30/05. Proton Energy Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Distributed Energy Systems Corp., has received its third consecutive award, worth $1.9 million, from the University of Nevada Las Vegas Research Foundation to continue its work on hydrogen fueling stations for automobiles and other motor vehicles. The fueling-station unit under development will be located at the Las Vegas Valley Water District, and technological investigations will be carried out both there and in Proton’s central Connecticut facilities. (more) UTC Rolls Out Fuel Cell Bus 11/21/05. UTC Power, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., unveiled a bus powered by a fuel cell. UTC’s 40-foot Van Hool Hydrogen A330 bus can reach 65 miles per hour and travels 250-to-300 miles before refueling. The bus features a hybrid-electric drive system and a so-called 120-kW PureMotion fuel cell power system. (more) UTC fuel cell powers new bus 11/18/05. The U.S. hydrogen highway picked up speed on Thursday as SunLine Transit Agency showcased its new commercial fuel cell powered bus at the 2005 Fuel Cell Seminar. The bus features a hybrid-electric drive system with a PureMotion(TM) 120 fuel cell power system built by UTC Power. (more) Ballard powered fuel cell buses in China 11/25/05. Three fuel cell powered buses were launched in China today. The buses, powered with Ballard® heavy-duty fuel cell engines, will enter revenue service in the city as part of a two-year demonstration project being led by the Chinese Ministry of Science & Technology, with support from both the Global Environment Facility and the United Nations Development Program. (more) Truckers Choose Hydrogen Fuel Injection 11/16/05. Hundreds of semitrailer trucks zipping along North American highways are now powered in part by hydrogen. These 18-wheelers make hydrogen as they go, eliminating the need for high-pressure, cryogenic storage tanks or hydrogen filling stations, which, by the way, don't yet exist. These truckers aren't just do-gooders. They like Canadian Hydrogen Energy's Hydrogen Fuel Injection, or HFI, system because it lets them save fuel, get more horsepower and, as a bonus, cause less pollution. (more) NRL demonstrates fuel cell-powered unmanned aerial system 11/23/05. The Naval Research Laboratory demonstrated an unmanned aerial system flight solely powered by fuel cell technology. The flight of the 5.6-pound 'Spider-Lion" lasted 3 hours, 19 minutes and consumed 15-grams of compressed hydrogen gas. The project is a joint venture between the NRL and Protonex Technology Corporation. The flight was conducted with L-3 - BAI Aerosystems at their Ragged Island facility on Maryland's Eastern Shore. (more) Hyundai opens $56 Million Fuel Cell R&D Facility 11/14/05. A US$58m R&D facility in Mabuk will be the new home of Hyundai’s ongoing drive into fuel cell electric vehicles, gas-electric hybrid vehicles and end-of-life vehicle recycling. Hyundai is investing heavily in next-generation green vehicles. The five-storey facility is home to 200 researchers and more than 400 pieces of high-tech equipment. Facilities include a 700-bar hydrogen filling station, a fuel-cell endurance tester, an emissions lab, dynamometers and other specialized equipment for testing electric propulsion systems. (more) 10 Million Fuel Cell Vehicles Possible by 2020 11/21/05. There could be 10 million fuel cell vehicles globally by 2020. The Hydrogen Economy is at least 20 years away for developed countries. But long term change requires short term change. China, India and Brazil have already developed active programmes of research on hydrogen fuel cells. By developing their hydrogen roadmaps now, developing countries have the opportunity to monitor progress in the North and make informed, strategic decisions concerning this latest wave of technological change. These are among the many issues discussed at the conference on hydrogen fuel cells, their applications and implications for developing countries, hosted by United Nations University Institute for New Technologies. (more) Conference features hydrogen-powered "Ice Bear" 11/8/05. The demonstration of the zero-emission ice resurfacing machine, powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, is a highlight of a hydrogen energy conference starting Monday in Grand Forks. UND's Energy and Environmental Research Center includes $8 million of hydrogen research, with $50 million in research contracts expected in the near term, said EERC Director Gerald Groenewald. The EERC is working on a $2.7 million hydrogen research center. (more) Toyota: no extension yet of fuel-cell pact with GM 11/3/05. Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors have not decided yet to extend a pact under which the two automakers cooperate in research on fuel-cell vehicles, a Toyota spokesman said on Wednesday. The comment was in response to earlier media reports that GM Chairman Rick Wagoner and Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe would agree on an extension when they met in Tokyo on Wednesday. (more) NanoDynamics using nano technology to develop fuel cells 11/9/05. NanoDynamics in Buffalo, N.Y., is developing fuel cells that employ nanotechnology to help supply power for longer times at less weight and size than batteries or conventional fuel cells. One 50-watt solid oxide fuel-cell prototype, roughly the size of a loaf of bread, is composed of roughly 20 percent nanomaterials and can generate some 3,000 watt-hours of electricity from just 5 pounds of propane. A conventional solid oxide fuel cell given that little propane would generate only one-half to one-third as many watt-hours. (more) LA Airport adds fuel cell vehicle 11/8/05. The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today approved a participant agreement with Mercedes-Benz USA, its parent-company DaimlerChrysler Corporation, and the U.S. Department of Energy to evaluate the use of a prototype zero-emission passenger vehicle that utilizes a hydrogen-fuel cell drive system in a real-world setting. It will become the only U.S. airport to participate in the "Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure emonstration and Validation Project" awarded to DaimlerChrysler by the U.S. DOE. (more) Home Hydrogen Refueling With Honda's Home Energy Station III 11/14/05. Honda R&D Americas, Inc., in conjunction with technology partner Plug Power Inc., today introduced the Home Energy Station III, which provides heat and electricity for the home as well as fuel for a hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle. This third generation unit, located at the company's North American headquarters in Torrance, California, is more compact and efficient than previous Home Energy Station models. (more) Hydrogenics Completes Forklift Pilot Deployments at GM and FedEx 11/1/05. Hydrogenics Corporation (TSX:HYG; NASDAQ:HYGS), successfully completed forklift field trials at GM of Canada's car assembly plant in Oshawa and FedEx Canada's hub at Toronto International Airport. The field trials successfully addressed all 'battery' limitations. Not only were the forklifts operating at full power at the beginning and end of each shift, they were also refueled by the forklift operators, as needed, in two minutes or less from Hydrogenics' indoor refueling station. (more) Israeli car makes its own hydrogen 10/25/05. A system that can produce Hydrogen inside a car using common metals such as Magnesium and Aluminum was developed by an Israeli company. It solves all of the obstacles associated with hydrogen cars. When it becomes commercial in a few years time, the cars will cost about the same as existing conventional cars to run, and will be completely emission free. (more) Enova reports fuel cell sales in Asia-Pacific 10/25/05. Enova Systems says that Chinese automaker First Auto Works has ordered five more 90kW HybridPower parallel hybrid drive systems for a fleet of buses for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, taking the total number ordered to eight. FAW should place bigger orders once the evaluation phase is completed. In Korea, Hyundai Motor has ordered seven additional 80kW motors and motor controllers for its fuel-cell powered Tucson SUV. Hyundai intends to order a total of 42 of these propulsion systems as part of their fleet of fuel cell vehicles being produced in response to the US Department of Energy's controlled hydrogen fleet and infrastructure demonstration and validation project. (more) Ford Delivers More Hydrogen Focus Fuel Cell Vehicles to California 10/25/05. Ford is handing over three hybrid hydrogen Ford Focus Fuel Cell vehicles as part of a seven-city 30-car program to conduct real world testing of fuel cell technology. The California Air Resources Board (CARB), the California Energy Commission (CEC), and the California Department of General Services (DGS) will each get one vehicle in addition to five already delivered to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. (more) Germany commissions two fuel cell submarines 10/21/05. Two fuel cell-powered submarines have been commissioned by the German navy in an environmental first for the underwater world, reports DDP. The navy received a U31 and a U32, both class 212 submarines using fuel cell technology, in September and yesterday commissioned them as part of its fleet. (more) Automakers steer fuel-cell cars to California roads 8/31/05. GM, Honda, and BMW are introducing Fuel Cell cars to California. BMW may have a leg up to market a new car in California and Europe powered by a gasoline engine and a hydrogen fuel cell system. The German automaker plans to offer a limited number of the new model in its 7 Series in 2010. The state's "hydrogen blueprint," calls for up to 2,000 hydrogen vehicles and 100 refueling stations by 2010 at an estimated cost of $54 million. Depending on the results of the first phase, California would aim for 20,000 hydrogen vehicles and 250 fuel stations. (more) Toyota's Fuel Cell SUV certified 8/18/05. Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell hybrid sports utility vehicle has been certified by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport. It is the first fuel cell powered SUV to receive certification under the country's Road Vehicles Act. Toyota plans to sell hydrogen vehicles by 2015. The car company is the world's first to market fuel cell vehicles, but very few have been marketed. 11 have been leased in Japan and five in the US. Toyota's SUV, called the FCHV, is said to have higher reliability and durability than the previous model. It has a new high-pressure storage tank that can be used for 15 years, compared to the previous three-year lifespan. The company is actively applying its fuel cell technology to Japanese public buses, particularly in the capital city, Tokyo. Ballard Shareholders Approve the Sale of German Subsidiary to DaimlerChrysler and Ford 8/30/05. The shareholders of Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLD) (NASDAQ:BLDP) today approved the sale of the company's German subsidiary, Ballard Power Systems AG (BPSAG), to DaimlerChrysler AG (DaimlerChrysler) and Ford Motor Company (Ford). The transaction received overwhelming support, with 97.65% of shares voted, excluding those of DaimlerChrysler and Ford, in favor of the sale. (more) Toyota Fuel Cell Prius test drive major success 8/16/05. A prototype hydrogen-fueled car gets a definite thumbs up from Ted Curtis. Curtis got a chance Monday to test drive a fuel cell powered Toyota Prius developed by Michigan-based Energy Conversion Devices Inc. ``I was ready to find shortcomings,'' he said. ``But I didn't find any.... It was extremely quiet. You don't hear the engine. It handles well. It has pickup. There was no power lag. It really took me by surprise. I was very impressed.'' (more) H2 Truck Ready for Sale in Europe 9/6/05. Danish based H2 Truck ApS – a joint venture between A Flensborg A/S and H2 Logic ApS has launched the H2 Truck, a small utility vehicle suitable for transport applications at hospitals and airports. The H2 Truck is intended for internal transportation in industries, warehouses, hospitals, airports and other applications with a need for non-polluting light transport. The H2 Truck is powered by a Ballard Nexa fuel cell module which has a refilling time of 2-3 minutes compared to the 10-12 hours recharge time of batteries. (more) Shanghai Automotive to sell Fuel Cell Vehicles before 2010 8/27/05. Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC), one of China's biggest automakers, on Friday unveiled its plans for new-energy-powered vehicles over the next three to five years. SAIC will start small-volume commercial production of hydrogen-powered fuel-cell cars before 2010. Last November the company signed a joint agreement with GM on hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles in China, mainly using the United States auto giant's technology. (more) Fuel Cell System Business Will Operate as NuCellSys
GmbH Ballard Announces Supply Agreement for Fuel Cell-Powered Lift Truck Market 8/20/05. Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLD) (NASDAQ:BLDP) today announced that is has signed an Equipment Supply Agreement with Cellex Power(TM) Products, Inc. to deliver 27 Mk 902 4.8 kilowatt fuel cells to Cellex for integration into its power units for its upcoming beta trials. Cellex's power products are designed to replace industrial lead acid batteries in electric lift trucks used in high throughput distribution centers. (more) VW developing Solar-Hydrogen Filling Station 8/31/05. Carmaker Volkswagen has revealed plans to develop a solar-hydrogen filling station as part of its continuing research into the use of fuel cells. The station will be installed at the company's research centre in Lower Saxony in Germany and has been co-developed with the German solar energy company Solvis. The new facility will allow for advanced testing of fuel cell powered vehicles that can also generate energy from sunlight. The station will use solar panels to produce enough electricity to release the hydrogen from water using electrolysis. (more) ENV fuel cell bike has feel of the future 8/26/05. The ENV is the world's first hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle. The futuristic bike is powered by a one-kilowatt fuel cell married to an electric battery to produce six kilowatts -- enough to propel it to its 80-kilometres-an-hour top speed in about 12 seconds. Andy Eggleston, ENV project director, says the future will see biomass easily converted to hydrogen, perhaps in your garage. (more) New Report: Fuel Cell Vehicles — Revolutionizing Automotive Industry 8/10/05. It has been estimated that commercialization of this technology will render a steep rise in the fuel cell sales from $25 million in 2000 to $450 million in 2005. The report reveals the efforts that are being put globally to overcome the technical and economical hurdles with an aim to change the future of the automotive industry. It discusses the current scenario of the industry, the government policies and future plans, and the leading energy and automotive companies. This report gives an insight on the manufacturers of key components of fuel cells designed for use in motor vehicles in countries outside the United States as well as the technical progress of companies in the global market. (more) Toyota demonstration fuelled by Air Products’ hydrogen 8/4/05. Air Products recently supplied hydrogen to Toyota’s Technology Seminar 2005 which took place in Gründau, near Frankfurt, Germany. Amongst the vehicles being demonstrated was Toyota’s latest Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle (FCHV). This vehicle has been designed to run on a combination of hydrogen fuel cell and battery power to maximise the efficiency of the powertrain…(more) Cidetec unveils prototype fuel cell bike 7/29/05. CIDETEC exposed a prototype of an electric bicycle with an assisted cycling designed in its laboratories. This bicycle is powered by a hydrogen/air polymeric membrane fuel cell. The battery, the control module and the compressed hydrogen bottle are placed on the carrier and the frame. The estimated autonomy of this prototype is 25 km, similar to the one provided by the original battery. (more) European CUTE Fuel Cell Bus Project Concludes Successfully 8/11/05. Nations involved in the Clean Urban Transport for Europe project concluded a two-year test of Mercedes Benz fuel-cell buses - 30 total - in 10 European cities. Tim Sasseen, a senior field service engineer Ballard Power Systems--Ballard partnered on the buses with DaimlerChrysler, Shell Hydrogen and Icelandic New Energy--said, "It's gone much better than expected. In every city, the buses increased the service, and the response of passengers was very favorable." (more) Hydrogenics Provides Mid-Year Update on Light Mobility Initiatives 7/29/05. Hydrogenics Corp. (TSX:HYG) (NASDAQ:HYGS), reports that the Company's light mobility program, undertaken two years ago as a key strategic priority, is achieving desired outcomes in the areas of targeted early adopter engagement, focused product development, and potential distribution channels. Hydrogenics targets fuel cell-ultracapacitor hybrid forklifts, specifically for 24 hour operations, believing that forklifts might be one of the first viable markets to adopt fuel cell technology. (more) Nuvera Andromeda II now available for fuel cell vehicles 8/09/05. Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc., announced that its next generation fuel cell stack, the Andromeda II, achieved several milestones in recent qualification tests at its facility in Milan, Italy. The new stack exceeded expectations for power density, cold-start capability, system efficiency, durability, and high-volume production cost. The Andromeda II generates 125 kW (168 horsepower) and is currently available for delivery to qualified fuel cell vehicle developers. Asia Pacific contracted to demo 40 fuel cell scooters 8/5/05. Taiwan’s Ministry of Economics awarded Asia Pacific Fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd. of Taiwan a grant to produce a 40-vehicle fleet demonstration program of hybrid fuel cell powered scooters, marking an an important milestone in the push towards fuel cell commercialization. Thel proposed program budget is over US$4.6 million. The stated goals of the fleet demonstration program are to validate hybrid fuel cell/Li ion battery power technology and its application to a scooter motorcycle, demonstrate hydrogen supply, storage and distribution technology and validate the metal hydride based hydrogen infrastructure for fuel cell scooters. (more)
Air Products Selects FuelCell Energy for Development of Next Generation Hydrogen Energy Station 8/3/05. Air Products (NYSE: APD) announced today that it has awarded a subcontract to FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NasdaqNM:FCEL) under a United States Department of Energy (DOE) Cooperative Agreement to evaluate, design and demonstrate a next-generation Hydrogen Energy Station (HES). The HES will build upon FuelCell Energy's ultra-clean Direct FuelCell(R) (DFC(R)) power plants and Air Products' advanced gas separation technologies. The HES is directed toward co-producing hydrogen for vehicle fueling and electrical power from a single system. The HES effort will be directed toward a capability of using readily available fuels such as natural gas, propane and anaerobic digester gas from municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities. (more) Hydrogen fuel cell solution may come from Finland 8/17/05. This firm makes unique, patented hydrogen fuel cells about the size of the batons used in relay races. Two of them attached to a small battery and an electric motor can power a bicycle at about 10 to 15 miles per hour. Mass produced, they'll sell for about $50 each, meaning enough to power a car would cost $1,000, far less than any new automotive engine today. The hydrogen supply is produced electrically using solar panels. (more) Intelligent Energy Secures $14 Million Equity Financing 7/21/05. Intelligent Energy Holdings Plc announced that it has secured up to 8 million pounds Sterling (approximately $14 million) in additional equity financing, to be raised in 2 stages, 2.56 million pounds Sterling (approximately $4.5 million) immediately and 5.44 million pounds Sterling (approximately $9.5 million) thereafter from Evolution Placements Corporation. (more) Astris Energi to Exhibit Fuel Cell Golf Cart at Canadian National Exhibition 8/11/05. Astris Energi Inc. (OTCBB:ASRNF) will be exhibiting it's Freedom Golf Car, the world's first alkaline fuel cell powered golf car fuelled by hydrogen, at the Canadian National Exhibition. Powered by Astris' 1.0 kW Power Generator, it has a top cruising speed of 31 kph with better acceleration, hill climbing and extended range compared with a conventional battery-powered model. The car is fuelled by a 33-litre, refillable, carbon fibre hydrogen tank that can last up to 3 days under typical usage. The hydrogen tank can be re-filled within minutes. (more) CMR Fuel Cells Completes Series B Funding 7/15/05. CMR Fuel Cells, the winner of the 2005 Carbon Trust Innovation Award, has completed a series-B funding round from a syndicate of institutional and individual investors. The amount of funds was not made public but it will be used to strengthen and accelerate CMR’s technical and commercial development. CMR is a fuel cell stack technology and the company's patented design architecture aims to make fuel cells 10 times smaller and more powerful and up to 80% cheaper than competing products. It is developing fuel cell stacks for use in applications such as battery chargers, auxiliary power units, laptops, power tools, robotic devices, portable generators, and portable military applications. (more) Teledyne Delivers 12 Kilowatt PEM Fuel Cell Power Plant to NASA 8/10/05. Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced that Teledyne Energy Systems, Inc., delivered a 12 kW Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell power plant to NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The delivery completes Phase II of Teledyne Energy Systems' contract awarded in 2001 to develop a more reliable, powerful, and low maintenance fuel cell power plant for use in future NASA spacecraft. (more) John Deere develops new fuel cell 7/28/05. John Deere engineers have developed a hydrogen fuel cell and placed it in one of their most popular machines. The cell will soon be unveiled at a Canadian exhibition about the positive uses of hydrogen. One model of the fuel cell, currently running a John Deere Gator, can produce five kilowatts of electricity, which could power an entire home for about three hours. The vehicle powered by the fuel cell will be on display at Toronto's Hydrogen Village. (more) Ford Hydrogen Buses coming to Lehigh Valley 8/5/05. Two hydrogen-powered shuttle buses will pull into the Lehigh Valley early next year, staying for a two-year test that should give many Valley residents their first view of a hydrogen-powered vehicle. One bus will be used for campus transportation at the Trexlertown headquarters of Air Products and Chemicals Inc., the world's largest supplier of hydrogen. The other bus will be based at the Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology in South Whitehall Township, where it will be used for trips to schools and other educational efforts. Both buses, to be built by Ford Motor Co., will fill up at a specialized fuel station at Air Products' Trexlertown campus. (more) Honda will go it alone on fuel-cell cars unless GM comes knocking 8/5/05. Honda Motor Co. will work alone to develop fuel-cell cars but is open to the idea of joint research with General Motors Corp., President Takeo Fukui said in an interview Thursday. "We are not counting on other automakers" to help develop the fuel-cell cars, Fukui said, denying a report in the Yomiuri Shimbun earlier in the day that Honda, GM and BMW had agreed to work together to develop hydrogen-powered vehicle technology so the cars would be more marketable. (more) Honda, BMW, and GM in fuel cell alliance 8/4/05. Honda, GM, and BMW hope to standardize technologies so they can sell fuel cell-powered vehicles around the world. The manufacturers are betting fuel cells will power the next generation of automobiles, replacing dwindling supplies of gasoline as crude oil runs out or becomes prohibitively expensive. The manufacturers hope the collaboration will reduce development costs and plan to standardize fuel nozzles and other parts, according to the report. GM and Toyota may part ways on fuel cells 7/31/05. GM and Toyota were due to share technologies to develop hybrid vehicles running on fuel cell technologies. The latest reports in claims that the companies have decided to part their ways over conflicts over the technology sharing issue. They are now going to scrap a planned fuel-cell vehicle joint venture over this disagreement. However, the companies might still continue to co-operate with each other on research and development in environmental technology for automobiles. (more) Honda FCX Integrates Hydrogen Station Locating Navigation System 7/28/05. Honda announced today that all hydrogen fuel cell-powered 2005 FCX vehicles will be equipped with a Honda developed navigation system. This new navigation system is the first in the world to incorporate the location of hydrogen stations, including stations being developed as part of California's "Hydrogen Highway" Initiative. (more) Titanium and Nanotubes Improve Fuel Cell Storage Capacity 7/27/05. Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Turkey's Bilkent University discovered that titanium-crusted carbon nanotubes could meet two key requirements for efficient hydrogen storage: the abilities to latch on to hydrogen molecules in adequate numbers and to relinquish the hydrogen readily when heated. Fuel cell vehicles require a 6 percent minimum storage capacity. The carbon nanotubes, decorated with titanium or other transition metals, can amass a predicted 8 percent of the nanotubes' weight worth of hydrogen. (more) Test Drive DaimlerChrysler F-Cell 7/25/05. Fuel-cell vehicles, like the DaimlerChrysler F-Cell I drove, are being billed as the transportation of the future. After five days and 133 miles in an F-Cell, I can see the potential as well as the hurdles."We hear a lot about people talking about hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles in the short term. That's not reality," said Ron Cogan, editor and publisher of the Green Car Journal. "What is reality is that we have come a long way from where we started in the early to mid-'90s." (more) DaimlerChrysler supplies fuel-cell-powered buses to Beijing 7/22/05. Three fuel-cell-powered Mercedes-Benz
Citaro urban buses were handed over to a high-ranking delegation from
China at the DaimlerChrysler AG bus and coach plant in Mannheim. The buses
will arrive in China in mid-September as part of a fuel cell project which
has been specifically conceived for the Chinese market. The fuel-cell-powered
Citaro buses will enter regular service on a 19 km long route in Beijing,
which is extremely busy and passes the world-famous Summer Palace as well
as the site for the next Olympic Games. (more) Singapore F-Cell test shows positive result 7/21/05. DaimlerChrysler deployed six Mercedes-BEnz A-Class cars powered by fuel cells, or hydrogen-based fuel, in Singapore, to gain empirical evidence for the development of such vehicles and to define international standards. "Based on the results in Singapore, our company is convinced that this really is the car of the future," DaimlerChrysler Program Leader of the Singapore Fuel Cell Fleet project, Udo Loersch, told a recent technology symposium held in Jakarta. (more) UTC Power's Fuel Cell for Cars Achieves Trouble-free Milestone 7/19/05. UTC Power, a division of United Technologies Corp. , today announced that one of its S500 model transportation fuel cells successfully powered a 2003 Nissan X- Trail FCV for more than 25,000 trouble-free kilometers -- a significant milestone for automotive fuel cells. The vehicle was subjected to real-world driving conditions over various terrains and under different climates. The fuel-cell-powered vehicle is proving its durability through a series of ongoing test drives. (more) Hydrogen Generator available for vehicles 7/18/05. Hydrogen Innovation's Hydro-Gen is an on-demand hydrogen fuel generator that you can add to your vehicle's engine. Hydrogen is created through electrolysis and introduced into the combustion chamber of internal combustion engines providing a cleaner, leaner burn. The addition of the hydrogen burns 98% of the fuel in the combustion chamber eliminating most of the emissions. The company claims a 15% improvement in mileage and cleaner emmissions. (more) Light bulb's power could drive car around the world 7/05/05. An eco-car that can travel the world using a fraction of the electricity it takes to power a light bulb, was unveiled by its British creators today. According to gases firm BOC, its hydrogen-powered BOC Ech2o needs just 25 Watts - the equivalent of less than two gallons of petrol - to complete the 25,000-mile global trip, while emitting nothing more hazardous than water. On Thursday, the BOC Ech2o will be put to the test in a bid to smash the world fuel efficiency record of over 10,000 miles per gallon. (more) California-based company claim Hydrogen powered Airplane tested 7/05/05. AeroVironment has contended that it has successfully tested an aircraft powered by liquid hydrogen. The company says that the liquid hydrogen stored on board in combionation with the oxygen extracted from the air powers the fuel cells. AeroVironment adds that an unmanned plane powered by this fuel can be kept air-borne for close to 24 hours. The craft has been named as Global Observer and bears close resemblance to a glider rather than a plane. The craft has got a wingspan of over 15m. Other interesting additions to its contour include small fuselage slung underneath and an extended "dragon-fly" tail. The front edge of the wing has got a line of eight propellers. (more) ITM Power eyes key tests 7/1/05. ITM Power travelled higher today after the fuel cell technologies group reported “excellent” progress and said it remains on track to achieve key milestones over the next 12 months. The green fuel outfit said it aims to announce results on longevity testing on both fuel cells and electrolysers over the next year. ITM believes that the development of its low cost durable modular electrolysers will be the key contributor to realising the hydrogen economy and, if the tests are successful, its innovations could help replace fossil fuels. The loss before tax for the year to 30 April was £1.26m, with cash balances at £8m. The group raised £10m via a placing when it joined AIM in June last year. (more)
First Solar Powered Hydrogen Filling Station Opens in Germany 6/29/05. The co-operative project in Wolfsburg, Germany between Volkswagen AG and Solvis will use solar power to produce hydrogen. The facility’s solar-panel surface is used to generate the electricity which powers an electrolyser used to produce an electrochemical reaction which allows de-ionised water to be broken down into its separate components: hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen thus produced is subsequently cleansed and forwarded to a temporary storage unit, at which stage it has achieved the highest possible grade. After compression, the hydrogen is stored in a high-pressure unit, ready for filling into motor vehicles. (more) DaimlerChrysler and UCLA Combine Fuel Cell Technology and Education 7/15/05. DaimlerChrysler has supplied UCLA with two fuel cell vehicles. The cars delivered today bring the total number of DaimlerChrysler fuel cell vehicles in California to 11. By putting fuel cell vehicles in customer hands, DaimlerChrysler shows a strong commitment to zero-emission transportation. No manufacturer has more fuel cell vehicles on the road worldwide than DaimlerChrysler. Along with over $1 billion invested, this aggressive effort shows the commitment DaimlerChrysler has made to fuel cell technology. (more) Fuel cell buses reach milestone 7/14/05. More than 30 fuel cell buses operating as part of a global trial have now traveled further than the milestone of 760,000 kilometres – the distance from the earth to the moon and back. Ten cities in Europe (including London), and one in Australia, have been using these new buses, which were supplied by DaimlerChrysler, since May 2003. This is the largest and most comprehensive trial of fuel cell technology so far and it will be expanded to Asia when Beijing gets its own emissions-free buses in September. (more) Cellex successfully completes hydrogen fuel cell field trials at Wal-Mart(R) distribution center 7/25/05. Cellex Power Products, Inc. completed its Alpha hydrogen fuel cell product field trials at the logistics subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wal-Mart agreed to support Cellex's Beta field trials and commercialization process of fuel cell power systems for electric lift trucks. Cellex had four fuel cell power units in operation for two weeks at a Wal-Mart food distribution center in Missouri demonstrating the operational benefits to Wal-Mart when powering their fleet of pallet trucks. (more) ECD helps Indians invent hydrogen powered rickshaw 7/21/05. Krishna Sapru and Subramanian Ramachandran have achieved a significant breakthrough by developing a hydrogen-run three-wheeler for Indian roads. They converted a CNG-run Bajaj three-wheeler (autorickshaw) to run on hydrogen fuel. ‘The overall goal of this project is to demonstrate the potential for commercialization of a small, hydrogen fueled vehicle using ECD’s proprietary metal hydride storage system as a fuel tank." (more) Regi/Reg Acquires Exclusive Rights from Anuvu for Fuel Cell Technology 7/06/05. (OTCBB:RGUS) /Reg Technologies, Inc. (TSX::RRE) (OTC:REGRF) announce an exclusive distributor agreement for Canada for Reg Technologies, Inc., and an option for REGI U.S., Inc. for European exclusive rights, has been successfully completed with Anuvu Incorporated. Anuvu agrees to build a working fuel cell model prototype, for a vehicle, for demonstration purposes in Canada and Europe, on behalf of Reg Technologies, Inc. and REGI U. S., Inc. (more) FCV
Entered in 1,600 mile solar challenge Agni builds an Fuel Cell Vehicle 7/05/05. Kuala Lumpur: Agni's fuel cell powered ‘REAL’ (Renewable Energy Automobile) is the first Malaysian street ready FCV. Agni Inc.’s rich experience in fuel cell and fuel processing technology is the basis for producing the world’s first highly cost effective and affordable fuel cell vehicle. This vehicle is comprised of an integrated fuel cell energy generation and storage system, electric propulsion unit and, control and instrumentation system fitted into an existing compact or city car chassis and body panels. (more) DaimlerChrysler Delivers a Fuel Cell Vehicle to Michigan 7/14/05. Today, DaimlerChrysler and Inergy Automotive Systems made another achievement in fuel cell technology. Inergy became the first Michigan F-Cell customer since the DOE Hydrogen Learning Demonstration Project kickoff in Washington, D.C. Inergy will use the DaimlerChrysler F-Cell in daily use to provide further knowledge on operational capabilities and to help conduct research on hydrogen storage. Daily use of the F-Cell will supply technical data that will help improve the next generation of fuel cell vehicles (FCV)s. DaimlerChrysler's efforts are continued proof that the company is committed to fuel cell vehicles. (more) Toyota: GM Fuel-Cell Tie-Up Coming Soon 7/11/05. Toyota's president said Monday a tie-up with U.S. rival General Motors on fuel-cell vehicles is in its final stages _ but promised to do his best to beat GM and Ford. Katsuaki Watanabe said it's just a matter of time before details can be hammered out for a deal with Detroit-based GM on fuel cells. GM and Toyota Motor Corp. have a longtime partnership that does not involve stakes in each other. A deal on fuel cell vehicles would be an important expansion of that agreement.(more) Honda aims to slash price of fuel cell cars 6/24/05. Honda Motor Co. aims to cut the cost of hydrogen-powered fuel-cell cars to a hundredth of the present level to make them competitive with conventional cars, its engineer in charge of developing them said on Friday. Yozo Kami, chief engineer in Honda's research and development operation, told reporters its fuel cell cars cost about 100 times that of typical gasoline models to manufacture and it needs to slash that by a tenth to the level of high-end cars and eventually to a hundredth to make it more competitive against conventional alternatives. Kami said fuel cell cars could have a market share of 5 percent by 2020. (more) Mercedes-Benz A-Class Fuel Cell Vehicles Pass First Year of Testing 6/30/05. Mercedes-Benz has reported that its fleet of six A-Class cars running "F-Cell" hydrogen fuel cells have now been on Singapore's road for an entire year. Mercedes-Benz chose Singapore because of its extreme weather conditions, and the need to test for long-term reliability. Tropical temperatures with high humidity levels place greater demand on a fuel cell's production of steam emissions, as well as on its cooling systems. DaimlerChrysler undertook the largest trial of fuel cell vehicle of any automaker worldwide, in 2003. The test includes more than one hundred cars, vans and buses, used in various climates, hot and cold, around the world. (more) DaimlerChrysler and Southern California Edison Test Fuel Cells 6/29/05. Southern California Edison (SCE) is no stranger to electric power and the company will be expanding its knowledge with a DaimlerChrysler F-Cell in daily use. Today, SCE took possession of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered DaimlerChrysler F-Cell. Since the Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen Learning Demonstration Project kickoff in Washington, D.C., DaimlerChrysler has delivered nine fuel cell vehicles to customers in California and will continue to announce new customers in the near future. This aggressive effort shows the commitment DaimlerChrysler has made to zero-emission transportation. Through daily use, the F-Cell will supply DaimlerChrysler and SCE with operational experience and technical data that will help improve the next generation of fuel cell vehicles. (more) California family giving long-term test drive to hydrogen car 6/29/05. In a long-term road test, John Spallino, his wife and two daughters will begin leasing a silver-and-blue, four-seat Honda FCX on Wednesday to get them to work, school and anywhere else they want to roam. The Spallinos will provide reports about the car's performance to Honda as part of the auto industry's first private test of the promising technology that produces only one byproduct - water clean enough to drink. (more) Hydrogen Powered Vehicle PAC Car Sets New World Record for Fuel Efficiency at the Shell Eco-Marathon 6/29/05. ETH Zurich has set a new world record for fuel efficiency. The world record-holding PAC Car operates on a hydrogen-powered fuel cell. Using the lower heating values of hydrogen and gasoline as a conversion basis, this world record now stands at 5385 kilometres per litre of gasoline. The top-ranked world-renowned ETH Zurich set itself the goal to construct a vehicle that used as little fuel as possible and provided the highest possible fuel efficiency. PAC Car has an optimized fuel cell system that produces electrical energy from hydrogen and drives two high-efficiency electric motors. The only "emission" from PAC Car is pure water. (more) Morgan plans first fuel cell sports car 6/20/05. Morgan, the classic car maker, is to build what it claims will be the world’s first environmentally friendly sports car, intended to produce zero emissions while matching petrol-driven rivals for speed and handling. The vehicle, powered by a fuel cell which converts hydrogen into electricity, would produce nothing but water vapour and would be ultra-quiet. If it succeeds, the project could help to solve one of the most challenging tasks facing the modern motor industry: how to keep making cars that are fun and fast while also meeting rapidly growing concerns over damage to the environment. (more) Toyota to cut prices of fuel cell cars by 95% by 2015 6/17/05. Toyota Motor Corp. aims to cut the cost of hydrogen-powered
fuel-cell cars to $50,000 from more than $1 million by 2015, when it hopes
to begin selling the cars, Toyota board member Kazuo Okamoto told the
Financial Times in an interview carried in the paper's Friday international
edition. Fuel Cell Motorbike Makes North American Debut 6/15/05. Intelligent Energy, a British company relocating
to Los Angeles, has unveiled the first purpose-built, hydrogen powered,
fuel cell motorbike, ENV (Pronounced “envy”), or Emissions
Neutral Vehicle. The ENV is the first purpose-built motorcycle that makes
use of and is built around a hydrogen fuel cell. Honda continues work on cold start, range issues with its fuel-cell vehicles 6/14/05. The Honda FCX fuel cell car now operates below the freezing temperature of water -- minus 4 F to be precise. So the engineers have set a new goal: minus 22 F. Engineers at Toyota Motor Corp. have set the same goal. Cold operation is just one technical challenge with which Honda and Toyota engineers are wrestling. Their long-term goal is to create a fuel cell car that is comparable to one powered by an internal combustion engine.The engineers are giving themselves plenty of time. If all goes well, Honda hopes to sell 50,000 fuel cell vehicles a year in the United States by 2020. Toyota wants to sell 12,000 fuel cell vehicles annually in the United States in the early 2010s. (more) Japanese govt certifies Toyota, Honda hybrid fuel-cell vehicles 6/17/05. Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co Ltd said in separate statements that the government here has granted vehicle type certifications for their hybrid fuel-cell passenger vehicles. The certifications mean that Japan's leading and third-largest automakers can begin producing such vehicles. Toyota's FCHV and Honda's FCX are the first models to gain vehicle type certifications under new government safety standards for hybrid fuel-cell vehicles with high-pressure hydrogen tanks. (more) Volvo Invests in Fuel Cell Technology to Solve Environmental Problems Linked to Idling Engines 6/14/05. If trucks were equipped with a power unit driven by fuel cells, the carbon dioxide emissions from a single truck could be reduced by an estimated 20 to 30 tons per year. As a result, trucks would not have to run at idle to have an electrical supply when they are parked. In an effort to solve this problem, Volvo is now starting a joint-venture company for the development of power units based on fuel cell technology. The power unit features a newly patented technology and is so compact that they can be installed in standard trucks. (more)
Hydrogen-cell truck makes X-country trip 6/13/05. (UPI) A truck modified to rely heavily on hydrogen gas drove 2,650 miles from California to Washington, D.C., and arrived Friday, according to the Army. The U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center, SunLine Transit Agency and Southwest Research Institute retrofitted a standard Class 8 commercial truck to use a fuel cell auxiliary power unit that runs on hydrogen gas to power the engine's electrical functions. The Army wants to develop trucks that run on alternative fuels, TARDEC said. Switching the processes from being engine-powered to electrical power took the load off the engine and allowed greater fuel efficiency. Hydrogen for the fuel cell was stored in three compressed gas cylinders on the truck. The tanks hold approximately 11 pounds of hydrogen, or the equivalent energy of about five gallons of gasoline, the Army said. Ford's Focus FCV Hybrid The Focus FCV is one of the industry's first hybridized fuel cell vehicles combining the improved range and performance of hybrid technology with the overall benefits of a fuel cell. Using a fuel cell powertrain supplied by Ballard Power Systems, the orld leader in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology, the FCV is hybridized with the addition of a nickel metal–hydride battery pack and a brake-by-wire electro-hydraulic series regenerative braking system. The fuel cell engine converts chemical energy into electric energy using hydrogen fuel and oxygen from air. (more)
Mercedes-Benz introduces smallest fuel-cell car to Korea Mercedes-Benz Korea showed off the world`s smallest A-Class Fuel-Cell vehicle to Korean media in Seoul yesterday. The fuel-cell compact is currently under fleet operations in countries such as Singapore, Japan and Germany by governments as well as hotels and filling stations. Based on the German maker`s smallest A-Class wheelbase, the eco-friendly vehicle with 440 fuel cells consumes compressed hydrogen instead of gasoline, discharging just water vapor as exhaust. "Fuel-cell cars are twice as efficient as diesel engines, which are 24 percent more efficient than traditional combustion engines," said Udo Loersch, Asia-Pacific vice president of Mercedes-Benz, who came from Singapore to attend the event. (more) Hydrogen fuel cell future drives into the big apple GM will be providing 13 fuel cell-powered vehicles and Shell Hydrogen LLC intends to establish New York State's first hydrogen service station in the New York City metropolitan area in 2006, which is anticipated to involve installing a portable hydrogen-refueling module at an existing Shell station. GM and Shell will be the only team bringing fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen refueling to the New York City metropolitan area under the U.S. Department of Energy's Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Project. (more) Fuel Cell Vehicles by 2008 The Indian Oil Corporation has set itself a bold target in eco-friendly fuel development: In a joint initiative with India-based electric car pioneer, Reva, the public sector company's Faridabad-based research arm will create by 2008 the infrastructure and logistics to service 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The Bangalore-based `green' car maker unveiled a fuel-cell based car exactly a year ago, but Reva Deputy Chairman Chetan Maini clarifies that the new deliveries will be based on more efficient, second-generation fuel cells — fruits of a recent tie-up with the Canada-based Hydrogenics Corporation. (more) Volkswagen Introduces Prototype Fuel Cell Vehicle Volkswagen is presenting its Touran HyMotion compact van, a fuel-cell prototype, at the World Environment Day event in San Francisco. The HyMotion is one of 23 fuel-cell-driven vehicles on display. The event marks Volkswagon's inclusion in the movement to produce a commercial fuel cell vehicle. (more) Ikea and Opel start joint fuel cell vehicle test in Berlin IKEA customers in Berlin will hardly hear the arrival of the company´s service personnel in the future. Visits will be made with the emission-free HydroGen3 fuel cell vehicle, which is based on the Opel Zafira and fueled by liquid hydrogen. In a practical test launched today in Berlin, the Swedish furniture store and the German automaker aim to gain experience with the hydrogen-based propulsion concept as part of the Clean Energy Partnership Berlin project. (more) "Road Map" To Auto Hydrogen Fuel By 2010 June 2, 2005- Commercially viable fuel cell stack technology for hydrogen-powered vehicles can be demonstrated by 2010, according to a Technology “Road Map” released by Ballard Power Systems. The “Road Map,” announced to coincide with the start of the National Hydrogen Association’s Annual Hydrogen Conference in Washington, D.C., comprises four technology trendlines and targets for fuel cell stack durability, cost, freeze start and volumetric power density. It is widely agreed that demonstrating the ability to meet the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) targets for these four performance attributes is key to the successfully commercialization of automotive fuel cell technology. (more) DaimlerChrysler Increases Fuel Cell Vehicle Presence in California - $88 Million Going to Work Immediately June 2, 2005- DaimlerChrysler announced the delivery of two fuel cell vehicles to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District). The government agency will use the DaimlerChrysler F-Cells in daily use. These are some of the first fuel cell vehicles delivered since the official kickoff of the Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen Learning Demonstration Project. (more) Michelin claims Hy-Light most fuel efficient FCV According to Michelin, the Hy-Light was the most efficient fuel-cell vehicle taking part in the Bibendum Challenge in the Chinese city, beating competition from major car manufacturers in the economy stakes. “It’s important for us to understand what mobility will be in ten to 15 years’ time since it will affect our core business,” said Pierre Varenne of Michelin. “So rather than sit and wait, we decided to develop our prototype.” The tyre maker believes that hydrogen-based fuel-cell technology is the best possible replacement for fossil fuels. (more) Purolator Introduces Hybrid-Electric and Fuel Cell Delivery Vans 5/31/05 - Purolator Courier Ltd. today introduced a hydrogen fuel-cell hybrid electric vehicle into its Toronto curb-side delivery fleet at a news conference at the company's Metro West facility. Purolator identified fleet fuel usage and vehicle air emissions as the best way to reduce its environmental footprint. (more) DaimlerChrysler Brings FCVs to California DaimlerChrysler is helping to clean the air in California
by putting fuel cell vehicles to use. Think Nordic awarded grant for fuel cell/electric hybrid vehicle The Research Council of Norway announced today that it
will grant NOK 11 million (€1.350.000) to Think Nordic over the next
three years. This grant will partly fund the development and construction
of a prototype fuel cell/electric hybrid vehicle with partner Raufoss
Fuel Systems (www.rafs.no). ZAP and Apollo Demo On-Board Ammonia Reformer for Alkaline Fuel Cell Car ZAP and Apollo Energy Systems demonstrated an on-board ammonia reformer to produce hydrogen for use in a ZAP-Apollo alkaline fuel cell vehicle. They are developing a prototype FCV based on the Smart cars that ZAP imports and modifies. They developed an on-board reforming capability to fuel the alkaline fuel cell. (Thus the basic components of the system would be on-board ammonia storage, the on-board reformer, and the alkaline fuel cell itself.) The Smart Car prototype will use a 60 kW Apollo Fuel Cell, equipped with an 8.7 gallon ammonia fuel tank, and will have a cruising range of up to 200 miles per refueling. (more) Hydrogen Scooters in Olympic Fleet Hydrogen scooters will be part of the fleet of vehicles used for transport in Turin during the 2006 Winter Games. The scoters will be produced by Hysylab, the laboratory specialized in hydrogen research based at Turin's Environment Park. The first two scooters are ready and were presented to the Piedmont authorities in Piazza Castello. The scooters can run without refuelling for two hours and have a maximum speed of 22 km/h. (more) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Powered PAC II Sets 3,836 km/l Record “Fuel cells are very efficient in extracting energy from hydrogen, and electric motors are more efficient than internal combustion engines,” said Shell’s Jean-Nicolas Desprez, who measured the 1.75 grams of hydrogen used by the record-breaking PAC II prototype to travel 25.272 km. Based on calculations of latent energy in different fuels, the PAC II, made by the Ecole Polytechnique Federale in Zurich, Switzerland, achieved a new world record of 3,836 km/l. The previous record was 3,794 km/l, held by LPTI La Joliverie, a high school in St. Sebastian-sur-Loire, France, that specializes in internal combustion engines. (more) Automakers, environmentalists like California's $53 million hydrogen car plan Automakers and clean-air advocates Thursday introduced an ambitious plan to add 2,000 experimental vehicles to the modest fleet and open dozens of refueling stations from Sacramento to San Diego by the end of the decade. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has embraced the $53.5 million, five-year blueprint, although it is substantially more modest than his aggressive hydrogen highways initiative. (more) Toyota devises hydrogen tanks to improve fuel-cell cars' mileage 5/17/05 - Toyota Motor Corp said Monday it has developed two high-pressure hydrogen tanks that extend the cruising range of environment-friendly fuel-cell vehicles. Capable of storing 35 and 70 mega-pascals of hydrogen, both tanks have been certified by the High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan and are designed for use in Toyota's FCHV fuel-cell hybrid passenger vehicle, the biggest Japanese automaker said. Anuvu's car of the future 5/16/05 -Anuvu has built a car with the potential to become a virtually cost-free, pollution-free source of personal transportation. A magic carpet. A free ride. Anuvu could have a prototype version running in six months, and be available to consumers in two years. This remarkable vehicle has been engineered with no compromises, and could very well represent the state-of-the-art in fuel efficient automotive engineering. The Anuvu car's fuel cell puts out 25KW of power, which is sufficient for normal driving. It has a secondary power system, a flywheel generator that stores RPM (up to 33,000) through surplus energy from the main fuel cell as well as from regenerative braking. When the car's electric motors need more power, the flywheel generator kicks in with up to 50KW of additional power, making the Anuvu car capable of going from 0 to 60 MPH in 6.6 seconds, with a 300 pound occupant load. (more) GM-Toyota effort to build fuel cells in U.S. General Motors and Toyota Motor plan to set up a venture in the United States to build fuel-cell systems and engines to run vehicles without using gasoline, three executives from the two companies said Wednesday. Project Apollo, as the plan is called, may begin with a U.S. research center and expand to a factory, said the executives, who requested that their names not be disclosed. (more) DaimlerChrysler Brings FCVs to California DaimlerChrysler is helping to clean the air in California
by putting fuel cell vehicles to use. Hybrid battery /fuel cell London Taxi being researched UK researchers are developing a zero-emissions plug-in hybrid London Taxi powered by a large high-energy Zebra battery pack and a small 6 kW hydrogen fuel cell stack that essentially functions as a range extender. Prof. Nigel Schofield, the project leader, is presenting a paper describing the project this week at the IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference in Austin, Texas. (more) Japanese automaker Mitsubishi to start selling electric cars in 2010 Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Wednesday it will start selling electric cars in 2010 and showed off a mini test vehicle equipped with motors embedded in the rear wheels that run on a lithium-ion batteries. (more) High Schooler builds model solar/hydrogen car that never needs refueling The car runs on distilled water. A solar panel provides energy that splits hydrogen from water. The car is so efficient it can even motor and create hydrogen at the same time. "When it's running, it's making water," Biard said. "When it's stopping, it's turning it back into hydrogen." As a result, the fuel source is never depleted, and the car never needs a fill-up. "It lasts forever," said inventor Micah Hinton, 15. "It will run off pure hydrogen." (more) Honda improves FCX The Honda FCX has a new fuel cell stack that starts at -20 C and operates at 95C. It has a metal separator that is easier to manufacture with a 50% reduction in components and longer life and a new "aromatic electrolyte membrane" that is cheaper to manfacture. The FCV produces 107 horsepower, seats four, and has a range of 190 miles. (more) $65 Million Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Program Included in House Bill The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee marked up H.R. 3, the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users or TEA-LU, today. The legislation includes the Fuel Cell Bus Technology Demonstration Program, a $64.8 million, cost-shared, competitively awarded grant with a maximum of four projects to be selected from geographically diverse areas of the country. The initiative covers hydrogen production, energy storage, fuel cell technologies, vehicle systems integration and power electronics technologies. (more) DaimlerChrysler introduces Mercedes B Class FCV DaimlerChrysler introduced a FCV built on the Mercedes- Benz B-Class, continuing with the sandwich floor concept developed for the A-Class. The F-Cell’s high-torque electric motor will develop more than 100 kW - 35 kW more power than its predecessor. Thanks to a reduction in fuel consumption and more hydrogen storage capacity, the operating range has been increased to almost 250 miles. Component reliability and longevity have also been further improved, according to Mercedes. UQM Technologies Receives Contract From the U.S. Army to Develop Advanced Vehicle Propulsion Motor UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Amex: UQM), a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that it has received a contract from the U.S. Army's Tank -- Automotive and Armaments Command to develop an advanced vehicle propulsion motor for application as a wheel mounted electric propulsion system for hybrid electric combat vehicles being developed under the Army's Future Combat Systems program. (more) Fuel Cell Powered Probe makes longest deep-sea cruise A Japanese deep-sea probe has made an unmanned submerged cruise of 317 kilometers, the world's longest for such a vehicle, surpassing the 262 km achieved by a British unmanned underwater vehicle in 1998, a marine science institute said Tuesday. "The world's record is owed to the development of a high-quality fuel cell," said Taro Aoki, program director of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, based in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. The underwater vehicle Urashima uses a closed-cycle fuel cell, using hydrogen as fuel, and is the first unmanned underwater vehicle to use fuel cells, Aoki said. Cellex demonstrates hydrogen powered forklifts Cellex Power announces the successful completion of its consortium led demonstration field trials at Canadian retailer London Drugs as part of a $2M (CDN) contribution from Sustainable Development Technology Canada that was announced on April 2nd, 2004. The project included the development and demonstration of Cellex's initial zero emission, 24 volt, fuel cell power solution designed to replace industrial lead acid batteries and internal combustion engines used to power fork-lift trucks that operate in large distribution centres around the world. (more) Mitsubishi Motors, Mitsubishi Heavy to develop fuel cell car Mitsubishi Motors Corp and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd are considering joint development of an environment-friendly fuel-cell vehicle as part of the struggling automaker's revival effort under the heavy machinery maker's leadership, sources familiar with the matter said Monday. (more) Zero-emission buses to be tried in San Jose The Valley Transportation Authority and SamTrans on Monday will begin a three-year program to test the viability of zero-emission fuel-cell bus technology. The agencies will operate three buses powered solely by hydrogen to comply with new regulations by the California Air Resources Board to reduce nitrogen oxide and particulate matter. (more) Naro Urban Transit Vehicle Global automotive technology developer Prodrive has developed a vehicle that can best be described as a four wheel motorcycle. The "Naro" is just 2.5 metres long, but the width of a motorbike. Its high centre of gravity means that it must be leaned like a bike to go round corners, but unlike a bike it has four wheels and the two occupants sit enclosed within a body with all the comforts of a car. Weighing only about 300kg, less than a third of most city cars, it is expected that the Naro will be powered by a small petrol or diesel engine or by a fuel cell. While designed primarily for the city, the aerodynamics of Naro means that it would be more than capable of motorway speeds. (more) Honda leases FCV to regional Japanese government Honda Motor Co. leased a fuel cell-equipped FCX car to Hokkaido Prefectural Government in Japan, according to a report from Japan Corporate News Network. The car was delivered January 27. It is equipped with a special system to enable it to start in sub-freezing temperatures. A new membrane design and improved durability lets the fuel cell work between 20 and 95 degrees Celsius, according to the report. The report also said the new design uses 50 percent fewer parts than the previous one while outputting more energy. Automakers, environmentalists like California $53 million hydrogen car plan Purolator Introduces Hybrid-Electric and Fuel Cell Delivery Vans Ballard
Power Systems gets US$30M investment from Japanese partner Ebara Think Nordic awarded grant to build fuel cell/electric hybrid vehicle Hydrogen Scooters in Olympic Fleet Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Powered PAC II Sets 3,836 km/l Record ZAP and Apollo Demo On-Board Ammonia Reformer for Alkaline Fuel Cell Car Ballard Power Systems chief says Wall Street's wrong about fuel cells Hybrid battery /fuel cell London Taxi being researched Toyota devises hydrogen tanks to improve fuel-cell cars' mileage High Schooler builds model Solar/Hydrogen Car Mitsubishi to sell battery powered cars in 2010 GM-Toyota effort to build fuel cells in U.S. Rand Cam Engine Prepares to Power World into 21st Century Interstate Traveler Corp. plans hydrogen/solar powered railway BMW to lease hydrogen powered cars by 2008 Nissan set to offer leases of fuel cell-powered SUVs to U.S. businesses in 2007 Santa Clara adds two fuel cell buses Ford to Bring Hydrogen Vehicles to Desert Region Norway's first hydrogen vehicle hits the road Florida, Delta Air Lines, Ford Partner to Deliver Hydrogen Power Enova Systems Continues Major Role in Fuel Cell Vehicle Sector DaimlerChrysler launches green campaign in Asia Fuel cell powered Auto Tram developed Honda Offers Civic GX Owners in California Home Refueling UTC Power Lauds U.S. House Support of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology in New Energy Law MTA, Kettering partnership bringing fuel cell bus to Flint Toyota Fuel Cell and Hybrid Vehicles Make Michigan Debut Nissan Donates Xterra Fuel Cell Vehicle to Petersen Automotive Museum Hydrogen vehicles granted accessed to coveted taxi and bus lanes in Norway More than a decade before auto fuel consumption is reduced Saab Backs Ethanol As Next-Step Towards Sustainable Mobility High Gas Prices Unlikely to Change Motorbikes Ride High on Hydrogen GM Fuel Cell Car Places Third in Rally Reva signs agreement with Hydrogenics to develop FCV Toyota: Hybrid Tech to Benefit FCVs Nanotechnology Used to Produce Hydrogen for Fuel Cell Cars Quantum Ships Hybrid Vehicles to U.S. Army Fiat Seicento Hydrogen at 1st Montecarlo Rally for Fuel Cell and Hybrid Cars San Jose to test hydrogen-powered bus GM HydroGen3 Places First in Fuel Cell Class Researchers Closer to Getting Fuel Cells to Run on Gasoline MTU abandons the marine fuel cell due to lack of interest Intelligent Energy's fuel cell motorcycle on show at Monaco EVS21 Symposium Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies to transfer hydrogen tank to Japanese car makers in 2006 Eden Energy signs China Hythane deal New fuel cell drives around hydrogen economy roadblocks Hydrogen-powered cars begin Vancouver test Army to test drive fuel-cell truck from GM GM, DaimlerChrysler to build FCVs for DOE Franklin Fuel Cells demonstrates Fuel Cell that runs on Gasoline Danish Towns Fund Hydrogen Train Ballard Promises Commercial FCV in 2010 GM to build FCVs for DOE, Shell to build Stations Solar/Fuel Cell Powered Blimps Researched at Purdue Hydrogen-powered cars may become more practical W2 Energy developing Rotary Hydrogen Engine Vectrix Readies its Electric and Fuel Cell Hybrid Scooters for Market Startech Environmental Hydrogen Ideally Suited to New Internal Combustion Engine Initiative DaimlerChrysler to sell fuel cell cars in 2012 Hydrogen Generating and Fueling Station for Vermont Intelligent Energy introduces World's First Fuel Cell Motorcycle Unveiled Nissan Announces its First In-House Fuel Cell Stack General Motors reports a breakthrough in hydrogen storage technology GM and Sandia to improve hydrogen storage $65 Million Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Program Included in House Bill DaimlerChrysler unveils new Mercedes fuel cell vehicle at Geneva Motor Show Fuel Cell Powered Probe makes longest deep-sea cruise Cellex demonstrates hydrogen fuel cell products in rider pallet fork-lifts Zero-emission buses to be tried in San Jose Hybrid Fuel Cell Vehicle Goes on Sale from ZAP UTC Fuel Cells-Powered Car Fills Up at Nation's First ChevronTexaco Hydrogen Fueling Station Ford Vehicles Help Florida Jump Start Its Hydrogen Highway Nissan Develops First In-House Fuel Cell Stack and New High-Pressure Hydrogen Storage System Ballard Power Systems Announces Significant Advances in Fuel Cell Stack Technology Hyundai Fuel Cell Vehicle Fleet Testing Launches at Unveiling of Hydrogen Energy Station UQM Technologies Receives Contract From the U.S. Army to Develop Advanced Vehicle Propulsion Motor Quantum awarded patent
for transportable hydrogen refueling Michelin claims Hy-Light most fuel efficient FCV ZAP Smart Car Orders Accelerate to Over $40,000,000 Dynetek supplies storage solution for hydrogen-powered forklift GM Demonstrates No-emission Hydrogen-powered Forklift Honda leases fuel cell car to Japanese regional government Metaldyne chief calls for hydrogen-powered cars, gas tax Nissan CEO Trashes Hybrids and FCVs Honda Leases FC Stack-equipped FCX GM launches fuel-cell push with more vehicles DaimlerChrysler Fuel Cell Vehicles Operate in Freezing Temperatures GM, Shell Oil to bring fuel-cell vehicles to New York GM Joins With Sandia To Advance Hydrogen Storage More Fuel Cell Powered Hondas for Los Angeles Quantum Awarded Fuel System Production Contract for General Motors Las Vegas Leases Two Honda Fuel Cell Cars Astris Energi to Unveil New E7-Powered Golf Car at Vancouver Investment Conference Second hydrogen station planned for Singapore Hyundai Motor Co. unveils its second-generation fuel cell vehicle, the Tucson FCEV ZAP's Hydrogen-Electirc hybrid truck at Electronics Show Green hydrogen buses are a 'hit' in London General Motors Reinvent the Automobile with Sequel DaimlerChrysler and Ford Invest CDN $55 Million in Ballard Power Systems Dynetek Industries Ltd. Announces Delivery of Hydrogen Storage Systems to Ford Motor Company Dynetek Industries Ltd. Announces Delivery of Hydrogen Storage Systems to Ford Motor Company Firm to oversee hydrogen-power buses for the city of New Haven Honda To Lease Fuel Cell Vehicles to US Individuals GM: Sequel fuel cell vehicle not ready for mass production Volume fuel cell cars at least 25 years away, Toyota says State of Florida is the First Customer for Eight Hydrogen-Powered Ford E-450 Buses GM Offers Sequel to Fuel-Cell Prototype Peugeot's Quark fuel-cell four-wheeler for the road ZAP's Hybrid Fuel Cell Vehicle on display at CES Sandia lab to design hydrogen fuel tanks Hyundai unveils second generation fuel cell vehicle Ethanol
fuel cells burning new light on energy independence GM exec urges government not to put hydrogen power on back burner as recent report suggests Avocado Oil, Taco Grease Fuel Eco-Bus in Mexico Hydrogen Refuelling Station Makes Progress China produces several prototypes of fuel cell cars Honda FC Stack-equipped FCX to be Leased to Hokkaido Prefecture Ballard Shares Surge on Automakers' Investment Manhatten Scientifics issued fuel cell patent Michelin builds Active Wheel FCEV prototypes Astris Energi Doubles Golf Car Power With New E7 Alkaline Fuel Cell Generator ZAP to launch PEM fuel cell Smart car next year Hydrogenics to Design and Build a Hydrogen Generation System for ChevronTexaco Audi builds A2-H2 fuel cell hybrid prototype vehicle Ballard Power Systems Inc. appoints Dr. Chris Guzy Chief Technology Officer Hyundai developes better fuel cell SUV General Motors, Daimler Plan Joint Hybrid Systems DaimlerChrysler More Than Doubles US Fuel Cell Vehicle Fleet Norway implements tax incentives for hydrogen-fuel cell vehicles Hydrogen-fuel car crafted in Korea Professor gets grant from Honda to improve fuel cells Ener1 Names New President for Operations Japan Wants H2 Fuel Cell Train by 2010 First SMART Car in U.S. Available to Buy on eBay from ZAP Quantum Awarded Emissions Compliance Testing Contract From General Motors ABI Research predicts higher oil prcies will not hasten introduction of FCVs Fuel cell cars of the future could be powered by sunflower oil Honda and City of Los Angeles Celebrate Two Year Anniversary of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Astris Energi Conference Papers Published BP brings hydrogen station to the UK Toyota tests hydrogen prototype Samsung Hydrogen-on-Demand Scooter Hydrogenics Receives Contract From German State to Develop and Demonstrate Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus Honda to lease 2 fuel-cell vehicles to New York Honda and Plug Power to Unveil and Demonstrate Home Energy Station Fill It Up With Hydrogen at Berlin Station ZAP Appoints William L. Mitchell as VP of Latin American Operations NASA Buys Hydrogenics Light Weight Fuel Cell Stack Quantum Fuel Systems: An Alternative Pick Honda Delivers Hydrogen-Powered FCX Fuel Cell Car to City of Chula Vista First hydrogen refueling station in North America opens Fuel Cell Seminar sees scooter debut Ford receives $200M for Oakville project GM, Chinese to partner on fuel cell cars U.S. Army to Exhibit Quantum's Aggressor AMV Fuel Cell Vehicle at SEMA Show New Ford site to test fuel cells Astris Energi Board Responds To Shareholder Concerns The INEEL Is Working on Hydrogen Fuel System That May Soon Power Navy Ships Dana show Fuel-Cell Advancements at Convergence Automotive Electronics Show DaimlerChrysler and GM Play Catch-up on Hybrids Quantum’s Ships Fuel Cell Aggressor to U.S. Army Arnold Schwarzenegger Unveils First BP-Branded Retail-Designed Hydrogen Site In US Hydrogen HUMMER for the Governor—But It’s ICE Ford “Looking for Customers” for H2ICE Shuttle DaimlerChrysler Commits to Putting More Fuel Cell Vehicles on the Road Astris Energi Shareholders Approve Affiliate Purchase Dana Corporation Showcases Fuel-Cell Advancements At Convergence 2004 Automotive Electronics Show China Automakers Showcase Fuel-Saving Cars Astris Energi Inks Revenue Generating Italian Cooperation Deal SHEC Labs Announces Strategic Partnership with Hydrogenics Corporation Volkswagen, Tongji University co-op on green car Ford in hybrid technology breakthrough Ford unveils hydrogen i.c.e. engine at Challenge Bibendum Michelin/PSI Concept HY-LIGHT Fuel Cell Vehicle Volkswagen Says It Will Develop Fuel-Cell Vehicles in China Fiat has launched a prototype fuel cell Panda ZAP CEO Discusses Recent News, Outlines New Energy Division Phoenix High School Students Make Solar-Hydrogen powered vehicle Ford’s Shuttle Bus Bring Hydrogen Powered Vehicles a Step Closer Astris Energi Reports s.r.o. Production Line Success DaimlerChrysler: 100 fuel cell cars on the road by 2005 DaimlerChrysler: 100 fuel cell cars on the road by 2005 Yamaha Fuel Cell Motorcycle with Direct Methanol Type System Enters Road-test Stage Viable hydrogen fuel cell cars at least 15 years off, panel says Palcan gets order for system for fuel cell scooter Fuel cells power stealthy new subs ZAP Signs $100 Million Exclusive Agreement for Apollo Fuel Cell Technology Viable hydrogen vehicle by 2010 China to trial fuel cell bus fleet Ten Years of Fuel Cell Vehicles at DaimlerChrysler DaimlerChrysler Launches First U.S. Fleet of Fuel Cell Vehicles in 2004 UPS Expands Real-World Testing of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Hydrogenics Unveils Toronto's First Hydrogen Refueling Station Honda unveils fuel cell powered motor bike Cars Could Sell Electric Power Back to Grid Ford begins producing fuel cell fleet in Detroit First Fuel Cell-powered Car to hit Indian roads by 2009 Fuel cell car drives 6,214 miles World's hydrogen fuel stations up by 33 pct to 87 GM embarks on fuel cell vehicle marathon
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