| FuelCellStocks.Com Hydrogen News Archives Scientitst Improve Process of Making Hydrogen with Photocatalysts 7/28. Scientists at the Tokyo University of Science have made technology that produces hydrogen from water using photocatalysts ten times more efficient. This is a significant advancement in the quest to produce hydrogen with solar energy. In the lab, the yield was 180ml of hydrogen per hour per square meter of area exposed to sunlight. (more) FST Energy Demonstrates Hydrogen Storage Cassettes 7/28. FST Energy, Inc. has eliminating the need for metal hydrogen storage cylinders. The FST Fuel Cassette(R) system uses a proprietary chemical reaction to generate 300 percent more hydrogen at 1/3 the weight of pressurized cylinders. FST is currently demonstrating it technology to customers in its Northern California labs and expects to produce its first field test units by the end of the year. (more) Bacteria eat confectionery, produce hydrogen 7/27/06. Bioscientists have demonstrated that bacteria give off hydrogen gas as they consume high-sugar waste produced by the confectionery industry. In the future, such hydrogen could power the hydrogen-fuelled road vehicles of tomorrow. (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) H2Dynamic to Produce Hydrogen in South Dakota 7/28. Hydrogen startup H2Dynamic is having a hard time lining up South Dakota investors because they're putting their money into ethanol plants. The company is looking for ways to bring down electrical costs to make it more cost-effective to produce hydrogen for fuel cell vehicles. (more) GE and BP to build up to 15 hydrogen power plants 7/28. Oil giant BP and General Electric are to work together to develop between 10 and 15 hydrogen power stations with carbon capture and storage. GE is now to join BP in building two previously announced hydrogen power plants in Scotland and California, as a first stage in the partnership, along with BP's existing partners Scottish and Southern Energy and Edison Mission Energy respectively. (more) GE, BP in hydrogen power venture 7/19/06. BP PLC and GE Energy will jointly develop hydrogen power projects, the first ones being set for Peterhead, Scotland, and Carson, Calif. At Peterhead, BP together with Scottish and Southern Energy plan to build a 475-megawatt hydrogen-fired power plant based on natural gas, the companies said in a release Tuesday. (more) QuestAir Receives Final Order from ExxonMobil for Refinery Demonstration 7/28. QuestAir Technologies Inc. (TSX:QAR) (AIM:QAR) has received a CDN $2.2 million order from ExxonMobil to complete construction of a prototype hydrogen purifier to be demonstrated at an ExxonMobil refinery. QuestAir has been working with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering since 2003 to develop a large capacity pressure swing adsorption system for use in oil refineries and petrochemical plants. (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. Proton's Hydrogen-Flow Control System Receives Industrial Product Innovation Award 7/17/06. Proton Energy Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Distributed
Energy Systems Corp (Nasdaq: DESC) received an industry award for a new
system to manage and stabilize the flow of hydrogen used to cool Nano Buckyballs May Store Hydrogen 7/25. The July 6 Journal of the American Chemical Society described the theoretical composition of a a lithium-coated buckyball with the potential to store hydrogen atoms. A buckyball is a soccer ball-shaped nanoparticle. The buckyballs absorb the hydrogen The theoretical buckyball can store 60 hydrogen molecules. CB&I bags $50M engineering contract from Air Liquide 7/12/06. Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. LP has tapped CB&I to provide a large-scale hydrogen production facility to be built at ConocoPhillips Co.'s refinery in Rodeo, Calif., for $50 million. The plant will supply high-purity hydrogen to meet the existing and future requirements of the Rodeo refinery and also will support future opportunities for hydrogen supply in the San Francisco area. (more) Hydrogen farms promise limitless power 7/24. The Carmarthenshire Energy Agency has a joint project with Ireland to produce hydrogen from trees in a series of farms in West Wales. The Wales and Ireland Rural Hydrogen Energy Project aims to release hydrogen contained in fast-growing willow trees. The hydrogen will be obtained by using microbes to break down the willow into methane and hydrogen gas. (more) U. of Toledo Gets Grant to Produce Hydrogen from Coal 7/23/06. The University of Toledo received a grant for $79,616 to develop a “polymeric reverse selective membrane” system to show how hydrogen can be extracted from gasified coal more economically than previous methods.The grant was among $1.3 million in research money announced by the agency for 15 projects during the 2006-2007 academic year.The agency selected the projects from 28 proposals it received. SHEC Concludes Workshop for "SHEC Station #1" 7/10/06. With the world's first solar hydrogen landfill project nearing ground break, all project partners meet to more closely coordinate the deployment of the project. Giffels Associates Limited hosted the Renewable Solar Hydrogen Project Workshop on June 21 and June 22, 2006 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This workshop was the first comprehensive gathering of resources dedicated to SHEC's proposed Regina Fleet Street Landfill Project. (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. New hydrogen plant delivers first shipment today 7/18/06. Idaho's first hydrogen plant is probably only a little larger than the average homeowner's three-car garage. But what it lacks in size it makes up for in potential, its owners say. Tom Griffith and Karl Edmark, founders of Synthetic Energy, say the $1 million plant is just the beginning of what they hope is a growing market for hydrogen. (more) Millennium Cell Joins University of South Carolina Fuel Cell Center Millennium Cell Inc. (NASDAQ:MCEL) has joined the University of South Carolina's NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Fuel Cells. This is the nation's only National Science Foundation-sponsored fuel cell center and is dedicated to the commercialization of fuel cell technologies. As a member of the center, Millennium Cell will partner with USC faculty and students to advance research in hydrogen storage materials, boron chemistry, and hydrogen battery systems. (more) Startech Environmental Plasma Converter for China 6/29/06. Startech Environmental Corporation (OTCBB: STHK) received $100,000 from GlobalTech, its distributor for China, to start the production of the definitive installation drawings and engineering documentation for GlobalTech's first Startech 10 ton-per-day Plasma Converter System to be located in Liaoning, China. The Plasma Converter will process 20,000 pounds per day of industrial hazardous waste including PCBs. (more) Hy9 Corporation Secures $2.3 Million in Funding 6/28/06. Hy9 Corporation, manufacturer of metal membrane hydrogen purifiers and reformer products for industrial, specialty gas and energy markets, has secured a $2.3 million round of funding. The funding will enable Hy9 to expand its line of hydrogen purifiers into the ultra-high purity, high purity and fuel cell markets, and reformers for the portable fuel cell. (more) Invention Produces Hydrogen 6/26/06. The science and technology is not new, Stockton says, but nobody thought of it, or at least patented it, because nobody thought past the natural use of atmosphere in combustion. If Stockton's invention works, and it catches on, there's only one word for its potential: Wow. Factories, power plants, ships, trucks, cars, heaters, coolers - all these and more things could be powered without pollution. (more) FuelCell Energy Advances Cost-Efficient Method of Separating Hydrogen 7/7/06. FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCEL) announced a cost-efficient system to separate pure hydrogen from a gas mixture that then can be sold as fuel for hydrogen vehicles or industrial uses. The U.S. Department of Defense awarded FuelCell Energy $1.36 Million to advance this electrochemical Hydrogen Separator project for use with the company's Direct FuelCell(R) power plants. (more) Japanese Produce Hydrogen From Biomass 6/23/06. Tokyo Institute of Technology researchers have developed a machine that uses less nickle catalyst to efficiently produces hydrogen from woody biomass, reducing the cost of production. The goal is for households to generate hydrogen for fuel cells to power their homes. The procedure is a modification of the normal process to use a nickel catalyst to extract hydrogen from cellulose. 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) 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) LSB Industries, Inc. Subsidiary Licenses Hydrogen Production Technology From AirGen Corporation 7/6/06. LSB Industries, Inc. (AMEX: LXU) has concluded a license agreement with AirGen Corporation, a Texas-based startup company that may have developed a novel method of producing hydrogen. Under the license agreement, the LSB subsidiary will study the use of the patent pending technology for production of bulk hydrogen. (more) Prometheus Energy to make natural gas out of waste gas 6/23/06. Seattle startup Promotheus Energy has attracted $20.2 million in equity financing and a $25 million line of credit that it will use to transform waste gases at landfills, coal mines and dairy farms into liquid natural gas. Founded in May 2003, it believes it can produce liquid natural gas 40 percent cheaper than traditional diesel fuel. (more) Scottish Project to Produce Hydrogen from Biodigester Electricity 6/22/06. The Hebridean Hydrogen Project hopes to generate a 1100 MWh of electricity per annum from a biodigester and use it to produce hydrogen from water by electrolysis. (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 Startech Environmental Completes Phase One of Hydrogen from Coal Program 6/22/06. Startech Environmental Corporation (OTC BB: STHK) has completed Phase One of the two-phase DOE Program to produced Plasma Converted Gas from processing coal and municipal solid waste in the Plasma Converter for the production of hydrogen. Phase Two will focus on the separation of hydrogen from the PCG synthesis gas mixture using the Company's StarCell™ system. (more) NanoLogix Signs Agreement for a Hydrogen Bioreactor 6/28/06. NanoLogix (OTC: NNLX) signed an agreement for the construction and operation of a prototype hydrogen bioreactor to produce hydrogen from waste water at the City of Erie wastewater treatment plant. (more) H2scan launches next generation hydrogen sensors 6/27/06. H2scan Corporation announced the launch of two new hydrogen specific sensor products, the HY-OPTIMA handheld model 500 and the HY-ALERTA in-line model 700. These next generation sensors provide accurate real time measures in extreme conditions, including condensed water environments, the presence of CO and sulfur, and in process streams up to 125ºC. (more) Air Products celebrates its new Canada hydrogen plant 6/19/06. Air Products Canada (NYSE: APD) celebrates the commercialisation of its first hydrogen production facility to serve the Canadian refining industry in Alberta, Canada. (more) Chevron, Georgia Tech Team Up on Hydrogen, Biofuels Research 6/28/06. Chevron Technology Ventures, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, plans to collaborate with Georgia Tech's Strategic Energy Institute and contribute up to $12 million over five years for research into and development of emerging energy technologies. (more) Hydrogenics to Provide Hydrogen Generation Plant for BOC 6/19/06. Hydrogenics Corporation (TSX: HYG)(NASDAQ: HYGS) received an order from BOC (LSE: BOC) for a HySTAT™ hydrogen generation plant for use in New Zealand. The order, expected to be delivered in late 2006, is valued at approximately $1.1 million. (more) First images made of hydrogen burning in working internal combustion engine 6/23/06. "Hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines are a low-cost, near-term technology," explained mechanical engineer Steve Ciatti. "They can be the catalyst to building a hydrogen infrastructure for fuel cells." Automakers see hydrogen ICEs as a near-term bridge to the use of fuel cells in vehicles, Ciatti said. Both Ford and BMW already have demonstration fleets gathering data. (more) ECD Ovonics included in the New NASDAQ Global Select Market 6/28/06. Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENER) is included in the new NASDAQ Global Select Market, which has the highest initial listing standards of any exchange in the world based on financial and liquidity requirements. Prior to the change, the company had been listed on the NASDAQ National Market. (more) Japanese Produce Hydrogen From Biomass 6/22/06. Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a machine that produces hydrogen from woody biomass more efficiently using less nickel catalyst, enabling the machine to produce hydrogen for less cost. They envision a household version to generate hydrogen for fuel cells to provide energy for their homes. (more) Intelligent Energy and Sasol demonstrate hydrogen generation technology 6/20/06. Intelligent Energy has demonstrated a new hydrogen generation system called Hestia, in collaboration with Sasol, South Africa’s largest chemical company. The Hestia system converts Sasol’s Fischer-Tropsch fuels into hydrogen and then into electricity and heat, using Intelligent Energy’s fuel cell systems. Intelligent Energy has used it to run the company’s Long Beach facilities, with excess electricity sold back to the Southern Californian grid. (more) Startech Environmental and Future Fuels Form Alliance to Produce Ethanol From Tires 6/20/06. Startech Environmental Corporation (OTC BB: STHK) and Future Fuels, Inc., a subsidiary of Nuclear Solutions, Inc., (OTCBB: NSOL) have formed a Strategic Alliance to obtain contracts for waste-to-ethanol facilities and also for FFI's own $84 million Waste-to-Ethanol Facility to be constructed in Toms River, New Jersey. (more) Diamond by-product of hydrogen production and storage method 6/23/06. There appears to be nanocrystalline diamonds at the end of a process to produce and store hydrogen using anthracite coal. (more) NanoLogix, Inc. Files Six Patent Applications for Improvements in Hydrogen Bioreactors 6/19/06. NanoLogix, Inc. (OTC: NNLX) announced today NanoLogix Signs Agreement for a Hydrogen Bioreactor 6/23/06. NanoLogix, Inc. (OTC: NNLX) has signed an agreement for the construction and operation of a prototype hydrogen bioreactor at the City of Erie wastewater treatment plant. (more) Syngas International Biofuels Initiative on the Mark 6/19/06. Syngas International Corp. (OTCBB: SYNI) is pleased to note that its biofuels initiative focused on the production of cellulosic ethanol has been confirmed by world wide authorities in the past week. (more) New Hydrogen Fueling Station in Santa Monica uses Air Products Technology 6/16/06. Santa Monica joins Burbank, Ontario, Riverside and Santa Ana in opening a hydrogen filling station. The Santa Monica station generates hydrogen on the site with an Air Products (NYSE: APD) electrolyzer that uses electricity from a mix of renewable power to separate oxygen and hydrogen from water. (more) Air Products Celebrates the Commercialization of its New Canada Hydrogen Plant 6/15/06. Air Products Canada Ltd. celebrated the commercialization of its first hydrogen production facility to serve the Canadian refining industry with a ribbon-cutting ceremony today in Strathcona County near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (more) Oilsands growth drives Air Products' notion of hydrogen production network potential 6/15/06. Work is starting on the second new plant in a potential chain of Air Products (NYSE: APD) hydrogen production sites that could reach from Edmonton to Fort McMurray. The gas is becoming a hot item in Alberta for refining clean fuels, processing oilsands bitumen and cutting air pollution by coal-fired power stations. (more) Chevron commits up to $12 million for advanced research into cellulosic biofuels and hydrogen 6/16/06. Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) and the Georgia Institute of Technology are teaming up to make cellulosic biofuels and hydrogen viable transportation fuels. Chevron Technology Ventures will contribute up to $12 million over five years for research into and development of these emerging energy technologies. (more) Pull hydrogen from CBM water? 6/15/06. The National Science Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to a Wyoming company that wants to determine the profitability of using wind turbines to convert coal-bed methane discharge water into pollution-free hydrogen and oxygen. (more) Air Products Researchers Receive Department of Energy Hydrogen Program Award 6/14/06. Air Products (NYSE: APD) research scientists Guido
Pez and Alan Cooper were presented a United States Department of Energy
(DOE) Hydrogen Program Award in May recognizing the development of innovative
hydrogen storage materials. (more) Syngas International Biofuels Initiative on the Mark 6/15/06. A new report from the World Watch Institute states that biofuel production is expected to dramatically increase the world's ability to be less dependent on oil, especially the ability to generate the fuels from cellulosic materials such as plant stalks, leaves and wood. This includes producing ethanol through the use of enzymes, and synthetic diesel via a gasification/Fischer-Tropsch process pioneered in Germany and South Africa." (more) Scottish Waste Treatment Plant to Produce Hydrogen from Organic Gas 6/14/06. A £10 MILLION waste management plant is set to be turned into a factory to produce hydrogen as a green fuel for homes, vehicles and industry in the Western Isles. The move would make the islands the world's first large-scale producer of hydrogen derived from organic gas. (more) Nanomix Receives Additional Patent in Hydrogen Energy Storage 6/12/06. Nanomix Incorporated, a nanoelectronic detection company commercializing high-value diagnostic and monitoring applications, was issued an additional U.S. patent related to hydrogen storage technology. It follows five earlier patents issued to Nanomix in this field. (more) QuestAir to Supply Hydrogen Purifiers to Nuvera Fuel Cells 6/9/06. QuestAir Technologies (TSE: QAR) signed a US$700,000 agreement to supply its H-3300 hydrogen purifiers to Nuvera Fuel Cells through 2008. QuestAir also received a purchase order from Nuvera for initial delivery of H-3300 units later this year. Under the terms of the preferred supplier agreement, QuestAir's H-3300 pressure swing adsorption (PSA) systems will be integrated into Nuvera's PowerTap branded hydrogen generators. The PowerTap converts widely available fuels such as natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas to hydrogen. (more) Eden Energy wins major US technology award 6/8/06. Eden Energy Ltd's (ASX: EDE) wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Hythane Company LLC, won the 2006 CSIA Apex award for Best Use of Technology for a Global Impact, one of the largest annual technology award events in the US. (more) Hythane(TM) Receives Global Impact Award 6/9/06. The Hythane Company produces a patented blend of natural gas and hydrogen. It received the 2006 CSIA Apex award for Best Use of Technology for a Global Impact. (more) Atlantic Hydrogen ready to hit market with natural gas reactor 6/6/06. Atlantic Hydrogen Inc. is preparing to market a device that separates hydrogen from carbon in natural gas without producing greenhouse gas emissions. The company has produced a prototype of its CarbonSaver reactor that can produce a 20 per cent hydrogen mix into natural gas, which is the current maximum for standard natural gas engines without generating any carbon dioxide. (more) BMW, TOTAL Pair for Hydrogen Research 6/4/06. European Oil giant TOTAL wants to play a leading role in the industrial and technical development of hydrogen as a fuel. BMW and TOTAL are working together on the practical testing of hydrogen as a source of energy. TOTAL opened a public gas station that incorporated both gasoline and hydrogen in March of this year. (more) DTI and EPSRC Fund Hydrogen Storage Project 6/6/06. The UK Department of Trade and Industry and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council have awarded grant funding in support of an industry and academic consortium led by Ilika Technologies Ltd. The consortium has started a three year, £1.75 million project for the discovery and development of hydrogen storage materials. (more) Japanese Scientists Develop Photocatalyst that Produces Hydrogen from Water under Visible Light 6/7/06. A Japanese research group led by Professor Kazunari Domen at Tokyo University and Professor Yasunobu Inoue at Nagaoka University has developed a photocatalyst that decomposes water to produce hydrogen under visible light. The catalyst is a solid solution of gallium nitride and zinc oxide, modified with a mixture of rhodium and chromium oxide nanoparticles on its surface. This technology has the potential to produce hydrogen from water without the use of fossil fuels.
QuestAir Signs Agreement to Supply Hydrogen Purification Systems to Nuvera 6/2/06. QuestAir Technologies Inc. (TSX:QAR)(AIM:QAR) has signed a $700,000 agreement to supply its H-3300 hydrogen purifiers to Nuvera Fuel Cells through 2008. QuestAir's H-3300 pressure swing adsorption systems will be integrated into Nuvera's PowerTapTM branded hydrogen generators. The PowerTapTM converts widely available fuels such as natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas to hydrogen. (more) Millennium Cell Awarded Grant for Hydrogen Storage 5/26/06. Millennium Cell Inc. , a leading developer of hydrogen battery technology, today announced that it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research Program ("SBIR") Grant by the National Science Foundation ("NSF") to develop a new hydrogen storage technology based on solid fuel blends that include borohydrides. (more) HTC Purenergy Commercialization Update 5/18/06. HTC Hydrogen Technologies, Inc., dba HTC Purenergy (TSX: HTC), is achieving its financial and commercialization objectives as outlined in its annual report. (more) Hydrogenics aims to win gas company agreements 5/25/06. Hydrogenics Corp. will double its contracts with renewable industry customers and line up supply agreements with major gas companies, the firm's CEO said yesterday. (more) GM Prototype Electrolyser Produces Cheap Hydrogen 5/16/06. General Motor's prototype could lead to a commercial version that produces hydrogen via electrolysis for about $3 per kilogram -- a quantity roughly comparable to a gallon of gasoline -- down from today's $8 per kilogram. (more) Millenium Cell Gets New Patent 5/18/06. Millennium Cell Inc. (NASDAQ:MCEL) has received
a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for
U.S. Patent Application Publication Number 2004/0011662 A1 entitled "Hydrogen-Assisted
Electrolysis Processes." Millennium Cell continues to expand its
portfolio of over 30 issued patents and 69 pending patents worldwide.
(more) 100 miles on 4 ounces of water? 5/15/06. Denny Klein thinks he has found a new commercial use for hydrogen technology.Working in a small, two-room shop at the Airport Business Center, Klein, 63, said he has developed a gas that speeds welding and fusing times and improves automobile fuel efficiency 30 percent. (more) Hydrogenics Signs 5-year Preferred Supplier Agreement With Linde 5/15/06. Hydrogenics Corp. (Nasdaq: HYGS) signed a five-year preferred supplier agreement with Linde Gas Division, a division of Linde AG, one of the world's leading industrial gas supply companies. Through the agreement Hydrogenics will be a preferred supplier of onsite hydrogen generators to Linde Gas. (more) NanoLogix Announces the Successful Conversion of Welch's Waste Stream into Usable Hydrogen 5/10/06. NanoLogix, Inc. (Pink Sheets: NNLX) announced today that hydrogen has been generated at its first commercial scaled-up hydrogen bioreactor facility at a Welch Food's plant in North East, Pennsylvania. The company previously announced the construction of the facility and its intent to begin hydrogen generation from Welch's waste organic matter. (more) Syngas International Corp Ethanol Research to Focus on Cellulose Based Feed Stocks 5/9/06. Syngas International Corp. (OTC BB: SYNI) will reduce the cost of ethanol production by replacing corn with less expensive cellulose-based feed stocks, including agricultural wastes, grasses and woods, and other low value biomass such as municipal waste. (more) Hydrogenics Receives $3.3 Million Order for On-site Hydrogen Generation Plant from Major Energy Company 5/5/06. Hydrogenics Corporation (TSX:HYG)(NASDAQ: HYGS) has a $3.3 million contract for a HySTAT™-A Hydrogen Plant from a major North American oil and gas refinery for installation in 2007. The high purity hydrogen generated by the HySTAT-A Hydrogen Plant will be used by the refinery to reduce the sulfur content in diesel fuel in compliance with EPA regulations. (more) EMRE and QuestAir enter an agreement 5/9/06. ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company and QuestAir Technologies (TSE: QAR) will jointly market a large capacity hydrogen purifier as a compact solution for hydrogen recovery in the oil refining industry. (more)
U.S. DOE Signs Wind-to-Hydrogen Research Agreement 5/9/06. The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Xcel Energy, an electric power and natural gas utility, have signed a cooperative agreement for a "wind to hydrogen" R&D demonstration project. The hydrogen will be produced through electrolysis. (more) Questair Technologies signs agreement with ExxonMobil 5/3/06. ExxonMobil and QuestAir Technologies Inc. (AIM:QAR) (TSX:QAR) signed an agreement to jointly market a novel, large capacity hydrogen purifier as a compact solution for hydrogen recovery in the oil refining industry. (more) Startech Environmental Successfully Completes First Phase of 'Hydrogen From Coal Program' for DOE 5/1/06. Startech Environmental Corporation (OTC: STHK) has successfully completed Phase One of the two-phase DOE Program to produce Plasma Converted Gas from processing coal and municipal solid waste in the Plasma Converter for the production of hydrogen. Phase Two, now in progress, is focused on the separation of hydrogen from the PCG synthesis gas mixture using the Company's StarCell(TM) system. (more) Voller reports progress in hydrogen reforming 4/26/06. Voller Energy soared to a 12 month high today as the portable fuel cells group reported “significant” progress with its hydrogen reforming technology to extract hydrogen from widely available fuels. (more) QuestAir Hydrogen Purifier Program Passes ExxonMobil Review 4/24/06. QuestAir Technologies Inc. (TSX:QAR) (AIM:QAR): Its program to develop a hydrogen purifier for ExxonMobil has passed a critical Exxon Mobil review. QuestAir expects an order for about US$2 million for a prototype. (more) ITM Power Up 53% 4/19/06. ITM Power reported “encouraging” results from tests of its low cost membrane technology. The materials cost less than 1/3 the cost of platinum and reduce the cost of ITM’s electrolysers below $164 per kW. Shares were up 53% in Tuesday's trading. (more) Alternate Energy Corp. Secures "Letter of Interest" for Hydrogen Production Plant in Brazil 5/3/06. Alternate Energy Corporation (OTC BB: ARGY) received a "letter of interest" from BOM-Brasil Óleo de Mamona Ltda about the possible installation of an on-site AEC Bulk Hydrogen production facility next to BOM Brasil's operation in Bahia, Brasil. (more) Study Finds Global Hydrogen Boom has Already Began 5/2/06. Energy and transportation applications will contribute to the doubling of hydrogen use over the next five years but obstacles remain to a green hydrogen economy, a new Visant Strategies report finds. (more) Millennium Cell Awarded U.S. Air Force Phase I SBIR Contract 5/2/06. Millennium Cell Inc. (NASDAQ: MCEL) has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research Program contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a sodium borohydride based fuel cartridge design that has the flexibility to operate with either ready-to-use, premixed solutions of sodium borohydride, or alternatively, with solid fuel packets that a warfighter can combine with available field water or bodily fluids. (more) U.S. Department of Energy Releases New Analysis Tools for Hydrogen Delivery Technologies 4/28/06. DOE's H2A Analysis Group recently developed two H2A delivery models: the H2A Delivery Components Model and the H2A Delivery Scenario Model. Hydrogen delivery is an essential component of any future hydrogen energy infrastructure. Hydrogen must be transported from the point of production to the point of use, and handled within refueling stations or stationary power facilities. (more) Boom in auto sales drives demand for fuel in China, India 5/1/06. Annual vehicle production in India has increased by 20 per cent each year since 2000, while China's has grown eight-fold in 10 years to 2.6 million, and it is poised to become the world's largest car producer by 2015, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Worldwatch Institute, an environmental and economic think tank. (more) Hitachi Maxell Develops New Hydrogen Generation System for Portable Fuel Cell Applications 4/25/06. Hitachi Maxwell has developed a hydrogen generation system using the reaction of aluminum and water. Utilizing this system, 10 W class fuel cells for mobile power sources were developed which are capable of powering a laptop computer. (more) QuestAir and Hydro-Chem sign manufacturing license agreement 4/24/06. QuestAir Technologies Inc. (AIM: QAR; TSX: QAR) has signed a licensing agreement with Hydro-Chem, a global supplier of industrial hydrogen plants. Hydro-Chem will manufacture QuestAir's H-3100 pressure swing adsorption systems under license, for incorporation in Hydro-Chem's industrial hydrogen plants. (more) Hydro launches Inergon® Hydrogen Electrolyser 4/25/06. Hydro's Inergon® advances PEM electrolyser technology by offering up to 10 Nm3/h capacity. PEM Electrolysers normally offer less than 1 Nm3/h. The generator produces high-purity hydrogen at an outlet pressure of 30 bar g without a compressor. (more) Millennium Cell Receives Notification of Allowance for Two U.S. Patent Application 4/18/06. Millennium Cell Inc. (NASDAQ:MCEL) has received Notices of Allowance for U.S. Patent Applications Publication Number entitled "System for Hydrogen Generation," and U.S. Patent Application "Hydrogen Gas Generation System." (more) MIT Scientists: Hydrogen Boosts Gasoline Mileage by 30% 4/5/06. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a new technology that creates its own hydrogen. It uses a fast response on-board reformer to generate a small amount of hydrogen from gasoline. That hydrogen is then added to the air/fuel mixture of a normal engine. The improvement comes without an increase in the NOx emissions that are a problem for diesel engines. (more) QuestAir and Hydro-Chem Sign Manufacturing License Agreement 4/4/06. QuestAir Technologies Inc. (TSX:QAR) (AIM:QAR) has licensed Hydro-Chem, a leading global supplier of industrial hydrogen plants to manufacture QuestAir's H-3100 pressure swing adsorption systems for incorporation in Hydro-Chem's industrial hydrogen plants sold to customers world-wide. QuestAir will receive a licensing fee for the supply of its proprietary rotary valves and process design. The agreement is the first of its kind signed by QuestAir allowing an established hydrogen plant fabricator to build PSA's based on QuestAir's rotary valve design. The initial term of the agreement is five years. (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) Trucking Show Big Success For Hy-Drive Technologies 3/31/06. Hy-Drive Technologies Ltd. (TSX-V: HGS) ("Hy-Drive") participation in the Mid America Trucking Show last week was a big success. The company showcased its new G2 hydrogen generating system and installed the G2 systems right on the show grounds, while taking orders from future customers. The G2 units work with any internal combustion engine, all types of fuel and in almost any climate. (more) Hydrogen Power, Inc. Plans for 2006 3/30/06. Equitex (Nasdaq: EQTX) subsidiary Hydrogen Power plans development of lightweight, compact hydrogen generators, portable hydrogen generators, on-board hydrogen generators, large-volume stationary hydrogen generators. HPI's has patented Hydrogen Now(TM) hydrogen generation technology. (more) OSU to receive hydrogen refueling station 4/17/06. Ohio State University's Center for Automotive Research is receiving the state's first hydrogen refueling station from Praxair Inc. The refueling station will enable the center to study fuel cell-powered train technology, alternative fuels and the future of transportation. (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) Peabody CEO Wants Coal to Hydrogen Plants 4/13/04. Peabody Energy CEO Gregory Boyce wants to build a fleet of coal-to-hydrogen plants to satisfy at least 10 percent of the nation's transportation needs. (more) Energy Department offers funding for nuclear-hydrogen energy research 4/18/06. The U.S. Energy Department will spend $1.6 million this year on studies on the best ways to use commercial nuclear reactors to produce hydrogen in a safe and environmentally sound manner. The Energy Department is seeking grant proposals from commercial nuclear power plant operators. The Energy Department would contribute as much as 80 percent of the funding for each study. (more) Magnetek Revolutionizes Backup Power for Wireless Cell Sites 4/7/06. Magnetek, Inc. (NYSE: MAG) and VRB Power Systems Inc. (TSX: VRB) unveiled co-developed 5kW and 10kW Energy Storage Systems featuring vanadium regenerative fuel cells that are cost competitive with traditional lead-acid battery backup systems, while out performing them. (more) Hy-Drive Sells 20 Hydrogen Generating Systems To Mining Technologies 4/6/06. Hy-Drive Technologies Ltd. sold 20 hydrogen generators to Mining Technologies International Inc., who wiill adapt them for diesel powered, mining equipment. (more) Unst's Wind Produced Hydrogen up for Award 4/4/06. The Pure project, on Unst, is among the last three of the St Andrews Prize for the Environment. The project is the first off-grid renewable hydrogen system in Europe and the first community owned hydrogen production plant in the world. (more) FuelCell Energy Power Plant Fueled with Sewage Digester Gas Certified in Japan 3/27/06. FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NasdaqNM:FCEL) announced the Japan Institute of Wastewater Engineering Technology has certified the DFC300A power plant operating at Seibu Wastewater Treatment Plant as meeting standards for electrical efficiency, heat recovery efficiency, air emissions and operational stability in anaerobic digester gas (ADG) applications. (more) GreenShift Company Licenses Hydrogen Reformation Technology 3/22/06. GreenShift (OTC: GSHF) portforlio company General Ultrasonics' has technology that produces hydrogen out of a variety of carbonaceous and hydrogen-containing feedstocks. It has licensed its technology to Veridium Corp. (OTC: VRDM), another GreenShift Portforlio company.. (more) Equitex Completes Acquisition of Hydrogen Power, Inc. 3/16/06. Equitex, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQTX) has acquired Hydrogen Power, Inc. HPI has patented Hydrogen Now(TM). hydrogen production technology in prototype. It creates pure hydrogen from a chemical reaction of aluminum, water, and an environmentally friendly catalyst. (more) DOE Issues Solicitation for On-Board Vehicular Hydrogen Storage R&D 3/29/06. The Department of Energy issued a solicitation for R&D of hydrogen storage technologies for on-board vehicular applications. Projects may support existing DOE Hydrogen Storage Centers of Excellence or may be independent R&D projects in specific technical topic areas such as materials discovery; engineering science; new synthesis, characterization, and testing techniques; and analysis. The total funding available for all new awards is $6 million. (more) Toshiba Microreactor Extracts Hydrogen to Power Fuel Cells 3/28/06. Toshiba Corp. has developed a microreactor that functions like a miniature hydrogen reformer, extracting hydrogen from dimethyl ether (DME) and carbon-based fuels to power a fuel cell. The palm-size device is about one fifth the size of a conventional hydrogen reformer, but it produces 200cc of hydrogen per minute, enough hydrogen to power a micro fuel cell to run a laptop computer. (more) The HCE Company Invents New Method to Store Hydrogen HCE is patenting on a new device and method for hydrogen storage that creates nanometer-scale water bubbles that can store hydrogen at 43,500 lbs/sq.in. (3,000 atmospheres). The fluid is expected to be stored and handled like gasoline. Existing systems store hydrogen at 3,600 lbs/sq.in (250 atmospheres) high pressure cylinders. Experimental cylinders can store it at 12,000 lbs/sq.in. (800 atmospheres). (more) GE Dramatically Cuts Costs of Hydrogen by Electrolysis 3/9/06. Researchers at GE say they've come up with a less expensive, easy-to-manufacture apparatus that can directly produce hydrogen via electrolysis for about $3 per kilogram -- a quantity roughly comparable to a gallon of gasoline -- down from today's $8 per kilogram. That could make it economically practical for future fuel-cell vehicles that run on hydrogen. (more) Dynetek Gets Contract for Storage Systems 3/8/06. Dynetek Industries Ltd. (Toronto: DNK) signed an agreement with ATF Advanced Technologies & Fuels Canada Inc. to supply six CNG fuel storage systems, including related engineering and on the ground support to Tata Motors Limited of India. ATFCAN with funding made available from the Government of Canada's Technology Early Action Measures Program will contribute $423,000 towards Dynetek costs for the project. (more) Alternate Energy Corp. Files Second Patent: Will Produce Second Commodity 3/22/06. Alternate Energy Corporation (OTCBB: ARGY) filed
a provisional patent application on its proprietary hydrogen production
process for a second commercially saleable commodity chemical product
that when combined with the first, is expected to open up a multi-billion
dollar worldwide market to the Company. (more) HTC Purenergy has MOU with Prudentia Investments 3/21/06. HTC Purenergy (TSX: HTC) signed an MOU with Prudentia Investments Pty Ltd and ES Power Pty Ltd Australia for a "Hydrogen Production Staging Platform" to be built showcasing HTC's on-site dry reforming of natural gas and crude ethanol into Hydrogen technology. (more) Hydrogenics Sells Hydrogen Generators to Chinese Companies 3/21/06. Hydrogenics Corp. sold electrolysis-based hydrogen generator plants to China Electric Power Energy Group and China National Power. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed. Hydrogenics will supply each company a hydrogen plant used to cool generators in a coal-fired power plant. Delivery of both orders is expected to be this year. (more) IdaTech Signs New Hydrogen Supplier Relationship With Norco and IGSA 3/21/06. IdaTech, LLC, has signed a supplier relationship agreement with Norco and the Industrial Gas Suppliers Alliance to provide industrial hydrogen and hydrogen services to locations at which IdaTech critical backup power fuel cells are sited. (more) Dana Extracts Hydrogen From Methane Using Microwaves 3/20/06. The propriety process is unique because the hydrogen recovery rate could potentially exceed 95 percent. These results make Dana's AtmoPlas technology suitable for fuel-cell applications that may require on-demand production capability. (more) Plug Power Announces New Agreement with Honda on Home Energy Station 3/17/06. Plug Power (Nasdaq: PLUG) has two new agreements with Honda. The first covers the fourth phase of the Home Energy Station. is focused on fundamental research and development work that Plug Power is conducting under funding from Honda. (more) Hy-Drive to Showcase Breakthrough Hydrogen Generating System 3/20/06. Hy-Drive Technologies Ltd. (TSX-V: HGS) will be showcase its new G2 hydrogen generator at the Mid America Trucking Show, in Louisville, Kentucky, this week. Hy-Drive began shipping units last month to trucking fleets in Canada and the U.S. (more) ITM Power Hits All-Time High 3/17/06. ITM Power hit an all-time high today after announcing “significant” electrolyser cost reductions through the application of new chemistries to both membranes and catalysts. It has developed a '50/50' electrolyser system employing nickel catalyst on one side and platinum catalyst on the oxygen electrode. InnovaTek and Seattle BioFuels Produce Hydrogen from Biodiesel 3/15/06. InnovaTek Inc. and Seattle BioFuels, Inc. are the first to produce hydrogen from 100% biodiesel in a microchannel steam reformer. InnovaTek's reforming system was developed to produce hydrogen from fossil fuels such as gasoline and diesel. This is the first time a renewable fuel source has been used to produce hydrogen in a microchannel steam reformer. (more) Pennsylvania Considers Hydrogen Production and Infrastructure 3/15/06. Pennsylvania is studying possible ways a hydrogen network might evolve, analyzing the cost of several methods of production, with coal and natural gas running neck-and-neck as the most affordable sources. (more) NanoLogix Completes Hydrogen Bioreactor Facility - Up 115% 3/13/06. Nanologix (OTC: NNLX) completed its first commercial hydrogen bioreactor facility at a Welch's Food plant in North East, Pennsylvania. The facility will begin hydrogen generation from Welch's waste organic matter on or about the first of April 2006. The technology produces limitless hydrogen from organic containing waste waters and any waste organic materials, such as sewer water, ground up garbage, etc. Shares closed up 115% on Monday. (more) Startech Environmental and Future Fuels to Produce Ethanol from Tires 3/14/06. Startech Environmental Corporation (OTC: STHK) and Future Fuels, Inc., a subsidiary of Nuclear Solutions, Inc., (OTC: NSOL) have agreed to mutually obtain contracts for waste-to-ethanol facilities and also for FFI's own US$84 million Waste-to-Ethanol Facility to be constructed in Toms River, New Jersey. (more) QuestAir Technologies Demos Methane Produced from Landfill Gas 3/13/06. QuestAir Technologies Inc. (TSX: QAR) (AIM: QAR) and the City of Vancouver announced a demonstration project at the Vancouver Landfill Site upgrades landfill gas to methane suitable for injection into the natural gas distribution system or for use as a transportation fuel. (more) Hydrogen Storage in Metal-Organic Frameworks 3/7/06. A relatively new set of materials called metal-organic frameworks dramatically maximize the storage surface area available. One gram of a MOF has the surface area of a football field. It makes storage of hydrogen at concentrations mandated by the DOE possible. (more) Russians Advance Hydrogen Storage 3/7/06. The hydrogen storage devices developed and patented by the scientists of the Academy of Advanced Technologies (Moscow) break all records. These are hydrogen accumulators based on microporous structures-microspheres and capillaries. The device safely retains a lot of hydrogen in a small volume. A lot of hydrogen means more than 45 grams per litre. The figure established by the US Department of Energy for 2010. (more) Voller
Energy to Commercialize Hydrogen Processor in 2007
3/2/06. Voller Energy said it is on target to achieve production of its first commercial product by the end of 2007 as it revealed its interim report. "The focus of the company continues to be the development and full commercialisation of our fuel processor technology that extracts hydrogen required by fuel cells from commonly available hydrocarbon fuels such as butane and propane," said the group. (more) Hydrogen fueling station to be built at Camp Pendleton 3/1/06. Ztek Corp. will build a $1.4 million hydrogen fueling station at Camp Pendleton, the first of its kind in North County and the first one in the nation intended to serve the hydrogen fuel needs of both the military and the public at the same time. (more) India, US agree on New Delhi's participation in FutureGen 3/2/06. India and United States today agreed on New Delhi's participation in FutureGen, an international public-private partnership to develop new commercially viable technology for a clean coal near-zero emission power project. FutureGen is an initiative to build the world's first integrated sequestration and hydrogen production research power plant. (more) Bacteria Converts Sunlight into Hydrogen 2/23/06. Cyanobacteria have photosystems, the sites of concentrated chlorophyll and other chemicals used by plants to perform photosynthesis, and the bacteria use solar power to split water and produce hydrogen gas. Researchers at Oregon State University are attempting to harness the bacterial capabilities to produce hydrogen for fuel cells. (more) ASU Research Group Developing Cheap Hydrogen Production Process 2/27/06. A research group at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University is toiling away to find a possible solution. About 10 researchers armed with a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy are attempting to develop catalysts — materials that facilitate chemical conversions — that will make the electrolysis process a lot more efficient. In part, they are doing this by trying to mimic the process of photosynthesis in which plants efficiently take water and split it into oxygen and hydrogen. (more) J. Craig Venter: He Might Change The World 2/28/06. J. Craig Venter, the biologist who mapped the human genome, now reportedly wants to create a microbe that will turn cornstalks into ethanol and hydrogen. (more) Finnland Scientists Studying Turning Logging Residue into Hydrogen 2/27/06. VTT is launching a small test facility to gasify logging residue to hydrogen and carbon monoxide in 900 degree temperatures. Also willow and reed canarygrass can be used. The cost of a second generation gasification plant would be EUR 150mn. The first commercial production facility could be operational in Finland in about 10 years' time. It could refine 150,000 tons of biodiesel a year. (more) Hydrexia Pty Ltd Commercializing Cheap Hydrogen Storage Seeks Venture Capital 2/23/06. Hydrexia Pty Ltd, is commercialising technology developed at Queensland University that stores hydrogen in maganesium alloys. Last year it won the university's Enterprize business plan competition. Hydrexia is currently seeking to raise about $2.5 million from Australian venture capital players to pursue its technology. (more) Hythane Set to Fuel California's Hydrogen Highway 2/23/06. Hythane Company has hired a prominent air quality and transportation consulting firm to help deploy Hythane(R)-equipped vehicles and dispensing technology throughout California as part of Gov.Schwarzenegger's vision of a Hydrogen Highway. Hythane fuel is a blend of natural gas and hydrogen that reduces emissions by up to 50 percent over conventional natural gas. (more) Penn State Microbial Fuel Cell Produces Hydrogen From Waste Water 2/20/06. Researchers at Penn State University are using microbial fuel cells to produce hydrogen from waste water. A new prototype generates hydrogen directly from sugar by bacterial fermentation. The goal is to create energy by treating wastewater, rather than consume energy to do it, a situation that could save the U.S. $25 billion a year. (more) Air Products, Next Energy, BP PLC to build Hydrogen Filling Station in South Michigan 2/17/06. NextEnergy, BP PLC, and Air Products are collaborating to construct a hydrogen fuel-cell filling station in TechTown in Detroit this summer. Located at NextEnergy's 45,000-square-foot technology center near Wayne State University, it will be the third hydrogen station in southern Michigan. el commercially. (more) Millennium Cell Acquires 23% of Gecko Technologies, Inc. 2/16/06. Millenium Cell (Nasdaq: MCEL) bought 23% of Gecko Energy Technologies, Inc. and later this year will increase its ownership to 48%. Millennium Cell’s patented Hydrogen on Demand® technology will be paired with Gecko’s thin planar Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cells to create a hydrogen battery that is lighter, smaller and less expensive than traditional batteries. The two companies will jointly develop and commercialize portable fuel cell systems for military, medical, industrial and consumer electronics applications. Gecko's "power-skin" technology builds the fuel cells into the exterior surface of the device itself, allowing for tremdous design versatility. (more)Hydrogen From Ethanol 2/17/06. Dr. Sandy Thomas, president of H2Gen Innovations, Inc. says that producing hydrogen from ethanol is the future and estimates it would cost around $13 billion annually to convert the present gas station infrastructure to a “hydrogen from ethanol process," an amount of money he claims pales in comparison to the $80 billion a year cost currently being spent to keep our traditional fossil fuel system intact. In the year 2040 Thomas predicts the savings to society will amount to $200 billion dollars when the pollution and oil import savings are added together. (more) San Francisco Post Office plugs into solar, hydrogen 2/15/06. The $15 million Chevron Corp.'s energy solutions project is expected to lower electricity costs in the two buildings by $1.2 million annually. Coupled with government rebates and grants, the Postal Service expects to fully recoup its costs within seven years. The two buildings — spanning a combined 1.2 million square feet to handle 7.5 million pieces of mail daily — will draw energy from solar panels and hydrogen fuel cell technology. The new power sources will reduce pollution by eliminating the discharge of about 6,600 tons of carbon dioxide. (more) GreenShift Acquires H2 Energy Solutions 2/14/06. Greenshift Corp. acquired H2 Energy Solutions, Inc., a development stage company focused on making hydrogen production from fossil fuels is cost-effective. GreenShift intends to develop these technologies with the goal of commericializing them. (more) Polymer Scientists work on Hydrogen Storage 2/14/06. Polymer scientists have joined the race to store hydrogen as fuel and could help make the hydrogen economy a reality. This is the first time a polymer has been seriously considered as a microporous, easily reversible hydrogen-storage material, said Neil McKeown of Cardiff University, UK. The organic materials are polymers of intrinsic microporosity. These are fused-ring, rigid but contorted systems that cannot fill space efficiently, and so contain molecular-sized holes. McKeown was investigating PIMs as gas-separation membranes when he noticed gas strongly adsorbing to the polymer membranes. (more) Nanomix Receives Two Additional U.S. Patents in Hydrogen Energy Storage 2/9/06. Nanomix Inc., a nanotechnology company commercializing a line of nanoelectronic sensors for industrial and biomedical applications, was issued two additional U.S. patents related to hydrogen storage technology. They follow three earlier patents issued to Nanomix in this field. (more) QuestAir Installs Two Hydrogen Purifiers at Asia's Largest Liquid Hydrogen Plant 2/9/06. QuestAir Technologies Inc. ( TSX: QAR) has successfully
started up two of its H-3100 NextEnergy Center Provides Detroit Site for New Hydrogen Fueling Station 2/9/06. NextEnergy, Michigan's non-profit alternative energy
accelerator, today announced it has signed an agreement with BP to establish
a hydrogen refueling station at NextEnergy's new facility located in TechTown
in Detroit. The station, expected to be completed in the summer of 2006,
will be BP's third in Southeast Michigan and one of several funded and
operated by BP worldwide. (more)
2/9/06. Millennium Cell Inc.hast entered into a strategic development and licensing agreement with Jadoo Power Systems Inc. that will allow Jadoo to license Millennium Cell's Hydrogen on Demand(R) technology for development and commercialization within Jadoo's current line of product offerings. (more) QuestAir to supply hydrogen purification technology to Indonesian hydrogen peroxide plant 2/9/06. QuestAir Technologies Inc. (AIM: QAR; TSX: QAR)
announced that one of its H-3100 hydrogen purifiers will be included in
a hydrogen peroxide plant in Indonesia. The plant produces peroxide for
use in the Indonesian pulp and Sweden plans to be world's first oil-free economy 2/8/06. Sweden means to wean itself off oil completely within 15 years - without building a new generation of nuclear power stations. The intention is to replace all fossil fuels with renewables before climate change destroys economies and growing oil scarcity leads to huge new price rises. (more) Hy-Drive Technologies Launches Hydrogen Generating System Targeting Trucking Industry 2/8/06. Hy-Drive Technologies Ltd. (TSX-V: HGS) announced the commercial availability of its G2 hydrogen generating system and has now begun shipping and installing its first G2 units to selected trucking customers throughout North America. Hy-Drive’s new G2 system is designed to substantially improve fuel efficiency while being environmentally “friendly” by reducing exhaust emissions. (more) Hydrogen Fuel Technology Reduces Gas Consumption 50% Funding Needed for Commercialization 2/7/06. Hydrogen Fuel Technology, developed by 10 scientists from the United Kindom, the US, Germany, Australia and led by Malaysian scientists, is based on the Nano technology that divides water into hydgrogen and oxygen. The system is able to generate a fuel capacity of 20 litres (10 from petrol: 10 from H2O). For every 10 litres of petrol, the system uses 20 litres of H2O to generate a fuel capacity of 20 litres. (more) Harvest Energy Technology, Inc. Supplies Hydrogen Generators to Filling Stations 2/7/06. Harvest Energy will supply steam methane hydrogen generators to filling stations around the world in 2006. It already has several units installed and several more planned. (more) Voller Signs Agreement with German Science Research Institute to Develop Hydrogen Production 2/6/06. Voller Energy has signed an agreement with one of Germany's leading science research institutes, Zentrum fur Brennstoffzellen Technik GmbH to extract the hydrogen that fuel cells use from propane or Liquid Petroleum Gas. Voller owns KAT-chem a German developer of "reformer technology", which is the process that extracts hydrogen from hydrocarbons such as propane. The scientists at ZBT will work with Voller to accelerate progress in this important area. (more) Hy-Drive Technologies Bolsters Patent Portfolio 2/6/06. Hy-Drive Technologies Ltd. (TSX-V: HGS) (“Hy-Drive”) today announced that it has filed an additional five new patent applications on its G2 hydrogen generating system (HGS). The company wants to ensure it has safeguarded various technological advances and the intellectual property around its new G2 system, in advance of the commercial launch. The G2 dramatically increases fuel efficiency, reduces exhaust emissions and improves engine performance on trucks and other commercial vehicles. (more) CU Scientists Developing Solar Hydrogen Production 2/6/06. Scientists at the University of Colorado are working to use solar power to drive a chemical reaction capable of splitting water and producing hydrogen fuel. (more) ITM Power Successfully Tests Fuel Cell Membrane 2/6/06. ITM Power has tested its membrane material in an electrolyser for a period in excess of 1,500 hours without any external evidence of failure, the group said today. The company improved October’s 500 hour test and 1,000 hour test last month. Chief executive Jim Heathcote said it "...bodes well for the company being able to meet its long term commercial objectives; the economic replacement of hydrocarbon fuels using electrolytic hydrogen produced from low carbon primary energy supplies (wind wave solar or nuclear).” (more) Wind farm to make hydrogen car fuel 2/6/06. The first wind farm of its kind in the West Country is planned for North Devon, England. A company wants to build it on high ground near the North Devon Link Road on the Tiverton side of South Molton. The wind farm should produce 350 tankfuls of hydrogen each night and enough electricity to power 3,000 homes each day. (more) Italy plans hydrogen filling station 2/6/06. "The next frontier is hydrogen", says ENI's Angelo Taraborrelli, during the ceremony for the new "AdBlue" fuel pump outside Milan. "we are committed on this front..charting the way ahead for its use as a fuel. We are conducting tests and are planning the opening of the first hydrogen fuel station outside Livorno, a few months from now. We are currently putting together a project concerning another station between Milan and Mantua, to be set up by close of 2006. (more). Hydrogenics Delivers US$ 1.5 million HySTAT Hydrogen Generator to North American Nuclear Power Plant 2/3/06. Hydrogenics Corporation (NASDAQ: HYGS) elivered a HySTAT(TM) Hydrogen Plant to a North American nuclear plant in December. The high-purity hydrogen generated is being used to prevent corrosion and extend the life of stainless steel tubes in the nuclear reactor as part of an upgrade for the purpose of renewing the plant's operating permit. (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. Hydrogen Leads List of Bush Energy Proposals 2/2/06. Hydrogen: $289 million, a $53 million increase over 2006, to develop fuel cell vehicles. Coal: $281 million to develop clean coal technologies, including $54 million for a “FutureGen” project. Solar power. $148 million, more than double what was sought in 2006. Ethanol: $150 million, a $59 million increase over 2006. Wind power: $44 million for wind energy research, a $5 million increase over Bush's 2006 request. Plug-in hybrids: $30 million, a $7 million increase over 2006 Hydrogenics Contracted to Deliver Hydrogen Station to Spanish Wind Farm 2/2/06. Hydrogenics Corporation (NASDAQ: HYGS), manufacturer of hydrogen and fuel cell systems, has been contracted for over EUR 500,000 to deliver a hydrogen station to Gas Natural SDG, a Spanish-based energy services multinational with approximately ten million customers in Spain, Latin America, Italy and France. Gas Natural will use a Hydrogenics' HySTAT(TM)-A Hydrogen Station at the Sotavento Galicia wind farm to produce up to 60 Nm3/hr of hydrogen. The hydrogen will be used to fuel an internal combustion engine generator, which in turn will supply electricity to the electric grid. (more) ITM to develop two new electrolysers 1/31/06. ITM Power cruised higher despite larger first half losses as it announced a new set of technical objectives to focus on specific commercial opportunities. The realisation of commercial pre-production prototypes having the potential to produce hydrogen from sustainable primary energy resources at a cost that is competitive with hydrocarbons is now an integral part of the new milestones. A new 5 kW electrolyser is planned for 2006 and a new 25 kW electrolyser is planned for 2007. (more) Hydrogen Filling Station opens in Santa Ana 1/31/06. SANTA ANA - First a technician attached a cable to the hydrogen car's tailpipe to prevent sparks. Then he snapped a thin, pressurized hose into place where the gasoline-pump nozzle would normally go. A switch was flicked, cameras clicked, and Santa Ana became the latest way station on California's "hydrogen highway." (more) Hy-Drive Technologies Establishes Leasing Facilities 1/30/06. Hy-Drive Technologies Ltd. (TSX-V: HGS) signed agreements with two major North American finance/leasing companies: Industrial Alliance Financing Group Inc. (Alliance) and Money in Motion Inc. (“Money in Motion”) Both companies will support customer lease requirements for Hy-Drive on the planned sales launch of the G-2 Hydrogen Generating System. (more) Scientists use Nanotechnology to Produce Hydrogen with Solar Power 1/27/06. At Penn State University, researchers used nanotechnology to invent an efficient method of producing hydrogen from water using solar power. “Basically we are talking about taking sunlight and putting water on top of this material, and the sunlight turns the water into hydrogen and oxygen." (more) Scottish Scientists to use Solar Power to Produce Hydrogen 1/21/06. Napier University Professor Tariq Muneer and his team will use the electricity produced by the solar panels to create hydrogen gas by electrolysis. The hydrogen can then be stored for use later in a fuel cell. No carbon is produced. Professor Muneer, director of research at the School of Engineering, said the project would cost around £70,000 and should be working by 2007. Hydrogenics Supplies Hydrogen Generator to Russian Utility 1/21/06. Hydrogenics Corporation (TSX:HYG) (NASDAQ:HYGS), manufacturer of hydrogen and fuel cell systems, has supplied an onsite electrolysis-based HySTAT-A Hydrogen Plant to OAO NSCHK, a state-owned utility in Novorsibirsk, Russia. The high-purity hydrogen produced by the 240Nm3/hr hydrogen generator will be used in the chemical processes used in this nuclear power plant. Installation and commissioning is scheduled for Spring, 2006. (more) India's roadmap to the hydrogen economy 1/17/06. India's hydrogen energy roadmap envisages the use of the green fuel for transport and power generation with an investment of Rs.250 billion ($5.6 billion) over 15 years in research and development. The roadmap has two major initiatives - a green initiative for future transport and one for power generation. Plans envisagge developing a hydrogen powered IC engine/turbine and fuel cell-based decentralised power generating system of about 1,000MW aggregate capacity by 2020. (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) NanoLogix Receives Financing Commitment and Strategic Assistance From U.S. Investment Fund 1/13/06. NanoLogix, Inc. (Pink Sheets: NNLX) today announced
that it has received a financing Dynetek Delivers Hydrogen Fuel Storage Solutions to TUG Technologies 12/23/05. Dynetek Industries Ltd. and its partner enviroMECH Industries Ltd. delivered two 350bar (5000psi) Hydrogen Fuel Storage Systems to TUG Technologies to be used in tow tractors at the Orlando International Airport. In 2006, in addition to the tow tractors, Dynetek's Hydrogen Fuel Storage System will be showcased on eight V-10, Ford F-450 shuttles operating in the Orlando area, including at the Orlando airport. (more) Hydrogen station to be built in Shanghai City expects 1,000 FCVs by 2010 12/23/05. Shell Hydrogen BV and Shell (China) Ltd. signed an agreement with Tongji University in Shanghai to build Shanghai's first hydrogen filling station for fuel-cell vehicles. The station, expected to be completed by yearend 2006, is part of a Ministry of Science and Technology program to develop electric vehicles. The city of Shanghai expects 1,000 fuel-cell vehicles to be in operation by 2010. IEG leads Mid East towards hydrogen age 12/21/05. International Energy Group, the region's first international energy alliance to promote advanced energy technologies, announced a new strategic alliance with Hydrogenics Corporation, a developer of clean energy solutions, advancing the Hydrogen Economy by commercializing hydrogen and fuel cell products. (more) QuestAir receives orders from ExxonMobil Research and Engineering for refinery demonstration 12/14/05. QuestAir Technologies Inc. (AIM: QAR; TSX: Hydrogenics to supply hydrogen refueler for wind project 1/13/06. Hydrogenics Corporation (NASDAQ:HYGS), was awarded a contract by Basin Electric Power Cooperative to supply an electrolyzer-based hydrogen refuelling station for installation in Minot, N.D. In addition to the core electrolyzer module, Hydrogenics is supplying compression, storage and dispenser equipment as part of the contract. The station is one of the first United States-based hydrogen fueling stations to use electricity from a wind power resource to produce hydrogen from water. (more) BP opens second Singapore hydrogen station The facility is said to be the world's first unmanned refuelling station. An on-site electrolyser produces 10kg of hydrogen gas a day, which is compressed into fuel and put into six Mercedes-Benz F-cell cars. BP has opened similar facilities in the UK, Australia and the US, and a test station is set to open in Beijing early next year. BP recently launched its BP Alternative Energy scheme, which is set to invest over £4 billion in alternative power over the next ten years. (more) Air Products building second hydrogen production facility 1/11/06. Air Products is building a second hydrogen production
facility in Strathcona County, to be on stream by April 2008. The first
facility, to produce hydrogen used to desulphurize diesel fuel, should
be up and running by this April. Power+Energy, Inc. Ships Third Bulk Hydrogen Purifier System Power+Energy, Inc. shipped another bulk hydrogen purification system to an existing customer producing LEDs in Japan. This system is an innovative, modular system with a nominal capacity of 1300 liters per minute (78 cubic meters per hour). The system will be installed in the first quarter of 2006. (more) 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) Hydrogenics Gets Military Cell Contract 12/23/05. Hydrogenics Corp. (Nasdaq: HYGS) received an $8 million contract to supply its HyPM 500 fuel cells to a military supplier over a two-year period beginning in 2006. The company had $18 million in sales in 2004. Hydrogenics shares rose 28 cents, or 10.5 percent, to $2.95 in morning trading on the Nasdaq. Shares have drifted down from a 52-week high of $5.38 in March to hit a 52-week low of $2.50 Thursday. (more Hydrogenics gets orders from GM for fuel cell test services 12/23/05. Hydrogenics Corp.(Nasdaq: HYGS) received a series of purchase orders from GM for fuel cell test services anticipated to be delivered in 2006. Concurrent with the issuance of the orders noted above, the Corporation has repurchased for $750,000 the 2,470,436 common share purchase warrants issued to GM in 2001. This purchase price for the warrants will be paid for by way of a credit against the services to be provided. (more) Hydrogenics sells hydrogen refuelling system to Korean Gas Technology 12/12/05. Hydrogenics Corp. said Tuesday it has sold a hydrogen reformer and refuelling system to Korean Gas Technology Corp. No price was disclosed for the system, which will generate up to 65 kilograms of hydrogen a day by reforming natural gas. That's enough to refuel 20 fuel cell powered vehicles per day. Shares of Hydrogenics Corp. (TSX:HYG) gained two cents to $3.33. Singapore Primed for Hydrogen Economy 12/14/05. UK energy giant BP says Singapore is well-positioned to become a hydrogen producing centre - given its push towards natural gas. BP also expects Singapore to be an early adopter of hydrogen as a source of transport fuel. BP currently produces 5,000 tons of hydrogen a day. BP sees hydrogen produced from natural gas as the lowest cost route. So as Singapore introduces natural gas into its gas network, it sees that as the best route to affordable prices. (more) Air Products to spend $10 billion to produce hydrogen 12/10/05. Air Products and Chemicals will spend $10 billion on hydrogen capital projects over the next 10 years, twice what it spent over the past decade. The company spent about $5 billion on on-purpose hydrogen projects since 1995. The main forces behind the expansion include tighter clean-fuel laws and increasingly dirty supplies of crude oil. Refineries use gaseous hydrogen to remove sulfur from crude oil, making cleaner gasoline. Also, those refiners are expected to increase their fuel production, while cutting back on other oil-based products. That should increase demand for hydrogen. (more) ForeverGreen Enterprises to build waste-to-hydrogen plant in Indiana 12/8/05. ForeverGreen Enterprises Inc. plans to construct a waste-to-hydrogen production facility in Dekalb County to manufacture Green Hydrogen from materials that would otherwise be regarded as wastes. The facility should be completed in 2006. (more) SHEC LABS announces first Solar Hydrogen production station from landfill gas 12/7/05. Solar Hydrogen Energy Corp. will deploy the world's first Solar Hydrogen production station using methane, an environmentally damaging greenhouse gas expelled from our city landfills. With the technology and processes developed and now being commercialized by SHEC LABS, a value added method of hydrogen production will be demonstrated. (more) GM to Middle East: The Hydrogen Economy is Coming 12/6/05. Dr. Mohsen Shabana, one of General Motors' chief
engineers, presented the company's vision regarding hydrogen powered vehicles
at the GM sponsored Middle East Forum on Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Economy,
saying, 'The next century will be shaped by how effectively and smoothly
the world introduces hydrogen as a transportation fuel." (more)
Millenium Cell awarded Army contract 12/5/05. Millennium Cell was awarded a Phase I small business innovation research program contract from the Army's tank automotive and armaments command unit. Financial terms weren't disclosed. Under the contract, Millennium Cell will assess the feasibility of using its hydrogen battery technology in conjunction with a 5-kilowatt proton exchange membrane-based fuel cell using water containing impurities.
IEG and Sacre-Davey to tackle Gas and Hydrogen waste with new technology 12/5/05. IEG is planning to use a new technology to capture, purify and compress Hydrogen waste from refineries, chemical plants, Electro-chemical plants and other industrial processes in the region. 'There are over 1000 sources of by-product Hydrogen around the world. Sacre-Davey has managed successfully to develop a technology that will enable us to utilize the Hydrogen waste as a clean energy source' said Eng. Yahya Lootah, Vice Chairman, S.S. Lootah Group and IEG President & CEO. 'There is enough by-product Hydrogen in many industrial processes in the region that would power tens of thousands of fuel cell vehicles per year.' he concluded. (more) NHA Hydrogen Conf. 2006 and Hydrogen Expo US 11/28/05. The NHA Annual Hydrogen Conference 2006 will be held on March 12-16, in Long Beach California. We expect over a thousand attendees and hundreds of exhibitors. We'll be featuring technical workshops on industry issues, as well as high-level international keynote speakers. We'll also be sponsoring the popular "Ride 'n' Drive" event, featuring hydrogen ICE and Fuel Cell vehicles from a variety of manufacturers. The Forum offers you an opportunity to hear and meet with a competitively selected group of promising hydrogen companies seeking capital and strategic partnerships to accelerate their growth. (more) Japanese produce hydrogen from water with gallium nitride 12/5/05. A research team at Tokyo's University of Science has announced that it has successfully managed to produce hydrogen from water by using gallium nitride crystals. By connecting the crystals to platinum using a wire and immersing it in water, the scientists were able to decompose the water into hydrogen and oxygen by applying light to the crystals. (more) Hydro Continues Utsira Project 11/25/05. The wind/hydrogen project on the island Utsira off Norway has been extended to 2008. There is still experience to gain, and new components and solutions to be tested, including a new internally designed electrolyser technology at the facility. Two wind turbines on Utsira produce power for 10 households. Surplus electricity is stored as hydrogen. When the wind doesn’t blow, a hydrogen motor and fuel cell convert the stored hydrogen back into electricity. (more) Polymers offer hydrogen storage solution 11/25/05. Scientists from the University of Michigan have created a class of lightweight, rigid polymers that could help to store hydrogen, Science magazine has revealed. The covalent organic framework created by the researchers could be used in hydrogen storage and transportation, as they are lightweight and durable. (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) CSIRO Manufacturing refueler makes hydrogen from water at home 11/17/05. CSIRO Manufacturing and Infrastructure Technology has developed a small device that can extract enough hydrogen per day from water to power a family car for up to150kms. This work is an important part of CSIRO's Energy Transformed Flagship research program into positioning Australia for a future hydrogen economy. Currently, the hydrogen unit runs on main's power, but researchers are investigating how to power the unit with renewable energy, such as solar and wind power. (more) Europe Focusing on Hydrogen Economy 11/14/05. The European parliament spoke as one this September. Members from each political party demanded that the stonewallers among them change their mind: It is time to move away from our dependence on fossil fuels like oil and coal and move towards a green economy powered by hydrogen. In their Manifesto on the Coming Hydrogen Economy, parliament members urged EU member states to adopt a 13-point programme by 2025 that would result in the “Third Industrial Revolution.” (more) India gets national hydrogen road map 11/22/05. Indian industrialist Ratan Tata has come up with a roadmap to launch 1 million hydrogen-fuelled vehicles on Indian roads by 2020 and generate 1,000 MW of power through hydrogen-based plants. The plan entails an investment of Rs 25,000 crore. Presenting the ‘national hydrogen energy roadmap’ to the minister for non-conventional energy sources, Vilas Muttemwar, Tata said: “The whole world, and certainly India, will face increasing shortage of hydrocarbon and so we have to look at alternative forms of energy... The document reflects the problems and attempts to define a roadmap.” (more) Chicago building world's first ethanol-to-hydrogen filling station 11/11/05. An energy and water appropriations bill grants $2 million to the City of Chicago to build the world's first ethanol-to-hydrogen fueling station. Construction of the station will begin next year. It will convert renewable etlhanol into hydrogen gas. The city will use the station to fuel a test fleet of five hydrogen powered fuel cell vehicles. Hydrogen Means Business in California 11/18/05. Hydrogen and fuel cell initiatives from California have been enviously looked at around the globe. New legislation provides US$ 6.5 million in funding for state-sponsored hydrogen demonstration projects. The money will help with the building of three new H2 fueling stations, and will be used to purchase or lease more than 12 fuel cell vehicles, including two busses. According to the California Fuel Cell Partnership, there are currently 16 hydrogen stations in operation in the State of California, and 18 more are in the planning phase. More than 100 fuel cell vehicles have operated in California through the CaFCP programs, with more to come. (more) QuestAir Technologies receives $1.2 million contract from ExxonMobile 11/11/05. QuestAir Technologies (AIM: QAR; TSX: QAR) has received a US $1.2 million engineering services contract from ExxonMobile Research and Engineering Company for the development of an on-board hydrogen generator to facilitate early fuel cell markets, such as cars, buses, and auxilliary power units. The contract if for one year and funds the second phase of this program. The system runs on a wide variety of hydrocarbon fuels. This marks funding for the second phase of the program begun by the two companies in 2004. U.S. Army Awards Quantum Follow-On Contract for Hydrogen Refueler 11/10/05. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.,
(Nasdaq: QTWW) received Delaware State gets $1 Million for hydrogen storage research 11/16/05. As part of the FY 06 Energy and Water spending bill, Delaware State University Center was granted $1 million for research in Hydrogen Storage. The funds would help research materials that can store and release hydrogen gas to be used as fuel for vehicles. The center would compliment the research the state is already doing on new fuel-cell technology. HyRadix On-Site Hydrogen Equipment Chosen by Asian Manufacturer 11/16/05. HyRadix, Inc. announced today the sale of an Aptus(TM) on-site hydrogen generator to a manufacturer in Asia. For this project, HyRadix will supply one Aptus generator to provide 100 Nm3/hour of high-purity hydrogen produced from natural gas. This hydrogen will be used in the customer's existing oils hydrogenation facility. (more) Alternate Energy Corp. Files Hydrogen Production Patent 11/14/05. Alternate Energy Corp (OTCBB: ARGY), a small-scale developer of Hydrogen production systems, said Monday that it has filed a provisional patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in connection with its proprietary process of producing pure hydrogen. Shares of the micro cap company shot up over 30 percent on the news, closing at 14 cents, after reaching a high early in the day of 16 cents when Alternate Energy Corp announced the patent filing, finishing up 2 cents for the day, for a 16.6 percent gain. (more) Inventor envisions offshore, floating, hydrogen and electricity producing wind farms 11/1/05. Commercial wind energy achieved a milestone earlier this year of being competitive with conventional energy sources at 4-6 cents per kilowatt-hour. Dr. Thomas L. Lee's invention of a floating wind-hydrogen platform with battery storage, developed by his company, Stanbury Resources Inc., accomplishes three things beyond that. First, their turbines are designed to install onto a floating platform, like an oil rig, so they can go to where the wind is. Second, the company has a proprietary method of tapping the wind turbine energy to convert sea water efficiently into hydrogen. Third, rather than the wind energy being conveyed directly into the grid, it is stored in a battery system so that it is available continuously and can be used as a primary grid energy system. (more) EPOD Announces Hydrogen System Sale For GMs' Challenge X Project Entry 11/14/05. EPOD International Inc. (OTC BB: EPOI) (FRANKFURT: EDU.F), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Enviromech Industries Inc., announces the sale of a powerPACK™ Hydrogen Fuel System to the University of Waterloo for the General Motors' Challenge X Project. Enviromech Industries Inc. ("Enviromech"), a leader in the design, production and sale of alternative fuel systems for the transportation and power generation industries, will supply the hydrogen fuel system for the University of Waterloo's winning entry in the General Motors and U.S. Department of Energy organized Challenge X competition. (more) Scientists Offer Hydrogen Fix Combine Wind and Nuclear Power 11/13/05. Two scientists say they a way to make hydrogen fuel cheap enough to compete with gasoline, by combining nuclear and wind power. In the system nuclear power plants would be paired with wind turbines to power electrolysis cells, which make hydrogen by passing an electric current through water. The system can produce hydrogen at $2 per kilogram, easily meeting the U.S. Department of Energy's goal of $2 to $3 per kilogram by 2015. One kilogram of hydrogen is equivalent to one gallon of gasoline. (more) FST awarded DOE contract to develop hydrogen storage 11/11/05. FST Energy, Inc. (www.fstenergy.com), a hydrogen storage, transport, and distribution company, today announced receipt of a multi-year grant by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop methods that safely store and release hydrogen for commercial use. Expensive precautions and special handling have so far stifled hydrogen's widespread use as a fuel. Solving this storage and delivery problem will help propel the fuel cell market, one expected to grow to $13.6 billion by 2010 as petroleum costs and international energy consumption increase. (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) Japanese create hydrogen storage alloy 11/10/05. A consortium composed of Tokyo Metropolitan Technology Research Institute, Japan Industrial Technology Association, Nasu Denki Tekko, and Tokai University has developed a ferrotitanium alloy that may be used to store hydrogen for fuel cell applications. The group wants to commercialize the new process, advertised as highly reliable and cheap. Fuel Cell to run on sewage gas 10/23/05. Together with the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry
for the Environment, the project partners RWE Fuel Cells and the City
of Ahlen have today officially commissioned a high-temperature fuel cell
that generates electricity and heat from sewage gas and is unprecedented
in Europe. The HotModule, a molten-carbonate fuel cell with an electrical
output of 250 kW and Fort Collins to give hydrogen/natural gas fuel a test drive 8/26/05. Fort Collins will experiment with a little-known fuel, hythane. Hythane is a mixture of hydrogen and compressed natural gas. Fort Collins plans to convert its five or six 12-seater minibuses, which run on compressed natural gas, to hythane. The city is building a new fueling station that will mix hydrogen and CNG in the proper proportion. Once the station is completed later this year, it also will offer pure hydrogen to run some fuel-cell vehicles that Fort Collins plans to acquire for demonstration purposes. (more) Buckyballs Nanotubes show promise for hydrogen storage 8/24/05. Two research groups have independently reported a new take on hydrogen storage with thepublication of computational-modelling studies that predict a storage potential of as much as 9wt% for Buckminsterfullerene (C60) and carbon-nanotubemolecules “decorated” with light transition metals. (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) Purdue researchers discover new way to produce hydrogen 8/29/05. The new method is cheaper than other approaches, and has a higher power density, which means it can generate more hydrogen with less material. The new technology includes a mixture of sodium borohydride, nanoscale-sized particles of aluminum, and water. A chemical reaction produces the hydrogen. The material requires no catalyst and is more efficient than alternative methods on the market. (more) Clean energy to spark Scottish economic boost 8/27/05. Producing a low-cost hydrogen storage material could result in a major boost for Scottish business. Alterg is working to produce a number of business plans by the end of the year for commercial applications of the hydrogen storage and release powder it is developing. It has the backing of Intermediate Technology Institute Energy, the government institute supporting emerging technology. The key problem cost. Alterg’s solution will allow the storage of hydrogen close to room temperature and normal atmospheric pressure. It will in effect be a “disruptive technology” which will create new industries. (more) British Island may become world leader in creating hydrogen economy 8/11/05. The island of Unst, in Shetland, has already developed a pioneering hydrogen project, which could now form the foundation of a much bigger venture. Professor Tony Marmount noted the island is unique. It has wind that could produce a lot of energy. It has rainfall which could be converted into hydrogen and has the sea around it which means it could export the hydrogen in tankers to rest of the world. Marmount's idea is for the locals to become experts on the mechanics of the hydrogen economy and export their expertise to the rest of the world. (more)
Groups push hydrogen to fuel South Carolina economic growth 8/08/05. South Carolina is at the forefront of budding efforts to power cars and homes with hydrogen, rather than fossil fuels such as oil and gas. Now, scientists, politicians and business-development officials are hoping the vanguard research can help accelerate the state's economy. S.C. lawmakers are making a strong push to win federal hydrogen-fuel research money. Meanwhile, a handful of officials from governments, universities and businesses are crisscrossing the state enlisting support from private-sector companies, venture capitalists, environmentalists and any other concerns that can help South Carolina go toe-to-toe with alternative-energy giants such as California. (more) Sunlight used to produce hydrogen 8/5/05. Solar Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel have harnessed sunlight to extract zinc metal, which can then be used to produce hydrogen simply by pouring water over it. The team is trying to produce lighter metals, such as magnesium, in the same way. If a clean way can be found to make these low-density metals, they could be used to produce hydrogen right in the tank of a car, eliminating the need to transport it. (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) Microorganism splits water, produces hydrogen 7/25/05. Researchers at the university, led by chemical engineering professor James Swartz, have discovered a soil microorganism that absorbs photons and subsequently metabolizes the energy to split water, a chemical reaction that produces hydrogen, Jim Plummer, Stanford's dean of engineering, said during a presentation at the AlwaysOn conference taking place at the university this week. (more) S. Korea, U.S. to cooperate on nuclear hydrogen 8/18/05. SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will work together to develop a next-generation nuclear reactor that promises to produce large quantities of hydrogen at a low cost, officials said Wednesday. The joint project is expected to help South Korea to better prepare for the so-called hydrogen economy where hydrogen will become a major source of energy, according to the Ministry of Science and Economy. The Koreans join with U.S. based General Atomics, a nuclear tech company. AEC Demonstrates Hydrogen Production Unit 7/20/05. Alternate Energy Corporation (AEC) (OTCBB: ARGY) demonstrated its first alpha-stage hydrogen on-demand production unit, the H2 1500-A1, before two multinational engine companies in the U.S. These meetings begin a series whereby Alternate Energy Corporation will showcase its hydrogen production technology to a long list of prospective commercial customers, potential licensees, select government and institutional contacts and other interested commercial parties. (more) Graphite may be ideal Hydrogen Storage medium 7/18/05. Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon that graphite may be the optimal material for hydrogen storage, a better option than carbon nanotubes, because it is far easier and less expensive to prepare. Their report is a pre-print from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. They emphasize that work remains to be done -- researchers still need to figure out the optimal graphite structure for H2 storage, and (moreover) figure out how to actually get graphite into that structure. (more) Hydrogen Produced from Chicken Litter 7/15/05. Gas Technology Institute has successfully demonstrated that chicken litter can be gasified to produce hydrogen and generate electricity using a solid oxide fuel cell. Under a project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Earth Resources, Inc., GTI, and the University of Georgia are working to convert chicken litter into energy and fertilizer. As part of this USDA-funded project, GTI conducted a test to demonstrate the suitability of chicken litter as a low-Btu fuel for the SOFC. (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) US Raises Concerns about Energy use in China, India 7/28/05. U.S. officials are raising concerns about the growing energy demands of China and India, but say the United States is actively working to engage both countries in cooperation over energy interests. Robust economic growth in China and India has led to steep increases in energy use in both countries. Demand for energy in China and India will double by 2030. During the same time, U.S. demand is expected to grow by only as much as 50 percent. The United States, China and India all rely largely on imports of oil to meet energy demands. Undersecretary of Energy David Garman said this binds the three countries in what he referred to as "an oil co-dependency." (more) Congress told hydrogen fuel decades from being practical 7/26/05. No one is predicting an easy transition from gasoline. For one thing, massive amounts of hydrogen would have to be collected. In nature, hydrogen is almost always found in molecules with other elements. Breaking those molecules apart to extract pure hydrogen requires energy. An electric current, for instance, can split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen, essentially the reverse of what takes place inside a hydrogen fuel cell. The challenges do not end there. There is also the question of how to store hydrogen, a highly-combustible element blamed for the 1937 Hindenburg blimp disaster, safely and compactly in vehicles. (more)
Los Angeles Airport Honored for Hydrogen Filling Station 7/13/05. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has won this year's Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) Environmental Achievement Award in the large-airport class for constructing the first retail hydrogen-fueling and generation station at an airport. Hydrogen is produced on-site by using electrolysis, applying electricity to water in order to separate hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. Energy Bill Good For Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Economy 7/07/06. According to Steven Eschbach, FuelCell Energy’s Director of Investor Relations and Communications, “The Senate bill has two provisions that are truly helpful for our technology...one is called the Investment Tax Credit which is a 30% investment tax credit up to $1000 per kilowatt...the second is a production tax credit which is a 1 ½ cent per kilowatt benefit for fuel cells." The energy bill has the potential to promote the developement of fuel cells and the hydrogen economy. Michelle Cormack, Ballard Power Systems said, "(The) industry and government partners will be able to accelerate the arrival of the hydrogen economy and the commercialization of fuel cell technology." 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)
Power And Energy Establishes Branch Office In Japan 6/28/05. Power and Energy, Inc. has recently established
a branch office in Yokohama City, Japan. This office will provide sales
and customer support to new and existing customers of P+E's hydrogen purifier
and separator product lines. According to P+E's founder and CEO, Dr. Peter
Bossard, "The establishment of a branch office is a direct reflection
of Power and Energy's commitment to Japan's semiconductor and fuel cell
industries. Japan has consistently represented a large portion of our
hydrogen purifier business. With the establishment of our new line of
hydrogen membrane products designed to specifically to extract hydrogen
from reformed fuels, we believe that Japan will also represent a major
market for fuel cell and related hydrogen energy applications." (more) Equitex to Buy Hydrogen Technology 7/12/05. Equitex Inc. said Monday that it agreed to purchase Hydrogen Power Inc.'s intellectual property in the United States for an undisclosed combination of cash and stock. Seattle-based Hydrogen Power has licensed a patented technology that allows hydrogen gas to be generated on-site and on-demand without connection to the electrical grid. The HPI process can supply hydrogen at customized rates and pressures. (more)
Alkali metals generate low cost hydrogen 7/21/05. Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ:SIAL), a $1.4 billion Life Science and High Technology Company, and SiGNa Chemistry, the early advanced materials company that recently made history with alkali metal stabilization, today announced that SiGNa's powerful reduction agent product will be distributed by Sigma-Aldrich. SiGNa's breakthrough product harnesses the power of alkali metals for generating low-cost hydrogen. (more) 'Apollo Program' For Hydrogen Energy Needed, Stanford Researcher Says 6/28/05. Scientist advocates an 'Apollo Program' for generating electricity from wind and producing hydrogen using wind-generated electricity. Such a program would involve fossil sources paying their true health and climate costs. An Apollo Program would provide additional subsidies for wind and other renewable energy sources. While wind subsidies are on the order of $100 million per year, other energy sources hog subsidies of $15 to $20 billion. He advocates supporting the infrastructure needed for wind production of hydrogen to a level similar to the $20 billion recently proposed for a new natural gas pipeline from the continental United States to Alaska. (more) Equitex to Acquire Hydrogen Generation Technology 7/11/05. Equitex, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQTX) announced today that it has executed a binding agreement in principle for the acquisition of a license to exploit all of Hydrogen Power Inc.'s intellectual property in the United States for a combination of cash and stock to be issued. In connection with the transaction, the Company also received three separate options to acquire HPI's intellectual property rights for South America, Mexico and Canada. In addition, if Equitex chooses to exercise its options, the Company could acquire all of the business operations of HPI pursuant to the terms of the final option. (more) Quantum awarded Phase 2 of U.S. Department Hydrogen Storage Program 7/20/05. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the company Phase 2 of its $2.6 million program for the development and advancement of next generation hydrogen storage technologies. Quantum and the DOE are working to advance hydrogen storage systemsfor fuel cell vehicle commercialization, optimizing the storage capacity of Quantum's ultra lightweight advanced composite 10,000-psi hydrogen storage tank technology. (more) Lawmakers take some of the air out of `hydrogen highway' plan 7/08/05. In a setback for one of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's centerpiece environmental efforts, state lawmakers on Thursday approved barely half the money the state Environmental Protection Agency had said was needed to start building a ``hydrogen highway'' across California. Lawmakers hammering out the state budget in Sacramento approved $6.5 million for the system of non-polluting hydrogen cars and fueling stations beginning Jan. 1. Six weeks ago, the Schwarzenegger administration released its ``Hydrogen Highway Blueprint.'' That document recommended spending $10.7 million a year during the next five years, for a total of $53.5 million. (more) Europe Opens New Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Testing Facility 7/07/06. European Commissioner for Science and Research, Janez Potocnik today opens new hydrogen and fuel cell testing facilities at the Commission’s Institute for Energy in Petten, the Netherlands. The new facilities are part of the Commission’s endeavour to provide policy-makers and industry with independent evaluation of the performance of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in terms of efficiency, safety, environmental impact and reliability, through simulating lifetime operational conditions of fuel cells and hydrogen fuel tanks. (more) NanoLogix Signs Agreement to Install Hydrogen Generation System 7/15/05. NanoLogix, Inc., (Pink Sheets: NNLX) announced
today that it has signed an Start-up coins new way to harvest hydrogen 7/12/05. New York City-based Signa says it has come up with a new way to produce hydrogen. The key is sodium, the ornery alkali metal that bursts into sparks when dunked in water.Signa mixes sodium with silica gel or crystalline silicon into a powder that essentially strips electrons from the sodium molecules in advance and stores it. The powder generates hydrogen efficiently. More than 9 percent of a kilogram of the powder gets converted to hydrogen and little energy is lost through heat. (more) Astris Energi Welcomes Industry Veteran to Board 7/8/05. Astris Energi Inc. (OTCBB:ASRNF), the world's leading alkaline fuel cell (AFC) technology company, announced today that Gary G. Brandt, formerly Chief Financial Officer of Hydrogenics Corporation, has joined the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Brandt is a senior business leader with extensive cross-industry and cross-border experience in alternative energy, telecommunications, and technology. (more) BOC signs contracts to supply hydrogen to Chevron and Holly oil refineries 6/24/05. BOC is expanding its global hydrogen supply network and helping to produce cleaner fuels with a new plant in Salt Lake City, Utah. BOC has now signed a total of seven hydrogen supply contracts in three years to supply US refineries. The Salt Lake City plant, which represents an investment of nearly $50 million, will supply Chevron and Holly Corporation’s Utah subsidiary with hydrogen for cleaner fuels production at their refineries. The refiners are upgrading their facilities in accordance with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s lower-sulphur requirements for gasoline and diesel fuels. (more) Adsorbent materials for the storage of hydrogen 6/28/05. The Public University of Navarra has started a study of the design and development of absorbent materials that enable the storage of hydrogen, a clean fuel that can be used as an alternative to those derived from fossil fuels, such as petrol and diesel. The storage of this element is, in fact, a key process in the change over from internal combustion engines – contaminating and not very efficient, to cars with hydrogen fuel cells. (more) Americans Support Energy Independence, Hydrogen-Based Economy 6/30/05. Americans believe energy security should be the top priority of U.S. energy policy, voicing wide support for a "moon shot" effort to develop a hydrogen economy in a survey released today by Peter D. Hart Research Associates on behalf of General Motors. The survey found that reducing dependence on foreign oil is a top priority for Americans. 65 percent of Americans believe that the U.S. government should make a major funding commitment to transform the auto industry from a gasoline-based system to a hydrogen-based system. (more) QuestAir Technologies signs agreement with HyRadix Inc. for supply of hydrogen purification systems 6/28/05. QuestAir Technologies Inc. (AIM: QAR; TSX: QAR)
a developer and supplier of advanced gas purification systems for Acumentrics SOFC System Operated on Diesel Reformate 6/14/05. Acumentrics Corporation announced today that the Idaho National Laboratory has successfully tested equipment that converts diesel fuel into hydrogen and carbon monoxide and passed this fuel mixture through an Acumentrics solid oxide fuel cell to generate electricity. Scientists and engineers at the Idaho National Laboratory have tested and successfully demonstrated, for the first time, the technical feasibility of directly connecting a catalytic partial oxidation diesel reformer to an Acumentrics 5 kilowatt SOFC electric generating system. (more) Startup SiGNa Chemistry Revolutionizes Hydrogen Production 6/14/05. SiGNa Chemistry, LLC, has developed a product that generates copious amounts of inexpensive, clean hydrogen from water. This technology, which represents the first advancement in alkali metals processing in more than a century, will also streamline many other industrial processes from drug manufacturing to petroleum refining to environmental restoration. SiGNa Chem's core technology is nanoencapsulation of alkali metals into porous oxides. The July 2005 Journal of the American Chemical Society will feature SiGNa Chem's innovative work, as well as this month's premiere issue of Materials Engineering News. (more) General Physics Corporation Completes Construction of a Hydrogen Energy Station for Chevron General Physics Corporation (GP), a subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE:GPX), recently completed the construction of a hydrogen energy station for Chevron Hydrogen Company, a unit of Chevron Corporation (Nachrichten). This station was constructed in Chino, California, and is part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Program with another Chevron affiliate, Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV). The station will fuel a small fleet of fuel cell demonstration vehicles. (more) QuestAir Technologies and Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha announce agreement to market hydrogen purification systems QuestAir Technologies Inc. (AIM: QAR; TSX: QAR) a developer
and supplier of advanced gas purification systems for refinery, industrial
and fuel cell markets has signed an agreement with QuestAir included in PROFIT 100 ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies QuestAir Technologies Inc. (AIM: QAR; TSX: QAR), a developer and supplier of advanced gas purification systems for refinery, industrial and fuel cell markets, announced today that it has been included in the 17th annual PROFIT 100 ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies, published by PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success magazine. (more) Dynetek Industries Ltd. named as one of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies by PROFIT Magazine Dynetek Industries Ltd, a leader in developing, producing and marketing lightweight compressed hydrogen storage cylinders and compressed natural gas storage cylinders, announced today it was named as one of the companies in the 17th annual PROFIT 100 ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies by PROFIT : Your Guide to Business Success. (more) Kansai Electric, Iwatani devise movable hydrogen filling station June 3, 2005, OSAKA — Kansai Electric Power Co and trading house Iwatani International Corp said Thursday they have jointly developed a movable hydrogen filling-station system as a step toward expanding the use of pollution-free fuel cell vehicles. The first system of its kind in the world uses liquefied hydrogen which is 1/800th of hydrogen gas in volume and thus can be transported by small trucks, the two companies said. GASE to present Blacrystal Ceramic Hydrogen Generator in INPEX Show 2005 June 3, 2005, GASE Co. Ltd. will attend the INPEX show in Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A. from 6/8/05 - 6/11/05 and demonstrate its Blacrystal Ceramic - "The Instant Hydrogen Fuel Generator,” a brand new invention that can convert vapor into a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen on the fly at the ambient temperature and pressure without using any energy when air is flowing through it. It takes advantage of a special feature of a hydrogen-storage alloy that can reversibly absorb / release hydrogen from gaseous water. This kind reaction can play as a “water catalyzer” to convert vapor in the air into hydrogen and oxygen. Hence, it is essentially functioning as an “Instant Hydrogen and Oxygen Generator” (more) SHEC Labs plans Renewable Solar Hydrogen Pilot Plant June 2, 2005- SHEC-Labs' prototype solar hydrogen generator has now operated for approximately 1,200 hours with no noticeable coking or degradation of the catalysts. Hydrogen production is near the theoretical maximum at approximately 66% in the product gas stream with a 98.2% mol conversion of the feed ethane. Scientists produce Hydrogen from used Motor Oil June 3, 2005, Dr. Ali Raissi and Karthikayan Ramasamy are
developing a process to produce hydrogen based on reformation of used
automotive lubricating oils. Used lube oil – often considered just
another substance to be disposed of – can be valuable when recycled
as a re-refined lubricant or as an energy source. Each year, Floridians
generate more than more than 45 million gallons of used lubricating oils.
Typically, used lubricating oil is delivered at a cost of 10 cents per
gallon, making it a potentially inexpensive source for local production
of hydrogen. (more) QuestAir to supply H-3200 hydrogen purifier to AC Transit Hydrogen Energy Station QuestAir Technologies Inc. (AIM: QAR; TSX: California Fuel Cell Partnership developes new tool for sampling hydrogen at stations The California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) today announced the development of a new tool to help facilitate the demonstration and development of hydrogen fuel systems to support fuel cell vehicles. Just as conventional fuels used in cars and buses today must meet certain quality specifications, the quality of hydrogen is important for obtaining optimal performance of a fuel cell vehicle. (more) UTC Fuel Cells-Powered Car Fills Up at Nation's First ChevronTexaco Hydrogen Fueling Station UTC Fuel Cells helped reach a major Hydrogen as Jet fuel While governments are promoting hydrogen fuel cell technology for use in road vehicles, a private European company converted an existing commercial aircraft to use hydrogen as jet fuel a decade ago. As jet fuel prices are likely to rise over the long term, hydrogen prices could decline and become a cost-competitive aviation fuel. (more) HTC Hydrogen Technologies Corp.- Appointment of New Director 6/1/05 - HTC Hydrogen Technologies Corp. (TSX VENTURE:HTC) today announced that it has appointed Dr. Rodney Nashiem as a director of the Corporation. Dr. Nashiem obtained his doctorate in Physical Inorganic Chemistry in 1999, at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. He is a member of the Chemical Institute of Canada, the American Chemical Society and has published and co-published 4 scientific papers. Currently, Dr. Nashiem is working in the coal fired electric generation industry and has extensive experience in renewable energy technology development. Dr. Nashiem will also serve as a member of the Corporation's Technical Advisory Committee. (more) South Africa ideal for the Hydrogen Economy The upcoming hydrogen economy could find its ideal home in South Africa thanks to the high levels of platinum occurring naturally in the African state, according to the government. Platinum is currently used as a catalyst for the conversion of hydrogen into electricity by hydrogen fuel cells and is found in high quantities in South Africa. The South African government is hoping to develop a science and knowledge base to ensure it plays a meaningful role in the worldwide hydrogen economy. Currently around 87 per cent of known platinum reserves are found in South Africa, making it strategically well placed for any future hydrogen technology research and development. (more) New photocatalyst for hydrogen generation works by irradiation with visible light Hydrogen can be catalytically released from water to drive fuel cells. "Everything depends on the catalyst," explains Akihiko Kudo of Tokyo University of Science. "To make the system commercially viable, the catalyst must use sunlight efficiently." In fact, there are a number of photocatalysts that split water upon irradiation with UV light; this leaves a large portion of the sunlight unused, however, because nearly all of these catalysts cannot make use of the visible portion of the spectrum. Kudo's team has now developed a new catalyst that works when irradiated with visible light. (more) ITI Energy announces investment to develop a low-cost hydrogen storage material ITI Energy has produced a low-cost, solid nano-material with the potential to store and release hydrogen at room temperature and low pressure. The resulting material could have a range of exciting energy applications such as fuel cell and battery systems. (more) Genesys, LLC acquires license to produce hydrogen from water cheaply Genesys, LLC has acquired a license from Bar-Gadda, LLC for its breakthrough technology for producing hydrogen from water economically and efficiently. Genesys will be involved in the further development of the technology for commercial applications. The technology can use water vapor or geothermal steam as its source. This breakthrough technology needs only heat and water to produce hydrogen. (more) Big Hopes for New Hydrogen Storage Material Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are taking a new approach to "filling up" a fuel cell car with a nanoscale solid, hydrogen storage material. Their discovery could hasten a day when our vehicles will run on hydrogen fuel cells. One approach is to find a solid chemical material that can hold and then release hydrogen as needed. Recently, PNNL researchers found a way to release hydrogen from a solid compound almost 100 times faster than was previously possible. (more) AEC Completes First 'Live' Demonstration Alternate Energy Corporation (OTCBB:ARGY) held its first 'live' demonstration of its hydrogen production unit on May 8, 2005. The demonstration presented AEC's technology to a group of interested investors and other involved parties. Video footage of the demonstration will be available on the company's website next week to registered shareholders and other qualified individuals - www.cleanwatts.com. (more) Nanomix Delivers Nano Hydrogen Detector Nanomix Inc. has an ultra low-power, highly-specific hydrogen detection device based on Sensation(TM) detection technology available for delivery and has appointed KWJ Engineering as its first distributor, making this technology commercially available, with volume orders being accepted for the first time. The Nanomix hydrogen detection device is designed to dramatically improve plant and first-responder safety in industrial settings through long-term monitoring of accidental accumulation of highly explosive hydrogen gas. (more) Hydrogen Storage Canister Manufacturer Seeking FC Partners Rentrepreneur Inc is looking for fuel cell companies that would like to utilize their hydrogen storage/release canisters. Rentrepreneur Inc. is an affiliate of H bank corp. (Hbank.com.tw) which focuses on hydrogen metal hydride storage solutions for the Fuel Cell industry. Rentrepreneur serves as a bridge between H bank and world wide hydrogen storage users. (more) QuestAir and FuelCell Energy to evaluate production of pure hydrogen from Direct Fuel Cell power plants QuestAir Technologies Inc. (AIM: QAR; TSX: QAR), a developer
and supplier of advanced gas purification systems for refinery, industrial
and fuel cell markets, announced today that Quantum awarded patent Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., (Nasdaq: QTWW), a leading designer, manufacturer and integrator of fuel systems technologies for hydrogen fuel cell and alternative fuel applications, announced today that it was awarded a United States patent for portable and transportable hydrogen refueling systems. (more) Comparative Study of Hydrogen and Ethanol Californian Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed 'hydrogen highway' is
too expensive and would reduce oil consumption much less and more slowly
than an ethanol highway, according to a report just released by David
Morris, vice president of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR).
Morris urged Schwarzenegger to conduct a study of the comparative costs
and benefits of hydrogen and ethanol before implementing his 'hydrogen
highway' proposal. Dynetek Industries Ltd. Delivers Certified 700bar (10000psi) Hydrogen Storage System to Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. Dynetek Industries Ltd. , a leader in producing compressed natural gas storage cylinders and compressed hydrogen storage cylinders, delivered a 700bar (10000psi) high-pressure hydrogen storage system to Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. The advanced on-board hydrogen fuel storage system delivered to Nissan will improve the commercialization of their zero-emission fuel cell-powered X-TRAIL (SUV). The 700bar (10000psi) hydrogen storage system has been certified by the High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan. (more) HyRadix Adds New Investors “We are pleased to welcome both Koch Genesis and SAM as new investors and are grateful for the continued support of Caisse de dépôt,” said Robert L. Gray, Jr., president and chief executive officer of HyRadix. Using an innovative combination of technology and equipment, HyRadix’s hydrogen generating appliances produce hydrogen from the common infrastructure fuels, natural gas and LPG. For more information, please visit www.hyradix.com.. (more) Ztek to Showcase Demonstration Projects at Hydrogen Expo USA At Hydrogen Expo USA from March 29 to April 1, 2005 in Washington, DC, Ztek Corporation of Woburn, MA will be showcasing its current hydrogen demonstration projects. The Hydrogen Expo USA technology exhibition features more than 50 companies from around the world, which have made clean energy technologies their business. Ztek produces a high efficiency, cost competitive and compact operating fuel cell system and has decided to commercialize its product. The worldwide hydrogen generation, storage and delivery device market is currently estimated at 702 million US dollars. The market is expected to reach nearly 1.5 billion US dollars by 2008. (more) US continues to develop hydrogen infrastructure A project carrying out research into hydrogen filling stations that can be used to power hydrogen fuel cell cars has received further funding, as the US continues to develop its nascent hydrogen infrastructure. Proton Energy Systems has been awarded a $1.2 million (£640,000) contract by the US government to continue its work with the University of Nevada. The project has already developed a hydrogen filling station capable of running on solar power, using a hydrogen generator to split water into hydrogen and oxygen then compress the hydrogen. (more) Hyundai Fuel Cell Vehicle Fleet Testing Launches at Unveiling of Hydrogen Energy Station Hyundai Motor Co. in partnership with UTC Fuel Cells and
ChevronTexaco today unveiled a Hydrogen energy station at the Hyundai-Kia
America Technical Center in Chino, Calif. The project is part of a Department
of Energy-sponsored Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Europe can afford to build hydrogen stations Europe could build a network of hydrogen filling stations for fuel cell vehicles over the next 15 years. That's the conclusion of a study commissioned by the German industrial gases group Linde. The study, carried out by energy consultant e4tech and Imperial College, London, concluded the cost of building 2,800 hydrogen stations across the continent is just $4.8 billion, a manageable price that makes the transition to a hydrogen economy feasible. Japanese Institute Succeeds in Continuous Hydrogen Production from Woodchips The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology of Japan has produced hydrogen from woodchips using a continuous production system. The system has a throughput of 10 kg/day, based on a carbon dioxide absorption gasification technology. The fuel gas produced is clean and CO2-free, and contains 83% hydrogen. According to the institute, this new technology has enabled the world's first continuous production of a clean, CO2-free fuel gas, as well as production of a fuel having greater than an 80% hydrogen concentration. (more) $2 Billion Investment Needed for Hydrogen Infrastructure by 2012, Says ABI Research The embryonic automotive fuel cell industry - whether or not aided by governments - must invest some US$2 billion in creating a hydrogen fueling station infrastructure by 2012 if market expectations are to be met. This conclusion is one of the key forecasts contained in ABI Research's new study, "Hydrogen Infrastructure", which evaluates the production and distribution pathways that will be essential for any major fuel cell vehicle introduction, and reviews potential fuel sources for hydrogen generation. (more) Dynetek supplies storage solution for hydrogen-powered forklift Dynetek Industries Ltd. a leader in developing, producing
and marketing lightweight Genesys, LLC acquires license to produce hydrogen from water cheaply May 25, 2005. Palo Alto -- Genesys, LLC has acquired a license from Bar-Gadda, LLC for its breakthrough technology for producing hydrogen from water economically and efficiently. Genesys will be involved in the further development of the technology for commercial applications. The technology can use water vapor or geothermal steam as its source. This breakthrough technology needs only heat and water to produce hydrogen. Sources of heat include geothermal, solar or even heat from combustion in order to drive the reaction of cracking water to hydrogen. The technology (patent pending) uses a new technique called RET (radiant energy transfer) that uses the unique properties of water in order to efficiently split water to hydrogen and oxygen. Thermal efficiencies greater than 90% and hydrogen yields greater than 86% have been achieved. The cost of hydrogen using this technology varies from 35 cents to $1.25 per equivalent gallon of gasoline. (more) New photocatalyst for hydrogen generation works by irradiation with visible light May 25, 2005. Making energy useable is a central problem of our civilization.
Couldn't we simply imitate green plants and
ITI Energy announces investment to develop a low-cost hydrogen storage material May 24, 2005. ITI Energy today announces the third of its R&D investments – to investigate the production of a low-cost, solid nano-material with the potential to store and release hydrogen at room temperature and low pressure. The resulting material could have a range of exciting energy applications such as fuel cell and battery systems. Successful development of this material would enable Scotland to build its position in the area of clean energy technology, hydrogen storage and a range of industrial processes involving hydrogen. The R&D project and the associated commercial development will be based in Scotland. It involves a collaboration between ITI Energy, Alterg SA from France and the University of Strathclyde, with additional partners to be added in the future. (more) Toyota devises hydrogen tanks to improve fuel-cell cars' mileage May 17, 2005. NAGOYA — 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. Nanomix Delivers Nano Hydrogen Detector May 11, 2005. EMERYVILLE, Calif.-- Nanomix Incorporated, a leading nanotechnology company that is commercializing a line of detection devices for industrial and biomedical applications, today announced that an ultra low-power, highly-specific hydrogen detection device based on Sensation(TM) detection technology is available for delivery. (more) Hydrogen Fuel Cell Project Taps Farm's Anaerobic Digester May 12, 2005. St. Paul, Minnesota -- A Minnesota dairy farm is making history by becoming the first demonstration project in the world to run a hydrogen fuel cell from the biogas captured from dairy cows. The project is being conducted at the Haubenschild family farm near Princeton. For five years, the Haubenschilds have operated an anaerobic digester -- a system that collects manure to capture methane gas for conversion to electricity. The addition of the hydrogen fuel cell is the latest innovative project on the farm. The anaerobic manure digester produces biogas, which is composed of methane, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and trace gases. Once the biogas from the manure digester is cleaned, the biogas is converted to hydrogen fuel, which produces electricity in the fuel cell. (more) Cortez sophmore builds model hydrogen car May 12, 2005. CORTEZ - While Micah Hinton aspires to be a heavy metal drummer, his real talent may be for engineering. The sophomore at Southwest Open School in Cortez demonstrated this recently when he built a model car powered by hydrogen and placed it on display in a gallery at the school. Hinton first suggested the idea while studying renewable energy in a class combining science and math taught by Colin Biard. The notion baffled the teacher. "I never knew they existed," Biard said. Hinton's car - about the size of a football - runs on distilled water. A solar panel provides energy to begin the reaction 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." (more) NanoLogix Study Confirms Early Success Of Hydrogen Bioreactor May 10, 2005. SHARON, Pa., NanoLogix, Inc., (Pink Sheets: IFEC), a Nanobiotechnology company engaged in the research, development and commercialization of technologies for the production of bacteria and disease testing kits, alternative sources of fuel, cancer therapy and remediation of toxic materials, announces that preliminary data and results of a study which confirms laboratory proof-of-concept measurements have shown it possible to generate hydrogen in high yields via the use and adaptation of its intellectual property. In this study, the bioreactor produced biogas consisting of 50% hydrogen by volume, without any trace of methane. (more) Genesys, LLC acquires license to produce hydrogen from water cheaply New photocatalyst for hydrogen generation works by irradiation with visible light ITI Energy announces investment to develop a low-cost hydrogen storage material Big Hopes for New Hydrogen Storage Material AEC Completes First 'Live' Demonstration Toyota devises hydrogen tanks to improve fuel-cell cars' mileage Nanomix Delivers Nano Hydrogen Detector Hydrogen Fuel Cell Project Taps Farm's Anaerobic Digester NanoLogix Study Confirms Early Success Of Hydrogen Bioreactor Power+Energy Inc. Receives New Navy SBIR Award ECD Receives $26.9 Million from the Exercise of Warrants Praxair and Proton Energy Systems Sign Distribution Agreements for U.S. and Canada Kawasaki Heavy Industries Develops Liquid Hydrogen Container AED to open hydrogen tank testing plant Teledyne Energy Systems working on hydrogen fueling stations HERA Hydrogen Storage Systems Partners with McGill University 'Metal-Decorated' Nanotubes Hold Promise for Hydrogen Storage Oxford Researchers invent novel method of extracting hydrogen from methanol Proton Energy Systems and Airgas Sign Agreement to Market On-Site Hydrogen Generators Engelhard Fuel Cell Technology Enables New Detroit Edison Hydrogen Generator Midwest Optoelectronics LLC awarded contract to produce hydrogen from sunlight HyRadix Adeo Hydrogen Generator Passes First Year Anniversary at SunLine Transit Power+Energy Presents Data On High Efficiency Hydrogen Separation Membranes For Fuel Cells DOE Supports Promising Membrane Technology for Coal-to-Hydrogen Production Honda Offers Civic GX Owners in California Home Refueling First ethanol-hydrogen station planned Scientists produce hydrogen from bacteria Hydrogen Expo USA Shows Market-Ready Solutions Air Products Hydrogen project still delayed AEC's Mobile Demonstration Program Nears Completion Millennium Cell Awarded $3M by DOE for Work on Hydrogen Generation and Storage Hydrogen Solar funding round oversubscribed UK Scientists Meet on Hydrogen Economy Nanotechnology Used to Produce Hydrogen for Fuel Cell Cars New Melting Process for Hydrogen Storage Alloy Shell Hydrogen CEO wants bigger hydrogen test projects Russian hydrogen power development program may be approved this year ChevronTexaco and Modine Manufacturing improve Hydrogen Production GM to build FCVs for DOE, Shell to build Stations Nanotechnology and Hydrogen Storage Millennium Cell delivers hydrogen system to DOD. Stock up 23% Big hopes for tiny, new hydrogen storage material Millenium Cell Switching From Fueling Cars to Laptops Startech Environmental Hydrogen Ideally Suited to New Internal Combustion Engine Initiative Lack of commitment now the key barrier to hydrogen economy, industry tells conference Environmentally safer catalyst proves more active in hydrogen production Burbank to build Hydrogen fuel station Hydrogen Generating and Fueling Station for Vermont QuestAir receives Engineering Services Contract from ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company Cleveland University scientists develop new method to store hydrogen Protonex and Millennium Cell Deliver 'Industry First' to U.S. Air Force RTI Wins $1.6M Grant for Hydrogen Fuel Storage Research General Motors reports a breakthrough in hydrogen storage technology Capex Studies Wind to Hydrogen GM and Sandia to improve hydrogen storage Rep. Cox Obtains Federal Support for Quantum's U.S. Army Hydrogen Infrastructure Program Air Products advances hydrogen fueling station technology Astris and Plasma to test Fuel Cells Powered by Hydrogen Produced From Industrial Waste Study: Europe could afford hydrogen stations ECD's Central Analytical Laboratory Achieves ISO Certification UK to shun hydrogen energy research Hydrogenics Corporation De-lists Stuart Energy Systems Corporation QuestAir to supply H-3200 hydrogen purifier to AC Transit Hydrogen Energy Station Quantum awarded patent for transportable hydrogen refueling California Fuel Cell Partnership developes new tool for sampling quality of hydrogen Japanese Institute Succeeds in Continuous Hydrogen Production from Woodchips AEC Completes Final Testing of its Demonstration Hydrogen Production Unit Dynetek supplies storage solution for hydrogen-powered forklift Hydrogen storage can be improved Protonex and Millennium Cell to Demonstrate Portable Power System Engineers Improving Programs Needed for Hydrogen Producing Nuclear Reactor Safety GM Joins With Sandia To Advance Hydrogen Storage Second hydrogen station planned for Singapore Nanomix Receives Additional U.S. Patent in Alternative Energy Storage Dynetek Industries Ltd. Announces Delivery of Hydrogen Storage Systems to Ford Motor Company Nanomix Receives Additional U.S. Patent in Hydrogen Storage Hydrogen Policy in the U.S. Not Enough to Prevent Collision Course with China Sandia lab to design hydrogen fuel tanks Ethanol fuel cells burning new light on energy independence Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative Gets Funding Hydrogenics to Design and Build a Hydrogen Generation System for ChevronTexaco Molecule harvests water's hydrogen Startech Receives $413,000 Grant to Continue Development of Low-Cost Hydrogen from Wastes Scientists harness ruthenium to produce hydrogen US seeks to boost hydrogen economy Hydrogen and fuel cell ERA-NET will complement technology platform Nanomix Receives Two U.S. Patents for Hydrogen Storage H2Scan Secures $2.54 Million from Chrysalix Energy, Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels U.S. Wind Farming, Inc. Executes Options to Acquire New Energy and Environmental Technologies Sunlight to Fuel Hydrogen Future BOC-led Team Wins U.S. Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Energy Award Fuel Cell, Solar Package Arrives in California Fuel cell cars of the future could be powered by sunflower oil Hydrogen Generated by Antarctic Winds Hydrogen production method may boost fuel supplies BP brings hydrogen station to the UK Sun catchers tuned to crank out the juice Hydrogenics Awarded Custom Test Equipment Contract by QuestAir Technologies AEC Files Patents for its Hydrogen Production Technology Hydrogen Storage Firm, Quantum to Acquire Starcraft Praxair To Demonstrate Two Hydrogen Fueling Systems For Canadian Fuel Cells Applications New Zealand scientitsts extract hydrogen from water with sand UQM Technologies Receives Contract From the U.S. Navy for Development of an Onboard Generator Fill It Up With Hydrogen at Berlin Station Hydrogen fuel network may cost $12 billion First hydrogen refueling station in North America opens Jadoo Receives First DOT Approval to Transport Hydrogen-Based Storage System via Air Cargo ECD's prospects bright in alternative energy field Princeton farmer converts cow piles to power Dynetek Industries Ltd. Announces CNG System Orders for European Bus Market for 2005 GTI Converts Ethanol into Hydrogen Watts from wastewater: New device produces power while treating sewage Arnold Schwarzenegger Unveils First BP-Branded Retail-Designed Hydrogen Site In US Air Products set to reap hydrogen windfall NASDAQ may delist Millenium Cell Stuart Energy Systems Corporation: Hydrogen Station Opens at DTE Energy Hydrogen Technology Park Department of Energy to Open Michigan Hydrogen Technology Park British scientists have developed a material that can safely store and release hydrogen. Hydrogen not a solution for the short term, says UK economist Massachusetts hydrogen coalition launched Air Liquide Canada Local Networks offer Access to Hydrogen and Expertise Across Canada Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation produces hydrogen from water using solar power Molecular assemblies created to convert water to hydrogen gas Solar Hydrogen Fuel Dream Will Soon Be a Reality Scientists Say Sunoil Could Power Cars, Homes Hydrogenics Unveils Toronto's First Hydrogen Refueling Station Project to Produce Hydrogen from Wind Power NUS team may have key to drive hydrogen economy Hydrogen Solar conversts sunlight directly into hydrogen Sumitomo Corporation Breaks Through Japanese Commercialization Barrier for Hydrogen Storage Auto paint plant to turn fumes into power Breakthrough in Hydrogen Storage Hydrogen to be produced from tap water in Michigan Norway produces hydrogenw with wind Windmills to produce Hydrogen in Iowa World's hydrogen fuel stations up by 33 pct to 87
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