Category Archives: Fuel Cells

2010 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Global Commercialization Development Update Report Released

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Laura B.

The International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE), with support from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Program, recently released the 2010 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Global Commercialization Development Update report. This document outlines the … Continue reading →

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U.S. Department of Energy Collaboration with Department of Defense and General Motors in Hawaii

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Laura B.

To promote collaboration between the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE), along with industry, university, and state partners, the Hawaii Hydrogen Initiative (“H2I”) was announced by General Motors on Wednesday December 8 in Honolulu. The H2I … Continue reading →

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Seventy Mercedes-Benz Advanced Technology Vehicles will be Deployed on California Roadways — Twenty to Participate in DOE Technology Validation Project

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Laura B.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will include twenty fuel cell vehicles from Mercedes-Benz as part of the Technology Validation project in the Fuel Cell Technologies Program. Mercedes-Benz has announced their intention to deploy 70 fuel cell vehicles by 2012, … Continue reading →

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Pocket-Sized Fuel Cell Charges Gadgets Away From Home

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Laura B.

Read the full story at EcoGeek. Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies, a maker of cool fuel cell gadgets, like hydrogen-powered toy cars for kids, has introduced their coolest gadget yet:  a pocket-sized portable fuel cell power plant that can charge your … Continue reading →

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Omnivorous Fuel Cells

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. Fuel cells are the most efficient way to convert chemical energy into electricity. But most either operate at high temperatures or require very pure hydrogen fuel. Superprotonic, a startup company in Pasadena, CA, … Continue reading →

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Fuel-Cell Power-Up

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. A new process increases the energy output of methanol fuel cells by 50 percent.

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Mushroom enzyme could strip pollutants from fuel cells

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in The Guardian. A chemical found in mushrooms could one day replace the expensive and polluting heavy metals at the heart of fuel cells and conventional batteries, say chemists at Oxford University, boosting the development of … Continue reading →

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Hydrogen Fuel Cells Would Create Green Jobs – DOE Report

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at SustainableBusiness.com. Commercializing fuel cells and shifting from gasoline to hydrogen could generate 675,000 new jobs over the next 25 years, according to a Department of Energy (DOE) study sent to Congress last week.

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Volkswagen hits road with hydrogen fuel cell car

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Washington Business Journal. Volkswagen Group of America Inc. is planning a coast-to-coast tour of its hydrogen fuel cell car, the HyMotion Tiguan. Mapping a route from Portland, Maine, to Los Angeles, the Herndon-based car … Continue reading →

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Alternative energy project under way at Robins AFB

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. Defense Logistics Agency kicked off its fuel cell forklift pilot project here July 24 at the Defense Depot Warner Robins. It is part of an effort to find alternative energy sources and reduce America’s growing dependence … Continue reading →

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