Category Archives: Fuel Cells

Fuel Cells for Portable Electronics, and Beyond

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Renewable Energy World. As fuel cells enter the portable electronics market, they will create opportunities for other businesses. With such a broad array of portable electronics on the market, the solution is not necessarily one-size-fits-all.

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NRC Study: Supporting a Transition to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles in the US Will Require About $200B Over Next 16 Years

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Green Car Congress. While hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCVs) could alleviate US dependence on oil in transportation and significantly reduce US emissions of carbon dioxide, bringing the technology from its current state to market viability … Continue reading →

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Researchers develop two-stage process for optimal biohydrogen production

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Biopact. Researchers have combined the efforts of two kinds of bacteria to produce hydrogen in a bioreactor, with the product from one providing food for the other. According to an article [*.pdf] in the August … Continue reading →

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Oxygen Ions for Fuel Cells Get Loose at Low(er) Temperatures

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in NIST Tech Beat. Seeking to understand a new fuel cell material, a research team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the University of Liverpool, has uncovered a novel … Continue reading →

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Honda produces first commercial hydrogen cars

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. Honda has begun the first commercial production ever of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered car. The Japanese auto manufacturer ceremoniously launched production of its first hydrogen-powered vehicles on Sunday in Tochigi, Japan, and announced its … Continue reading →

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Verizon Call-Switching Center Powered By Fuel Cells

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Environmental Leader. Verizon’s call-switching center and office building in Garden City, N.Y., uses seven fuel cells, each of which is able to generate 200 kwh of electricity. The company has earned the EPA’s Energy Star … Continue reading →

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Hydrogen Fuel from Formic Acid

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. New research shows that formic acid could be used as a safe, easy-to-transport source of hydrogen for fuel cells. Matthias Beller and his colleagues at the Leibniz Institute of Catalysis, in Rostock, Germany, … Continue reading →

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It's OK to carry fuel cells in carry-on bags, U.S. government says

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a ruling today that will let passengers carry approved methanol fuel cells and up to two spare fuel cartridges in their carry-on bags.

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Automakers Criticize Fuel Cells

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Technology Review. The world’s top automakers’ leaders finally woke up, looked around, and realized what many experts have been saying for years: hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles don’t make much sense. At the auto show in Geneva … Continue reading →

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Japanese researchers develop fuel cell that works on sunlight and glucose from biomass

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Biopact. A new type of fuel cell powered by sunlight and glucose derived from biomass is described in the latest issue of the International Journal of Global Energy Issues. The experimental device works by using … Continue reading →

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