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Articles or news can be sent to us by email. July 2006, No. 59 The newly formed Scandinavian Hydrogen Highway Partnership (SHHP) aims to establish a network of hydrogen refueling stations throughout southwestern Scandinavia, to serve significant numbers of hydrogen-fueled vehicles on Scandinavian roads by 2012. From Fuel Cells Bulletin, July 2006, see www.fuelcellsbulletin.com July 2006, No. 58 German based SFC Smart Fuel Cell has unveiled its new EFOY product family of fuel cells, the successor to the company's successful SFC A50 fuel cell. Now consumers and industrial users can select between three fuel cell models with various levels of performance for powering electrical devices: EFOY 1600, EFOY 1200 and EFOY 600, offering 1.6 kWh, 1.2 kWh and 600 Wh per day, respectively. From Fuel Cells Bulletin, July 2006, see www.fuelcellsbulletin.com July 2006, No. 57 A collaboration between the German Aerospace Center DLR and CARDEC GmbH in Frankfurt has resulted in the unveiling of a hybrid fuel cell/battery baggage transporter for use on airport apron areas. The partner have now also signed a contract to move to series manufacturing. From Fuel Cells Bulletin, July 2006, see www.fuelcellsbulletin.com June 2006, No. 56 US-based micro fuel cell developer MTI MicroFuel Cells has announced an exclusive alliance with Samsung Electronics in Korea - one of the world's largest handset manufacturer - to develop next-generation fuel cell prototypes for its cell phone business. MTI Micro's award-winning Mobion® direct methanol fuel cell technology has been chosen to power a series of prototypes designed for Samsungs's cell phones and phone accessories. From Fuel Cells Bulletin, June 2006, see www.fuelcellsbulletin.com June 2006, No. 55 Aerospace giants Boeing and Airbus are linking up in a ground-breaking collaborative effort to accelerate the development of fuel cell technology for auxiliary power units (APUs), according to Flight International. The firms admitted at the recent Aviation and the Environment summit in Geneva that talks had begun on fast-tracking early-stage development of the technologies. From Fuel Cells Bulletin, June 2006, see www.fuelcellsbulletin.com June 2006, No. 54 The East Japan Railway Company (JR East) is set to begin testing what is believed to be the world's first fully operational fuel cell-powered passenger train. From Fuel Cells Bulletin, June 2006, see www.fuelcellsbulletin.com June 2006, No. 53 Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Germany have developed a miniature electrolyzing system that enables metal hydride storage units - for use with micro fuel cell applications - to be filled with high-purity hydrogen both quickly and away from a central fueling station. In just 12 minutes it generates enough hydrogen from water to power, for example, a camcorder for 2 h. A prototype of the mini electrolyzer was presented at the recent Hannover Fair. From Fuel Cells Bulletin, June 2006, see www.fuelcellsbulletin.com May 2006, No. 52 In Japan, Casio Computer Co has developed a chip-type component that it claims will enable the use of hydrogen PEM fuel cells for notebook computers that are 90 % smaller than the direct methanol fuel cells which other firms are developing. From Fuel Cells Bulletin, May 2006, see www.fuelcellsbulletin.com May 2006, No. 51 What is claimed to be the world's first mass production fuel cells for laptop computers was revealed at the recent CeBIT computer trade show in Germany, with production expected to start later this year. Taiwan-based direct methanol fuel cell developer Antig Technology and AVC Corporation have developed a fully functioning DMFC that can fit into the DVD drive bay of a standard laptop, according to vnunet.com report. From Fuel Cells Bulletin, May 2006, see www.fuelcellsbulletin.com May 2006, No. 50 Materials technology company Umicore has reached agreement with Solvay, the chemical and pharma group, to create a new European joint venture for the research, development, production and sales of membrane electrode assemblies and related materials for use in fuel cell applications. From Fuel Cells Bulletin, May 2006, see www.fuelcellsbulletin.com April 2006, No. 49 A new European Commission-funded project has enabled the extension of the two-year Clean Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) fuel cell bus trials. Part of the new HyFLEET:CUTE demonstration project, funded under the Sixth Framework Programme, involves extending the CUTE and ECTOS fuel cell bus trials in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Hamburg, London, Luxemburg, Madrid and Reykjavik. The extension also involves the development and demonstration of a test vehicle for the next generation of fuel cell buses. From Fuel Cells Bulletin, April 2006, see www.fuelcellsbulletin.com April 2006, No. 48 Connecticut-based FuelCell Energy has been selected by the Department of Energy for a five-year, $2.1m cost-shared project to develop a high-temperature membrane for low-humidity operation of PEM fuel cells. FCE was awarded one of 12 competitively bid projects that will receive a total of $19m in federal funding for polymer membrane research, with the overall goal of advancing membrane durability and extending shelf-life while bringing down the costs. From Fuel Cells Bulletin, April 2006, see www.fuelcellsbulletin.com April 2006, No. 47 Last fall the Danish-based companies H2-Logic and A. Flensborg unveiled the H2 Truck TM, powered by a 1.5 kWe PEM fuel cell, and the partners say that their hydrogen truck is now ready for production. The first batch of six vehicles has rolled off the assembly line and entered service in hospitals and municipal facilities in Herning, Holsterbro and Aarhus, where they are being used to tow wagons with food or laundry, or as maintenance vehicles in parks in the city centers. From Fuel Cells Bulletin, April 2006, see www.fuelcellsbulletin.com March 2006, No. 46 Marubeni Corporation, the Asian distributor of US-based FuelCell Energy's Direct FuelCell® molten carbonate power plants, has sold a 1 MWe DFC® power plant to provide power and high quality heat for a Sharp Corporation production facility in Japan that manufactures advanced flat-screen TVs. From Fuel Cells Bulletin, March 2006, see www.fuelcellsbulletin.com March 2006, No. 45 The US Department of Energy has announced a total of $119m in funding to support R&D that will advance hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, in a speech by energy secretary Samuel W. Bodman at the recent Washington Auto Show. Bodman also unveiled a research "roadmap" aimed at overcoming the technical and manufacturing challenges associated with the further development of commercially hydrogen FVCs. From Fuel Cells Bulletin, March 2006, see www.fuelcellsbulletin.com March 2006, No. 44 Korean-based chemical company LG Chem is accelerating the commercialization of innovative fuel cells for consumer electronics through collaboration with German fuel cell pioneer SFC Smart Fuel Cell, based on the latter's strong IP position and its proven track record in a number of existing markets. In a separate development, SFC has achieved certification according to DIN ISO 9001:2000 for the development, production and marketing of fuel cells and accessories. From Fuel Cells Bulletin, March 2006, see www.fuelcellsbulletin.com |
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