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The future of fuel cell technology - Investing in Fuel Cells

James Wilde, Director, Innovation and Policy, discusses the future of fuel cell technology. The Carbon Trust has identified that UK breakthroughs in polymer fuel cells could make fuel cell cars cost competitive with combustion engine cars - doubling the number of fuel cell ...

Oct. 8, 2012

By Carbon Trust

Fuel Cell Industry Applications

Bharatbook added a new report on 'Fuel Cell Industry Analysis' which gives a comprehensive overview of the fuel cell industry worldwide. By RNCOS. Fuel Cell Industry Analysis The global fuel cell market has been witnessing outstanding growth and expansion both in terms of shipments and installations of the fuel cell powered products. The growth in the adoption of fuel cell ...

Apr. 30, 2010

Improvements in fuel cell design

Researchers in the renewable energy sector are working hard in this respect. In this context, researchers in the UPV/EHU’s Department of Applied Chemistry are exploring possible solutions to improve the efficiency of mobile devices like, for example, mobile phones, laptop computers and vehicles. In other words, they are designing new ways of obtaining energy in a cleaner, safer and more ...

Oct. 2, 2014

By Elhuyar Fundazioa - Basque Research

Fuel cells `need investment`

An environmental group and news provider has said that fuel cell technology has 'massive potential' for the development of green fleets in the future. TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk explained that there are some drawbacks to the technology but these are being worked on. High costs of development and the lack of appropriate infrastructure for hydrogen refuelling were cited as two 'stumbling block[s]', ...

Jul. 15, 2009

By Energy Saving Trust

Fuel cells for portable electronics

MTI Micro, a company which develops and manufactures power sources for portable electronics, is getting ready to release long lasting methanol-filled fuel cell batteries to the market. The technology is expected to replace batteries and charger packs from mobile, personal electronics making them complete, stand alone devices. MTI Micro has developed a patented, miniaturized proprietary direct ...

Apr. 18, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

Fuel cells for powering homes

One of the applications that fuel cells may have is the supplying of homes with electrical power. When considering applications of this type that call for greater power, a research group in the UPV/EHU’s department of Mineralogy and Petrology has studied the use of one type of material, perovskites, for the design of these cells. Fuel cells are similar to batteries, but they differ from ...

Jul. 17, 2014

By Elhuyar Fundazioa - Basque Research

Fuel cells at sea

Fuel cells may be the key to cleaning up the marine shipping industry according to Michiel Wijsmuller, managing Director of Worldwise Marine Engineering (WWM). Using fuel cells could significantly reduce carbon dioxide, sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides produced by marine vessels. Seagoing vessels are currently responsible for an estimated 14% of emissions of nitrogen oxides according ...

May 29, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

Fuel Cell Today publishes The Fuel Cell Industry Review 2012

ANNUAL FUEL CELL SHIPMENTS TO TRIPLE BETWEEN 2011 & 2012, SURPASSING 78,000 UNITS; ANNUAL MEGAWATTS EXPECTED TO INCREASE 61%, REACHING 176 MW IN 2012 Fuel Cell Today has released its latest free annual review of the fuel cell industry, reporting continued growth through 2011 and its expectations for further growth in 2012. The Fuel Cell Industry Review 2012 reports that annual fuel cell ...

Sep. 5, 2012

By Fuel Cell Today

Hydrogen fuel cell locomotive in development

An experimental hydrogen fuel cell switch locomotive is under development by two cooperating companies - BNSF Railway and Vehicle Projects. Field testing is scheduled to start later this year. The fuel cell locomotive has the potential to reduce air pollution, is not dependent on oil for fuel, and could serve as a mobile backup power source for military and civilian disaster relief efforts. ...

Jan. 11, 2008

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Fuel Cells Annual Report 2012

The global fuel cell industry is growing at a rapid pace, having posted a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 83% during the period from 2009 to 2011. However, the industry is still small, particularly compared to some of its other counterparts in the clean energy arena such as solar and wind. And the fuel cell industry still suffers from a pattern of expansion and contraction. During 2011, for ...

Jul. 31, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

Fuel Cells Etc to Distribute Pearl Hydrogen Fuel Cells

FuelCellsEtc announced today that it has signed a supply and distribution agreement with Pearl Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd covering hydrogen air fuel cells. The agreement gives FuelCellsEtc non-exclusive rights to sell Pearl Hydrogen Technology’s hydrogen air fuel cells on a global ...

Apr. 25, 2013

By Fuel Cells Etc

Residential Fuel Cells Around the Corner

WESTWOOD, Massachusetts (ENS) - Acumentrics Corporation, a developer of solid oxide fuel cells, has submitted a five kilowatt fuel cell generator that could supply power to a home to federal government authorities for evaluation. The solid oxide fuel cell generator will be evaluated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, part of the U.S. Department of ...

Jun. 11, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Bringing Fuel Cell Technology to the Home

Ballard Power Systems has announced signing of an agreement with Anglo American Platinum Limited under which Anglo American Platinum will invest $4 million in Ballard through its PGM Development Fund, to support continued commercial advancement of the Company's fuel cell products in target market ...

Mar. 3, 2013

By GLOBE SERIES

Hydrogen Fuels Cells Market to 2020

The Hydrogen Fuel Cells report gives an overview of the global hydrogen fuel cells market and the key factors impacting the market. The total number of hydrogen fuel cell installations and their forecast is included. The market size of fuel cell two wheelers, light duty fuel cell vehicles and fuel cell buses is given along with the market shares of major players. The major countries covered in ...

Mar. 11, 2013

Fuel Cell Market Research and Developments

Fuel Cell Market Outlook 2017 Fuel cells are an extremely resourceful technology with systems ranging from single watts up to megawatts. This created demand for this technology in various application areas including military, electronic devices, transportation, traffic signaling, security and remote monitoring etc. In addition, declining prices for fuel cells and advanced research ...

Apr. 22, 2013

Why I’m backing Fuel Cells

Viewpoint from Dr Robert Trezona Technology Director at the Carbon Trust In my role at the Carbon Trust, I have been working for a number of years to accelerate hydrogen powered fuel-cell electric vehicles to market. Our analyses suggest that this less fashionable technology is likely to make the largest ultimate contribution to reducing carbon and other emissions from road ...

Jul. 27, 2011

By Carbon Trust

Fuel cell bus technology development projects underway

CALSTART, North America's leading advanced transportation technology organization, has secured and launched contracts for five major fuel cell bus technology development projects with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), an important part of CALSTART's overall hydrogen pathways strategy.fuel cell bus technology development projects. The newest $24-million effort involves multiple fuel ...

Jan. 30, 2008

By WestStart-CALSTART

Natural foods to adopt hydrogen fuel cell technology

Complementing its culture of social responsibility and its commitment to utilizing clean energy, United Natural Foods, Inc. today announced plans to adopt hydrogen fuel cell technology to power the lift truck fleet at its Sarasota, Florida distribution center. Intended to improve efficiency, productivity and reliability, 65 GenDrive™ fuel cell powered lift trucks will be mobilized at the Sarasota ...

Mar. 13, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

American Fuel Cell Bus Program Delivers

Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD) (NASDAQ: BLDP) today announced that it has, together with consortium partners BAE Systems and ElDorado National (California) Inc., successfully deployed a "Buy America"-compliant, zero-emission fuel cell bus for SunLine Transit Agency in Palm Springs, CA. The "Buy America" regulation requires the manufacturing ...

Nov. 14, 2011

By Ballard Power Systems Inc.

Global Fuel Cell Market 2011-2015

TechNavio''s analysts forecast the Global Fuel Cell market to grow at a CAGR of 16.49 percent over the period 2011-2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the abundant energy sources and emerging applications. The Global Fuel Cell market has also been witnessing increased development of codes and standards. However, governmental budget cuts could pose a challenge to the ...

Jan. 9, 2013

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