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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 ...
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DOE Issues Request for Information on Fuel Cell Research and Development Needs
The U.S. Department of Energy's Fuel Cell Technologies Office has issued a request for information (RFI) seeking feedback from the research community and relevant stakeholders to assist in the development of topics for a potential funding opportunity announcement in 2015 for fuel cells and fuel cell systems designed for transportation, as well as stationary and early market applications, ...
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See The Future At Hydrogen Expo USA
Untitled Document Hydrogen vehicles, free seminars at largest hydrogen technology exhibition Alpen, Germany, 21-March-05 – A flashy hydrogen race car, 15 hydrogen fueled vehicles and the latest in hydrogen infrastructure technology and fuel cell design – this year's Hydrogen Expo USA, held in conjunction with the National Hydrogen Association's (NHA) 16th Annual Conference ...
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21st annual department of energy national science bowl April 30 - May 2
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu announced today that on April 30 through May 2 the DOE will host 69 high school and 41 middle school teams to compete for championship titles at the 21st annual National Science Bowl competition in Washington, D.C. The 110 regional championship teams - from 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands - will be ...
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Student winners announced in solar and hydrogen fuel cell car races
Sixty-five teams from 24 Colorado schools participated in today’s Junior Solar Sprint and Hydrogen Fuel Cell car competitions hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The student teams raced solar or hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles they designed and built themselves. Trophies for the fastest solar powered model cars were given to ...
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Student winners announced in Solar, hydrogen and lithium ion fuel cell car races
One hundred four teams from 23 Colorado schools participated in today’s car competitions hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The student teams raced solar, lithium ion, or hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles they designed and built themselves. Trophies for the fastest lithium-ion powered model cars were given to Colorado students ...
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Chemists discover recipe to design a better type of fuel cell
Fuel cells are often touted as one method to help decrease society's addiction to fossil fuels. But there is still a lot of work to be done before fuel cells will be ready for mass market to be used in transportation, home heating and portable power for emergencies. U of C chemists Jeff Hurd and George Shimizu have taken the science behind a specific type of fuel cell towards a higher level of ...
By ScienceDaily
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IFAT CHINA 2010: Environmental technologies for green cities
Next year in Shanghai, World Expo 2010 and the fourth edition of the environmental-technology fair IFAT CHINA begin at almost the same time. There are also similarities in the themes of the two events: The Expo theme 'Better city, better life' implies making ecological advancements in megacities in China and around the world. And IFAT CHINA, which is being held at the Shanghai New International ...
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Protonex selected to present at CleanEquity Monaco 2010
Protonex has been selected to present at CleanEquity Monaco 2010, the foremost event for next generation clean and green technology. The conference takes place March 4th and 5th at the Sporting d'Hiver, Monaco.An expert selection of the world's most inspiring cleantech companies will be presenting to invited industry-specific financial and strategic investors, policy makers, legislators and ...
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Market-ready hydrogen and fuel cell technologies at Hydrogen Expo USA
Untitled Document At this year's Hydrogen Expo USA from March 29 to April 1 in Washington, DC, attendees can witness how hydrogen and fuel cell technologies have matured. More than 50 international exhibitors already signed up to showcase products that have moved beyond the laboratory stage. In addition to seeing the indoor and outdoor exhibits, expo visitors have the ...
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Intelligent Energy Reports Highest Power Densities Yet for Automotive Fuel Cells
Intelligent Energy today announced that its proprietary fuel cell technology is providing leading levels of power output and performance for a number of its automotive customers, with the company’s fuel cell stacks demonstrating continuous volumetric and gravimetric power densities of 3.7 kW/L and 2.5 kW/kg, respectively. Intelligent Energy automotive fuel cell stack technology (Photo: ...
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Out of the Lab, onto the Road
Market-ready hydrogen and fuel cell technologies at Hydrogen Expo USA Alpen, Germany, 26-Jan-05 - At this year's Hydrogen Expo USA from March 29 to April 1 in Washington, DC, attendees can witness how hydrogen and fuel cell technologies have matured. More than 50 international exhibitors already signed up to showcase products that have moved beyond the laboratory stage. In ...
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Demonstration of MW-Scale Hydrogen Fuel Cell Backup Generator System for Datacenters
Ballard Power Systems this week announced that the company has launched a three-year project through a collaboration with Caterpillar Inc. and Microsoft to demonstrate a power system incorporating large-format hydrogen fuel cells to produce reliable and sustainable backup power for data centers. The project is supported and partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy under the H2@Scale ...
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Students race their innovative solar, hydrogen model cars
Middle school students from around the state will participate in the Junior Solar Sprint and Hydrogen Fuel Cell car competitions on Saturday, May 21 sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The competitions give students the opportunity to show their engineering and design skills by building and racing high-performance model solar and ...
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TFP announces new developments in Fuel Cell Electode Tecnology
Technical Fibre Products (TFP), in partnership with Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells (JMFC), is delighted to announce the development of a novel and commercially ready electrode substrate for use in fuel cells. The substrate is the result of a collaborative project between TFP and JMFC and has been developed to address the market need for a lower cost alternative to the Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL) ...
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Carbon Trust £1m boost to UK’s world-leading fuel cell technologies
UK fuel cell technology could be under your car bonnet by 2017 Carbon Trust has given a £1m boost to four UK fuel cell pioneers. Their cutting-edge technology could be used under the bonnet of mass-produced hydrogen-powered cars as early as 2017. Major manufacturers have already built hydrogen-powered fuel cell cars, but the real challenge is to bring down the costs and, in the global ...
By Carbon Trust
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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 ...
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New rechargeable flow battery enables cheaper, large-scale energy storage
Original story at MIT News MIT researchers have engineered a new rechargeable flow battery that doesn’t rely on expensive membranes to generate and store electricity. The device, they say, may one day enable cheaper, large-scale energy storage. The palm-sized prototype generates three times as much power per square centimeter as other membraneless systems — a power density that is ...
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NREL acquires fuel cell hybrid vehicles from Toyota to support hydrogen infrastructure, production, and vehicle performance studies
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently received four fuel cell hybrid vehicles - advanced (FCHV-adv) on loan from Toyota through a two-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement. These vehicles will help NREL enhance its research related to hydrogen fueling infrastructure, renewable hydrogen production, and vehicle ...
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Webinar October 13: Reference Designs for Hydrogen Fueling Stations
The Fuel Cell Technologies Office will present a live webinar titled "Reference Designs for Hydrogen Fueling Stations" on Tuesday, October 13, from 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The goal of the H2FIRST Reference Station Design Task is to accelerate acceptance of near-term hydrogen infrastructure build-out by exploring the advantages and disadvantages of various station ...
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