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Fuel Cells Etc Develops Membrane Electrode Assembly Custom Pricing Calculator
FuelCellsEtc has released an online pricing tool that gives users instant price quotes for custom 5 – Layer or single sided Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEAs). This marks the first time such a tool has been made available to the fuel cell industry. The tool allows the user to customize sizing, catalyst configuration, and membrane type, with dynamically updated pricing, and the ability ...
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Pioneering project develops new process to recycle fuel cell components
A pioneering recycling process to recover high-value materials from waste fuel cells has been developed in a collaborative project between resource recovery specialist Axion Consulting, Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells Limited and Technical Fibre Products (TFP). Funded by the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, the objective of the Recover project is to establish the technical and economic ...
By Axion Group
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UK closed-loop fuel cell component recycling is a step closer
Advanced techniques for recovering a high-value polymer from fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) has brought closed-loop recycling of these components a step closer, according to Axion Consulting. The Manchester-based resource recovery specialist developed the process in the collaborative RECOVER R&D project with fuel cell components supplier Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells ...
By Axion Group
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Hobbled by High Cost, Hydrogen Fuel Cells Will Be a Modest $3 Billion Market in 2030
The dream of a hydrogen economy envisioned for decades by politicians, economists, and environmentalists is no nearer, with hydrogen fuel cells turning a modest $3 billion market of about 5.9 GW in 2030, says Lux Research. Although the cost of hydrogen impacts fuel cell market adoption, hydrogen fuel accounts for only 35% of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for stationary applications and 21% ...
By Lux Research
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NREL receives numerous accolades from industry and DOE
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE)’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and its employees have garnered awards and recognition from industry groups for advancing energy research as well as furthering the lab’s sustainable operating practices. Bryan Pivovar Named Charles W. Tobias Young Investigator by the Electrochemical Society The Charles W. Tobias Young Investigator ...
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Environmentally friendly aircraft: hydrogen fuel cells for airplanes
Fuel cells can already be used to power motor vehicles, but what about a commercial airliner? Fuel cell powered airplanes may be nearer than you think. The first manned flight powered by a hydrogen fuel cell was flown in March 2008. A recent study explains how this energy source can be used in small aircrafts, potentially reducing greenhouse gas emissions in aviation. Hydrogen fuel cells are ...
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EU project prototypes methanol fuel cell for ships
After nearly one and a half years of research and development, the EU-funded METHAPU (‘Validation of renewable methanol based auxiliary power systems for commercial vessels’) project is about to start trials on a prototype of a methanol-based solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) unit. The protoype will be tried and tested for performance and emissions under real-life conditions onboard a car transport ...
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Frost & Sullivan forecasts accelerated growth for European stationary fuel cells
Innovative developments in the European stationary fuel cell market are shaping an optimistic future for the industry. There is a growing interest in many European countries to adopt this 'zero-emission' technology across various applications. Boosted by this need of sustainable solutions, the fuel cell market is transitioning from validation to the pre-commercialisation stage. Frost & ...
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Hybrid system could cut coal-plant emissions in half
Original story at MIT News Most of the world’s nations have agreed to make substantial reductions in their greenhouse gas emissions, but achieving these goals is still a considerable technological, economic, and political challenge. The International Energy Agency has projected that, even with the new agreements in place, global coal-fired power generation will increase over the next few ...
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Military Fuel Cells Provide Light and Efficient On-Demand Power for Troops, Global Market for Fuel Cells to Reach $1.7 billion in 2017
FARMINGTON, Conn., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The strongest drivers for the adoption of fuel cells by the world's armed forces are performance and energy density, particularly for use by individual troopers. On average, each soldier carries around nine pounds of disposable batteries in their kit, used for powering a range of portable electronics such as imaging and communications ...
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[Embrace green hydrogen] Pure hydrogen Fuel Cell Combined Heat & Power Solution Comes
Recently, HuaDe Hydrogen’s 5kWe pure hydrogen fuel cell cogeneration system (Model No. CarNeu-5) was successfully developed. It will be delivered to the northwest of China and applied for a project including PV, water hydrogen production - hydro-hydrogenation - power generation - heating integration project. The physical product diagram is shown in Figure 1. CarNeu-5 system is a pure ...
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Development of an advanced system of fuel cell cogeneration of heat and power (micro-chp)
A micro-CHP system is a small heat engine that provides all the power for a home: heating, ventilation, air conditioning and electricity. Many times, the electricity generated can be sold to the grid using the natural gas that gets to the houses. TECNALIA is working in a system that consists of two parts: a reactor to produce heat and hydrogen from natural gas, and a fuel cell that converts ...
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Ballard CLEARgen™ Fuel Cell System Wins Innovation Award; Seen As Leader in DG Market
Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD) (NASDAQ: BLDP) announced that it is the recipient of Frost & Sullivan's "2011 New Product Innovation Award" in the North American Stationary Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell category for the Company's unique CLEARgen™ multi-megawatt distributed power generation system. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: ...
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Ballard Sells 1-Megawatt Distributed Generation System to Toyota For California Campus Facility
Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD) (NASDAQ: BLDP) today announced an agreement to deploy a one-megawatt fuel cell generator that will provide peak electrical power and heat at the Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) sales and marketing headquarters campus in Torrance, California. Michael Goldstein, Ballard's Chief Commercial Officer said, "This agreement with Toyota for our CLEARgen(TM) system ...
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Fuel cell manufacturer Blue World Technologies sets sail for the maritime market
The shipping industry accounts for around three per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions annually. With the development of a fuel cell-based APU system running on methanol, Blue World Technologies wants to accelerate the green transition of the maritime market. The Danish fuel cell manufacturer Blue World Technologies extends its activities in shipping. With a methanol fuel cell-powered ...
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Alumna of NREL’s teaching program honored by white house
A high school physics teacher who spent three summers studying hydrogen fuel cells at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been named one of the math and science teachers of the year by a White House panel. Kristen Record, who teaches at Bunnell High School in Stratford, Conn., spent her summers in 2005, 2007 and 2008 at NREL in the ...
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Ballard Signs Long-Term Engineering Services Contract To Advance Volkswagen AG Fuel Cell Automotive Research Program
Expected contract value of C$60-100 million VANCOUVER, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP)(TSX: BLD) has announced signing of an agreement with Volkswagen Group (www.volkswagenag.com) for a major Engineering Services contract to advance development of fuel cells for use in powering demonstration cars in Volkswagen's fuel cell automotive research program. The ...
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New Research Collaboration To Advance Megawatt-Scale Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will soon have a new research capability to demonstrate large-scale power production using hydrogen fuel cells in an integrated energy system. NREL is collaborating with Toyota Motor North America through a cooperative research and development agreement to build, install, and evaluate a 1-megawatt proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell power ...
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As Global Advanced Batteries Market Doubles to $20.8 Billion in 2020, Zero-Emission Fuel Cells will be Most Sought, But High Costs and Budget Constraints Hinder Growth
A new report forecasts the global advanced batteries market will grow from $9.5 billion in 2012 to reach $20.8 billion in 2020. One of the key drivers for the advanced battery industry is that it is an environmentally-friendly technology with fewer pollution and disposal issues than other technologies. In recent years, substantial progress has been made in the market for advanced batteries, ...
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BIRD Energy to invest $7.15 Million in Cooperative Israel-U.S. Clean Energy Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Israel's Ministry of Energy (MoE) along with the Israel Innovation Authority have selected eight clean energy projects to receive $7.15 million under the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program. The total value of the projects is $17.4 million, which includes $10.25 million in cost share from the companies selected for funding. ...
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