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Danbury manufacturer gets $8 million federal contract to prove nuclear alternative - NewsTimes

FuelCell Energy has an $8 million contract from the U.S. Department of Energy, one with the promise of extending the purpose of the nation’s aging fleet of nuclear power plants - not to mention a possible new lease on life for the Danbury-based company’s fuel cells. DOE will test whether nuclear plants can diversify their business model by diverting excess electricity and heat ...

Oct. 12, 2020

By FuelCell Energy Inc.

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

PureCell® system to generate clean, sustainable power for the Busan International Finance Center Landmark Tower in Busan, Korea

ClearEdge Power, a manufacturer of scalable, distributed power systems, today announced that Samsung Everland Inc. has purchased a PureCell® Model 400 fuel cell system to be installed at the Busan International Finance Center's Landmark Tower in Busan, Korea. The fuel cell will be installed in the basement of the tower and will provide 400 kW of clean, efficient power to the building. ...

Jun. 19, 2013

By Doosan Fuel Cell America, Inc.

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 ...

Nov. 20, 2012

By Global Information, Inc. (GII)

Mercedes to build fuel cell stack production facility in vancouver

Mercedes-Benz has announced it will set up a production facility for its recently-developed fuel cell stacks in 2000-square-meter space in Burnaby, British Columbia. The facility will be housed in 21,000 square feet of surplus production space sub-leased from Ballard Power Systems at its specialized fuel cell manufacturing facility located in Burnaby. This lease will last until 2019. The new ...

Mar. 18, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

New Market Research Reveals What Production and Use of Solar Fuels Could Look Like

The sun delivers more energy to the earth in one hour than civilization currently uses from fossil fuels, nuclear power and all renewable energy sources combined in a year. This solar energy can be captured and stored directly in the chemical bonds of a material, or fuel, and then used when needed. These chemical fuels, in which energy from the sun has deliberately been stored, are called solar ...

Mar. 5, 2013

By Global Information, Inc. (GII)

EnerSolar+, the new themed area dedicated to solar energy and the world of renewable energy (27th – 30th May 2009 – fieramilano, Rho)

EnerSolar+ is the new sector wholly dedicated to solar energy and the world of renewable energy, being launched within EnerMotive 2009, the exhibition dedicated to power and factory, which takes place in conjunction with LivinLuce, that together carry the torch for the INTEL brand’s historical traditions. EnerSolar will be held at fieramilano (Rho) from 27th to 30th May 2009: in fact, it will ...

Dec. 15, 2008

By Fiera Milano spa

Energy Department applauds world’s first fuel cell and hydrogen energy station in orange county

The U.S. Department of Energy today issued the following statement in support of the commissioning of the world’s first tri-generation fuel cell and hydrogen energy station to provide transportation fuel to the public and electric power to an industrial facility, located at the Orange County Sanitation District's wastewater treatment plant in Fountain Valley, California. The fuel cell ...

Aug. 16, 2011

By US Department of Energy

Can a Greenhouse Grow Energy Savings, Too?

A grocery store, greenhouse, hotel and community college will be among a diverse group of West Coast organizations testing the next generation of fuel cells that produce both electric power and heat while saving energy, thanks to a $2.8 million combined industry and government award announced today by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National ...

Jun. 14, 2011

By Doosan Fuel Cell America, Inc.

Hybrid Electricity System Would Reduce Rates, Improve Service

A new distribution system designed by researchers at the University of Waterloo would reduce electricity prices by more than five per cent while also improving service reliability.The design involves the integration of the two kinds of electric current that power homes, industries and electric vehicles - alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC).Researchers found efficiencies by designing ...

Feb. 1, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

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

IntertechPira to produce Fuel Cell Early Markets event in conjunction with Core Technology Ventures Services

PORTLAND, Maine – IntertechPira is pleased to announce its partnership with Core Technology Ventures Services to organize a new event: Fuel Cell Early Markets 2007: Policy, Finance, & Applications to be held 11-12 June, 2007. Fuel Cell Early Markets 2007 will be held in Brussels, Belgium – the heart of the European community and the perfect location for this unique event, which seeks to ...

Feb. 8, 2007

By Smithers Rapra

Hydrogen-generating technology shows advances in development of clean energy source

(AXcess News) W. Lafayette, IN - Ongoing research at Purdue is showing advances in hydrogen-generating technology with a recent breakthrough aluminum and gallium alloy that contains more of the aluminum which breaks water molecules down, releasing the hydrogen gas for power generation. The technology produces hydrogen by adding water to an alloy of aluminum and gallium. When water is added to ...

Sep. 14, 2007

By Axcess News

More hydrogen cars on EU roads

The European Commission welcomes this week's support of the European Parliament for its proposal to simplify the approval of hydrogen powered vehicles. This will mark a step forward in the development and marketing of clean and safe hydrogen vehicles. As a result, they will be seen more often on Europe's streets and the European automotive industry could become more competitive by taking the lead ...

Sep. 3, 2008

By European Commission, Enterprise and Industry DG

Proton Power signs deal for fuel cell expansion in North America

Proton Power (AIM: PPS), a designer, developer and producer of fuel cells and fuel cell electric hybrid systems, announced that it has signed a Partnership and Exclusivity Agreement with L-3 Communications Combat Propulsion Systems (L-3 CPS). Under this agreement, L-3 CPS will market and sell Proton Power’s Fuel Cell Power Systems for use in propulsion systems, marine and Universal Power Supply ...

Sep. 30, 2009

By Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH

Ballard Announces First Quarter 2011 Results Conference Call

Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD) (NASDAQ: BLDP) will hold a conference call on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. PST (11:00 a.m. EST). John Sheridan, President & CEO and Tony Guglielmin, CFO will review Ballard's first quarter 2011 results. The live call can be accessed by calling +1-604-638-5340. Alternatively, a live audio webcast can be accessed through a link on Ballard's homepage ...

Apr. 26, 2011

By Ballard Power Systems Inc.

PowerCell Signs MoU with ABB Power Grids Regarding Stationary Fuel Cell Power Solutions

PowerCell Sweden AB has signed a memorandum of understanding with ABB Power Grids regarding a collaboration around fuel cell based zero emissions stationary power solutions. The aim of the cooperation is to leverage the companies' existing technologies to jointly develop a complete solution for the market. A final agreement is expected to be reached within approximately 12 months.Following the ...

Jun. 11, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Vacancy Announcements Posted for Hydrogen Production and Delivery Program

The Fuel Cell Technologies Office has posted two vacancy announcements for a Supervisory Interdisciplinary General Engineer/Physical Scientist position. This position serves as the Program Manager for the Hydrogen Production and Delivery Program in the DOE EERE Fuel Cell Technologies Office. View the full announcements at the USA Jobs website: DOE-HQ-EE-14-00413-MP is open only to current ...

Oct. 3, 2014

By US Department of Energy

Call for Catalysts Set in Motion

Have a novel catalyst, but need a customer? Do you have a product that needs a competitive advantage? The Call for Catalysts initiative has been set in motion by Fuel Cells Etc to help match companies with new technologies to those who need them. "Fuel Cells Etc is often in contact with companies who are in the process of solidifying a design or are redesigning their existing products. We are in ...

May 9, 2013

By Fuel Cells Etc

GenCell Launches Fuel Cells in the Philippines to Deliver Clean, Reliable Power to Mitigate Impact of Frequent Power Outages

Ultra-reliable continuous fuel cells empower local businesses suffering from recurring long-duration outages due to brownouts, severe weather and earthquakes Zero-emission fuel cells withstand impact of severe weather incidents and eliminate regional pollution caused by diesel generators GenCell Energy, the alkaline fuel cell power solution provider and manufacturer, today announces the ...

May 31, 2019

By GenCell Ltd