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US Based Companies Join Forces to Bring Retail Hydrogen to Australia
In partnership with ENGV, PDC Machines and IVYS Inc. have combined efforts to bring the first retail hydrogen station to Australia. The station will support a fleet of 20 Hyundai Nexo clean running hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for use in the Australia Capital Government, catalyzing the rollout of public facing, retail hydrogen ...
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GM, Honda to collaborate on fuel cell vehicles
General Motors Co. and Honda Motor Co. are joining forces to develop hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The two companies said Tuesday they plan to develop new hydrogen storage and fuel cell technologies by 2020. They will also push for more hydrogen fueling stations. Fuel cell vehicles have electric motors that are powered by a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen. The only byproducts are ...
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Toyota sees MIRAI FCV sales up to 30,000 cars in 2020; allows free use of FCV patents
Toyota Motor Corporation targets to step up the production capacity and sales of its innovative hydrogen fuel cell vehicle “MIRAI” to 3,000 cars next year and will further increase to 30,000 cars in 2020, from 700 cars last year and 2,000 car planned for this year, according to Mr Yoshikazu Tanaka, Chief Engineer, Product Planning Group, Technical Centre, Toyota Motor Corporation. Mr ...
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Shades of green at the North American international auto show
Clean and green is the buzz at this year's North American International Auto Show at Cobo Hall with major automakers showing their latest greener concept cars, comparisons of fuel economy for flex-fuel cars, and the announcement that the American Le Mans Series is going an extra green mile on the racing circuit. But not everyone is sold. 'The green theme at this year's North American ...
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Japanese & South Korean Automakers to Commercialize Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles by 2015, Says Frost & Sullivan
Both Japanese and South Korean automakers are optimistic about commercializing fuel cell electric vehicles by 2015, says Frost & Sullivan. Mr. Vijayendra Rao, Research Manager at Frost & Sullivan Automotive & Transportation Practice, Asia Pacificsaid that in 2011, the market for fuel cell electric vehicles in Japanand South Koreais limited to concept cars or fuel cell electric ...
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EPA tests hydrogen fuel cell vehicle under real world conditions
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen L. Johnson today showcased the fourth generation of Chevrolet's Equinox Fuel Cell Car, the newest addition to the agency's vehicle fleet. The new car underscores EPA's support for national efforts to develop clean energy technologies and help move the United States toward energy independence. 'EPA is turning the key on an engine of ...
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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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NREL to Showcase Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle and Stationary Fuel Cell System at Capitol Hill People’s Fair
The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will showcase a fuel cell hybrid vehicle on loan from Toyota and a small stationary fuel cell system at the Capitol Hill People’s Fair on June 1 and 2. Representatives from NREL will be on hand to answer questions and give away educational literature about renewable energy, alternative fuels, and advanced vehicles. ...
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Intelligent Energy and Suzuki Motor Corporation Establish Joint Venture Company to Develop and Manufacture Fuel Cell Systems
Intelligent Energy, the global clean power systems company, and the Suzuki Motor Corporation, have today announced the creation of a joint venture company called SMILE FC System Corporation, to develop and manufacture air-cooled fuel cell systems for a range of industry sectors. The joint venture also includes a non-exclusive license agreement that gives ...
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Xinhua Silk Road: 4th Int`l Hydrogen FCV Congress held in Rugao, Jiangsu
The 4th International Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Congress was held in Rugao of Jiangsu Province, east China during September 26-28, exploring global cooperation and commercial development paths in hydrogen energy and fuel cell sectors. The conference attracted over 1,500 attendees, with experts from home and abroad exchanging views over hot topics such as commercial application of hydrogen fuel ...
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State Officials Celebrate California`s Leadership in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Adoption
Leaders from three state agencies recently caravanned from Sacramento to the Bay Area and back to demonstrate how easy it is to drive fuel hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles in California, and to celebrate the state's global leadership in efforts to get more zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on the road. Making the round-trip drive two days before Earth Day were representatives from the California ...
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Toshiba Promotes Move to Hydrogen Economy with Construction of Integrated Hydrogen Application Center
Toshiba Corporation today broke ground on a new Hydrogen Application Center at its Fuchu Complex in western Tokyo. Scheduled to start operation in April 2017, the center will be built around a newly designed H2One hydrogen power system that will use renewable energy to produce hydrogen and supply it to fuel-cell powered forklifts operating in Fuchu Complex. Fuel cells can be quickly refueled and ...
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Fuel cell electric vehicles make rapid progress in range, durability
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently completed a seven-year project to demonstrate and evaluate hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and hydrogen fueling infrastructure in real-world settings. The National Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Learning Demonstration Final Report shows progress in extending vehicle driving ranges ...
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NREL, Sandia Team to Improve Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure
A new project led by the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories will support H2USA, a public-private partnership co-launched by industry and the Energy Department, and will work to ensure that hydrogen fuel cell vehicle owners have a positive fueling experience as fuel cell electric vehicles are introduced starting in ...
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NREL to Showcase Advanced Vehicles on July 2 & 4
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will showcase advanced vehicles at two Colorado events in early July. Representatives from NREL will be on hand to answer questions about the vehicles and provide information about renewable energy, alternative fuels, and advanced vehicles. The vehicles on display are part of NREL's advanced vehicle fleet, which serves ...
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Why Hydrogen Might Still (Eventually) Make Sense
Despite supply hiccups, and past promises that have never quite come to fruition, hydrogen-fuel technologies continue to improve, and the future still looks bright. Two promising solutions are headed to California. The type of hydrogen produced by the Ways2H process is renewable hydrogen, not blue hydrogen. Martin Tengler, Tokyo-based lead hydrogen analyst for BloombergNEF, likes to talk about ...
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NREL to Dedicate Hydrogen Fueling Station
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will hold a dedication ceremony for its 700 bar hydrogen fueling station, the first of its kind in Colorado, on Oct. 8 at its campus in Golden. The fueling station is a key part of NREL's new Hydrogen Infrastructure Testing and Research Facility (HITRF). NREL has partnered with automotive companies and their fuel providers to ...
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Toyota To Build The World's First Megawatt-Scale 100% Renewable Power And Hydrogen Generation Station
Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA) will build the world's first megawatt-scale carbonate fuel cell power generation plant with a hydrogen fueling station to support its operations at the Port of Long Beach. Announced today at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the Tri-Gen facility will use bio-waste sourced from California agricultural waste to generate water, electricity and hydrogen. When it ...
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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. ...
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Activists Confront Automakers at Los Angeles Show
Environmentalists from Rainforest Action Network are making waves at the Los Angeles Auto Show, which opens to the public Friday after two days of media previews. The environmental group says, 'We're juxtaposing Ford, Toyota, and GM's eco-promises with their continued participation in the lawsuit against California's groundbreaking tailpipe global warming law.' At Wednesday morning's ...
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