SOFC fuel cell News
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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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Bloom Energy Completes Fuel Cell Project at Morgan Stanley Global Headquarters in New York City
Morgan Stanley and Bloom Energy announced the completion of a fuel cell project at Morgan Stanley's global headquarters in New York City's Times Square neighborhood. The 750 kW fuel cell project at 1585 Broadway is fully operational and will provide approximately 6 million kWh of clean electricity each year. Executives from Morgan Stanley, Bloom Energy, Con Edison and New York State Energy ...
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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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Agricultural waste could power fuel cells for clean energy
Agricultural waste (such as plant stalks) is an accepted energy source for second-generation biofuels. Recently, Greek scientists have recognised the potential to use biological material, including agricultural waste, for fuel cells. This technology has potential to provide decentralised, renewable heat and power and may become a major technology for power generation in the coming decades because ...
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Cummins Receives Federal Grants To Advance Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Cummins Inc. has announced the company received two federal grants totaling $4.6 million to advance commercialization of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology, which could play a critical role in helping commercial and industrial customers reduce their carbon impact while providing energy resiliency and cutting costs. SOFCs can convert fossil fuels into energy much more efficiently than ...
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Doosan Fuel Cell Teams with Shell and KSOE for Maritime Fuel Cell Development and Demonstration
It aims to commercialize maritime fuel cells in 2025, thereby proactively responding to action on cutting greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. The consortium will accommodate ship owners and maritime classification societies. Doosan Fuel Cell rolls its sleeves to develop and demonstrate green marine fuel cells, teaming up with Shell, a global energy company. Doosan Fuel Cell unveiled ...
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SECA fuel cell technology proves successful in US Navy`s proof-of-concept testing
Two technologies developed under the US Department of Energy's Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) fuel cell program recently passed successful proof-of-concept tests by the US Navy's Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division located in Newport, Rhode Island. The tests mark a breakthrough for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)-based power systems and reflect the potential of SOFC technology for ...
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Alfa Chemistry Materials Launches Alternative Energy Materials for Renewable Energy Technology Development
Efficient collection and storage of renewable forms of energy, such as solar radiation or wind, requires the development of advanced functional materials. To better meet the increasing demand for such functional materials, Alfa Chemistry Materials, a chemical vendor headquartered in New York, USA, announced to provide a broad varieties of alternative energy materials for research groups or ...
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Bloom Energy Successfully Deploys its First Fuel Cells Powered Solely by Hydrogen
Bloom Energy announced this week that, in collaboration with its Korean partner, SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., an affiliate of SK Group, it has successfully deployed 100 kilowatts of solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFC) powered solely by hydrogen in Ulsan, South Korea, generating zero-carbon onsite electricity.Bloom Energy InstallationHydrogen fuel cells, which convert hydrogen into ...
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Demonstration projects at Hydrogen Expo USA
SMEs find growth market in hydrogen technologies Alpen, 21-Feb-05 – At Hydrogen Expo(TM) USA from March 29 to April 1, 2005 in Washington, DC, Ztek Corporation of Woburn, MA will be showcasing its current hydrogen demonstration projects. Ztek is one of many small and mid-sized companies (SMEs) seizing the opportunities which the market for hydrogen and fuel cell products offers. The ...
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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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