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WESTWOOD, Massachusetts (ENS) - Acumentrics Corporation, a developer of solid oxide fuel cells, has submitted a five kilowatt fuel cell generator that could supply power to a home to federal government authorities for evaluation. The solid oxide fuel cell generator will be evaluated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. NIST is ...

Jun. 11, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Lockheed Martin To Integrate Fuel Cells, Solar Power For Military Applications Under Contract With Office Of Naval Research

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] secured a contract with the Office of Naval Research for the design and development of solid oxide fuel cell generator set as an alternative to traditional battlefield power generation equipment. Lockheed Martin's fuel cell technology will be integrated with solar panels, providing the military with the power needed to perform missions while using dramatically less ...

Aug. 8, 2012

By Lockheed Martin

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 ...

Nov. 3, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

DOE Selects Research Projects to Advance Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected for funding 16 solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology research projects. Fuel cells are a modular, efficient, and virtually pollution-free power generation technology. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2015, NETL issued two funding opportunities announcements (FOAs) to support programs that enable the development ...

Jul. 13, 2015

By US Department of Energy

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 ...

Aug. 8, 2008

By National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)

Department of energy announces $57 million for small businesses to support technology commercialization

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced $57 million, including nearly $11 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to support clean energy technology commercialization projects for 33 small businesses across the country. These projects, funded as part of DOE's Small Business Phase III Xlerator program, will help small businesses develop manufacturing processes to ...

Sep. 15, 2010

By US Department of Energy

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 ...

Dec. 14, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

A greener way to get electricity from natural gas

A new type of natural-gas electric power plant proposed by MIT researchers could provide electricity with zero carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere, at costs comparable to or less than conventional natural-gas plants, and even to coal-burning plants. But that can only come about if and when a price is set on the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases — a step the U.S. ...

Dec. 4, 2009

By MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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 ...

Jun. 12, 2008

By European Commission, Environment DG

AT&T to power 11 California sites with bloom energy fuel cells DALLAS and SUNNYVALE, Calif.

AT&T and Bloom Energy Corporation announced today that Bloom Energy will install Bloom Energy Servers, or Bloom Boxes, at eleven AT&T sites in California. AT&T is the first telecommunications service provider to utilize Bloom Energy Servers to help power their operations. Through the use of this breakthrough solid oxide fuel cell technology, the Bloom Boxes will provide 7.5 megawatts ...

Jul. 12, 2011

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

World's Largest Renewable Energy Storage Project Announced in Utah

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) and Magnum Development recently (5/30) joined The Honorable Gary Herbert, Governor of Utah, to announce an initiative to launch the Advanced Clean Energy Storage (ACES) project in central Utah. In the world's largest project of its kind, the ACES initiative will develop 1,000 megawatts of 100 percent clean energy storage, thereby deploying technologies and ...

May 31, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Fuel cells for powering homes

One of the applications that fuel cells may have is the supplying of homes with electrical power. When considering applications of this type that call for greater power, a research group in the UPV/EHU’s department of Mineralogy and Petrology has studied the use of one type of material, perovskites, for the design of these cells. Fuel cells are similar to batteries, but they differ from ...

Jul. 17, 2014

By Elhuyar Fundazioa - Basque Research

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 ...

Mar. 18, 2008

By European Commission, Directorate General for Research & Innovation

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 ...

Feb. 24, 2005

By Freesen & Partner GmbH

Saint-Gobain Granted Patents That Will Enhance Efficacy in Defense, Oil Exploration, Medical Imaging and Other Industries

Saint-Gobain has been granted 117 patents over the past two years in North America, more than half of which were awarded to the company's Innovative Materials sector. These R&D achievements were celebrated at the company's North American Inventors' Recognition Dinner earlier this month at Tuckerman Hall in Worcester, Mass., where senior executives gathered to recognize the award of patents to ...

May 20, 2011

By Saint-Gobain

Fuel Cells Annual Report 2012

The global fuel cell industry is growing at a rapid pace, having posted a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 83% during the period from 2009 to 2011. However, the industry is still small, particularly compared to some of its other counterparts in the clean energy arena such as solar and wind. And the fuel cell industry still suffers from a pattern of expansion and contraction. During 2011, ...

Jul. 31, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

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 & ...

Apr. 13, 2010

By Frost & Sullivan

SCHOTT expands its range of highly resistant sealing glasses for use in fuel cells

The international technology group SCHOTT offers a broad range of sealing glasses for use in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). These glass solders help to hermetically seal cells and stacks that consist of metallic and ceramic compounds. They are used with nearly all types of fuel cells and provide significant advantages, especially for high-temperature SOFCs, due to their high resistance to heat. ...

Sep. 22, 2014

By Schott AG

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)

DOE Announces Webinars on Top Solar Tools, Building Energy Optimization Tool Training, and More

EERE offers webinars to the public on a range of subjects, from adopting the latest energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to training for the clean energy workforce. Webinars are free; however, advanced registration is typically required. You can also watch archived webinars and browse previously aired videos, slides, and transcripts. May 14: Live Webinar on Top Solar Tools ...

May 8, 2014

By US Department of Energy