Extractions: The U.S. Department of Energy requests that no alterations be made without permission in any reproduction of this report. Technology for Improving Energy Efficiency While Reducing Environmental Emissions The natural gas fuel cell (NGFC) energy system is a simple, reliable way to improve natural gas utilization and efficiency. This technology converts natural gas into electricity to provide a quiet, clean, and highly efficient on-site electric generating system and thermal energy source that can reduce facility energy service costs by 20% to 40% over conventional energy service. The NGFC utilizes an alternative cogeneration technology for improving natural gas utilization and efficiency. It is an environmentally friendly fossil-fueled energy generator with cleaner emissions than the ambient air in some cities. NGFCs can serve effectively as an on-site energy supply to meet needs for base-load electricity, heat, and hot water, while local electric and natural gas utilities provide for energy demand beyond the NGFC capacity. This Federal Technology Alert About the Technology Federal Sector Potential Application Technology Performance ... Contacts Fig. 1. An NGFC System Installed at the Pittsburgh International Airport
Energy: Fuel Cells Home Features Cover Story energy fuel cells. fuel cells, energy fuel cells By Erik Rhey July 1, 2003 Total posts 1 Driving the hydrogen economy. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1131612,00.asp
Extractions: ADVERTISEMENT "There is an energy revolution happening that is similar to what we saw with the PC revolution," says Jeremy Rifkin, president of the Foundation on Economic Trends and author of The Hydrogen Economy. "Moore's Law has set in with fuel cells," he says, referring to the falling cost and increased efficiency of fuel cell technology. The first wave of fuel cell adoption is likely to happen with miniature, methanol-based fuel cells for laptops, tablet computers, handhelds, and cell phones. Such fuel cells promise longer life and ultimately lower expenses, because methanol costs next to nothing. Toshiba recently demonstrated a prototype of a direct methanol fuel cell that can power a notebook PC for 5 hours. Fed by a small cartridge of methanol, this type of cell works by converting chemical energy directly into electricity. The by-products are oxygen and water, which are recycled back into the cell. About the size of a notebook port replicator, the cell is neither as portable nor as long-lasting as consumers need, but it is a significant step. Toshiba plans to start selling it next year. Smaller players are also working furiously on their own micro fuel cells for notebooks. Neah Power Systems, with backing from Intel, has developed a silicon honeycomb design for the electrode of its direct methanol fuel cell. The design increases power density, allowing for a much smaller size than Toshiba's design. "In terms of all-day computing, we plan to release a fuel cell in 2005 or 2006 that can power a notebook for 8 hours," says Gregg Makuch, Neah's marketing director. But convincing a computer maker to outfit an entire line of notebooks with fuel cells is no simple task.
IEA Advanced Fuel Cells Implementing Agreement This International energy Agency program advances the understanding of contracting parties in the field of advanced fuel cells. Participating countries include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA. http://www.ieafuelcell.com/
The Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Letter EDITOR S MEMO My publisher, MIT Press, advises that copies of my new book, Tomorrow s energy Hydrogen, fuel cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet http://www.hfcletter.com/
Extractions: LOS ANGELES - Some of the details are still being worked on, but if all goes according to plan, the Hydrogen Car Company (HCC), will start taking orders for its hydrogen-fueled internal combustion-engined cars July 1. China Report: DoE to Contribute Renewable H2 Equipment, Fuel Cells to 2008 Green Beijing Olympics BEIJING - The U.S. Energy Department expects to contribute renewable hydrogen production and delivery equipment for 5 Hythane buses that are to be placed into revenue service as part of the United States/China collaboration in the Green 2008 Olympics, small groups of experts from both countries agreed during a meeting Saturday May 22, just prior to the HYFORUM conference. Fuel Cell Startup PEMEAS Launches High-Temp, CO-Resistant Commercial MEA
Wired News: Business Buys Into Fuel Cells The Chico, Californiabased company is taking advantage of government incentives to install fuel cells from fuelCell energy that are powered by hydrogen http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63335,00.html?tw=wn_story_top5
H-tec - Industrial Manufacturers of fuel cells and solar hydrogen systems for education and demonstration. Many PDF files describing the company and its products. German based, site in English. http://www.h-tec.com/
Wired News: Shedding New Light On Fuel Cells has just purchased a $1.4 million solarpowered hydrogen generator from Connecticut-based Proton energy Systems, a company specializing in fuel-cell systems. http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,61245,00.html
Extractions: 02:00 AM Dec. 02, 2003 PT Chemists at the University of Massachusetts at Boston say they have discovered a way to double the efficiency of a solar-powered process used to generate hydrogen fuel. The breakthrough could clear the air of concerns over the environmental record of the auto industry's much-anticipated fuel-cell vehicles. Currently, the majority of hydrogen fuel is produced through steam reformation, a process that mixes steam with natural gas. Critics of fuel-cell technologies have argued that shifting from gasoline to a fuel created from natural gas will do little to help the environment, nor will it reduce U.S. dependence on fossil fuels. Water to Boost Satellite Snooping Wi-Fi: If Not Free, Then How?
Energy Technology Services LLC ETS is a technical and business resource that provides investment firms, technology companies, and public agencies with easy access to a toprated team of technical talent in fuel cells, hydrogen systems, and related technologies. http://www.energytechnologyservices.com
MTI Micro - Creating New Energy For The Wireless Revolution. as for example the Company s need for additional financing, MTI Micro s ability to successfully develop direct methanol micro fuel cells (DMFCs), competition http://www.mtimicrofuelcells.com/
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Fuel Cell Control Ltd Designer and manufacturer of alkaline fuel cells and control equipment. An alternative energy provider based in the UK. http://www.fuelcellcontrol.com
Fuel Cells And Hydrogen fuel cells can then produce ondemand electrical energy to power your home, your laptop or your cell phone, and even power your car. http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid304.php
Extractions: When used in concert, electricity and hydrogen form an ideal energy-carrier system. Electricity can be generated from intermittent renewable sources, and hydrogen can be safely stored. Fuel cells can then produce on-demand electrical energy to power your home, your laptop or your cell phone, and even power your car. For a variety of reasons (see: Why Hydrogen? ), hydrogen will displace fossil fuels as the blood of our future energy infrastructure. Fuel cells will play a critical role in this coming hydrogen economy.
Extractions: Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Science; House Ways and Means; House Resources; House Education and the Workforce; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Budget; House Financial Services H.R.954 : To amend the Federal Power Act to promote energy independence and self-sufficiency by providing for the use of net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems, and for other purposes.
Fuel Cells To learn more about fuel cells as distributed energy resources, download Cleaner energy, Greener Profits from the energy section of RMI s online Library. http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid315.php
Extractions: Though fuel cells have been widely publicized in recent years, they are not new: the first one debuted in 1839. Fuel cells powered the 1960's Gemini spacecraft, continue to power the Space Shuttle, and have been used by NASA on many other space missions. Today, all major auto companies have fuel-cell powered vehicles in the works, and a nascent fuel cell industry is growing rapidly. While their operation is simple, fuel cells have historically been expensive to make. Until a few years ago these devices had to be assembled one at a time in the hands of Ph.D.s. Yet extensive research and development over the past few decades have promised the widespread use of fuel cells in the near future. Fuel cells still cost more today than conventional power sources. But more and more companies are choosing fuel cells for their dependability, fuel efficiency, and clean operation.
Andrewd Research in fuel cells and sustainable energy systems at the led by Dr. Andrew Dicks, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.freewebs.com/andrewd/
Fuel Cell Technology fuel cells can be applied both in the current fossil fuel based energy supply system, as well as in a future hydrogen society. In http://www.ecn.nl/bct/index.en.html
Extractions: The unit contributes to the policies of the Dutch and European Governments to realize a transition to a society based on a sustainable energy supply system. Fuel cells can be applied both in the current fossil fuel based energy supply system, as well as in a future hydrogen society. In both cases, emissions of air pollutants are diminished. Learn more about the activities via:
Fuel Cell Knowledge - Home Presents information about fuel cells and renewable energy. Includes original research, predominantly on Solid Oxide fuel cells, and analyses of other research and resources. http://www.fuelcellknowledge.org
Extractions: There has been a tendency to consider fuel cell technologies as 'the solution' to problems with existing energy technologies, when in fact they are only one component of a sustainable energy system. This attitude has led to two problems: the marketing of fuel cells for applications for which they are not the most sustainable solution; and the public misunderstanding of the need for sustainable hydrogen (energy) production in order to realise the potential of fuel cells. To this end, the "Related Technogies" and "Commercialisation" menus aim to place fuel cells in a wider context.
Hydrogen Fuel Cells fuel cells can promote energy diversity and a transition to renewable energy sources. Hydrogen the most abundant element on Earth can be used directly. http://www.bullnet.co.uk/shops/test/hydrogen.htm
Extractions: In principle, a fuel cell operates like a battery. Unlike a battery, a fuel cell does not run down or require recharging. It will produce energy in the form of electricity and heat as long as fuel is supplied. A fuel cell consists of two electrodes sandwiched around an electrolyte. Oxygen passes over one electrode and hydrogen over the other, generating electricity, water and heat. A fuel cell produces electricity. The fuel cell is similar to a battery. It produces electricity using chemicals . The chemicals are usually very simple, often just hydrogen and oxygen. In this case the hydrogen is the "fuel" that the fuel cell uses to make electricity. Another very important difference is that fuel cells do not run down like batteries. As long as the fuel and oxygen is supplied to the cell it will keep producing electricty for ever. The oxygen needed by a fuel cell is usually simply obtained from air.
NREL: Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Research Home Page technologies. fuel cells harness the chemical energy of hydrogen to generate electricity without combustion or pollution. NREL is http://www.nrel.gov/hydrogen/
Extractions: Hydrogen is the simplest and most abundant element in the universe. Hydrogen can be produced from a wide variety of domestic resources using a number of different technologies. Fuel cells harness the chemical energy of hydrogen to generate electricity without combustion or pollution. NREL is working to develop and demonstrate advanced hydrogen and fuel cell technologies to reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil, improve our air quality, and maintain our economic competitiveness. Learn more about hydrogen and fuel cells. . The goal of this program is to help industry develop technologies to produce, store, transport and use hydrogen made from renewable resources in quantities large enough, and at costs low enough, to compete with traditional energy sources such as coal, oil and natural gas. how we're organized Printable Version
Extractions: 5 MN Companies are involved in funded projects: Cummins Power Generation, NEXGEN Fueling, Donaldson Company, The Toro Company and 3M Company New Reactor Puts Hydrogen From Renewable Fuels Within Reach - University of MN Release, February 12, 2004 Presentations from the Minnesota Renewable Hydrogen Initiative Forum - January 29, 2004 A Better Way to Get From Here to There: A Commentary on the Hydrogen Economy and a Proposal for an Alternative Strategy - by David Morris, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, January 2004 [see also Press Release The Hydrogen Potential: Hydrogen Technology and Minnesota Potential - DRAFT - issued by the MN Department of Commerce, September 11, 2003 Minnesota Hydrogen Forum - a group meeting quarterly that is open to all parties interested in sharing information and opportunities for Minnesota to benefit from the approaching hydrogen economy. View materials and presentations from past meetings at the link above. Designing A Clean Energy Future: A Resource Manual - The Minnesota Project, UofM Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships and MN Dept. of Commerce, July 2003
Extractions: Membership ... Fuel Cell Initiative The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) is known globally as a leading source for automotive technology. SAE has developed the Fuel Cell Technology Showcase as a resource for the latest books, standards, articles, events and more with relation to fuel cell energy and fuel cell vehicles. About Fuel Cells History of Fuel Cells How Fuel Cells work Types of Fuel Cells Fuel Cell Spotlight Alternative Cars in the 21st Century: A New Personal Transportation Paradigm, Second Edition Hybrid Powered Vehicles Books Fuel Cell Systems Explained - Second Edition Fuel Cell Technology Handbook Fuel Cell Vehicles-Technology, Market, and Policy Issues More books on Fuel Cells Standards J2600 - Compressed Hydrogen Surface Vehicle Refuelling Connection Devices J2578 - Recommended Practice for General Fuel Cell Vehicle Safety J2574 - Fuel Cell Vehicle Technology The Fuel Cells Standards Committee is committed to establishing standards and test procedures for fuel cell powered vehicles.