Press Release - The importance of fuel cells as a clean, reliable distributed energy source was underscored by this summers massive blackout. http://www.ctcleanenergy.com/news/66.php
Extractions: Following on its first two successful fuel cell solicitations, the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) has released its third annual Request for Proposals (RFP) for near-commercial fuel cell demonstration projects. The CCEF has allocated up to $4 million for the 2003 RFP. This years solicitation seeks notable fuel cell demonstration projects that advance the state of technology and accelerate the pace of commercialization of fuel cells. Fuel cells continue to be a fundamental piece of the renewable picture in Connecticut says Arthur H. Diedrick, CCEF Chairman. The importance of fuel cells as a clean, reliable distributed energy source was underscored by this summers massive blackout. While all the lights were out in New York City, the Central Park police station continued to function because it is independently powered by a fuel cell. adds Diedrick. Around the world, exciting new developments are being made in fuel cell technology. Through its 2003 RFP, CCEF intends to provide an opportunity for these promising technologies to be demonstrated and tested here in the state. Showcasing these next generation fuel cell products in Connecticut adds to the states already vibrant fuel cell industry.
Fuel Cell Technologies efficiency. fuel cells can provide major environmental, energy and economic benefits that advance critical national goals. Policy Issues. http://www.sustainableenergy.org/resources/technologies/fuel_cells.htm
Extractions: Fuel cells are a family of technologies that rely on chemistry, not combustion, to generate electricity. They are clean, efficient, quiet, and capable of using a wide range of conventional and renewable fuels. They are being developed for every energy need from battery replacements to base load power and have the potential to revolutionize the way we think about and use energy in our daily lives. How does a fuel cell work? A fuel cell works by harnessing the electrical energy produced when hydrogen and oxygen combine. In structure, fuel cells are very much like a battery. Fuel cells do not "run down," however. They will continue to produce electricity as long as hydrogen (fuel) and oxygen (air) are supplied. Since there is no combustion, fuel cells are inherently cleaner and more efficient than systems that must burn fuel to release energy. Benefits of fuel cells Fuel cells, which can act as generators in buildings and utility plants, operate silently, reducing noise and air pollution. They produce the high quality and reliable power required by modern machines and companies need.
ITN Energy System Inc.: Solid Oxide Fuel Cells ITN energy Systems is developing a planar Solid Oxide fuel Cell (SOFC) for portable, residential and commercial electric power markets. http://www.itnes.com/pages/fuel_cells.html
Extractions: Highly Efficient Electricity Generation ITN Energy Systems is developing a planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) for portable, residential and commercial electric power markets. Our unique fuel cell stack design will result in a compact, efficient, environmentally friendly system with long life and very cost effective power generation. The products that result from this research will be brought to the marketplace by our sister company, Ascent Power Systems, Inc. Key Features of ITN's SOFC design are: ITN has assembled a team of scientists/engineers with a combination of over 30 years experience in SOFC and related ceramic and electrochemical technologies. In addition, ITN is teamed with several strategic partners including the Idaho National Environmental And Engineering Laboratory (INEEL), the Colorado School of Mines (CSM), and the University of Colorado, to ensure successful development and demonstration of state-of-the-art SOFC technology.
Fact Sheet: Hydrogen Fuel: A Clean And Secure Energy Future Combined with other technologies such as carbon capture and storage, renewable energy and fusion energy, fuel cells could make an emissionsfree energy future http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/02/20030206-2.html
Extractions: In his State of the Union address, President Bush announced a $1.2 billion hydrogen fuel initiative to reverse America's growing dependence on foreign oil by developing the technology for commercially viable hydrogen-powered fuel cells to power cars, trucks, homes and businesses with no pollution or greenhouse gases. The hydrogen fuel initiative will include $720 million in new funding over the next five years to develop the technologies and infrastructure to produce, store, and distribute hydrogen for use in fuel cell vehicles and electricity generation. Combined with the FreedomCAR (Cooperative Automotive Research) initiative, President Bush is proposing a total of $1.7 billion over the next five years to develop hydrogen-powered fuel cells, hydrogen infrastructure and advanced automotive technologies. Under the President's hydrogen fuel initiative, the first car driven by a child born today could be powered by fuel cells. The hydrogen fuel initiative complements the President's existing FreedomCAR initiative, which is developing technologies needed for mass production of safe and affordable hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles. Through partnerships with the private sector, the hydrogen fuel initiative and FreedomCAR will make it practical and cost-effective for large numbers of Americans to choose to use clean, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles by 2020. This will dramatically improve America's energy security by significantly reducing the need for imported oil, as well as help clean our air and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Nuvera Fuel Cells :: Home A clean, efficient energy alternative. At Nuvera fuel cells, we develop coreenabling technologies from power modules that support the emerging distributed http://www.nuvera.com/
Extractions: WKO - Chamber of Commerce Austria, Vienna In the last few years the research topics "hydrogen" and "fuel cells" achieved major importance in the R&D priorities and R&D policies of leading world economies (U.S.A., Japan, EC) and intergovernmental bodies like the IEA – International Energy Agency. In the present discussion high expectations and perspectives are expressed that hydrogen and fuel cells will contribute significantly to the goals of energy policy such as: (i) security of supply, (ii) economics and (iii) sustainability. The following activities support this trend: The formation of a "Hydrogen Coordination Group"
Fuel Cell Technology News No doubt about it, within the next decade, fuel cells will be providing energy for cars and trucks, producing electricity for utilities, and heating and http://www.buscom.com/letters/fctnpromo/fctnpromo.html
Extractions: Because these electrochemical devices convert fuels such as hydrogen and methanol directly into electrical energy without combustion they create virtually no pollution. So they do not add carbon dioxide and other so-called "Greenhouse Gases" to the atmosphere. Moreover, new developments in catalysts and improved reliability have made them viable candidates in a board range of energy applications. That's Why You Should Take a Look at OUR FREE SAMPLE ISSUE (PDF-file) No doubt about it, within the next decade, fuel cells will be providing energy for cars and trucks, producing electricity for utilities, and heating and cooling homes and businesses. They may even replace the expensive batteries in personal computers with power sources that can run for almost a year on a teaspoonful of alcohol. The advent of the fuel cell will transform the energy industry. Already, some companies that have become leaders in fuel cell development over the long haul are very hot stocks on Wall Street. From major automakers to huge utilities, planners are already integrating the fuel cell into their long-range strategies. Some market analysts predict that fuel cells will become a billion dollar market in the next decade.
Fuel Cell Experiment Kit manufacturers are already experimenting successfully with this technology and it is widely believed that fuel cells will become the energy source for http://www.physlink.com/estore/cart/FuelCellCarExperimentKit.cfm
Extractions: Fuel cells are one of the most promising means of producing energy in the future. Because they do not consume fossil fuels they are considered environmentally friendly. Automobile manufacturers are already experimenting successfully with this technology and it is widely believed that fuel cells will become the energy source for automobiles in the near future. With this unique kit, you can build your own experimental reversible fuel cell car to learn more about this energy source. With more than 30 experiments and demonstrations, provided either in the kit or on our web site, users will learn how a reversible fuel cell works to perform electrolysis as well as to create energy. The electricity required to activate electrolysis is created with a large solar cell included with the kit. During electrolysis, water is separated into hydrogen and oxygen and the resulting energy is stored as a gas. When needed, the gas is fed into the fuel cell, which then serves as the power source.
Natural Life Magazine #53 - Fuel Cell Promises Clean Energy solar, tidal or geothermal were used in the electrolysis process which generates hydrogen from water, fuel cells could be a completely clean source of energy. http://www.life.ca/nl/53/fuelcell.html
Extractions: by Wendy Priesnitz There is a new, cleaner energy technology on the horizon. Fuel cells, which have been used to power orbiting space stations and shuttles since the 1960s, promise an end to the fossil fuel/nuclear power age in the not-too-distant future. There is a new, cleaner energy technology on the horizon. Fuel cells, which have been used to power orbiting space stations and shuttles since the 1960s, promise an end to the fossil fuel/nuclear power age in the not-too-distant future. Hydrogen-powered fuel cells are three times as efficient as an internal combustion engine and their only emission is pure water. They are 40 percent efficient when used just for electricity, but can achieve an amazing 80 percent efficiency if used for both electricity and heating applications. One of the leaders in developing this hydrogen fuel cell technology is Ballard Power Systems, located in Burnaby, B.C. Ballard has produced a prototype, zero-emission, hydrogen-powered bus. Three of these demonstration vehicles will be on the streets in Vancouver later this year. This contract, as well as one with the Chicago Transit Authority, will provide the company with valuable research in preparation for commercial production in 1998. Ballard is also working with automobile manufacturers Daimler-Benz, Volkswagen, Volvo, General Motors, Hitachi and Honda, as those companies research and develop fuel cell powered passenger and commercial vehicles. The Matsushita Electric Works is also using Ballard fuel cells to develop portable power systems.
Fuel Cells Hydrogen Technology News And Events energy Info Source. View fuel Cell Yearbook 2002. Korea Institute of energy Research Covers whole fuel cell R D areas from catalysts to integrated systems. http://www.fuelcell-info.com/
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Extractions: Ovonic Regenerative Fuel Cells are electrochemical devices that include two electrodes, an anode, and a cathode. Between the two electrodes is a solid or liquid electrolyte that allows ions to pass through, but prevents electrons from passing through. Hydrogen, which enters the anode, and oxygen, which enters the cathode, are converted into electrical energy and water as a byproduct. The principal differences between PEM fuel cells and Ovonic Regenerative Fuel Cells technology lie in the costs of materials required to make each, the processes by which they operate and in operating temperature ranges. PEM fuel cells require platinum in the electrodes and a costly proton exchange membrane. The Ovonic Regenerative Fuel Cell by contrast promises to require no costly precious metal in its electrodes and no membrane. Additionally, a PEM fuel cell's operating temperature is in the narrow 60°C to 80°C range while the Ovonic Regenerative Fuel Cell is able to operate anywhere within the range of about -20°C to
Digital Summit Highlights Energy From Fuel Cells - 10/09/03 Digital summit highlights energy from fuel cells. Car economist ups US sales forecast to 16.6 million; Digital summit highlights energy from fuel cells; http://www.detnews.com/2003/autosinsider/0310/10/c01-293135.htm
Extractions: Get Home Delivery DEARBORN In the next 50 years, cars with hydrogen fuel cells not only will replace today's gas guzzlers, they'll also help power our homes and neighborhoods, a noted activist and author said at Wednesday's high-tech business conference. "There's a new energy regime on the horizon," Jeremy Rifkin, president of the Foundation on Economic Trends, told local business leaders during his keynote address at the Digital Drive Conference. "The automobile will be the power plant of the 21st century."
Extractions: Source University Of Pennsylvania Date Print this page Email to friend PHILADELPHIA Chemical engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a prototype fuel cell thats the first to run on a readily available liquid fuel source, in this case ordinary diesel fuel. The work nudges fuel cells closer to viability, offering the promise of compact, portable power sources that offer much more bang for the buck than combustion engines or existing batteries. Scientists, corporations and the military are all interested in fuel cells, which are far more efficient and less polluting than other energy sources. Work to develop commercial fuel cells, however, has been hindered by the limited fuel sources on which they have been known to run. KU Researchers Develop Clean-Burning Synthetic Diesel Fuel Coal-Derived Fuel Burns Cleaner New Advance In Fuel Cell Technology May Help Power Medical Implants related stories Related section:
DaimlerChrysler - Environment - Power From A Fuel Cell electrical energy. fuel cells are extremely efficient energywise since the power can be better exploited than in a combustion engine. http://www.daimlerchrysler.com/dccom/0,,0-5-7166-1-142462-1-0-0-142465-0-0-135-7
Extractions: Worldwide Site Map Contact Help ... Deutsch var imgName=s[randomNumber]; var imgWidth=431; var imgHeight=59; document.write('' ); Home Company at a Glance Investor Relations Innovation ... Media Services Power from a fuel cell Of all the alternative sources of propulsion, fuel cell vehicles offer the best future perspectives. They have a high efficiency, are quiet and completely pollution-free: only water emits from exhaust systems. Compressed hydrogen as an energy source is the technically most uncomplicated system, but DaimlerChrysler is also testing other fuel options. On the way towards an emission-free future A redefinition of the car Since its invention, the principle behind a motor vehicle has changed little. By comparison, fuel cell vehicles do not have a combustion engine but an electric motor with high torque that draws its power from a fuel cell. This unit only takes up energy â attained from hydrogen â when it is really needed. The small on-board power station also allows new applications: it can supply both the increasing number of electronic components with energy as well as other users consuming power whilst not in motion, for example air conditioning systems or auxiliary heating. Regenerative hydrogen used in fuel cells will permit emission-free traffic in the future. In this respect this alterna-tive form of propulsion opens up new perspectives for mobility. Clean technology that can be experienced enlarge There are a number of options for using hydrogen as an energy source. DaimlerChrysler pursues those that are ecologically, energy-wise and economically promising and has been testing various concepts for fuel cell vehicles since 1994. Research cars such as the NECAR 1 to NECAR 5, but also the Jeep® Commander 2 or the Chrysler Natrium demonstrate the technical feasibility of differing storage approaches.
On The Edge: The Future Of Fuel Cells few years, they are hardly alone. fuel cells can be used anywhere that energy is required. Things such as highway road signs, often http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/ontheedge_0306.html
Extractions: Based on an electrochemical process that was discovered over 150 years ago, fuel cells use an electrically conductive material to convert chemical energy from hydrogen and oxygen into electrical energy. They pollute less than traditional power sources, producing little more than water as a by-product. Fuel cells are not dependent on dwindling oil supplies, running instead on hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe. And, unlike traditional batteries, fuel cells can be refueled. While this may sound great, all is not roses for the industry. Fuel cells are currently expensive to produce (for automobiles, they can be ten times the price of conventional engines), and the hydrogen they use can be difficult to store and distribute. Yet, fuel cells today are much less expensive and more powerful than the prototypes used in 1960s NASA space capsules to produce both power and water. Were now on the brink of mass-rollouts of the technology in several areas, including automobiles and mobile devices. More Stories
Freeing Gases For Cheap Fuel Cells With Orbiting Laser Cannons fuel cells for buildings and homes might make good backup generators, but not daily energy sources. Hydrogen can be produced on Earth by water electrolysis. http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/laser_hydrogen_020109-1.html
Extractions: When Masahiro Mori sees international petroleum supertankers groan into Japan's Chiba, it must strike him, like many other energy visionaries, as an absurd image: a hazardous product being hauled thousands of miles across a potentially superior and cleaner fuel, hydrogen. What makes Dr. Mori unique, however, is what he imagines to be more sensible: hydrogen blasted out of water by giant lasers in low Earth orbit. Hydrogen has spent a hundred years as the fuel of the future and it still is. But if Mori, an engineer with the Advanced Mission Research Center of Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) has his way, drivers replenishing their fuel cells a generation from now will regard his grand scheme as an inevitable next step in energy production. "NASDA and the Institute for Laser Technology in Tokyo set about joint research development of this system. And it is under application for a patent in cooperation with NASDA, ILT and Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc, which is a private think tank company," Dr. Mori wrote SPACE.com
Fuel Cells-Key Text fuel cells, like batteries, transform chemical energy into electricity. However, unlike batteries, fuels cells don t store electrical energy. http://www.science.org.au/nova/023/023key.htm
Extractions: of Science Sponsored by Fuel cells are an efficient and low-polluting way to generate power. The Australian Technology Park in Sydney has installed Australia's first commercial fuel cell. You will get more from this topic if you have mastered the basics of energy Printer-friendly version of complete topic Bolted under the cargo bay of each NASA space shuttle is a piece of equipment about a metre long. It is shaped like a narrow box and weighs a little over 100 kilograms. This small device is one of the most important items on board the shuttle. If it fails, NASA will call off an entire mission, bringing the crew back to Earth. What is a fuel cell? Fuel cells, like batteries, transform chemical energy into electricity. However, unlike batteries, fuels cells don't store electrical energy. Instead, they convert energy from chemical reactions directly into electrical energy ( Box 1 Generating electricity from coal In Australia, most of our electricity comes from burning coal. Transforming coal into electricity requires a number of steps. At each step, energy is lost from the system. Additional energy is lost during transmission along power lines. By the time electricity reaches your power point, less than 30 per cent of the energy originally stored in the coal is available to you. Burning coal to generate electricity is not only inefficient, it is also polluting. It releases oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, contributing to smog and acid rain. (These emissions are more of a problem overseas than in Australia where the coal is relatively clean.) Burning coal also produces large amounts of carbon dioxide, a
Extractions: Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited's solid oxide fuel cell products will enable on-site energy generation. A solid oxide fuel cell generates electricity via an electrochemical process, somewhat like a battery, but does not need to be recharged. In addition, the fuel cell reaction generates valuable high temperature heat which can be used in a range of cogeneration applications. Solid oxide fuel cell products have the potential to provide a cheaper, quieter, greener and more reliable energy supply. Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited Worldwide deregulation of energy markets, environmental concerns and demand for reliable supply have focussed attention on alternative energy generation. According to recent research, energy generation at or close to point of consumption is the fastest growing sector in the energy industry. Analysts estimate that distributed generation has a potential global market of several billion dollars.
World Press Review - Fuel Cells - Iceland - Hydrogen Power Eco energy Ltd.), an Icelandic holding company, to create the Icelandic Icelandic New energy, which aims to research hydrogen fuel cell technology and wean http://www.worldpress.org/europe/0123iceland.htm
Extractions: How they work: 1. Hydrogen gas flows over the anode. 2. Electrons are stripped from the hydrogen and flow through the anode to the external circuit. 3. Hydrogen ions move through electrolyte to cathode. Oxygen is introduced to the cathode. 4. Hydrogen ions, electrons, and oxygen combine to form water vapor. (Diagram: U.S. Department of Defense) As the West anxiously eyes the explosive political situation in the Middle East, pundits and energy experts are expounding the need for more alternatives to petroleum. Naturally, the quest is motivated by other factors as well. Icelandic scientists believe that within the next 15 years, world demand for oil will outstrip production. The projected shortage, it is feared, would make gasoline extremely expensive. The gadflies of the hydrocarbon age also worry about the effect the world's dependence on petroleum products is having on the environment. Burning fossil fuels creates pollution that, scientists are increasingly concerned, causes global warming.
USFCC Internet Directory 4Hydrogen; Altarum Institute; California fuel Cell Partnership; Distributed energy Forum; Earth Talk; fuel cells 2000; fuelcells.org fuel Cell Career Center; fuel http://www.usfcc.com/internet.htm
Extractions: The US Fuel Cell Council has assembled a collection of Internet Sites that discuss fuel cells and fuel cell related issues. We will be adding additional web sites, so please check this location for updates. Be sure to also check the Online Publications in the LIbrary If you have any suggestions or recommended sites, please email us. Thank you.
