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March 18th, 2007
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This weeks highlights featured headlines from a variety of sources.
Sharp Corporation announced that it has achieved the world's highest*1 power density*2, 0.3W/cc, for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) for mobile equipment. This new technology enables efficient power generation from a small cell volume. Thus, the use of this technology can make it possible to develop fuel cells that have almost the same volume but a longer continuous-use lifespan than lithium-ion batteries, which are the main type currently in use. Sharp will promote further research and development for the practical application of fuel cells for mobile equipment such as PDAs, electronic dictionaries, and notebook computers.
Ballard Power Systems announced that it has signed a multi-year supply agreement with an affiliate of the ACME Group (ACME), a leading provider of telecommunications infrastructure solutions in India, to provide fuel cells for backup power in the wireless telecom market. .
AC Transit and UTC Power announced the largest ever U.S. order of fuel cell systems to power next-generation zero-emission transit buses. The announcement was made at the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) annual bus conference in Austin, Texas. AC Transit of Oakland, CA has agreed to purchase a minimum of eight 120 kW Pure Motion® Model 120 fuel cell systems from UTC Power of South Windsor, CT, with options for an additional 13 units, to power AC Transit’s next-generation hybrid-electric, fuel cell buses, scheduled for delivery in 2009 and 2010.
H2 Logic A/S announced that it has received a funding grant from Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation (DANATF) to develop a 3rd generation fuel cell hybrid system for forklifts that reaches commercial targets and enables a following market introduction. The development will happen in collaboration with Still Denmark A/S, Müller Gas Equipment A/S and Technical University of Denmark.
BMW announced that the influential J.D. "Dave" Power III, founder of J.D. Power and Associates and board member of Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc., is the latest high-visibility eco-friendly ambassador to receive keys to a BMW Hydrogen 7.
MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. (“MTI Micro”), the developer of Mobion® off-the-grid portable power solutions and a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology, Incorporated (“MTI”) (NASDAQ: MKTY), announced that it entered into a development agreement with a global Japanese developer of products utilizing advanced optical and digital technologies, including digital cameras, to evaluate the feasibility, development and production of Mobion® products.
The University of South Carolina – City of Columbia Fuel Cell Collaborative, the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA), a global leader in applied research and commercialization, announced that it has signed a contract with the Center for Transportation and the Environment to lead a project that will install and commission a hydrogen fueling station in downtown Columbia. An initial project kick-off meeting was conducted today and work will commence immediately, with the goal of having the station operational in advance of the 2009 National Hydrogen Association annual conference, which will be held in Columbia in late March, 2009.
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This Week's Headlines
--Sharp Achieves the World’s Highest Power Density for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFC)
-Ballard Power Systems and ACME Group Sign Multi-Year Fuel Cell Supply Agreement
-New DLR Research Aircraft Takes Off Using Fuel Cell Propulsion
-AC Transit and UTC Power Announce Largest Ever U.S. Order of Fuel Cell Systems
-H2 Logic A/S receives funding grant from DANATF for fuel cell forklift development
-Auto Industry Authority Dave Power says Hydrogen Technology May be a Viable Solution for Sustainability
-Akermin Announces Prototype Availability and World Leading Biocathode Performance
-MTI Micro Signs Development Agreement with Global Japanese Developer of Digital Cameras
-Toyota to Continue Providing Residential Fuel Cell Cogeneration System for Government Project
-Ohio Recognized as Global Leader in the Fuel Cell Industry
-Railroad Commissioner visits Lamar University fuel cell lab
-Ansaldo Fuel Cells Picks Up 2007 Receives Fost & Sullivan European Energy Technology Innovation of the Year Award
-Columbia Hydrogen Fueling Station Project Officially Launched
COMPANY / INDUSTRY FEATURES AND HIGHLIGHTS
- Hydrogen Gas-barrier Material Developed With Clay
Research News
-MIT creates new material for fuel cells
- Spray-on electrodes
- Improved Ion Mobility Is Key to New Hydrogen Storage Compound
- Sony Explains High Output of Ultra-small Fuel-Cell System
Quick Notes
- Honda to Release New Fuel Cell Vehicle in Japan in Autumn
- Beiqi Foton to run zero-emission fuel-cell buses in July
- Toshiba Eyes Fuel Cells, Cell-based TV by 2009
- Honda to Release New Fuel Cell Vehicle in Japan in Autumn
Reading Room
- Ohio tries to sell itself as fuel cell corridor
- Fuel cells: distant dream, but burning with promise
- GM's Perspective on Hydrogen
Investor Update
- MTI shareholders approve 8-to-1 reverse stock split
- Power Air Corporation Names Donald Ceci New Chief Executive Officer
- Millennium Cell Updates Stakeholders
- Ceramic Fuel Cells Completes Issue of Shares and Compliance Notice
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Patents Issued
01-Temperature-based vehicle wakeup strategy to initiate fuel cell freeze protection– Ford (U)
02-Fuel processor feedstock delivery system – IdaTech (U)
03-System and method for early detection of contaminants in a fuel processing system – IdaTech (U)
04-Cold start pre-heater for a fuel cell system – General Motors (U)
05-Fuel cell vehicle – Honda (U)
06-Polymer nanocomposite membrane and fuel cell using the same – Samsung SDI (U)
07-Fuel cell stack – Honda (U)
08-Composite polymer electrolyte membranes and electrode assemblies for reducing fuel crossover in direct liquid feed fuel cells – Tekion, Inc. (U)
09-Exhaust gas processing device for fuel cell – Honda (U)
10-Silica sol composition, membrane electrode assembly with proton-exchange membrane, and fuel cell – FujiFilm (U)
11-Electrode having macropores and micropores therein – Hewlett-Packard (U)
12-Hearing device with fuel cell – Phonak AG (U)
13-Fuel cell system and related control method – Nissan (U)
14-Cooling agents for cooling systems in fuel cell drives containing azole derivatives – BASF (U)
15-Method and apparatus for hydrogen detection and dilution – General Motors (U)
16-Miniature biological fuel cell that is operational under physiological conditions, and associated devices and methods– Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. (U)
17-Composite oxide for solid oxide fuel cell and method for preparation thereof – Seimi Chemical Co., Ltd. (U)
18-Method for opening tank shut-off valves in gas feeding systems with connected tanks – General Motors (U)
19-Microbial fuel cell with flexible substrate and micro-pillar structure– Sweet Power Inc. (E)
20-Fuel cell heat exchange systems and methods – Ceres (E)
21-Thin plate member for unit cell of solid oxide fuel cell – NGK Insulators (E)
22-Apparatus for supplying water in a fuel cell system – Samsung (E)
23-Hydrogen producing apparatus, fuel cell system and electronic equipment – Hitachi (E)
24-Fuel cell regeneration – Bose Corp. (E)
25-Seperator for fuel cell and fuel cell – Matsushista Electric (E)
26-Metal separator for fuel cell and manufacturing method thereof – University of Yamanashi (E)
27-Molding die for fuel cell separator, method of manufacturing fuel cell separator, and fuel cell separator – Seikoh Geiken (E)
28-Electrode, membrane-electrode assembly, and fuel cell system including same– Samsung (E)
29-Fuel cell system and method of controlling the same – Samsung (E)
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