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Welcome to FuelCellWorks Inside the Industry Newsletters, the most up to date newsletters in the Fuel Cell Industry.
May 04, 2008
These newsletters were created to allow those interested in the Fuel Cell Industry and with busy schedules to keep up on a weekly basis.
The following news items made headlines this week.
In Loughbourough, near Birmingham, UK, PSA Peugeot Citroλn and Intelligent Energy presented the results of their joint H2Origin research project, aimed at fitting an advanced technology fuel cell stack into a zero-emissions urban delivery van to power its electric drivetrain.The three-year partnership has culminated in the development of the Peugeot Partner H2Origin technology demonstrator, whose electric drivetrain is powered by the latest generation Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells.
Sony Corporation prototyped a fuel-cell system small enough to fit in one hand. The size of the system is about 50 Χ 30mm, which was realized by combining a fuel cell, Li-polymer secondary battery, control circuit and so forth. This is the first time that Sony revealed the prototype of a practical fuel-cell system including, for example, a secondary battery and control circuit. The company exhibited the evaluation results of the system at Small Fuel Cells 2008
MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. ("MTI Micro"), the developer of Mobion(R) off-the-grid portable power solutions and a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology Incorporated ("MTI") (NASDAQ: MKTY), unveiled a new embedded micro fuel cell prototype design for handheld global positioning system ("GPS") devices at the 10th Annual International Small Fuel Cells Conference in Atlanta. MTI Micro will exhibit a micro fuel cell powered GPS prototype at booth number 101, alongside its full range of functional prototypes for use in handheld electronic devices.MTI Micro's new Mobion(R) powered GPS prototype provides three times as much energy as GPS devices powered by four disposable AA batteries. On a model with a large, full-color screen, this fuel cell design generates up to 60 hours of continuous power and provides weeks instead of days of typical usage.
Daimler announced that it's fuel cell bus fleet has broken a new record: the 36 buses together have clocked more than two million kilometers transporting around seven million passengers. Once again this zero-emission drive system has proved its high reliability and suitability for everyday use. Every kilometer clocked up also increases the extensive data, which is important for the further development of zero-emission drive systems providing valuable information for the next hybrid-based generation of fuel cell buses.30 buses from the fuel cell fleet were involved in public short-distance traffic in large European cities, a further 3 were in Perth and Beijing respectively. The fleet has clocked up round about 135,000 operating hours to date with the vehicles proving their worth in the cold wintery northern conditions of Stockholm and Reykjavik, in the summer heat of Spain and in mountainous and flat conditions.
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This Week's Headlines
-PSA Peugeot Citroλn and Intelligent Energy Unveil H2Origin
-Sony Unveils Ultrasmall Hybrid Fuel Cell
-MTI Micro Debuts Embedded Fuel Cell Prototype for Handheld GPS Devices
-Fuel cell on-road tests: Daimler Buses clock up 2 millionth kilometer *
-Government of Canada Invests Over $13.6 Million in Vancouver's World-Class Fuel Cell Industry
-Gale Banks Selected to Test Drive New BMW Hydrogen 7 Sedan
-Raymond, Ballard Power Sign Joint Development Agreement For Fuel Cell Lift Truck Research
-U.S. DOT Approves Transport of Methanol Fuel Cell Cartridges and Systems on Passenger Aircraft
-University of Waterloo Students Unveil Emission-Free Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicle
-Jason Bateman Receives Keys to BMW Hydrogen 7
-Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control Approves Financing Commitments for Ultra-Clean
FuelCell Energy Power Plant
-Proton Motor partners with Automotive Engineering Specialist AVL to Develop Fuel Cell Hybrid
System
-HydroGen Corp. Announces Successful Start Up of Full-Scale Commercial Demonstration Fuel Cell
Power Plant
-Protonex Awarded $3.65 Million Program to Continue Development of Pulse(TM) M250
-Ceramic Fuel Cells Awards German Fuel Cell Research Prize
-SFC Smart Fuel Cell wins German industry award "Industriepreis 2008
-Monroe County New York will participate in Chevrolet's "Project Driveway" Program to Test Fuel Cell
Vehicles
-Protonex Receives Additional $1.62 Million to Extend Capabilities of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
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Patents Issued
01-Gas sensor and fuel cell system and automobile employing the same Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (U)
02-System and method for refueling a hydrogen vessel Proton Energy (U)
03-Combined water gas shift reactor/carbon dioxide adsorber for use in a fuel cell system General Motors (U)
04-Borazine-boron nitride hybrid hydrogen storage system UT-Battelle, LLC (U)
05-Fuel cell system and method for discharging reaction gas from fuel cell Honda (U)
06-Solid polymer MEMS-based fuel cells The Regents of the University of California (U)
07-Fuel cell Nissan (U)
08-Surface structure for enhancing catalyst reactivity and method of manufacturing thereof Hewlett (U)
09-Ion-conducting sulfonated polymeric materials Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. (U)
10-Dynamic fuel cell system management controller MTI MicroFuel Cells, Inc. (U)
11-Hydrogen station, method of charging hydrogen, and vehicle Toyota (U)
12-Onboard hydrogen storage unit with heat transfer system for use in a hydrogen powered vehicle Ovonic Hydrogen Systems (U)
13-Fuel cell vehicle Honda (U)
14-Combined energy storage and fuel generation with reversible fuel cells Bloom Energy Corporation (U)
15-Fuel cell Toshiba (U)
16-Multi-function solid oxide fuel cell bundle and method of making the same Pittsburgh Electric Engines, Inc. (U)
17-Ink for forming catalyst layer, and electrode and membrane-electrode assembly using the same Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (U)
18-Separator of a fuel cell and a manufacturing method thereof Toyota (U)
19-Method of preserving fuel cell membrane electrode assembly Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (U)
20-Process for pre-reforming hydrocarbon fuels Delphi Technologies, Inc. (U)
21-Highly conductive thermoplastic composites for rapid production of fuel cell bipolar plates Virginia Tech (U)
22-Assembly structure for fuel cell stacks and fan Antig (E)
23-Membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cell, method of preparing same, and fuel cell system comprising same Samsung (E)
24-Partial pressure swing adsorption system for providing hydrogen to a vehicle fuel cell Bloom Energy(E)
25-Thermal control of fuel cell for improved cold start Ballard Power (E)
26-Electrolyte material for solid polymer fuel cell, electrolyte membrane and membrane-electrode assembly Asahi Glass (E)
27-Tubular fuel cell with integrated electrically conducting spacer and fuel cell module Toyota
28-Fuel cell system Toyota (E)
29-Fuel cell system Toyota (E)
30-Fuel cell system Toshiba (E)
31-Electrode for fuel cell, and membrane-electrode assembly and fuel cell system including the same Samsung (E)
32-Fuel cell system Samsung (E)
33-Electrochemical cell and fuel cell using the same Nissan (E)
34-Fuel cell with fuel monitoring system and method of use BIC (E)
35-Polymer composite ioni/electronic conductance membrane methods for the production thereof of and a planar fuel cell core comprising said membrane Commissariat Energie Atomique (E)
36-Fuel cell system Toyota (E)
37-Biological fuel cell Magneto Special Alloys (E)
38-Monopolar fuel cell Fassina Andrea (E)
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