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New Discovery Could Improve Efficiency of Fuel Cells, Batteries

Scientists from South Carolina's leading public universities—the University of South Carolina and Clemson University—have made a discovery that could dramatically improve the efficiency of batteries and fuel cells.

13 Apr 2015

Toshiba Group Hydrogen Energy Research & Development Center Opens in Western Tokyo

Toshiba Corporation today announced the opening of the Toshiba Group Hydrogen Energy Research & Development Center (HRDC) at its Fuchu Complex in western Tokyo.

7 Apr 2015

Breakthrough Solution Harvests Energy from Wastewater Treatment Plants Using Fuel Cell Technology

The EU project SOFCOM is coordinated by Politecnico di Torino. The project developed a break-through solution to transform the organic waste collected in wastewater treatment plants into valuable energy products through the use of high-efficiency fuel cell technology.

30 Mar 2015

IKEA to Install Bloom Energy Fuel Cell System at Emeryville Store

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced plans to install a fuel cell system manufactured by Bloom Energy at its location in Emeryville, CA – one of two San Francisco-area stores for the Swedish company. Consistent with the IKEA focus on emerging energy technologies, this project represents the first IKEA endeavor globally to convert biogas into electricity through a clean electro-chemical process. The fuel cell system will be installed, commissioned and activated by this summer, 2015.

26 Mar 2015

Fuel Cell Market Forecast to Grow at 20% CAGR During 2015-2020

The fuel cell industry, which is presently at a budding stage, presents huge potential for growth in the coming years. Its efficiency has created demand for related technologies in various application areas including military, electronic devices, transportation, traffic signaling, security and remote monitoring, etc.

24 Mar 2015

Natural Gas-Powered Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Could Increase Power Reliability, Reduce Carbon Emissions

Large facilities like big box stores or hospitals could keep the lights on by using a fuel cell that runs off the natural gas that already flows in pipelines below most city streets.

5 Mar 2015

Research Findings Could Help Generate Low-Cost Clean Energy from PEM Fuel Cells

For nearly half a century, scientists have been trying to replace precious metal catalysts in fuel cells. Now, for the first time, researchers at Case Western Reserve University have shown that an inexpensive metal-free catalyst performs as well as costly metal catalysts at speeding the oxygen reduction reaction in an acidic fuel cell.

2 Mar 2015

FCO Power Announces Further Development of Next-Generation Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack

FCO Power Inc. today announced the further development of its next-generation solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack for residential fuel cell systems in existing apartments. Use of the stack makes it realistic to install fuel cells in existing apartments, which account for approximately 40 percent of housing in Japan, from 2020.

24 Feb 2015

Sandia, Linde Sign CRADA to Accelerate Development of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

Sandia National Laboratories and industrial gas giant Linde LLC have signed an umbrella Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) that is expected to accelerate the development of low-carbon energy and industrial technologies, beginning with hydrogen and fuel cells.

19 Dec 2014

Underground Sites Offer Low-Cost Solution for Storage of Hydrogen

Large-scale storage of low-pressure, gaseous hydrogen in salt caverns and other underground sites for transportation fuel and grid-scale energy applications offers several advantages over above-ground storage, says a recent Sandia National Laboratories study sponsored by the Department of Energy's Fuel Cell Technologies Office.

11 Dec 2014