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BlueGen Fuel Cell Unit Performs Better Than Solar PV Systems

BlueGen, an efficient electricity generator from Ceramic Fuel Cells, has generated electricity that is nearly twice the amount required by “Smart Home” in Sydney during the first 18 months. The unit has utilized waste heat and gas to produce a large amount of energy.

7 Feb 2012

Zentric and OneEnergy Partner for Fuel Cell Technology

Zentric, an advanced battery technologies company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with OneEnergy, a private R&D company in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for innovative fuel cell battery technology.

7 Feb 2012

fuelcellmaterials.com Exhibiting at Ceramics Conference at Daytona Beach

fuelcellmaterials.com will be exhibiting January 22-27 at the 36th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites in Daytona Beach, Florida.

17 Jan 2012

Researchers Convert Insect’s Internal Chemicals into Usable Power

Scientists at Case Western Reserve University report a big step towards turning cockroaches into cyborgs. Case Western Reserve chemistry professor Daniel Scherson collaborated with biology research assistant Alan J. Pollack, chemistry professor Irene Lee, biology professor Roy E. Ritzmann, and graduate student Michelle Rasmussen to produce a biofuel cell to provide electricity for various recording devices, sensors or just to control an insect cyborg.

10 Jan 2012

Fuel Cell Electrocatalyst Technology from Brookhaven Lab Licensed by N.E. Chemcat

N.E. Chemcat Corporation, a producer of precious metal and catalyst in Japan, has licensed the electrocatalyst technology conceptualized by researchers at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in the U.S. Department of Energy.

5 Jan 2012

Sao Paulo City to Run Clean Energy Buses Using Ballard’s Fuel Cell Modules

Ballard Power Systems has expressed a letter of intent (LOI) to supply 25 hydrogen fuel cell modules called FCvelocity-HD6 to be used as a power source for 25 buses in the City of Sao Paulo, the largest city in Brazil.

29 Dec 2011

Development of High-Performance Material Helps Produce Low-Cost, Lightweight Fuel Cells

ThyssenKrupp VDM and the Julich Research Center have created an enhanced high-performance material called Crofer 22 H for solid oxide fuel cells. The novel material is ready for commercial production through a multi-year project that includes other industrial partners.

26 Dec 2011

CellEra Announces Investment Round to Produce and Market Low-Cost Fuel Cells

CellEra, which develops low-cost, platinum-free membrane fuel cells, has declared a funding round worth $9.2 million headed by Vodafone Group’s capital arm, Voadfone Ventures, and Carmel Ventures, a top-tier venture capital firm based in Israel.

20 Dec 2011

Major Construction Complete at Town of Hempstead Wind Turbine

The Town of Hempstead, New York, has completed a major construction on its 100 kW wind turbine. As part of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, the Town had received more than $4.5M in federal grants for its various energy projects.

17 Dec 2011

Archer Daniels Midland Company Announces Construction of Biodiesel Plant in Lloydminster

Archer Daniels Midland Company has announced that the company will construct a biodiesel facility of 265 million L capacity in Lloydminster, Canada. The company is planning to start the plant’s construction in spring 2012 and complete it by the fourth quarter of 2013.

17 Nov 2011