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Nottingham University Chooses Solid Hydrogen Solution for Creative Energy Homes Project

McPhy Energy, a company known for its solid hydrogen storage expertise, declared that its solution for mid-term renewable energy storage has been chosen for use in a residential micro-grid under the Nottingham University sponsored Creative Energy Homes (CEH) project.

6 Sep 2011

University of Birmingham Researchers Test Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Canal Boat

The University of Birmingham has been testing a hydrogen powered prototype canal boat for inland waterways for around three years. Empa has designed the hydrogen tank for this boat.

3 Sep 2011

Ballard Begins Sub-Lease of Space to Daimler

Ballard Power Systems has optimized and consolidated the production space and product development at its specific fuel cell manufacturing facilities, which is situated in Burnaby, British Columbia.

26 Aug 2011

Unique Microscopy Method Allows Scientists to Study Key Reactions in Fuel Cells

research team at the Department of Energy (DOE)’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has employed a novel technology called electrochemical strain microscopy to investigate the reactions that restrict the extensive use of fuel cell technologies.

18 Aug 2011

NexTech's Protective Fuel Cell Coating Achieves >40000hrs SOFC Operation

Building on test results presented at the 12th DOE SECA Workshop July 27th, NexTech Materials, Ltd. has performed accelerated stability tests that predict a service life of over 40,000 hours at 750°C for low cost ferritic steel (AL 441 HP) interconnect components for fuel cell applications protected by its manganese-cobalt spinel (MCO) coatings.

8 Aug 2011

Sandia National Laboratories Develops Fuel Cell Mobile Lighting System Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cell

The final and 135th launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis at the grounds of the Kennedy Space Center also saw the deployment of a mobile lighting system powered by the hydrogen fuel cell.

19 Jul 2011

Alloy Materials with Higher Level Oxidation Resistance Deployed in Fuel Cells

Hitachi Metals declared that it has productively developed metal interconnects that contain increased level of oxidation resistance and sturdiness for effective deployment in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC).

12 Jul 2011

Panasonic Establishes Residential Fuel Cell R+D Centre in Germany

Panasonic has announced the launch of its Panasonic Fuel Cell Development Office Europe (PFCOE) in Langen, Germany.

4 Jul 2011

Researchers Unveil Self-Cleaning Anodes to Power Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

A team of researchers from Georgia Tech, the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have formulated a self-cleaning carbon removal method by utilizing barium oxide nano particles, which will enable direct powering of solid oxide fuel cells by coal gas at a low level temperature of 750°C.

24 Jun 2011

Researchers Develop Biology-Powered Fuel Cell

Philip R. LeDuc and Kelvin B. Gregory, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, have declared the development of world’s smallest fuel cell that is powered by biology.

21 Jun 2011