Archive for: September, 2009

Test Drive the Latest Fuel Cells: The New Generation of Green Power 2009 Conference

This year’s conference, Fuel Cells: The New Generation of Green Power,( November 16-19th  in Palms Springs, Ca) will expand on the conference’s mission to advance the global energy, environmental, and economic benefits offered by fuel cell technology. Through our extensive technical program and exciting exposition featuring international partners, the FCS&E showcases the importance of fuel [...]

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Ohio State Engineering Student Team Shatters Landspeed Record for a Fuel Cell Car, 302.87mph

For the second time this week, Ohio State’s Buckeye Bullet 2 team has exceeded the international speed record it set in 2007. Late yesterday (9/25), the Bullet set an average speed of 302.877 mph, which is pending certification by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile before it can be called an official record. The hydrogen fuel [...]

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Would you buy a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle?

A Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) is a battery electric vehicle falling under United States Department of Transportation classification for low-speed vehicles. “Low-speed vehicle” is a federally-approved street-legal vehicle classification which came into existence in 1998 under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 500 (FMVSS 500). The standard does not differentiate between electric or gas operated but [...]

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Wind to Hydrogen Project for Vehicle Fueling Station

AFVTech is currently working on a vehicle conversion project with BEPC and the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota, to develop a hydrogen vehicle conversion system for a new and innovative Wind-to-Hydrogen Pilot Project. BEPC along with the EERC and several other partners is developing a hydrogen vehicle fueling [...]

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Solar Powered Travel Information Displays for German Railways

Saft batteries keep solar-powered travel information displays running year-round for Germany’s railways Saft’s Sunica.plus nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries store solar-generated power for AEG MIS self-contained LCD-based information points Paris, September 21, 2009 – Saft, the world specialist in the design and manufacture of high-tech batteries for industry and defence, is supplying its specialized Sunica.plus nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) [...]

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UK Government Extends and Broadens their “Cash for Clunkers” Program

The Government today announced a £100M increase to the vehicle scrappage scheme to build on the success of the scheme in boosting consumer demand. The automotive sector supports R&D, technological innovation and skills and a manufacturing supply chain that are a mainstay of the wider manufacturing sector in the UK. Industry figures have reflected the [...]

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Biodiesel from the Fermentation of Sugar Process under Development

BP and Martek Biosciences Corporation have signed a Joint Development Agreement  to work on the production of microbial oils for biofuels applications. The partnership combines a broad technology platform and operational capabilities to advance the development of a step-change technology for the conversion of sugars into biodiesel. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, Martek [...]

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Partnership Announced to Provide US with Diesel Exhaust Treatment Solutions

World’s largest Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) producer and USA’s largest fuel distributor combine forces to focus on fleet emissions in advance of EPA mandate Atlanta, Georgia and Tampa, Florida – In an exclusive partnership agreement announced, Mansfield Oil Company, the $5.1 Billion fuel supply and logistics firm serving 49 states and parts of Canada, and [...]

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Canadian Electric Car Company Zenn Motors Abandons Vehicle Plans

Canadian electric car start-up Zenn Motor Company Inc has announced that it no longer has any plans to produce a vehicle. Instead it will focus on its key electric drive technology , the ZENNenrgyTM drive. There is a big difference between designing and prototyping an electric car ( or any car for that matter) and [...]

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SFC Smart Fuel Cell Wins 2009 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award

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SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG, technology and market leader for mobile and off-grid power solutions based on fuel cells, announced recently that the Wall Street Journal has selected the company as a winner of one of its 2009 Technology Innovation Awards. The global competition honors companies for technological breakthroughs in energy, the environment, computing systems, [...]

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