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| Transportation
(propulsion) |
| Anuvu Incorporated
|
"creating fuel cell vehicles from the ground-up
with efficiency and safety as the top priorities" |
| Ballard |
Transportation
page on Ballard web site |
| BMW |
"Hydrogen will replace petrol. That is the BMW CleanEnergy
idea. However, since hydrogen fuelling facilities are not widely
available at the moment, the BMW CleanEnergy vehicles are fitted
with a petrol tank in addition to the hydrogen tank." H2
fueled ICE |
| Esoro
AG |
HyCar - the first Swiss Fuel Cell Car |
| General
Motors |
"Reinventing the Automobile with Fuel Cell Technology"
> Fuel
Cell Technology: Prospects, Promises and Challenges
> Spring 2004: Fuel
cell Marathon across Europe: 10,000 kilometers from Norway to
Portugal gmeurope.com |
| Hino
Motors, Ltd. |
2/27/02 Toyota/Hino
Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus 1st to Obtain Ministry Certification |
| Honda |
1/8/06 Honda
to Begin Producing Next Generation FCX Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle |
| Nuvera
|
8/2005 Fuel
Cell/Battery Hybrid Power for Industrial Truck Fleets  |
| PROTON
MOTOR Fuel Cell GmbH |
"located in Starnberg, is one of the leading european
companies for PEM fuel cell technology. " |
| Quantum
Technologies |
11/1/04 U.S.
Army to Exhibit Quantum’s Aggressor AMV Fuel Cell Vehicle
at SEMA Show
> NASDAQ:QTWW | |
| Toyota |
11/12/06 US
debut for Toyota Fine-T Fuel Cell Hybrid MotorTorque
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| UTC
Fuel Cells |
"UTC Fuel Cells is partnering with major automobile manufacturers
include Nissan, Hyundai and BMW, as well as the U.S. Department
of Energy, in developing fuel cell technology for cars." |
| XCELLSiS |
Fuel cell engines for vehicles - born as partnership
between DaimlerChrysler, Ballard, and Ford; wholly owned by
Ballard as "Ballard AG", 2001-2004; bought back by
Ford and Daimler in 2004. |
| Portable
Power, Personal Electronics, "Soldier Power" ("micro"
fuel cells) |
Angstrom
Power
Inc.
Vancouver |
"Angstrom Power fuel cells run off stored
hydrogen and takes oxygen from the air. . . The key to Angstrom
Power’s fuel cell technology is the ability to pack a
large amount of surface area into a small volume using proprietary
micro-structured topology . . ."
> 1/8/08 Angstrom
Power Demonstrates Fully Integrated, Fuel Cell Powered Mobile
Device |
Antig
Taipei |
"Antig stacks are designed to be used with
methanol . . . Each cell is part of what is called a MEA (membrane
electrode assembly). . . catalyst separates each element from
the methanol and water, breaking the hydrogen into positive
and negative ions." PEM-DMFC. |
CMR Fuel
Cells
UK |
UK developer of fuel cell stacks for portable and
small stationary power generation applications. DMFC.
>
"In a conventional stack, the plates account for around
90% of the volume and weight, one third of material costs and
up to half of the possible cell area" "at the stack
level, CMR eliminates bipolar flow-field plates" "a
mixture of fuel and oxidant flows through a fully porous anode-electrolyte-cathode
assembly"
> IPO Dec. 2005; London
(AIM):CMF |
| Gecko Energy Technologies,
Inc. |
> "places the power in the outside shell of a device
rather than on the inside"
> "founded in early
2004 ... to improve upon and commercialize planar fuel cell
technology that the founders conceived and developed while working
for Motorola" |
| Jadoo Power Systems |
"creating products for the law enforcment, broadcast,
military, medical and telemetry markets where power is a critical
resource"
> NAB
II Broadcast Power Solutions professional video cameras.
PEM fuel cells with metal hydride fuel cartridges |
| Manhattan Scientifics |
micro fuel cells for personal electronics
>Energy Related
Devices Inc. (ERD) research contractor to MHTX - Chief Scientist
Robert Hockaday. DMFC.
> OTC:MHTX
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| Medis
Technologies, Inc. |
> DMFCs for cell phones, laptops - Chief Fuel
Cell Scientist Gennadi Finkelstain
> alkaline liquid
electrolyte, proprietary glycerol-sodium borohydride fuel
> 
H2FC Interview:
Medis CEO/Chairman Robert Lifton 4/2003
> Pink Sheets:MDTL.PK
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| MTI
MicroFuel Cells, Inc. |
PEM-DMFCs for cell phones, laptops
> CTO
Shimshon Gottesfeld, former director of fuel cell research at
Los Alamos
>subsidiary of Mechanical
Technologies, Inc.
> Pink Sheets:
MKTY.PK |
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myFC AB
Sweden
|
"myFC's FuelCellSticker™ utilizes hydrogen as a
fuel, with air (oxygen) as an oxidant. . . myFC's FuelCellStickerTM
is planar in design, and its compactness makes it ideal for
integration into mobile applications of all sizes." |
| Neah Power Systems, Inc. |
"silicon architecture that is expected to address the
traditional challenges associated with micro fuel cells"
> Power Gap A critical "power gap" for mobile
electronics exists today, and is expected to continue to grow
in years to come |
| Pemery
Corporation |
"engaged in the development
of fuel cell technology to provide long-lasting, portable power
sources for munitions and other portable power applications" |
| Protonex |
"The next generation of Protonex portable soldier power,
P2, should further reduce the weight to only 33% of the weight
of existing battery solutions. Protonex anticipates this product
going into military field trials in 2006." |
Smart
Fuel Cell GmbH
Germany
|
> The SFC
C20 is an external energy supply for a variety of mobile
electronic devices.
> The MFC
100 is specially designed to fullfill the requirements
for blue-water yachting.
> The SFC A50 is an universal long-term power supply for
applications far away from the power plug. technical
datasheet |
| T/J
Technologies |
"T/J TECHNOLOGIES WINS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
AWARD TO DEVELOP HYBRID ULTRACAPACITOR/FUEL CELL POWER PACKS
FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONICS"
> private comapny, Ann Arbor, MI |
Tekion, Inc.
Burnaby, BC |
"Our technology uses Formira™ as a
fuel (as opposed to methanol which is used by most other micro
fuel cell developers). Formira™ is purified and modified
formic acid. . . The high power capability and simple chemistry
of Formira™ fuel cells allow us to build a product that
is less complex than methanol systems and actually fits within
portable devices." Direct formic acid PEM-FC. |
| UltraCell |
"The UltraCell system differs from most other micro
fuel cells systems with its use of a revolutionary micro reformer,
which generates hydrogen from highly concentrated methanol."
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Uninterruptible
Power Supply (UPS)
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| Avista
Labs |
"Today, our focus is on the commercial backup
power market. We are selling products that will help companies
continue operations during limited duration power outages .
. . " |
| Ballard
Power |
"The AirGen™ unit . . . is more than just a generator.
It is a complete power protection solution. It is a standby
uninterruptible power supply (UPS). It automatically starts
during a power outage, preventing key phone and computer systems
from crashing." |
| IdaTech |
"Even as we are refining our residential fuel cell system,
we are energetically exploring the development of a number of
other products, including systems for . . . UPS" |
| Hydrogenics |
HyUPS™
Power Generator "a stationary power product developed
to meet critical backup power needs across multiple markets.
The initial target market for this product is the demanding
telecommunications industry." |
| P21
GMBH |
"Our first product is developed for the
uninterruptible power supply (UPS). P 21 will enter the UPS-market
by offering back-up power solutions based on PEM fuel cells.
"
> 4/6/04 Fuel
Cell Company P21 Gets $7.3 Million First Round |
| Plug Power |
6/3/03 Plug
Power Introduces First Fuel Cell Product For The Telecommunications
Market "designed to provide extended run back-up
power specifically for the telecommunications industry in
the demanding outside plant (OSP) market. . . Priced at $14,995
($3,000/kilowatt), the zero-emission GenCoreTM5T will appeal
to system operators concerned with reducing life-cycle maintenance
and total equipment expenses"
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| Stationary:
continuous operation: commercial/industrial/institutional ,
cogeneration (200 kW and up) |
| Ballard |
250 kW stationary generator field trial
>
PEM
>
H2FC's View: PEM probably not a viable technology in
this application with today's platinum loading (cost) and membrane
(cost, durability) issues. |
| FuelCell Energy |
MCFC |
| UTC
Fuel Cells |
"Since 1991, UTC Fuel Cells has been producing a commercial
fuel cell power plant, which produces 200kW of electricity and
900,000 BTUs of usable heat. . . at a range of locations from
a New York City police station to a major postal facility in
Alaska to a credit-card processing system facility in Nebraska
to a science center in Japan"
> PAFC |
| Siemens |
SOFC
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| Stationary:
residential/light commercial (5-15 kW) |
| Avista
Labs |
"At this time Avista Labs is not marketing
fuel cells for residential use. We believe that the technology
today is not affordable enough to introduce into the residential
marketplace. Additionally, building codes and standards for
the use of fuel cells in a residential setting are yet to be
established. " |
| ClearEdge
Power |
"The CE5 uses proven fuel cell technology
to deliver two important home energy needs, electricity and
heat, from one efficient source."
> 8/28/09 ClearEdge
Power Raises $15M |
| Global Thermoelectric |
"Global is developing systems designed to meet base load
residential power needs."
> Solid
Oxide Fuel Cells
> 11/3/03 Acquired
by FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) |
| Plug
Power |
"GenSys™ systems provide homeowners with an on-site
source of electrical power and heat that serves to supplement
the utility network. These systems are designed to follow the
domestic electric load and provide useful heat for multiple
applications like radiant heating, hot water tanks and swimming
pools . . ."
> PEM |
| UTC
Fuel Cells |
"UTC Fuel Cells is currently in the development phase
of a 5kW fuel cell power plants for use in such applications
as backup power for telecommunications towers, power for small
businesses and possibly for residential use. Our partner TIFC
(Toshiba International Fuel Cells) is working on a 1kW unit
for residential applications within Japan."
> PEM |
| Vaillant |
"Fuel
Cells in the Cellar: Heating Systems from Vaillant"
> PEM
> Plug
Power partner
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| Educational/Demonstration
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| Eco
Soul |
educational/demonstration devices - PEM, RFC
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| Element
1 Power Systems |
"currently sells the Basic and Deluxe Fuel
Cell Learning Kit, along with PEM fuel cells and systems ranging
in size from 1 watt to 2kW" |
Horizon
Fuel Cell
Shanghai |
"Designed as the “chemistry sets”
of tomorrow, Horizon developed a range of hands-on renewable
energy and fuel cell power demonstration kits designed to explain
the science in a classroom environment, school projects or science
fairs" |
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• water treatment
• coal mine gas
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| Ballard |
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| Hydrogenics |
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| UTC
Fuel Cells |
A United Technologies Company. Maker of AFC APUs for NASA's
Apollo and Space Shuttle programs
NYSE:UTX |
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