February 2004

2/29/04 SF Muni to Run Cleaner Buses "The transit agency plans to convert its buses to all green by 2020. The idea is to phase out the diesel units and put in new buses with fuel cell technology inside." KCBS
2/29/04 Hickam bus makes history The nation's first hydrogen-powered vehicle acts as an Air Force shuttle Enova, Hydrogenics Honolulu Star-Bulletin
2/27/04 Today's batteries a bit better than yesterday's, but hardly different "Fuel cells use a chemical reaction to turn a hydrocarbon like methanol or propane into electricity; right now the only ones in production are large enough to power vehicles and buildings. And unlike batteries, fuel cells require refilling. But this is the stuff for another week." USA Today
2/25/04 NYSSA Annual Investing in the Alternative Energy Conference Mechanical Technology presentation, includes slides
2/27/04 U.S. Won't 'Beg OPEC,' Focus on Technology -Abraham Reuters
2/27/04 Air Liquide 2003 Net Pft +3.2% On 2H Rebound "thanks to growing hydrogen use by oil refineries and better sales of high-purity gases for semiconductors" Dow Jones
2/27/04 THE LATEST FUEL CELL NEWS IN JAPAN, FEBRUARY 2004 Fuel Cell Development Information Center
(FCDIC), Japan
2/27/04 More alternative fuel vehicles seen in US in 2004 "The number of vehicles in the United States that run on alternative fuels is expected to increase 7.3 percent this year from 2003, the government said on Friday." Reuters
2/27/04 Century Engineering Unveils Breakthrough Manufacturing Process "designed to revolutionize the way fuel cell bi-polar plates are manufactured" at SAE
2/27/04 Distributed Energy Systems Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter Results Friday, March 12th, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern
2/27/04 Hydrogenics Selected for U.S. Navy Hydrogen Refueler Contract
2/27/04 Startech Environmental Files 8-K On February 20, 2004, the Company completed a private placement of its common stock and received aggregate proceeds of approximately $2,391,000. SEC
2/27/04 Honda FCX with Breakthrough Fuel Cell Stack Proves its Cold-Start Performance Capabilities in Public Test Honda Motor Co., Ltd
2/27/04 Hydrogen Gets Boost From Ethanol "What do you get when you cross a fuel cell, an ear of a corn and a fuel injector from a stray jalopy? You get another step closer to the so-called 'hydrogen economy.'" Wired
2/26/04 Council Turns Down Car Deal and Ponders Traffic Counts "Despite a dealer discount, the City Council Tuesday night said no thank you to paying nearly $100,000 for a new hydrogen cell-powered SUV" The Lookout News, Santa Monica, CA
2/26/04 Mercedes-Benz wrestles with future technologies, cost concerns "For our research and technology department, we have about 400 million (about $500 million). About 10 percent is used for fuel cells." AutoWeek
2/26/04 Plug Power voices optimism despite $53M loss CEO Roger Saillant says fuel- cell company achieved goals Albany Times Union
2/26/04 Plug Power downgraded by Adams Harkness to "reduce"
2/26/04 Official: 'Hydrogen Highway' Realistic "Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's top environmental aide told state lawmakers the governor's vision of a "hydrogen highway" that would usher in an age of cleaner cars is realistic by 2010, and won't even cost the state much money" AP
2/26/04 US Fuel Cell Council Provides Spanish, Portuguese Translations of Free Fuel Cell Newsletters
2/26/04 Hot trash-to-fuel technology gathering steam Startech Environmental Reuters
2/26/04 Plug Power Fizzles Investors continued to bid down shares of Plug Power today, with shares off more than 9% on top of yesterday's 7% drop. The fuel-cell developer reported Wednesday that its revenues ran out of juice in the fourth quarter, declining to $3 million -- a 12% year-over-year drop. Motley Fool
2/26/04 Astec Downgrades Plug Power Yahoo
2/26/04 Secretary Abraham announces "Hydrogen Power" workshop series Capitol Reports
2/26/04 Car makers split over timeline for hydrogen power Fuel cells are widely seen as the ultimate clean-car technology because they convert hydrogen into electricity to power electric motors, and emit nothing but clean water. But realizing that goal is a long way off. This month, the National Academy of Sciences issued a report calling a Bush administration plan to spend $1.7 billion on hydrogen research over five years "unrealistically aggressive," saying a full transformation by the U.S. to hydrogen from gasoline could take until 2050. Associated Press
2/26/04 Short Positions on H2FC Stocks as of 2/16/04 Nasdaq
2/26/04 SatCon's 50 Kilowatt Photovoltaic Power Conversion System Receives UL-1741 Certification
2/26/04 Hydrogenics Partners With Purolator in Their 'Greening the Fleet' Program
2/26/04 CBI Announces its Micro Fuel Cell Regulations & Compliance Seminar Series
2/26/04 Astris Energi unveils new web site
2/25/04 Plug Power reports $53M loss for fiscal 2003 Albany Business Review
2/25/04 Energy needs will rise 40% by 2020 The world will consume 40 per cent more energy in 2020, with a rapidly industrialising China more than doubling its oil consumption. And oil and gas - not alternatives like wind, solar and hydrogen power - are likely to continue being the primary sources of energy. The Business Times - Asia
2/25/04 Plug Power falls on lower Q4 sales CBS Marketwatch
2/25/04 Tax-break blues for drivers of 'green' cars Singapore's maiden fleet of fuel cell-powered Mercedes-Benzes will go on the road soon. Details of the seven cars, along with who they will be assigned to, will be announced next week at an event at the Conrad Hotel. It's likely to be a glitzy affair, with the spin doctors proclaiming how this is a bold and visionary step for Singapore. The Straits Times
2/25/04 Sucking energy out of the drain Flushing the toilet could help supply your home with electricity, thanks to a device developed by US researchers. They have shown that electricity can be generated from domestic wastewater. Nature
2/25/04 Plug Power Reports Year-End and Fourth Quarter Results
2/25/04 Enova Systems Delivering Production Power Components to Ford for Fuel Cell Hybrid Focus FCV
2/25/04 Maxwell and Hydrogenics Form Alliance to Collaborate On Integration Of Ultracapacitor and Fuel Cell Technologies Combination of Fuel Cells' Energy Generation Capabilities With Ultracapacitors' Energy Storage and Power Delivery Characteristics Optimize System Size and Cost Hydrogenics
2/25/04 Startech Environmental Completes Modifications and Upgrades of the Plasma Converter in Kumamoto, Japan
2/24/04 Conduit Ventures, Eastman Chemical, MTI, OnPoint Technology & More to Convene at Annual Fuel Cell Forum Strategic Research Institute
2/24/04 High Octane Green Investing Evidence is mounting that what is good for the environment is also good for the price of a company's stock. Contrary to the widely accepted belief that environmental regulations are a drain on profitability, research demonstrates that being environmentally effective can add value to a company, and potentially benefit its shareholders. Forbes
2/24/04 Distributed Energy Systems Announces Departure of Proton President Dr. Larry M. Sweet
2/20/04 MTI unit discounts gloomy prediction on fuel cells Albany Business Review
2/24/04 B.C. Tech Sector Looks for Xantrex Boost British Columbia's beleaguered technology sector is set for a boost amid news that Xantrex Technology Inc. is gearing up to test investor appetite for its power conversion devices by going public. Globe News
2/24/04 India to Frame Roadmap for Using Hydrogen Energy New Delhi, India Monday constituted an expert group headed by Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata to prepare an action plan for development and production of hydrogen and fuel cell powered vehicles. Kerala News
2/23/04 Fuel cell technology comes to Selfridge "Selfridge Air National Guard Base showed off two experimental combined heat and power fuel cell systems on Tuesday that could change the way America thinks of hydrogen technology, officials said. DTE Energy Technologies installed two 5 kilowatt fuel cells last year . . ." Macomb Daily
2/23/04 USFCC Teams with SMUD and SETRC to Conduct 'Powering the Future' Hands-On Fuel Cell Workshop for Educators Featuring Hybrid Solar/Fuel Cell Technology
2/23/04 Fuel Cell Technologies Awarded Electricity Generation Licence
2/23/04 The Hybrid Highway The hydrogen-fueled transit vision being peddled in Washington and Sacramento obscures a more achievable alternative. Mother Jones
2/23/04 World Fuel Cell Markets on the Rise General Motors, expects mass production of fuel cell vehicles by 2010 Bellona
2/23/04 Coal to Hydrogen to Electricity the Way of the Future New Zealand embraces the Hydrogen economy New Zealand Coal Association
2/23/04 Fuel Cell Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter Results
2/23/04 A small but significant step for the Hydrogen Economy 75kW Fuel Cell powerplant in operation in Texas, will expand to 35mW Detroit News
2/23/04 Membrane Reactor Made From Gold Tubes A new approach to coverting CO to CO2 for Fuel Cells Univeristy of Wisconsin Press Release
2/23/04 Robert J. Samuelson: The Cartel We Love to Hate Americans despise OPEC as a conspiracy against cheap gas. But we may have a common interest in stable—not low—energy prices "The world now uses about 80 million barrels a day; that's almost 30 billion barrels a year. The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects oil demand at 120 million barrels a day in 2030; that's almost 45 billion barrels a year. A lot of oil must be found between now and then. The IEA reckons there's nearly 1 trillion barrels of undiscovered oil, about 70 percent outside the Middle East. But the estimates could be wrong—or the economic and political obstacles too great for anyone to find it. . . " Newsweek
2/21/04 Our future 10 billion people with a taste for oil and gas Vancouver Sun
2/20/04 US Push to Develop Hydrogen Fuel Facing Hurdles Voice of America
2/20/04 Electric cars: China's hope to catch up with advanced auto makers chinaview.cn
2/20/04 MANHATTAN SCIENTIFICS INC Files SEC form 10KSB, Annual Report
2/20/04 Fuel-Cell Car Demonstration Gives San Francisco Students Glimpse of Future Hydrogen Economy DOE
2/20/04 Energy Conversion Devices Financials yahoo
2/20/04 MTI CEO to Speak at Growth and Alternative Energy Conference
2/19/04 DM Energy: EnergyQBD and David A. McLean & Associates to Provide Alternative Energy Infrastructure Solutions "infrastructure development and support services for distributed energy systems in transportation and power applications. . . DME provides global infrastructure development and support services for sustainable energy systems including renewables, hydrogen, natural gas and distributed energy solutions"
2/19/04 Fuel cell researchers look to successes, challenges ahead Knight Ridder Newspapers
2/19/04 Hydrogen Fuel Bus Begins Oahu Routes New Bus Belongs To U.S. Air Force HYGS Hawaii Channel.com
2/19/04 Intel proposes hybrid fuel cell for notebooks EE Times
2/19/04 Energy Secretary Abraham Announces New Hydrogen Education Effort
2/19/04 One step closer to hydrogen economy? U of Minn. ethanol reformer Christian Science Monitor
2/18/04 Russian Automaker Seeks Respect "Once the laughing stock of Europe, Russian automaker AvtoVAZ has big plans for the 74th annual Geneva Auto Show. The company will present fuel cell models of the Lada Revolution sports car and the Antel-2 at the March presentation." Neftegaz.ru
2/19/04 Millennium Cell Launches Funded Hydrogen Research Project with U.S. Department of Energy $1.0 Million Anticipated in 2004 Within a $3.5 Million Three-Year Contract
2/19/04 News from the Freedonia Group: US Fuel Cells Demand to Reach $1.1 Billion in 2008
2/13/04 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen vs. Hybrids and Biofuels Should we build a hydrogen or a carbohydrate economy? EV World
2/19/04 Medis Technologies gains on outlook for new product CBS.MW
2/19/04 University of Maryland Announces $2.7 Million for Commercially Driven Research Projects Between Maryland Companies, Faculty Atlantic Biomass Conversions, Inc." "Produce a patentable bioreactor system to maximize production of fuel-cell-quality methanol from sugar beet pulp, an industry that could produce 250 million gallons of methanol per year" Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute
2/18/04 U.S. Department of Energy Selects CSA America to Lead Development of New Series of Hydrogen Standards "an accelerated schedule for Hydrogen Gas Dispensing Systems and Pressure Relief Devices for use on Hydrogen Fuel Containers . . . CSA America will work with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and other major standards developers on the creation of new standards for composite containers for bulk hydrogen storage"
2/19/04 Crystal Graphite Corporation Starts Shipments Of High Purity Flake Graphite "commencement of shipments of the Company's product for the production of bi-polar plates"
2/19/04 Magnetek Signs Joint Development Agreement with Plug Power
2/17/04 FCEL: Registration Statement for Shelf sec.gov
2/17/04 FCEL: De-registration of 724,708 shares previously registered in connection with GLE merger sec.gov
2/19/04 Stuart Energy Announces Results for Quarter Ended December 31, 2003
2/19/04 MEDIS TECHNOLOGIES LTD Files SEC form 8-K, Regulation FD Disclosure
2/18/04 Fuel cells help power base Electricity, heat will be hydrogen-powered at Selfridge; home use is several years away Detroit News
2/18/04 Ruthenium hydrogen catalyst patented "ruthenium trichloride catalyst to produce pure hydrogen at low temperatures for use in fuel cells has been patented by a chemist working for the US Department of Energy at its Brookhaven National Laboratory" Johnson Matthey
2/18/04 Fuel cell makers adapt as hybrid vehicles take centre stage "Suggestions that hybrid electric vehicles are becoming an increasingly pertinent reality for automotive makers were given weight today, with the news that fuel-cell developer Ballard Power Systems is changing its approach to the industry." Johnson Matthey
2/17/04 Ballard Power's Campbell: 4th-Qtr Loss, Strategy, Forecast 13:07 Bloomberg
2/17/04 The Highway To Hydrogen Is A Long And Winding Road Space Daily
2/18/04 Energy firm blasts off in Kalihi Hoku Scientific Honlulu Advertiser
2/18/04 SME to Launch Fuel Cell/Energy Systems Conference Society of Manufacturing Engineers
2/18/04 Energy Secretary Abraham in Lansing, Mich. Feb. 19 to Announce Workshops on Hydrogen Power: The Promise, The Challenge DoE
2/18/04 Plug Power Appoints Maureen Helmer to Board of Directors
2/18/04 New Star Analyst Rankings for Ballard Power Systems Inc
2/18/04 Plug Power Earnings Call scheduled for Wed, Feb 25
2/18/04 Millennium Cell Completes $6 Million Private Placement Financing
2/18/04 Uni-Solar Ovonic Receives Order for 1 MW of Photovoltaic Panels From ThyssenKrupp of Germany
2/18/04 Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2004 Operating Results Webcast Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004 @ 11 a.m. Eastern
2/18/04 Plug Power to Announce Year-End and Fourth Quarter Results Wed., February 25, 2004
2/17/04 FuelCell Energy files $100 mln debt, equity shelf Reuters
2/17/04 Fuel Cell Non-Glory "Today's earnings report out of Ballard Power did little to further hopes that fuel cell companies will soon recapture their past glory. . ." Motley Fool
2/17/04 Crystals Could End Up as the Fuel Tank of the Future "The compound is prosaically named Metal-Organic Framework No. 177, MOF-177 for short." NY Times
2/17/04 Ballard Pwr: Hybrid Electric Vehicles Alter Fuel Cell Mkt "The emergence of hybrid electric vehicles as an accepted "bridging technology" between present-day combustion engines and fuel- cell vehicles of the future is causing fuel-cell developer Ballard Power Systems Inc. and its key automotive partners to redefine their alliance. . . ." Dow Jones
2/13/04 Oil Oops! Did We Forget Something? What happens if we run out of cheap oil and natural gas before we can build enough hydrogen cars? EV World
2/16/04 EU industry: Commission pledges cash boost for fuel-cell research "THE European Commission estimates that total public funding of fuel-cell research in the EU amounts to 50-60 million euro a year - about one third the level of US funding and one quarter of Japan’s." The Economist Intelligence Unit
2/17/04 GM holds its line on fuel cells despite gloomy report by DOT "General Motors is sticking with its prediction that it will develop a commercially viable fuel cell vehicle by 2010, despite a federal report that casts doubt on the timetable." AutoWeek
2/16/04 CHEMICAL FIRMS IN FUEL FIRSTS Companies say technologies will lead to less dependence on fossil fuels "Novozymes said it achieved a 12-fold reduction in the cost of making cellulase, an enzyme needed to convert the cellulose in biomass such as corn stalks into glucose for fermentation to fuel ethanol." Chemical & Engineering News
2/17/04 Quantum's Fuel Injector Approved for Use in Europe
2/17/04 Hydrogenics Launches Fuel Cell Commercialization Initiative For Off-Road Mobility Company Awarded Key Vehicle-To Grid Patent
2/17/04 Ballard's Q4 loss widens on flat revenue CP
2/17/04 Ballard Announces Strong 2003 Results
2/17/04 Ballard Power 4th-Quarter Loss 33 Cents/Share Dow Jones
2/17/04 Millennium Cell Reports Q4 2003 Results
2/17/04 Astris Energi appoints Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development
2/17/04 Stuart Energy Secures Approximately CDN $5 Million in Orders From Industrial Utility Market
2/17/04 Energy Conversion Devices Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2004 Operating Results
2/16/04 Devinder Mahajan’s Fuel Cells ". . . The newly discovered process may help address one of the most significant difficulties in developing efficient and affordable fuel cells - how to extend the life of the catalysts that make them work." INDOlink
2/16/04 A Shade of Green: S.U.V.'s Try to Soften Their Image "The industry is struggling to decide which of three technologies has the most potential to cut fuel consumption: hybrids, advanced diesels or hydrogen fuel cells." NY Times
2/16/04 Stuart Energy Plans Q3 Fiscal 2004 Conference Call Thursday, February 19, 2004, at 10:00 am (EST)
2/16/04 US markets closed today: President's day
2/16/04 Energy-solution companies on the move [HES developed with Plug Power] Nikkei
2/13/04 California Fuel Cell Partnership's 2004 Goals Emphasize Real-World Demonstration
2/16/04 Nuvera Gasoline Fuel Processor Achieves Major Milestone in DOE Fuel Cell Program Company's STAR™ reformer exceeds performance requirements; represents innovative solution to onboard hydrogen generation
2/13/04 MesoFuel jumps on hydrogen train contract New Mexico Business Weekly
2/15/04 Looking to clean up "Right now, the latest rage in the venture capital world is to talk green -- as in, there's money to be made by cleaning up the environment. . . Yet the history of investing in environmental technologies is fraught with failure, and expensive failure at that. That raises the question -- will it be different this time?" San Jose Mercury News
2/9/04 Fuel cell technology drives 3-way initiative "Fuel cell development in Western New York is gaining momentum thanks to a new collaboration." Business First
2/13/04 Boozy reactor hikes hydrogen hopes Getting hydrogen from alcohol could make for greener energy. Nature
2/13/04 Experts say hydrogen fuel cell future is problematic Daily Trojan
2/13/04 POWERBALL INTERNATIONAL INC Files SEC form 8-K, Changes in Certifying Accountant
2/13/04 Statement of Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham Regarding United States Leadership on Global Climate Change
2/13/04 Putting the 'Fuel' back in Fuel Cell Stocks StreetInsider.com
2/13/04 Interview: Medis Technologies, Ltd. ( NASDAQ: MDTL ) / Robert K. Lifton CEOcast (free regestration required)
2/13/04 Stuart Energy Systems Corporation Earnings Conference Call (Q4 2003) Thu, Feb 19, 2004, 10:00 am Eastern
2/13/04 Ballard Power Systems Announces 2003 Year End Conference Call Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at 7:00 a.m. PST
2/12/04 Hydrogenics Corporation Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Option for 373,608 Common Shares
2/12/04 Scientists Develop New Hydrogen Reactor AP
2/12/04 U of M researchers create ethanol-to-hydrogen energy reactor Minnesota Public Radio
2/12/04 New reactor puts hydrogen from renewable fuels within reach EurekaAlert (AAAS)
2/12/04 Moving the fuel cell-powered train "MesoFuel, Inc has been awarded a contract by Vehicle Projects LLC of Denver, Colorado to design and manufacture the hydrogen generator for the largest fuel cell-powered vehicle ever built, a 109 metric ton, 1 MW locomotive. . . ." e4engineering.com
2/12/04 Understanding the risks of fuel cells Health and Safety Executive
2/10/04 Dow, GM Make World’s First Significant Fuel Cell Application a Reality gmability.com [Reuters photo]
2/12/04 Hydrogenics Announces Reporting Date for Year End 2003 Financial Results 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time / 7:30 a.m. Pacific Time on March 2, 2004
2/12/04 Stuart Energy Completes $21 Million Public Offering Of Common Shares
2/12/04 Millennium Cell And Protonex Sign Joint Development And Licensing Agreement
2/12/04 Palcan Announces Closure of $780,000.00 Private Placement
2/12/04 Hydro Environmental Resources, Inc. Receives Letter of Intent to Design and Install Electrical Chemical Hydrogen Fuel Reactor at Terra Nova Nurseries
2/11/04 Dow closes up 124, hits 2 1/2-year high AP
2/11/04 OUR TAKE: Dow and GM's Power Play "Conspicuously missing are the companies that were once the usual suspects in fuel cells -- names like [FCEL] and [PLUG]." Motley Fool
2/11/04 New hydrogen storage system developed "material that can absorb hydrogen efficiently in relatively low air pressure" Korea Herald
2/10/04 SUPER TECHNOLOGY: Honda Equipment To Supply Hydrogen For Homes "Requiring an installation space of about 4 sq. meters, the 1-meter-tall HES produces hydrogen, using city gas delivered to households via a pipeline. It then generates electricity with its built-in fuel cell for supply to households, with the heat produced simultaneously channeled for use in air conditioning. With an output capacity of 5 kilowatts, the HES is also able to supply hydrogen to fuel cell-driven autos, which are expected to come into much greater use in the near future. Honda is trying to make the HES smaller in size and more efficient before commercializing it." Nikkei
2/11/04 Hyundai Shows Fuel Cell Tucson CARkeys
2/11/04 Nuvera lands giant order for parts for world ’ s largest fuel cell vehicle Boston Mass High Tech
2/11/04 Review: Thames & Kosmos Fuel Cell Car & Experiment Kit Build your own small-scale, hydrogen-powered fuel-cell car. techtv
2/9/04 Trash Into Treasure? "Like Mr. Fusion, Startech Environmental's [OTCBB:STHK] new Plasma Converter can turn trash, even hazardous waste, into power, in the form of a hydrogen-rich gas." Item appears in print edition this week Newsweek
2/11/04 Astris Energi's 2.4 kW alkaline fuel cell generator was star attraction at Czech Republic energy exhibition
2/10/04 Webcast Alert: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2004 Operating Results Webcast Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004 @ 11 a.m. Eastern
2/10/04 Dow Uses GM Fuel Cells to Power Plant AP
2/10/04 Millennium Cell Schedules Release of Fourth Quarter Financials and Conference Call to Review Results Tuesday, February 17, 2004, at 7:30 am EDT
2/10/04 Secretary Abraham Applauds Dow/GM Milestone Hydrogen Fuel Cell Test in Texas DOE
2/10/04 Nuvera Receives Order to Supply Power Modules for World's Largest Fuel Cell Vehicle Multi-million-dollar award from US Department of Defense to fund development and demonstration of locomotive for military and commercial applications
2/10/04 Hydrogen Hype A National Academy of Sciences report says hydrogen is a laudable long-term energy goal, but it shouldn't supplant short-term solutions to the coming fossil fuel decline Tide Pool
2/10/04 Dow, GM Make World's First Significant Fuel Cell Application a Reality The Dow Chemical Company
2/10/04 Dow fuel cells lighting up plant in Texas Bay City Times
2/10/04 Fuel Cell Future - Investing Beyond Oil & Gas, Forum to Address Opportunities In Alternative Energy Prospects Strategic Research Institute
2/10/04 GM, Dow use fuel cells in Texas factory Plant could be key to breakthrough in cars "Note from General Motors Corp. to fuel cell naysayers: Take a look at what we have in Freeport, Texas." Detroit Free Press
2/10/04 MesoFuel Inc. Tapped to Help Develop Fuel Cell Powered Train World's First Fuel Cell-Powered Train Locomotive Slated for 2008
2/10/04 HyRadix LPG Fuel Processor Installed in Japan
2/10/04 SatCon Technology Corp. Earnings Call scheduled for 10:00 am ET today
2/10/04 SatCon Technology Reports First Quarter Operating Results 18% increase in revenues and 85% decrease in net losses over the same period last year
2/9/04 Hydrogen-fueled cars won't hit highways soon, panel says San Francisco Chronicle
2/9/04 Dow to use GM fuel cells to power plant "Excess hydrogen from a Dow Chemical Co. plant in Freeport was set to flow through fuel cells for the first time Tuesday" AP
2/9/04 ENERGY VISIONS INC Files SEC form 10KSB, Annual Report sec.gov
2/9/04 Forming a fossil fuel-free future, Part I Hydrogen may be the key in ending the world's reliance on fossil fuels The Daily Barometer
2/9/04 Jadoo Power Systems, Inc. Appoints Former Technology Leader at NBC, and President of Broad Comm, Louis Libin, to Advisory Board
2/9/04 7th Annual Investing in the Alternative Energy Industry Conference to Be Presented by Nyssa
2/9/04 Hydrogen Economy Hazy UtiliPoint IssueAlert
2/9/04 Energy Sec. Abraham Opens New Fuel Cell Testing Facility in Freeport, Delivers Address in Houston Feb. 10 DoE
2/9/04 Dynetek Industries Ltd. Announces Order of Helium Trailers for Delivery to Raytheon Company
2-3/2004 Bottling the hydrogen genie If hydrogen is to replace gasoline for road transport, a means to store useful quantities of hydrogen on-board the vehicle must be found. Storage as a liquid, as a gas, or in metal hydrides all have serious limitations. The Industrial Physicist
2/9/04 Manhattan Scientifics Delivers Fuel Cell Unit To U.S. Army "a 700-watt NovArs prototype"
2/9/04 Crystal Graphite Corporation: Approved for Trading on CNQ - Canadian Trading and Quotation System Inc. "has completed the capital Phase One Expansion at its Koch Creek processing plant on 27 January 2004 and is now primarily producing high purity graphite at fuel cell type quality"
2/6/04 Only in California: Hydrogen fuel cell supporters battle electric vehicle proponents Debate has implications for the environmental future of Santa Monica—and America AutoWeek Online
2/8/04 Energy Voodoo LIKE A ZOMBIE rising from the dead, the energy bill, defeated last year in the Senate, may live to be voted on another day. . . The Washington Post
2/8/04 Now, India's own fuel cell vehicles The Times of India
2/7/04 Commons cabinet shift pushes back hydrogen village Prince Edward Island The Journal Pioneer
2/6/04 Fuel cell technology drives 3-way initiative "Fuel cell development in Western New York is gaining momentum thanks to a new collaboration." The Business Journals
2/6/04 CORRECTING and REPLACING AEC Retains GT Designs to Open Product Development Center
2/6/04 Medis Technologies Announces New Disposable Power Pack Fuel Cell Product
2/5/04 Plants Give Up Their Secret of Splitting Water "the team at Imperial College London and Japan Science and Technology Corp. in Yokohama said they had taken the best pictures yet of the plant structures that do it . . . three of the manganese atoms, a calcium atom and four oxygen atoms form a cube-like structure, which brings stability to the catalytic center" Reuters
2/5/04 President's Budget Continues Hydrogen Initiative With an Eye on Energy Security National Hydrogen Association
2/5/04 Hydrogen Can 'Fundamentally Transform the U.S. Energy System' says National Academies' Report National Hydrogen Association
2/5/04 Bill FordJr. or Pinocchio? "Don’t Buy His Environmental Rhetoric. Don’t Buy His Cars." Full page ad appearing on page A-11 of today's New York Times Bluewater Network
2/2004 The Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities,Costs, Barriers, and R&D Needs National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Board on Energy and Environmental Systems
2/5/04 Panel Calls Bush Hydrogen-Car Plan Unrealistic The new report notes that because many scientific "barriers" remain, the impact of the hydrogen program on reduction of CO2 emissions and reduction of oil imports -- two goals outlined by the President -- "are likely to be minor during the next 25 years." Wall Street Journal
2/5/04 Hydrogenics Secures First Order For HyPM Fuel Cell Power Module in Japan Company Launches Diagnostic Test Stand as Companion Product
2/4/04 Capacious crystal breaks roominess record "could also find a role as a molecular sponge for storing hydrogen in fuel cells for vehicle . . . " NewScientist.com
2/5/04 IdaTech and RWE Fuel Cells Install Fuel Cell Systems in Germany IdaTech
2/5/04 $1 Million New AFS Trinity Flywheel Alternative Energy Program Aims to Reduce Lung Damage from Buses and Trucks "Flywheel power systems are also expected to be used with constant output fuel cells to "follow the load""
2/5/04 ECD Ovonics Announces Director Nominees and Executive Management Changes
2/5/04 SatCon Technology to Report FY2004 First Quarter Results Tuesday February 10, 2004 at 10:00 A.M.
2/4/04 National Research Council Reports on Bush Administration's Hydrogen Efforts "The Department of Energy appreciates the work of the committee," Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham (news - web sites) said. "The NRC has validated the achievability of President Bush's vision that 'the first car driven by a child born today could be fueled by hydrogen and pollution free.' This report confirms that the President's Hydrogen Initiative has the long-term potential to deliver greater energy independence for America and tremendous environmental benefits for the world." US DoE
2/4/04 US Panel Says Hydrogen Car Is 25 Years Down the Road "the report by a panel at the National Academy of Sciences shows that Americans should not hold their breath waiting for the cars to arrive in showrooms" Reuters [Note the different spins from DoE and Reuters!]
2/4/04 NHA to Host 15th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Conference and Hydrogen Expo USA in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. 
2/4/04 Fuel-Cell Car Demonstration Gives Denver Students Glimpse of Future Hydrogen Economy
2/4/04 Stuart Energy Files Final Prospectus in Connection with CDN$21 Million Public Offering of Common Shares
2/3/04 Gov. maps shift from gas to hydrogen The Governator The Daily Bruin
2/3/04 Hydrogenics Corporation Completes Offering of 11,000,000 Common Shares In the United States and Canada
2/3/04 ITOCHU Marketing Executive Joins Ener1 as Vice President of Business Development Japanese Company and Ener1 Increase Exercise Price and Extend Term of Stock Options
2/3/04 Manhattan Scientifics Licenses Mid-Range Fuel Cell Technology "to a Singapore company with manufacturing in China"
2/3/04 AEC Retains GT Designs to Open Product Development Center Tennessee Facility to be Site of First Product Shipments
2/3/04 HyRadix Technology Enables First Propane Fuel Cell in Texas
2/2/04 Bush Budget Seeks More Hydrogen Funds "No comment has been heard from Saudi Arabia." Forbes
2/2/04 Forum: Use wind, sun, fuel cells "Senator Hillary Clinton today tours the Alternative Energy in New York Expo 2004 at the Rochester Institute of Technology Inn and Conference Center." Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
2/2/04 Secretary Abraham Unveils DOE '05 Budget; Supports President Bush's Call for Enhanced National Security, Energy Security "In FY 2005, the Department will be at the forefront of implementing the President's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative, to reduce America's growing dependence on foreign oil. Hydrogen holds the promise of an ultra-clean and secure energy option for America's future. The Department's hydrogen effort in FY 2005 totals $228 million (including $173 million from the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, $9 million from Nuclear Energy, $16 million from Fossil Energy and $29 million from DOE's Office of Science). . ." DOE
2/2/04 Bush Seeks Funding Boost for Hydrogen Cars "The additional $69 million would bring the program's total funding to $228 million for the 2005 spending year, which begins Oct. 1" Reuters
2/2/04 Medis Technologies puts Price Tag on small portable Fuel Cells Fuel Cell Today

January 2004

1/30/04 Hydrogen Era Begins in Scotland, Unst Partnership Contract Award siGEN
2/3/03 Bush Promises Fuel-Cell Future TheCarConnection.com
1/29/04 Has global oil production peaked? The Christian Science Monitor
1/26/04 Distributed Energy Resources Market is Starting to Rebound, Says Primen New Study Identifies Key Factors Influencing Purchase Decisions Primen, EPRI
1/31/04 Siemens won't use new plant But will keep local fuel cell operation "company officials are hoping someone else will use the 180,000-square-foot building in Munhall that's been sitting empty for more than a year. . . it will take until at least 2007 to build a market, several years later than originally hoped . . . " Pittsburgh Post Gazette
1/31/04 Siemens backs away from fuel cell plant "Siemens Westinghouse said the fuel cells remain too expensive to compete with traditional sources of electricity production." AP
1/31/04 Expo to look at job potential of fuel cells "Alternative Energy in New York Expo2004" Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester NY
1/30/04 New UK project to develop alkaline fuel cells "will continue to look at the use of alkaline membranes, an alternative to the acidic membranes used in proton exchange membrane (or PEM) technology." Fuel Cell Today
1/30/04 Bush Wants More Research Money for Hydrogen Cars "will seek a 43 percent increase in federal funds to develop cars that run on hydrogen fuel and eventually have in place the service station infrastructure that will support the vehicles. The $227 million in total research money is included in the government's budget for the 2005 spending year to be released by the White House on Monday" Reuters
1/30/04 Gavin's good week "Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn has a fuel cell-powered Honda, but goes most places in an SUV" San Francisco Examiner
1/28/04 Fuel and oxidiser mixture means CMR cells can be stacked tightly on top of each other electronicsweekly.co.uk
1/28/04 Generics Group spin out develops novel fuel cell CMR Fuel Cells electronicsweekly.co.uk
1/30/04 SME to Launch Groundbreaking Conference Where Manufacturers Deconstruct Fuel Cells and Advanced Energy Systems Society of Manufacturing Engineers
1/29/04 NanoSignal Corp. Arrival and Installation of Ballard AirGen Fuel Cell Generators
1/29/04 FUELCELL ENERGY INC Files SEC form 10-K, Annual Report
1/29/04 ENERTAD: BUYS SHARE OF ANSALDO FUEL CELLS "EnerTAD Spa will have an initial 6.3 pct share in Ansaldo" Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
1/29/04 Hydrogen Fuel Cars in the Classroom; Department of Energy Introduces Future to Denver Students NREL
1/29/04 Energy Visions Inc. Advances Its Strategic Plan and Replaces Its Auditors
1/29/04 Ballard Visions On By Dennis Campbell,Pres. & CEO EV World
1/29/04 Medis Technologies Files New Patents "operate in any orientation . . . further improvements in the proprietary fuel . . . further improvements in cartridge system"
1/29/04 Vaillant and Plug Power start European Virtual Power Plant Project "The project will connect 31 decentralised residential fuel cell systems . . ." FCT
1/28/04 Japanese, U.S. officials meet to promote cleaner vehicles "Japan wants to have 50,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on the road by 2010 and 5 million on the road by 2020." AP
1/28/04 WORLD FAIR FOR COMMERCIAL HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL PRODUCTS next Hannover Fair 2004, Germany, April 19-24 Oil and Gas Online
1/28/04 DTI blamed as UK falls behind Europe in fuel cell technology Electronics Weekly
1/15/04 Fuel's Gold? As a PC power source, fuel cells may lack energy ""Fuel cells are not likely to be relevant for mainstream notebooks for several years," says Jay Parker, notebook products manager for Dell. . . However, Dell is continuing to evaluate various fuel cell technologies" CIO
1/29/04 Shareholder Class Action Filed Against The Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, and The Shell Transport and Trading Company "the defendants' statements during the Class Period were materially false and misleading because . . . Royal Dutch/Shell had overstated its proved oil and gas reserve figures by 20%"
1/29/04 Royal Dutch/Shell CEO Watts Isn't About To Quit "under increasing pressure after Shell said Jan. 9 it had overstated its proven oil and gas reserves by 20%." Dow Jones
1/29/04 HydrogenSource Demonstrates New Noble Metal Water Gas Shift Catalysts for Fuel Processing and Hydrogen Generation Applications
1/29/04 Hydrogenics Prices Offering Of 11,000,000 Common Shares
1/29/04 Millennium Cell Adds to Its Patent Portfolio for Hydrogen Fuel System
1/29/04 IdaTech Receives CE Certification
1/29/04 Fujitsu Claims Fuel Cell Breakthrough
1/29/04 $1.8 Million Grant Jumpstarts Kettering University's Fuel Cell Lab
11/28/04 Researchers Mimic Photosynthetic Proteins to Manipulate Platinum at the Nanoscale Sandia National Laboratories
1/28/04 Kettering gets grant to develop fuel cells MLive.com
1/28/04 Platinum supplies sufficient to meet fuel cell demand Platinum Today (Johnson Matthey)
1/28/04 Fuel cell company receives $10M investment MKTY Albany Times Union
1/28/04 Short positions in H2FC stocks as of 1/15/04 NASDAQ
2/2004 Military Fuel-Cell Programs Not Yet Ready for Prime Time MTI Micro; "A Gillette spokesman said the company views “fuel cells as a long-term potential opportunity,” but there is no timetable for entry into the commercial market"; detailed discussion National Defense Magazine
1/27/04 Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp. will announce plans for its new — but dormant — fuel cell plant near Pittsburgh. . . AP (scroll down page)
1/27/04 Arbitration Hearings Completed in Patent Infringement Claims By Energy Conversion Devices against Matsushita Battery Arbitral Tribunal Decision Expected by May 2004
1/27/04 MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY INC Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events and Financial Statements & Exhibits pertaining to private placement
1/27/04 MTI Enters Into Agreement for Private Placement of Common Stock A $10 Million Initial Investment at Market Price and up to $36 Million to Support Micro Fuel Cell Commercialization
1/27/04 SATCON TECHNOLOGY CORP Files SEC form 10-K/A, Annual Report
1/27/04 ENERGY VISIONS INC Files SEC form 8-K, Changes in Certifying Accountant and Financial Statements & Exhibits
1/26/04 NanoSignal Corp Order With MGE UPS Systems and FuelCellStore.com For Ballard AirGen Fuel Cell Generators Ballard Power Systems' AirGen® to Provide Backup Power to NanoSignal's SLICES™ Image Processing Workstations for MRI Systems
1/27/04 High Cost Remains Barrier For Residential Fuel Cell Systems "Technical challenges aside, the biggest hurdle to the widespread adoption of residential fuel cell systems is the cost" Nikkei
1/27/04 M'shita, Ebara Clear Technical Hurdle To Home Use Of Fuel Cells "have separately developed fuel cell stacks that can operate for longer than 10,000 hours" Nikkei
1/26/04 Fujitsu Boosts Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Operating Time 200% "The new cell, which can operate a notebook PC for more than ten hours, is expected to be commercialized in 2005." Nikkei
1/26/04 Japan stocks seen up on Q3 earnings hopes "Matsushita and Ebara have separately developed fuel cell stacks that can operate for more than 10,000 hours and could be used as a power source in homes for electricity and hot water, the Nihon Keizai daily said on Tuesday." Reuters
1/26/04 Westport Innovations joins Fuel Cells Canada
1/26/04 Fujitsu claims micro fuel cell breakthrough Will deliver more power capacity "cutting down methanol crossover to a tenth of the usual fluorinated polymers" The Inquirer
1/26/04 Medis Technologies Completes Private Offering "has raised in a private offering to an institutional investor $2,587,500 through the sale of 225,000 shares of common stock." [$11.50/share]
1/26/04 Cambridge fuel cell venture wins funding Conduit Ventures Business Weekly, UK
1/26/04 Arizona utility to get FuelCell Energy power plant Mass High Tech
1/26/04 Investment Focused Conference - Network Amongst Fuel Cell Industry Movers & Shakers Strategic Research Institute
1/26/04 Fujitsu Develops High Capacity Micro Fuel Cell Technology "new fuel-cell material technology that enables the use of 30% methanol - highly concentrated methanol - as a fuel source, as well as a prototype power unit that incorporates the technology"
1/26/04 Quantum Awarded Contract for Asian Fuel Cell Bus Program
1/26/04 FuelCell Energy Sells Direct FuelCell® Power Plant to Salt River Project Utility's First High Temperature Fuel Cell Installation to Support Local Grid
1/26/04 AEC Completes $2,750,000 Private Placement Financing with Institutional Investors Funding to be Used to Complete Certification, Finalize Development of Alpha Products, & Execute Marketing Strategy
1/25/03 Cell phones poised as next fuel cell frontier Akron Beacon Journal
1/25/03 Mine gases may generate power Pilot project uses coal mine methane for fuel cell Akron Beacon Journal
1/25/03 This is your car on hydrogen Akron Beacon Journal
1/25/03 Fuel cells aren't energy of the future; some already for sale with more coming PLUG, Anuvu Akron Beacon Journal
1/24/04 Bush: Funding for fuel cells The governor's budget proposal seeks $15-million for research into clean-burning hydrogen St. Petersburg Times
1/24/03 Arizona candidate stresses hydrogen "Phoenix hydrogen guru Harry Braun III acknowledges he's tilting at windmills as one of 37 lesser-known "alternative" candidates running in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary on Tuesday." AZ Central.com
1/23/04 S&P RATES SGL Carbon AG Reuters
1/23/04 EU moves towards the hydrogen economy EuropaWorld
1/19/04 The Carbon Trust Invests in Fuel Cell Company CMR Fuel Cells Limited "Whereas current fuel cells are complex, tightly toleranced stacks of individual multi-component cells with precious metal catalysts, CMR delivers a radical architecture simplification and a robust porous “solid state” stack with dramatically fewer and cheaper components."
1/7/04 The Carbon Trust invests in fuel cell for reduced carbon emissions "The Ceres Power fuel cell employs a unique steel-supported design rather than traditional approaches based on ceramic or plastic. This robust, low-cost core technology is ideally suited for the consumer applications"
1/22/04 18 Groups Say: Approve Sustainable Energy Parts of Energy Bill full text of the letter and list of 18 signing organizations Common Dreams
1/23/04 An urgent Apollo project on earth "'Mobilizing public and private investment in clean energy technologies such as solar and wind power, hydrogen fuel cells and highly efficient American made cars,' the report says, 'will create a new generation of high wage manufacturing and construction jobs, capture growing markets of the future, reduce our dependence on foreign oil imports, create a resilient energy system, strengthen our cities and rural communities, bolster national security, and clean up our environment.' The Apollo Project calls for a $300 billion investment spread over 10 years." Daily Vanguard, OR
1/23/04 Taking a spin with hydrogen [Gov. Jeb] Bush test drives newfangled SUV Tallahassee Democrat
1/23/04 Air Products exec sees profit boom ahead "Air Products participates in about 20 hydrogen fuel cell demonstration projects in the United States and Europe." The Express Times
1/23/04 Plug Power touts 2003 accomplishments Albany Business Review
1/22/03 European Hydrogen Platform launched by Commission European Commission President, Romano Prodi, today launched the "European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology" Platform, whose Advisory Council includes key players of the European hydrogen sector, at its first assembly in Brussels WELCOMEUROPE
1/23/04 TWI warns industrial firms that homework on fuel cells will cut out the risk Business Weekly
1/23/04 World Economic Forum: Robert Lifton's Tenth Career Forbes
1/23/04 Don't Bet on Fuel Cells, Manufacturer Says Medis Reuters
1/22/04 GrafTech Closes Convertible Senior Debenture Offering
1/22/04 Electric dream receives boost "Ionotec, based at Manor Park, has been awarded a £75,000 grant from the Department of Trade and Industry . . . will be looking specifically at fuel cells" icCheshireOnline, UK
1/22/04 Citigroup adopts corporate policy to protect environment "Developing a program to invest in sustainable forestry and renewable energy, including financing for solar panels, residential wind turbines and fuel cells." AP
1/22/04 MINNESOTA: Fuel-cell zones downplayed "the production of hydrogen must occur in every corner of the state to fully take advantage of Minnesota based renewable resources." Pioneer Press
1/22/04 Kettering University To Annouce Major Fuel Cell Grant "On Jan. 28, Kettering will announce that the federal Economic Development Administration will be on campus to announce a major grant. The amount was not disclosed." Michigan Technology News
1/22/04 Fuel cells poised to stimulate platinum demand from 2010 Mining Weekly
1/22/04 A strong European technology partnership to move towards the hydrogen economy "At the current pace, Europe's oil import dependency is set to grow from around 50% today to 70% or more in 2025. Current trends are clearly unsustainable. We have to act now in order to change them, said Commission President Romano Prodi." Categorynet
1/21/03 Opinion: The hydrogen bomb Governor wants clean fuel for his Hummer Long Beach Press Telegram
1/22/04 Ballard Announces Chief Technology Officer Change "Company spokeswoman Debby Harris said that Vasconcelos had been with the company since late 2000. There is a so-called noncompete clause in place, which prevents Vasconcelos from joining another fuel-cell company, she said. . . ." Dow Jones
1/22/04 Ballard Announces Chief Technology Officer Change
1/22/04 Dynetek Industries Enters into Collaboration Agreement with Partner in India "The lightweight composite cylinders are expected to revolutionize the CNG bus and transportation market in India."
1/22/04 Time to Get Serious About Renewable Energy EV World
1/22/04 Stuart Energy: EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION National Post
1/21/04 Fuel Cell Buses to UK and Down Under IAGS Energy Security
1/21/04 World's first fuel cell plant to operate on coalmine methane gas FCEL IAGS Energy Security
1/22/04 Millennium Cell and PSA Peugeot Citroen Announce Next Phase of Work on Fuel Cell Vehicle
1/22/04 Hydro Environmental Resources announces first sale of chemical by-product and conclusion of field test
1/21/04 "Pass Energy Bill Soon!" Renewable Energy Groups Urge Congress
1/21/04 TSX Venture Exchange - Trading Halt - Tathacus Resources Ltd.
1/21/04 Schwarzenegger Is Driving Force in Hydrogen Fuel Effort AP
1/21/04 Hydrogen fueling stations coming The Record
1/21/04 UC Irvine test-drives hydrogen SUVs Los Angeles Times
1/21/04 ENER1, Inc. Raises $20 Million In Private Placement Funds To Be Used For Fuel Cell and Battery Operations
1/21/04 Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Investor Begins 5th Year of Publication
1/21/04 Hydrogen is the way forward, says Prodi Cordis
1/20/04 DoE Hydrogen Research Funds reduced by 50 Percent "Lawmakers intent on delivering federal dollars to their home districts have undermined a major Department of Energy hydrogen research program by robbing it of half of its funding, forcing DOE to delay several key fuel cell studies until 2005" Environment & Energy Daily via Fuel Cell Today
1/21/04 UQM Technologies Announces Order From Ballard Power Systems for Additional Fuel Cell Compressor Drive Motors
1/21/04 Plug Power Announces Accomplishments and Milestones Achieved During 2003
1/20/04 Calif. drives change to hydrogen highways UPI via Washington Times
1/20/04 Mazda working on hydrogen powered rotary engine car "Mazda Motor Corp plans to release vehicles equipped with a hydrogen-powered rotary engine in about three years, President Hisakazu Imaki said Tuesday." Japan Today
1/21/04 Japan Energy To Develop New-Energy Businesses "will begin research this fiscal year on a 5kw home-use fuel cell that runs on liquefied petroleum gas. Japan Energy expects to complete the project in fiscal 2005" Nikkei via AsiaPulse via COMTEX
1/20/04 DMFC – The New Portable Power? A provider of fuel cell membrane technology for portable electronic devices, PolyFuel has released a membrane for creating fuel cells for laptops and cell phones. "Thirty-five companies now have DMFC development programs." EDITTECH INTERNATIONAL
1/20/04 Two firms do Canada proud Hydrogenics National Post
1/20/04 National Hydrogen Expo Triples Size for 2004 SolarAccess.com
1/20/04 Energy Visions Inc. Announces Commencement of Prototype Fuel Cell Stack Development
1/20/04 New Report Says Ethanol Highway is Less Expensive, More Effective Than Gov. Schwarzenegger's Proposed Hydrogen Highway Report's author urges comparative study of hydrogen and ethanol Institute for Local Self-Reliance
1/20/04 Portable Fuel Cells: Coming Soon? PolyFuel PC World
1/20/04 Millennium Cell Announces $10 Million Private Placement Financing
1/20/04 SatCon Receives $900,000 Order from FuelCell Energy
1/19/04 Canadian inventor patents way to make hydrogen fuel "Andersen says he can make lots of hydrogen gas by mixing caustic soda, water and aluminum over a wide range of temperatures" CBC
1/19/04 Calif. company releases new membrane for fuel cells PolyFuel: "MTI officials were unable to say if the new membrane would be incorporated into its line of fuel cells." The Business Review Albany
1/19/04 Texas unveils first propane-powered fuel cell in San Antonio San Antonio Business Journal
1/20/04 Kirin to use hybrid cars for sales calls "also will consider using fuel-cell cars depending on the number of hydrogen fuel stations, which is still low" Daily Yomiuri
1/19/04 Pacific Ocean WindStor sales agent engaged "MPG is a system integrator that markets, designs, installs and operates a full product line of renewable energy systems"
January-February 2004 The Emerging Power Of Hydrogen American Public Power Association
1/19/04 THE LATEST FUEL CELL NEWS IN JAPAN, JANUARY 2004 FCDIC
1/19/04 U.S. Army blazing trail in fuel cells Ann Arbor News
1/19/04 Snezhinsk breakthrough "The first Russian power system based on a solid-oxide fuel cell is tested in Snezhinsk." Innovations-Report
1/19/04 Energy leader pumped for futuristic power plant coal to hydrogen LJWorld.com
1/19/04 Fuel cell technology has combat uses The Gadsden Times
1/19/04 PolyFuel Delivers Breakthrough Fuel Cell Membrane for Portable Fuel Cell Systems "Innovative DMFC Membrane Bests Incumbent Hydrogen Membrane Technology; Delivers All-Day Power to Portable Electronic Devices"
1/19/04 California start-up claims fuel cell breakthrough PolyFuel MicroScope
1/19/04 Membrane could rev up fuel cell industry PolyFuel CNET
1/18/04 Zoot sold on cells; innovative on-site source of power 'wave of future' FCEL Great Falls Tribune
1/18/04 DaimlerChrysler sees big opportunity for new diesel cars in U.S. Automaker embraces hybrids and remains committed to fuel cells Detroit News
1/16/04 Hybrid car race heats up for Big 3 as fuel cells are further down road The Detroit News
1/18/04 Rewarding ideas spring from minds "students at John Adams High School are already making their mark on the world of science with one-of-a-kind research projects. . . a senior research student awarded $300 for his proposal titled 'Maximizing Power Density in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells: The Development of a Novel Multiple-Cell Design.'" South Bend Tribune
1/17/04 The Hydrogen Car Company's David Freeman on the Hydrogen Revolution windows media file 25:01 ch2bc.org
1/17/04 David Hendricks: $1.43 million TransGuide fuel cell project shows potential San Antonio Express
1/16/04 Renewable energy project in Maine gets $120,000 award fuel cell supplier not named Press Herald, ME
1/15/04 Delphi/Bosch: fuel cells better late than never Auto part suppliers say fuel cell technology will take longer to develop than predicted UK Comment Wire
1/16/04 Dynetek Industries Ltd. Announces Additional Orders for European Operation
1/2004 Hydrogen Safety Report National Hydrogen Association (NHA)
1/14/04 Province moving to wind/hydrogen PEI CBC
1/15/04 CEOcast: Roger Saillant, Ph.D., Plug Power, Inc. — Real Audio|Windows Media
1/15/04 [U.S. Rep. Zach] Wamp Urges High Priority for Hydrogen Power Development The Chattanoogan
1/15/03 Stuart Energy Provides Update on Expected Q3 Financial Results and Files Preliminary Prospectus with Respect to an Offering of Common Shares
1/15/04 Kerry: Bush Admin. Should Focus on Iraq "set a goal of having 20 percent of the nation's electricity from solar, wind, hydrogen and other renewable sources by 2020" AP
1/15/04 Hydrogen fuel firm Stuart Energy expects to double third-quarter revenue Canadian Press
1/15/04 Fuel-cell vehicles still a long way off, suppliers say Detroit News
1/14/04 Stuart Energy in new vehicle team Montreal Gazette
1/8/04 Solicitation: Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) Core Technology Program
1/15/04 Solar Hydrogen Now In Malta Malta Star
1/15/04 WA eyes hydrogen economy Sydney Morning Herald
1/15/04 YOUNG INVENTORS FROM SINGAPORE AND SOUTH KOREA WIN THE 4TH YOUNG INVENTORS AWARDS 2003 "silver award for creating a new, highly conductive carbon material called ‘carbon nanocoils,’ for use in fuel cells" Far Eastern Economic Review
1/15/04 GrafTech International Announces Offering of Convertible Senior Debentures
1/15/04 2003 was very good year for area's public companies MKTY, PLUG Albany Business Review
1/15/04 Hydro Environmental Resources, Inc. Announces Change of CEO
1/14/04 Toyota, GM Agree To Extend Green Technology Venture "The two auto makers initially agreed to jointly develop green technology focusing on electric, hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles." Dow Jones
1/14/04 P.E.I. switches focus to hydrogen "It appears the Prince Edward Island government is giving up on the idea of using natural gas from off Nova Scotia and is replacing it with visions of becoming the hydrogen capital of the region." The Halifax Herald Limited
1/14/04 New Study Finds Strategic Investments in Clean Energy, Efficiency Would Create 3.3 Million High-Wage Jobs and Pay for Itself Apollo Alliance
1/14/04 Opcon completes strategic acquisitions "Opcon's continuing involvement in the fuel cell sector depends on being able to offer customers a complete air system comprising frequency converter, electric motor, compressor and heat exchanger. "
1/10/04 Are Fuel Cells Really That Efficient? By Ulf Bossel EV World
1/12/04 Basic Technologies Underlie Wide Variety Of Consumer Gadgets "Batteries: I come not to praise them, but to complain. This is one area of technology that just isn't keeping up. Laptops beep off in midflight; cellphones die in midconversation; iPods go silent in mid-Moby. Help may be around the corner in the form of hydrogen-based fuel cells. Until then, though, batteries remains one of two fundamental limitations to consumer electronics. The other limitation is the human body, which is badly optimized for efficient data input and output. . ." Wall Street Journal
1/14/04 Goal of zero can mean lots of savings Plug Power among companies striving to add nothing to landfills by reusing, recycling its products Albany Times Union
1/14/04 Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems Joins HaveBlue's Marine Hydrogen Technology Team
1/13/04 Stuart Energy finds partner for hydrogen vehicles Toronto Star
1/13/04 Stuart Energy Systems teams up with Hydrogen Car Co. on new vehicles Canadian Press
1/13/04 Dad, daughter team may help make hydrogen cars a reality "They synthesized hydrogen-water and hydrogen-methane compounds, with the former giving the best results." Chicago Sun Times
1/13/04 Kansai Elec, M'bishi Materials Develop Efficient Fuel Cell "According to the companies, the system achieves a power generation efficiency of around 50%, almost double the 25-35% of most current systems. They plan to develop a 10kw-plus fuel cell power generation system by the spring of 2007 and to sell it to stores and small factories. The new fuel cell system is based on a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)" Nikkei via yahoo
1/13/04 Full steam ahead for new gas bus Gas-powered buses which leave nothing behind them but a cloud of water vapour start running in London on Wednesday. BBC
1/13/04 GM, Duke to Team on Fuel-Cell Technology AP
1/13/04 Westrange Corp. (WRC:TSX-VEN) Update "HTC mini-reformer"
1/13/04 Fuel Cell Technologies advises that Acumen Capital Finance Partners has exercised options
1/13/04 Medis Technologies Completes Private Offering "total of $12,000,000 through the sale of 1.2 million shares of common stock"
1/13/04 Investors Seek Opportunities in Fuel Cell Industry - Forum to Cover Financial and Market Updates
1/13/04 Stuart Energy Partners With The Hydrogen Car Company "focused on developing and marketing a new generation of cars and trucks that are powered by hydrogen internal combustion engines"
1/13/04 FuelCell Energy Announces George K. Petty as New Member of Board of Directors
1/13/04 SatCon Announces Power Conversion System for Photovoltaics Receives California Energy Commission Approval
1/13/04 ECD Ovonics Closes Unit Sale For $5.6 Million
1/13/04 NanoSignal Corp. -- Formerly MicroSignal -- Announces Purchase Agreement For Ballard AirGen Fuel Cell Generators to Be Included in SLICES Products
1/12/04 ISS: the Bulls Are Running at Pebble Beach "doesn't see any one single killer app on the horizon, but it does see a killer catalyst: the development of the micro fuel cell. The development and marketing of micro fuel cells for portable electronics such as laptops is just in the initial stages, but holds promise to be a significant improvement over current battery technology. This will likely drive growth in the electronics industry in 2006 and 2007, with annual growth rates in the mid teens" Electronic News
1/12/04 Ion Power and GenCell to collaborate on Fuel Cell Development "Memorandum of Understanding with the intent of advancing GenCell’s development of fuel cells for stationary, portable and automotive applications. Under the terms of the agreement Ion Power Inc will provide GenCell with membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for the testing and the optimization of GenCell’s Proton Exchange Fuel Cell (PEMFC) product line"
1/12/04 Automakers show off gas-electric hybrids, pin long-term hopes on fuel cells "Past auto shows have featured varying promises and predictions about greener vehicles. In 1998, for example, some automakers forecast that they would be ready to produce hybrids by 2001 and fuel cell vehicles by 2004. Now, hybrids are just making headway and widespread availability for fuel cell vehicles is at best expected by the end of the decade — and more conservatively at least 10 years away." AP
1/12/04 'Quad' set to make dent in car market "TVS's idea is to use hybrid power - both fuel cells and hydrocarbon fuels - in its 'quad'." News Today, India
1/12/04 Journalists: Put the Leaders of the Fuel Cell Industry at Your Fingertips US Fuel Cell Council
1/12/04 China, U.S. sign protocol on clean energy development for 2008 Olympics Xinhua
1/12/04 Fuel Cells Promise Big Cost Savings Sinclair to Test Clean Hydrogen Power Source for Cameras "Jadoo Power Systems of Folsom, Calif., will supply the clean energy source" Electronic Media
1/13/04 Cars to run on seawater "Australian governments have joined the investigation into whether hydrogen can meet our long-term energy needs and move us towards a hydrogen economy." Sydney Morning Herald
1/12/04 Quantum Fuel in Pact With GM for Pick-Up Trucks "potential revenues of $8 million to $10 million over the model year period beginning in Sept. 2004" Dow Jones
1/7/2004 China Power - How do you bring clean energy to 1.25 billion people? Palcan scooter Natural Resources Defense Council
1/12/04 IdaTech Names Harol Koyama Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
1/12/04 Quantum Awarded Contract for General Motors' 2005 Natural Gas Fueled Full-Size Pick-Up Truck
1/10/04 Bush hydrogen plans on hold; funds spent "Congress spent most of the money on pet projects back home, leaving too little to fund the new research." Cox News
1/11/04 Op-Ed: Go ahead -- buy that muscle car " auto buyers who decide to opt for muscle over fuel economy this year shouldn’t feel guilty. The Earth isn’t likely to tilt on its axle." Detroit News
1/9/04 Royal Dutch/Shell shuffles reserves Shifts 20% of proven reserves to lesser category "Shell made the move after a "periodic review" of its reserves found that some did not qualify as proven, said a spokesman in London. . . "This will be the third consecutive year that RD/Shell reserve replacement will be lower than 100 percent, raising questions over the sustainability of future growth . . ." CBSMW
1/9/04 Hydrogenics Corporation Files a Preliminary Prospectus and a Registration Statement with Respect to the Offering of Common Shares in Canada and the United States
1/9/04 Hydrogenics files to sell up 12.65 mln shares Reuters
1/9/04 David Morris: Try hybrids, biofuels to wean us from oil "a hydrogen economy suffers from three potentially fatal flaws . . . Hybrids achieve fuel efficiencies today that are as high as those anticipated by fuel cell cars in the distant future" Minneapolis Star Tribune
1/9/04 US, Japan to Work Together on Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Research; Supports Bush's Hydrogen Initiative, International Energy Partnerships US DoE
1/9/04 Funding for UK hydrogen industry "Ceres Power has received a £1 million investment from the Carbon Trust. The company is focusing on the commercial exploitation of a fuel cell invented by scientists at Imperial College London" Edie
1/9/04 Zacks Sell List Highlights: FuelCell Energy "may be best to wait on a position for earnings estimates to gain more upside mobility"
1/8/04 The Worst of the Worst: Sierra Club Ranks Bush Environmental Policies "15. Hot Air - Proposed fantasy hydrogen power initiative to improve auto fuel efficiency rather than promoting more proven technologies like gas-electric hybrids."
1/8/04 Calif. May Build 'Hydrogen Highway' Officials: $100 Million Needed For Fueling Stations nbcsandiego.com
1/8/04 Diesel-powered passenger cars aiming for bigger chunk of US market AFP
1/8/04 Japan, US agrees move towards cooperation on fuel cells AFP
1/8/04 Distributed Energy Systems Corp. Announces Distribution of Shares by Venture Funds
1/8/04 BARC exploring photocatalysts to generate hydrogen from water Hindustan Times
1/8/04 Japan, United States agree to cooperate on fuel cell research "The United States has also tried to enlist European support for an international partnership to develop hydrogen energy. But some European officials have criticized U.S. research efforts, saying they neglect development of renewable energy sources such as wind power and solar energy." Canada.com
1/8/04 Dynetek Industries Ltd. Announces Contract for Hydrogen Storage Systems Bound for Australian Demonstration Project
1/7/04 Bay Area Reaction Positive to Gov's 'Hydrogen Highway' NBC 11.com
1/6/04 Govt To Tie Up With U.S., EU To Establish Standards On Fuel-Cell Cars "The government plans to conclude inter-governmental agreements with the U.S. and EU nations, since their cooperation will likely involve technical development, such as raising fuel-cell durability." Nikkei
1/6/04 ANALYSIS: Nanotechnology To Assist Recovery At Manufacturers "The device, a laptop computer, will be the world's first PC powered by a fuel cell that uses a nanohorn -- a type of carbon nanotube -- with a diameter of 2-3 nanometers as part of its catalyst. The fuel cell can power a PC for five hours. NEC initially planned to introduce the laptop next year. With rival firms rushing to come up with similar products and with calls for standardizing the format growing louder, however, the company has decided to release it ahead of schedule. Determined to become the world's first company to sell fuel cell-powered PCs, the firm is even willing to sacrifice profit as it plans to price the computer far below the prototype's production cost of 500,000 yen [US$4,710]." Nikkei
1/7/04 Conventional Engines: Not Dead Yet Fuel cells and hydrogen may get all of the headlines, but gas and diesel internal combustion engines have a lot left to offer. Automotive Manufacturing & Production
1/7/04 Wrecker's ball for GM plant "Florida-based Tectane Corp. made public details about its offer yesterday. . . GM never seriously considered the offer. . . Municipal officials also appear to have dismissed Tectane's bid. Boisbriand mayor Robert Poirier has said he wants the demolition to proceed as quickly as possible." Montreal Gazette
1/4/04 OP-ED: Moving Towards A ‘Greener’ Future "unless the costs of manufacturing both fuel cells as well as storage of fuels required by the cell is not resolved, hydrogen is unlikely to replace other forms of energy, particularly oil." Financial Express (India)
1/4/04 Albany, N.Y.-Area Equities Participate in Wall Street Comeback "high-fliers included Albany fuel-cell developer Mechanical Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTY), which ended the year at $5.47, up 227.5 percent" Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
1/7/04 Solid Oxide Fuel Cells - Ready to market? Cell Expert
1/7/04 Fuel Cell Today Newsletter FCT (Johnson Matthey)
1/4/04 Japanese Sewerage Facilities May Serve Fuel Cell Cars Jiji Press via FCT
1/7/04 Micro Fuel Cell Runs Cool "Researchers from the University of California at Los Angeles and Pennsylvania State University have made a tiny methane fuel cell that works at 60 degrees Celsius." TechnologyReview.com
1/7/04 Fuel Cell Hybrid Scoots To Market "Scooters are expected to be commercially available in major metropolitan areas in Europe, Asia and the U.S. in 2006." Vectrix, Parker Hannifin, Giner Industry Week
1/6/04 American environmental company wants to buy vacant Quebec GM plant Enviro Tectane Solutions of Florida has offered to purchase the entire 198,000-square-metre factory in order to convert thousands of foreign vehicles annually into automobiles fuelled by environmentally friendly hydrogen fuel cells, electricity or racing alcohol. "We would be using the facility to construct the fuel cells here and they would not just be fuel cells for cars, they would be fuel cells for housing as well" Canadian Press TECTANE.com
1/6/04 Japan Hot Stocks-Japan Storage Battery, Asunaro, Toyota, Nissan "The Nihon Keizai Shimbun said in its evening edition that Japan was set to establish global standards on fuel cell-powered vehicles this spring in cooperation with the U.S. and European Union member countries." Reuters
12/29/03 Commercial Fuel Cells: On Eve of Commercial Deployment "fuel cells for mobile applications are witnessing intense competition . . " [relatively detailed discussion] Nikkei
1/6/04 SPECIAL REPORT: THE GREEN BUSINESS REVOLUTION The Next Big Thing: Move aside, tree huggers. More and more hardheaded entrepreneurs are tapping into the growing green market. Fortune
1/6/04 Burial for carbon dioxide? A $4.2 million project in West Virginia involved drilling down 9,190 feet to see if putting CO2 underground might slow global warming. "The preferable method would be to separate the carbon dioxide from the fuel before it is burned, a process called gasification, which converts coal into hydrogen and carbon monoxide." SunSpot.net
1/5/04 Hybrid Honda Accord coming this fall; fuel cell unit scheduled for 2005 "The company also said it will introduce a Honda-developed fuel cell unit with increased performance and fuel efficiency in 2005 that will be capable of starting in below-freezing temperatures. . . Honda wants to gain experience with fuel cell vehicles to help speed their development. . . the company is committed to supporting the development of a hydrogen fuelling infrastructure that would be needed for such vehicles to gain wide use" Canadian Press
1/5/04 Analysts Targeting Fuel Cell, UPS Stocks Consulting-Specifying Engineer via FCT
1/6/04 Power & Energy, Inc. Awarded DARPA Contract For Key Fuel Cell Phase II SBIR contract for advanced hydrogen separation membranes for Fuel Cells. Eworldwire
1/6/04 Hydrogen's Dirty Details "The so-called hydrogen economy will be a boon for the mining industry." Village Voice
1/6/04 Democrats on the Issues: Fuel Efficiency "Gephardt . . . I'll set the goal of getting 1 million hybrid cars on the road by 2010, 100,000 fuel-cell vehicles by 2010, and 2.5 million fuel-cell vehicles by 2020. I'll offer tax credits for the purchase of U.S.-manufactured hybrids, and ultimately hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, to help consumers buy vehicles that are good for the environment. I'll also support auto companies by investing increased federal research dollars into cleaner cars. . . ." AP
1/6/04 Jadoo Power System, Inc. Appoints TV Broadcasting Veteran to Advisory Board
1/6/04 Medis Technologies Announces Increased Operating Time for Its Power Pack Product Other New Developments Also Discussed
1/5/04 Ontario mine tests fuel cell locomotive CBC News
1/6/04 Hydrogen's Hurdles "storing hydrogen molecules in tiny ice cages" New York Times (scroll down)
1/5/04 Crystals Could Store Hydrogen for Fuel Cells hydrogen clathrate hydrate Betterhumans
1/5/04 Mazda MX-Micro Sport Concept Joins Five New Mazda Production Models at 2004 North American International Auto Show "Mazda's Hydrogen Rotary RX-8 concept, which premiered last October at the 2003 Tokyo Motor Show, is also making its US debut at NAIAS."
1/5/04 Embattled Gen-Set Providers Peg Hopes on Wider Product Range And Enhanced Service "technologies such as fuel cells, wind and solar power are presenting strong competition to gas-fired technologies based on their cleaner, emission-free performance" Frost & Sullivan
1/5/04 Mechanical Technology at Conference on Growth Industries
1/5/04 Looking Ahead: Multiple technologies will fit markets, infrastructure will materialize Fuel Cell Industry Report
1/5/04 Mercedes-Benz Debuts High-Tech Diesel Car for U.S. Market Quiet, Powerful Engine to Change Perceptions About Diesel
1/5/04 Cars not just for driving ... "Have a rotary engine fuelled by non-polluting hydrogen if you buy Mazda's RX8 — although good luck trying to find hydrogen to fill up with. " Toronto Star
1/5/04 AUTOSHOW-Honda to sell Accord hybrids in US this year "Honda President Takeo Fukui said the auto maker would also launch an improved version of the hydrogen-fuelled FCX that uses an internally developed fuel cell stack in the United States and Japan next year." Reuters
1/5/04 JCI gives auto show a glimpse of the future Concept interior for fuel cell vehicles designed by engineers at local plant Holland Sentinel
1/5/04 Toyota hybrid, Ford F-150 named top vehicles "The Prius makes me wonder what American car companies are thinking beyond the far off glimmer of hydrogen." AP
1/5/04 Government, the Regulators and Fuel Cell Commercialisation Johnson Matthey (FCT)
1/5/04 Toyota Exhibits FINE-N Concept At The North American International Auto Show
12/31/03 THE LATEST FUEL CELL NEWS IN JAPAN, DECEMBER 2003 FCDIC
1/4/03 The governor's energy plan boasts of 'hydrogen highways' by 2010 San Francisco Chronicle
1/4/04 Jeep® Treo - Capable Enough to Take You to the Future "Treo's forward-thinking design brief is matched by its equally forward- thinking alternative propulsion system. Imagined with an efficient, hydrogen fuel cell powering all four wheels via dual electric motors . . . " Chrysler Group PHOTO
1/3/04 Japan and China Battle for Russia's Oil and Gas "The Chinese will be furious if the Russians do not give them the pipeline" NY Times
1/3/04 DaimlerChrysler Outlines 'Energy for the Future' at North American International Auto Show in Detroit Display demonstrates plans for clean vehicles and clean fuels
1/3/04 Is 'burying' carbon dioxide the cure for global warming? Japan Times
1/2/04 Auto Makers See New Models Key to Spurring Sales, KPMG Survey Reveals "The survey also showed that executives believe consumers want their cars and trucks to be equipped with more useable technology. . . Fuel cell technology gained some ground with 62 percent indicating it would be one of the three most important technologies for the industry, compared with 55 percent last year." KPMG LLP
1/2/04 Chrysler tests fuel technology While hybrids roll off lines, automaker invests in research on cell, diesel power Detroit News
1/2/04 US over-dependence on Saudi Arabia 'may prove catastrophic' "The United States' policies on Saudi Arabia, Baer argues, are built upon a delusion that "the flow of its most precious commodity can continue on indefinitely"." Gulf News, United Arab Emirates