December 2004

12/31/04 Super Charged A tiny South Korean company is out to make capacitors powerful enough to propel the next generation of hybrid-electric cars IEEE Spectrum
12/30/04 Enarsa to develop hydrogen fuel cells - Argentina Business News Americas via Fuel Cell Today
12/27/04 THE LATEST FUEL CELL NEWS IN JAPAN,DECEMBER 2004 FCDIC
11/2004 The Hydrogen Economy "If the fuel cell is to become the modern steam engine, basic research must provide breakthroughs in understanding, materials, and design to make a hydrogen-based energy system a vibrant and competitive force." PhysicsToday.org (American Institute of Physics)
12/30/04 H2FC Update: Medis up sharply
12/30/04 SatCon Technology Files 10K for Fiscal 2004 Provides Highlights of Recent Conference Call
12/29/04 Alcohol fuel cell goes micro "Researchers from Saint Louis University, who earlier this year developed a fuel cell using enzymes to generate electricity from ethanol, have built a microchip-based version of the device." Technology Research News
12/29/04 Fuel Cell Today's end-of-year report: 2004 Johnson Matthey
12/29/04 Nano-Proprietary, Inc. and KRI, Inc. to Collaborate on Automotive Fuel Cell Hydrogen Sensor
12/29/04 Hitachi Preps Fuel-Cell Batteries For Cellular Phones " ... expects to begin commercial sales in 2007 ... working with KDDI Corp. to develop two types of fuel-cell batteries for cellular phones. One is a built-in model with a replaceable methanol cartridge, and the other has a recharger that is the size of a small paperback book. Hitachi is now developing a low-cost, high-performance hydrocarbon material for use as the electrolyte membrane for its fuel cells. And it is working with a maker of inexpensive lighters to prototype replaceable methanol cartridges" Nikkei
12/28/04 Firm plugs $8M in Mechanical Technology Investment company closes on sale of 1.3 million shares of MTI Albany Times Union
12/28/04 Short Positions in Selected H2FC Stocks NASDAQ
12/28/04 Testing Begins On Using Hydrogen By-Product In Fuel Cells "Yamaguchi prefectural government and several major companies have started testing a new fuel cell system, which uses hydrogen generated as a by-product during the process of manufacturing sodium hydroxide and other products" Ebara Corp. Nikkei
12/28/04 HYDROGEN HYPE The Statesman, India
12/27/04 Vestas CEO Sigaard shrugs off competition from Siemens' Bonus Energy, GE Wind AFX News
12/27/04 Gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles the way to go "fuel-cell cars are not expected to make much impact in the market until about 2020" Daily Yomiuri
12/27/04 Rocket power heats house "The fuel cell system, supplied by Alternative Fuel Systems and with a maximum output of 4.4 kW for electricity and 3kW for heat, has been switched on at one of BCH's new homes in Sandwell." Trinity Mirror
12/27/04 MTI Sells Shares In A Private Placement An additional $8 million cash investment from a leading investor
12/27/04 SatCon Technology Reports FY2004 Fourth Quarter and Year End Results Revenues increase by 27% over fiscal year 2003
12/27/04 Iwatani Speeds Up Fuel Cell R&D "will receive 350 million yen in low-interest loans from the Development Bank of Japan to develop infrastructure necessary to promote the use of fuel cells, such as hydrogen refining, shipping and storage facilities . . . money will be used to develop such things as equipment to extract hydrogen from liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)." Nikkei
12/26/04 Iceland to Spread Green Energy Mantra in Europe "wants to further end its reliance on oil imports, by using hydrogen to power vehicles. The tiny island nation also plans to export hydrogen to Europe in the future." Deutsche Welle
12/26/04 Ford concept pairs electric, diesel Mercury's Meta One vehicle features a low-emission, turbo-charged V-6. "Ford, which is adding two more gas-electric hybrids to its lineup, isn't ready to commit to diesel hybrid technology. But preliminary tests are promising. 'They are very close, from an emissions level -- theoretically -- to what a fuel cell could produce,' said Phil Martens, group vice president of North America product creation." Detroit News
12/24/04 New Battery Lasts Nearly Twice As Long "promises enough juice for twice as many digital pictures as regular batteries . . . Matsushita, which makes the Panasonic brand, also developed techniques for stuffing the cell with more electrolyte . . . available in the United States and Europe in April, a year after it was first sold in Japan. AA and AAA Oxyride batteries will cost about 10 percent more than regular, alkaline batteries" AP
12/24/04 Ethanol fuel cells burning new light on energy independence Grand Island Independent
12/23/04 Regulators approve $745 million to increase renewable energy New York Newsday
12/23/04 Westrange Corp. Acquires HTC Hydrogen ThermoChem Corp. and Changes Name
12/23/04 Reminder that the Offer for Stuart Energy Systems Corporation to Expire on January 6, 2005 at 12:01 am "Stuart Energy shareholders are encouraged to tender their shares . . ." Hydrogenics
12/23/04 Plug Power units shipped to Detroit utility Buyer, which helped form Latham firm, hopes devices will help lower power costs Albany Times Union
12/23/04 QuestAir Directors purchase IPO shares
12/22/04 Governor Announces Funding to Promote Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicle Development in New York More Than $1.4 Million Will Fund Two Projects in Western NY and Capital Region "American Honda Motor Co., Inc. in partnership with Plug Power, Inc. will receive $735,000 for a project developed in cooperation with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., and Homeland Energy to construct and operate fueling stations for two Honda FCX hydrogen-cell vehicles being leased by the State of New York"
12/22/04 Smith Barney likes Hydrogenics deal "“We do not believe that the street appreciates how beneficial this acquisition will be” for Hydrogenics, wrote David Smith, who follows the Mississauga-based alternative energy firm for Smith Barney. . ." Globe and Mail
12/22/04 H2U Student Design Competition Goes International; 13 Hydrogen Power Park Designs Expected NHA
12/22/04 Nine International Records With BMW Hydrogen Combustion Engine Officially Confirmed by FIA The Auto Channel
12/22/04 SatCon Announces $8 Million Financing Transaction Will Report FY2004 Fourth Quarter Results
12/22/04 Medis Technologies Ltd. Opens Modern New Facilities in Israel Welcomed by the President of the State of Israel
12/22/04 China speeds up research on fuel cell car "invested 880 million yuan (106.4 million US dollars) into a state research and development project on fuel cell and hybrid cars, producing several prototypes" People's Daily
12/22/04 GM exec urges government not to put hydrogen power on back burner as recent report suggests Automotive News
12/22/04 Fuel-Cell Vehicles Close the Gap Wired News
12/22/04 Nippon Shokubai To Mass-Produce Ceramic Sheets For Fuel Cells "With fuel-cell makers starting to take SOFCs to the practical level for household applications, Nippon Shokubai anticipates expanding demand for its SOFC ceramic sheets. It has thus decided to invest nearly 1 billion yen to build a new plant that will boost its production capacity tenfold to 1 million sheets a year." Nikkei
12/21/04 IEA sees potential in hydrogen and fuel cells "Predictions vary widely on the timing and penetration of fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs) into the passenger-vehicle market. Automakers predict significant market inroads after 2010. If current technical targets are met, projections indicate light-duty FCVs might represent 7-10% of the US vehicle market by 2030. Currently, the cost of a fuel-cell car is $650,000-$1 million." Oil & Gas Journal
12/21/04 Northern Power Systems Awarded $4.1 Million Contract for On-site Power System at Equity Office's 717 5th Ave. Office Building DESC
12/20/04 Medis Opens Modern New Facilities in Israel In The Presence of The President of The State of Israel
12/21/04 Hydrogen Technologies: Are Advancements Robust Enough to Deliver on Hydrogen's Immense Potential? Frost & Sullivan
12/21/04 London hydrogen station draws closer to completion "BOC has confirmed it has delivered the first liquid hydrogen tank to the site in Hornchurch, Essex where the country's first hydrogen refuelling station is set to be built. Building at the site has been ongoing since November, with the station expected to be ready and operational by early February. The station will be used to refuel the three hydrogen fuel cell buses that currently operate in London under the EU-financed Clean Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) scheme." Platinum Today (Johnson Matthey)
12/21/04 Plug Power Receives Contract to Provide Hydrogen at DTE Power Plant
12/21/04 QuestAir Technologies Inc. completes Initial Public Offering, begins trading on London AIM and Toronto TSX markets
12/21/04 Nippon Oil To Introduce Home-Use, LPG-Based Fuel Cell "produces 750 watts, and the heat derived from power generation can be supplied to hot-water and home-heating units . . . Nippon Oil will initially lease the fuel cells for the first three years, then begin selling the products in fiscal 2008. The annual rental fee will be 60,000 yen, which almost equals the amount the devices will help save in electric or gas fees, according to the company. . . aims to lease 150 units in Tokyo and 10 prefectures in the areas of Kanto and Koshinetsu during the first fiscal year before introducing it nationwide in fiscal 2006" Nikkei
12/20/04 Hydrogen powered postie bike set for Tassie trial "The University of Tasmania's Hydrogen and Renewable Technologies Research Group has converted an Australia Post bike to run purely on hydrogen" Photo ABC News
12/20/04 Nippon Oil To Start Selling Home-Use Cogeneration System "using fuel-cell technology to generate electricity and heat from liquefied petroleum gas . . ." Dow Jones via iwon
12/20/04 The Bounty of GSA Contracts Abound MCEL Global Communications Inc.
12/20/04 Air Products and H2scan to Collaborate on 'Real-Time' Hydrogen Sensor Technology
12/20/04 MTI Announces New Board Appointments
12/20/04 Honda FC Stack-equipped FCX, Featuring Sub-freezing Temperature Operation Capability, to be Leased to Hokkaido Prefecture Japan Corporate News
12/20/04 Road to hydrogen cars may not be so clean Environmental peril in making, containing fuel San Francisco Chronicle
12/17/04 Ceres Power Block Listing Application "The Company announces that it has applied for a block listing of 2,750,000 ordinary shares of 5p to be admitted to AIM to satisfy obligations under its EMI Option Scheme." London Stock Exchange
12/19/04 Making the Case for Hydrogen Air Product's Richard Goodstein speaking before the 2004 Electric Drive Transportation Association in September 2004 EV World
12/19/04 Fuel-cell vehicles obscure--but popular "Only 24 percent of consumers know what fuel-cell vehicles are, but 52 percent say they are likely to buy one next time they're in the market for a new car." Chicago Tribune
12/19/04 Fuel cell cars on road to the future Advertiser, Australia
12/19/04 Electric vehicles may be used for 2008 Games "Clean emission vehicles currently developed in China mainly include those powered by a fuel cell, hybrids using both cleaner fuels and electricity and purely electric vehicles. Most of the emphasis in China has gone to fuel cell energy." China Daily
12/18/04 Ballard raising $55 million "DaimlerChrysler AG will buy 2.4 million common shares of Ballard at $12.34 . . . Ford . . . will buy about two million shares for $25 million. If Ballard didn't call the investment before year-end, the share price would have been reset to the market price." Toronto Star
12/18/04 The Engine Looks Familiar, But It Runs On Hydrogen "A flurry of prototypes shown recently by several automakers, including BMW, Ford, General Motors, Mazda and Mercedes-Benz, indicates a widespread interest in adapting piston (and even rotary) engines to burn hydrogen directly" TheDay
12/18/04 Pliable solar cells are on a roll "Imagine wearing a jacket or rucksack that charges up your mobile phone while you take a walk . . . The thin, bendy solar panels, which could be on the market within three years" NewScientist.com
12/16/04 Alternative energy - Wall St. get things backward, again Medis, MTI, Arotech Globes online "Israel's Business Arena"
12/17/04 Future chemical engineers race for finish line with fuel cell car University of Houston
12/17/04 CCL bids to keep fuel cell laptops in fertile territory Business Weekly (UK)
12/17/04 Campbell: Ballard CEO Sees Daimler, Ford Deal Completed In H1 2005 Forbes
12/17/04 Ballard up on big auto investment CBS.MW
12/27/04 Alternative Energy Gets Real "Pricey oil and gas are heating up industrial interest in renewable sources" FCEL, PLUG, HYGS, WilderHill Clean Energy Index BusinessWeek
12/17/04 Northern Power Systems to Supply Remote Power Systems in Alaska Remote hybrid power system will blend renewable technology with generators to provide power for critical military application DESC
12/17/04 Honda to expand areas where fuel-cell vehicle leased Kyodo
12/17/04 Ballard shares surge on automakers' investment Reuters
12/17/04 Honda FC Stack-equipped FCX, Featuring Sub-freezing Temperature Operation Capability, Certified for Use on Public Roads by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Honda
12/17/04 SunLine makes history with hydrogen bus Innovative power system expected to reduce hazardous emissions by 99.9% The Desert Sun
12/17/04 New Membrane Makes Cheaper, Stronger Fuel Cells PolyFuel Small Times
12/17/05 Companies must expense options by mid-2005 After years of wrangling, accounting standards finally set "FASB did not specify a particular method of valuing options, or the formulas companies use to assign costs to the options." AP
12/17/04 Alcohol Fuel Cell Goes Micro "Researchers from Saint Louis University, who earlier this year developed a fuel cell using enzymes to generate electricity from ethanol, have built a microchip-based version of the device." MIT Technology Review
12/17/04 DaimlerChrysler, Ford to Invest in Ballard AP
12/17/04 Millennium Cell Awarded GSA Federal Supply Schedule Contract
12/17/04 DaimlerChrysler and Ford to Invest CDN $55 Million in Ballard Power Systems Ballard
12/16/04 Micro fuel cells sell, finally The next milestone is tiny fuel cells for consumers Red Herring
12/16/04 FuelCon enlarges market position "has shipped within a repeat order a larger number of Evaluator C600 test rigs to Volkswagen AG"
12/16/04 Manhattan Scientifics Receives Important Fuel Cell Patent "Fuel Cell Stack With Cooling Fins and Use of Expanded Graphite in Fuel Cells"
12/16/04 Fuel Cell Today Releases Survey of 2004 Worldwide Fuel Cell Activity
12/16/04 Astris Energi Doubles Golf Car Power With New E7 Alkaline Fuel Cell Generator
12/16/04 Northern Power Systems to Provide 15 Power Systems For Pipeline Project On Sakhalin Island DESC
12/16/04 Ardour Capital Re-iterates Its Buy Ratings On FuelCell Energy, Mechanical Technology, And American Superconductor
12/15/04 Offutt Air Force Base To Get Two Fuel Cells IdaTech Yankton Daily Press
12/15/04 QuestAir Technologies Inc. Announces Filing of a Final Prospectus in Connection with its Initial Public Offering
12/15/04 Scientists 'PAD' their way to new metal-oxide film technology "developed a novel method for creating high performance, inorganic metal-oxide films using polymer-assisted deposition, or PAD" DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
12/13/04 Battelle Ventures Leads $7.4-million Series D Financing of PowerZyme, Developer of a New Portable Power Source "developer of the first high-performance enzyme-catalyzed portable power source"
12/15/04 Michelin builds Active Wheel FCEV prototypes
12/15/04 Hydrogen and fuel cell ERA-NET will complement technology platform, says coordinator Cordis
12/15/04 ZAP Signs Exclusive Fuel Cell Distribution Agreement With Anuvu Anuvu Says Order for PEM Fuel Cells Largest Transaction in History
12/15/04 German fuel cell industry calls for political boost "Germany's newly founded fuel cell alliance BZB, which represents around 300 firms, including car maker Daimler Chrysler, utility RWE and Siemens, said Germany could soon open production lines for stationary fuel cells for industrial use. . ." Reuters
12/15/04 DoT bans lithium battery shipments on commercial flights due to fire risk "non-rechargeable[s] . . . plan that includes further study of whether shipments of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in cell phones and other electronic gear also pose risks to air safety" Crain Communications
12/15/04 Ballard Builds Commercialization Expertise with Appointment of Chief Technology Officer
12/15/04 MTI Micro Names Soucy President
12/15/04 Startech Environmental is Awarded Hydrogen Grant in the Omnibus Appropriations Act Startech Receives $413,000 Grant to Continue Development of Low-Cost Hydrogen from Wastes
12/15/04 Molecule harvests water's hydrogen "supramolecular complex could be used in devices that use light energy to extract hydrogen from water" Technology Research News
12/15/04 Options Canvassed On Fuel Cell Field Trial Sites "Powerco and Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (CFCL) have announced that they will confirm the sites for the first fuel cell field trials for New Zealand early in 2005." scoop.co.nz
12/14/04 Department of Energy Completes 'Hydrogen 101' Education Workshop Series in Orlando, Florida USDOE
12/14/04 Millennium Cell Receives Approval for Nasdaq SmallCap Market Listing
12/14/04 An Uncertain FuelCell Future FCEL, PLUG Motley Fool
12/14/04 Nisource and Acumentrics Awarded DOE Cooperative Agreement to Study Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Using SOFC Technology
12/14/04 FuelCell Energy, Inc. Earnings Call scheduled for 10:00 am ET today
12/14/04 MTI Micro Launches Its First Mobion™ Product
12/13/04 FuelCell Energy Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2004 Results and Accomplishments Received New Orders of 7.5 Megawatts During the Fiscal Year "net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 of $20.8 million"
? /?/04 "Quick Start Guide" for Intermec RFID reader with MTI Micro "Mobion" fuel cell Intermec
12/13/04 Department of Energy to Hold Final Hydrogen Education Series in Orlando USDOE
12/10/04 King County receives support for environment and transportation "$400,000 for the Molten Fuel Cell Project to convert methane gas to energy." King County
12/10/04 EMTEC may land $3M more for fuel cells Dayton Business Journal
12/13/04 Medis Technologies Demonstrates Historic Performance of Fuel Cell Products to General Dynamics
12/13/04 USFCC Lauds UN Decision to Adopt New UN Shipping Description for Fuel Cell Cartridges "a new and clear shipping description for 'fuel cell cartridges' containing flammable liquids in Class 3 within the UN Model Regulations" USFCC
12/13/04 Hydrogenics to Design and Build a Hydrogen Generation System for ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures' Project with California Transit System
12/13/04 Astris Energi Welcomes Capital Markets Financier to Board
12/13/04 Coverage initiated on Quantum Fuel by Merriman Curhan Ford "Buy"
12/13/04 Big on micro fuel cells Intermec is at the forefront of new technology "The Everett-based company has unveiled a new radio frequency identification reader that uses a micro fuel cell to continuously charge the device's more conventional lithium-ion battery. "We've built a number of these units and we're in testing. But I think it will probably be in production by midyear," said Arvin Danielson, Intermec's chief technology officer." Everett Herald
12/13/04 Tokyo Gas to lease fuel cell power system for home "will start leasing the world's first commercial fuel cell system for household use on Feb. 8. The system, developed jointly with Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Ebara Corp. affiliate Ebara Ballard Corp., will be available only for leasing for the first three years. . . The environment-friendly system will be offered on a 10-year contract at a total charge of 1 million yen [US$9,537] . . . targets signing contracts for just 200 units in fiscal 2005 . . . Savings from lower gas and electricity usage are not expected to fully offset the leasing charge, but Tokyo Gas believes that environment-conscious people will be willing to shoulder the shortfall, which is estimated to run to about 40,000 yen a year. The company hopes to start outright sales of home-use fuel cell systems in fiscal 2008 for around 500,000 yen. It is forecasting sales of 5,000 units in fiscal 2008 and 10,000 units in fiscal 2009. . . the 500,000 yen target still seems far away, considering that the system's current price is estimated at nearly 10 million yen. This high price is believed to be the reason why Tokyo Gas has decided to initially offer the system only through leasing contracts. Durability is another area that needs improving because tests have yet to prove operability beyond three years. Home-use fuel cell systems must be able to operate for at least 40,000 hours, or about 10 years, Matsushita President Kunio Nakamura said at a Dec. 6 press conference announcing the move." Nikkei
12/13/04 New US Energy Chief Likely to Keep Low Profile Reuters
12/13/04 GM, DCX to develop gasoline-electric hybrid system "GM has said it will have a fuel cell model that can compete on cost with gasoline by 2010. DaimlerChrysler has said it will have 100 experimental fuel cell vehicles in use by the end of this year, including 19 in the United States." Detroit Free Press
12/13/04 DaimlerChrysler, GM Join to Build Hybrids, People Say "It shows that hybrids are becoming the mainstream of environmentally friendly cars, given that fuel cell vehicles will not be available for mass production until the longer term" Bloomberg ["Update 7"]
12/13/04 Ceres Power's patent gives it a US foothold "Globally, revenues among publicly-listed fuel-cell companies exceeded investment in research and development for the first time last year, according to research by PwC, the professional services firm. Ceres made a pre-tax loss of £1.66m in the 11 months to June." Financial Times |Patent|
12/12/04 Water – it’s everywhere, but is it cheap "Most energy experts see a world where hydrogen is the dominant energy source, produced domestically, cleanly and cost-effectively." Boca Raton News [Hydrogen is not an energy source, and no "expert" would say that it is.]
12/12/04 Rail in line for new age of 'steam' "Fuel cell trains would last longer, be simpler and cheaper to maintain than existing engines and would not require expensive overhead electrification equipment." The Observer
12/7/04 Exploring the Okavango swamps of Botswana "Angola is planning dams with hydrogen power stations to revive its war- shattered economy." Independent Online, South Africa
12/8/04 The Harris Interactive AUTOTECHCAST Study Finds Strong U.S. Consumer Interest in Enhanced Fuel Economy and Safety Technologies Harris Interactive [According to Harris, 52% said they were likely to buy an FCV as their next car (compared to 42% for HEVs)!!]
12/5/04 Ohio in Race to Develop Fuel Cell Technology American International Automobile Dealers Association
12/7/04 New Zealand Participates in US DoD Fuel Cell Project DOD Fuel Cell
12/10/04 The hydrogen car, yes but... "If to make hydrogen, we use electricity produced from the combustion of oil, gas, coal or any other polluting and green gas emitting source, we do not solve the environmental problem. That's why a hydrogen vehicle must get its fuel (hydrogen) from a non-polluting source like solar, wind, etc." Auto123.com
12/8/04 AREVA develops the first French 20 kW fuel cell stack Areva
12/10/04 Officials turn dirt to get project moving "A ground-breaking ceremony for the three-pool complex was held at its future location, just off West College Avenue, between the YMCA and Lompoc High School. . . city officials need to decide by the month's end whether they want to pass on a $500,000 grant from the Southern California Gas Company for two fuel cells that would cost $2.6 million or wait for power cells to be developed that they think could be better in the long run." UTC The Lompoc Record
12/10/04 WEH GmbH Wins Award from California Fuel Cell Partnership for Successful Testing of Hydrogen Fuel Nozzle
12/10/04 Fuel Cells in the Deep Freeze "now carmakers are getting serious about testing hydrogen cars in states where winters can be hard . . ." New York Times
12/10/04 Tokyo Uni Develops New Pure Hydrogen Making Procedure Asia Pulse
12/9/04 Plants May Point Way to Clean Hydrogen Fuel Scientific American
12/9/04 The Hydrogen Economy: An Objective Look -- Part 2: Hydrogen and Utilities Energy Pulse
12/10/04 Firm attracts new investors H2Scan (firm that bought DCHT's H2 sensor technology) L.A. Daily News
12/10/04 UK to be a key market for fuel-cell scooter "The UK will be one of the first target markets for the Vectrix fuel cell/electric scooter, which its US developers claimed is the first full-size, high-performance vehicle of its kind. . ." Auto Industry
12/10/04 University Creates High-Purity Hydrogen Production Method "using materials such as wood chips and wastepaper" Nikkei

12/9/04 Vancouver's NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation Showcases Renewable Hydrogen Generation System
12/9/04 Nuclear power and the hydrogen economy U.S. News & World Report
12/9/04 Plant-life inspires cooling system for the fuel cell powered laptops of the future Cambridge Consultants
12/9/04 Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation Seeks Proposals for Colorado Fuel Cell Initiative Colorado Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation
12/9/04 Quantum Technologies Reports Fiscal 2005 Second Quarter Financial Results
12/7/04 B.C. Law Society head resigns after news reports on private business affairs "resignation comes after the Vancouver Sun reported on Matkin's links as president and shareholder of the Seattle-based company Hydrogen Power Incorporated. An executive and a promoter of the company are both admitted stock offenders on Canadian stock exchanges . . ." CP
12/9/04 Plug Power Energizes Holiday Tree in London's Trafalgar Square
12/9/04 DaimlerChrysler More Than Doubles Fleet of Fuel Cell Vehicles in the United States
12/9/04 Hydrogen fuel cells not the only answer to cutting oil use Interview with President/CEO of WestStart-CALSTART The Globe and Mail
12/9/04 Hyundai develops better fuel-cell SUV Asia Times
12/9/04 Nanomix Receives Two U.S. Patents in Alternative Energy "low temperature storage of hydrogen using novel nanostructured materials including light elements"
12/9/04 Hyundai Motor Unveils Improved Fuel-cell Electric Model "Tucson compact sports utility vehicle . . . cooperation with U.S.-based UTC Fuel Cells" Yonhap News
12/9/04 Hydrogen-fuel car crafted in Korea "A hydrogen fuel-propelled car entirely built with Korean technology has been developed for the first time" JoonAng Daily
12/8/04 No Escape from Dependency Looming Energy Crisis Overshadows Bush's Second Term "we have so organized our economy and society around the availability of cheap and abundant petroleum that we are severely ill-equipped to deal with the sort of shortages and supply disruptions that are likely to become the norm in the years ahead" Common Dreams
12/6/04 Top 10 Trends: Micro energy, finally? After heating up great expectations and then missing deadlines, the fuel cell industry could finally hit its stride next year. "to meet this improved outlook, the micro fuel cell industry will have to overcome skepticism stemming from a long, inglorious tradition of over-promising and under-delivering . . . If fuel cell companies miss planned product introductions next year, there’s a good chance that companies could be dealt significant marketing challenges in trying to convince consumers that fuel cells are for real." MTI Micro, Medis, Toshiba, NEC, Casio, MHTX, Smart Fuel Cell Red Herring
12/8/04 Commission releases energy report "made no recommendation on whether the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should be opened to oil drilling . . . Also noticeably absent from the commission's report was any emphasis on the development of cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells, one of Bush's top energy priorities. One of the commission's criteria was that alternative fuels have the potential to become competitive with gasoline by 2020" Scripps Howard
12/8/04 Bipartisan Panel Seeks Greenhouse Gas Limits "calls on the nation to adopt mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming, set stricter fuel economy standards and promote nuclear power, renewable energy and oil exploration" Washington Post
12/8/04 Automakers sue over California's tough vehicle-emissions rules AP
12/8/04 H2Scan Secures $2.54 Million from Chrysalix Energy, Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels Hydrogen-Specific Sensing Systems Provide Higher Accuracy and Faster Detection, Reduce False Positives
12/8/04 Norway implements tax incentives for hydrogen-fuel cell vehicles "proposed an incentive involving the removal of vehicle taxes–including registration fees and annual taxes for hydrogen fuel powered vehicles be removed as of January 1st next year" Bellona
12/8/04 Professor gets grant from Honda "$50,000 grant . . . more highly reactive electro-catalyst materials. These catalysts are platinum metal or platinum metal alloy nanocrystals" Vanderbilt Hustler
12/8/04 Astris Energi Markets New E7 Power Generator With Double The Power Of Predecessor
12/8/04 Vinod Khosla's energy company sets up R&D unit in Chennai "Ion America, an energy sector player, is also offshoring to India. Located in Mountain View, California, the company is said to be developing a revolutionary fuel cell for the stationary power generation market." Economic Times of India
12/8/04 Hybrid Audi A2 CARkeys
12/8/04 Hitachi Develops Hydrogen-Leak Detector For Fuel-Cell Filling Stations "system uses tiny hydrogen sensors connected to wireless transmitters. Each sensor-transmitter combination is called a node, and signals are radioed from each node to a server at a base station" Nikkei
12/8/04 Ceramic Fuel Cells to announce new CEO
12/7/04 Research on to develop hydrogen, fuel cell technology "hydrogen production from biomass, biological, thermo-chemical, photo-catalytic and other renewable energy methods" India News
12/7/04 Quantum Files Investor Presentation
12/7/04 Fuel Cell Stocks Slump on Ratings Fuel Cell Companies' Shares Fizzle on Conservative Coverage Initiation AP
12/7/04 ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES INC Files SEC form 8-K, Entry Material Agreement, Termination Material Agreement . . . "CTTV has agreed to transfer its ownership interest in TOHS to ECD. CTTV paid ECD a restructuring payment in the amount of approximately $4.7 million concurrent with such transaction" sec.gov
12/7/04 Hydrogen’s Empty Environmental Promise "a transition from gasoline to hydrogen would nearly double net greenhouse gas emissions attributable to passenger vehicles, given the current fuel mix in the electricity sector" CATO Institute
12/7/04 Ocean energy invention nets scholarship for teen MSNBC
12/7/04 Sunlight to Fuel Hydrogen Future Hydrogen Solar Wired News
12/7/04 Red Herring Selects Neah Power Systems for Prestigious Red Herring Top 100 Innovators Award
12/7/04 FuelCell falls in pre-open on analysts 'sell' rating "concerns over cash burn levels, costs per kilowatts, losses per unit sold and uncertainty over ability to penetrate critical markets . . ." CBS.MW
12/7/04 Mechanical Tech started at 'hold' at Smith Barney
12/7/04 Quantum Schedules Fiscal 2005 Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call Thursday, December 9, 2004, at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time
12/7/04 SatCon Strengthens Board Membership with Two New Directors
12/7/04 Medis Technologies Announces Delivery of Advanced Fuel Cell Power Packs to General Dynamics for Testing
12/7/04 Coverage initiated on FuelCell Energy by Smith Barney Citigroup "Sell"
12/7/04 ANALYSIS: Home-Use Fuel Cell Technology Still Faces Hurdles "higher overall energy efficiency will help reduce electricity and gas charges. Based on Tokyo Gas' target price of 500,000 yen for a home-use fuel cell system in fiscal 2008 or later, households will be able to recover their initial investments after eight years if the system can cut power bills by 60,000 yen a year . . . However, the 500,000 yen price target still seems far away, considering that the system's current price is estimated at nearly 10 million yen. This high price is believed to be the reason why Tokyo Gas has decided to initially offer the system only through leasing contracts. Durability is seen as an another area that needs improving because tests have yet to prove the system's operability beyond three years." Nikkkei
12/7/04 Tokyo Gas blazes trail for fuel-cell units Asahi Shimbun
12/6/04 JR wants fuel-cell trains operating by 2010 "A major hurdle to be cleared before the planned fuel cell-powered train can be put into service is to boost the fuel cells' efficiency" Daily Yomiuri
12/6/04 Molecule Harvests Water's Hydrogen "Virginia Polytechnic and State University researchers have developed a large molecule, or supramolecular complex, that combines sub-units that absorb light with sub-units that accept electrons. The complex could be used to produce hydrogen for clean-burning combustion engines and fuel cells." MIT Technology Review
12/6/04 Christmas tree lights become clean and green "For the first time ever the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree lights will be powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, a clean form of energy." Mayor of London
12/6/04 Membrane Reactor Technologies (MRT) to work with BOC and HERA on DOE Hydrogen Energy Project
12/6/04 DOE Sec. Abraham Congratulates International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy on its One-Year Anniversary USDOE
12/6/04 Fill 'er up — at home and with hydrogen Honda-Plug MSNBC
12/6/04 PolyFuel Selected as World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer for 2005 for Its Breakthrough Fuel Cell Technology | Smart Fuel Cell also selected
12/6/04 Tokyo Gas to Launch Residential Fuel Cell Cogeneration System "will bring to market the world’s first commercial residential polymer electrolyte fuel cell cogeneration system on February 8, 2005, initially on a limited scale" Japan Corporate News
12/6/04 FuelCell Energy, Inc. Invites You to Hear Fourth Quarter Results on Its Web Broadcast Conference Call on Tuesday, December 14, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. EST
12/6/04 Quantum Awarded Emissions Compliance Testing Contract From General Motors
12/5/04 Hydrogen viewed as possible replacement for oil ChevronTexaco S.Francisco Chronicle
12/4/04 The green VW "In appearance it's a VW Golf-based MPV, the Touran, but under the skin it is powered by electricity produced from a fuel-cell catalyst fuelled with hydrogen." Telegraph
12/4/04 FuelCell CEO wins Previdi Award "Danbury's top entrepreneur" Danbury News Times
12/3/04 Opinion: Fuel-cell future doesn't override today's fuel-efficiency needs Pasadena Star-News
12/3/04 Webcast Alert: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. to Review and Discuss the Expansion of the Ovonic NiMH Battery License to Cobasys and the Restructuring of the Relationship with ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures
12/2/04 Thermoplastic fuel cell "an advance [Ticona, the technical polymers business of the Celanese Group] claims lowers fuel cell cost at least 50% versus those fabricated with other materials." e4engineering
12/1/04 CSA America and Underwriters Laboratories Develop New Standard for Micro Fuel Cells Designed to Power Portable Electronics
12/3/04 Energy Conversion Devices Conference Call Scheduled to start Mon, Dec 6, 2004, 11:00 am Eastern
12/3/04 Batteries, Parts Delay Hybrid Car Production Automakers Strive for More Parts for Gas-Sippers ABC News
12/3/04 ECD Announces Expansion of NiMH Battery License to Cobasys and Restructuring of Relationship with ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures
12/2/04 Honda and City of Los Angeles Celebrate Two Year Anniversary of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles American Honda Motor Co.
12/2/04 Gas guzzling is un-American. An open letter to Bill Ford, Jr. "When you took the helm, you announced Ford Motor Company’s “Cleaner, Safer, Sooner” campaign and raised our hopes that a self-avowed “life-long environmentalist” was now running America’s flagship automaker. We believed you then, but four years later the facts tell a very different story. . . At the same time your company is spending millions to “green the blue oval,” you are lobbying against fuel efficiency market incentives and fighting federal and state efforts to raise standards. . ." Rainforest Action Network
12/2/04 Meet the Methane Economy A proposl to create a 21st Century economy based on renewable, man-made methane. EV World
12/2/04 Mazda to test RX-8 dual-fuel petrol/hydrogen hybrid on Japanese roads autoindustry.co.uk
12/2/04 Registration statement for securities of certain Canadian issuers to be issued in exchange offers or a business combination Hydrogenics' acquisition of Stuart Energy sec.gov
12/2/04 Fuel Cell, Solar Package Arrives in California renewableenergyaccess.com
12/2/04 UN clears fuel cell path Approves shipping regulations, ushers in new battery era IDG News Service
12/2004 The Hydrogen Economy "If the fuel cell is to become the modern steam engine, basic research must provide breakthroughs in understanding, materials, and design to make a hydrogen-based energy system a vibrant and competitive force." Physicis Today
12/2/04 Mobion™ Fuel Cell Power Product Receives UL and CSA Safety Certifications
12/2/04 Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. Announces Acquisition of Intellectual Property Appointment of Professor Yushan Yan As Director
12/1/04 Revised: USFCC Lauds UN Decision to Permit Transport of Fuel Cartridges for Fuel Cells
12/1/04 Hydrogenics Corporation Mails Offer to Purchase All of the Issued and Outstanding Shares of Stuart Energy Systems Corporation
12/1/2004 USFCC Lauds UN Decision to Permit Transport of Fuel Cartridges for Fuel Cells
12/2004 Micro Fuel Cells Transport Regulation Framework Methanol Institute, MTI Micro
12/1/04 I Love NY Energy Launched at Power-Gen International 2004 New Initiative Joins Together Leaders from Industry, Academia, and Government to Promote and Support New York's Thriving Energy Community "New York State's commitment to industry and history of innovation provides energy companies like Plug Power with a clear competitive advantage" I Love NY Energy
12/1/04 Sparking Fuel Cell Production GM-DOW Utilipoint
12/1/04 BOC-led Team Wins U.S. Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Energy Award "3-year, $3.8 million project to develop an advanced hydrogen generation and delivery system"
12/1/04 Micro Methanol Fuel Cells Get UN Shipping Approval "for shipping methanol fuel cartridges for micro fuel cell devices as cargo . . . A final vote by the full UN Committee formally adopting the proposal is expected early next week." Methanol Institute
12/1/04 College to offer fuel cell program "FuelCell Energy Inc. will rekindle its fuel cell education program this spring at Naugatuck Valley Community College's city campus . . ." Republican-American
12/1/04 Oakley company tackling fuel cells Grant awarded to develop membranes Cincinnati Enquirer
12/1/04 ABI Research Forecasts Billion Dollar Supply Chain for Infant Automotive Fuel Cell Industry
12/1/04 Chevron Energy Solutions to Install FuelCell Energy Power Plant at U.S. Postal Service's San Francisco Mail Processing Center 'Ultra-Clean' Fuel Cell Power Plant to be Part of Major Efficiency Upgrade FuelCell Energy
12/1/04 U.S. Postal Service Brings Renewable Power, Energy Efficiency to San Francisco Mail Processing Facilities Chevron Energy Solutions
12/1/04 Astris Energi Conference Papers Published
12/1/04 THE LATEST FUEL CELL NEWS IN JAPAN,NOVEMBER 2004 FCDIC

November 2004

11/30/04 USA: Dow and GM launch second phase of hydrogen fuel project just-auto.com
11/30/04 DOE Researchers Demonstrate Feasibility of Efficient Hydrogen Production from Nuclear Energy USDOE
11/30/04 Fuel cell project by Dow, GM to expand AP
11/30/04 Green Power Thanks to soaring fuel prices, lots of creative energy is being applied to alternative energy. The time may finally have come for these three champions of on-the-verge technologies. "Here at the California Fuel Cell Partnership in West Sacramento, engineers from car companies and fuel distributors such as Shell and ChevronTexaco are working in tandem to define some of the standards and procedures for fueling, operating, and maintaining fleets of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles." Fast Company
11/30/04 Sustainable Energy Closes $1.71 M Financing
11/30/04 Plug Power Expands GenCore Product Line "configurations designed specifically for the electric utility substation backup market"
11/29/04 U.S. Wind Farming, Inc. to Re-Power Old Generation Wind Energy Farms in California U.S. Wind Farming, Inc. has reached agreement to re-power 45-Megawatts of Wind Energy Electric/Hydrogen cooperatives in California
11/29/04 Project blends hydrogen, nuclear power MSNBC
11/29/04 GEFC-112 perfluorinated PEM was ordered by Shanghai Shen-Li High Tech Co., Ltd.in large volumes GEFC
11/29/04 'Green' startups draw investors "PolyFuels [sic] has raised $40 million from venture funds." Sacramento Bee
11/29/04 Hybrids vs. Hydrogen: Which Future Is Brighter? ABC News
11/29/04 Hydrogen Generated by Antarctic Winds RenewableEnergyAccess.com
11/29/04 Delegation to India Showcases Canadian Innovation in Alternative Fuel Technology "The delegation comprises representatives from Dynetek Industries Ltd.; FTI International Inc.; the Hydrogen Research Institute, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières; Hydrogenics Corporation; IMW Industries Ltd.; Industry Canada; NRCan; QuestAir Technologies Inc.; the Saskatchewan Research Council; and Stuart Energy Systems." NRCan
11/29/04 Dow and GM Launch Phase II of World's Largest Industrial Fuel Cell Program "The project has now expanded from a single GM test cell, installed in February 2004, to a multi-cell pilot plant at Dow's Texas Operations in Freeport, TX." Dow
11/29/04 Powerco will launch fuel cell technology trials "will see CFCL deliver an unspecified number of its fuel cell units to New Zealand beginning in April 2005" National Business Review, New Zealand
11/29/04 Arnold Schwarzenegger and GM's Hydrogen Hummer MotorTrend Magazine
11/29/04 AEC Hires Experchem Laboratories Inc. for Independent Laboratory Testing
11/28/04 Millions in funding headed to Lehigh Valley "$5.3 million for Ion Transport Membrane Syngas Project, Air Products and Chemicals, Lehigh County, to pay for technologies to produce synthesis gas (hydrogen and carbon monoxide) from natural gas in a single step, a key component of fuel cell development." The Morning Call
11/28/04 Mazda gets fired up on hydrogen "Mazda is following BMW with a research programme looking into running today’s engines on hydrogen" The Times, UK
11/28/04 Hydrogen Production Method Could Bolster Fuel Supplies "But the plan requires the building of a new kind of nuclear reactor, at a time when the United States is not even building conventional reactors. And the cost estimates are uncertain." NY Times
11/26/04 Emory chemists create unprecedented metallic molecule "For the first time ever, Emory University researchers have broken through the so-called 'oxo-wall' to create stable multiple chemical bonds between oxygen and platinum - once thought impossible . . .The breakthrough holds the potential for numerous applications in fuel cells, catalytic converters and emerging 'green' chemistry." Emory University Health Sciences Center
11/26/04 Short Positions in Selected H2FC Stocks as of 11/15/04 NASDAQ
11/25/04 Statoil plans hydrogen station Norway's oil and gas group Statoil will open the nation's first hydrogen filling point for cars at a petrol station in 2006 Aftenposten
11/26/04 Fuel cell future to be decided next week "A UN committee will make the key decision on whether cartridges containing methanol pose a significant safety risk on commercial aircraft. Without approval, the commercial success of such fuel cells would be put under doubt." Smaller, cheaper, better but are new batteries safe? IDG News Service
11/26/04 Fuel-Cell Firm Ceres Powers Ahead on London Debut Reuters
11/26/04 Powerco agrees to trial new fuel cell technology in NZ "signed an agreement with Australian firm Ceramic Fuel Cells to trial new fuel cell energy systems in New Zealand" sharechat
11/25/04 Fuel Cell Technologies Advises That National Bank Financial Inc. has Exercised 200,000 Options
11/25/04 Ceres Power Holdings Plc: Placing of New Ordinary Shares by Numis Securities Limited raising approximately £16 million for the Company and a placing of Sale Shares on behalf of certain Selling Shareholders raising approximately £5.6 million, Admission to AIM and first day of dealings | Quote (AIM:CWR) | Ceres home page
11/25/04 Market Report "punters should keep an eye out for Ceres Power today. Brokers expect the fuel cell specialist to make a strong debut on the market. Ceres hopes to raise about £20m at 120p, and the hedge fund, RAB Capital, is said to have picked up a 7 per cent stake."
11/25/04 Mazda travels own eco-friendly route "a rotary engine fueled by both hydrogen and gasoline" The Asahi Shimbun
11/25/04 The Future, Today Driving the FCX fuel-cell car Hartford Advocate
11/24/04 Ticona Introduces First Engineering Thermoplastic Fuel Cell
11/24/04 Hydrogen System Approved "The hydrogen demonstration system being installed at The Chewonki Foundation's Center for Environmental Education will allow for renewably generated electricity to power an electrolyzer, which produces hydrogen from water." Wiscasset Newspaper
11/24/05 Manitoba builds first wind farm for C$187 million "The farm, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) southwest of Winnipeg, will consist of 63 turbines generating 99 megawatts of power" Vestas, Algonquin Power Income Fund (AFP_u.TO) and Greenwing Energy Inc. Reuters
11/24/04 Westrange Corp. Announces Receipt Of Conditional Approval By The TSX Venture Exchange "which will direct the completion of the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of HTC Hydrogen Thermochem Corp. In conjunction with this purchase, Westrange Corp. (TSX VENTURE:WRC) will change its name to HTC Hydrogen Technologies Corp. and its new trading symbol will be changed to 'HTC' . . . "
11/24/04 State hopes to land big coal project "Congress has provided $18 million for a project meant to be the world's first coal-based, zero-emissions electricity and hydrogen power plant." Charleston Daily Mail
11/24/04 Acumentrics sues former Conn. officials Boston Business Journal
11/24/04 Starcraft agrees to merger Goshen company hopes joining with fuel cell maker will spur growth. South Bend Tribune
11/24/04 U.S. Wind Farming, Inc. Has Entered into an Agreement to Develop a 100-Megawatt, Wind Energy Electric/Hydrogen Cooperative in the Baltic Coast of Poland
11/24/04 Osaka Gas, Kyocera To Start Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Devt "The two companies said they aim to offer service in homes with so-called "SOFC cogeneration power systems" on a trial basis sometime in the fiscal year starting April 2005." Dow Jones
11/24/04 Hydrogen leaves the lab ChevronTexaco building stations for fueling cars San Francisco Chronicle
11/24/04 Holden and CSIRO research future global powertrain technologies gizmag
11/24/04 Safety Certification for Methanol Micro Fuel Cells Now Available Fuel Cell Today
11/24/04 Lawsuit says Mass. company is victim in Tomasso case "Acumentrics Corp., a Westwood, Mass.-based fuel cell manufacturer, contends that the Rowland administration offered it $10 million in loans and grants to move to Connecticut in 2002. The lawsuit said the offer evaporated when Acumentrics refused to lease a manufacturing plant at an above-market rate from a Tomasso property management firm. Acumentrics claims the aborted deal has left it crippled financially. . ." AP
11/15/04 Interview With: Robert K. Lifton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Medis Technologies Wall Street Reporter
11/23/04 Pennsylvania Passes State-Wide Clean Energy Bill "Under the bill, 18 percent of Pennsylvania's energy will come from alternative sources by the year 2020. This brings to 16, the number of states that now have renewable portfolio standard (RPS) legislation that requires a certain amount of power generated by the utilities to be derived from renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and others." Renewable Energy Access
11/23/04 Innovation seen crucial to future energy supply "[An expert] sees limitations for existing forms of renewable energy, and he rejects fuel cells as a viable option to power vehicles worldwide." Oil & Gas Journal
11/23/04 Hondas and Hydrogen emagazine.com
11/23/04 Quantum Fuel Systems to Acquire Starcraft Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide to Acquire Starcraft in Stock Swap Worth About $185M AP
11/23/04 Quantum shares drop on Starcraft deal CBS.MW
11/23/04 Quantum files 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement sec.gov
11/23/04 QTWW down 6+% in after hours trading yahoo
11/23/04 Quantum to Acquire Starcraft Corp. Quantum
11/23/04 Starcraft to Merge with Quantum Fuel Systems "Starcraft Corporation is a leading supplier to the OEM automotive supply market. It also supplies after-market parts and accessories to wholesale and retail customers throughout the United States." Starcraft Corporation
11/23/04 Altair Nanotechnologies, University of Nevada Research Foundation and Hydrogen Solar LLC Lead Alternative Energy Consortium With $3 Million Grant From U.S. Department of Energy Altair to Receive $400,000 as Subcontractor to Perform Research Activities to Enhance the Capabilities of Hydrogen Refilling Stations Altair
11/23/04 Comment: Fuel for nought The adoption of biofuels would be a humanitarian and environmental disaster Guardian
11/23/04 Rocket in your pocket "A jet chip would be at most half the size of a micro fuel cell of equal energy capacity." The Age
11/22/04 Cenergie Corporation announces launch of Irish Plc World's lowest cost fuel cells set to hit the market, bringing cheap clean energy. "On November 18th, Cenergie signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Hydro (Norsk Hydro) . . . The company has just been awarded a contract to supply more than 200 megawatts of fuel cells over the next ten years to First Element Energy LLC . . . The company has taken delivery of a fuel cell production line in the Republic of Korea and is completing negotiations to purchase a large industrial site in the south of the country."
11/22/04 Work begins on 'green' bus plant Building work is to begin on a new hydrogen refuelling station for buses in Hornchurch BBC
11/22/04 Senate OK's energy project funding Additional $300 million in funding for home heating bills "$18 million to continue an initiative called FutureGen . . . $158 million for the president's FreedomCAR initiative" CBS.MW
11/17/04 Future cars may peddle electricity Researcher says hydrogen-powered vehicles could sell excess power to utility companies. "[GM's] Burns says he foresees a day when consumers will have agreements with their local utility companies to use their vehicles to generate electricity." Special to The Detroit News
11/22/04 FUELCELL ENERGY INC Files SEC form 8-K, Entry Material Agreement
11/22/04 InPlay: Energy Conversion breaks out intraday on volume to notch a 2-month high above 20.59 Briefing.com
11/22/04 MANHATTAN SCIENTIFICS INC Files SEC form 10QSB, Quarterly Report "Cash and cash equivalents: $40,000" sec.gov
11/22/04 The Engine Looks Familiar, But It Runs on Hydrogen "widespread interest in adapting piston (and even rotary) engines to burn hydrogen directly" NY Times
11/22/04 Working to Kick the Carbon Habit "Automakers and independent companies are developing technologies to run conventional engines on hydrogen. Here are some of the current programs: . . ." NY Times
11/22/04 Hydrogenics Awarded Custom Test Equipment Contract by QuestAir Technologies
11/21/04 Hydrogen could be in future Major companies are already gearing up for significant change Washington Post
11/21/04 Warming Up to Cold Fusion Washington Post
11/20/04 'Hydrogen highway' plan assailed Pollution from making, distributing gas would negate benefits of clean vehicle exhaust, think tank says The Daily Review
11/20/04 Election Has Defense Supplier Eyeing More Bang And More Bucks Teledyne IBD
11/19/04 IdaTech Receives U.S. Department of Energy Award for Development of Off-Road Fuel Cell System $1.4 million
11/19/04 Astris Energi Reports Third Quarter 2004 Results
11/17/04 Velocys Selected for Ohio Department of Development Fuel Cell Grant "focus on applying Velocys’ patented microchannel technology to generate hydrogen for fuel cells"
11/19/04 Hydrogen could soon power portable devices PolyFuel, MTI, Medis Government Computer News
11/19/04 HYDROGEN BUS IS A REALITY, FIRST IN TURIN Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
11/19/04 Report: Hydrogen polluting More carbon dioxide product of fuel making "report issued Thursday by a Libertarian think tank" Los Angeles Daily News
11/19/04 Praxair To Demonstrate Two Hydrogen Fueling Systems For Canadian Fuel Cells Applications
11/19/04 German state boosts Hydrogenics fuel-cell hybrid bus development National Post
11/19/04 RPA hears plans for fuel cells in Europe, US "Look for the first limited commercial sales of residential fuel cells in 2006 in Europe" Idatech Contractor Mag
11/19/04 Holden (GM) and CSIRO Working on Next-Gen Supercaps "to develop supercapacitors, advanced batteries and energy management systems for the next generation of hybrid and fuel cell vehicles" Green Car Congress
11/19/04 President Bush’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative in Danger of Stalling "Approximately $21.5 million in funding -- for studies on hydrogen storage, production and purification -- is at stake. If Congress decides to pass a continuation of current spending levels, rather than pass DOE’s 2005 budget request, the research grants will not be awarded." American International Automobile Dealers Association
11/19/04 Hydrogenics Receives Contract From German State to Develop and Demonstrate Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus
11/19/04 Stuart Energy Receives Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Award for Diversification of Export Markets
11/19/04 NZ scientists find potential replacement for oil "process uses the North Island west coast's unique volcanic ironsands to help to extract pure hydrogen from water" NZ Press Agency
11/18/04 Toshiba Reinforces Commitment to Fuel Cell Development and Commercialization azom.com
11/18/04 Power+Energy And Epichem Establish Sales Alliance P+E Hydrogen purifiers will be sold via epichem sales force and distributors
11/18/04 House Debates $800B Debt-Limit Increase "compromise $388 billion spending package financing most domestic programs . . . cuts Bush priorities, including a nuclear waste repository in Nevada, a hydrogen fuel initiative and aid to countries embracing open-market and democratic reforms" AP
11/18/04 Australia's Ceramic Fuel Cells To Trial New Energy System "The trial will test a fuel cell unit which converts natural gas to electricity delivering one kilo-watt of electricity and hot water sufficient for the average home." Asia Pulse [CFU Chart (ASX), also yahoo]
11/18/04 Toshiba to Focus on Home-Use Fuel Cell Business "As a start, the company plans to establish on Dec. 1 a division dedicated to developing fuel cell businesses" Asia Pulse
11/18/04 Research and Markets: Total Stationary Fuel Cell Markets Are Expected to Reach $11.4 Billion by 2009
11/18/04 Stock Of The Week: Fuel Cell Firm Guns For Military Money MDTL Forbes [H2FC quoted]
11/17/04 Leading the Charge for the Hydrogen Economy UtiliPoint
11/18/04 FuelCell Energy Announces Closing of Private Offering of Convertible Preferred Stock
11/18/04 Samsung develops hydrogen-powered scooter "The newly-developed technology uses a water-based solution of sodium borohydride, made from sodium borate, to produce hydrogen gas." Asia Times
11/18/04 Toshiba Reinforces Commitment to Fuel Cell Development and Commercialization azom.com
11/18/04 AUSTRALIA: Holden boosts hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell drivetrain research
11/17/04 Astris Energi Receives First E8 Generator Orders From Alternate Energy Corp.
11/17/04 FUELCELL ENERGY INC filed a form 8-K "On November 17, 2004, FuelCell Energy, Inc. completed a $100 million offering of 100,000 shares of 5% Series B Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock . . . The Series B Preferred Stock pays cumulative annual dividends of $50 per share which are payable quarterly in arrears on February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15, commencing February 15, 2005, when, as and if declared by the board of directors. . ." sec.gov
11/17/04 UTC Unit, Toshiba to Buy Out Cos. Stakes AP
11/17/04 UTC Fuel Cells and Toshiba Agree To Rearrange Fuel Cell Partnership "UTC Fuel Cells will purchase Toshiba's 10 percent ownership interest in UTC Fuel Cells, and Toshiba will purchase UTC Fuel Cells' 49 percent interest in Toshiba International Fuel Cells (TIFC). . . Joint technology development of PEM by the two companies will continue under the new agreement, which includes a cross-licensing arrangement. The new agreement does not affect UTC Fuel Cells' transportation fuel cell business or Toshiba's direct methanol fuel cell business." UTC
11/17/04 MCEL Directors Appear to be Buying Today form4oracle.com
11/17/04 Startech Environmental Wins Wall Street Journal 2004 Technology Innovation Award Company Is Honored For Developing a Recycling System That Helps Save the Environment and Produces Clean Energy "When StarCell is joined to the Plasma Converter System, one can literally throw banana peels in one end and get hydrogen out the other."
10/27/04 Chinese Government Endorses 300 MW Tidal Lagoon, Cooperation Agreement Signed in New York "At 300 MW, the project would be the largest tidal power project in the world, topping the capacity of the 240 MW French tidal power plant in LaRance." Tidal Electric
11/17/04 Wind Energy Cooperatives to Produce Electricity and Hydrogen for the Residential, Commercial and Transportation Industry Nationwide "plans today to commission the Advanced Technology of GE Wind Turbines and Stuart Energy's Proprietary Integrated Hydrogen Generation Water Electrolysis Technologies" U.S. Wind Farming, Inc. (Pink Sheets:USWF)
11/17/04 Research may lead to improved fuel cell design "first internal images throughout an operating hydrogen fuel cell, paving the way for design improvements and increased efficiency" PhysOrg.com
11/17/04 GE Global Research to Lead DOE Projects in Production Of Hydrogen Projects are Part of $75 Million Research Effort Announced by DOE to Support the President's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative
11/17/04 Advanced fuel cell installed for test PLUG Billings Gazette
11/17/04 Fuel cell research funding threatened Bothell-based Neah Power Systems could be hurt if a federal grant program isn't renewed. Everett Herald
11/17/04 Fuel Cell Today survey shows pause in the small stationary fuel cell market
11/17/04 Construction under way on hydrogen power project "will be used to refuel General Motors' fuel cell vehicles participating in a federal Department of Energy project. It will be the first station in a potential Washington, D.C.-to-New York "hydrogen corridor"" Blethen Maine Newspapers
11/17/04 Palcan to Fast Track Operations in China
11/17/04 Honda Selling Fuel Cell Car Capable Of Starting At Sub-Zero Temps "Honda has already secured orders from two New York residents to lease the so-called FCX for 500 dollars a month each. . . can start at temperatures as low as minus 20 C . . . The FCX is the only fuel cell car that both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board have approved for sale to the general public." Nikkei
11/17/04 Fuji Keizai Publishes Fuel Cell Technology and Market Report "272-page report, available only in Japanese" Japan Corporate News
11/2004 Hydrogen Safety Report National Hydrogen Association
11/16/04 Fuel Cell Technologies Reports Third Quarter 2004 Results
11/16/04 Honda CEO visits Plug Power headquarters Albany Business Review
11/16/04 PACIFIC FUEL CELL CORP Files SEC form 10QSB, Quarterly Report sec.gov
11/16/04 Fresh power play in the hydrogen economy "project which combines PV technology (solar power) with electricity generated by hydrogen fuel cells to control the river levels and prevent flooding by powering an automated weir" Business Weekly
11/16/04 American Honda Leases 2005 Honda FCX Fuel Cell Vehicles to New York State American "lease of two" International Automobile Dealers Association
11/16/04 Honda and Plug Power Announce Experimental Operation of Second-Generation Home Energy Station (HES II) American Honda Motor Co.
11/16/04 United Solar Ovonic Signs Multi-Year Agreement with Biohaus PV Handels GmbH for up to 9.6 MW of Photovoltaic Laminates
11/16/04 Medis Technologies Ltd. Financials via yahoo
11/16/04 Mechanical Technology Financials via yahoo
11/16/04 Renewables Need Better Infrastructure Efficient Infrastructure Necessary for Large-Scale Implementation of Alternative Fuel Technologies Frost & Sullivan via EV World
11/16/04 MEDIA ADVISORY: Honda and Plug Power to Unveil and Demonstrate Home Energy Station
11/15/04 Switch to hydrogen fuel would carry high price " Shell officials have estimated the industry would have to spend $20 billion to install hydrogen facilities at 15 percent to 20 percent of U.S. gas stations and service 3 percent to 5 percent of the vehicles on the road" The Houston Chronicle
11/15/04 Viewpoints: Powering the planet "Hydrogen - significant, but not the whole answer" BBC
11/15/04 Entrepreneurs look to future of hydrogen fuel "a project to circumnavigate the globe in the first hydrogen fuel cell-powered vessel" dailypennsylvanian.com
11/15/04 Nuvera Delivers Fuel Cell System to Toro Equipment manufacturer will evaluate fuel cell developer's H2e™ power module for potential use in off-road applications
11/15/04 Cobasys Clarifies Information Contained in The Detroit News Article
11/15/04 MILLENNIUM CELL INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report
11/15/04 NASA Buys Hydrogenics Light Weight Fuel Cell Stack to Test for Potential Uses in Space
11/15/04 Caterpillar, FuelCell Energy and Westerville, Ohio Use Ultra-Low Emissions Fuel Cell To Feed Power to Local Distribution System
11/15/04 First Albany will unload MTI holdings to remove drag on earnings "It also must hold onto the MTI shares a bit longer. First Albany has a lock-up agreement with MTI that bars it from selling the stock until Dec. 20." Albany Business Journal
11/14/04 As Hummer photo op showed, governor can be all about appearances "No fuel actually came out of the pump. The Hummer's builders would later acknowledge that it could only travel 50 miles between refueling. And despite the day's alternative-fuel theme, Schwarzenegger left in a gas-powered SUV that gets about 15 miles to the gallon. The photo opportunity, held last month at a Los Angeles fueling station that won't open to the public for at least five years, was just one example of Schwarzenegger's knack for stagecraft." AP
11/14/04 GM says U.S. hydrogen fuel network may cost $12 billion nwitimes.com
11/13/04 Electric vehicles: Are they dead or alive? Lithium key to power storage technology, says inventor "With all the attention focused on hybrid-electric and fuel-cell powered vehicles, pure electric vehicles have dropped off the radar screen . . . a typical lead-acid battery can store about 50 Watt-hours of energy per kilogram — a NiCad can store 75 and a NiMH, 100. A conventional lithium ion battery can store about 130 Watt-hours per kilogram and a lithium ion polymer battery as much as 180" Toronto Star [negative implications for ECD]
11/13/04 Fill It Up With Hydrogen "Drivers in Berlin can fill up their cars with hydrogen at the world's largest service station for fuel cell vehicles. Opened on Friday, the project paves the way for widespread use of alternative energy." Deutsche Welle
11/12/04 Portable power pack Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corp. Whittier Daily News
11/12/04 Acumentrics Ships 5 Kw Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System to INEEL for Testing with Diesel Reformate
11/12/04 Fuel Cell Technologies LTD. and Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Global Supply, Sales and Distribution of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems
11/12/04 FuelCell Energy Announces Pricing of Private Offering Of Convertible Preferred Stock
11/12/04 Hitachi Develops Fuel-Cell-Powered PDA For Aichi Expo "the PDA will be able to run for 13 hours continuously on a fuel cell containing 5ml of methanol . . . About 500 PDAs will be ready for use for visitors at Hitachi's pavilion during the event . . . After examining consumer responses to the information device, the home electronics giant will release a fuel-cell-powered PDA as early as 2007, according to Hitachi officials." Nikkei
11/12/04 MTI plans to win by losing Albany Times Union
11/11/04 Quantum Fuel Systems: An Alternative Pick Kiplinger.com
11/11/04 Tsunami Triggered in Nantucket Sound UtiliPoint IssueAlert
11/11/04 Army Corps finds few faults with wind farm Opponents call report “seriously flawed” "for now, the project has been given a green-light to move forward . . ." Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror Index to full report
11/10/04 U.S. laws unlikely to block wind farm Cape Cod Times
11/11/04 Hydrogen fuel firms agree to merge Hydrogenics takes over Stuart Energy "Hydrogenics gives Stuart Energy products higher profile in the United States and Hydrogenics gets much-needed access to revenues from Stuart's existing industrial customer base." All-stock deal Toronto Star
11/11/04 Hydrogenics bids $155M for Stuart Energy in hydrogen-economy merger CP
11/11/04 Medis Technologies Featured in Frost and Sullivan's ''Movers and Shakers'' Interview
11/11/04 New Star Analyst Rankings for Hydrogenics Corp
11/11/04 Pall Awarded U.S. Department of Energy Grant For Hydrogen Fuel Initiative "will be used to further develop Pall's hydrogen separation membrane technology"
11/11/04 Hitachi shows Fuel-Cell iVDR mini Gadget I4U
11/11/04 H2FC Update
11/11/04 Nation's first hydrogen fuel pump opens GM, Shell initiate step toward future Detroit Free Press
11/11/04 Bill Ford calls for health care fix "In the long term, Ford said, government development of an infrastructure for hydrogen was a key to converting to ultra-clean fuel cell cars." Detroit News
11/11/04 Washington Station Offers Gas, Snacks and Hydrogen "For $1.99 a kilogram, drivers can choose liquid hydrogen, chilled to nearly 300 degrees below zero, or gaseous hydrogen, at 500 pounds per square inch of pressure." NY Times
11/10/04 Westport Signs a New Agreement for Supply and Development Tasks of Hydrogen-fueled Injection Components
11/10/04 NASA Presolicitation Notice: Regenerative Fuel Cell Breadboard Development
11/10/04 Shell Executive:Hydrogen Fuel Station In D.C. Is Just The Start Dow Jones
11/10/04 Palcan's Manufacturing Facility in China Opens; Palcan Announces Private Placement
11/10/04 FuelCell Energy Announces Planned Private Offering of Convertible Preferred Stock "intends to make a private offering of $75 million of Series B cumulative convertible perpetual preferred stock subject to market and other customary conditions"
11/10/04 Hydrogenics Secures Order for 25 Fuel Cell Power Modules from Global Back-up Power Company
11/10/04 Shell Opens First Combined Hydrogen and Gasoline Station in North America GM to Be First Customer at Retail Site in Washington, D.C., Sets Vision for Accelerating Hydrogen Industry Shell Hydrogen; General Motors Corporation
11/10/04 Residents Protest Nation's First Hydrogen Refueling Station AP
11/10/04 Air Products' Hydrogen Fueling Technology Now in Operation in Washington, D.C. at Shell Retail Vehicle Filling Station Site is North America's First Integrated Hydrogen and Gasoline Station
11/10/04 Farmers may someday 'grow' hydrogen for energy use Midwest Messenger
11/10/04 Honda Delivers Hydrogen-Powered FCX Fuel Cell Car to City of Chula Vista Ten Honda FCX Fuel Cell Cars in Regular Daily Operation With United States
11/10/04 Hydrogenics to buy Stuart Energy in stock deal Reuters
11/10/04 Mobion™ Technology Named 'Best of What's New' by Popular Science Magazine MTI Micro
11/10/04 Webcast Alert: Energy Conversion Devices First Quarter Fiscal Year 2005 Operating Results
11/10/04 Hydrogenics Corporation to Acquire Stuart Energy Systems Corporation
11/10/04 Stuart Energy Announces Results For Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2004
11/10/04 Hydrogenics Reports Third Quarter 2004 Results Company Announces Acquisition of Stuart Energy Systems
11/10/04 Matsushita to Ensure Reliability of Home-Use Fuel Cells, to Commercialize in Spring 2005 "1kW home-use fuel cell cogeneration system" NeAsia Online
11/10/04 Priming the Public For Hydrogen Fuel Benning Road Station Is First of Its Kind in U.S. Washington Post
11/9/04 PLUG POWER INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report sec.gov
11/9/04 ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report sec.gov
11/8/04 Movers & Shakers Interview with Robert Lifton, CEO of Medis Technologies, Ltd. "[With its] standalone Power Pack design, Medis has successfully differentiated it's technology from competing fuel cell designs, terming it as ‘a socket in your pocket.’" Frost & Sullivan
11/9/04 DOE Awards Battelle Energy Alliance Contract to Establish World- Class Nuclear Energy and Technology Lab in Idaho "The NGNP will be a Generation IV nuclear system that will produce both inexpensive electric power and large quantities of cost-effective hydrogen" USDoE
11/9/04 GOP win fuels revival of Bush energy bill Bigger majorities in Congress have improved chance of long-stalled measure becoming law "The Bush administration has been one of the biggest proponents of hydrogen and development of hydrogen technology . . . We're still in the early innings here, no doubt . . . "But clearly the appetite for certain hydrogen technologies, including fuel cells, is one that we think will stay throughout the next administration." MSNBC
11/9/04 Energy Department, Shell to Open Washington, DC's First Hydrogen Refueling Station USDoE
11/9/04 Rockford Airport's Renewable Hydrogen Project Releases Request for Qualifications The Illinois Coalition
11/9/04 ADVISORY/Strategies to Address U.S. Offshoring, Manufacturing Competitiveness and Other Policy Initiatives Will Be Discussed at ASME Congress in Anaheim, Calif. Top Bush Administration Officials Speak on Offshore Outsourcing, Manufacturing Programs, Renewable Energy, Hydrogen Production and Emerging Technologies ASME
11/9/04 Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cells Demystified in New Book for Non-Scientists PixyJack Press, LLC
11/9/04 White House: No new caps on greenhouse-gas emissions "‘Not in this administration,’ [White House science adviser] Marburger said." Scripps Howard News Service
11/9/04 Minister Owen to Open New $2 Million Hydrogen Testing Facility at NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation National Research Council Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI)
11/5/04 Australian energy company raises international profile This week Australia’s Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd, (ASX- CFU) further enhanced its international position with progress on a number of fronts – AIM admission, trade delegations and presentations of its unique technology.
11/9/04 Popular Science Names Top Tech Innovations of 2004; 12 Grand Award Winners Take Top Honors in the 17th Annual Best of What's New Awards General Innovation: Mobion Micro Fuel Cell. See also: Mobion Micro Fuel Cell: Bye-Bye, Batteries: Handheld electronics get a much-needed energy boost Popular Science
11/9/04 Franklin Fuel Cells: A Powerful Energy Alternative Company Progresses from Start-up to Early-Stage with Focus on the Commercialization of the World's Only Copper Based Fuel Cell Technology
11/9/04 Marubeni Announces Siting of Direct FuelCell® Power Plant at Tokyo 'Super Eco Town' Innovative food waste digester gas power plant is first project to receive funding under Japan's $200 Million 'Biomass Nippon' program
11/9/04 Medis Technologies Reports Third Quarter Results Company Outlines Steps Leading to Volume Production of Fuel Cell Products
11/9/04 Energy Conversion Devices Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2005 Operating Results
11/9/04 Dynetek reports 2004 third quarter results

11/8/04 ITOCHU Concludes Exclusive Agreement with H2Gen for Onsite Hydrogen Generation Systems JCNN
11/8/04 CEO is guinea pig for cleaner cars Veteran likes fuel cells, but sees obstacles firsthand MSNBC
11/8/04 China set to be early adopter of advanced vehicle technology Detroit News
11/8/04 INI Power Systems Secures Series A Equity Financing and Army Research Office Contract "will support the commercialization of the company's innovative direct methanol laminar flow fuel cell technology"
11/8/04 Alternative Energy: Ready or not? "[T]here are now a handful of companies actually making money from alternative energy technologies. Not surprisingly, they are two of the least exotic ones: hybrid car engines and wind power." Motley Fool
11/1/04 Nextech Materials Launches NextCell™ Advanced Electrolyte Supported SOFC Unsurpassed mechanical strength with conductivity exceeding that of YSZ-8 based cells
11/8/04 MTI Reports Third Quarter 2004 Results and Progress
11/8/04 Scientific American 50 Names MTI Micro 'Business Leader In Energy'
11/8/04 POWERBALL INTERNATIONAL INC Files SEC form 8-K, Sale of Equity "This transaction is resulting in a change of control of the Company and a change of business focus from the development of hydrogen generating technology to the production of oil and natural gas."
11/8/04 AEC Converts an Internal Combustion Engine Generator to Run on Hydrogen
11/5/04 FuelCell Energy Inc. Files SEC Form 8-K, Change In Assets, Financial Statements and Exhibits "transferred substantially all of its solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) assets and operations (including manufacturing and test equipment, intellectual property and personnel) to Versa Power Systems, Ltd. In exchange, FuelCell received 5,714 shares of Versa Power Systems, Inc. common stock, increasing FuelCell’s ownership position in Versa to 7,714 shares, or 42 percent. No cash was exchanged in the transaction" sec.gov
11/5/04 Energy Conversion Devices Inc. Files SEC Form 8-K, Change Articles of Incorporation "decreasing the maximum number of directors to seven effective November 18, 2004" sec.gov
11/5/04 Putin Signs Bill to Ratify Kyoto Protocol Putin Signs Bill to Ratify Kyoto Protocol, Clearing Way for Global Climate Pact to Come Into Force ABC News
11/5/04 Hyundai plant opening in Chino Hydro-powered vehicles will be tested here
11/5/04 Bush, oil batter clean energy stocks After loss by booster Kerry, alternative-fuels industry now looks to Congress and foreign markets. PLUG, ENER, FCEL, QTWW CNN
11/5/04 Matsushita Develops Fuel-Cell-Based Home-Use Cogeneration System "The system's efficiency and reliability as a household product has been well established, according to the company. The system's stack, a key component, is estimated to last roughly 13,000 hours. The firm hopes to mass produce the product in the near future and start selling it next spring through Tokyo Gas Co." Nikkei
11/5/04 NanoDynamics Introduces First Nanotechnology Enabled Portable Solid Oxide Fuel Cell; Revolution 50 Unveiled At 2004 Fuel Cell Seminar Exhibition In San Antonio, TX
11/5/04 Bringing backup power outdoors Pity the people in charge of backup power these days, says Plug Power's Dr. Ellart K. de Wit. TOTALTELECOM
11/5/04 Linde looks to future energy source with no emissions "studying the ability of cyanobacteria and single-cell green algae to produce hydrogen through photosynthesis" foodproductiondaily.com
11/5/04 Avista fuel-cell spinoff attracts $25 million ReliOn Seattle Times
11/5/04 First hydrogen fuel cell contract with Bouygues Télécom Axane (Air Liquide)
11/5/04 Profit nowhere in sight at Ballard Globe and Mail
11/5/04 BMW’s Hydrogen and Clean Energy Strategy carlist.com
11/5/04 MTI Micro Receives Certification Agency Approval For Shipment of Methanol Fuel Cartridges
11/4/04 Shares of Ballard get clobbered after report of increased loss Toronto Star
11/4/04 Distributed Energy Systems Corp. Announces Third Quarter Results
11/4/04 Media Advisory: Shell Hydrogen opens the first publicly accessible, fully integrated hydrogen and gasoline station in the United States
11/4/04 Ballard Power Systems "neutral," estimates raised "Analysts at First Albany reiterate their "neutral" rating on Ballard Power Systems, while raising their estimates for the company." newratings.com
11/4/04 Ballard Power loss widens "timetable for commercial introduction of the technology continues to be uncertain . . . cancelled the development of its AirGen portable fuel cell power generator because it cannot justify the cost of the metal hydride hydrogen storage systems" The Globe and Mail
11/4/04 Jadoo Receives First DOT Approval to Transport Hydrogen-Based Storage System via Air Cargo "storage system containing hydrogen absorbed in metal hydride"
11/4/04 Parker Hannifin Makes Equity Investment in Vectrix Corporation; Engineers System Solution for Vectrix Electric Scooter "The fuel cell / electric hybrid scooter, known as the VX-FCe, is expected to be launched in major cities throughout Europe and the United States in the next two to three years, making it the first commercially viable fuel cell powered vehicle."
11/4/04 ReliOn Secures Second Round Financing Oak Investment Partners Leads $25 Million Series B financing
11/4/04 FuelCell Energy, Marubeni and POSCO Agree to Distribute and Package Direct FuelCell Power Plants in Korea
11/3/04 Colorado OKs renewable energy Ballot initiative to require utilities to up green sources "utility companies that serve more than 40,000 residents in the state would be required to produce at least 10 percent of their generation from renewable sources by 2015, up from less than 2 percent today . . . first so-called renewable portfolio standard enacted by a ballot initiative . . ." CBS.MW
11/3/04 Northern Power Systems Expands Operations With New Space in Former Bombardier Manufacturing Plant in Barre, Vermont DESC
11/3/04 H2Gen Announces Marketing Relationship in Japan
11/3/04 Webcast Alert: Energy Conversion Devices First Quarter Fiscal Year 2005 Operating Results Nov. 10, 2004 @ 11:00 a.m. ET
11/3/04 Firm's prospects bright in alternative energy field Higher fuel prices drive demand for Energy Conversion Devices technology. Detroit News
11/3/04 Medis Technologies Schedules Third Quarter Financial Results and Conference Call Tuesday, November 9, 2004, 11:00 a.m. Eastern
11/3/04 Ballard Power Systems widens Q3 net loss US $52.6M from year-ago US$31.9M CBC News
11/3/04 Ballard Announces Third Quarter 2004 Results "Ballard is pleased with our third quarter results, which reflect our focus on financial sustainability" [!!!!!]
11/2/04 MTI to Discuss 2004 Third Quarter Results and Activities at a Conference Call on November 8, 2004
11/2/04 Today on Canada's Business Report...A Fast Growing Dynetek Industries Ltd.
11/2/04 UTC Power Introduces New Brand Name for Fuel Cell Power System Former PC25 renamed PureCell 200 UTC Power
11/2/04 Powerball International, Inc. entered into an acquisition and share exchange agreement with TKM Oil & Gas sec.gov
11/2/04 Fuel cell environmental gains could be negligible Business in Vancouver
11/2/04 Hy-Drive™ Technologies announces another patent "for the Hy-Drive hydrogen generating system (HGS) apparatus and components"
11/2/04 Sustainable Energy signs two-year contract with RWE "the company will supply RWE fuel cells with inverters for fuel cell heat and power systems"
11/2/04 Fuel Cell Seminar Award Winner Robert Rose Proposes “New Partnership” on Fuel Cells & Hydrogen $60 billion over 15 years would finance commercial transition USFCC
11/2/04 HSU's Schatz Lab demonstrates new fuel cell tester Times-Standard
11/2/04 FuelCell Energy, Versa Power Systems Complete Asset Purchase Agreement
11/2/04 Dynetek Industries announces 2004 Third Quarter conference call Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at 8:00 a.m. MST
11/2/04 Hydrogenics Expands Line of HyPM® Fuel Cell Power Modules HyPM 7 and HyPM 65 particularly well-suited to growing opportunities in light mobility and backup power applications
11/2/04 Sanitation Districts Declare November 1 to be "Antelope Valley Green Energy Day'' FCEL Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
11/2/04 Watts From Wastewater: New Device Produces Power While Treating Sewage "microbial fuel cell" "generated up to 72 watts per square meter" American Chemical Society
11/2/04 Denver's fuel-cell profile powering up Rocky Mountain News
11/2/04 Ford Makes Fuel From Fumes CARkeys
11/1/04 Cobasys Batteries for Azure Hybrids ENER Green Car Congress
11/1/04 Japan's Itochu invests in US hydrogen generator H2Gen - additional details AFX
11/1/04 Ceres Power to float shares "later this month" The Deal
11/1/04 H2Gen Announces $9.6 Million Financing
11/1/04 Fuel cell sales up 41% in 2002-03 span Investments in R&D climb 13%, eclipsing industry sales CBS.MW
11/1/04 Plug Power Burns It Up "You have to hand it to their investor relations folks: They haven't tried too hard to put lipstick on the pig this time around . . ." Motley Fool
11/1/04 BOC Helping to Fuel Canada's Hydrogen Highway
11/1/04 Technical Update "ITM has now successfully completed some initial proving work on the use of its technology in an alcohol fuel cell." ITM Power
11/1/04 A tide of cool, clean ideas Blue Energy Canada (tidal power), HERA (hydrogen storage) Toronto Star ,
11/1/04 Fuel Cell Membrane Shootout Showcases Hydrocarbon Superiority PolyFuel Takes on Nafion 117 at Fuel Cell Seminar Demo
11/1/04 U.S. Army to Exhibit Quantum's Aggressor AMV Fuel Cell Vehicle at SEMA Show
11/1/04 Dynetek Industries Ltd. Announces CNG System Orders for European Bus Market for 2005
11/1/04 ECD Ovonics Selects Liebler!MacDonald as Investor Relations Counsel
11/1/04 Worldwide Fuel Cell Sales Increase 41% in 2003, According to New USFCC Survey
11/1/04 IdaTech Unveils Portable Fuel Cell System at 2004 Fuel Cell Seminar
11/1/04 IdaTech Participates in 2004 Fuel Cell Seminar
11/1/04 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation Opens Japanese Office Receives Investment from Japan

October 2004

10/31/04 Joint agreement could put gator in war zone "Deere & Co. . . . is working on a fuel-cell Gator project that converts hydrogen and oxygen from a fuel cell into electrical power." AP
10/31/04 Hydrogen quest: making it work Penn State dedicates a day to exploring the potential of the gas. The Morning Call"
10/31/04 Automakers work on fuel cell vehicles China Daily
10/31/04 Battelle at 75 "Battelle is working on two types of fuel cells that have potential applications in passenger vehicles and utilities. It’s also conducting research in the use of solar power and genetically engineered biofuels." The Columbus Dispatch
10/31/04 Tough lessons shape Ford's 'green' vision Firm has to stay competitive, blending gas, hybrid engines for looming market "Ford is using its hybrid vehicle programs as a technological bridge to hydrogen vehicles" Detroit News
10/31/04 Ceres to power on to Aim valued at £60m Telegraph
10/30/04 Market report "ITM Power . . . rose 5 to a high of 77.5p [on Friday]. Traders speculated the group will shortly announce a major breakthrough on its fuel cell technology." Telegraph
10/30/04 GM CEO: High Oil Prices Bring Focus On Alternative Fuel Dow Jones
10/30/04 GM, Shanghai Automotive to cooperate on development of fuel-cell vehicles AP
10/30/04 General Motors, SAIC to Build Fuel-Cell, Hybrid Cars in China Bloomberg
10/30/04 Arnie fills up the hydrogen H2 Toronto Star
10/29/04 Ontario, feds pledge to kick in $100M each for Ford $1B Oakville expansion "Ford will also create a research and development centre at the facility that will focus on fuel cell technology. Its first venture is a fumes-to-fuel project - converting paint shop emissions into hydrogen fuel to generate electricity." CP
10/29/04 Princeton farmer uses natural methane gas to heat farm "The $80,000 fuel cell recently installed at the farm will produce 5 kilowatts of power." AP
10/29/04 Fuel Cells for PCs: Closer or Come On? Merit sodium borohydride fuel cell TechNewsWorld
10/29/04 Voller Energy VE100 v2 portable fuel cell systems can use DOT exempted metal hydride canisters
10/29/04 Protonex And Parker Hannifin Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement
10/30/04 The future is blowing in the wind " gas-electric hybrid engines and advanced-design wind turbines - offer a way to wean ourselves from imported oil" Int'l Herald Tribune
10/29/04 New Ford site to test fuel cells The carmaker hopes the alternative-energy research in Ontario will lead to lower costs. Detroit News
10/29/04 Astris Energi Board Responds To Shareholder Concerns
10/29/04 Distributed Energy Systems Named One of the Fastest Growing Technology Companies in North America on Deloitte Technology Fast 500 List "ranked number 473"
10/29/04 Plug Power to Open Floor at Nasdaq Today; Fuel Cell Company Celebrates Fifth Year as Public Company
10/28/04 Scientists Develop Clean Diesel System "product of six years of research and a $25 million joint effort between the Office of Naval Research and fuel-cell company SOFCo-EFS . . . converts diesel fuel into a 30 percent hydrogen mixture" AP
10/28/04 Plug Power Inc. [PLUG] President & CEO to Open The NASDAQ Stock Market "Friday, October 29, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. EST . . . in celebration of the company's five-year listing"
10/28/04 POWERBALL INTERNATIONAL INC Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events 2 for 1 reverse split, change of ticker symbol to "PWBL"
10/28/04 Smaller, more powerful PC fuel cell is on the way Cheaper, more compact alternative could be on market in early 2006 priced around $90 "Materials and Energy Research Institute Tokyo Ltd. (Merit) is betting on direct borohydride fuel cell (DBFC) technology" IDG News
10/28/04 Teledyne Technologies Reports Third Quarter Results "The increase in third quarter 2004 sales resulted from multi-year government contracts which were awarded in 2003 for fuel cell and thermoelectric power generator work."
10/28/04 Plug Power slowing its quarterly losses Fuel-cell company continues to improve, officials say, with new product, state contract Albany Tinmes Union
10/28/04 Alternative energy firm shuts doors Metallic Power San Diego Union-Tribune
10/28/04 Genesis Fueltech Supplies Fuel Processors For Antarctic Base Fuel Cell Demonstration Project
10/28/04 Plug Power downgraded by Needham & Co
10/28/04 Proton Energy Systems, Inc. Receives Two Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Contract Awards for Regenerative Fuel Cell Projects
10/27/04 Mazda gets OK to road-test hydrogen-powered vehicle Japan Today
10/27/04 The INEEL Is Working on Hydrogen Fuel System That May Soon Power Navy Ships KIFI
10/2004 VestasGlobal Vestas' international magazine "After the combination of NEG Micon and Vestas, the new Vestas product programme offers the best from both companies."
10/27/04 Ballard Power Systems Announces Third Quarter 2004 Conference Call Wednesday, November 3, 2004, at 7:00 a.m. PST
10/27/04 Millennium Cell Reports Third Quarter Results "The Company will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter results that will be simultaneously Webcast on October 28th, at 9:00 a.m., EDT."
10/27/04 Army tests fuel cell surveillance vehicle Off-road Aggressor said to hit 40 mph twice as fast Quantum Fuel MSNBC
10/27/04 Short positions in H2FC stocks as of 10/15/04 NASDAQ
9/2004 The Ovonic® Regenerative Fuel Cell, A Fundamentally New Approach Paper presented at the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells 2004 Conference and Trade Show, Toronto, Canada, September 2004 Ovonic Fuel Cell Company (ENER)
10/27/04 Losses narrow for Plug Power in third quarter Albany Business Review
10/27/04 Hydrogen Mazda RX-8 Approved "It runs on either petrol or hydrogen, with the 74-litre high-pressure hydrogen tank occupying the boot so that the car's four-seater capability is unaltered" CARkeys
10/27/04 Europe's Non-Fossil Fuels Receive Boost From Oil ITM Power, Ballard Bloomberg
10/27/04 Watts from wastewater: New device produces power while treating sewage "microbial fuel cell" American Chemical Society
10/27/04 Plug Power Earnings Call scheduled for 10:00 am ET today
10/27/04 Plug Power Reports 3rd Quarter Results
10/27/04 Q3 2004 Millennium Cell Inc. Earnings Release - After Market Close
10/26/04 Virent gets $1.4 million 'fuel' for research The Capital Times (Madison, WI)
10/26/04 CFCL appoints NOMAD for planned AIM listing Ceramic Fuel Cells
10/25/04 Fuel cells offer self-sufficient energy futures Ceramic Fuel Cells
10/25/04 Annual report and Notice of Annual Meeting
10/26/04 Westport Announces Results of Hydrogen Enriched Natural Gas Bus Program
10/22/04 THE LATEST FUEL CELL NEWS IN JAPAN FCDIC
10/26/04 Powering the future Hydrogen fuel cell research center seeks answers to America's energy questions - Florida Institute of Technology PhysOrg.com
10/26/04 H2Gen Announces Award of $5.4 million grant program from US Department of Energy
10/26/04 Powering the future Hydrogen fuel cell research center seeks answers to America's energy questions AAAS
10/27/04 Beijing to test drive first fuel-cell bus next year Dow Jones via The Standard
10/26/04 Portable fuel cell VE100 v2 shown for the first time at the Fuel Cell Seminar, San Antonio, Texas 1-4 November 2004 Voller Energy Limited
10/26/04 Panasonic, Toshiba delve into alternative energy CNET
10/26/04 Energy independence may be a pipe dream Both Bush, Kerry promising freedom from foreign oil producers. "Because the political penalty for advocating real solutions is so high, neither candidate in this presidential race is willing to get serious" Gannett News
10/25/04 Renewable energy gets a lift Oil above $50 gives a big boost to alternative energy stocks on the Amex. "Gary Brandt, chief financial officer at fuel cell maker Hydrogenics Corp., said that while rising stock prices have little effect on the research budgets of companies that are already public, investor excitement can mean big dollars -- and big technological breakthroughs -- for companies looking for capital by floating stock." CNN
10/25/04 FUELCELL ENERGY INC Files SEC form 8-K, Entry Material Agreement, Cost of Change in Assets
10/25/04 Quantum Ships First Fuel Cell Vehicle to U.S. Army
10/25/04 Cheap Electricity From Iceland A proposal to 'ship' renewably-generated electrical power from Iceland to Europe EV World
10/25/04 Fuel cells for subs a $12m fizzle "The navy paid a Canadian company more than $12 million to develop a high-tech fuel-cell propulsion system for its submarines, then shelved the project when the company lost interest." Ballard The Halifax Herald Limited
10/25/04 Astris Energi Shareholders Approve Affiliate Purchase
10/25/04 FuelCell Energy Teams with Chevron Energy Solutions to Sell Its First One Megawatt DFC1500 Unit in California to Alameda County
10/25/04 MTI Micro to Present at 2004 Fuel Cell Seminar
10/25/04 Soaring oil fires Australian technology prospects "[a] company set to benefit from sustained oil prices is Ceramic Fuel Cells, although first commercial sales are still two or three years away" The Age (au)
10/24/04 Toyota keeps focus on gas, diesel Automaker also working on hybrid, fuel cell technologies The Detroit News
10/24/04 Inside Today "Fuel cells are slowly slipping into American life . . ." FCEL, MTI The Morning Call
10/24/04 Air Products set to reap hydrogen windfall "It doesn't take a rocket scientist — or a hydrogen researcher — to realize that a fuel-cell boom would pay off big for Air Products" The Morning Call
10/23/04 Arnold's hydrogen Hummer a poseur Governor's unveiling of SUV turned out to be just a new car added to his massive collection AP
10/22/04 Schwarzenegger unveils hydrogen Hummer, but not how he planned PHOTO! AP via Detroit News
10/21/04 Battleground states get last-minute federal grants "On Tuesday, top Energy Department officials opened a hydrogen technology park in Southfield, Mich., and used the occasion to remind voters of Bush's hydrogen fuel initiative to help automakers." Knight Ridder Newspapers
10/22/04 Schwarzenegger Opens Stop on 'Hydrogen Highway' Reuters
10/22/04 California Unveils State's First Hydrogen Refueling Station VOA
10/22/04 Hydrogen HUMMER for the Governor—But It’s ICE Green Car Congress
10/22/04 Turning the heat on water "[nuclear] reactor heat can be used to help crack water into hydrogen and oxygen" e4engineering.com
10/22/04 DaimlerChrysler Puts More Fuel Cell Vehicles on Public Roads Chrysler Group
10/22/04 Plug Power to Announce Third Quarter Results Wednesday, October 27, 2004
10/22/04 Ford seeks takers to test its hydrogen-fueled bus fleet The Detroit News
10/22/04 Arnold Schwarzenegger Unveils First BP-Branded Retail-Designed Hydrogen Site In US Station is Second Participation in US DOE Fuel Cell Vehicle and Infrastructure Validation Effort BP
10/22/04 Cost, reliability issues delay fuel cell use, Chrysler engineers say "A fuel cell powerful enough for an automobile would generate about 137 hp and require about $4,000 worth of platinum, according to DuPont Fluroproducts, a provider of fuel cell components." AutoWeek
10/22/04 Medis Technologies started at 'buy' at Merriman Curhan CBS.MW
10/22/04 FuelCell Energy Named One of Connecticut's Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Program Company Attributes 69 Percent 5-Year Revenue Growth to Increasing Sales of Its 'Ultra-Clean' Direct FuelCell Power Plants to Commercial and Industrial Customers Worldwide
10/22/04 US military to test fuel cell technology at Antarctic centre "Two New Zealand companies will next month install a hydrogen-powered fuel cell to generate electricity at the International Antarctic Centre in Christchurch as a demonstration site for the United States military" stuff.co.nz
10/21/04 Versa Power Systems, Inc. (VPS) to Buy Strategic Assets of FuelCell Energy's Canadian Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Operations Transaction Will Move VPS From R&D to Prototype Development Stage Company
10/21/04 Hoku Scientific Buys Land in Kapolei for Production Facility
10/21/04 Breaking free New plans would use new technology to make the United States energy independent. "For $1.5 million, you could own a Honda hydrogen-powered fuel cell car like this. . ." Christian Science Monitor
10/20/04 Miniature jet engines could power cellphones New Scientist
10/20/04 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's California Hydrogen Highway Network Action Plan carlist.com
10/20/04 FuelCell Energy to mix Canadian fuel cell operations with Versa Power Systems CP
10/20/04 United Technologies' Cash Power "Why buy a high-risk stock like proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell company Ballard Power -- and get no dividends while you wait -- when you can own the fuel cell company that supplies NASA?" Motley Fool
10/20/04 Astris Energi: Proxy Circular sec.gov
10/20/04 FuelCell to Increase Stake in Versa FuelCell Energy to Merge Some Canadian Operations Into Versa Power for Larger Stake AP
10/20/04 Distributed Energy Systems Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter Results Friday, November 5th, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern
10/20/04 Think small: because size does matter "A team at the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada has developed a method of fabricating micro fuel cells using tools based on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology in tandem with traditional printing and laminating processes." Fuel Cell Review
10/20/04 Cooler material boosts fuel cells SOFCs at California Institute of Technology Technology Research News
10/20/04 FuelCell Energy to Combine Its Canadian Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Operations into Versa Power Systems Transaction Strengthens Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology Development Under U.S. Department of Energy's Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance Program
10/20/04 MTI Micro Receives Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Contracts From the Marine Corp Systems Command and the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
10/20/04 Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. Retains US EURO Securities Inc. for Investment Banking Services
10/19/04 Dept. of Energy, DTE Energy Open Michigan Hydrogen Technology Park; 'Hydrogen Park of the Future' Part of Bush Initiative DOE
10/19/04 California Fuel Cell Partnership Welcomes the U.S. Army’s National Automotive Center as New Member
10/18/04 Carbon nanotubes tapped for portable fuel cell plan "The project, which recently received $3.6 million in funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, looks to establish a low-cost manufacturable hydrogen fuel cell based on proton-exchange membranes, or PEMs. The work is being conducted by Carbon Nanotechnologies, Motorola Labs and Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells." EE Times
10/19/04 Calculating the true cost of energy "Advertorial" which appears on Op-Ed page of today's NY Times . The Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University [These "educators" once again incorrectly characterize fuel cells as "renewable".]
10/19/04 ESL Electro-Science Announces Ceramic Tape Capacity Expansion for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Other Tape Applications
10/19/04 Stuart Energy Systems Corporation: Hydrogen Station Opens at DTE Energy Hydrogen Technology Park
10/19/04 DOE Awards $75 Million in Research Grants in Support of President Bush's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative DOE
10/19/04 Power Up Your Portfolio "I remain unimpressed. Not only does ECD lack any profits, as the [Wall Street] Journal article readily admitted -- it also lacks free cash flow. And some of the quotes from ECD management don't lend a whole lot of encouragement that things will ever get much better." Motley Fool
10/19/04 GenCell Corporation announces successful operation of a carbonate fuel cell stack
10/19/04 Latest EU Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Brokerage Event a Success "Fifty-eight projects potential proposals were presented in four parallel sessions, on topics ranging from high and low temperature fuel cells, to hydrogen production, storage and demonstration projects." FCT
10/19/04 NEC delays notebook fuel cell launch "unlikely to see commercialization until at least two years later than previously forecast" IDG News Service
10/19/04 Ford Credit buoys automaker's Q3 Financial services strength leads to higher 2004 outlook "Ford recorded a $64 million charge for restructuring at Jaguar and its investment in Ballard Power Systems" CBS.MW
10/19/04 Millennium Cell Comments on Nasdaq Listing Notice
10/19/04 Astris Energi Inks Revenue Generating Italian Cooperation Deal -- Looks To E.U. Marketing Strategy
10/19/04 Frost & Sullivan Recognizes MTI MicroFuel Cells' Innovative Fuel Cell Design "DFMCs are expected to be a contender in the 1.79 billion portable device unit shipment market by 2010." Frost & Sullivan
10/19/04 MTI Micro Receives Frost & Sullivan's 2004 Technology Innovation Award MTI MicroFuel Cells
10/19/04 NEC Develops Notebook PC & Fuel Cell Unit Set "boasts an output density of 70mW /cm2" NEC
10/19/04 Solvay Joins Fuel Cell Venture Capital Fund Conduit Ventures Limited "Solvay Solexis has developed highly efficient perfluorinated ion-exchange membranes." Solvay S.A.
10/19/04 Michelin pushes tech envelope Company showcases new active wheels in two concept vehicles. PHOTOS Detroit News
10/19/04 China Automakers Showcase Fuel-Saving Cars "fueled not by gas but hydrogen peroxide" AP
10/18/04 GM Daewoo Reveals its Hydrogen Fueled Vehicle to the Public donga.com
10/18/04 Engineers explore hydrogen fuel White Sands Missile Range Las Cruces Sun-News
10/18/04 Department of Energy to Open Michigan Hydrogen Technology Park in Southfield
10/18/04 Caltech Researchers Make Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Breakthrough azom.com
10/18/04 Dana Corporation Showcases Fuel-Cell Advancements at Convergence 2004 Automotive Electronics Show "The advancements are featured on a fuel-cell scooter developed with Dana partners."
10/18/04 QuestAir to supply hydrogen purification technology to Asia's largest liquid hydrogen plant
10/18/04 Palcan Sells Fuel Cells to One of China's Largest Oil Companies
10/17/04 Fueling an industry: Hydrogen coalition forms to promote energy developers The MetroWest Daily News
10/18/04 Eiwa Develops Efficient Fuel Cell Inspection Equipment "The FCV-1000 equipment can measure voltage and resistance 60 times as efficiently as products available to date." Nikkei
10/17/04 HYDROGEN POWER IN CHINA Will Fuel Cells Ever Be Clean, Cheap, Efficient? "Public and private investment in fuel cell development in China over the next few years is projected to be over (US)$500 million." ECOworld
10/16/04 Hydrogen: Risk vs Rewards "White paper questions assumptions regarding hydrogen economy and its future role in transportation " EV World
10/16/04 Hydrogen Fireworks! MP3 audio from the EDTA Hydrogen Debate EV World
10/13/04 NTT DoCoMo's Recent Press Conference with President and CEO Masao Nakamura In a wide-ranging presentation followed by Q&A, he covered fuel cell R&D (commercialization after FY 2006) Wireless Watch Japan
10/16/04 SHEC Labs Announces Strategic Partnership with Hydrogenics Corporation
10/16/04 Gas companies preparing to market fuel cells Japan Today
10/2004 Hydrogen Safety Report National hydrogen Association
10/15/04 H2FC Quote and Market Capitalization Table updated
10/15/04 Samsung SDI Researches Use of Fuel Cells in Mobile Phones Nikkei
10/15/04 GM Takes Top Honors At 2004 Michelin Bibendum Competition The Auto Channel
10/15/04 Dynetek Industries Ltd. announces expiry of Letter of Intent with Luxfer Gas Cylinders
10/15/04 Hydrogen-powered cars creep forward The Register
10/12/04 New Apparatus for Testing Hydrogen Fuel Stations Developed by California Fuel Cell Partnership
10/14/04 Smaller Can Be Better (Except When It's Not) "many device makers and experts on the interplay between people and machines warn that rushing to make things smaller simply because they can be does not necessarily ensure that devices remain useful or even fun. Some of the smallest gadgets raise a new question: how small is too small" NY Times [note the impact a reversal in trend could have on the ease of building micro fuel cells directly into consumer electronic devices]
10/14/04 Candidates' visions of energy little more than pipe dreams Knight Ridder
10/14/04 Virent gets grant to work on hydrogen-powered autos Wisconsin State Journal
10/14/04 Fuel-cell developers see bottom line improve The Canadian Press for Business Edge
10/14/04 Mazda To Lease Green Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle Over 2 Yrs Dow Jones via IWon
10/14/04 Hopes raised for hydro-powered cars "Hydrogen is injected at high pressure into the tiny pores in specially designed materials that act as a "sponge" for the gas" icKent
10/14/04 REVISED: Energy Department Announces $4.3 Million in Grants to Michigan USDoE
10/14/04 Arotech's Battery Division Receives CECOM Military Battery Research Contract Phase I of Program for New Fourth Generation Electric Fuel Zinc Air Cell Has Commenced
10/14/04 Hydrogen-fueled shuttle buses will serve as test for Ford The Flint Journal
10/15/04 Gizmos to power the future "Panasonic home fuel cell prototype" New Zealand Herald
10/14/04 Wisconsin Firm Awarded $2 Million for Hydrogen Research Virent Energy Systems USDoE
10/15/04 The Future Is NOW: Introducing the world’s smallest generators and combustion engines "powering an MP3 player with their micro solid oxide fuel cell" LA Weekly
10/14/04 MILLENNIUM CELL INC Files SEC form 8-K, Notice of Delisting or Transfer sec.gov
10/14/04 Cobasys Clarifies Information Contained in Wall Street Journal Article [ENER was up 6.85% today on > 10X 3 month average daily volume]
10/14/04 Wind Developers Gearing Up for New Growth "comes on the heels of Congress re-enacting the tax credit given to wind energy producers" UtiliPoint
10/14/04 Northern Power Systems to Supply Northwind® 100 Wind Turbines to Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Distributed Energy Systems Corp.
10/14/04 Volkswagen, Tongji University join hands to explore zero-emission "aiming to develop a car that runs on hydrogen and emits only water" People's Daily
10/14/04 Fuel cells best hope for Chinese market The Globe and Mail
10/14/04 FuelCell Energy, Inc. Receives a Gold Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Innovation Prize
10/13/04 Senior Energy Department Official to Visit Michigan, Announce $4.3 Million in Grants WHERE: REB Research & Consulting USDoE
10/13/04 Energy Dept. Awards Ohio $5 Million in Hydrogen Research Grants; Secretary Abraham Breaks Ground for New Fuel Cell Research Center
10/13/04 New Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition Goes Public at Hydrogen and Fuel Summit October 20, 2004
10/13/04 Astris Energi Participates In Financial Forum
10/12/04 New Hybrid Cars Drive Company, and Its Stock Michigan Company Seems Poised
To Cash In on Battery Technology; No Profits, but a 79% Share Rise. ENER Wall Street Journal
10/12/04 Investing in the Next Hot Technology "There are plenty of examples where hip stuff leads only to hyped stocks -- Ballard Power is one of many." Motley Fool
10/13/04 Ford reveals plans for ultra-clean hydrogen engine and stepped-up China strategy Detroit News
10/13/04 Volkswagen Says It Will Develop Fuel-Cell Vehicles in China Bloomberg
10/13/04 THE ENERGY CHALLENGE 2004 -- Wind good overview of issues related to wind power Energy Pulse
10/12/04 Michelin/PSI Concept HY-LIGHT Fuel Cell Vehicle Green Car Congress
10/12/04 Sapporo Breweries, Shimadzu, Hiroshima University Jointly Develop Hydrogen Generation Technology Using Discarded Breads
10/12/04 Tax Breaks for Green Vehicles and Fuels in Massive Bill Green Car Congress
10/12/04 Secretary of Energy Abraham to Visit Canton to Announce Over $5 Million in Hydrogen Energy Research Grants to State of Ohio
10/12/04 Australia's Eden Resources Promotes Hythane Fuel Asia Pulse
10/12/04 Northern Power Systems Awarded Contract for On-Site Power System at New Jersey Vegetable Oil Processing Plant
10/12/04 Technical Analysis: BLDP, FCEL, PLUG CBS.MW
10/12/04 Higher Power Requirements in Portable Devices Spark Interest in Micro Fuel Cells Frost & Sullivan (ad for report)
10/12/04 MTI Instruments Receives Over $2.0 Million in Purchase Orders from the U.S. Air Force "for equipment and services related to its PBS-4100 portable aircraft engine balancing systems"
10/12/04 Over-Excited About Hydrogen Panda "Fiat has launched a prototype fuel cell Panda ..." CARkeys
10/12/04 Charging forward Commentary: The spark that has bi-partisan appeal "Perhaps the best barometer of this increasing interest in fuel cell technology is "order flow." The trading volume in this sector is clearly on the rise." CBS.MW
10/12/04 GM Showcases Hydrogen and Hybrid Technologies at China's Initial Michelin Challenge Bibendum GM
10/11/04 Amendment 37: Renewable energy requirement Boulder Daily Camera
10/11/04 Fuel Cell Technology: Still Pricey Experiment Despite Gov't Support Investor's Business Daily
10/11/04 Kerry Campaign Fact Sheet: Kerry-Edwards Plan to End Our Dependence on Mideast Oil Kerry-Edwards 2004
10/11/04 GM, Shanghai Partner to Build Hybrid Bus AP
10/11/04 Valri Lightner, U.S. Department of Energy Keynotes President Bush's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative at Advanced Energy & Fuel Cell Technologies Conference & Exposition USDoE
10/11/04 Kawasaki To Build Power Plants Using FuelCell Core Dow Jones
10/11/04 Fuel cell stocks charge higher FuelCell closes Japanese deal; tax bill progress helps CBS.MW
10/11/04 FuelCell Energy, Marubeni and Kawasaki Finalize Agreement to Build and Market Direct FuelCell Power Plants in Japan
10/10/04 Cell-fuel pioneer siGen targets two UK rivals for takeover Sunday Herald, UK
10/8/04 A bridge to the fuel-cell age Unlike siblings, Honda's Accord Hybrid puts equal emphasis on emissions and performance National Post via Vancouver Sun
10/9/04 Oct. 8 presidential debate transcript Bush: "I'm going to tell you what I really think is going to happen over time is technology is going to change the way we live for the good for the environment. That's why I proposed a hydrogen automobile -- hydrogen-generated automobile. We're spending $1 billion to come up with the technologies to do that. That's why I'm a big proponent of clean coal technology, to make sure we can use coal but in a clean way. I guess you'd say I'm a good steward of the land."
10/8/04 Energy Department Announces $9.4 Million in Grants to Pennsylvania USDoE
10/8/04 Fuel cell for cars on its way "While PolyFuel has not yet tested its membrane outside a research laboratory, several major car manufacturers have validated the company's results. Results have been so promising, says Jim Balcom, CEO and president, that a viable test engine could be built within two to five years." SILICON VALLEY/SAN JOSE BUSINESS JOURNAL via MSNBC
10/8/04 Hydrogen and fuel cell permitting guide Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
10/8/04 NCL demonstrates hydrogen-based fuel cells Times of India
10/8/04 Auto industry opposes plan to encourage low-emission vehicles "representatives of General Motors, the Maine Automobile Association and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers said the rules are not needed because public demand is already pushing the industry to produce cleaner, more fuel-efficient models" MaineToday.com
10/8/04 Nissan enters hydrogen vehicle in China environmental car contest Kyodo
10/8/04 Milestone for UAF fuel cell Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
10/7/04 Fuel Cell Cogeneration System To Be Tested In Japan "The system, developed by TOHO GAS CO. will be tested in general households." Asia Pulse
10/8/04 AP Photo: A cyrindrical cartridge that can contains 10-cc methanol solution is inserted into a mock-up of Japanese telecommunication company KDDI's alcohol fuel cell mobile phone battery charger . . .
10/8/04 Millennium Cell Awarded Subcontract for DoD Work by Concurrent Technologies Corporation
10/7/04 Millennium Cell Inc. Earnings Call scheduled for Thu, Oct 28
10/7/04 Experiment to create hydrogen, methane from bread waste successful Kyodo
10/7/04 Hydrogen economy looks out of reach US vehicles would require a million wind turbines, economists claim Nature
10/7/04 Global Hydrogen Infrastructure Pioneers Stuart Energy to Help Sponsor Central Coast Clean Cities Coalition's Oct. 21 Event at Hearst Castle®
10/7/04 Corning and ENrG Receive $8 Million Award for Development of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology
10/7/04 Astris Energi Reports s.r.o. Production Line Success
10/7/04 Honda Fuel Cell Concept Makes Ultimate Aussie Debut AutoWeb
10/7/04 What the Election Means for Investors Analysts Crank Out Reports on How Stocks, Bonds Would Fare Under Bush vs. Kerry "Alternative-energy producers such as Ballard Power Systems Inc. and Tetra Tech Inc. are well-positioned under Mr. Kerry." Wall Street Journal
10/6/04 China, Korea, Japan, Switzerland, Canada, and Germany to Participate in International Alternative Energy Forum in Michigan, October 11 Society of Manufacturing Engineers [H2FC will be there!]
10/6/04 SatCon Introduces New 500kW Photovoltaic Inverter
10/6/04 Polyfuel claims breakthrough in hydrocarbon polymer fuel cell membranes "PolyFuel’s hydrocarbon membrane technology retains stability at an operating temperature of 95C and at 35% relative humidity, and produces 10-15 per cent more power at real-world operating conditions. Compared with typical perfluorinated membranes, the PolyFuel membrane is reportedly more than twice as strong, more than 16 times as stiff and has four times less hydrogen permeability" Auto Industry
10/6/04 Calculation results in hydrogen rethink "any move to replace the UK's oil burning vehicles with greener hydrogen powered cars and trucks would require the erection of 100,000 new wind turbines or 100 new nuclear power plants." e4engineering.com
10/6/04 Reno company creates environmentally friendly engine "Collier Technologies has created an engine that burns a mixture of hydrogen and natural gas" KRNV-TV
10/6/04 Fuel Cell Market Survey: Large Stationary Applications Fuel Cell Today
10/6/04 Hitachi, Toshiba unveil fuel cells "The prototypes on display at Ceatec Japan 2004 in Chiba show that fuel cells could become a widely adopted supplementary power source to conventional lithium ion batteries, and could start replacing them in some applications after 2007, according to developers. . ." IT World
10/11/04 Where Our Energy Will Come From From seabed gas to pebble-bed nukes, a scouting report on tomorrow's sources BusinessWeek
10/11/04 Reinventing The Wheels Fuel cells, crash-proof cars -- auto makers are forging the future now BusinessWeek
10/5/04 DaimlerChrysler Aims To Put Fuel-Cell Cars on Road Soon Dow Jones
10/5/04 Servco invests $1 million in Hoku Scientific Pacific Business News
10/5/04 From the Laboratory to the Road: Clean Driving with Fuel Cells PhysOrg.com
10/5/04 China's buses stop at nothing in quest for clean fuel "The country's long-term scientific blueprint has included hydrogen energy-driven vehicles as an important part." China Daily
10/5/04 Polyfuel Announces Breakthrough Technology Advance for Automotive Fuel Cells New Membrane Technology Brings Fuel Cell-powered Consumer Vehicles Much Closer PolyFuel
10/5/04 Membrane Breakthrough for Fuel Cells "costs only about half as much per square meter" see link to diagram in right column NY Times
10/5/04 PolyFuel:New Membrane Boosts Prospects For Fuel Cell Cars Dow Jones
10/5/04 Membrane find may bring mass market fuel-cell cars a step closer "PolyFuel decided to nano-engineer its own molecule for creating a new hydrocarbon membrane, which has proved more durable, less hazardous to produce, and 10 to 15 per cent more powerful. . . If PolyFuel's new membrane is embraced by the auto makers, it could force Ballard and others to license the technology, requiring a potentially costly redesign of their existing fuel-cell products." Toronto Star
10/5/04 Asahi Glass Enhances Durability of Membrane Electrode Assembly for Fuel Cells "The newly developed MEA, which uses a new fluorine-based proton-conductive polymer composite, reduces the deterioration rate from 1/100 to 1/1000 compared to the conventional MEA" Japan Corporate News
10/4/04 Australian Government Unveils A$67 Million Hydrogen-Fueled Bus Plan Dow Jones
10/2004 Got Juice? Not for Long, You Don't. "We’re entering a period when battery capacity, not computing power, is steering product innovation. Already manufacturers are in the position of needing to first specify a power source and then engineer a device’s feature set around it. It’s a stifling approach that is affecting what will and will not make it to the shelves of Best Buy" Toshiba, MTI Popular Science
10/5/04 Looking toward a windy future construction starts on new 66 MW wind farm in Australia Port Lincoln Times
10/4/04 A Sustainable Energy Blueprint for the Next Administration SolarAccess.com
10/4/04 Firms Get Over $20 Million for Micro and Nano Products "Fuel cells are an intriguing, high-value opportunity, but it is not today’s business" Small Times
10/4/04 Survey Respondents Favor Biofuels Over Hydrogen as Future Automotive Fuel Results of September 2004 EVWorld.Com reader ePoll
10/4/04 Acumentrics Ships 5 KW Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System To NREL For Biomass SOFC Integration Study
10/4/04 FuelCell Energy Receives New Direct FuelCell(R) Component Order from MTU CFC Solutions GmbH for 3 Sub-Megawatt Carbonate Fuel Cell Power Plants
10/2/04 Small particle specialist grows with U.S. funding T/J Technologies Detroit News
10/2/04 Cost Conundrum Holds Up Diesel Hybrid Cars "main problem is that diesel hybrid cars cost too much to produce -- thousands of dollars more than petrol-electric hybrids like Toyota Motor Corp's Prius" Reuters
10/2/04 Ford Lays Out a Move to Cut Auto Emissions "Ford's goal, according to its own internal projections, would require an improvement of about 80 percent in the fuel economy of its cars and trucks by 2030, according to people who have been informed of the plan." NY Times
10/1/04 Hydrogen Day: Research on hydrogen production, storage and use Penn State
10/1/04 H2FC Quote and Market Cap Table for the week ending 10/1/04 h2fc.com
10/1/04 Not Many Alternatives for Energy Investors "Fuel cell companies are floundering, solar startups are far from solid bets and only a handful of companies are turning a profit in wind power" Associated Press
9/30/04 ITM Power: Financial results for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2004
10/1/04 Fidelity buys shares of Hydrogenics Corporation "certain fund accounts for which Fidelity serves as investment adviser have purchased 100,000 shares of Hydrogenics Corp.'s outstanding common stock. Fidelity has control but not ownership of these shares. As a result of the purchase, Fidelity holds 6,469,300 shares (or 10.01%) of Hydrogenics Corp.'s common stock."
10/1/04 Russian cabinet approves Kyoto Globe and Mail
10/1/04 Russian cabinet backs Kyoto pact "The treaty, the first ever to require cuts in emissions linked to global warming, would come into force with Parliament's expected approval." NY Times (IHT)
10/1/04 Gentlemen, start your fuel cells Road trip highlights potential for cars, but also potholes MSNBC
10/1/04 Dynetek Industries Ltd. named as one of Canada's fastest growing Tech Companies
10/1/04 Sugar fuel cell developed Suitable for micro applications