American Fuel Cell Bus Program Delivers "Buy America"- Compliant Fuel Cell Bus to SunLine Transit Agency (14/11/11)

Ballard Power Systems announced that it has deployed, in conjunction with partners BAE Systems and ElDorado National, a fuel cell bus for SunLine Transit Agency in Palm Springs, California.

The bus is compliant with the Buy American programme, which requires the manufacturing of the bus and key components in the US.

Developed under the Federal Transit Administration's National Fuel Cell Bus Program, the bus uses a Ballard FC-velocity-HD6 fuel cell module.

Toyota to Unveil Hydrogen-Fueled Sedan, Aqua Compact Hybrid Car (15/11/11)

Toyota has unveiled a new hydrogen-fuelled saloon car at the Tokyo Motor Show.

The carmaker plans to introduce six models including the FCV-R concept car, a medium-sized saloon, or sedan, which will be marketed by 2015.

Meanwhile, Honda and Nissan have also been unveiling new eco-friendly vehicles at the Japanese event.

Norwegian and European partners open new “state of the art” hydrogen refueling station in Oslo (14/11/11)

H2moves Scandinavia has opened a new hydrogen refuelling station in Gaustad, Oslo.

The moves shows car manufacturers are keen on hydrogen and that Norway is "one of the important places for the early market", explained Bjorn Simonsen, chairman of HyNor.

"Norway is one of the European hotspots in the introduction of zero-emission vehicles. That's why we call it 'the Norwegian Case'," added Dr Ulrich Bünger, project coordinator.

Ballard To Provide Fuel Cells For Two Additional SunLine Transit Buses Under FTA Award (17/11/11)

Ballard Power Systems is to provide fuel cell modules to two new fuel cell hybrid buses under the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction Program.

The firm is working with consortium partners BAE Systems and ElDorado National (California) to deliver the buses to SunLine Transit Agency in Thousand Palms, California.

Bill Foulds, Ballard's president of US Operations, said: "Earlier this week the very first All-America fuel cell-powered bus, using a Ballard module, was unveiled by SunLine Transit Agency and FTA Deputy Administrator Therese McMillan.

"The additional funding announced today by the FTA to grow SunLine's fuel cell bus fleet is further validation of our Buy America-compliant technology."

Fuel Cell Used to Film Wildlife at UK’s Woburn Safari Park (21/11/11)

UK-based UPS Systems is taking advantage of a growing market for portable fuel cell systems by supplying documentary maker Renegade Pictures with a Mobixan fuel cell to power a 3D camera rig being used to film animals at Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire.

The system delivers 2.5kW output, meeting the increased power consumption needs of 3D cameras.

Hyundai joins European fuel cell electric vehicle demonstration program, H2moves Scandinavia (22/11/11)

Hyundai will demonstrate fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology in Norway and Denmark after joining H2moves Scandinavia, the first so-called Lighthouse Project of the European Commission-backed Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking.

The car maker made its ix35 FCEV available for test drives in Oslo, Norway following the opening of a new hydrogen refuelling station in the Norwegian capital.

Hyundai's ix35 FCEV, which is equipped with a 100 kW (136 hp) fuel cell stack and two hydrogen storage tanks, can travel a total of 525 km on a single charge with a maximum speed of 160 kph.

Swiss Transit Operator PostBus to Run Five Fuel Cell Buses from December (22/11/11)

Switzerland's PostBus is to trial fuel cell buses through collaboration with Canton Aargau, the Swiss Federal Office of Energy and the European Union.

Its subsidiary Voegtlin-Meyer AG will phase in five Mercedes-Benz Citaro fuel cell buses, while a new hydrogen refuelling station is due to open in the spring of next year.

New Holland Updates NH2 Fuel Cell Tractor (22/11/11)

New Holland has released an updated version of its NH2 hydrogen fuel cell tractor, claiming improvements bring the vehicle up to a similar level to conventional tractors of the same size.

It features three fuel cell stacks with a combined output of 100 kW, up from two stacks and 50 kW, while there is also double the rated power and torque of the on-board electric motors.

NRC-Designed Fuel Cell System Advances Safe Hydrogen Use for Applications on Commercial Aircraft (22/11/11)

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has partnered with Boeing Commercial Airplanes to address the safe use of hydrogen fuel cells as sources of auxiliary power in commercial aircraft.

"This demonstration project creates new commercial opportunities for Canadian hydrogen and fuel cell solutions as well as for technology developers, manufacturers and suppliers along the aerospace supply chain," said Maja Veljkovic, director-general at the NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation.

Boeing and the NRC will work with a number of Canadian firms to integrate the fuel cell, hydrogen storage tank, safety devices, and power conditioning equipment to overcome problems with airlines, including runtime, temperature, weight, volume and access.

Germany reaches €393m in support for hydrogen and fuel cell technology (17/11/11)

Germany has so far spend €393 million on hydrogen and fuel cell technology, with over half of this on transport, including hydrogen production and infrastructure.

The German government has also earmarked €200 million for funding energy storage while also abandoning nuclear power.

Hydrogen Production and Delivery is now a separate category in the latest review from the National Organisation for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies (NOW).

Dr Klaus Bonhoff, NOW managing director, says: "Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies are gaining momentum. This is due not least to the central role attributed to storing energy generated from renewable sources in the form of hydrogen.

"In the future, hydrogen will be one of a number of emission-free transport fuels, given the fact that the step by step reconstruction of the transport sector has already begun."

Mercedes-Benz unveils fuel cell concept car in Japan (29/11/11)

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a fuel cell plug-in concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show that the firm says will be commercially available within ten to 15 years.

The F125 concept car will be able to travel a distance of 1,000km on a single tank of hydrogen.

IdaTech's Fuel Cell System Provides Power and Reduces Carbon Footprint at COP17 Conference (30/11/11)

IdaTech, a maker of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology, provided clean power systems for communications equipment used at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17) in Durban, South Africa.

Its ElectraGen ME fuel cell system provided power to a Base Transceiver Site that supplied mobile phone coverage during the event.

ClearEdge Power Adds Two New Stationary Fuel Cell Systems to its Product Portfolio (30/11/11)

ClearEdge Power has unveiled two new on-site fuel cell power systems, the ClearEdge Plus and ClearEdge CP.

The Plus is an improvement on the ClearEdge5 by offering a range of models that can be modularly configured to offer outputs of up to 200 kW, while the CP model boasts three failsafe mechanisms to ensure continuous power.

First Commercial Sales of Proton Motor’s 5 kVA System (30/11/11)

Proton Motor Fuel Cell, a subsidiary of Proton Power Systems, has sold two units of its 19-inch rack mounted fuel cell system to customers in Germany and Italy.

Dr Faiz Nahab, Proton Power chief executive officer, said: "We are delighted to see the first sales of our new product. After a long testing period, we are convinced it will operate reliably and play an important role in our future business development."

UPS SYSTEMS LIGHTS TRAFALGAR’S ICONIC CHRISTMAS TREE (02/12/11)

A fuel cell system is lighting the star on the top of Trafalgar Square's Christmas tree.

UPS Systems provided a 75W fuel cell to the Greater London Authority (GLA) and hydrogen to last the entire festive period.

Plug Power Announces New Multi-Site GenDrive Fuel Cell Customer (07/12/11)

Procter & Gamble has selected GenDrive fuel cell products from Plug Power Inc to power forklift trucks at three manufacturing facilities in the US.

Plug Power will supply the facilities in California, Louisiana and North Carolina with more than 200 of the fuel cell units.

New Energy Sources Fuel Interest from Secretary of the Navy (08/12/11)

US secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visited Marine Corps Base Hawaii to look at ways fuel cell vehicles could be rolled out across the Navy.

As part of trial programme five General Motors Equinox FCVs are being tested for possible use at Navy installations, while fuel cell technology is also being considered as a power source for unmanned undersea vehicles, auxiliary power units and pier-side generators.

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EnergyOr Technologies has demonstrated its fuel cell-powered unmanned aircraft systems at the Defence Research & Development Canada Demonstration Day held at the Naval Electronics Test Range Atlantic Facility.

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