CommScope to Supply Hydrogen Fuel Cell Solution to SCTE (30/06/11)

CommScope Inc is to provide the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers with its hydrogen fuel cell technology to act as a back-up power source.

The fuel cell will deliver 64 hours of power to the SCTE's data centre in Exton, Pennsylvania.

It follows the move to install solar panels on the roof of its headquarters in 2010.

"The trend is underway within the cable industry to find innovative ways to improve the reliability and environmental impact of backup power solutions," said Jim Hughes, senior vice-president for broadband sales at CommScope.

He added: "This will be the first time that solar technology will link with CommScope's hydrogen fuel cell solution."

Plug Power to Provide Kroger Co. With GenDrive Fuel Cell Solution (29/06/11)

Plug Power has announced it will deliver 161 of its GenDrive fuel cells to Kroger Co.

The firm will use the fuel cells to power its fleet of electric lift trucks at its food distribution centre.

To facilitate the use of the technology, the two companies have created a network of hydrogen dispensers throughout the plant.

Andy Marsh from Plug Power said there are "clear benefits" to using the GenDrive technology.

UK's first hydrogen filling station to open in Swindon (06/07/11)

Honda is to open the UK's first commercial hydrogen filling station at its South Marston plant in Swindon later this year.

The centre, to be installed and operated by industrial gases supplier BOC, is being built thanks to a £250,000 grant from the South West England Regional Development Agency to regeneration body Forward Swindon.

Chief executive at the body Ian Piper said the "groundbreaking" facility will be very important to Swindon.

Honda has already made strides with hydrogen-powered vehicles, building the world's first commercially-available version, the FCX Clarity.

Nedstack fuel cells pass 10,000 hours of industrial operation (12/07/11)

Nedstack's PEM fuel cell stacks have completed 10,000 hours of industrial use at the AkzoNobel chlor-alkali plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands.

It is thought the stacks may last a further 10,000 hours as the degradation rate is just five per cent.

Meanwhile, the firm is currently developing a second PEM plant that will recover 1MW of electricity and 1MW of heat.

Frank de Bruijn, chief technology officer at Nedstack, said: "Start-stops, emergency shutdowns and air contaminants are all part of the game.

"The fact that our stacks survive these with a low voltage decay over such a long time is excellent for international standards."

US: Vision wins record hydrogen truck order (19/07/11)

Total Transportation Services Inc (TTSI) is to purchase 100 zero-emission Tyrano hydrogen fuel cell electric class eight heavy duty trucks from Vision Industries in a deal worth $27 million.

TTSI said it could order an further 300 of the vehicles, taking the contract value to a potential $108 million.

The firm's president Vic La Rosa said: "Up and above the benefit of Zero Emissions, we at TTSI feel that this fuel format is the only true way to break our dependence on imported fuel. Hydrogen is the most abundant resource on the planet."

Departments of Energy, Defense Partner to Install Fuel Cell Backup Power Units at Eight Military Installations (19/07/11)

The US Department of Energy (DoE) is to install and operate 18 fuel cell backup power systems at eight military installations across the country.

It is hoped the scheme will speed up the roll-out of clean energy technology at Department of Defense facilities and provide important data for future research.

DoE has previously invested in research projects on areas such as catalysts and membranes used fuel cells at several firms, including 3M, Dupont, Gore and Johnson Matthey.

Energy secretary Steven Chu said: "Projects like these fuel cell systems will help reduce fossil fuel use and improve energy reliability at military installations across the country."

Ballard Announces Commitment From Plug Power to Purchase 3,250 Fuel Cell Stacks Thru 2012 (19/07/11)

Plug Power has committed to order at least 3,250 fuel cell stacks from Ballard Power Systems over the next 18 months for use in its GenDrive systems.

Power levels of the stacks will range from 1.5kW to 20kW each and will be incorporated into forklift trucks used by leading US manufacturers and distributors.

John Sheridan, Ballard president and chief executive officer, said, "This agreement enables further fuel cell stack cost reductions, which will strengthen competitiveness of fuel cell solutions compared to lead acid batteries."

Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association Applauds the Departments of Defense and Energy for Expanded Use of Fuel Cells at Military Bases (21/07/11)

The Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA) welcomed plans by the US Department of Defense to use 18 fuel cell backup power systems at eight of its military bases.

It is the result of a deal with the Department of Energy that expands an existing Memorandum of Understanding to expand the use of clean energy sources in the military.

FCHEA chairman Mike Hicks said: "The fuel cell industry is proud to be a part of the military's mission to reduce energy consumption and emissions, and become more self-sufficient."
 

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