Delphi and Peterbilt successfully power truck cab and sleeper with solid oxide fuel cell auxiliary power unit
Delphi Corporation (PINKSHEETS: DPHIQ) and Peterbilt Motors Company successfully demonstrated a Delphi solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) auxiliary power unit (APU) powering a Peterbilt Model 386 truck’s “hotel” loads. During recent testing at Peterbilt’s Texas headquarters, the Delphi SOFC provided power for the Model 386’s electrical system and air conditioning and maintained the truck’s batteries – all while the Model 386’s diesel engine was turned off.
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In order to compete with gasoline, hydrogen fuel cell technology needs $200 billion.
From now until 2023, hydrogen fuel cell technology needs $200 billion in order to become cost-competitive with gasoline, according to a study by the Committee on Assessment of Resource Needs for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies. (The committee's chair is Michael Ramage, retired from Exxon Mobil Research Engineering -- XOM.) According to the study, the needed funds would come from two main sources...
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Neah Power Systems demonstrates reliable high volume process for fuel cell packaging
Neah Power Systems, Inc. a leading developer of fuel cells for military, industrial and consumer portable electronic devices, announced today that it successfully demonstrated a reliable, automated process for bonding their patented porous silicon electrodes to polymeric support frames (“cells”) and generating electrical current for extended periods.
Neah Power flow-tested these cells at nominal fuel cell conditions for more than 72 hours of continuous operation. The company tested packaging materials for compatibility in fuel cell fluids for durations in excess of four months, which resulted in no changes in wetted material.
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USPS announces 'Green' Fleet Testing Strategy during launch of Hydrogen Fuel Cell delivery vehicle test
On July 23, General Motors will turn over the keys of a Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) vehicle to the USPS for testing in a mail delivery environment. HFC vehicles are unique in that they are battery powered and have no ill effects on the environment and their only emission is water. The USPS's director of R&D will outline the strategy for testing alternate fuel vehicles and for converting to a green delivery fleet.
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Nissan X-Trail that runs on zero shame
“We started working on fuel-cell technology in 1996,” said Brian Johnston, the senior project engineer for electric and fuel-cell vehicles at Nissan. “In this prototype, there is a hydrogen tank under the back seat, a fuel cell under the driver’s seat and it takes 3-5 minutes to fill up. It is a reasonable fuel choice for the future.”
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