Proton Motor Supplies Hybrid Fuel Cell Drive for the World’s First Fuel Cell-Driven Passenger Ship
The ZemShip project is taking Proton Motor into totally new waters in fuel cell ship drive technology. To date, fuel cell systems for marine applications of this performance level have only been developed for submarines used by the military. This makes the ZemShip the world’s first project resulting in a fuel cell-driven passenger ship. Proton Motor developed the 48-kW PM Basic A 50 maritime fuel cell system for the zero-emission drive and integrated two such systems, along with a lead gel battery, into the ship as a hybrid system.
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Toyota Kicks Off Leasing for Its New Fuel-Cell Hybrid
In a decidedly unsexy move, Toyota on Friday said it will begin leasing its new fuel-cell hybrid, the Toyota FCHV-adv, to Japan's Ministry of the Environment on September 1. In stark contrast, rival Honda has been leasing its Honda FCX Clarity to such stars as actress Jamie Lee Curtis, who took delivery of the alt-fuel vehicle in early August.
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Hydrogen Fuel Cells Enter the Data Center
The use of zero emission hydrogen fuel cells is growing, and eventually could prove viable for mainstream applications like automobiles. Leading data center technology provider APC by Schneider Electric is making the environmentally friendly energy source an option now for replacement of diesel-fueled generators and much heavier traditional batteries.
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H2 Logic A/S Signs Strategic Supply Agreement with Ballard Power Systems
H2 Logic A/S has signed a strategic supply agreement with the world’s largest fuel cell stack manufacturer, Ballard Power Systems. Under the two-year agreement, Ballard will supply fuel cell stacks for H2 Logic fuel cell hybrid systems for the materials handling market. The agreement also strengthens the existing relationship between H2 Logic and Ballard, and will accelerate the development and commercialization of fuel cell technology for materials handling vehicles.
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Military Work Gives Boost to Reno Fuel-Cell Company
Scheelite Technologies Inc. won an $800,000 subcontract to provide fuel cells for tiny aircraft — their wingspans are only a foot or two — that are under development by Northrop Grumman Corp. for the U.S. Air Force.
“This jump-starts us,” says Lee Ky Good, one of the co-founders of Scheelite Technologies.
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AFC Says First Fuel Cells Successfully Shipped to Akzo-Nobel
The two fuel cell systems will be installed and integrated at Akzo-Nobel's Bitterfeld site in Germany, and it is expected that they will be switched on and tested sometime in mid-September.
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Honda Looking to a Sunny, Clean Future
The hydrogen fuel cell car as an everyday form of transport is moving closer to Australia, with Honda now operating an experimental ‘Home Energy Station’ that generates hydrogen from natural gas for use in fuel cell vehicles while supplying electricity and hot water to the home.
By developing innovative approaches to sustainable energy, Honda is reducing the environmental impact of the automobile. Part of this innovation involves the production of highly efficient photovoltaic cells.
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The Linde Group Opens the First Hydrogen Filling Station for Fuel Cell Passenger Ships
The technology company The Linde Group has today officially opened the world's first hydrogen filling station for fuel cell passenger ships in Hamburg. Wolfgang Tiefensee, Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs was in attendance for this "Zemship-related" grand opening, an EU-sponsored project for the development of fuel cell ships.
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