Medis Technologies Announces the Appointment of Thomas Carr to Its Advisory Board
Mr. Carr holds the current position of Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff in Corporate Technology at Verizon Communications, Inc. and has over 20 years of experience in the Telecom Industry.

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Protonex Awarded $400,000 Program for Development of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Power Systems
Under the terms of this twelve-month contract, Protonex will adapt its existing propane-fueled SOFC systems to operate on liquid fuels such as butanol, gasoline, kerosene and desulfurized JP-8. Development work will be done at the full system level as well as at the component and sub-assembly levels to enable liquid fuel operation and demonstration.

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Japan Fuel Cell Market Forecast to top US $11.1 billion by FY 2020
The domestic market for fuel cells is estimated to grow to 1.2 trillion yen (US$11.1 billion) in fiscal 2020, more than 300 times its current size, according to private research institution Fuji Keizai Co.

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Hyundai Lays Out Hybrid and Fuel Cell Plans
Hyundai also plans to commercialize Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV) by 2012, producing 1,000 units that year and increasing the number to 30,000 units by 2018. In the long term, HKAG plans to produce one million units a year by 2030.

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Nissan Develops World's First SiC Inverter for use in a Vehicle
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the development of the world's first inverter using SiC (Silicon Carbide) diodes for vehicle use. The company has launched tests using an X-TRAIL FCV (Fuel Cell Vehicle) equipped with this technology.

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SC Alliance to Increase Hydrogen Education
The South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance will receive $188,788 from the U.S. Department of Energy for the development of hydrogen education programs for state and local government officials.

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New Supermarket is First Ever to Employ On-Site Fuel Cell Technology
By installing a PureCell® Model 200 powerplant in its new 46,000-square-foot store in Glastonbury, Connecticut, Whole Foods Market will generate 50 percent of the electricity and heat and nearly 100 percent of the hot water needed to operate the store on-site.

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