US Fuel Cell Council Urges Action on Tax Credit Package
WASHINGTON, Sep 30, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Delay in adjournment this week means Congress still has time to act on an energy tax bill that will protect American jobs and expand markets for fuel cell, solar and wind power technologies, says a spokesman for the US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC).

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Toshiba Makes Progress on Methanol-based Fuel Cell
DMFCs produce electricity from a reaction between methanol, water and air. Toshiba executives wouldn't reveal the capacity of the DMFC installed in the phone, but later said a 50ml cartridge could refill the phone's DMFC reservoir 15 times. That equates to a capacity of 3.33 ml.

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Ceres Power Announces that Fuel Cell Module Meets British Gas Alpha Phase Targets
Ceres Power announces that it has successfully built and tested a 1kW Fuel Cell Module meeting the performance, size and weight requirements under the Alpha Phase of the CHP programme with British Gas. This represents the successful achievement of the Q3 2008 milestone of the CHP product roadmap set out in the British Gas CHP update on 24th June 2008.

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Greater Columbia Fuel Cell Challenge 2009 Kicks Off
This solicitation launches the third annual installment of the Fuel Cell Challenge. With a total anticipated funding availability between $500,000 and $1,000,000, the Fuel Cell Challenge 2009 will focus on accelerating the region’s efforts to become a premier destination for hydrogen and fuel cell innovation in the country.

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Fuel Cells Promise New U.S. Jobs
Up To 675,000 Jobs by 2035, DOE Concludes
WASHINGTON, Oct 01, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Commercializing fuel cells and shifting from gasoline to hydrogen could generate 675,000 new jobs over the next 25 years, concludes a Department of Energy study sent to Congress today. Commercialization would create jobs in manufacturing, assembly, fuel production, repair, recycling, construction, and at auto shops and dealerships nationwide.

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Hydra Fuel Cell Begins Production
Hydra Fuel Cell, the Beaverton-based company developing hydrogen fuel cell technology, on Wednesday said it has received its first patent and has begun production.

The company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Houston-based American Security Resources Corp., filed seven patent applications in the summer of 2006.

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