May 2004   Vol. XIX   No. 5   ISSN 1080-8019
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May 2004   Volume XIX - Number 5

Strong Chinese Presence, Fuel Cell Audi Debut Mark 10th Anniversary Hannover Fair
HANNOVER - A lightweight compressed hydrogen tank with radically different architecture, the first public outing of Fiat’s Nuvera-powered Seicento fuel cell car, a strong Chinese presence, and wind-generated hydrogen on a small Norwegian island were among the highlights of the 10th anniversary Hydrogen + Fuel Cell Group Exhibit at the huge Hannover Industrial Fair here April 19-24.

DoE News: Bush, Sec’y Abraham Announce $350 Million in Demos, Other R&D H2 Projects
DETROIT, MI - President George Bush’s and the U.S. Energy Department’s hydrogen research initiative took a huge step forward late last month with the announcement of $350 million in r&d spending for dozens of projects.

Schwarzenegger Launches Cal. H2 Network; Air Products-Led Team to Build Stations
DAVIS, CA - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped up to the plate here last month and by Executive Order set the course for establishing the country’s first statewide hydrogen fueling system.

H2 Highway Wants Popular Input, CalEPA Sec’y Tamminen Tells NHA Conference
LOS ANGELES - California’s Hydrogen Highway will not be something shoved down the public’s collective throats by a government bureaucracy but will rely on input from both experts and the citizenry, the man largely responsible for the concept told the annual National Hydrogen Association (NHA) conference here last month.

Canada Announces First Funds for British Columbia Hydrogen Highway
VANCOUVER, BC - In a first step towards what planners expect will eventually be a stretch of hydrogen fueling facilities linking the west coasts of Canada and the United States, Canada’s Prime Minister last month announced initial funding for an ambitious Hydrogen Highway in British Columbia.

Fast Forward: HYFORUM 04


Fast Forward: Hamburg Plans


Book Review: "The Hype About Hydrogen - Fact and Fiction in the Race to Save the Climate"
Reviewed by Robert Rose
Joe Romm’s slim but pungent new book, The Hype About Hydrogen, carries an echo of Heart of Darkness, with hydrogen in the role of Kurz and the oil industry in the role of the natives.

Samsung Unveils 10-Hour DMFC System for Notebook Computers, Cell Phones
SEOUL - The latest entry in the not-yet-ready-for-prime-time portable electronic fuel cell sweepstakes is a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) system by Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Military Supports Wide Range of Fuel Cell R&D, U.S. is Most Active, Says Survey
LONDON - Some 20 U.S. Defense Department organizations are actively involved in fuel cell development for military purposes - an interest that started back in the 1960s - and last year, the department spent about $130 million on fuel cell r&d, according to a new market survey.

Briefly Noted: Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Corp., Japan’s largest general trading company, says it has developed a new prototype high-pressure electrolyzer capable of generating hydrogen at maximum pressures of 35 MPa (5,000 psi) without a compressor.

Briefly Noted: South Korea/China Nuclear Center
South Korea and China have opened a joint research center to produce hydrogen via nuclear energy

Briefly Noted: PEMEAS
Celanese AG, the Frankfurt, Germany-based international chemicals company, has spun off its fuel cell activities into a new company, PEMEAS Fuel Cell Technologies

Events
Hydrogen and fuel cells are part of the agenda of the “6th Annual International Symposium on Combinatorial Approaches for New Materials Discovery