June 2008   Vol. XXIII   No. 6   ISSN 1080-8019
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Sony, MTI Micro Highlight Fuel Cell Market Drive for Phones, Portable Devices
ATLANTA, GA/ALBANY, NY - Hot ‘Lanta: That 1971 Allman Brothers Band song could well serve as anthem for what appears to be a fast-accelerating development curve and interest in small fuel cells for portable electronics.

DoE News:

U.S. Energy Department Selects 9 Projects to Advance SOFC Fuel Cell Technology
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Energy Department (DoE) last month selected nine projects for the Department’s Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) Core Technology Program portfolio to address specific challenges in scaling up and integrating solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) into advanced central generation power plants.


Fast Forward: Johnny Depp’s Carribbean Solar H2 House


Fast Forward: Honda’s First-Ever Fuel Cell Car Production Facility


Fast Forward: London’s Fuel Cell Cabs


Livermore Tank Designers Work with BMW on Cryo-Capable Hydrogen Tanks
LIVERMORE, CA - One key problem of storing liquid hydrogen on board a car or truck - quick evaporation of the ultra-cold fuel - may be on the way to a solution.

Russia’s Smart Hydrogen Group Reshuffles Stake in Fuel Cell Developer Plug Power
ALBANY, NY - An internal reorganization by a major Russian investor group that holds a big chunk of fuel cell developer Plug Power here has led to a complicated reshuffling of holdings among the group’s partners, including the naming of a new representative for the Russians on Plug’s board.

AC Transit Places Biggest U.S. Order for Fuel Cells for New Buses with UTC Power
OAKLAND, CA/SOUTH WINDSOR, CT - California’s AC Transit transportation agency in Oakland and UTC Power, South Windsor, CT have announced what’s described as the largest ever order for fuel cell systems for public transport systems in the United States.