California’s Air Board Sets Toughest-Yet Greenhouse Gas Limits for 2009 Vehicles SACRAMENTO, CA - In what is described as the world’s toughest rule yet, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) late last month approved a new regulation that would sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions in cars, pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, starting with the 2009 model year and achieving full force by 2016.
New CARB Rule May Help Stimulate H2, Fuel Cell Progress, Says Chairman Lloyd SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board’s new greenhouse gas rule will help to promote the use of renewable hydrogen, and the carmakers’ arguments against adopting the measure haven’t been very convincing, says ARB chairman Alan C. Lloyd.
Stuart Teams Up with China’s Electrolytic Equipment Manufacturer PERIC TORONTO - In yet another example of accelerating interest in China and the Chinese market, Stuart Energy Systems here has entered what it calls a master supply and distribution agreement with a Chinese electrolyzer maker.
Praxair/Ballard LH2 Truck Fire Followup: Driver’s Fault, Praxair Says DANBURY, CT/VANCOUVER, BC - The hydrogen leak and fire that caused light damage to a Praxair liquid hydrogen carrier during unloading at a Ballard facility in early August was caused by the driver’s failure to follow procedures, Praxair said last month.
IEA’s Hydrogen Implementing Agreement Releases 25th Anniversary Report WASHINGTON, DC - Stepped-up international cooperation, high- and low-temperature hydrogen production processes, industrial and non-energy uses of hydrogen are on the agenda for the next five years of the International Energy Agency’s Hydrogen Implementing Agreement (HIA).
Briefly Noted: ReliOn’s Hurricane Backup Power A ReliOn fuel cell backup power system kept functioning flawlessly at a telecommunications site that was right in the central path of Hurricane Frances last month.
Briefly Noted: Fuel Cells for Japanese Premier’s Residence A new residence being built for Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will be equipped with a fuel cell power generation system - apparently the first such system for any head of state.
Briefly Noted: Wind-Hydrogen Study Six energy companies and institutions will be conducting a pilot study linking wind energy to hydrogen production in North Dakota.
Briefly Noted: Nuvera Test Facility Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc., the Italian-U.S. developer of multi-fuel reforming and PEM fuel cell technology, plans to set up a hydrogen test facility in Osio Sopra.
Briefly Noted: Astris Alkaline Fuel Cell Astris Energi Inc. unveiled its 2.4 kW Model EA alkaline fuel cell portable generator for the first time in North America at the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells 2004 Conference and Trade Show.
Briefly Noted: MERIT Micro Fuel Cell Japan’s Materials and Energy Research Institute Tokyo, Ltd (MERIT) has developed what is claimed to be one of the world’s smallest fuel cells for notebook computers.
Briefly Noted: Rohm and Haas Sodium Borohydride Investment Rohm and Haas Co., the Philadelphia-based maker of specialty materials for various industries, says it invested $2.6 million recently in its Elma, WA production facility to achieve greater efficiency in the production of sodium borohydride.
Briefly Noted: Fuel Cell Market Study U.S. market for advanced technology components for next generation fuel cell vehicles is estimated to be $34 million this year and is expected to rise to $208 million five years from now.
Events The “2004 Mid-Atlantic Sustainability Conference” will be held Sept. 29-Oct.1 at the War Memorial and Marriott Hotel, Trenton, NJ.
