ACEEE: An "Assortment" of Problems The ACEEE’s paper’s executive summary, after briefly identifying the four basic stationary fuel cell types - PEM, PAFC, SOFC, MCFC - says an ”assortment” of technical problems
Millennium Cell CEO Tang Resigns, Concerns About Company’s Future EATONTOWN, NJ - Millennium Cell Inc.’s chief executive, Stephen S. Tang, and the company’s director of public affairs, Christine Messina-Boyer, both resigned from the company within days of each other last month, causing speculation and concerns about the company’s outlook.
Korea’s Hyundai, Russia’s Avtovaz Show Fuel Cell Vehicles at Geneva Auto Salon GENEVA - As already hinted last month, Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. joined the international fuel cell fray big time at the International Auto Show here last month by unveiling its Tucson FCEV, a fuel cell-powered sport utility vehicle (H&FCL Fast Forward, March 04).
New York Sheraton is First Manhattan Hotel with Fuel Cell Supplemental Power WHITE PLAINS, NY - One of Manhattan’s flagship hotels, the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, is the first hotel in the city to install a fuel cell generator, says a release from the owners here, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Opportunities: Istanbul Hydrogen Research Center The United Nations International Development Organization (UNIDO) announces several openings to staff the planned International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies (ICHET) in Istanbul, Turkey (H&FCL Dec. 03):
Briefly Noted: Enova/China received six purchase orders from China for its Panther 120 kW drive systems for heavy-duty vehicles. One order for three systems came from Tsinghua University, Beijing, for its fuel cell hybrid bus development program.
Briefly Noted: Dynetek/Mazda delivered a 5000 psi tank to Japanese carmaker Mazda for its RX-8 Hydrogen test vehicle, powered by a rotary i.c. engine
Briefly Noted: Handheld Fuel Cells Prospects for portable fuel cells for laptops and other small handheld devices are still elusive, it seems:
Briefly Noted: FC Center Ford Hybrid Research Vehicle fueled by hydrogen and powered by an internal combustion engine - not a fuel cell - has been named as one of ten top technology cars for 2004
Briefly Noted: Santa Monica NoNo Santa Monica city fathers said “no, thanks” to a Toyota offer of a three-year $85,000 lease of an experimental fuel cell Highlander
Events IEEE is organizing a conference, “The Hydrogen Economy: Its Impact on the Future of Electricity,” April 19-20 at the JW Marriott Hotel, Washington DC.
