April 2004   Vol. XIX   No. 4   ISSN 1080-8019
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Briefly Noted: Prius Fleet
The California hydrogen Prius I.C. fleet is a Go

Briefly Noted: U.S. Fuel Cell Council
U.S. Fuel Cell Council is asking Congress to go easy on the earmarks in the new round of appropriation bills

Briefly Noted: EU Quick Start
Philippe Busquin announced some Euro 100 million in EU funding for 16 projects

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: Cold Fusion
U.S. Energy Department will take another look at cold fusion

Briefly Noted: Jadoo Power
delivered its first fuel cell-powered professional video camera system, the NABII, to KOVR

Briefly Noted: Queen's University
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, is launching a new Fuel Cell Research Centre

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: AkzoNobel/NedStack, Enel
More byproduct hydrogen fuel cell power plants:

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