China Report: HYFORUM Opens Window on China's Hydrogen/Fuel Cell Ambitions, Potential BEIJING - The 2008 Olympics here are shaping up as a milestone test for Chinese hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, and judging by what Chinese scientists presented at HYFORUM 2004 here, China may emerge as a powerhouse, perhaps in the not too distant future - with some western help.
China Report: DoE to Contribute Renewable H2 Equipment, Fuel Cells to 2008 Green Beijing Olympics BEIJING - The U.S. Energy Department expects to contribute renewable hydrogen production and delivery equipment for 5 Hythane buses that are to be placed into revenue service as part of the United States/China collaboration in the “Green” 2008 Olympics, small groups of experts from both countries agreed during a meeting Saturday May 22, just prior to the HYFORUM conference.
Fuel Cell Startup PEMEAS Launches High-Temp, CO-Resistant Commercial MEA FRANKFURT, GERMANY – PEMEAS Fuel Cell Technologies, the brand-new Celanese spinoff here that officially opened for business last month (H&FCL May 04), is already testing its high-temperature membranes and MEAs with two leading American fuel cell and equipment developers.
NHA Conference (Cont’d.): South Coast Infrastructure Progress, Ethanol, Storage LOS ANGELES - While detailed planning for Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Hydrogen Highway is just getting underway (NHA Conference - H&FCL May 04), building a fueling infrastructure in one of the most polluted parts of the state, the Los Angeles Basin, is moving along smartly.
Texas Technical Institute to Offer Fuel Cell Technician’s Training, One of First in U.S. BEAUMONT, TX - Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) here, a 2,500-student state technical college that trains technicians in more than 50 areas ranging from refinery and chemical plant operations to x-ray machinery and health services, will start offering a five-course fuel cell technology program late this summer.
Opportunities: IFC Request for Proposals The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued a second Request for Proposals for its Fuel Cell Financing for Distributed Generation in late April. The first request was issued in late 2002 (H&FCL Jan. 03).
Briefly Noted: Nanostellar Nanostellar, Inc., a Menlo Park, CA-based company, says it is developing novel nano-catalysts to replace platinum and similar metals
Briefly Noted: Iogen Corp. Ottawa, Ont.-based Iogen Corp. says it has started producing the world’s first cellulose-derived ethanol fuel
Briefly Noted: Renault/Nuvera French carmaker Renault and American/Italian fuel cell developer Nuvera have signed an agreement that strengthens and deepens their cooperation in fuel cell development
Briefly Noted: Kaji Technology Kaji Technology Corp., a Japanese maker of pressurized gas equipment, has announced plans to offer a new compressor that can deliver hydrogen gas at pressures of up to 110 MPa, or close to 16,000 PSI,
Briefly Noted: Medis Technology Medis Technologies, Ltd., a New York-based developer of direct-liquid fuel cell technology, says it has contracted with Eastman Kodak Co.’s Global Manufacturing Services (GMS) to jointly develop refueling cartridges and chemicals.
