Ballard Reconfigures DaimlerChrysler Fuel Cell Alliance; Sells European Unit VANCOUVER - If you go by the Gnomes of Wall Street’s instant judgments, Ballard Power Systems’ restructuring of its joint fuel cell operations with DaimlerChrysler and Ford last month was a bad sign, foreshadowing more gloom and doom - maybe a glidepath to oblivion.
India Unveils First Fuel Cell Passenger Car BANGALORE, INDIA - India’s first prototype fuel cell-powered passenger car, a cute little city vehicle, made its debut in India’s capital New Delhi at the end of June.
Norway’s Utsira Island Launches Energy Independence via Wind, H2 Power UTSIRA, NORWAY – Utsira, a tiny speck of an island off the southwestern coast of Norway, became one the first communities world wide last month to become energy independent via renewable energy from wind-generated hydrogen.
Ford Introduces European Hydrogen I.C. Engine Demonstrator STUTTGART – Following in the footsteps of its earlier Dearborn-bred cousin, the “Hydrogen ICE Hybrid Research Vehicle,” Ford Motor Co. rolled out a European hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine demonstrator here last month.
Tenneco Automotive is Part of Europe’s HyTRAN Fuel Cell Consortium LAKE FOREST, IL/BRUSSELS - Tenneco Automotive, a $3.8 billion maker of emission and ride control equipment for cars and trucks, is the only U.S.-based company taking part in a startup multi-year European project that aims at developing a production-ready fuel cell power plant.
BP Opens First H2 Station in S.E. Asia for F-Cell Cars with Air Products Equipment SINGAPORE - Southeast Asia’s first hydrogen station opened here last month, initially to provide fuel for DaimlerChrysler F-Cell fuel cell vehicles but also as a way station and first step for the owner, BP, towards expansion into future Asian markets such as China.
