Briefly Noted: Princeton Stop-Warming Study A new study by two Princeton University scientists says 15 technologies exist that could stop the rise of global warming, and work on implementing them could start immediately.
Briefly Noted: Norwegian Nukes-for-Hydrogen Assessment Meanwhile, a new Norwegian study asserts that despite low carbon dioxide emissions, nuclear power is a bad choice to produce hydrogen when compared with extracting it from natural gas with carbon capture.
Briefly Noted: FuelCell Energy/Kawasaki FuelCell Energy, Inc. and its Japanese partner, Marubeni Corp., are about to sign an agreement with Kawasaki Heavy Industries under which Kawasaki would become a packager of FuelCell Energy’s trademarked DirectFuelCell molten carbonate power plants in Japan.
Briefly Noted: Hydrogen Energy Center A new Iowa company staffed by veterans from Ballard Power Systems and Ford Motor Co. has introduced what it says is the world’s first production-ready hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine.
Briefly Noted: Honda Scooter Honda Motor Co. says it has developed a scooter powered by a light compact fuel cell stack.
Briefly Noted: Proton Energy/GE On again, but then off again: A distribution agreement between Proton Energy Systems Inc and General Electric, that is.
Briefly Noted: Smart Fuel Cell/FuelCellStore.com Boulder’s FuelCellStore.com is already selling the brand-new SFC A50 fuel cell battery charger just unveiled by its manufacturer, Munich-based Smart Fuel Cell
Briefly Noted: Fideris Lynntech Industries, Inc., the fuel cell testing systems spinoff from College Station, TX-based Lynntech Inc. (H&FCL July 04), has been renamed FiderisTM Inc.
Briefly Noted: Medis Technologies/General Dynamics New York’s Medis Technologies, Ltd. reports it has received an order from General Dynamics C4 Systems for five prototype fuel cell power packs and fuel cartridges
Briefly Noted: QuestAir QuestAir Technologies., Inc., the Canadian developer of gas cleanup technology, won two hydrogen purification contracts last month.
Briefly Noted: NHA Contest Once again, the National Hydrogen Association’s (NHA) annual design contest is getting underway.
