March 2008   Vol. XXIII   No. 3   ISSN 1080-8019
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Startup Builds, Deploys Commercial Solar H2Generator; PSU Team Researches System
MAYNARD, MA - The dream of splitting water directly and efficiently with sunlight is moving closer to reality with a new device that combines nanotechnology insights with ground-breaking photoelectrochemical discoveries three decades ago.

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Renewable H2 & Manufacturing R&D are Cut from DoE ‘09 Hydrogen Budget Request
WASHINGTON, DC – There’s bad news, and there’s more bad news, and then there’s a bit of good news. That would be one way of describing the Energy Department’s proposed 2009 budget request for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), DoE’s Grand Central for hydrogen and fuel cell research and development.


Fast Forward: FutureGen Plans, No H2 Co-Production
Co-generation of hydrogen in the embattled FutureGen ultra-clean coal fired power plant is apparently off the agenda.

Classic Sportscar Builder Morgan Launches Ultra-Efficient Fuel Cell Prototype LIFECar
GENEVA – “A car that’s fun to drive - a proper sports car.” That’s not the image that immediately comes to mind when describing a hydrogen-fueled fuel cell vehicle.

H2 Could Cut Europe’s Oil Use 40%, Says Study; Germany Starts Nat’l H2 Organization
BRUSSELS/BERLIN - A new European Union-funded study says launching hydrogen as fuel could reduce European oil consumption by 40% by 2050, and the German government last month gave the green light to the country’s new national hydrogen organization NOW.

Telekom Phone Company Tests Fuel Cell Cargobikes for its Service Technicians
BERLIN – Germany’s phone and communications company Deutsche Telekom is reading the signs of the times.

National Hydrogen Association Launches “H2 and You” Education Drive
WASHINGTON, DC - First announced a little less than a year ago, the National Hydrogen Association’s Hydrogen Education Foundation has launched a nationwide campaign to educate the public about hydrogen.

Compressed H2 Tube Trailer Crashes in Connecticut; Driver Injured, Nobody Else
MIDDLEBURY, CT – The Hindenburg Syndrome is alive and well and surfaced last month in Connecticut.