Briefly Noted: Plug Power/General Hydrogen In what seems a somewhat unorthodox strategy, Plug Power announced last month it is negotiating with General Hydrogen a possible takeover of the Canadian company.
Briefly Noted: Protonex/Mesoscopic In another acquisition deal, Protonex Technology Corp., Southborough, MA a developer of portable fuel cell power systems, has bought Mesoscopic Devices, Broomfield, CO, for $27.6 million.
Briefly Noted: Versa Solid oxide fuel cell developer Versa Power Systems, Inc. says the U.S. Energy Department has accepted technical results and manufacturing cost projections.
Briefly Noted: Rolls Royce Rolls Royce Fuel Cell Systems (US), Canton, OH in what it calls a “strategic acquisition” has acquired the assets of Ohio-based SOFCo-EFS Holdings.
Briefly Noted: DoE Storage Funding The U.S. Energy Department plans to make available $8.2 million over four years for six hydrogen storage research projects.
Briefly Noted: PolyFuel Patents Mountain View, CA-based PolyFuel Inc. has received two what it calls “broad patents for fundamental fuel cell technology.”
Briefly Noted: UTC Power/Raser UTC Power, South Windsor, CT has signed off on a number of agreements with geothermal power plant developer Raser Technologies, Provo, UT.
Briefly Noted: Linde Website Industrial gas provider The Linde Group has launched a new microsite for hydrogen as an energy carrier.
