Ford Fuel Cell “Fusion” Scoots Across Bonneville at Record 200-Plus Miles/Hour BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS, UT – Jubilation reigned last month on Utah’s shimmery white salt surfaces as Ford team members celebrated setting a world speed record of 207-plus miles/hour for a production-based “Fusion” car running on hydrogen and fuel cell power.
BMW Displays Hydrogen 7 Fleet During NASA “Endeavour” Shuttle Launch CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - Last month’s launch of the “Endeavour” space shuttle from the Kennedy Space Center here was, in addition to carrying teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, an educational exercise in more sense than one.
Opportunities: NYSERDA The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced a $1.5 million Program Opportunity Notice (PON) 1173 asking for proposals for sustainable transportation systems.
Book Review: The Hydrogen Age: Empowering a Clean Energy Future Reviewed by Richard Engel If you’re an energy professional who wants to learn more about the science and engineering aspects of hydrogen and fuel cells, this is not the book you’re looking for. The Hydrogen Age is squarely aimed at the layperson looking for an inspiring, non-technical overview of what a hydrogen future might look like. With its engaging, magazine-like layout and extensive use of graphics, Holland and Provenzano’s book pulls the reader along for a breathless tour of all the ways hydrogen can be put to use. Despite some flaws, The Hydrogen Age does fill an important gap in the literature available on hydrogen energy.
Briefly Noted: FuelCell Energy “Running on fumes” is taking on a new literal meaning with FuelCell Energy’s 300 kW DFC300MA(tm) power plant.
Briefly Noted: Hydrogen Engine Center Hydrogen Engine Center Inc. (HEC), Algona, IA reports it has received an order for two hydrogen-fueled V-8 Oxx PowerTM i.c. engines.
Briefly Noted: Nanophosphate Battery General Motors Corp. will co-develop nanophosphate battery chemistry with lithium battery manufacturer A123Systems, Inc., Watertown, MA (H&FCL Jan. 07) for its electric drive E-Flex System, GM’s new plug-and-play powertrain architecture for both fuel cell or plug-in vehicles like the prototype Volt.
Briefly Noted: Biggest PV Plant Yet What’s described as the world’s largest photovoltaic solar power plant has started churning out electricity on a former East German military airbase.
Briefly Noted: Primary Energy in Germany More primary energy news, Spiegel online says wind power has its own dangers, with “thousands of mishaps, breakdowns and accidents” reported in recent years.
Briefly Noted: Millennium Cell/Horizon Eatontown, NJ-based Millennium Cell, Inc. is teaming up with Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies, Singapore, in a joint development and licensing agreement that centers on the commercialization of fuel cell power products with more than 20 watts of output.
Events A “Carbon Markets USA” conference will be held Sept. 11-12 at the Hilton Hotel, O’Farrell St., San Francisco, CA.
