September 2007   Vol. XXII   No. 9   ISSN 1080-8019
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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.

Swatch Boss Nicolas Hayek Sets Up Clean Energy Holding for Fuel Cells, Electrolysis
BIEL/FRIBOURG, SWITZERLAND - Clockwork Green: Nicolas Hayek, the 79-year-old Swiss Godfather of Swatch watches and tiny Smart cars, is setting up a new company to develop clean energy systems centered on fuel cells and electrolysis.

Ballard to Provide Fuel Cells for 20 Hybrid Buses for 2010 Whistler Winter Olympics
VANCOUVER - Ballard Power Systems will be supplying its brawny fuel cell engines to power up to 20 fuel cell buses for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in the resort of Whistler, British Columbia, the company announced last month.

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.

Fast Forward: Chubb Fuel Cell Insurance


Fast Forward: Shell White Plains Station


Fast Forward: Indian Fuel Cell Car


Off-Grid Solar-Hydrogen System Powers Washington State Island Vacation Home
STUART ISLAND, WA – Living on an island is fun and it’s many people’s dream, but there are distinct downsides when it comes to civilization’s amenities city folk take for granted.

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.