Alan Lloyd Retires from California EPA SACRAMENTO, CA - In a startling development, California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) Secretary Alan C. Lloyd, one of the nation's prime movers on the hydrogen energy scene, announced he will retire from state service for personal reasons, effective the last day of this month.
DoE News DoE Announces $119 Million in Fuel Cell Funding, Wants Production R&D Input WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Energy Department plans to make available a grand total of $119 million for automotive fuel cell research over the next five years, and it is seeking comment on a new "roadmap" document intended to identify and solving technical issues in manufacturing fuel cells.
Briefly Noted: Plug Power/Ballard Two major fuel cell developers, Plug Power Inc., Latham, NY and Ballard Power Systems, Vancouver, are teaming up in a $2 million contract by the U.S. Defense Department.
Briefly Noted: FuelCell Energy 1 MW Plant/Sharp FuelCell Energy, Danbury, CT reports its Asian distributor, Marubeni Corp., has sold its first 1 MW power plant to Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp.
Briefly Noted: Virent's Sugar Power Demo Virent Energy Systems, Inc., the Madison, Wi-based developer of renewable biomass fuels for power systems, reports it has successfully achieved startup of the first-ever demonstration system converting sugar and glycerin into electric power.
Briefly Noted: Cabot's Dynalyst Cabot Corp's fuel cell group, part of Cabot Superior MicroPowders, has launched four commercial grades of its DynalistTM high-performance platinum electrocatalysts.
Briefly Noted: Fuel Cell Ice Resurfacer And finally, a couple of items from our What-Will-They-Think-Of-Next? Dep't.: The $50,000 Aqueon Hydrogen Fireplace and The Fuel Cell-Powered Ice Resurfacer.
Events The "Short Course on Fuel Cell Technology", will be held by the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSCEC) in Cocoa, FL Feb. 5-8.
