Briefly Noted: Johnson Matthey/Polyfuel Johnson Matthey has signed an agreement with PolyFuel, Inc., Mountain View, CA, a developer of engineered membranes for direct methanol fuel cells.
Briefly Noted: U-Texas Anodes Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have found that a solid oxide fuel cell's anode made of so-called double perovskites material, Sr2Mg1-xMnxMoO6-, offers superior performance with natural gas, plus tolerance to sulfur.
Briefly Noted: Unitel Reformer Unitel Technologies, Mt. Prospect, IL says it has built a fully automated autothermal-reforming pilot plant for producing fuel cell-grade hydrogen from JP8, a military kerosene-based fuel suitable for turbines and used in aircraft.
Briefly Noted: U-North Dakota H2 Center Key U.S. Senate hydrogen supporter Sen. Byron Dorgan and his colleague, Sen. Kent Conrad, both North Dakota Democrats, helped break ground last month for the new $ 3million National Center for Hydrogen Technology at the University of North Dakota's.
Briefly Noted: Smart Fuel Cells Fundraiser SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG, the German manufacturer of small DMFC fuel cells for portable applications, announced it has raised Euro 15 million ($18.4 million).
Briefly Noted: Queensland Hypersonic Funding Australia's Queensland state government has awarded $2 million (US. $1.46 million) to the University of Queensland for the institution's Centre for Hypersonic's hydrogen scramjet research program. The award was announced in early April in Chicago by Queensland's deputy premier and minister for innovation, Anna Bligh, after a meeting with Boeing top executives.
Briefly Noted: Hydrogen Fueling Station Alliance Shell Hydrogen and Hydrogenics are the first industry leaders to sign on to the newly established AARC/H2 Alliance to conceptually develop prototype hydrogen fueling stations/information centers.
Briefly Noted: LBST Name Change L-B Systemtechnik, the German consultancy which does a great deal of work for the European Union, has reverted to its roots and has changed its name back to Ludwig-Bölkow-Systemtechnik (LBST).
Briefly Noted: German DWV Innovation Prizes The German Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (DWV) has awarded two annual Innovation Prizes for studies on miniature PEM fuel cells and aircraft power systems.
