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H2-Powered Stratospheric Long-Endurance Unmanned Airplane Designs Are Unveiled
COLUMBUS, MS – Aurora Flight Sciences, a designer of unmanned aerial vehicles, unveiled here last month the design of a hydrogen i.c.-powered high-altitude plane that will be able to stay aloft for days.

UTC Power to Design, Build PEM Fuel Cell for New Spanish Submarine
SOUTH WINDSOR, CT – After conquering space with its alkaline fuel cells aboard the Space Shuttle, UTC Power is now targeting the undersea realm.

EDITOR’S MEMO:
RUN - DON’T WALK - TO SEE AL GORE’S HUGELY IMPRESSIVE, DEVASTATINGLY DISTURBING, CLIMATE CHANGE DOCUMENTARY, “AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH.” It doesn’t mention hydrogen or fuel cells, but it does talk graphically and in great detail and understandable lay language about the extremely urgent need to get carbon out of our fuels, our atmosphere and our lives. Even if you think you know all there is to know about global warming and climate change - go see it anyway whether you’re a left-, right- or middle winger. It’s a wake-up call for everybody with even minimum concern for where we, the people, and our world are going.

Fast Forward: Driveable "Sequel"

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Fast Forward: Berlin as H2 Bus Capital

First American Solar Hydrogen House is Open at U. S. Merchant Marine Academy
KINGS POINT, NY – What’s billed as America’s first solar hydrogen home is open for inspection and tours here on the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA)campus on Long Island Sound.

Ballard Signs With Chinese Group to Provide up to 20 Fuel Cells For Car Trials
VANCOUVER – In yet another sign that Ballard Power Systems seems to enjoy a pretty advantageous position when it comes to providing fuels cell to China, the company says it may provide as many as 20 85 kW fuel cell systems to a Chinese r&d company, Shanghai Fuel Cell Vehicle Powertrain Co., Ltd. for field trials.

Vermont Gets Hydrogen Station to Fuel its First H2 Prius
BURLINGTON, VT – After a year and a half of preparation, Vermont’s first hydrogen fueling station opened for business here last month.

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Ball-Milling Coal Produces, Stores Hydrogen, Penn State Researchers Find
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA – It seemingly flies in the face of conventional assumptions, but researchers here at Pennsylvania State University have found that finely ground coal can both produce and store hydrogen.