NEW ORLEANS, LA - Hurricane Katrina, crashing into the Mississippi Gulf Coast at the end of last month, took out just about all of Air Products' liquid hydrogen-making plant capacity here, causing ripples of production outages in industries such as specialty steel making and semiconductor wafer production.
AC Transit Unveils "Most Advanced" Fuel Cell Transit Bus at Public Transport Expo DALLAS, TX - A little more than three months after letting world leaders take a peek and a ride in San Francisco at World Environment Day, AC Transit unveiled what the agency claims is the world's most advanced fuel cell bus to its peers here.
General Hydrogen Orders 100-Plus Fuel Cells from Ballard for Lift Trucks VANCOUVER, BC - It's not a family reunion, but the news last month that Ballard Power Systems here will deliver more than 100 Mark 9 SSL fuel cells to neighbor General Hydrogen conjured up memories of past personal ties.
Swiss Sulzer Corp. Halts SOFC "Hexis" Project Support, Eyes Spinoff or Sale WINTERTHUR, SWITZERLAND - Sulzer Corp., the large Swiss maker of pumps and other mechanical machinery, has thrown in the towel in its foray into solid oxide fuel cells and will end financial support after more than a decade, but wants the small unit to make it on its own.
California Firm Offers 50 W Methanol Fuel Cell Rental Program MANTECA, CA - A small company here that specializes in custom video systems and related equipment for wildlife biologists, search and rescue teams and others operating in remote, difficult terrain is beginning to offer a fuel cell rental program, apparently the first one anywhere.
