November 2005   Vol. XX   No. 11   ISSN 1080-8019
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Mazda Announces 2008 Commercial H2 Car Launch Plans at Tokyo Motor Show
TOKYO - Upstaging the lineup of gleaming new fuel cell prototypes and concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda Motor Corp. last month announced plans to offer a hydrogen-powered internal combustion-engined hybrid minivan to the general public by 2008.

Fuel Cells Begin to Displace Older Technologies, Grove Attendees Are Told
LONDON - Many experts have long predicted that fuel cells would soon become a commercial reality. Few, if any, however would likely have said that market reality would take the form of a silent-running submarine and a “smart tag” reader at a Wal-Mart warehouse.

Ballard CEO Dennis Campbell Steps Down, Search is on for New Leader
VANCOUVER - Only about two and a half years after being named chief executive officer and president, Dennis Campbell unexpectedly left Ballard Power Systems, Inc., reportedly at the request of the company.

Ballard Continues as Fuel Cell Leader; SectorStruggles, No Profits, Survey Shows
VANCOUVER - Turmoil in its top management notwithstanding (see p.4), Ballard Power Systems, Inc. remains the biggest player on the international fuel cell developer scene, according to the 2005 Fuel Cell Industry Survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC.

Portable Fuel Cells Advance Despite Some Stumbles & Hiccups, Survey Says
LONDON - A total of some 3,000 fuel cell systems for portable applications were produced last year worldwide, reports a new survey.

Fast Forward: California's South Coast Hydrogen Priuses to Debut


Canada Launches Can $18.3 Million Project to Tap Waste Hydrogen for Transportation
VANCOUVER - Byproduct hydrogen, generated by a North Vancouver sodium chlorate plant, will be harnessed and purified for possible use as transportation fuel for buses and trucks in an ambitious Can $18.3 million project.