Fuel Cells 2000's Fuel Cell Technology Update - October 2003
"Jennifer Gangi" <[email protected]> Thu, 2 Oct 2003 11:13:41 -0400
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C388F7.C3C2B0D3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <http://www.fuelcells.org/>=20 For more information on the following stories, click on the provided link, = contact Jennifer Gangi at [email protected] or call (202) 785-4222, ex= t. 17. To subscribe or unsubscribe to this listserve, see the end of this = message.=20 Support Fuel Cells 2000 by subscribing to the Fuel Cell Quarterly - just US= $20.00 (a bargain compared to other fuel cell newsletters and publications)= . The 4-page, full-color Fuel Cell Quarterly delves a little deeper into t= he fuel cell industry and explains the technology in layman's terms. You c= an make a tax-deductible contribution of US$25.00 or more to Breakthrough T= echnologies Institute and receive a year's subscription to the Quarterly as= our way of saying thanks. Subscribtion information can be found at www.fu= elcells.org/newsletter.htm <outbind://145-00000000D6CA87D7B41CD611A30C00010= 32348F324B12200/www.fuelcells.org/newsletter.htm> or go to www.fuelcells.o= rg/pubs.doc <outbind://145-00000000D6CA87D7B41CD611A30C0001032348F324B12200= /www.fuelcells.org/pubs.doc> to see all of our publications.=20 =20 TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS =20 Mitsubishi Motors Develops Fuel Cell Vehicle Mitsubishi Motor Corporation introduced its first fuel cell vehicle, a Gran= dis minivan, powered by a Ballard fuel cell engine. Mitsubishi is joining = other automakers participating in the Japan Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Demonstrat= ion Project, funded by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. http://www.ballard.com/pdfs/17%20Mitsubishi_Grandis.PDF =20 Honda to Supply FCXs t o San Francisco. Honda will supply two FCX hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles to the city o= f San Francisco, California. The city plans to add the FCXs to its fleet = of more than 700 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles. Honda = has already signed a contract with the city of Los Angeles to lease five FC= Xs. http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=3Dnews&cat=3D4&id=3D273833 =20 Toyota to Increase California FCHVs. Toyota plans to lease two additional hydrogen-powered Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehi= cles (FCHVs) to the University of California-Irvine's (UC-Irvine) National = Fuel Cell Research Center and UC-Davis' Institute of Transportation Studies. =20 STATIONARY POWER =20 L.A. Adds Fuel Cell to Power Grid. The City of Los Angeles added a FuelCell Energy 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCel= l=AE power plant its power grid that will operate with biogas fuel generate= d by the Terminal Island Treatment Plant in San Pedro. The fuel cell will = produce enough power to serve about 250 households and uses up to 50 percen= t less fuel per kilowatt-hour than the average conventional power plant.=20 http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030919/195082_1.html =20 Caterpillar and FuelCell Energy Sell Fuel Cell to California. Caterpillar Inc. and FuelCell Energy have announced their first joint sale = of an ultra-low emissions fuel cell power generation plant in the state of = California. The 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCell=AE power plant will be used by= the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts at its Palmdale Water Reclamat= ion Plant in northwest Los Angeles County. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030923/cgtu072a_1.html =20 Delphi SECA Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Successfully Powered By Gasified Coal. Delphi Corporation's Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) Generati= on-2 solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) has successfully used coal-derived fuel g= as for power. The feasibility study took place in June 2003 at the Power S= ystems Development Facility (PSDF) coal-gasification plant in Wilsonville, = Alabama. This effort tested whether gas produced from coal can be effectiv= ely used in a fuel cell to generate electricity.=20=20 http://www.delphi.com/media/news/pressReleases/pr24675-09042003 =20 Plug Power Receives ATP Funding. Plug Power Inc. has been awarded US$3.9 million from the National Institut= e of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Advanced Technology Program (ATP) fo= r research and development of stationary fuel cells. Plug Power expects to = receive approximately $1.8 million in net funding per year from NIST during= the two year, cost-share program. http://www.plugpower.com/is/ =20 Acumentrics and Sumitomo Form Acumentrics Japan Co. Acumentrics Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation have formed Acumentrics Ja= pan Co. and will initially concentrate on modifying Acumentrics' prototype = natural gas powered, rapid-start tubular solid oxide fuel cell "T-SOFC" sys= tems for the Japanese market, specifically targeting 2- 10 kilowatt residen= tial and small commercial applications. http://www.acumentrics.com/Sept2-03Sumitom.htm =20 PORTABLE/BACKUP POWER =20 Voller Energy Taking Orders for Portable Fuel Cell.=20 Voller Energy introduced the worlds first hand-portable fuel cell system, t= he Portapack VE100, a 100 watt combined gen-set and battery charger. The u= nit is the size of a small attach=E9 case and features a selectable 60Hz 11= 0V or 50Hz 230V AC mains supply and a 12V DC battery charging supply. The P= ortapack VE100 is capable of providing electricity in remote off-grid locat= ions to power lighting, recharge batteries, power personal communications a= nd photographic equipment.=20 http://www.voller-energy.com/ve/press.htm# <http://www.voller-energy.com/ve= /press.htm>=20 =20 Palcan Develops 2kW Fuel Cell System For Telecommunications and UPS Markets. Palcan Fuel Cells Ltd. has successfully completed its joint development pro= ject with Goodings Environmental Inc. and Fuel Cells Canada to develop a re= generative system that could provide back-up, "off-grid" power for the tele= communications, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and critical application= s markets.=20 http://www.palcan.com <http://www.palcan.com/>=20 =20 Heliocentris Introduces New Educational Fuel Cell Kit. Heliocentris has delivered the first units of the new product line hy-Exper= t(tm) Instructor, a complete 40-watt fuel cell power supply for teaching th= e principles of fuel cells, for post-secondary and vocational education. T= he hy-Expert(tm) Instructor is a self-contained fuel-cell power supply, del= ivering regulated DC power to demonstration electrical loads. The power sup= ply includes a PEM fuel cell, hardware control, power electronics and all n= ecessary safety features. Hydrogen storage and a hydrogen generator are als= o available. http://www.heliocentris.com/products/start.html =20 Avista Fuel Cell Receives Product Certifications. Avista Labs has received approvals from Compliance Engineering (CE) and Can= adian Standards Association (CSA) for its 1 kilowatt Independence 1000(tm) = fuel cell product. The Independence 1000(tm) is designed for industrial ba= ck-up power applications, up to 6kW. http://www.avistalabs.com/news_over.asp#1 =20 NEC Improves on Recent Prototype.=20 NEC has reduced the volume of the prototype fuel cell for notebooks it unve= iled two months ago. The latest prototype achieves an output density of 50= milliwatts per square centimeter, up 20 percent from the prototype that NE= C showed in June. Running from a full tank of 120 cubic inches of fuel (me= thanol, at a concentration of 10 percent), the cell can provide enough powe= r to run a notebook computer for around 5 hours. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=3Dstory&u=3D/pcworld/20030917/tc_pcwo= rld/112533 =20 FUELS/REFORMERS/STORAGE =20 Sweden Opens First Hydrogen Fueling Station. Sydkraft officially unveiled Sweden's first hydrogen fueling station in Mal= mo, Sweden. The Hydrogen Energy Station (HES), was supplied by Stuart Energ= y Systems Corporation and provides both pure hydrogen and a blend of hydrog= en and natural gas fuel.=20 http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press_sep11.html =20 Stuart Energy Unveils Personal Energy Station, Enters Strategic Alliance Wi= th Dynetek. Stuart Energy Systems Corporation has unveiled its alpha prototype Personal= Energy Station (PES) featuring a complete zero-emission energy cycle to pr= ovide hydrogen fuel for vehicles as well as back-up or supplementary power = using renewable or grid electricity. Stuart Energy also entered into a str= ategic alliance agreement with Dynetek Industries Ltd., where Dynetek will= supply stationary hydrogen storage systems for Stuart Energy's Hydrogen En= ergy Station (HES) product line. http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press_sep16.html http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press_sep15.html =20 Proton Energy Delivers Hydrogen Generator Down Under. Proton Energy Systems delivered its HOGEN=AE on-site hydrogen generator to = the Australian Bureau of Meteorology=B9s new office on Norfolk Island. The= Australian Bureau is the fourth weather data gathering organization worldw= ide to adopt HOGEN=AE systems to fill balloons for weather data collection = and the 24th HOGEN=AE generator supplied for a meteorological setting withi= n the past three years.=20=20 http://www.protonenergy.com <http://www.protonenergy.com/>=20 =20 Dynetek to Deliver Hydrogen Fuel Storage Systems to DaimlerChrysler. Dynetek Industries Ltd. will deliver 60 on-board hydrogen fuel storage syst= ems for DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes-Benz A-Class fuel cell vehicles. Dynete= k is providing the fuel storage solution using its certified 350 bar (5000 = psi) hydrogen fuel storage system.=20=20 http://www.dynetek.com/pdf/DCCars.pdf =20 Quantum to Provide Refueling System to European Automaker. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. has received an order fro= m a major European-based automaker for a transportable 10,000-psi (70 MPa) = hydrogen refueling system. This system will be used to refuel fuel cell ve= hicles operating with Quantum's 10,000-psi hydrogen fuel systems. http://www.qtww.com/press_releases/pr_sep_23_2003.shtml =20 Engelhard Introduces Desulfurization Methods. Engelhard Corporation has introduced three different approaches to removing= sulfur from both natural and liquid petroleum gas used in fuel cell applic= ations. Sulfur compounds poison fuel cells, lowering their useful life, so= desulfurization of fuels is key to making fuel cells commercially viable.= =20=20 http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030918/185016_1.html =20 ECD Receives Funding from SCAQMD. Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. has received US$200,280 in funding from Cal= ifornia's South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) for the demo= nstration of a fuel system that allows for portable, low-pressure, solid hy= drogen refueling and also a hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE) vehic= le.=20=20 =20 FUEL CELL COMPONENTS =20 Palcan Fuel Cells Receives Funding for MEA Process. Palcan Fuel Cells Ltd. was awarded CAN$175,000 (US$130,000) in funding by N= atural Resources Canada to support the second phase of its membrane electro= de assembly (MEA) automation process. http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030924/245684_1.html =20 Morgan Fuel Cell Introduces Biomimetic Bipolar Plates. Morgan Fuel Cells' new biomimetic technology breakthrough promises to boost= power and cut manufacturing costs of fuel cells. The patented biomimetic = bipolar plate technology mimics the structure seen in animal lungs and plan= t tissues to allow the gases to flow through the plate more efficiently. http://www.morganfuelcell.com/article_default_view.fcm?articleid=3D2188&sub= site=3D673 =20 SatCon Delivers Fuel Cell Electronics for Use in Petrochemical Plant. SatCon Technology Corporation has delivered the first of two prototype powe= r conditioning systems (PCS) for a 75-kW fuel cell power generation unit fo= r a petrochemical plant application. SatCon's PCS units condition the elec= tricity from the fuel cell into useable AC electricity. Both systems will = be tested this fall. http://www.satcon.com/news/091803.html =20 REPORTS/MARKET STUDIES =20 Future Wheels II. The Northeast Advanced Vehicle Consortium (NAVC) recently published "Future= Wheels II: A Survey of Expert Opinion on the Future of Transportation Fuel= Cells and Fuel Cell Infrastructure" revealing the results of interviews co= nducted with 34 fuel cell experts affiliated with a variety of organization= s throughout the world. http://www.navc.org/Future_Wheels_II.pdf =20 Large Stationary Fuel Cell Markets.=20 "Large Stationary Fuel Cell Markets Quantified," a new survey from Fuel Cel= l Today, analyses recent developments in large-scale stationary application= s, including the rate of adoption, region of development and funding. It r= eveals that fuel cells in this field continue to advance as power sources a= t a wide range of sites including hospitals, hotels, waste-water treatment = plants and schools. http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/surveys =20 Industry Analysis. "Fuel Cell Industry Competitive Analysis: Assessment of Major Players, Glo= bal Markets and Technologies," a new report from Allied Business Intelligen= ce, provides an overview of fuel cell technology and markets with an emphas= is in detailing the present efforts of key fuel cell players. The study pr= ovides growth projections by market through 2013, as well as potential rev= enues both in dollars and in unit shipments.=20 http://www.abiresearch.com/reports/FCIP.html=20 =20 REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS =20 Hydrogen Education Development Solicitation. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is soliciting Applications for hydrogen= technology education projects in the following topic areas: middle school = and high school curriculum and teacher professional development; educationa= l materials, including a hydrogen technology overview publication and progr= am information kit; and co-sponsorship of conferences and events.. Approxim= ately $3.5 million will be available for projects over a five-year period u= nder this solicitation. The deadline for proposals is December 4, 2003. http://www.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/financial.html#ed_solicit =20 MISCELLANEOUS =20 EU Creates Hydrogen Partnership. The European Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technology Partnership was recently la= unched in Brussels. The Partnership, steered by an Advisory Council, will = devise a Hydrogen Research Strategic Agenda and will include all major hydr= ogen stakeholders, private and public, at EU level. The Commission will als= o fund hydrogen development and deployment research projects to promote com= mercialization and business development. http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=3Dgt&doc= =3DIP/03/1229|0|RAPID&lg=3DEN =20 UK Fuel Cell Vision Launched. The UK Fuel Cell Vision was be launched by the Department of Trade and Indu= stry (DTI) to guide industry, academia and government on the way to develop= ing a world-class fuel cell industry in the UK. http://www.dti.gov.uk <http://www.dti.gov.uk/>=20 =20 Wayne State University to Offer Fuel Cell Degree. Starting this December, Wayne State University's College of Engineering is = offering Fundamentals of Alternative Energy I as part of a series of course= s that concentrate on hydrogen fuel cell technology. Supported by a $300,= 000 grant from NextEnergy, the master's degree program in Alternative Energ= y Technology is expected to become a fully accredited, degree-granting prog= ram in Fall 2005.=20 http://www.media.wayne.edu/news.releases/03September/AlternateEnergyDegree.= html =20 Illinois 2 H2 Partnership Begins Regional Forums. Illinois 2 H2, a public private partnership established earlier this year b= y the Illinois Coalition and the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic= Opportunity, has begun a series of six regional forums. The purpose of th= ese forums is to reach out to Illinois citizens, facilitating communication= and gaining regional input into the state's roadmap to the hydrogen econom= y, which will be presented to state, federal and municipal leaders early ne= xt year. http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=3D2532517&access= =3DEH =20 Dana Opens New Support Centers. Dana Corporation has opened new Fuel Cell Support Centers in Rugby, England= , and Toyohashi, Japan. At the Rugby center, the team is engaged in develo= ping derivations of Dana's Intelligent CoolingTM pumps to make them suitabl= e for fuel-cell applications. The new center in Japan is located in the ex= isting Dana Asian Technical Center. The center will focus on new business a= nd applications support for the Asian markets. Personnel experienced with = fuel-cell knowledge are joining existing staff currently working at the tec= hnical center http://www.dana.com/news/pressreleases/prpage.asp?page=3D1308 =20 CONFERENCES =20 H2Expo. The H2Expo in Hamburg, Germany is scheduled for October 9-11, 2003 and Sept= ember 15-17, 2004. For more information, visit www.h2expo.com <http://www.= h2expo.com/> .=20=20 =20 Hannover Fair 2004. The Hannover Fair takes place April 19-24, 2004, in Hannover Germany. Join= more than 100 Exhibitors and Forum participants from all over the world pr= esenting their latest H2/FC developments and products. Visit http://www.fa= ir-pr.com/ or contact [email protected] for more information. Click on www.= virtual-fair.com <http://www.virtual-fair.com/> to visit the virtual exhib= its. =20 Hydrogen Expo USA Hydrogen Expo USA will be held on April 26 - 29, 2004 in Los Angeles, Calif= ornia in partnership with the National Hydrogen Association's (NHA) 15th an= nual conference. 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Motors= =20 Develops Fuel Cell Vehicle<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mitsubishi Motor Corporation introduced its fi= rst=20 fuel cell vehicle, a Grandis minivan, powered by a Ballard fuel cell=20 engine.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mitsubishi is joinin= g other=20 automakers participating in the Japan Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Demonstratio= n=20 Project, funded by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and=20 Industry.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.ballard.com/pdfs/17%20Mitsubishi_Grandis.PDF">http://www= .ballard.com/pdfs/17%20Mitsubishi_Grandis.PDF</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">H= onda to=20 Supply FCXs t o </SPAN></B><?xml:namespace prefix =3D st1 ns =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City><st1:place><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">S= an=20 Francisco</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Honda will supply two FCX hydrogen-powered fue= l cell=20 vehicles to the city of </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">San Francisco</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SP= AN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, </SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">California</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN= =20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The city plans to add the FC= Xs to=20 its fleet of more than 700 alternative fuel and advanced technology=20 vehicles.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Honda has already = signed=20 a contract with the city of </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Los Angeles</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN= =20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> to lease five FCXs.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=3Dnews&cat=3D4&id=3D27= 3833">http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=3Dnews&cat=3D4&id=3D2738= 33</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:City><st1:place><B= =20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Toyota</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> = to=20 Increase </SPAN></B><st1:State><st1:place><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">California</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:State><= B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">= =20 FCHVs.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Toyota plans to lease two additional hydrogen-= powered=20 Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles (FCHVs) to the University of California-Irvine's= =20 (UC-Irvine) National Fuel Cell Research Center and UC-Davis' Institute of= =20 Transportation Studies.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <H1 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><U>STATIO= NARY=20 POWER<o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></H1> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:City><st1:place><B= =20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">L.A.</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> = Adds Fuel=20 Cell to Power Grid.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The City of </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN= =20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Los Angeles</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN= =20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> added a FuelCell Energy 250-kilowatt Direct= =20 FuelCell=AE power plant its power grid that will operate with biogas fuel= =20 generated by the Terminal Island Treatment Plant in San Pedro. <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The fuel cell will produce enough = power=20 to serve about 250 households and uses up to 50 percent less fuel per=20 kilowatt-hour than the average conventional power plant. <o:p></o:p></SPAN>= </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030919/195082_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/= bw/030919/195082_1.html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Caterpillar and FuelCell Energy Sell Fuel Cell= to=20 </SPAN></B><st1:State><st1:place><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">= <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">California</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:State><= B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Caterpillar Inc. and FuelCell Energy have anno= unced=20 their first joint sale of an ultra-low emissions fuel cell power generation= =20 plant in the state of </SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">California</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN= =20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. The 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCell=AE power pl= ant will=20 be used by the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts at its Palmdale Wate= r=20 Reclamation Plant in northwest </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Los Angeles</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">County</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN= =20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030923/cgtu072a_1.html">http://biz.yaho= o.com/prnews/030923/cgtu072a_1.html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><st1:place><SPAN= =20 class=3Dt1><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt">Delphi</SP= AN></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN=20 class=3Dt1><SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 1= 0.0pt">=20 SECA Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Successfully Powered By Gasified=20 Coal.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Delphi Corporation=92s Solid Sta= te Energy=20 Conversion Alliance (SECA) Generation-2 solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) has=20 successfully used coal-derived fuel gas for power. <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The feasibility study took place i= n June=20 2003 at the Power Systems Development Facility (PSDF) coal-gasification pla= nt in=20 </SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN=20 style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Wilsonville</SPAN></st1:City><SP= AN=20 style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, </SPAN><st1:State><SPAN=20 style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Alabama</SPAN></st1:State></st1:= place><SPAN=20 style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This effort tested whether gas pro= duced=20 from coal can be effectively used in a fuel cell to generate=20 electricity. <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial= "><A=20 href=3D"http://www.delphi.com/media/news/pressReleases/pr24675-09042003">ht= tp://www.delphi.com/media/news/pressReleases/pr24675-09042003</A><o:p></o:p= ></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Plug Power Receives ATP=20 Funding.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Plug Power Inc. has been awarded= <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>US$3.9 million from the National= =20 Institute of Standards and Technology=92s (NIST) Advanced Technology Progra= m (ATP)=20 for research and development of stationary fuel cells. Plug Power expects t= o=20 receive approximately $1.8 million in net funding per year from NIST during= the=20 two year, cost-share program.</SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.plugpower.com/is/">http://www.plugpower.com/is/</A><o:p>= </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Acumentrics and Sumitomo Form Acumentrics Japa= n=20 Co.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Acumentrics Corporation and Sumitomo Corporati= on have=20 formed Acumentrics Japan Co. and will initially concentrate on modifying=20 Acumentrics' prototype natural gas powered, rapid-start tubular solid oxide= fuel=20 cell "T-SOFC" systems for the Japanese market, specifically targeting 2- 10= =20 kilowatt residential and small commercial applications.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></= P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.acumentrics.com/Sept2-03Sumitom.htm">http://www.acumentr= ics.com/Sept2-03Sumitom.htm</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <H1 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><U>PORTAB= LE/BACKUP=20 POWER<o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></H1> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">V= oller=20 Energy Taking Orders for Portable Fuel Cell. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Voller Energy introduced the worlds first=20 hand-portable fuel cell system, the Portapack VE100, a 100 watt combined ge= n-set=20 and battery charger.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN= =20 style=3D"COLOR: black">The unit </SPAN>is the size of a small attach=E9 cas= e and=20 features a selectable 60Hz 110V or 50Hz 230V AC mains supply and a 12V DC= =20 battery charging supply.<SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black"> The Portapack VE100 i= s=20 capable of providing electricity in remote off-grid locations to power ligh= ting,=20 recharge batteries, power personal communications and photographic equipmen= t.=20 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.voller-energy.com/ve/press.htm">http://www.voller-energy= .com/ve/press.htm#</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: n= one"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: n= one"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">P= alcan=20 Develops 2kW Fuel Cell System For Telecommunications and UPS=20 Markets.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Palcan Fuel Cells Ltd. has successfully comple= ted its=20 joint development project with Goodings Environmental Inc. and Fuel Cells C= anada=20 to develop a regenerative system that could provide back-up, "off-grid" pow= er=20 for the telecommunications, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and critical= =20 applications markets. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.palcan.com/">http://www.palcan.com</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN>= </U></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>= <SPAN=20 style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: n= one"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Heliocentris Introduces New Educational Fuel C= ell=20 Kit.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Heliocentris has delivered the first units of = the new=20 product line <SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">hy-Expert=99<SPAN= =20 class=3D618080615-02102003> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Instructor, </SPAN= ><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">a complete 40-watt fuel cell power supply for= =20 teaching the principles of fuel cells, for post-secondary and vocational=20 education. <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The hy-Expert=99= =20 Instructor is a self-contained fuel-cell power supply, delivering regulated= DC=20 power to demonstration electrical loads. The power supply includes a PEM fu= el=20 cell, hardware control, power electronics and all necessary safety features= .=20 Hydrogen storage and a hydrogen generator are also=20 available.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.heliocentris.com/products/start.html">http://www.helioce= ntris.com/products/start.html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A= vista=20 Fuel Cell Receives Product Certifications.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Avista Labs has received approvals from Compli= ance=20 Engineering (CE) and Canadian Standards Association (CSA) for its 1 kilowat= t=20 </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Independence</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPA= N=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 1000=99 fuel cell product.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><= SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Independence</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPA= N=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 1000=99 is designed for industrial back-up po= wer=20 applications, up to 6kW.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.avistalabs.com/news_over.asp#1">http://www.avistalabs.co= m/news_over.asp#1</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">N= EC=20 Improves on Recent Prototype. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NEC has reduced the volume of the prototype fu= el cell=20 for notebooks it unveiled two months ago.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">= =20 </SPAN>The latest prototype achieves an output density of 50 milliwatts per= =20 square centimeter, up 20 percent from the prototype that NEC showed in June= .=20 <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Running from a full tank of = 120=20 cubic inches of fuel (methanol, at a concentration of 10 percent), the cell= can=20 provide enough power to run a notebook computer for around 5=20 hours.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=3Dstory&u=3D/pcworld/2003= 0917/tc_pcworld/112533">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=3Dstory&u= =3D/pcworld/20030917/tc_pcworld/112533</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>= <SPAN=20 style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: none"></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></B> </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">FUELS= /REFORMERS/STORAGE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><SPAN=20 style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: none"></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></B> </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><st1:country-reg= ion><st1:place><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sweden</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:country-reg= ion><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Opens First Hydrogen Fueling=20 Station.</SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sydkraft officially unveiled=20 </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sweden</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region>= <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">'s first hydrogen fueling station in=20 </SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Malmo</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sweden</SPAN></st1:country-region></st1:place>= <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. The Hydrogen Energy Station (HES), was suppl= ied by=20 Stuart Energy Systems Corporation and provides both pure hydrogen and a ble= nd of=20 hydrogen and natural gas fuel. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-styl= e: italic"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press_sep11= .html">http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press_sep11.= html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><o:p> </o:p>= </SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Stuart Energy Unv= eils=20 Personal Energy Station, Enters Strategic=20 </SPAN></B><st1:City><st1:place><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Alliance</SPAN></= B></st1:place></st1:City><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"> With=20 Dynetek.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Stuart Energy Systems Corporation has unveiled= its=20 alpha prototype Personal Energy Station (PES) featuring a complete zero-emi= ssion=20 energy cycle to provide hydrogen fuel for vehicles as well as back-up or=20 supplementary power using renewable or grid electricity.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Stuart Energy also entered into a= =20 strategic alliance agreement with Dynetek <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Industries Ltd., where Dynetek wil= l=20 supply stationary hydrogen storage systems for Stuart Energy's Hydrogen Ene= rgy=20 Station (HES) product line.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-styl= e: italic"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press_sep16= .html">http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press_sep16.= html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press_sep15= .html">http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press_sep15.= html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: n= one"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">P= roton=20 Energy Delivers Hydrogen Generator Down Under.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Proton Energy Systems delivered its HOGEN=AE o= n-site=20 hydrogen generator to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology=B9s new office o= n=20 </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Norfolk=20 Island</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Australian Bureau is the fourt= h=20 weather data gathering organization worldwide to adopt HOGEN=AE systems to = fill=20 balloons for weather data collection and the 24th HOGEN=AE generator suppli= ed for=20 a meteorological setting within the past three years.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-styl= e: italic"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.protonenergy.com/">http://www.protonenergy.com</A><o:p><= /o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-styl= e: italic"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Dynetek to Delive= r=20 Hydrogen Fuel Storage Systems to DaimlerChrysler.</SPAN></B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dynetek Industries Ltd. will deliver 60 on-boa= rd=20 hydrogen fuel storage systems for DaimlerChrysler=92s Mercedes-Benz A-Class= fuel=20 cell vehicles. <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dynetek is pr= oviding=20 the fuel storage solution using its certified 350 bar (5000 psi) hydrogen f= uel=20 storage system. <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.dynetek.com/pdf/DCCars.pdf">http://www.dynetek.com/pdf/D= CCars.pdf</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Q= uantum to=20 Provide Refueling System to European Automaker.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, I= nc. has=20 received an order from a major European-based automaker for a transportable= =20 10,000-psi (70 MPa) hydrogen refueling system. <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This system will be used to refuel= fuel=20 cell vehicles operating with Quantum's 10,000-psi hydrogen fuel=20 systems.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.qtww.com/press_releases/pr_sep_23_2003.shtml">http://www= .qtww.com/press_releases/pr_sep_23_2003.shtml</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=3Dxdoc1><B= =20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size= : 10.0pt">Engelhard=20 Introduces Desulfurization Methods.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=3Dxdoc1><SPA= N=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size= : 10.0pt">Engelhard=20 Corporation has introduced three different approaches to removing sulfur fr= om=20 both natural and liquid petroleum gas used in fuel cell applications. <SPAN= =20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sulfur compounds poison fuel cells= ,=20 lowering their useful life, so </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">desulfurization of fuels is key to making fuel= cells=20 commercially viable<SPAN class=3Dxdoc1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size= : 10.0pt">.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN class=3Dxdoc1><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size= : 10.0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><A=20 href=3D"http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030918/185016_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/= bw/030918/185016_1.html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">E= CD=20 Receives Funding from SCAQMD.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. has received= =20 US$200,280 in funding from </SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">California</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN= =20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">'s South Coast Air Quality Management District= =20 (SCAQMD) for the demonstration of a fuel system that allows for portable,= =20 low-pressure, solid hydrogen refueling and also a hydrogen internal combust= ion=20 engine (ICE) vehicle. <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <H1 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><U>FUEL C= ELL=20 COMPONENTS<o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></H1> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=3Dt1><SPAN= =20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt"><STRONG>Pa= lcan=20 Fuel Cells Receives Funding for MEA=20 Process.<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Palcan Fuel Cells Ltd. was awarded CAN$175,000= =20 (US$130,000) in funding by Natural Resources Canada to support the second p= hase=20 of its membrane electrode assembly (MEA) automation=20 process.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030924/245684_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/= bw/030924/245684_1.html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">M= organ=20 Fuel Cell Introduces Biomimetic Bipolar Plates.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Morgan Fuel Cells=92 <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">new b<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: italic">iomimetic</SPAN> technology breakthro= ugh=20 promises to boost power and cut manufacturing costs of fuel cells.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN>The patented biomimetic bi= polar=20 plate technology mimics the structure seen in animal lungs and plant tissue= s to=20 allow the gases to flow through the plate more=20 efficiently.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.morganfuelcell.com/article_default_view.fcm?articleid=3D= 2188&subsite=3D673">http://www.morganfuelcell.com/article_default_view.= fcm?articleid=3D2188&subsite=3D673</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN class=3Dt1= ><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt">SatCon Del= ivers=20 Fuel Cell Electronics for Use in Petrochemical Plant.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">SatCon Technology Corporation has delivered th= e first=20 of two prototype power conditioning systems (PCS) for a 75-kW fuel cell pow= er=20 generation unit for a petrochemical plant application.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>SatCon's PCS units condition the= =20 electricity from the fuel cell into useable AC electricity. <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Both systems will be tested this f= all. <A=20 href=3D"http://www.satcon.com/news/091803.html">http://www.satcon.com/news/= 091803.html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P> <H1 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><U>REPORT= S/MARKET=20 STUDIES<o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></H1> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">F= uture=20 Wheels II.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Northeast Advanced Vehicle Consortium (NAV= C)=20 recently published =93Future Wheels II: A Survey of Expert Opinion on the F= uture=20 of Transportation Fuel Cells and Fuel Cell Infrastructure=94 revealing the = results=20 of interviews conducted with 34 fuel cell experts affiliated with a variety= of=20 organizations throughout the world.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.navc.org/Future_Wheels_II.pdf">http://www.navc.org/Futur= e_Wheels_II.pdf</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Large Stationary= Fuel=20 Cell Markets. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">=93Large Stationary Fuel = Cell=20 Markets Quantified,=94 a new survey from Fuel Cell Today, analyses recent= =20 developments in large-scale stationary applications, including the rate of= =20 adoption, region of development and funding.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It reveals that fuel cells in thi= s field=20 continue to advance as power sources at a wide range of sites including=20 hospitals, hotels, waste-water treatment plants and=20 schools.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/surveys">http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/= surveys</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I= ndustry=20 Analysis.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">=93Fuel Cell Industry Competitive Analysis:&nb= sp;=20 Assessment of Major Players, Global Markets and Technologies,=94 a new repo= rt from=20 Allied Business Intelligence, provides an overview of fuel cell technology = and=20 markets with an emphasis in detailing the present efforts of key fuel cell= =20 players. The study provides growth projections by market throug= h=20 2013, as well as potential revenues both in dollars and in unit shipments.= =20 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.abiresearch.com/reports/FCIP.html">http://www.abiresearc= h.com/reports/FCIP.html</A>=20 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: n= one"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P> <H1 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><U>REQUES= TS FOR=20 PROPOSALS<o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></H1> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Hydrogen Educatio= n=20 Development Solicitation.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoBodyText style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"= >The=20 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) </SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">is soliciting Applications f= or=20 hydrogen technology education projects in the following topic areas: middle= =20 school and high school curriculum and teacher professional development;=20 educational materials, including a hydrogen technology overview publication= and=20 program information kit; and co-sponsorship of conferences and=20 events.</SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"= >.=20 Approximately $3.5 million will be available for projects over a five-year= =20 period under this solicitation. The deadline for proposals is December 4,= =20 2003.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoBodyText style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"= ><A=20 href=3D"http://www.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/financial.html#ed_s= olicit">http://www.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/financial.html#ed_s= olicit</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P> <H1 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><U>MISCELLANEOUS<o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></H1> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">EU Creates Hydrog= en=20 Partnership.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-styl= e: italic">The=20 European Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technology Partnership was recently launch= ed in=20 Brussels.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Partnership, s= teered=20 by an Advisory Council, will devise a Hydrogen Research Strategic Agenda an= d=20 will include all major hydrogen stakeholders, private and public, at EU lev= el.=20 The Commission will also fund hydrogen development and deployment research= =20 projects to promote commercialization and business development.</SPAN><SPAN= =20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><o:p></o:p></SPAN= ></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><A=20 href=3D"http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=3D= gt&doc=3DIP/03/1229|0|RAPID&lg=3DEN">http://europa.eu.int/rapid/sta= rt/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=3Dgt&doc=3DIP/03/1229|0|RAPID&lg= =3DEN</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><o:p> </o:p>= </SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">UK Fuel Cell Visi= on=20 Launched.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">The UK Fuel Cell Vis= ion was=20 be launched by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to guide industry= ,=20 academia and government on the way to developing a world-class fuel cell=20 industry in the=20 <st1:country-region><st1:place>UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o= :p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.dti.gov.uk/">http://www.dti.gov.uk</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN>= </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><o:p> </o:p>= </SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Wayne State Unive= rsity=20 to Offer Fuel Cell Degree.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Starting this December, Wayne State University= =92s=20 College of Engineering is offering Fundamentals of Alternative Energy I as = part=20 of a series of courses that concentrate on hydrogen fuel cell technology. <= SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Supported by a $300,000 grant from= =20 NextEnergy, the master=92s degree program in Alternative Energy Technology = is=20 expected to become a fully accredited, degree-granting program in Fall 2005= .=20 </SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.media.wayne.edu/news.releases/03September/AlternateEnerg= yDegree.html">http://www.media.wayne.edu/news.releases/03September/Alternat= eEnergyDegree.html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><o:p> </o:p>= </SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Illinois 2 H2=20 Partnership Begins Regional Forums.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Illinois 2 H2, a public private partnership=20 established earlier this year by the Illinois Coalition and the Illinois=20 Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, has begun a series of si= x=20 regional forums. <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The purpose= of=20 these forums is to reach out to Illinois citizens, facilitating communicati= on=20 and gaining regional input into the state's roadmap to the hydrogen economy= ,=20 which will be presented to state, federal and municipal leaders early next= =20 year.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=3D2532517&= amp;access=3DEH">http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid= =3D2532517&access=3DEH</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">D= ana Opens=20 New Support Centers.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dana Corporation has opened new Fuel Cell Supp= ort=20 Centers in Rugby, England, and Toyohashi, Japan. At the=20 <ST1:PLACE>Rugby</ST1:PLACE> center, the team is engaged in developing= =20 derivations of Dana=92s Intelligent Cooling<SUP>TM</SUP> pumps to make= them=20 suitable for fuel-cell applications.<SPAN class=3D618080615-02102003> = =20 </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The new center in=20 <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><ST1:PLACE>Japan</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> = is=20 located in the existing=20 <ST1:PLACE><ST1:PLACENAME>Dana</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACENAME>Asian</S= T1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACENAME>Technical</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACE= TYPE>Center</ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE>.=20 The center will focus on new business and applications support for the Asia= n=20 markets. Personnel experienced with fuel-cell knowledge are joining= =20 existing staff currently working at the technical center<o:p></o:p></SPAN><= /P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.dana.com/news/pressreleases/prpage.asp?page=3D1308">http= ://www.dana.com/news/pressreleases/prpage.asp?page=3D1308</A><o:p></o:p></S= PAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P> <H1 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><U>CONFERENCES<o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></H1> <P class=3DMsoBodyText style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight= : bold"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>H2Expo.</STRONG></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The H2Expo in Hamburg, Germany is scheduled fo= r=20 October 9-11, 2003 and September 15-17, 2004. <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information, visit <A=20 href=3D"http://www.h2expo.com/">www.h2expo.com</A>. </SPAN><o:p></o:p= ></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoBodyText style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG>Hannover Fai= r=20 2004.<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoBodyText style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"= >The=20 Hannover Fair takes place April 19-24, 2004, in Hannover Germany.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Join more than 100 Exhibitors and= Forum=20 participants from all over the world presenting their latest H2/FC developm= ents=20 and products. <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Visit <A=20 href=3D"http://www.fair-pr.com/">http://www.fair-pr.com/</A> or contact <A= =20 href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> for more information.= <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Click on <A=20 href=3D"http://www.virtual-fair.com/">www.virtual-fair.com</A> to visit the= =20 virtual exhibits.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoBodyText style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"= ><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hydrogen Expo USA</SPAN></STRONG><o:p></o:p></= P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hydrogen Expo USA will be held on April 26 - 2= 9, 2004=20 in Los Angeles, California in partnership with the National Hydrogen=20 Association's (NHA) 15th annual conference. For conference details, go to <= A=20 href=3D"http://www.hydrogenexpo.com/">www.hydrogenexpo.com</A>.=20 </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoBodyText style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;= mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D618080615-02102003>#####</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Fuel Cells 2000 (<A=20 href=3D"outbind://145-00000000D6CA87D7B41CD611A30C0001032348F324B12200/www.= fuelcells.org">www.fuelcells.org</A>)=20 is a non-profit, educational activity that seeks to promote the development= ,=20 demonstration and commercialization of fuel cell technology. </SPAN></FONT>= </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">----------</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To unsubscribe from this list= , or=20 change the email address where you receive messages, please go to <A=20 href=3D"http://v2.listbox.com/member/[email protected]">h= ttp://v2.listbox.com/member/[email protected]</A></SPAN><= /FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV> <P><HR> To unsubscribe from this list, or change the email address where you receiv= e messages, please go to <A HREF=3D"http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=3Dfuelcell@v= 2.listbox.com">http://v2.listbox.com/member/[email protected]= .com</A></P> </BODY></HTML> =00 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C388F7.C3C2B0D3--