Fuel Cells 2000's Fuel Cell Technology Update - October 2004
"Jennifer Gangi" <[email protected]> Fri, 1 Oct 2004 17:06:02 -0400
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4A7FA.7596AACC Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fuel Cell Technology Update - October 2004 =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, please see the end o= f this message. Next month's update (November) will be a little late due t= o the Fuel Cell Seminar (November 1-4 in San Antonio, Texas). If you are g= oing, be sure to stop by Fuel Cells 2000's booth - #408, and don't forget t= o get your absentee ballot if you will be there on Election Day.=20=20 =20 If you work for a company involved in the fuel cell, hydrogen or component = industry, including end users, utilities and universities, it's your last c= hance to list your company or update your listing in Fuel Cells 2000's Fuel= Cell Directory (Eighth Edition), please go to http://www.fuelcells.org/ an= d fill out a listing form. Companies are also able to include a black and= white logo in the directory for $100. Email Beth Dessel at BDessel@fuelc= ells.org for information. =20 TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS =20 Ford Unveils First FCV of Upcoming Fleet. Ford Motor Company celebrated the production of a new Focus Fuel Cell Vehic= le (FCV), the first in a fleet of high-tech Focus FCVs that will be deploye= d in Michigan, California, and Florida in response to the U.S. Department o= f Energy's solicitation, "Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Demo= nstration and Validation Project." Additional vehicles will be placed in V= ancouver, British Columbia and Berlin, Germany, under programs sponsored by= the Canadian and German governments. http://media.ford.com/article_display= .cfm?article_id=3D19297 =20 Kia Showcases New Fuel Cell Sportage SUV. Kia, a subsidiary of Hyundai, introduced a fuel cell prototype of its new S= portage SUV at the Paris Motor Show last week. The Sportage FCEV uses an 8= 0-kW fuel cell from UTC Fuel Cells and a drive train unit from Enova System= s. The vehicle has a top speed of 150 km/h (93.2 mph) and the 152-liter hyd= rogen storage tank (350 bar/5,000 psi) supports a driving range of 300 kilo= meters (180 miles).=20 http://www.greencarcongress.com/2004/09/kiarsquos_new_s.html =20 Maryland to Lease GM Fuel Cell Vehicle. Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., announced plans to lease Maryland's first = fuel cell vehicle, a minivan from General Motors Corp. The state would als= o pursue securing a hydrogen refueling station and will approach Maryland b= usinesses and universities about building an industrial park in which all t= he buildings would be powered by hydrogen.=20=20 http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=3Dhttp://image.emerald.gm= .com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=3D74&docid=3D7008 =20 Fuel Cell Submarine "U 33" Launched, HDW Receives Orders for More. Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW) christened the "U 33", a Class 212 A = submarine intended for service in the German Navy. After an extensive peri= od of sea trials, it is expected that U 33 will enter service in January 20= 06. The development of the fuel cell propulsion system has produced a seri= es of subsequent orders for HDW from the Navies of Greece, Italy and Portug= al.=20 http://www.hdw.de/en/presse/index.hdw?c1=3Dcpr01a&m1=3Dmpr800&pid=3D129 =20 Ballard Unveils Fuel Cell Buses Down Under. Three Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses, powered with Ballard=AE heavy-duty fuel c= ell engines, were unveiled in Perth, Western Australia, for the start of a = two-year demonstration. The three buses will be driven on various Perth Ci= ty routes. http://www.ballard.com/be_informed/about_ballard/news/2004/09/12/ballard-6_= 0409121533-787 =20 Palcan to Supply Scooters to University of Victoria. Palcan Power Systems Inc. has been commissioned by British Columbia's Unive= rsity of Victoria, Institute for Integrated Energy Systems (IESVic), to pre= pare and supply two scooters for comparative research purposes. One scooter= will be a commercially available battery electric scooter and the second i= s a similar scooter converted to fuel cell power by Palcan. The two scoote= rs will be tested using the same driving cycles on specialized IESVic test = equipment utilizing mathematical models and research software. The Institu= te's research, funded by the Western Diversification Fund and other researc= h grants, is expected to provide substantial operational and design data to= Palcan. The testing will result in improved system design models to be de= veloped enabling fuel cell vehicle designers to optimize fuel cell stack, f= uel cell control systems, power balancing, and electric drive system design. http://www.palcan.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=3D89117&_Type=3DNews-Rele= ases&_Title=3DPalcan-Receives-Order-From-University-Of-Victorias-Institute-= For-Integrated... =20 Hydrogenics Scores Three Contracts to Provide Fuel Cell Modules. Hydrogenics Corporation has won a contract to supply a 65-kW hydrogen fuel = cell power module to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Fuel Cell Test an= d Evaluation Center (FCTec) operated by Concurrent Technologies Corporation= (CTC). The power module will be integrated into an Aircraft Tow Tractor by= CTC and will be used in fuel cell demonstrations at select Air Force Bases= and civil airports in the United States, in conjunction with the United St= ates Air Force Advanced Alternate Power Technology Transformation Office, W= arner-Robins AFB, Georgia. The fuel cell system will be delivered in Decem= ber 2004. Hydrogenics has also been awarded a contract by the Toro Company= to supply a HyPM fuel cell power module for integration into the company's= development work in grounds maintenance equipment. This contract is part o= f Toro's ongoing strategic alternative energy research and development init= iative for turf care equipment. The High Technology Development Corporatio= n (HTDC) in Hawaii has also contracted Hydrogenics to supply a HyPM 65-kW F= uel Cell Power Module to power a 'step van'. The unit will be shipped by th= e end of the year. http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D142904 http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D142544 http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D144158 =20 Yamaha Road-Testing Fuel Cell Motorcycle. Yamaha Motor Co. has started road tests on a motorcycle powered by a methan= ol fuel cell, currently collecting data on the environmental impact of the = fuel technology. The tests are being conducted on the FC06 model, based on= Yamaha's Passol electric scooter, which has a 4-liter fuel tank, enabling = it to travel more than 100 kilometers. Yamaha aims to market the vehicle i= n 2005. http://freeserve.advfn.com/cmn/news/afxfreea.php?article=3D8829654 =20 BOC and Cellex to Develop Fuel Cell Forklifts. BOC and Cellex Power Products Inc. are working together to develop hydrogen= supply solutions and fuel cells to power forklift trucks used in large dis= tribution warehouses in North America. Cellex will supply the hydrogen fue= l cell power units that go into the trucks; BOC will provide the indoor hyd= rogen refueling facilities. The next round of customer trials of the hydro= gen powered forklift trucks is expected to last three months and will take = place at customer sites in the USA and Canada. http://www.cellexpower.com/about_news.php#16 =20 Masterflex AG and Swizzbee GmbH Sign Agreement to Develop Fuel Cells for El= ectric Bikes. Masterflex AG and e-Bike manufacturer Swizzbee AG signed a cooperation agre= ement for fuel cell bikes. Masterflex AG will develop a special fuel cell = system to power the current Swizzbee 50c bike.=20 http://www.masterflex.de/com/index.php?news_id=3D400&node_id=3D14&category= =3D12 =20 ZAP Signs $100 Million Agreement with Apollo Energy Systems. ZAP's automotive distribution subsidiary Voltage Vehicles has signed an exc= lusive agreement with Apollo Energy Systems to purchase up to $100 million = in Apollo's propulsion systems.=20 http://www.zapworld.com/about/news/news_contract_zapollo.asp =20 Distributed Energy Systems Awarded SBIR Phase II Contract. Distributed Energy Systems Corp. announced the award of a Small Business In= novative Research (SBIR) Phase II contract from the U.S. Army Missile Defen= se Agency (MDA) to continue development of lightweight regenerative fuel ce= ll technology for high altitude airships. The goal of this 2-year, $749,99= 9 contract is to demonstrate a multi-kilowatt-capable closed-loop hydrogen-= oxygen regenerative fuel cell and is a continuation of work completed in Ph= ase I of this project. This regenerative fuel cell can generate pressurized= hydrogen and oxygen electrochemically, without mechanical compression. MDA= plans to apply this technology for energy storage for high altitude airshi= ps, which will be used as platforms for sensors and communications vital fo= r missile defense and homeland security.=20=20 http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=3D122665&p=3Dirol-newsArticle&I= D=3D617733&highlight=3D =20 STATIONARY POWER =20 Government of Canada to Provide Funding for Fuel Cell Demonstration Project= s. Ballard Power Systems will begin three fuel cell demonstration projects in = cooperation with the Government of Canada under the h2 Early Adopters (h2EA= ) Program. The h2EA Program will fund CAN$2 million of the $4 million progr= am with the balance of funding to be provided by the program participants. = The projects will employ Ballard's Nexa RM Series fuel cell as a backup pow= er source for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) applications and critical = loads in an industrial/commercial building at the National Research Council= 's Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation in Vancouver; for a telecommunication= s site operated by Bell Canada; and for UPS applications at the University = of Toronto at Mississauga. http://www.ballard.com/be_informed/about_ballard/news/2004/09/27/ballard-6_= 0409270933-394# <http://www.ballard.com/be_informed/about_ballard/news/2004= /09/27/ballard-6_0409270933-394>=20 =20 FuelCell Energy, Marubeni to Sign DFC Agreement with Kawasaki. FuelCell Energy, Inc. and its partner in Japan, Marubeni Corp., will enter = into an agreement with Kawasaki Heavy Industries to become a packager of Di= rect FuelCell=AE (DFC=AE) power plants in Japan. Discussions for conclusion= of the agreement are in the final stage. As part of this agreement, Kawasa= ki will purchase a DFC300A power plant from Marubeni, to be installed at th= e Kawasaki Akashi Works near Osaka, Japan, where it will undergo long-term = evaluation and testing. http://www.fce.com <http://www.fce.com/>=20 =20 PORTABLE/BACKUP POWER =20 Astris Introduces Alkaline Fuel Cell Generator. Astris Energi Inc. recently introduced its 2.4-kW Model E8 Portable AFC Gen= erator in North America. The E8 is the latest in a series of self-containe= d, portable generators that are powered by Astris' alkaline fuel cell. It u= ses POWERSTACK(tm) MC250 fuel cell modules to deliver 48 V DC at 50 amperes= of current and will handle overload up to 60 amps.=20 http://www.astrisfuelcell.com/NE/NE10.php?item=3D1095858988 =20 Plug Power and Tyco Electronics Sign Distribution Agreement, GenCore Provid= ing Power to Oneida Telephone Network. Plug Power Inc. has entered an agreement with Tyco Electronics Power System= s, Inc., under which Tyco Electronics will market and sell Plug Power's Gen= Core=AE5T fuel cell systems for telecommunication backup applications throu= ghout the United States and Canada. Under the agreement with Plug Power, T= yco Electronics will market, promote and sell the GenCore product through i= ts direct sales force, under both the Tyco Electronics and Plug Power brand= s. In other news, a Plug Power GenCore=AE5T48 5-kilowatt backup fuel cell = system is providing backup power to the Oneida County Rural Telephone netwo= rk. http://www.plugpower.com/news/press.cfm =20 CCEF to Aid Proton Energy in Telecommunications Demonstration. The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund has agreed to provide funding to Proton E= nergy Systems, Inc., to design, build and conduct a 24-month demonstration = of a 5-kW Regenerative Fuel Cell (RFC) for a telecommunications site in sou= thwestern Connecticut. This demonstration project, which will use Proton's= UNIGEN=AE RFC system, will offer a peak shaving/Uninterruptible Power Supp= ly (UPS) backup power system for voice and data network equipment. The UNIG= EN RFC system will serve as a peak shaver for the local grid during high co= ngestion periods while using off-peak power to produce hydrogen fuel. The s= ystem will also serve as a 5-kW backup power system for the site's selected= critical loads. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=3D122665&p=3Dirol-newsArticle&I= D=3D619043&highlight=3D =20 FUELS/REFORMERS/STORAGE =20 Stuart Energy Receives Funding from Natural Resources Canada and CIDA, Ente= rs into Agreement with PERIC. Stuart Energy Systems Corporation has been awarded approximately $300,000 i= n funding from Natural Resources Canada, through the Canadian Transportatio= n Fuel Cell Alliance (CTFCA) program, for the preliminary engineering of th= ree electrolysis-based hydrogen-fueling stations. The targeted locations f= or these projects are in Ottawa and Toronto, Ontario, and in Charlottetown,= Prince Edward Island. The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA= ) has awarded approximately $300,000 to Stuart Energy to pursue marketing a= nd business collaboration opportunities in China and India. Stuart Energy = has also entered into a master supply and distribution agreement with Purif= ication Equipment Research Institute of CSIC (PERIC), a Chinese-based devel= oper of water electrolysers.=20 http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press_sept_27_2004.= html http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press_sept_20_2004.= html http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press_sept_15_2004.= html =20 IdaTech to Design Fuel Processor for Volkswagen. IdaTech has been selected by Volkswagen to design and manufacture an integr= ated fuel processor system operating on diesel fuel to be used in Auxiliary= Power Units (APU) in automobiles. The agreement, part of a vehicle demons= tration project at Volkswagen, marks a first for IdaTech to be working dire= ctly with a major European automotive company on vehicle fuel cell systems.= =20 http://www.idatech.com/media/news.html?article=3D64 =20 Nuvera to Open Hydrogen Test Facility. Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc. plans to establish a hydrogen test facility with RI= VOIRA S.p.A., and the SIAD Group, both of which partner with Praxair Inc. T= he plan calls for expanding SIAD's facility located in Osio Sopra, (Bergamo= ) Italy, for the purpose of demonstrating hydrogen-based fuel cell systems.= The new facility will be comprised of approximately 180 m=B2 of space and= will be dedicated to testing Nuvera's hydrogen products in the 5.5 kW to 2= 5 kW power range, including its H2e(tm) fuel cell power module (for industr= ial equipment applications), FORZA(tm) power module (for industrial hydroge= n recovery applications in the 120 kW size), and Andromeda(tm) fuel cell st= ack (for automotive applications).=20 http://www.nuvera.com/ =20 Australian Scientists Develop Method to Create Solar Hydrogen. A team of Australian scientists at the University of NSW Centre for Materia= ls and Energy Conversion are using special titanium oxide ceramics that har= vest sunlight and split water to produce hydrogen fuel.=20=20 http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/adv/articles/2004/aug/Solar_hydrogen.html =20 Palcan Sells Metal Hydride Storage System to Bharat Petroleum. Palcan Power Systems announced the initial sale of a rare earth metal hydri= de hydrogen storage system to India-based Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd., whic= h plans to test the system in 3-wheel and small vehicle configurations. Met= al hydride canisters will be packaged into a system with a 7,000 standard l= iter hydrogen capacity and an integrated heat exchange design to optimize o= perating and filling conditions. http://www.palcan.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=3D88447&_Type=3DNews-Rele= ases&_Title=3DPalcan-Power-Systems-Makes-Metal-Hydride-Sale-to-Second-Large= st-Indian-Oil-... Asian Manufacturer Selects HyRadix Hydrogen Generation Units. An Asian manufacturer has selected HyRadix, Inc. to supply its hydrogen nee= ds using Aptus(tm) on-site hydrogen generation units. For the project HyRad= ix will supply three Aptus units, each providing 100 Nm3/h of high purity h= ydrogen from natural gas. The hydrogen will be used in the customer's exist= ing oil hydrogenation facility. http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/altavista/index.jsp?ndmViewId=3Dne= ws_view&newsId=3D20040927005919&newsLang=3Den =20 Proton Energy and Mirant Install Hydrogen Generator. Proton Energy Systems and Mirant Corporation have successfully installed a = Proton HOGEN H Series hydrogen generator at Mirant's power plant in Zeeland= , Michigan.=20 =20 FUEL CELL COMPONENTS =20 Hoku Scientific to Sell Fuel Cell Membranes to Auto Company. Hoku Scientific, Inc. has reached an agreement with a global auto company t= o sell significant quantities of Hoku Membrane(tm) and Hoku MEA(tm). This c= ompany is evaluating Hoku Scientific's fuel cell membrane technology for in= tegration into its fuel cell vehicles. http://www.hokuscientific.com/news/= full_press_release.cfm?ID=3D41C4B8E0-BB37-E1FB-A8870D061CCC49DE =20 Greenlight Power Sells Fuel Cell Test Stations to Asahi Glass. Greenlight Power Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hydrogenics Cor= poration, has sold two FCATS G50 fuel cell test stations to Asahi Glass Co.= Ltd., a leading fuel cell component maker. The stations are expected to be= delivered before the end of the year. http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D143787 =20 FuelCon Launches New Generation of SOFC Test Rigs. FuelCon AG has launched a new generation of its Evaluator test rigs, specif= ically targeted towards the testing needs of fuel cell auxiliary power unit= s (APU). The test rigs allow performance tests of APU components like stack= , reformer, exhaust heat exchanger and the after burner, as well as the imp= rovement of the dynamic and static behavior of the complete APU system with= in cars, buses or trucks. http://www.fuelcon.com/en/news/index.html =20 Toshiba Develops MEMS Pump for Miniature Fuel Cells. Toshiba Corp. has developed a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based p= ump for fuel cells, a move seen as an important step forward in miniaturizi= ng the devices for portable systems. Toshiba's prototype device uses MEMS t= echnology to pump fuel and air into a passive fuel cell stack for a portabl= e phone recharger. http://www.eetuk.com/bus/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=3D47900084 =20 REPORTS/MARKET STUDIES =20 Ohio Fuel Cell Roadmap. The Ohio Department of Development has released the "Ohio Fuel Cell Roadmap= ," a five-year, strategic guide to maximize Ohio companies' involvement in = the fuel cell industry. The Roadmap includes the programs and activities th= at the State must focus on to create an environment that supports the resea= rch, development and early commercialization of fuel cells.=20 http://www.thirdfrontier.com/documents/09-01-04FuelCellMap.pdf <http://www.= thirdfrontier.com/documents/09-01-04FuelCellMap.pdf>=20 =20 REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS =20 DOE FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies RFP. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites applications for cost-shared pr= ojects under the FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program. Areas of int= erest include: (1) advanced combustion engine enabling technologies; (2) in= tegration of on-board idle reduction technology in heavy trucks as original= manufacturer factory equipment option; and (3) advanced vehicle testing an= d evaluation in the area of interest for advanced combustion engine. Approx= imately $6.85 million is expected to be available for up to eight awards ha= ving a project period of 24-60 months. Cost-sharing of 25 percent to 50 per= cent is required. Eligibility is unrestricted. Applications are due Nov. 10= , 2004. More information is available at: http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applican= ts/DOE/PAM/HQ/DE-PS26-05NT42296-00/listing.html =20 MISCELLANEOUS =20 ATP Awards Funding to Three Fuel Cell Projects. The U.S. Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program announced that t= hree of the 32 new cost-sharing awards for research on highly innovative in= dustrial technologies are to accelerate progress in fuel cells. These three= awards represent a total of $26 million of new fuel cell R&D that will be = initiated with ATP contributing $13.6 million. The projects include resear= ch on "High-Power-Density Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Aerospace Applications= "; "Scalable Planar Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Technology for Beyond 200kW"; and= "Free Standing Single-Wall Carbon-Nanotube Fuel Cell Electrode." http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/atpaward09-04.htm =20 RPI Launches New Center for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Research. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has formed the new Center for Fuel C= ell and Hydrogen Research, led by former Plug Power CTO Glenn Eisman. The = new center will focus on fuel cell development, hydrogen generation and sto= rage, electrochemistry, solid state and polymer science, and the applicatio= n of nano-materials in fuel cell and hydrogen research. http://www.eng.rpi.edu/soe/research_center_details_URL.cfm?rcID=3DCFCHR =20 CONFERENCES =20 For a complete list of conferences, please go to http://www.fuelcells.org/n= ews/conf.html. =20 Free workshop on Modeling in Fuel Cells and Electrochemical Engineering. A free workshop called "Fuel Cells and Electrochemical Engineering" will be= held at the University of South Carolina on October 18, 2004. For registr= ation information, please go to http://www.comsol.com/sc.=20 =20 Shanghai International Industry Fair.=20 Group Exhibit on Hydrogen + Fuel Cells will take place during the Shanghai = International Industry Fair, November 4-9, 2004, at the Shanghai New Intern= ational Expo Center. For more information, go to http://www.fair-pr.com/china2004/index.php. =20 Lithium Mobile Power 2004. Lithium Mobile Power 2004 - Advances in Lithium Battery Technologies will b= e held December 6-7, 2004, at the Fontainebleau Hilton in Miami Beach, Flor= ida. For details, please visit http://www.knowledgefoundation.com <http://= www.knowledgefoundation.com/> . =20 FC Expo. The 1st International Fuel Cell Expo will take place January 19 -21, 2005, = in Tokyo Big Sight, Japan. For conference details, go to http://www.fcexpo= .jp/english. =20 GAFF 2005. The Global Alternative Fuels 2005 Exhibition and Forum will be held March 8= -10, 2005, in Berlin, Germany. For more information, please visit http://w= ww.theenergyexchange.co.uk/viewactiveeventstee.asp?eve_id=3D46. =20 Hydrogen Expo USA. The National Hydrogen Association's annual meeting and the Hydrogen Expo US= A, will be held March 29-April 1, 2005, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel = in Washington, D.C. For details, please visit http://www.hydrogenexpo.com = <http://www.hydrogenexpo.com/> or http://www.hydrogenconference.org <http:= //www.hydrogenconference.org/> . =20 HYPOTHESIS VI. HYPOTHESIS VI (HYdrogen POwer THeoretical Engineering Systems International= Symposium) will take place May 8-12, 2005, at the National Hotel in Havana= City, Cuba. For more information, check out=20=20 http://www.hypothesis.ws/ <http://www.hypothesis.ws/> . =20 Lucerne FUEL CELL FORUM 2005. Two International fuel cell conferences, Fuel Cells for a Sustainable World= and the 3rd European Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Forum, will be held Jul= y 4-8, 2005, at the Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern in Lucerne, Switzerl= and. For registration information, please visit http://www.efcf.com/. =20 #### =20 Want more fuel cell news? Want to support Fuel Cells 2000? Subscribe to the= Fuel Cell Quarterly - just US$25.00 (a bargain compared to other fuel cell= newsletters and publications). 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To subscribe or unsubscribe to this listserve, please see the end= of this message.=A0 Next month’s update (November) will be a little late= due to the Fuel Cell Seminar (November 1-4 in </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>San Anton= io</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,= </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Texas</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>).= =A0 If you are going, be sure to stop by Fuel Cells 2000’s booth - #408, and don= ’t forget to get your absentee ballot if you will be there on Election Day.=A0= </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>If you work for a company involved in the fuel cell, hydrogen or component industry, including end users, utilities and universities, it’s your last chance to list your company or update yo= ur listing in Fuel Cells 2000’s Fuel Cell Directory (Eighth Edition), pl= ease go to <a href=3D"http://www.fuelcells.org/">http://www.fuelcells.org/</a> a= nd fill out a listing form. Companies are also able to include a b= lack and white logo in the directory for $100. Email Beth Dessel at = <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> for informa= tion.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>TRAN= SPORTATION APPLICATIONS</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Ford Unveils First FCV of Upcoming Flee= t.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Ford Motor Company celebrated the production of a new Fo= cus Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV), the first in a fleet of high-tech Focus FCVs that = will be deployed in </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'fon= t-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Michigan</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DAri= al><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Californi= a</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, = and </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Florida</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> i= n response to the U.S. Department of Energy's solicitation, "Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Project." =A0Add= itional vehicles will be placed in </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Vancouver</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,= </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= British Columbia</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> and </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Berlin</span></font><font si= ze=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span><= /font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Germany</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, = under programs sponsored by the Canadian and German governments. <a href=3D"http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=3D19297">http:= //media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=3D19297</a></span></font></= p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Kia Showcases New Fuel Cell Sportage SU= V.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Kia, a subsidiary of Hyundai, introduced a fuel cell prototype of its new Sportage SUV at the Paris Motor Show last week.=A0 The Sportage FCEV uses an 80-kW fuel cell from UTC Fuel Cells and a drive train unit from Enova Systems. The vehicle has a top speed of 150 km/h (93.2 mph)= and the 152-liter hydrogen storage tank (350 bar/5,000 psi) supports a driving range of 300 kilometers (180 miles). </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.greencarcongress.com/2004/09/kiarsquos_new_s.html">http:= //www.greencarcongress.com/2004/09/kiarsquos_new_s.html</a></span></font></= p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Mary</span></font></b><b><font size= =3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weigh= t:bold'>land</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'> </span></font></b><b><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:A= rial; font-weight:bold'>to</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> Lease GM Fue= l Cell Vehicle.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., announced plans to lease </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Mary</span></fo= nt><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-= family:Arial; color:black'>land</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial>= <span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>'s first fuel cell vehicle, a minivan from General Motors Corp. </span></font><font color=3Dbl= ack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:black'>=A0</span></font= ><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial; color:black'>The state would also pursue securing a hydrogen refueling stat= ion and will approach </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Mary</span></fo= nt><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-= family:Arial; color:black'>land</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial>= <span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> businesses and universities about building an industrial park in which all the buildings w= ould be powered by hydrogen</span></font><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:black'>.=A0 </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=3Dhttp://image.em= erald.gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=3D74&docid=3D700= 8">http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=3Dhttp://image.emerald= .gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=3D74&docid=3D7008</a>= </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Fuel Cell Sub= marine "U 33" Launched, HDW Receives Orders for More.</span></font></b><= /p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW)</span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> </= span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ch= ristened the</span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> </sp= an></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&q= uot;U 33“, </span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Aria= l'>a</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> C= lass 212 A submarine intended for service in the German Navy</span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>.=A0 </span></font><font siz= e=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>After an ex= tensive period of sea trials, it is expected that U 33 will enter service</span></f= ont><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>in January<= /span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2006.</span= ></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> =A0</span></font><font size= =3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The develop= ment of the fuel cell propulsion system has produced a series of subsequent orders = for HDW from the Navies of Greece, </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Italy</span></font><font siz= e=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and </span= ></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Portugal</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. = </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.hdw.de/en/presse/index.hdw?c1=3Dcpr01a&m1=3Dmpr800&a= mp;pid=3D129">http://www.hdw.de/en/presse/index.hdw?c1=3Dcpr01a&m1=3Dmp= r800&pid=3D129</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D3 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Ballard Unvei= ls Fuel Cell Buses Down Under.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 color=3D"= #333333" face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#33333= 3'>Three Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses, powered with Ballard=AE heavy-duty fuel cell en= gines, were unveiled in </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333333" face=3DAria= l><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333'>Perth</span></= font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333333" face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;fo= nt-family: Arial;color:#333333'>, </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333333" face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333'>Western Austra= lia</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333333" face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;fon= t-family: Arial;color:#333333'>, for the start of a two-year demonstration.=A0 </span= ></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Th= e three buses will be driven on various </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Perth</span></font><font siz= e=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></= font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= City</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> r= outes.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.ballard.com/be_informed/about_ballard/news/2004/09/12/ba= llard-6_0409121533-787">http://www.ballard.com/be_informed/about_ballard/ne= ws/2004/09/12/ballard-6_0409121533-787</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Palcan to Sup= ply Scooters to </span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>University<= /span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fo= nt-weight: bold'> of </span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'= font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Victoria</span></font></b><b><= font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'>.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Palcan Power Systems Inc. has = been commissioned by </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'fo= nt-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>British Columbia</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>'s </span><= /font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= University</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> = of </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Victoria</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, = Institute for Integrated Energy Systems (IESVic), to prepare and supply two scooters = for comparative research purposes. One scooter will be a commercially available battery electric scooter and the second is a similar scooter converted to f= uel cell power by Palcan.=A0 The two scooters will be tested using the same dri= ving cycles on specialized IESVic test equipment utilizing mathematical models a= nd research software.=A0 The Institute's research, funded by the Western Diversification Fund and other research grants, is expected to provide substantial operational and design data to Palcan.=A0 The testing will resu= lt in improved system design models to be developed enabling fuel cell vehicle designers to optimize fuel cell stack, fuel cell control systems, power balancing, and electric drive system design.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.palcan.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=3D89117&_Type= =3DNews-Releases&_Title=3DPalcan-Receives-Order-From-University-Of-Vict= orias-Institute-For-Integrated">http://www.palcan.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?Re= portID=3D89117&_Type=3DNews-Releases&_Title=3DPalcan-Receives-Order= -From-University-Of-Victorias-Institute-For-Integrated</a>...</span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D3 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Hydrogenics S= cores Three Contracts to Provide Fuel Cell Modules.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hydrogenics Corporation has wo= n a contract to supply a 65-kW hydrogen fuel cell power module to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Fuel Cell Test and Evaluation Center (FCTec) operated by Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC). The power module wil= l be integrated into an Aircraft Tow Tractor by CTC and will be used in fuel cell demonstrations at select Air Force Bases and civil airports in the </span><= /font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= United States</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:= 10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>, in conjunction with the United States Air Force Advanc= ed Alternate Power Technology Transformation Office, Warner-Robins AFB, Georgi= a. =A0The fuel cell system will be delivered in December 2004.=A0 Hydrogenics has als= o been awarded a contract by the Toro Company to supply a HyPM fuel cell power mod= ule for integration into the company's development work in grounds maintenance equipment. This contract is part of Toro's ongoing strategic alternative en= ergy research and development initiative for turf care equipment. =A0The High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) in </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hawaii</s= pan></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> h= as also contracted Hydrogenics to supply a HyPM 65-kW Fuel Cell Power Module to pow= er a 'step van'. The unit will be shipped by the end of the year.</span></font><= /p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D142904">ht= tp://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D142904</a></span></f= ont></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D142544">ht= tp://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D142544</a></span></f= ont></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D144158">ht= tp://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D144158</a></span></f= ont></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Yamaha Road</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'>-Testing Fuel Cell Motorcycle.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Yamaha Motor Co. has started road tests on a motorcycle = powered by a methanol fuel cell, currently collecting data on the environmental imp= act of the fuel technology. =A0The tests are being conducted on the FC06 model,= based on Yamaha’s Passol electric scooter, which has a 4-liter fuel tank, enabling it to travel more than 100 kilometers.=A0 Yamaha aims to market the vehicle in 2005.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://freeserve.advfn.com/cmn/news/afxfreea.php?article=3D8829654"= >http://freeserve.advfn.com/cmn/news/afxfreea.php?article=3D8829654</a></sp= an></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dmain1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack fa= ce=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:bo= ld'>BOC and Cellex to Develop Fuel Cell Forklifts.</span></font></b></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dmain1><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333333" f= ace=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>BOC and Cellex Power Products = Inc. are working together to develop hydrogen supply solutions and fuel cells to pow= er forklift trucks used in large distribution warehouses in North America. =A0= Cellex will supply the hydrogen fuel cell power units that go into the trucks; BOC will provide the indoor hydrogen refueling facilities.=A0 The next round of customer trials of the hydrogen powered forklift trucks is expected to last three months and will take place at customer sites in the </span></font></s= pan><span class=3Dmain1><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333333" face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>USA</span></font></span><span class=3Dmain1><fo= nt size=3D2 color=3D"#333333" face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;fon= t-family: Arial'> and </span></font></span><span class=3Dmain1><font size=3D2 color= =3D"#333333" face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Canada</s= pan></font></span><span class=3Dmain1><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333333" face=3DArial><span style=3D'= font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.</span></font></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.cellexpower.com/about_news.php#16"= >http://www.cellexpower.com/about_news.php#16</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Masterflex AG and Swizzbee GmbH Sign Agreement to Develop Fuel Cells for Electric Bikes.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Masterflex AG and e-Bike manufacturer Swizzbee AG signed= a cooperation agreement for fuel cell bikes.=A0 Masterflex AG will develop a special fuel cell system to power the current Swizzbee 50c bike. </span></f= ont></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.masterflex.de/com/index.php?news_id=3D400&node_id=3D= 14&category=3D12">http://www.masterflex.de/com/index.php?news_id=3D400&= amp;node_id=3D14&category=3D12</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>ZAP Signs $100 Million Agreement with Apollo Energy Systems.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>ZAP’s automotive distribution subsidiary Voltage Vehicles has signed an exclusive agreement with Apollo Energy Systems to purchase up to $100 million in Apollo's propulsion systems. </span></font><= /p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.zapworld.com/about/news/news_contract_zapollo.asp">http:= //www.zapworld.com/about/news/news_contract_zapollo.asp</a></span></font></= p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Distributed Energy Systems Awarded SBIR Phase II Contract.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Distributed Energy Systems Corp. announced the award of = a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II contract from the U.S. Army Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to continue development of lightweight regenerative fuel cell technology for high altitude airships. =A0The goal o= f this 2-year, $749,999 contract is to demonstrate a multi-kilowatt-capable closed-loop hydrogen-oxygen regenerative fuel cell and is a continuation of work completed in Phase I of this project. This regenerative fuel cell can generate pressurized hydrogen and oxygen electrochemically, without mechani= cal compression. MDA plans to apply this technology for energy storage for high altitude airships, which will be used as platforms for sensors and communications vital for missile defense and homeland security. =A0</span><= /font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=3D122665&p=3Dirol-n= ewsArticle&ID=3D617733&highlight">http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoen= ix.zhtml?c=3D122665&p=3Dirol-newsArticle&ID=3D617733&highlight<= /a>=3D</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>STATIONARY POWER</span></font></u></b><= /p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Government of </span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;f= ont-weight: bold'>Canada</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> to Provide F= unding for Fuel Cell Demonstration Projects.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Ballard Power Systems will begin three fuel cell demonstration projects in cooperation with the Government of Canada under t= he h2 Early Adopters (h2EA) Program. The h2EA Program will fund CAN$2 million = of the $4 million program with the balance of funding to be provided by the program participants. The projects will employ Ballard's Nexa RM Series fuel cell as a backup power source for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) applications and critical loads in an industrial/commercial building at the National Research Council's Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation in </span></= font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Vancouver</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>; = for a telecommunications site operated by </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DAri= al><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bell</span></font><font size= =3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></f= ont><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Canada</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>; = and for UPS applications at the </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>University</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> = of </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Toronto</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> a= t </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Mississauga</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.<= /span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.ballard.com/be_informed/about_ballard/news/2004/09/27/ba= llard-6_0409270933-394">http://www.ballard.com/be_informed/about_ballard/ne= ws/2004/09/27/ballard-6_0409270933-394#</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span>= </font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>FuelCell Ener= gy, Marubeni to Sign DFC Agreement with </span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weigh= t:bold'>Kawasaki</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'>.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>FuelCell Energy, Inc. and its partner in Japan, Marubeni Corp., will enter into an agreement with Kawasaki Heavy Industries to become a packager of Direct FuelCell=AE (DFC=AE) power = plants in </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0p= t; font-family:Arial'>Japan</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. Discussions for conclusion o= f the agreement are in the final stage. As part of this agreement, </span></font>= <font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Kawasaki</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> w= ill purchase a DFC300A power plant from Marubeni, to be installed at the Kawasa= ki Akashi Works near </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'= font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Osaka</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial>= <span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Japan</sp= an></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, = where it will undergo long-term evaluation and testing.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.fce.com/= ">http://www.fce.com</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>PORT= ABLE/BACKUP POWER</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Astris Introduces Alkaline Fuel Cell Generator.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Astris Energi Inc. </span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>recently </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>introduced its 2.4</span></fon= t><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>-</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>kW Model E8 Portable AFC Generator in </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>North America</span></font><f= ont size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.= =A0 The E8 is the latest in a series of self-contained, portable generators that are powe= red by Astris’ alkaline fuel cell. It uses POWERSTACK™ MC250 fuel c= ell modules to deliver 48 V DC at 50 amperes of current and will handle overloa= d up to 60 amps. </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.astrisfuelcell.com/NE/NE10.php?item=3D1095858988">http:/= /www.astrisfuelcell.com/NE/NE10.php?item=3D1095858988</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Plug Power and Tyco Electronics Sign Distribution Agreement, GenCore Providing Power to </span></font></b><b><fo= nt size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;f= ont-weight: bold'>Oneida</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> Telephone Ne= twork.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Plug Power Inc. has entered an agreement with Tyco Electronics Power Systems, Inc., under which Tyco Electronics will market a= nd sell Plug Power’s GenCore=AE5T fuel cell systems for telecommunication backup applications throughout the </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DAria= l><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>United States</span></font><= font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> a= nd </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Canada</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.= =A0 Under the agreement with Plug Power, Tyco Electronics will market, promote and sell t= he GenCore product through its direct sales force, under both the Tyco Electro= nics and Plug Power brands.=A0 In other news, a Plug Power GenCore<sup>=AE</sup>= 5T48 5-kilowatt backup fuel cell system is providing backup power to the Oneida County Rural Telephone network.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.plugpower.com/news/press.cfm">http= ://www.plugpower.com/news/press.cfm</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>CCEF to Aid Proton Energy in Telecommunications Demonstration.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund has agreed to provide funding to Proton Energy Systems, Inc., to design, build and conduct a 24-m= onth demonstration of a 5</span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-fa= mily: Arial'>-</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:= 10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>kW Regenerative Fuel Cell (RFC) for a telecommunications site in southwestern </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Connecticut</span></font><fo= nt size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.= =A0 This demonstration project, which will use Proton's UNIGEN</span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>=AE</span></font><font size= =3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> RFC system= , will offer a peak shaving/Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) backup power system= for voice and data network equipment. The UNIGEN RFC system will serve as a peak shaver for the local grid during high congestion periods while using off-pe= ak power to produce hydrogen fuel. The system will also serve as a 5</span></f= ont><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>-</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>kW backup p= ower system for the site's selected critical loads.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=3D122665&p=3Dirol-n= ewsArticle&ID=3D619043&highlight">http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoen= ix.zhtml?c=3D122665&p=3Dirol-newsArticle&ID=3D619043&highlight<= /a>=3D</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>FUELS/REFORMERS/STORAGE</span></font></= u></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'>&n= bsp;</span></span></font></u></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Stuart Energy Receives Funding from Nat= ural Resources </span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'f= ont-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Canada</span></font></b><b><fo= nt size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'> and CIDA, Enters into Agreement with PERIC.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Stuart Energy Systems Corporation has been awarded approximately $300,000 in funding from Natural Resources Canada, through the Canadian Transportation Fuel Cell Alliance (CTFCA) program, for the prelimi= nary engineering of three electrolysis-based hydrogen-fueling stations.=A0 The t= argeted locations for these projects are in </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DAri= al><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ottawa</span></font><font si= ze=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and </span= ></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Toronto</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,= </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Ontario</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, = and in </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Charlottetown</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,= </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Prince Edward Island</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'fon= t-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. =A0The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has awarded approximately $300,000 to Stuart Energy to pursue market= ing and business collaboration opportunities in </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>China</sp= an></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> a= nd </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= India</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.= =A0 Stuart Energy has also entered into a master supply and distribution agreement with Purification Equipment Research Institute of CSIC (PERIC), a Chinese-based developer of water electrolysers. </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press_sept_= 27_2004.html">http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press= _sept_27_2004.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press_sept_= 20_2004.html">http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press= _sept_20_2004.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press_sept_= 15_2004.html">http://www.stuartenergy.com/media_center/press_releases/press= _sept_15_2004.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>IdaTech to Design Fuel Processor for Volkswagen.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>IdaTech has been selected by Volkswagen to design and manufacture an integrated fuel processor system operating on diesel fuel to= be used in Auxiliary Power Units (APU) in automobiles.=A0 The agreement, part = of a vehicle demonstration project at Volkswagen, marks a first for IdaTech to be working directly with a major European automotive company on vehicle fuel c= ell systems. </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.idatech.com/media/news.html?articl= e=3D64">http://www.idatech.com/media/news.html?article=3D64</a></span></fon= t></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Nuvera to Open Hydrogen Test Facility.<= /span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc. plans to establish a hydrogen te= st facility with RIVOIRA S.p.A., and the SIAD Group, both of which partner with Praxair Inc. The plan calls for expanding SIAD's facility located in Osio Sopra, (</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:= 10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Bergamo</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>) </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Italy</sp= an></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, = for the purpose of demonstrating hydrogen-based fuel cell systems. =A0The new facil= ity will be comprised of approximately 180 m=B2 of space and will be dedicated = to testing Nuvera's hydrogen products in the 5.5 kW to 25 kW power range, including its H2e™ fuel cell power module (for industrial equipment applications), FORZA™ power module (for industrial hydrogen recovery applications in the 120 kW size), and Andromeda™ fuel cell stack (for automotive applications). </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.nuvera.com/">http://www.nuvera.com= /</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>A= ustralian Scientists Develop Method to Create Solar Hydrogen.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>A team of Australian scientists at th= e </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-= family:Arial; color:black'>University</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> of </span></font= ><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-= family:Arial; color:black'>NSW Centre</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> for Materials and Energy Conversion are using special titanium oxide ceramics that harvest sunlight and split water to produce hydrogen fuel.=A0 </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/adv/articles/2004/aug/Solar_hydrogen.ht= ml">http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/adv/articles/2004/aug/Solar_hydrogen.html</= a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Palcan Sells Metal Hydride Storage Syst= em to Bharat Petroleum.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Palcan Power Systems announce</span></font><font face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>d the</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial>= <span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> initial sale of a rare earth = metal hydride hydrogen storage system to India</span></font><font face=3DArial><s= pan style=3D'font-family:Arial'>-</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>based Bharat Petroleum Corp. L= td., which plans to test the system in 3-wheel and small vehicle configurations.= Metal hydride canisters will be packaged into a system with a 7,000 standard liter hydrogen capacity and an integrated heat exchange design to optimize operat= ing and filling conditions.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.palcan.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=3D88447&_Type= =3DNews-Releases&_Title=3DPalcan-Power-Systems-Makes-Metal-Hydride-Sale= -to-Second-Largest-Indian-Oil-">http://www.palcan.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?Re= portID=3D88447&_Type=3DNews-Releases&_Title=3DPalcan-Power-Systems-= Makes-Metal-Hydride-Sale-to-Second-Largest-Indian-Oil-</a>...</span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'><br> </span></font><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0p= t; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Asian Manufacturer Selects HyRadix Hydr= ogen Generation Units.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>An Asian manufacturer has selected HyRadix, Inc. to supply its hydrogen needs using Aptus™ on-site hydro= gen generation units. For the project HyRadix will supply three Aptus units, ea= ch providing 100 Nm3/h of high purity hydrogen from natural gas. The hydrogen = will be used in the customer's existing oil hydrogenation facility.</span></font= ></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/altavista/index.jsp?ndmVie= wId=3Dnews_view&newsId=3D20040927005919&newsLang=3Den">http://home.= businesswire.com/portal/site/altavista/index.jsp?ndmViewId=3Dnews_view&= newsId=3D20040927005919&newsLang=3Den</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Proton Energy and Mirant Install Hydrog= en Generator.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Proton Energy Systems and Mirant Corporation have successfully installed a Proton HOGEN H Series hydrogen generator at Mirant= ’s power plant in </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'fon= t-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Zeeland</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DAria= l><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Michigan<= /span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. = </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DIT style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>FUEL CELL COMPONENTS</span></font></u></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DIT style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span></span></font></u></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Hoku Scientif= ic to Sell Fuel Cell Membranes to Auto Company.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hoku Scientific, Inc. has reac= hed an agreement with a global auto company to sell significant quantities of Hoku Membrane™ and Hoku MEA™. This company is evaluating Hoku Scientific’s fuel cell membrane technology for integration into its f= uel cell vehicles.=A0 <a href=3D"http://www.hokuscientific.com/news/full_press_release.cfm?ID=3D41C4= B8E0-BB37-E1FB-A8870D061CCC49DE">http://www.hokuscientific.com/news/full_pr= ess_release.cfm?ID=3D41C4B8E0-BB37-E1FB-A8870D061CCC49DE</a></span></font><= /p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:12.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p> <h3 style=3D'line-height:12.0pt'><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Greenlight Power Sells Fuel Cel= l Test Stations to Asahi Glass.</span></font></b></h3> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Greenlight Power Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary= of Hydrogenics Corporation, has sold two FCATS G50 fuel cell test stations to Asahi Glass Co. Ltd., a leading fuel cell component maker. The stations are expected to be delivered before the end of the year.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DIT style=3D'f= ont-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D143787">ht= tp://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D143787</a></span></f= ont></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span lang=3DIT style=3D'f= ont-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-s= ize:10.0pt'>FuelCon Launches New Generation of SOFC Test Rigs.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>FuelCon AG has launched a new generation of its Evaluator test rigs, specifically targeted towards the testing needs of fuel cell auxiliary power units (APU). The test rigs allow performance tests of APU c= omponents like stack, reformer, exhaust heat exchanger and the after burner, as well = as the improvement of the dynamic and static behavior of the complete APU syst= em within cars, buses or trucks.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DIT style=3D'f= ont-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.fuelcon.com/en/news/index.html">ht= tp://www.fuelcon.com/en/news/index.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Toshiba Develops MEMS Pump for Miniature Fuel Cells.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Toshiba Corp. has developed a microelectromechanical sys= tems (MEMS) based pump for fuel cells, a move seen as an important step forward = in miniaturizing the devices for portable systems. Toshiba's prototype device = uses MEMS technology to pump fuel and air into a passive fuel cell stack for a portable phone recharger.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.eetuk.com/bus/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=3D4790008= 4">http://www.eetuk.com/bus/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=3D47900084</a>= </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>REPO= RTS/MARKET STUDIES</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Ohio</span></font></b><b><font size= =3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:= bold'> Fuel Cell Roadmap.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The Ohio Department of Development has released the “Ohio Fuel Cell Roadmap,” </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3D= black face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'= >a five-year, strategic guide to maximize </span></font><font size=3D2 color= =3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blac= k'>Ohio</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial; color:black'> companies’ involvement in the fuel cell industry. The Roadmap includes the programs and activities that the State must focus on to create an environment that supports the research, development and early commercialization of fuel cells. </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'><a href=3D"http://www.thirdfrontier.com/documents/09-01-04FuelCellM= ap.pdf"><font size=3D1 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>htt= p://www.thirdfrontier.com/documents/09-01-04FuelCellMap.pdf</span></font></= a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS</span></font></u= ></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'>&n= bsp;</span></span></font></u></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>D= OE FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies RFP.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The U.S. </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aria= l; color:black'>Department of Energy (DOE) invites applications for cost-shared projects under the FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program. </span></fo= nt><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:black'>= =A0</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial; color:black'>Areas of interest include: (1) advanced combustion engine enab= ling technologies; (2) integration of on-board idle reduction technology in heavy trucks as original manufacturer factory equipment option; and (3) advanced vehicle testing and evaluation in the area of interest for advanced combust= ion engine. Approximately $6.85 million is expected to be available for up to e= ight awards having a project period of 24-60 months. Cost-sharing of 25 percent = to 50 percent is required. Eligibility is unrestricted. Applications are due <= /span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'><st1:date Year=3D"2004" Day=3D"10" Month=3D"11">Nov. 10, 2004= </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial; color:black'></st1:date>. <st1:PersonName>Mo</st1:PersonName>re information= is available at: <a href=3D"http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/DOE/PAM/HQ/DE-PS26-05NT42296-00= /listing.html">http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/DOE/PAM/HQ/DE-PS26-05NT4= 2296-00/listing.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>MISC= ELLANEOUS</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>ATP Awards Funding to Three Fuel Cell Projects.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The U.S. Commerce Department’s Advanced Technology Program announced that three of the 32 new cost-sharing awards for research= on highly innovative industrial technologies are to accelerate progress in fuel cells. These three awards represent a total of $26 million of new fuel cell R&D that will be initiated with ATP contributing $13.6 million.=A0 The projects include research on “High-Power-Density Solid Oxide Fuel Cel= ls for Aerospace Applications”; “Scalable Planar Solid-Oxide Fuel = Cell Technology for Beyond 200kW"; and “Free Standing Single-Wall Carbon-Nanotube Fuel Cell Electrode.”</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/atpaward09-04.htm">http= ://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/atpaward09-04.htm</a></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>RPI Launches = New Center for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Research.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Rensselaer Polytechnic Institu= te (RPI) has formed the new Center for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Research, led by= former Plug Power CTO Glenn Eisman.=A0 The new center will focus on fuel cell deve= lopment, hydrogen generation and storage, electrochemistry, solid state and polymer science, and the application of nano-materials in fuel cell and hydrogen research.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.eng.rpi.edu/soe/research_center_details_URL.cfm?rcID=3DC= FCHR">http://www.eng.rpi.edu/soe/research_center_details_URL.cfm?rcID=3DCFC= HR</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>CONF= ERENCES</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>For a complete list of conferences, please go to <a href=3D"http://www.fuelcells.org/news/conf.html">http://www.fuelcells.org/n= ews/conf.html</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><b><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span>= </font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Free workshop= on Modeling in Fuel Cells and Electrochemical Engineering.</span></font></b></= p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A free workshop called “= Fuel Cells and Electrochemical Engineering” will be held at the </span></f= ont><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= University</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> = of </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= South Carolina</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> on </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>October 18, 2004</span></font= ><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.= =A0 For registration information, please go to <a href=3D"http://www.comsol.com/sc"= >http://www.comsol.com/sc</a>. </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><b><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span>= </font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><b><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Shanghai </sp= an></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fo= nt-weight: bold'>Intern</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>ational Indus= try Fair. </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Group Exhibit on Hydrogen + Fuel Cells</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> w= ill take place during the Shanghai </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Intern</span></font><font siz= e=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ational Ind= ustry Fair, </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10= .0pt; font-family:Arial'>November 4-9, 2004</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DA= rial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, at the </span></font><font s= ize=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Shanghai<= /span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> = </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= New</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> = </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'= >Intern</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= ational</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> = </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Expo</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> = </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Center</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. = =A0For more information, go to</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D2 face=3DAri= al><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.fair-pr.com/china2004/index.php">http://www.fair-pr.com/= china2004/index.php</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D2 face=3DAri= al><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Lithium </spa= n></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fo= nt-weight: bold'>Mobile</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> Power 2004.<= /span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Lithium Mobile Power 2004 - Ad= vances in Lithium Battery Technologies will be held </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>D= ecember 6-7, 2004</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.= 0pt; font-family:Arial'>, at the Fontainebleau Hilton in </span></font><font siz= e=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Miami Bea= ch</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,= </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Florida</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.= =A0 For details, please visit <a href=3D"http://www.knowledgefoundation.com/">http:= //www.knowledgefoundation.com</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D2 face=3DAri= al><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3D"Arial TUR"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial TUR";font-weight:bold'>FC Expo= .</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"A= rial TUR"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial TUR"'>The 1st International Fu= el Cell Expo will take place January 19 -21, 2005, in Tokyo Big Sight, </span>= </font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Arial TUR"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"= Arial TUR"'>Japan</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Arial TUR"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial TUR"'>.=A0 For conference details, go to <a href=3D"http://www.fcexpo.jp/english">http= ://www.fcexpo.jp/english</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Ar= ial TUR"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial TUR"'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>GAFF 2005.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The Global Alternative Fuels 2005 Exhibition and Forum w= ill be held </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:= 10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>March 8-10, 2005</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DAri= al><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, in </span></font><font size= =3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Berlin</s= pan></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,= </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Germany</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.= =A0 For more information, please visit <a href=3D"http://www.theenergyexchange.co.uk/viewactiveeventstee.asp?eve_id= =3D46">http://www.theenergyexchange.co.uk/viewactiveeventstee.asp?eve_id=3D= 46</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Hydrogen Expo </span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;f= ont-weight: bold'>USA</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'= font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>National Hydrogen Association<= /span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>’s </span></font><font= size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>annual</spa= n></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>meeting and= the Hydrogen Expo </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font= -size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>USA</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><s= pan style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font face=3DA= rial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>will</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> be held March 29-</span></fon= t><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:A= rial'>April 1, 2005</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, = at the</span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Marriott Wa= rdman Park Hotel</span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial= '> in</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <= /span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Washington</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,= </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= D.C.</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <= /span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>=A0</span></font><font size= =3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>For details= , please visit <a href=3D"http://www.hydrogenexpo.com/">http://www.hydrogenexpo.com<= /a></span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> or </span></font><font size= =3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.hydrogenconference.org/">http://www.hydrogenconference.o= rg</a></span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DES-MX style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>HYPOTHESIS VI= .</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DES-MX style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>HYPOTHESIS VI (HYdrogen POwer THeoretical Enginee= ring Systems International Symposium) will take place </span></font><font size= =3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial= '>May 8-12, 2005, at the National Hotel in Havana City, Cuba</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DES-MX style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial= '>.=A0 For more information, check out =A0</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.hypothesis.ws/"><font size=3D2><sp= an style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>http://www.hypothesis.ws/</span></font></a>.</sp= an></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Df1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:= bold'>Lucerne</span></font></b></span><span class=3Df1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font= -size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'> FUEL CELL FORUM </spa= n></font></b></span><span class=3Df1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font= -size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>2005</span></font></b>= </span><span class=3Df1><b><font size=3D2 color=3D"#006699" face=3DArial><span style=3D'= font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>.</span></font></b></span><b><fo= nt size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'><br> </span></font></b><span class=3Df5><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DAria= l><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Two International fuel cell co= nferences, Fuel Cells for a Sustainable World and the 3<sup>rd</sup> European Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Forum, will be held </span></font></span><span class= =3Df5><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10= .0pt; font-family:Arial'>July 4–8, 2005</span></font></span><span class=3D= f5><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial'>, at the Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern in </span></font></span><span class=3Df5><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; 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