Fuel Cells 2000's Fuel Cell Technology Update - June 2005
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C566D6.6760CF0F Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fuel Cell Technology Update - June 2005 =20 To subscribe or unsubscribe to this listserve, please see the end of this m= essage. =20 TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS =20 DaimlerChrysler Delivers Three Fuel Cell Vehicles to California. DaimlerChrysler has delivered F-Cell fuel cell vehicles to the California A= ir Resources Board (CARB), the California Department of General Services (C= DGS) and the California Energy Commission (CEC). These government agencies= will use the F-Cells in daily use to provide further knowledge on their op= erational capabilities. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=3D104&STORY=3D/www/story/= 05-26-2005/0003692048&EDATE <http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?A= CCT=3D104&STORY=3D/www/story/05-26-2005/0003692048&EDATE> =3D (the =3D is = not hyperlinking, so be sure to include it when you try and open this relea= se) =20 Hydrogenics to Manufacture Regenerative Fuel Cell System for U.S. Army. Hydrogenics Corporation has signed a contract to manufacture a self-contain= ed regenerative fuel cell power system that will be used to provide auxilia= ry power for a U.S. Army Stryker Light Armored Vehicle (LAV). The regenerat= ive power system, an integrated configuration of Hydrogenics' proprietary p= roton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell and electrolyzer technologies, is d= esigned specifically to extend the silent watch capabilities of the Stryker= LAV.=20 http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D164367 <http://www= .hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D164367>=20 =20 Kettering University and MTA Partner on Fuel Cell Bus. Kettering University and the Mass Transit Authority (MTA) of Flint, Michiga= n, are working together to bring a 40-foot hybrid electric fuel cell passen= ger bus, a 15-passenger hybrid electric van and a hydrogen refueling statio= n to the Kettering campus. MTA has committed to providing $50,000 in annua= l funding for a period of three years to help support Kettering's Hybrid En= ergy Systems (HES) research program and will provide the university with ac= cess to its hybrid vehicle fleet. http://kettering.edu/news/storyDetail.asp?storynum=3D4 =20 STATIONARY POWER =20 Acumentrics Installs SOFC Unit at Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Acumentrics Corporation has installed and commissioned a 5-kW solid oxide f= uel cell (SOFC) system in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Cleveland,= Ohio. This is the nineteenth SOFC unit to be shipped by Acumentrics as pa= rt of its beta field-testing program. The project is sponsored by the U. S= . Department of Defense, the National Park Service, the Electric Power Rese= arch Institute (EPRI) and First Energy, the local electric utility in the C= uyahoga area.=20 http://www.acumentrics.com <http://www.acumentrics.com/>=20 =20 FCT Ships Fuel Cell System to Memphis Botanic Garden. Fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd. (FCT) has shipped a 5-kW SOFC combined heat an= d power (CHP) system to the Memphis Botanic Garden. The installation is be= ing funded by Gas Technology Institute's (GTI) Distributed Generation Mutua= l Fund (DGMF) members. The fuel cell will be used to supply heat and elect= rical power, provide domestic hot water and maintain the tropical environme= nt required in the Conservatory greenhouse.=20 http://www.fct.ca/index.php?pressid=3D46 =20 FuelCell Energy Sells DFC to SUNY-ESF. FuelCell Energy, Inc. has sold a 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCell=AE (DFC=AE) p= ower plant to generate onsite electricity and provide residual heat for dom= estic hot water and heating at the State University of New York's College o= f Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), in Syracuse. The fuel cel= l is expected to provide about 5 percent of the campus's power. http://www.fce.com <http://www.fce.com/>=20 =20 FuelCell Energy's DFC to be Part of Eco-Community. One of FuelCell Energy's 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCell=AE (DFC=AE) power pla= nts, sold by its Asian distributor Marubeni Corporation, will supply power = as part of the electric grid servicing a school, a hospital, apartment buil= dings and city hall in a planned, renewable energy community on the western= coast of Japan. The 250-kilowatt DFC plant will efficiently convert waste= from a food processing plant into high quality electricity. Heat energy p= roduced by the power plant also will be used to warm water flowing into the= food waste digestion process, thus increasing overall system efficiency. http://www.fce.com <http://www.fce.com/>=20 =20 UTC Fuel Cell Keeps Running During Moscow Blackout. Russia suffered a blackout last week, but its leading oil and gas pipeline = engineering company, Orgenergogaz, never lost power at one of its facilitie= s due to its UTC Fuel Cells PureCell(tm) 200 system.=20 http://www.utcfuelcells.com/utcpower/news/archive/2005-05-31.shtm =20 UTC Reaches One Billion Hour Landmark. UTC Power has accumulated more than one billion kilowatt-hours of energy wi= th its PureCell(tm) 200 power plant solution, setting a new industry standa= rd. This is enough energy to power more than 91,000 U.S. homes for one yea= r. The sites have achieved an average electric efficiency of 38 percent, a= nd when using exhaust heat recovery, the total efficiency reaches levels ex= ceeding 80 percent. http://www.utcfuelcells.com/utcpower/news/archive/2005-05-24.shtm =20 Ballard Signs $30 Million MOU with EBARA. Ballard Power Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Japan= ese partner EBARA Corporation (EBARA) and their jointly-owned company, EBAR= A BALLARD Corporation, to provide funding for the next generation of cogene= ration fuel cell stack and system technology. The transaction will provide= Ballard approximately US$30 million in cash, through development funding a= nd equity contributions. http://www.ballard.com/resources/news_releases/09_EBC%20MOU.pdf =20 Powerco and CFCL to Begin Field Trials. Powerco and Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd (CFCL) have selected Industrial Research= Limited (IRL) to conduct the field trials of CFCL's fuel cell powered micr= o-CHP (small combined heat and power) units in New Zealand. The first tria= l unit will be based at IRL's facility in Wellington. http://www.powerco.co.nz/News/Latest/third_party_joins_trans_tasman_power_d= eal.htm =20 PORTABLE/BACKUP POWER =20 Antig Demonstrates Prototype Laptop Fuel Cell.=20 Antig Technology Company, Ltd. recently demonstrated its prototype 12-Watt = DMFC fuel cell integrated into a notebook personal computer during the CeBi= t trade show held earlier this month in Hannover, Germany. The company als= o demonstrated a prototype fuel cell charger for mobile phones during the e= vent. http://www.antig.com/english/index.asp =20 British Company Announces Breakthrough in Fuel Cell Technology. CMR Fuel Cells has achieved a technology breakthrough that will allow OEMs = and manufacturers to integrate cost effective, long running and energy effi= cient fuel cell solutions into a wide range of consumer electronic products= . CMR technology reduces the size of fuel cell stack by a factor of ten wh= ich eliminates up to 90% of the volume and, as the reactants are mixed, the= membrane they pass through can be much thinner, lighter and cheaper. Thro= ugh the elimination of most of the expensive platinum catalyst and polymer = membrane materials, the cost of a fuel cell stack is also reduced by up to = 80%. http://www.cmrfuelcells.com/article_default_view.fcm?articleid=3D8502&= subsite=3D6322 =20 Medis Enters Deal with Celestica. Medis Technologies, Ltd.'s wholly owned subsidiary, More Energy, Ltd,. has = signed a design and engineering agreement with Celestica, for Medis Technol= ogies' fuel cell Power Pack products. Under the terms of the agreement, Ce= lestica's Automated Manufacturing Services division will commence the desig= n of a semi-automated production line to produce the Power Packs. =20 Plug Power and FDT Enter Agreement. Plug Power Inc. announced an agreement with FDT Associates Ltd. (FDT), unde= r which FDT will market, distribute, sell and service Plug Power's GenCore = backup power products to the telecommunication industry throughout the Unit= ed Kingdom. For the past 14 months, Plug Power has been providing backup p= ower to a remote cell tower in Elgin, Scotland, in collaboration with FDT a= nd their customer Orange. The system has provided more than 2,750 hours of= backup power to the site since installation. http://www.plugpower.com/news/press.cfm =20 FUELS/REFORMERS/STORAGE =20 DOE Announces $64 Million in Hydrogen R&D Projects. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of 70 hydrogen = research and development projects that will receive $64 million in funding = from the DOE Office of Science over the next three years. The projects will= tackle five main research areas: materials for hydrogen storage; membranes= for fuel cells and for separating hydrogen from other gases and purifying = it; nanoscale catalysts for hydrogen production, storage, and use; producti= on of hydrogen from solar energy; and hydrogen production processes that mi= mic or make use of biological processes that generate hydrogen. http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=3D17971&BT_CODE=3DPR_PRES= SRELEASES&TT_CODE=3DPRESSRELEASE =20 DOE and USDA to Produce Hydrogen from Biomass. DOE and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have signed a Memorandum = of Understanding (MOU) aimed at developing more cost-effective ways to prod= uce hydrogen from biomass resources. Under the MOU, DOE and USDA experts wi= ll meet regularly to share information on technologies and activities of mu= tual interest related to reducing the cost of chemically converting biomass= to hydrogen. http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=3D17972&BT_CODE=3DPR_PRES= SRELEASES&TT_CODE=3DPRESSRELEASE =20 Proton Energy Signs Agreements with Praxair, Airgas. Praxair, Inc. has signed an agreement with Proton Energy Systems, Inc. to b= ecome the exclusive distributor in Canada and a U.S. distributor for Proton= 's advanced on-site hydrogen generation systems for the electric utilities = industry and other applications. Separately, Airgas has announced a three-= year agreement for its regional companies to market and distribute Proton E= nergy Systems' proprietary HOGEN=AE on-site hydrogen generation systems to = customers in the United States. http://www.protonenergy.com/company/news.ht= ml?news_id=3D17518&year=3D2005&month=3D5 http://www.protonenergy.com/company/news.html?news_id=3D17517&year=3D2005&m= onth=3D5 =20 HERA Licenses Patents from McGill. HERA, Hydrogen Storage Systems Inc. has become exclusive licensee of a subs= tantial intellectual property portfolio developed by McGill University in t= he field of advanced hydride materials for hydrogen storage. http://www.herahydrogen.com/en/doc/p2005-05-02.html =20 P+E Receives Navy SBIR Award. Power+Energy, Inc. (P+E) has been awarded a new Phase I SBIR contract by th= e Navy entitled "Hydrogen Separation from a Logistic-Fuel Reformate Stream.= " Under this contract P+E will investigate alternatives for developing a P= alladium alloy membrane hydrogen separator which can reliably process a ref= ormate feed stream containing from 100 to 400 parts per million of sulfur. http://www.purehydrogen.com/site_2002/news_documents/press_release_05_05_20= 05.html =20 Toyota Develops High-Pressure Hydrogen Tanks. Toyota Motor Corporation has developed 35MPa and 70MPa high-pressure hydrog= en tanks for use in fuel cell vehicles. The new Toyota high-pressure hydro= gen tanks employ an anti-leak liner made of high strength nylon resin with superior hydrogen permeation-prevention perf= ormance. The tanks also feature an all-composite structure concealed by a = carbon fiber exterior, making them light and extremely strong. =20 FUEL CELL COMPONENTS =20 DuPont Unveils New MEA. DuPont Fuel Cells unveiled its latest technology, DuPont Gen IV, for a new = generation of Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEA) components enabling direc= t methanol fuel cells with improved overall power performance and longer ru= n-times. DuPont Gen IV MEA technology requires significantly less catalyst= loading compared with the previous generation, while still delivering appr= oximately a 20 percent increase in power density and well over two times im= provement in durability and reliability leading to more cost-effective fuel= cell systems. http://www.dupont.com/fuelcells/pdf/pressrel_05232005.pdf =20 Argonne to Receive $3 Million for Catalyst Research. Argonne National Laboratory will receive $3 million over three years for ba= sic science studies that may lead to improved catalysts for hydrogen fuel c= ells. The funding, from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Basic En= ergy Sciences, will be used to study the molecular basis of catalysis, with= a particular interest in the oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells. http://www.anl.gov/Media_Center/News/2005/news050526.html =20 Quantachrome Introduces New Water Sorption Analyzer. Quantachrome Instruments has unveiled their latest Hydrosorb model. The Hyd= rosorb-HT water sorption analyzer features an analysis temperature range of= 12 to 85=B0C.=20=20 http://www.quantachrome.com/whatsnew/listings/whatsnew_03.28.2005.htm =20 REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS =20 CCEF Announces Funding for New Demonstration Program. The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) announced funding for a new progra= m opportunity that will support the demonstration of innovative technologie= s or technology applications in the clean energy sector. The Operational De= monstration Program will provide funding opportunities of up to $750,000 pe= r project for companies with near-commercial clean energy technologies that= are seeking to establish product viability and a track record of performan= ce for their technology in a relevant operational environment. Total availa= ble funding under this program opportunity is $4 million and applications w= ill be accepted on a rolling basis. http://www.ctcleanenergy.com/news/81.php =20 MISCELLANEOUS =20 Ohio Governor Extends Fuel Cell Initiative for Three Years. Ohio Governor Bob Taft announced a three-year extension of the Ohio Fuel Ce= ll Initiative, a $103 million program that aims to position Ohio as a natio= nal leader in the growing fuel cell industry and help spur economic growth = and job creation in Ohio. To date, more than $38 million in Fuel Cell Init= iative funds has been awarded to fuel cell projects across the state. The = Initiative is an integral part of the Third Frontier Project, a $1.1 billio= n job creation program designed to create jobs and bring new products to ma= rket. http://www.governor.ohio.gov/releases/051105FuelCell.htm =20 EMTEC Develops Ohio Fuel Cell Database. The Edison Materials Technology Center (EMTEC) has developed and released a= new searchable online database of Ohio organizations, contacts, products a= nd services that contribute to the emerging fuel cell supply chain.=20=20 http://www.emtec.org/MySql4/DatabaseIndex.htm =20 Microcell Receives Entrepreneurship Award. Microcell was presented with the Crystal Flame Award for Entrepreneurship a= t the 2005 FuelCellSouth Conference. Nominated for this award by members o= f the southeast fuel cell industry, Microcell was chosen by a panel of indu= stry analysts, researchers and capital investors based on key criteria cent= ered on innovation and potential market impact.=20 http://www.microcellcorp.com/news.html# <http://www.microcellcorp.com/news.= html>=20 =20 CONFERENCES =20 For a complete list of conferences, please go to http://www.fuelcells.org/n= ews/conf.html =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 Luzern, Switzerla= nd. For registration information, please visit http://www.efcf.com/. =20 Grove Fuel Cell Symposium. Review the latest technological advances and developments in fuel cell appl= ications across all market sectors at the Ninth Grove Fuel Cell Symposium -= October 4-6, 2005, in London, United Kingdom. Over 50 expert presentation= s are supplemented by a major exhibition and fuel cell demonstration area. = Book your delegate place and free exhibition tickets now at www.grovefuelce= ll.com <http://www.grovefuelcell.com/> .=20 =20 Middle East and Hydrogen Technology. Middle East and Hydrogen Technology: Opportunities and Challenges will take= place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from December 6-7, 2005. For more in= formation, please visit http://www.me-fuelcells.com <http://www.me-fuelcell= s.com/> . =20 =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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These government agencies will use the F-Cells in daily use to provide further knowledge on their operational capabilities.</span></font><= /p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><a href=3D"http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=3D104&STORY= =3D/www/story/05-26-2005/0003692048&EDATE"><font size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>http://www.prn= ewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=3D104&STORY=3D/www/story/05-26-2005= /0003692048&EDATE</span></font></a><font size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>=3D (the= =3D is not hyperlinking, so be sure to include it when you try and open this release)<= /span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-s= ize:10.0pt'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-s= ize:10.0pt'>Hydrogenics to Manufacture Regenerative Fuel Cell System for U.S. Army.</span></font></= b></p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-s= ize:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'>Hydrogenics Corporation has signed a contract to manufacture a self-contained regenerative fuel cell power system that will = be used to provide auxiliary power for a U.S. Army Stryker Light Armored Vehic= le (LAV). The regenerative power system, an integrated configuration of Hydrog= enics' proprietary proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell and electrolyzer technologies, is designed specifically to extend the silent watch capabilit= ies of the Stryker LAV. </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><a href=3D"http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D164367"><f= ont size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>http://www.hyd= rogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D164367</span></font></a></p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-s= ize:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'> </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'>Kettering</= span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fo= nt-weight: bold'> University</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> and MTA Part= ner on Fuel Cell Bus.</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'>Kettering University and the M= ass Transit Authority (MTA) of Flint, Michigan, are working together to bring a 40-foot hybrid electric fuel cell passenger bus, a 15-passenger hybrid elec= tric van and a hydrogen refueling station to the Kettering campus. MTA has committed to providing $50,000 in annual funding for a period of three year= s to help support Kettering's Hybrid Energy Systems (HES) research program and w= ill provide the university with access to its hybrid vehicle fleet.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-s= ize:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'><a href=3D"http://kettering.edu/news/storyDetail.asp?storynum=3D4">http://kett= ering.edu/news/storyDetail.asp?storynum=3D4</a></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-s= ize:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'> </span></font></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'>STATIONARY POWER</span></font></u></b><= /p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span></span= ></font></u></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Acumentrics Installs SOFC Unit at Cuyah= oga Valley National Park.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Acumentrics Corporation has installed and commissioned a= 5-kW solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park ne= ar Cleveland, Ohio. This is the nineteenth SOFC unit to be shipped by Acumentrics as part of its beta field-testing program. The project is sponsored by the U. S. Department of Defense, the National Park Service, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and First Energy, the local electr= ic utility in the Cuyahoga area. </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.acumentrics.com/">http://www.acume= ntrics.com</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'>FCT Ships Fuel Cell System to Memphis B= otanic Garden.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd. (FCT) has shipped a 5-kW SO= FC combined heat and power (CHP) system to the Memphis Botanic Garden. T= he installation is being funded by Gas Technology Institute's (GTI) Distributed Generation Mutual Fund (DGMF) members. The fuel cell will be used to = supply heat and electrical power, provide domestic hot water and maintain the trop= ical environment required in the Conservatory greenhouse. </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.fct.ca/index.php?pressid=3D46">http://www.fct.ca/index.p= hp?pressid=3D46</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'>FuelCell Energy Sells DFC to SUNY-ESF.<= /span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>FuelCell Energy, Inc. has sold a 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plant to generate onsite electricity and pro= vide residual heat for domestic hot water and heating at the State University of= New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), in Syracus= e. The fuel cell is expected to provide about 5 percent of the campus= 's power.</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.fce.com/">http://www.fce.com</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'>FuelCell Energy’s DFC to be Part = of Eco-Community.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>One of FuelCell Energy’s 250-kilowatt Direct FuelC= ell® (DFC®) power plants, sold by its Asian distributor Marubeni Corporation= , will supply power as part of the electric grid servicing a school, a hospital, apartment buildings and city hall in a planned, renewable energy community = on the western coast of Japan. The 250-kilowatt DFC plant will efficient= ly convert waste from a food processing plant into high quality electricity. &= nbsp;Heat energy produced by the power plant also will be used to warm water flowing = into the food waste digestion process, thus increasing overall system efficiency= .</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.fce.com/">http://www.fce.com</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'>UTC Fuel Cell Keeps Running During Mosc= ow Blackout.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Russia</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> suffered a blackout last week= , but its leading oil and gas pipeline engineering company, Orgenergogaz, never lost power at one of its facilities due to its UTC Fuel Cells PureCell™ 200 system. </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.utcfuelcells.com/utcpower/news/archive/2005-05-31.shtm">= http://www.utcfuelcells.com/utcpower/news/archive/2005-05-31.shtm</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'>UTC Reaches One Billion Hour Landmark.<= /span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>UTC Power has accumulated more than one billion kilowatt-hours of energy with its PureCell™ 200 power plant solution, setting a new industry standard. This is enough energy to power more = than 91,000 U.S. homes for one year. The sites have achieved an average electric efficiency of 38 percent, and when using exhaust heat recovery, the total efficiency reaches levels exceeding 80 percent.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.utcfuelcells.com/utcpower/news/archive/2005-05-24.shtm">= http://www.utcfuelcells.com/utcpower/news/archive/2005-05-24.shtm</a></span= ></font></u></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 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 Signs= $30 Million MOU with EBARA.</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'>Ballard Power Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Japanese partner EBARA Corporation (= EBARA) and their jointly-owned company, EBARA BALLARD Corporation, to provide fund= ing for the next generation of cogeneration fuel cell stack and system technolo= gy. The transaction will provide Ballard approximately US$30 million in cash, throu= gh development funding and equity contributions.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.ballard.com/resources/news_releases/09_EBC%20MOU.pdf">ht= tp://www.ballard.com/resources/news_releases/09_EBC%20MOU.pdf</a></span></f= ont></u></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span></span= ></font></u></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Powerco and CFCL to Begin Field Trials.= </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Powerco and Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd (CFCL) have selected = Industrial Research Limited (IRL) to conduct the field trials of CFCL's fuel cell powe= red micro-CHP (small combined heat and power) units in New Zealand. The f= irst trial unit will be based at IRL's facility in Wellington.</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.powerco.co.nz/News/Latest/third_party_joins_trans_tasman= _power_deal.htm">http://www.powerco.co.nz/News/Latest/third_party_joins_tra= ns_tasman_power_deal.htm</a></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'><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'>&n= bsp;</span></span></font></u></b></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=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'>Antig Demonst= rates Prototype Laptop Fuel Cell. </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'>Antig Technology Company, Ltd. recently demonstrated its prototype 12-Watt DMFC fuel cell integrated into a notebook personal computer during the CeBit trade show held earlier this mo= nth in Hannover, Germany. The company also demonstrated a prototype fuel = cell charger for mobile phones during the event.</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.antig.com/english/index.asp">http://www.antig.com/englis= h/index.asp</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><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>British Company Announces Breakthrough = in Fuel Cell Technology.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>CMR Fuel Cells has achieved a technology breakthrough th= at will allow <font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'>OEMs and manufac= turers to integrate cost effective, long running and energy efficient fuel cell solut= ions into a wide range of consumer electronic products. CMR technology red= uces the size of fuel cell stack by a factor of ten which eliminates up to 90% of the volume and, as the reactants are mixed, the membrane they pass through = can be much thinner, lighter and cheaper. Through the elimination of most= of the expensive platinum catalyst and polymer membrane materials, the cost of= a fuel cell stack is also reduced by up to 80%. </span></font><a href=3D"http://www.cmrfuelcells.com/article_default_view.fcm?articleid=3D85= 02&subsite=3D6322" title=3D"http://www.cmrfuelcells.com/article_default_view.fcm?articleid=3D8= 502&subsite=3D6322">http://www.cmrfuelcells.com/article_default_view.fc= m?articleid=3D8502&subsite=3D6322</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'>Medis Enters = Deal with Celestica.</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'>Medis Technologies, Ltd.’= ;s wholly owned subsidiary, More Energy, Ltd,. has signed a design and enginee= ring agreement with Celestica, for Medis Technologies' fuel cell Power Pack products. Under the terms of the agreement, Celestica's Automated Manufacturing Services division will commence the design of a semi-automated production line to produce the Power Packs.</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 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>P= lug Power and FDT Enter Agreement.</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'>Plug Power Inc. announced an agreement with FDT Associates Ltd. (FDT), under which FDT will market, distribute, se= ll and service Plug Power’s GenCore backup power products to the telecommunication industry throughout the United Kingdom. For the pas= t 14 months, Plug Power has been providing backup power to a remote cell tower i= n Elgin, Scotland, in collaboration with FDT and their customer Orange. &nb= sp;The system has provided more than 2,750 hours of backup power to the site since installati= on.</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><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'>DOE Announces $64 Million in Hydrogen R&D 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. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the select= ion of 70 hydrogen research and development projects that will receive $64 mill= ion in funding from the DOE Office of Science over the next three years. The projects will tackle five main research areas: materials for hydrogen stora= ge; membranes for fuel cells and for separating hydrogen from other gases and purifying i= t; nanoscale catalysts for hydrogen production, storage, and use; production of hydrogen from solar energy; and hydrogen production processes that mimic or make use of biological processes that generate hydrogen.</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.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=3D17971&BT_CO= DE=3DPR_PRESSRELEASES&TT_CODE=3DPRESSRELEASE" title=3D"http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=3D17971&BT_C= ODE=3DPR_PRESSRELEASES&TT_CODE=3DPRESSRELEASE">http://www.energy.gov/en= gine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=3D17971&BT_CODE=3DPR_PRESSRELEASES&TT_COD= E=3DPRESSRELEASE</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'>DOE and USDA to Produce Hydrogen from Biomass.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>DOE and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have s= igned a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at developing more cost-effective ways to produce hydrogen from biomass resources. Under the MOU, DOE and USDA experts will meet regularly to share information on technologies and activi= ties of mutual interest related to reducing the cost of chemically converting biomass to hydrogen.</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.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=3D17972&BT_CO= DE=3DPR_PRESSRELEASES&TT_CODE=3DPRESSRELEASE">http://www.energy.gov/eng= ine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=3D17972&BT_CODE=3DPR_PRESSRELEASES&TT_CODE= =3DPRESSRELEASE</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 Signs Agreements with Praxair, Airgas.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Praxair, Inc. has signed an agreement with Proton Energy Systems, Inc. to become the exclusive distributor in Canada and a U.S. dist= ributor for Proton's advanced on-site hydrogen generation systems for the e= lectric utilities industry and other applications. Separately, Airgas has announced a three-year agreement for its regional companies to market and distribute Proton Energy Systems' proprietary HOGEN® on-site hydrogen generation systems to customers in the United States. </span></font><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.protonenergy.com/company/news.html?news_id=3D17518&y= ear=3D2005&month=3D5">http://www.protonenergy.com/company/news.html?new= s_id=3D17518&year=3D2005&month=3D5</a></span></font></u></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.protonenergy.com/company/news.html?news_id=3D17517&y= ear=3D2005&month=3D5">http://www.protonenergy.com/company/news.html?new= s_id=3D17517&year=3D2005&month=3D5</a></span></font></u></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span></span= ></font></u></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>HERA Licenses Patents from McGill.</spa= n></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>HERA, Hydrogen Storage Systems Inc. has become exclusive licensee of a substantial intellectual property portfolio developed by McGi= ll University in the field of advanced hydride materials for hydrogen stora= ge.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.herahydrogen.com/en/doc/p2005-05-0= 2.html">http://www.herahydrogen.com/en/doc/p2005-05-02.html</a></span></fon= t></u></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span></span= ></font></u></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dstyle51><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>P+E Receives Navy SBIR Award.</= span></font></b></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dstyle51><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Power+Energy, Inc. (P+E) has been awarded a new = Phase I SBIR contract by the Navy entitled "Hydrogen Separation from a Logistic-Fuel Reformate Stream." Under this contract P+E will investigate alternatives for developing a Palladium alloy membrane hydrogen separator which can reliably process a reformate feed stream containing from 100 to 400 parts per million of sulfur.</span></font></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.purehydrogen.com/site_2002/news_documents/press_release_= 05_05_2005.html">http://www.purehydrogen.com/site_2002/news_documents/press= _release_05_05_2005.html</a></span></font></u></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span></span= ></font></u></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'>Toyota</spa= n></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'> Develops High-Pressure Hydrogen Tanks.</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'>Toyota Motor Corporation has d= eveloped 35MPa and 70MPa high-pressure hydrogen tanks for use in fuel cell vehicles.= The new Toyota high-pressure hydrogen tanks employ an anti-leak liner made of</= 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'>high strength nylon resin with superior hydrogen permeation-prevention performance. The tanks also feature an all-composite structure concealed by a carbon fiber exterior, ma= king them light and extremely strong.</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'><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span></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'>FUEL CELL COMPONENTS</span></font></u></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'> </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'>DuPont Unveil= s New MEA.</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'>DuPont Fuel Cells unveiled its latest technology, DuPont Gen IV, for a new generation of Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEA) components enabling direct methanol fuel cells with improv= ed overall power performance and longer run-times. DuPont Gen IV MEA technology requires significantly less catalyst loading compared with the previous generation, while still delivering approximately a 20 percent incr= ease in power density and well over two times improvement in durability and reliability leading to more cost-effective fuel cell systems.</span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dbody-txt1><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><s= pan style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.dupont.com/fuelcells/pdf/pressrel_05232005.pdf">http://w= ww.dupont.com/fuelcells/pdf/pressrel_05232005.pdf</a></span></font></span><= /p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dbody-txt1><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial= ><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span>= </font></b></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Argonne</span></font></b><b><font size= =3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:= bold'> to Receive $3 Million for Catalyst Research.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Argonne National Laboratory will receive $3 million over three years for basic science studies that may lead to improved catalysts f= or hydrogen fuel cells. The funding, from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences, will be used to study the molecular basis = of catalysis, with a particular interest in the oxygen reduction reaction in f= uel cells.</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.anl.gov/Media_Center/News/2005/news050526.html">http://w= ww.anl.gov/Media_Center/News/2005/news050526.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'>Quantachrome Introduces New Water Sorpt= ion Analyzer.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Quantachrome Instruments has unveiled their latest Hydrosorb model. The Hydrosorb-HT water sorption analyzer features an analysis temperature range of 12 to 85°C. </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.quantachrome.com/whatsnew/listings/whatsnew_03.28.2005.h= tm" title=3D"http://www.quantachrome.com/whatsnew/listings/whatsnew_03.28.2005.= htm">http://www.quantachrome.com/whatsnew/listings/whatsnew_03.28.2005.htm<= /a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DIT style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span= ></span></font></u></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>REQU= ESTS FOR PROPOSALS</span></font></u></b></h1> <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><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>CCEF Announces Funding for New Demonstr= ation Program.</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 (CCEF) announced fundi= ng for a new program opportunity that will support the demonstration of innova= tive technologies or technology applications in the clean energy sector. The Operational Demonstration Program will provide funding opportunities of up = to $750,000 per project for companies with near-commercial clean energy technologies that are seeking to establish product viability and a track re= cord of performance for their technology in a relevant operational environment. Total available funding under this program opportunity is $4 million and ap= plications will be accepted on a rolling basis.</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.ctcleanenergy.com/news/81.php">htt= p://www.ctcleanenergy.com/news/81.php</a></span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span></span></font></u></b></h1> <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=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'>Ohio Governor Extends Fuel Cell Initiat= ive for Three Years.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Ohio Governor Bob Taft announced a three-year extension = of the Ohio Fuel Cell Initiative, <font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:bla= ck'>a $103 million program that aims to position Ohio as a national leader in the growing fuel cell industry and help spur economic growth and job creation i= n Ohio. To date, more than $38 million in Fuel Cell Initiative funds = has been awarded to fuel cell projects across the state. The Initiative is an integral part of the Third Frontier Project, a $1.1 billion job creation program designed to create jobs and bring new products to market.</span></font></sp= an></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.governor.ohio.gov/releases/051105FuelCell.htm" title=3D"http://www.governor.ohio.gov/releases/051105FuelCell.htm">http://w= ww.governor.ohio.gov/releases/051105FuelCell.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><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>EMTEC Develops Ohio Fuel Cell Database.= </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The Edison Materials Technology Center (EMTEC) has devel= oped and released a new searchable online database of Ohio organizations, contac= ts, products and services that contribute to the emerging fuel cell supply chain. </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.emtec.org/MySql4/DatabaseIndex.htm= ">http://www.emtec.org/MySql4/DatabaseIndex.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><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Microcell Receives Entrepreneurship Awa= rd.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Microcell was presented with the Crystal Flame Award for= Entrepreneurship at the 2005 FuelCellSouth Conference. Nominated for this award by mem= bers of the southeast fuel cell industry, Microcell was chosen by a panel of industry analysts, researchers and capital investors based on key criteria centered on innovation and potential market impact. </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.microcellcorp.com/news.html">http:= //www.microcellcorp.com/news.html#</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> <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=3D2 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 10.0pt'> </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><span class=3Df1><b><font size=3D2 color=3D"#006699" f= ace=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span>= </font></b></span></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><b><font 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 July 4–8, 2005, at the Kult= ur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern in Luzern, Switzerland. For registration information, please visit </span></font></span><font size=3D2 face=3DArial>= <span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.efcf.com= /">http://www.efcf.com/</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'>Grove Fuel Cell Symposium.</span></font= ></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Review the latest technological advances and development= s in fuel cell applications across all market sectors at the Ninth Grove Fuel Ce= ll Symposium – October 4-6, 2005, in London, United Kingdom. Over = 50 expert presentations are supplemented by a major exhibition and fuel cell demonstration area. Book your delegate place and free exhibition tickets no= w at <a href=3D"http://www.grovefuelcell.com/">www.grovefuelcell.com</a>. </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'>&= nbsp;</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'>Middle East</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'> and Hydrogen Technology.</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'>Middle East and Hydrogen Technology: = Opportunities and Challenges </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'fon= t-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, f= rom December 6-7, 2005. 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