Fuel Cells 2000's Fuel Cell Technology Update - November 2005
"Jennifer Gangi" <[email protected]> Tue, 1 Nov 2005 11:28:00 -0500
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5DF01.39E5FA19 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fuel Cell Technology Update - November 2005 =20 Keep your eyes on www.fuelcells.org <http://www.fuelcells.org/> as we will be unveiling a new product during the Fuel Cell Seminar (November 14-17).=20=20 =20 To subscribe or unsubscribe to this listserve, please see the end of this message. =20 Want more fuel cell news? Support Fuel Cells 2000 by subscribing to the Fuel Cell Quarterly - just US$25.00. Or you can make a tax-deductible contribution of US$30.00 or more to Breakthrough Technologies Institute and receive a year's subscription to the Quarterly as our way of saying thanks. http://www.fuelcells.org/info/pubs.doc =20 TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS =20 Ford Delivers Fuel Cell Vehicles to California and Michigan. Ford Motor Company has delivered three hybrid hydrogen Ford Focus fuel cell vehicles to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the California Energy Commission (CEC), and the California Department of General Services (DGS) in addition to five already delivered to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. Five Focus fuel cell vehicles also arrived at the cities of Taylor and Ann Arbor in Michigan. Both vehicle deliveries are part of a five-city, 30-car program to conduct real-world testing of fuel cell vehicles. http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=3D21862&make_id=3Dtrust =20 Westport Participating in Canadian Hydrogen Project. Westport Innovations Inc. announced its participation in the launch of a CAN$18.3 million hydrogen technologies project supported by the Government of Canada, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), and a consortium of Vancouver-based industry partners. The demonstration will initially involve the operation of eight light-duty trucks running on hydrogen; a fuel cell system operating on hydrogen and providing electrical power and heat to a car wash, and four public transit buses converted by Westport for Vancouver's TransLink fleet to run on a blend of hydrogen and compressed natural gas (HCNG).=20 http://www.westport.com/news/newsdetail.php?id=3D288&return_to=3Dindex.php =20 Fuel Cell Buses Surpass One Million Kilometers. The fleet of 33 Mercedes-Benz Citaro fuel cell buses currently operating in Europe, Iceland and Australia has surpassed one million kilometers of service. The buses, which are powered by Ballard fuel cells, have been on the road since late 2003 as part of the Clean Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE), Ecological City Transport System (ECTOS) and STEP (Sustainable Transport Energy for Perth (STEP) programs. http://www.ballard.com/be_informed/about_ballard/news/2005/10/20/22_Cita robusmilestone =20 APFCT Aiming for Fuel Cell Scooters in 2007. Asia Pacific Fuel Cell Technologies Ltd. (APFCT) is scheduled to unveil the world's first commercialized fuel cell scooter model in 2007. APFCT has assembled six fourth-generation fuel cell scooter prototypes and is working on a fifth-generation scooter model. http://english.www.gov.tw/TaiwanHeadlines/index.jsp?categid=3D9&recordid=3D8 6556 =20 STATIONARY APPLICATIONS =20 Plug Power Commissions Ten Fuel Cells at Robins Air Force Base. Plug Power Inc. has commissioned ten 5-kilowatt, grid-independent, prime-power, LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) fueled GenSys(r) fuel cell systems at the Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. The systems have been configured to supplement the electrical grid and for testing of various load profiles to simulate real-world demands.=20 http://www.plugpower.com/news/press.cfm =20 FuelCell Energy Sells DFC for Camp Pendleton, Installs DFC at Starwood Hotel. FuelCell Energy, Inc. has sold a 500-kW Direct FuelCell(r) (DFC(r)) power plant to LOGANEnergy for the U.S. Navy for anticipated use at the U.S. Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, in California. After compliance with all pertinent environmental requirements, LOGANEnergy will install the power plant, consisting of two 250-kW DFC300MA(tm) units, to provide base load electricity and heat energy for a Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ) that houses over 200 Marines and a Mess Hall that serves over 400 personnel daily at Camp Pendleton. Also, FuelCell Energy and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. have completed the installation of a 500-kW DFC(r) power plant at the 390-room Westin San Francisco Airport Hotel. http://www.fce.com <http://www.fce.com/>=20 =20 FCE's POSCO Forms Partnership with Korean Utility. FuelCell Energy, Inc. announced that its Korean strategic alliance distribution partner POSCO has formed a partnership with one of the country's six electric utilities to market and sell fuel cell products for grid support applications. As part of this arrangement, POSCO will install and operate a 250-kilowatt kW Direct FuelCell(r) (DFC(r)) power plant from FuelCell Energy at the Bundang plant of Korea-South East Power (KOSEP), located in Gyeonggi province, South Korea. The companies also have agreed to co-develop and market fuel cells as part of an effort to enhance the competitiveness of this ultra-clean energy source in the global market. http://www.fce.com <http://www.fce.com/>=20 =20 Acumentrics Ships SOFC to NETL. Acumentrics Corporation has shipped a 5-kW Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) System to the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Morgantown, West Virginia, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Solid-State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) industry program. Over the next 6 to 12 months, the Acumentrics SOFC system will be tested at NETL.=20 http://www.acumentrics.com/ =20 PORTABLE/BACKUP POWER =20 MTI Micro Delivers DMFCs to Military, Test Unit Achieves Milestone.=20 MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. (MTI Micro) has delivered five prototypes for sensor applications to the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM). The delivery is part of a contract awarded to MTI Micro by SOCOM in 2004 to evaluate new technologies for field readiness. In addition, MTI Micro delivered, for evaluation, an integrated Mobion(r) prototype powering a Harris Falcon(r) II radio to SOCOM. The unit has achieved two times the energy of a BA5590 battery - one of the most frequently used military batteries - in a Mobion(r) laboratory test unit, achieving 200% of the energy in the same size package. http://www.mechtech.com/newsandevents/article.asp?id=3D221 <http://www.mechtech.com/newsandevents/article.asp?id=3D221>=20 http://www.mtimicrofuelcells.com/news/article.asp?id=3D223 =20 Protonex to Receive Dual Funding for Soldier Power System. Protonex Technology Corporation has been selected for contract award by the U.S. Army Research Office (ARO) to accelerate development of a 30-watt soldier power system. The ARO joins the Air Force Research Laboratory in funding the program, which began under a two-year Dual Use Science and Technology (DUST) Program awarded in April 2004. Protonex will continue to work in close partnership with Millennium Cell Inc. as a subcontractor on this program. http://www.protonex.com/ARO%20Award%20FINAL.pdf =20 Voller Announces Software Upgrade for VE100 Fuel Cell System. Voller Energy Group PLC announced the release of a software upgrade, known as Service Pack 1, designed to improve the functionality of its VE100 v3 portable fuel cell system. The new software also adds a number of new features, including remote access to, and improved diagnostic controls of, the system via the Internet or a wireless link such as a mobile phone; automatic battery charging to allow the unit to be integrated into existing battery installations such as remote powering of surveillance, CCTV or remote monitoring equipment; and system enhancements to protect internal components and improve operational life of the system. http://production.investis.com/vlr/rns/rnsitem?id=3D1128319240nRNSC0677S =20 Manhattan Scientifics Receives Fuel Cell Patent in Japan. Manhattan Scientifics, Inc. has received its first miniature fuel cell patent in Japan. The patent is a result of work by micro fuel cell scientist Robert G. Hockaday and is a significant addition to Manhattan Scientifics' micro fuel cell patent portfolio. http://www.mhtx.com/media_center/pressrelease57.htm =20 FUELS/REFORMERS/STORAGE =20 India's First Hydrogen Fueling Station Opened. India's first hydrogen fuelling station was officially opened as the first phase of India's development of its Hydrogen Economy. The facility, a hydrogen/compressed natural gas (HCNG) blend and pure hydrogen dispensing station, is located at the Indian Oil Corporation Limited's R&D centre, in Faridabad, just north of New Delhi. The fuelling station, owned by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), has been supplied by Air Products and its Indian joint venture company INOX Air Products Ltd. The equipment consists of a HCNG mixing unit, and dual dispensing unit which can fuel vehicles with either a HCNG blend or with pure hydrogen.=20 http://www.airproducts.com/PressRoom/CompanyNews/Archived/2005/11Oct05uk .htm =20 General Hydrogen Receives Order from Bridgestone/Firestone, Sells Hydricity to ePower Synergies. General Hydrogen Corporation has received an order from Bridgestone/Firestone Tire Company's Warren County manufacturing plant in Tennessee. Delivery of the hydrogen-powered Hydricity Packs(r), utilizing Ballard fuel cells, is scheduled for January 2006. The Hydricity Packs(r) have shown excellent performance as a replacement for conventional lead-acid batteries and yield surprisingly short payback periods. General Hydrogen has also sold a hydrogen-powered Hydricity(r) Pack to ePower Synergies, Inc.=20=20 http://www.generalhydrogen.com/news_company_2005_10_31.shtml http://www.generalhydrogen.com/news_company_2005_10_11.shtml =20 Chevron Signs Agreement with U.S. Army. Chevron Technology Ventures LLC has signed its first Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army's Tank and Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to further hydrogen fueling technologies. This agreement is the first CRADA for the development of hydrogen infrastructure technologies between a major international integrated energy company or its subsidiary and TARDEC. http://www.chevron.com/news/press/2005/2005-09-29.asp =20 GTI to Develop Hydrogen Fueling Station Technology for Texas, Receives Patent. Gas Technology Institute (GTI) and the State of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) have signed an agreement for the development of hydrogen fueling station technology as part of the TCEQ's New Technology Research and Development Program to reduce emission sources in Texas. The natural gas-to-hydrogen fueling stations will use GTI-developed steam methane reforming technology as well as GTI's Hydrofill(tm) dispenser control algorithm for accurately filling hydrogen-powered vehicles. In other news, GTI was recently awarded a U.S. patent for a novel technology for direct splitting of water to produce hydrogen from solar energy. Significantly, all twenty-six of the technical claims were allowed. http://www.gastechnology.org/webroot/app/xn/xd.aspx?it=3Denweb&xd=3D6newsroo m\texashydrogenfuelingstation.xml http://www.gastechnology.org/webroot/app/xn/xd.aspx?it=3Denweb&xd=3D6newsroo m\gtigranteddirectsolarhydrogenpatent.xml =20 Hydrogen Solar Receives Grant from BOC Foundation. The BOC Foundation has awarded Hydrogen Solar Ltd funds to develop and demonstrate a system to produce hydrogen directly from sunlight and water using the Hydrogen Solar Tandem CellTM. In the first phase of the project, Hydrogen Solar will design, build and install a 100 m2 array of Tandem Cells to generate high-purity hydrogen. The BOC Group will provide engineering safety expertise, compression units and engineering support during the installation.=20=20 http://www.hydrogensolar.com/October5.html =20 Dynetek Delivers Storage Systems to Tsinghau University. Dynetek Industries Ltd. has delivered three Advanced Lightweight Fuel Storage Systems to Tsinghau University located in Beijing, the People's Republic of China. The delivery of the roof mount hydrogen fuel storage systems to Tsinghau University is in direct response to the Chinese governments clean air initiatives, aimed to improve the country's air quality by 2008 when China will be host to the summer Olympic Games.=20 http://www.kentrygiel.com/dyn2/uploads/Tsinghua%20University.pdf =20 Quantum Awarded Contract from Lockheed-Martin. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. has been awarded a contract by Lockheed-Martin to develop a hydrogen and oxygen fuel storage module for a regenerative power supply system for space exploration. http://www.qtww.com/files/qtww_press/051024%20QT%20Awarded%20Contract%20 Develop%20Aerospace%20Hydrogen%20Oxygen%20Storage.pdf =20 QuestAir Receives Order for Hydrogen Purifier. QuestAir Technologies Inc. has received a CAN$165,000 order for an H-3200 hydrogen purifier to be included in the Integrated Waste Hydrogen Utilization Project (IWHUP). The H-3200 system will recover and purify hydrogen from a by-product stream emitted by a sodium chlorate manufacturing plant in the North Vancouver area. http://www.questairinc.com/investor_relations/press_releases/archived_re leases/2005/10-13_1pm.htm =20 FUEL CELL COMPONENTS =20 DuPont Increases Durability of MEAs. DuPont Fuel Cells has achieved product improvements that dramatically increase the durability and lifetime of fuel cell membranes, dispersions and Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) components for hydrogen based fuel cells. Further developments are focused on providing additional mechanical stability, longer life and more power from our membrane and MEA offerings, and doing so even more cost effectively http://www.dupont.com/fuelcells/pdf/pressrel_10262005.pdf =20 Franklin Fuel Cells Receives SECA Grant. Franklin Fuel Cells, Inc. has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) program. The grant pertains specifically to the company's novel, patented cathode technology that impregnates the cathode in the same way that its patented process impregnates the anode with copper and ceria. The unique Copper-based SOFC technology was initially developed by a team of scientists at the University of Pennsylvania.=20 http://www.franklinfuelcells.com/press_release_10.17.05.htm =20 REPORTS/MARKET STUDIES =20 Energy Security and Emergency Preparedness. The Clean Energy Group has released "Energy Security & Emergency Preparedness: How Clean Energy Can Deliver More Reliable Power for Critical Infrastructure and Emergency Response Missions-An Overview for Federal, State and Local Officials". The report identifies many opportunities for federal, state and local governments to greatly improve power reliability at their critical facilities.=20=20 http://www.cleanenergystates.org/library/Reports/CEG_Clean_Energy_Securi ty_Oct05.pdf. =20 2005 Fuel Cell Industry Survey. PricewaterhouseCoopers has released its 2005 Fuel Cell Industry Survey, which focuses on the 2004 year-on-year financial results of the world's 20 publicly traded companies whose primary business is in the areas of fuel cell production, system integration, and/or related fuelling infrastructure. http://www.pwc.com/extweb/ncsurvres.nsf/docid/0156308D26DD0F3E85256DA900 5897C2 =20 Micro Fuel Cells. Research Reports International has released the first Edition of its "Micro Fuel Cells: Challenges and Opportunities" report. The report is a 100-page overview of the development of micro fuel cells for portable consumer and military electronics.=20 http://www.researchreportsintl.com/products/product.cfm?report_ID=3D76 =20 Hydrogen Economy. Research Reports International has released the second edition of its "Towards a Hydrogen Economy" report, a 150-page study of the movement towards using hydrogen as a key energy carrier. http://www.researchreportsintl.com/products/product.cfm?report_ID=3D62 =20 =20 REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS =20 New Mexico Issues RFP for Hydrogen Fuel Projects. The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), through its Energy Conservation and Management Division (ECMD), and the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD), working jointly, are requesting proposals for hydrogen fuel projects to be conducted in New Mexico. EMNRD and EDD are seeking proposals for projects that advance hydrogen fuel use including: Hydrogen research and development; production of hydrogen incorporating clean energy inputs as indicated below; use of hydrogen in mobile or stationary end-use applications (such as fuel cells and internal combustion engines); or any combination of the preceding types of hydrogen projects. End-use hydrogen applications to be considered include electricity generation applications, thermal applications, transportation applications, or any combination of the preceding applications.=20=20 http://www.newmexicohydrogen.org/pressrelease/PUBLIC%20NOTICE.htm =20 CCEF's On-Site Renewable DG Program. The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) announced the On-site Renewable DG Program, a $21 million flexible, integrated-technology financial support program designed to stimulate demand for behind-the-meter installations of renewable energy at Connecticut Commercial, Industrial and Institutional (CI&I) buildings. Through the On-site Renewable DG Program, CCEF will offer financial support to buy down the cost of renewable energy generating equipment. The level of support for individual awards will vary based on the specific economics of the installation. Funding is available under this Program for installations of renewable energy generation resources including wind, solar, fuel cells, biomass, landfill gas, and certain types of hydropower. http://www.ctcleanenergy.com/funding/onsite_renewable_dg_program.html =20 MISCELLANEOUS =20 GM Opening New R&D Office in Moscow. General Motors will open a new R&D science office in Moscow in order to leverage Russian science institutes and universities on a broad array of technologies, including fuel cells, hybrid and electronic controls, and battery research. The initial project work will include materials, emissions control catalyst development, lightweight metal processing, hydrogen storage for fuel cell applications and engine control technology. http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=3Dhttp://image.emerald.g m.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=3D74&docid=3D19972 =20 University of North Dakota Awarded Funding for New Hydrogen Facility The University of North Dakota's Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) has been approved for a $2.5-million award from the North Dakota Centers of Excellence Commission to build a new facility for EERC's National Center for Hydrogen Technology. The $3-million facility is expected to be completed by next fall and is expected to create between 50 and 100 new high-paying technical jobs and attract $50 million in research contracts in the short term. The Grand Forks Growth Fund will also contribute $500,000 to the new facility. http://www.eerc.und.nodak.edu/newsroom/newsitem.asp?id=3D238 =20 CONFERENCES =20 For a complete list of conferences, please go to http://www.fuelcells.org/news/conf.html =20 Fuel Cells Durability. Fuel Cells Durability will take place December 8-9, 2005, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. For more information, please go to http://www.knowledgefoundation.com/. =20 FC Expo 2006. The International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo (FC EXPO 2006) will take place January 25-27, 2006, at Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan. For conference details, check out http://www.fcexpo.jp <http://www.fcexpo.jp/> . =20 Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle Conference 2006. Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle Conference 2006: Clean Technologies and Fuels - Are We There Yet? Will take place February 22-24, 2006, at the San Diego Hilton, in San Diego, California. For conference information, go to=20 http://www.calstart.org/programs/chdvc/CHDV05/2006CHDV_save_the_date.php =2E =20 8th Small Fuel Cells. The 8th Annual Small Fuel Cells conference will be held April 2-4, 2006, at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washington, DC. For details, go to http://www.knowledgefoundation.com/. =20 Fuel Cell 2006. Fuel Cell 2006 will be held June 6-7, 2006, at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. 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Support Fuel Cells 2000 = by subscribing to the Fuel Cell Quarterly - just US$25.00. Or you can ma= ke a tax-deductible contribution of US$30.00 or more to Breakthrough Technologies Institute and receive a year's subscription to the Quarterly as our way of saying thanks. <a href=3D"http://www.fuelcells.org/info/pubs.doc" title=3D"http://www.fuelcells.org/info/pubs.doc">http://www.fuelcells.org/i= nfo/pubs.doc</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>TRAN= SPORTATION APPLICATIONS<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></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 Delivers Fuel Cell Vehicles to <st= 1:State w:st=3D"on">California</st1:State> and <st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:= st=3D"on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:State>.</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'><o:p></o:p></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 has delivered three hybrid hydrogen F= ord Focus fuel cell vehicles to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the California Energy Commission (CEC), and the California Department of General Services (DGS) in addition to five already delivered to the Sacramento Muni= cipal Utility District. Five Focus fuel cell vehicles also arrived at= the cities of <st1:City w:st=3D"on">Taylor</st1:City> and <st1:City w:st=3D"on">Ann Arbor= </st1:City> in <st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:= State>. Both vehicle deliveries are part of a five-city, 30-car program to conduct real-world testing of fuel cell vehicles.<o:p></o:p></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.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=3D21862&ma= ke_id=3Dtrust">http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=3D21862= &make_id=3Dtrust</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><b><font = size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weigh= t:bold'>Westport</span></font></b></st1:place></st1:City><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'> Participating in Canadian Hydrogen Project.<o:p></o:p></span></font>= </b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Westport Innovations Inc. announced its participation in= the launch of a CAN$18.3 million hydrogen technologies project supported by the Government of Canada, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), and= a consortium of Vancouver-based industry partners. The demonstration wi= ll initially involve the operation of eight light-duty trucks running on hydro= gen; a fuel cell system operating on hydrogen and providing electrical power and heat to a car wash, and four public transit buses converted by Westport for Vancouver’s TransLink fleet to run on a blend of hydrogen and compres= sed natural gas (HCNG).<font color=3D"#515151"><span style=3D'color:#515151'> <= /span></font><o:p></o:p></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.westport.com/news/newsdetail.php?id=3D288&return_to= =3Dindex.php">http://www.westport.com/news/newsdetail.php?id=3D288&retu= rn_to=3Dindex.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></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'>Fuel Cell Buses Surpass One Million Kilometers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The fleet of 33 Mercedes-Benz Citaro fuel cell buses currently operating in Europe, <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Iceland</st1= :country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Australia</st1:p= lace></st1:country-region> has surpassed one million kilometers of service. The buses, which are powered by Ballard fuel cells, have been on the road since late 2003 as par= t of the Clean Urban Transport for <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Europe</st1:place> (CU= TE), Ecological City Transport System (ECTOS) and STEP (Sustainable Transport En= ergy for Perth (STEP) programs.<o:p></o:p></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/2005/10/20/22= _Citarobusmilestone">http://www.ballard.com/be_informed/about_ballard/news/= 2005/10/20/22_Citarobusmilestone</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></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'>APFCT Aiming for Fuel Cell Scooters in 2007.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Asia Pacific Fuel Cell Technologies Ltd. (APFCT) is scheduled to unveil the world's first commercialized fuel cell scooter mode= l in 2007. </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-s= ize:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>APFCT has assembled six fourth-generation fuel cell scoo= ter prototypes and is working on a fifth-generation scooter model.</span></font= ><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o= :p></o:p></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://english.www.gov.tw/TaiwanHeadlines/index.jsp?categid=3D9&= ;recordid=3D86556">http://english.www.gov.tw/TaiwanHeadlines/index.jsp?cate= gid=3D9&recordid=3D86556</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></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 APPLICATIONS<o:p></o:p></spa= n></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'><= o:p> </o:p></span></font></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'>P= lug Power Commissions Ten Fuel Cells at Robins Air Force Base.<o:p></o:p></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. has commissioned ten 5-kilowatt, grid-independent, prime-power, LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) fu= eled GenSys® fuel cell systems at the Robins Air Force Base in <st1:country-= region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Georgia</st1:place></st1:country-region>= . The systems have been configured to supplement the electrical grid and for test= ing of various load profiles to simulate real-world demands. <o:p></o:p></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'><a href=3D"http://www.plugpower.com/news/press.cfm">http://www.plugpower.com/n= ews/press.cfm</a><o:p></o:p></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'><o:p> </o:p></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'>FuelCell Ener= gy Sells DFC for <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Camp</st1:P= laceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Pendleton</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, Installs= DFC at Starwood Hotel.<o:p></o:p></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. has sold= a 500-kW Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plant to LOGANEnergy for the U.S. Nav= y for anticipated use at the U.S. Marine Corps Base, <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">C= amp</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Pendleton</st1:PlaceName>, in <st1:State w:st=3D= "on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">California</st1:place></st1:State>. After compliance wit= h all pertinent environmental requirements, LOGANEnergy will install the power pl= ant, consisting of two 250-kW DFC300MA™ units, to provide base load electricity and heat energy for a Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ) that hou= ses over 200 Marines and a Mess Hall that serves over 400 personnel daily at <s= t1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Camp</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName = w:st=3D"on">Pendleton</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. Also, FuelCell Energy and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide= , Inc. have completed the installation of a 500-kW DFC® power plant at the 390-room= Westin San Francisco Airport Hotel.<o:p></o:p></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><o= :p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></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'>FCE’s POSCO Forms Partnership with Korean Utility.<o:p></o:p></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'>FuelCell Energy, Inc. announced that = its Korean strategic alliance distribution partner POSCO has formed a partnersh= ip with one of the country's six electric utilities to market and sell fuel ce= ll products for grid support applications. As part of this arrangement, = POSCO will install and operate a 250-kilowatt </span></font><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>kW Direct FuelCell® (DFC&r= eg;) <font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'>power plant from FuelCell Energy = at the Bundang plant of Korea-South East Power (KOSEP), located in Gyeonggi provin= ce, <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">South Korea</st1:place></st1:country-reg= ion>. The companies also have agreed to co-develop and market fuel cells as part = of an effort to enhance the competitiveness of this ultra-clean energy source = in the global market</span></font></span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:bl= ack'>.<o:p></o:p></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'><a href=3D"http://www.fce.com/">http:= //www.fce.com</a><o:p></o:p></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'><o:p> </o:p></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'>Acumentrics Ships SOFC to NETL.<o:p></o= :p></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 shipped a 5-kW Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) System to the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Morgantown</st1:City= >, <st1:State w:st=3D"on">West Virginia</st1:State></st1:place>, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solid-State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) industry program. Over the next 6 to 12 months, the Acumentrics SOFC = system will be tested at NETL. <o:p></o:p></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.acumentrics.com/">http://www.acume= ntrics.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></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'>PORTABLE/BACKUP POWER<o:p></o:p></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'><o:p><span style=3D'text-decoration:non= e'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></b></p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><a name=3D"OLE_LINK2"></a><a name=3D"OLE_LINK1"></a>= <a name=3D"OLE_LINK3"><strong><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'fo= nt-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>MTI Micro Delivers DMFCs to Military, Test Unit A= chieves Milestone. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></a></p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-s= ize:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'>MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. (MTI Micro) has delivered five prototypes for sensor applications to the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM). The delivery is part of a contract awarded to MTI Micro by SOCOM in 2004 to evaluate new technologies for field readiness. In ad= dition, MTI Micro delivered, for evaluation, an integrated Mobion® prototype po= wering a Harris Falcon® II radio to SOCOM. The unit has achieved two times= the energy of a BA5590 battery — one of the most frequently used military batter= ies — in a Mobion® laboratory test unit, achieving 200% of the energy= in the same size package.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><a href=3D"http://www.mechtech.com/newsandevents/article.asp?id=3D221" title=3D"http://www.mechtech.com/newsandevents/article.asp?id=3D221"><font = size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>http://www.mechtech.com/newsa= ndevents/article.asp?id=3D221</span></font></a><font size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></s= pan></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://www.mtimicrofuelcells.com/news/article.asp?id=3D223">http://= www.mtimicrofuelcells.com/news/article.asp?id=3D223</a><o:p></o:p></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'><o:p><span style=3D'text-decoration:non= e'> </span></o:p></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'>Protonex to R= eceive Dual Funding for Soldier Power System.<o:p></o:p></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'>Protonex Technology Corporatio= n has been selected for contract award by the U.S. Army Research Office (ARO) to accelerate development of a 30-watt soldier power system. The ARO joi= ns the Air Force Research Laboratory in funding the program, which began under a two-y= ear Dual Use Science and Technology (DUST) Program awarded in April 2004. Prot= onex will continue to work in close partnership with Millennium Cell Inc. as a subcontractor on this program.<o:p></o:p></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.protonex.com/ARO%20Award%20FINAL.p= df">http://www.protonex.com/ARO%20Award%20FINAL.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></= font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></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'>Voller Announ= ces Software Upgrade for VE100 Fuel Cell System.<o:p></o:p></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'>Voller Energy Group PLC announ= ced the release of a software upgrade, known as Service Pack 1, designed to imp= rove the functionality of its VE100 v3 portable fuel cell system. The new = software also adds a number of new features, including remote access to, and improved diagnostic controls of, the system via the Internet or a wireless link such= as a mobile phone; automatic battery charging to allow the unit to be integrat= ed into existing battery installations such as remote powering of surveillance, CCTV or remote monitoring equipment; and system enhancements to protect internal components and improve operational life of the system.<o:p></o:p><= /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://production.investis.com/vlr/rns/rnsitem?id=3D1128319240nRNSC= 0677S">http://production.investis.com/vlr/rns/rnsitem?id=3D1128319240nRNSC0= 677S</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:City w:st=3D"on"><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Manhattan</s= pan></font></b></st1:City><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'> Scientifics Receives Fuel Cell Patent in <st1:country-region w:st=3D= "on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></fon= t></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Manhattan Scientifics, Inc. has received its first minia= ture fuel cell patent in <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">= Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The patent is a result of work by micro fuel cell scientist Robert G.= Hockaday and is a significant addition to Manhattan Scientifics' micro fuel cell pat= ent portfolio.<o:p></o:p></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.mhtx.com/media_center/pressrelease= 57.htm">http://www.mhtx.com/media_center/pressrelease57.htm</a><o:p></o:p><= /span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></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<o:p></o:p></spa= n></font></u></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on"= ><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;f= ont-weight: bold'>India</span></font></b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'>’s First Hydrogen Fueling Station Opened.<o:p></o:p></span></fo= nt></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>India</span></fo= nt></st1:country-region><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fam= ily:Arial'>'s first hydrogen fuelling station was officially opened as the first phase of= <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s development of its Hydrogen Economy. The facility, a hydrogen/compres= sed natural gas (HCNG) blend and pure hydrogen dispensing station, is located at the In= dian Oil Corporation Limited's R&D centre, in <st1:City w:st=3D"on">Faridaba= d</st1:City>, just north of <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">New Delhi</st1:p= lace></st1:City>. The fuelling station, owned by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IO= CL), has been supplied by Air Products and its Indian joint venture company INOX Air Products Ltd. The equipment consists of a HCNG mixing unit, and dual dispensing unit which can fuel vehicles with either a HCNG blend or with pu= re hydrogen. <o:p></o:p></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.airproducts.com/PressRoom/CompanyNews/Archived/2005/11Oc= t05uk.htm">http://www.airproducts.com/PressRoom/CompanyNews/Archived/2005/1= 1Oct05uk.htm</a><o:p></o:p></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'><o:p> </o:p></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'>General Hydrogen Receives Order from Bridgestone/Firestone, Sells Hydricity to ePower Synergies.<o:p></o:p></spa= n></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>General Hydrogen Corporation has received an order from = Bridgestone/Firestone Tire Company’s <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Warren</st1:PlaceName> <st1= :PlaceName w:st=3D"on">County</st1:PlaceName> manufacturing plant in <st1:State w:st= =3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Tennessee</st1:place></st1:State>. Delivery of the hydro= gen-powered Hydricity Packs®, utilizing Ballard fuel cells, is scheduled for Januar= y 2006. The Hydricity Packs® have shown excellent performance as a replacement = for conventional lead-acid batteries and yield surprisingly short payback perio= ds. General Hydrogen has also sold a hydrogen-powered Hydricity® Pack to eP= ower Synergies, Inc. <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span= ></b></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.generalhydrogen.com/news_company_2005_10_31.shtml">http:= //www.generalhydrogen.com/news_company_2005_10_31.shtml</a><o:p></o:p></spa= n></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.generalhydrogen.com/news_company_2005_10_11.shtml">http:= //www.generalhydrogen.com/news_company_2005_10_11.shtml</a><o:p></o:p></spa= n></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></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'>Chevron Signs Agreement with <st1:count= ry-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> Ar= my.<o:p></o:p></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'>Chevron Technology Ventures LLC has signed its first Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army’s Tank and Automotive Research, Development and Enginee= ring Center (TARDEC) to further hydrogen fueling technologies. This agreement is= the first CRADA for the development of hydrogen infrastructure technologies bet= ween a major international integrated energy company or its subsidiary and TARDE= C. <a href=3D"http://www.chevron.com/news/press/2005/2005-09-29.asp">http://www.c= hevron.com/news/press/2005/2005-09-29.asp</a><o:p></o:p></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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'line-height:10.5pt'><b><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>GTI to Develop Hydrogen Fueling Station Technology for <st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w= :st=3D"on">Texas</st1:place></st1:State>, Receives Patent.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'line-height:10.5pt'><font size=3D2 face=3DAri= al><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Gas Technology Institute (GTI)= and the State of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) have signed an agreement for the development of hydrogen fueling station technology as par= t of the TCEQ’s New Technology Research and Development Program to reduce emission sources in Texas. The natural gas-to-hydrogen fueling = stations</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333333" face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;f= ont-family: Verdana;color:#333333'> </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>will use GTI-developed steam m= ethane reforming technology as well as GTI’s Hydrofill™ dispenser cont= rol algorithm for accurately filling hydrogen-powered vehicles. In other = news, GTI was recently awarded a <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"o= n">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> patent for a novel technology for direct splitting of water to produce hydr= ogen from solar energy. Significantly, all twenty-six of the technical cla= ims were allowed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'line-height:10.5pt'><font size=3D2 face=3DAri= al><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.gastechnology.org/webroot/app/xn/xd.aspx?it=3Denweb&= xd=3D6newsroom\texashydrogenfuelingstation.xml">http://www.gastechnology.or= g/webroot/app/xn/xd.aspx?it=3Denweb&xd=3D6newsroom\texashydrogenfueling= station.xml</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'line-height:10.5pt'><font size=3D2 face=3DAri= al><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.gastechnology.org/webroot/app/xn/xd.aspx?it=3Denweb&= xd=3D6newsroom\gtigranteddirectsolarhydrogenpatent.xml">http://www.gastechn= ology.org/webroot/app/xn/xd.aspx?it=3Denweb&xd=3D6newsroom\gtigranteddi= rectsolarhydrogenpatent.xml</a><o:p></o:p></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'><o:p> </o:p></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'>Hydrogen Solar Receives Grant from BOC Foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The BOC Foundation has awarded Hydrogen Solar Ltd funds = to develop and demonstrate a system to produce hydrogen directly from sunlight= and water using the Hydrogen Solar Tandem Cell<sup>TM</sup>. In the= first phase of the project, Hydrogen Solar will design, build and install a 100 m<sup>2= </sup> array of Tandem Cells to generate high-purity hydrogen. The BOC Group= will provide engineering safety expertise, compression units and engineering sup= port during the installation. <o:p></o:p></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'><a href=3D"http://www.hydrogensolar.com/October5.html">http://www.hydrogensola= r.com/October5.html</a><o:p></o:p></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'><= o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 color= =3Dblack face=3D"OPMFDC+Arial"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:OPMFDC+Ar= ial; color:black;font-weight:bold'>Dynetek Delivers Storage Systems to <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Tsinghau</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceT= ype w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></fon= t></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 color=3Db= lack face=3D"OPMFDC+Arial"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:OPMFDC+Ar= ial; color:black'>Dynetek Industries Ltd. has delivered three Advanced Lightweig= ht Fuel Storage Systems to <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Tsinghau</st1:PlaceName>= <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType> located in <st1:City w:st=3D"on">Bei= jing</st1:City>, the People’s Republic of <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w= :st=3D"on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The delivery of the roof mount hydrogen fuel storage systems to Tsing= hau University is in direct response to the Chinese governments clean air initiatives, aimed to improve the country’s air quality by 2008 when China will be host to the summer Olympic Games. <o:p></o:p></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'><a href=3D"http://www.kentrygiel.com/dyn2/uploads/Tsinghua%20University.pdf">h= ttp://www.kentrygiel.com/dyn2/uploads/Tsinghua%20University.pdf</a><o:p></o= :p></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'><= o:p> </o:p></span></font></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'>Q= uantum Awarded Contract from Lockheed-Martin.<o:p></o:p></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'>Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. has been awarded a contract by Lockheed-Martin to develop a hydrogen and oxygen fuel storage module for a regenerative power supply sys= tem for space exploration.<o:p></o:p></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.qtww.com/files/qtww_press/051024%20QT%20Awarded%20Contra= ct%20Develop%20Aerospace%20Hydrogen%20Oxygen%20Storage.pdf">http://www.qtww= .com/files/qtww_press/051024%20QT%20Awarded%20Contract%20Develop%20Aerospac= e%20Hydrogen%20Oxygen%20Storage.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DIT style=3D'f= ont-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></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'>QuestAir Receives Order for Hydrogen Purifier.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>QuestAir Technologies Inc. has received a CAN$165,000 or= der for an H-3200 hydrogen purifier to be included in the Integrated Waste Hydr= ogen Utilization Project (IWHUP). The H-3200 system will recover and purify hydrogen from a by-product stream emitted by a sodium chlorate manufacturing plant in the <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">North Vancouver</= st1:place></st1:City> area.</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Verdana'> </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a href=3D"http://www.questairinc.com/investor_relations/press_releases/archiv= ed_releases/2005/10-13_1pm.htm">http://www.questairinc.com/investor_relatio= ns/press_releases/archived_releases/2005/10-13_1pm.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span= ></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DIT style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> <= /span></o:p></span></font></u></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<o:p></o:p></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'><o:p><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></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'>DuPont Increa= ses Durability of MEAs.<o:p></o:p></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 has achieved product improvements that dramatically increase the durability and lifetime= of fuel cell membranes, dispersions and Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) components for hydrogen based fuel cells. Further developments are fo= cused on providing additional mechanical stability, longer life and more power from = our membrane and MEA offerings, and doing so even more cost effectively<o:p></o= :p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DIT style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.dupont.com/fuelcells/pdf/pressrel_10262005.pdf">http://w= ww.dupont.com/fuelcells/pdf/pressrel_10262005.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></fo= nt></u></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dmessageheaderlabel><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font= ></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dmessageheaderlabel><b><font size=3D2 fac= e=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Franklin Fuel= Cells Receives SECA Grant.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dmessageheaderlabel><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Franklin Fuel Cells, Inc. has = been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solid State Ener= gy Conversion Alliance (SECA) program. The grant pertains specifically t= o the company’s novel, patented cathode technology that impregnates the cat= hode in the same way that its patented process impregnates the anode with copper= and ceria. The unique Copper-based SOFC technology was initially develope= d by a team of scientists at the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on"= >University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Pennsylvania</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. <o= :p></o:p></span></font></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dmessageheaderlabel><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span lang=3DIT style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.franklinfuelcells.com/press_release_10.17.05.htm">http:/= /www.franklinfuelcells.com/press_release_10.17.05.htm<o:p></o:p></a></span>= </font></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span lang=3DIT style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></s= pan></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'>REPORTS/MARKET STUDIES<o:p></o:p></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'><o:p><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></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'>E= nergy Security and Emergency Preparedness.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The Clean Energy Group<font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> has released “Energy Security & Emergency Preparedness: How Clean Energy Can Deliver More Reliable Power for Critical Infrastructure and Emergency Response Missions-An Overview for Federal, Sta= te and Local Officials”. The report identifies many opportun= ities for federal, state and local governments to greatly improve power reliability at their critical facilities. <o:p></o:p></span></font></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'><a href=3D"http://www.cleanenergystates.org/library/Reports/CEG_Clean_Energy_S= ecurity_Oct05.pdf" title=3D"http://www.cleanenergystates.org/library/Reports/CEG_Clean_Energy_= Security_Oct05.pdf">http://www.cleanenergystates.org/library/Reports/CEG_Cl= ean_Energy_Security_Oct05.pdf</a>.<o:p></o:p></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'><o:p><span style=3D'text-decoration:non= e'> </span></o:p></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'>2005 Fuel Cell Industry Survey.<o:p></o:p></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'>PricewaterhouseCoopers has rel= eased its 2005 Fuel Cell Industry Survey, which focuses on the 2004 year-on-year financial results of the world's 20 publicly traded companies whose primary business is in the areas of fuel cell production, system integration, and/or related fuelling infrastructure.<o:p></o:p></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.pwc.com/extweb/ncsurvres.nsf/docid/0156308D26DD0F3E85256= DA9005897C2">http://www.pwc.com/extweb/ncsurvres.nsf/docid/0156308D26DD0F3E= 85256DA9005897C2</a><o:p></o:p></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'><o:p> </o:p></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'>Micro Fuel Ce= lls.<o:p></o:p></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'>Research Reports International= has released the first Edition of its “Micro Fuel Cells: Challenges and O= pportunitie<i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>s</span></i>” report. The report is= a 100-page overview of the development of micro fuel cells for portable consumer and military electronics. <o:p></o:p></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.researchreportsintl.com/products/product.cfm?report_ID= =3D76">http://www.researchreportsintl.com/products/product.cfm?report_ID=3D= 76</a><o:p></o:p></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'><o:p> </o:p></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'>Hydrogen Econ= omy.<o:p></o:p></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'>Research Reports International= has released the second edition of its "Towards a Hydrogen Economy" report, a 150-page study of the movement towards using hydrogen as a key en= ergy carrier.<o:p></o:p></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.researchreportsintl.com/products/product.cfm?report_ID= =3D62">http://www.researchreportsintl.com/products/product.cfm?report_ID=3D= 62</a><o:p></o:p></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'><o:p> </o:p></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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font= ></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>REQU= ESTS FOR PROPOSALS<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><b><font= size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weigh= t:bold'>New Mexico</span></font></b></st1:place></st1:State><b><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> Issues RFP f= or Hydrogen Fuel Projects.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (E= MNRD), through its Energy Conservation and Management Division (ECMD), and the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD), working jointly, are requesti= ng proposals for hydrogen fuel projects to be conducted in <st1:State w:st=3D"= on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">New Mexico</st1:place></st1:State>. <font color=3Dblack>= <span style=3D'color:black'>EMNRD and EDD are seeking proposals for projects</spa= n></font> that advance hydrogen fuel use including: Hydrogen research and devel= opment; production of hydrogen incorporating clean energy inputs as indicated below; use<font color=3Dblue><span style=3D'color:blue'> </span></font>of hydrogen= in mobile or stationary end-use applications (such as<i><span style=3D'font-st= yle: italic'> </span></i>fuel cells and internal combustion engines); or any combination of the preceding types of hydrogen projects. End-use hydr= ogen applications to be considered include electricity generation applications, thermal applications, transportation applications, or any combination of the preceding applications. <o:p></o:p></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.newmexicohydrogen.org/pressrelease/PUBLIC%20NOTICE.htm">= http://www.newmexicohydrogen.org/pressrelease/PUBLIC%20NOTICE.htm</a><o:p><= /o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></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’s On-Site Renewable DG Progr= am.<o:p></o:p></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 the On-site Renewable DG Program, a $21 million flexible, integrated-technology financial support program designed to stimulate demand for behind-the-meter installations of renewable energy at Connecticut Commercial, Industrial and Institutional (CI&I) buildings. Through the On-site Renewable DG = Program, CCEF will offer financial support to buy down the cost of renewable energy generating equipment. The level of support for individual awards will vary based on the specific economics of the installation. Funding is available u= nder this Program for installations of renewable energy generation resources including wind, solar, fuel cells, biomass, landfill gas, and certain types= of hydropower.<o:p></o:p></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/funding/onsite_renewable_dg_program.ht= ml">http://www.ctcleanenergy.com/funding/onsite_renewable_dg_program.html</= a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>MISC= ELLANEOUS<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></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'>GM Opening New R&D Office in <st1:C= ity w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p= ></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'>General Motors will open a new R&D science office in <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Moscow</st1:= place></st1:City> in order to leverage Russian science institutes and universities on a broad= array of technologies, including fuel cells, hybrid and</span></font><font size= =3D2 color=3Dred face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:red'> </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>electronic control= s, and battery research. The initial project work will include materia= ls, emissions control catalyst development, lightweight metal processing, hydrogen storage for fuel cell applications and engine control technology.<o:p></o:p></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'><a href=3D"http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=3Dhttp://image.em= erald.gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=3D74&docid=3D199= 72">http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=3Dhttp://image.emeral= d.gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=3D74&docid=3D19972</= a><o:p></o:p></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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><= st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on"><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt= ;font-family: Arial;font-weight:bold'>University</span></font></b></st1:PlaceType><b><f= ont size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fo= nt-weight: bold'> of <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">North Dakota</st1:PlaceName></span></= font></b></st1:place><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'> Awarded Funding for New Hydrogen Facility<o:p></o:p></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'>The University of North Dakota= 's Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) has been approved for a $2.5-million award from the North Dakota Centers of Excellence Commission to build a new facility for EERC's <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st= =3D"on">National</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for Hydrogen Technology. The $3-million facility is expected to be &nbs= p; completed by next fall and is expected to create between 50 and 100 new high-paying technical jobs and attract $50 million in research contracts in the short term. = The Grand Forks Growth Fund will also contribute $500,000 to the new facility.<= o:p></o:p></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.eerc.und.nodak.edu/newsroom/newsitem.asp?id=3D238">http:= //www.eerc.und.nodak.edu/newsroom/newsitem.asp?id=3D238</a><o:p></o:p></spa= n></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><o:p= ><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></b></= h1> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>CONF= ERENCES<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></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><o:p></o:p></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'><o:p> </= o:p></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'>Fuel Cells Durability.<o:p></o:p></span= ></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Fuel Cells Durability will take place </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>De= cember 8-9, 2005, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w= :st=3D"on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st=3D"on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>. For more informat= ion, please go to <a href=3D"http://www.knowledgefoundation.com/">http://www.knowledgef= oundation.com/</a>.<o:p></o:p></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'><o:p> </= o:p></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'>FC Expo 2006.= <o:p></o:p></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'>The International Hydrogen &am= p; Fuel Cell Expo (FC EXPO 2006) will take place January 25-27, 2006, at <st1:= City w:st=3D"on">Tokyo</st1:City> Big Sight, <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:= st=3D"on">Tokyo</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Japan</st1:country-region></st1:place>.&nb= sp; For conference details, check out <u><font color=3Dblue><span style=3D'color:bl= ue'><a href=3D"http://www.fcexpo.jp/">http://www.fcexpo.jp</a></span></font></u>.<= o:p></o:p></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'><o:p> </o:p></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'>Clean Heavy D= uty Vehicle Conference 2006.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><em><i><font size=3D2 fa= ce=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle Confe= rence 2006: Clean Technologies and Fuels - Are We There Yet?</span></font><= /i></em><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> W= ill take place February 22-24, 2006, at the San Diego Hilton, in <st1:place w:st=3D"= on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">San Diego</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st=3D"on">California</st1:S= tate></st1:place>. For conference information, go to <o:p></o:p></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.calstart.org/programs/chdvc/CHDV05/2006CHDV_save_the_dat= e.php">http://www.calstart.org/programs/chdvc/CHDV05/2006CHDV_save_the_date= .php</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></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'>8<sup>th</sup> Small Fuel Cells.<o:p></= o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The 8<sup>th</sup> Annual Small Fuel Cells conference wi= ll be held </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.= 0pt; font-family:Arial'>April 2-4, 2006, at the </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>L'Enfant Pl= aza Hotel in </span></font><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on"><font s= ize=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Washingto= n</span></font></st1:City><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,= <st1:State w:st=3D"on">DC</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. For details, go to <a href=3D"http://www.knowledgefoundation.com/">http://www.knowledgefoundation= .com/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></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'>Fuel Cell 2006.<o:p></o:p></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 2006 will be held June 6-7, 2006, at the Shera= ton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:= st=3D"on">Raleigh-Durham</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st=3D"on">North Carolina</st1:State></st1:place>. For d= etails, go to <a href=3D"http://www.fuelcell-magazine.com/fc_conf_index.htm">http://ww= w.fuelcell-magazine.com/fc_conf_index.htm</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>####</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Fuel Cells 2000 (<a href=3D"www.fuelcells.org" title=3Dwww.fuelcells.org>www.fuelcells.org</a>) is a non-profit, education= al activity that seeks to promote the development, demonstration and commercialization of fuel cell technology. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> <P><HR> To unsubscribe from this list, or change the email address where you receiv= e messages, please go to <A HREF=3D"http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=3Dfuelcell@v= 2.listbox.com">http://v2.listbox.com/member/[email protected]= .com</A></P> </body> </html> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5DF01.39E5FA19--