Fuel Cells 2000's Fuel Cell Technology Update - February 2006
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C62750.10A93C52 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fuel Cell Technology Update - February 2006 =20 To unsubscribe to this listserve, please see the end of this message. =20 TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS =20 Intelligent Energy and PSA Peugeot Announce Joint Agreement, Peugeot Unveil= s Smallest Automotive Fuel Cell. Intelligent Energy and PSA Peugeot Citro=EBn have announced a joint develop= ment program where Intelligent Energy's automotive fuel cell systems will b= e tested and integrated in PSA Peugeot Citro=EBn's electric vehicles. Unde= r this joint program, Intelligent Energy will deliver a series of advanced,= compact and efficient 10kW PEM systems, which will be configured to fit wi= thin PSA Peugeot Citro=EBn's electric vehicle architecture and tested exten= sively with vehicle track and road testing in France and England. In rela= ted news, Peugeot unveiled the smallest fuel cell currently available for c= ars and pledged further research to halve the price by 2010. The Genepac f= uel cell is 80-kW and can run for 500 km (310 miles). http://www.intelligent-energy.com/index_article.asp?SecID=3D15&secondlevel= =3D798&artid=3D3739 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060109/tc_nm/autos_peugeot_dc_3 =20 Masterflex to Supply Fuel Cell Bikes to EU Project. Masterflex AG will supply fuel cell cargo bikes as part of the EU HyChain M= initrans project. The trans-regional HYCHAIN MINITRANS project will entail= the operation of 150 small and lightweight vehicles powered by fuel cells,= as well as the generation, storage and logistic distribution of hydrogen. = Masterflex AG intends to deploy at least forty of its cargo bikes in the f= our participating regions in Germany, France, Italy and Spain. http://www.masterflex.de/com/index.php?news_id=3D597&node_id=3D14&category= =3D12 =20 Astris Provides Fuel Cell for Golf Cart. Astris Energi Inc. has initiated projects with Queen's-RMC Fuel Cell Resear= ch Centre (FCRC) and the Queen's Fuel Cell Team (QFCT). QFCT is developing= a fuel cell system to power a golf cart that is based on the Astris POWERS= TACK(tm) MC250. http://www.astris.ca/NE/NE10.php?item=3D1138033244 =20 CIDETEC Develops Fuel Cell Bicycle. CIDETEC-IK4 Technology Center's Energy Department has designed a prototype = for a fuel cell bicycle. The project, financed by the Gipuzkoa Provincial = Government, involved using a bicycle provided by the ORBEA bicycle manufact= uring company and a PEM fuel cell developed by CIDETEC's Center for Electro= chemical Technologies.=20 http://www.cidetec.es/noticias/03noticias_frameset.htm =20 STATIONARY APPLICATIONS =20 Nippon Oil to Install Residential Fuel Cells in Japan. Nippon Oil Corporation (NOC) will begin installation of 1-kW kerosene-fuele= d residential fuel cell cogeneration units in Japan. From March 2006 to Ma= rch 2007, NOC will place up to 100 units in homes in the Tokyo, Hokkaido, T= ohoku and Hokuriku regions. The units (to be supplied by EBARA BALLARD Corp= oration (EBC)) incorporate Ballard's Mark 1030 fuel cell stack and utilizes= fuel processing technology developed by NOC. http://www.ballard.com/be_an_investor/news/2005/12/19/NOC%20Release# <http:= //www.ballard.com/be_an_investor/news/2005/12/19/NOC%20Release>=20 =20 First Commercial Fuel Cell Installation in Delaware. Ion Power unveiled the first commercial fuel cell installation in the state= of Delaware at its headquarters. The 5 kW Plug Power GENCORE=AE is integr= ated into the building heating system so that all the waste heat from the f= uel cell is recovered for the heating demand of the building. The electric= ity is used to power a heat-pump which delivers an additional 15 kW of heat= into the building under typical winter conditions found in northern Delawa= re. The project is funded by a cooperative agreement with the Department o= f Energy and the Green Energy Fund of the State of Delaware as a Technology= Demonstration Project.=20=20 http://www.ion-power.com/news.html =20 FCE Sells 1-MW Unit to Sharp. FuelCell Energy, Inc.'s Asian distributor, Marubeni Corporation, has sold a= one megawatt (MW) Direct FuelCell=AE (DFC=AE) power plant to provide elect= ric power and high-quality heat for a Sharp Corp. production facility in Ja= pan that manufactures advanced flat-screen TVs. The DFC power plant will p= rovide Sharp's Kameyama manufacturing facility with a portion of its base l= oad electricity needs and supply heat byproduct for air conditioning by mea= ns of absorption chilling.=20 http://www.fce.com/# <http://www.fce.com/>=20 =20 UTC"s PureCell Certified to Meet Stringent New Standard. UTC Power's PureCell(tm) 200 fuel cell power solution has been certified to= meet the ANSI/CSA America FC 1-2004 Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems Sta= ndard by CSA International (CSA). http://www.utcpower.com/fs/com/bin/fs_com_Page/0,5433,03629,00.html =20 PORTABLE/BACKUP POWER =20 Plug Power and Ballard Receive $2Million from DoD for Backup Power System. Plug Power Inc. and Ballard Power Systems have been awarded a $2M program b= y the U.S. Department of Defense to develop an advanced prototype PEM fuel = cell system for backup power applications to support Defense Continuity of = Operations (COOP). Plug Power will act as the systems integrator, using a = Ballard=AE fuel cell stack for evaluation and potential use in COOP program= s for the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security.= =20 http://www.plugpower.com/news/press.cfm =20 Northrop Grumman and Protonex Secure Air Force Contract. Northrop Grumman Corporation and Protonex Technology Corporation have been = selected by the U.S. Air Force to design and develop a new energy-efficient= , lightweight fuel-cell system to power various targeting, communications a= nd other sensor equipment used by airmen on the battlefield. Under the one= -year contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson A= ir Force Base in Ohio, Northrop Grumman and Protonex Technology will develo= p and test a fuel cell-based system featuring advanced battery technology a= nd an intelligent power manager. The system will be based on Protonex's P2 = fuel-cell product, which combines a 30-watt fuel-cell power system with che= mical hydride fueling technology to provide continuous, long-duration power. http://www.protonex.com/NG-Protonex%20Power%20Pack.pdf =20 MTI and SES AMERICOM Sign Market Development Agreement. MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. has signed a market development agreement with SES= AMERICOM Inc. to determine and evaluate the use and integration of MTI Mic= ro=B4s Mobion=AE technology into AMERICOM products that may benefit from al= ternative energy sources such as fuel cells. The two companies will work j= ointly on market identification, the development and delivery of prototypes= , qualification processes for any resulting products and the development of= a market entry strategy for those products. http://www.mtimicrofuelcells.com/news/article.asp?id=3D231 =20 Genesis Fueltech to Develop System for Army. Genesis Fueltech Inc. has entered into a contract with the U.S. Army for de= velopment of a portable 250-watt fuel cell power and battery charging syste= m. The target weight of the total system is less than 25 pounds. This syst= em will incorporate a liquid-fueled Genesis reformer capable of generating = ultra pure hydrogen on demand from a blend of methanol and water.=20 http://www.genesisfueltech.com/news/25/genesis-fueltech-to-develop-portable= -fuel-cell-power-system-for-us-army =20 Sandia and Sharp Sign Agreement. Sandia National Laboratories and Sharp Corporation recently signed a Cooper= ative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to work together on renewa= ble and alternative energy technologies, including advanced fuel cells for = portable power applications. The broader partnership between Sandia and Sh= arp will focus on energy technologies, specifically photovoltaics and fuel = cells, but the immediate focus is on portable power applications, such as t= he use of direct methanol fuel cells to power consumer electronics like lap= tops, cell phones, and PDAs. http://www.sandia.gov/news-center/news-releases/2006/renew-energy-batt/shar= p-agreement.html =20 Voller Receives Patent for Portable Fuel Cell System. Voller Energy Group PLC has received notice from the Patent Office that the= patent 'Mains in a Box' was granted. This patent concerns Voller's techno= logy that enables its portable fuel cell system to safely provide mains out= put (230 volts in Europe and 110 volts for North America) and work from int= ernal canisters of stored hydrogen. http://production.investis.com/vlr/rns/rnsitem?id=3D1137060172nRNSL8282W =20 SFC Smart Fuel Cell Achieves Certification, Enters Alliance with LG Chem. SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG has successfully achieved certification according to= DIN ISO 9001:2000 for the development, production, and marketing of fuel c= ells and accessories. The certificate was awarded by TUEV South Germany. = Also, SFC has joined forces with Korean fuel cell developer LG Chem to adva= nce the existing, world-leading DMFC technology platform for mobile applica= tions. The collaboration will focus on further miniaturization, reliability= , and cost reduction, as well as communications and compatibility with elec= tronic devices. http://www.smartfuelcell.de/index.php?id=3D146&L=3D1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=3D9= 0&tx_ttnews[backPid]=3D1&cHash=3Dc9fa031883 <http://www.smartfuelcell.de/in= dex.php?id=3D146&L=3D1&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=3D90&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d= =3D1&cHash=3Dc9fa031883>=20 http://www.smartfuelcell.de/index.php?id=3D146&L=3D1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=3D8= 9&tx_ttnews[backPid]=3D1&cHash=3D68b25a1f96 <http://www.smartfuelcell.de/in= dex.php?id=3D146&L=3D1&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=3D89&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d= =3D1&cHash=3D68b25a1f96>=20 =20 FUELS/REFORMERS/STORAGE =20 DOE Releases Hydrogen Manufacturing Roadmap. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has mapped the path to a hydrogen-power= ed future in the recently released Roadmap on Manufacturing R&D for the Hyd= rogen Economy. The draft Roadmap is designed to guide research and develop= ment in hydrogen manufacturing processes. It's open for public comment for = 45 days.=20 http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/manufacturing.html =20 India Develops Hydrogen Roadmap. India's National Hydrogen Energy Board has given the green light to the 'Na= tional Hydrogen Energy Roadmap,' submitted last year. The roadmap has esti= mated an investment of $5.6 billion during 2006-2020 to be spread out for r= esearch, development and demonstration, and infrastructure for hydrogen pro= duction, storage, transportation and distribution. The roadmap targets one= million hydrogen-powered vehicles and hydrogen-based power generation of a= bout 1,000 MW in India by 2020. http://au.biz.yahoo.com/060117/17/h5vg.html =20 Hydrogenics to Supply Hydrogen Generators to North Dakota, Russia and Spain. Hydrogenics Corporation was awarded a contract by Basin Electric Power Coop= erative to supply an electrolyzer-based hydrogen refueling station for inst= allation in Minot, North Dakota. In addition to the core electrolyzer modu= le, Hydrogenics is supplying the core electrolyzer module as well as compre= ssion, storage and dispenser equipment as part of the contract. The statio= n is one of the first United States-based hydrogen fueling stations to use = electricity from a wind power resource to produce hydrogen from water. Hyd= rogenics has also supplied an onsite electrolysis-based HySTAT(tm)-A Hydrog= en Plant to OAO NSCHK, a state-owned utility in Novorsibirsk, Russia. The h= igh-purity hydrogen produced by the 240Nm3/hr hydrogen generator will be us= ed in the chemical processes at the nuclear power plant. Installation and c= ommissioning is scheduled for Spring 2006. In Spain, Gas Natural will use= a Hydrogenics' HySTAT(tm)-A Hydrogen Station at the Sotavento Galicia wind= farm to produce up to 60 Nm3/hr of hydrogen. The hydrogen will be used to= fuel an internal combustion engine generator, which in turn will supply el= ectricity to the electric grid. http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D184257 http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D184896 http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D186066 =20 Enviromech Sells Hydrogen Fuel System for Orlando Airport. Enviromech Industries Inc. has sold a powerPACK(tm) Hydrogen Fuel System to= TUG Technologies for use at the Orlando International Airport. Funding fo= r the Hydrogen demonstration project has been provided by the State of Flor= ida and Department of Environmental Protection in an effort to improve air = quality at the airport.=20=20=20 http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/060106/0105503.html =20 HyRadix Joins With IFP on Hydrogen Generation. HyRadix, Inc. and IFP announced today the initiation of a joint development= program for hydrogen generation. Under the multi-year program, the compani= es will combine efforts to extend the capability of HyRadix's autothermal r= eforming technology to process liquid feed stocks. The initial activities w= ill focus on the production of hydrogen from ethanol. http://www.hyradix.com/news.html =20 GTI Receives Patent for HydroFill(tm). Gas Technology Institute (GTI) has completed the development of a new hydro= gen dispenser control technology and received notification from the U.S. Pa= tent and Trademark Office that a U.S. patent will be awarded on this techno= logy. The hydrogen dispenser control technology and algorithm, called Hydr= oFill(tm), was developed as part of a collaborative advanced hydrogen stati= on technology initiative between GTI and the U.S. Department of Energy's Hy= drogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies Program.=20 http://www.gastechnology.org/webroot/app/xn/xd.aspx?it=3Denweb&xd=3D6newsro= om\2006\hydrofillpatent.xml =20 FUEL CELL COMPONENTS =20 Ballard Material Products Awarded $40 Million Order. Ballard Power Systems' carbon fiber products subsidiary, Ballard Material P= roducts (BMP), has been awarded an exclusive four-year contract extension f= or the supply of carbon friction material for automatic transmissions to an= existing major automotive customer. The contract is valued at approximate= ly US$40 million.=20 http://www.ballard.com/be_informed/about_ballard/news/2006/01/25/BMP%20Janu= ary%202006 =20 DOE Awards $19 Million for Membrane Research. DOE announced the selection of 12 competitively awarded, cost-shared projec= ts that will receive $19 million in federal funding over five years for pol= ymer membrane research ($19 million in federal funding; $4.75 million in ap= plicant cost sharing). The goal of this research is to advance membrane du= rability and extend shelf-life, while simultaneously bringing down the cost= . Selected organizations include: Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO; P= ennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Virginia Tech, Blacksbur= g, VA; Giner Electrochemical Systems, Newton, MA; University of Tennessee, = Knoxville, TN; Case Western Reserve University (two projects), Cleveland, O= H; FuelCell Energy, Danbury, CT; Clemson University, Clemson, SC; General E= lectric (GE Global Research), Niskayuna, NY; Arizona State University, Temp= e, AZ; and University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. http://www.energy.gov/news/3098.htm =20 P+E Introduces Line of Hydrogen Separators. Power+Energy, Inc. (P+E) has introduced a line of commercial hydrogen separ= ators including models that can tolerate and remove sulfur from reformed fu= el streams. Based on palladium alloy membranes, the new membrane configurat= ion is specifically engineered to maximize the recovery efficiency of hydro= gen from a mixed gas stream. These separators are designed to be coupled wi= th fuel reformers including methanol, ethanol, natural gas, propane, ammoni= a, gasoline or diesel fuels. http://www.purehydrogen.com/news_documents/pre= ss_release_01-19-2006.html =20 FuelCon Delivers Test Station to HNEI. FuelCon has delivered an Evaluator fuel cell test station to the Hawaii Nat= ural Energy Institute (HNEI) of the University of Hawaii. http://www.fuelcon.com/en/news/index.html =20 REPORTS/MARKET STUDIES =20 Micro Fuel Cells. Research Reports International has published 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 <htt= p://www.researchreportsintl.com/products/product.cfm?report_ID=3D76>=20 =20 REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS =20 CCEF to Fund $21 Million in DG Technologies. Connecticut Clean Energy Fund is accepting applications for its $21 million= On-site Renewable Distributed Generation Program, which includes fuel cell= projects as eligible technologies. Funding for individual fuel cell projec= ts is capped at $4.70 per Watt. The solicitation closing date is June 30, 2= 007. http://www.ctcleanenergy.com/investment/onsite_renewable_dg_program.html <h= ttp://www.ctcleanenergy.com/investment/onsite_renewable_dg_program.html>=20 =20 Codes & Standards for the Hydrogen Economy. The Department of Energy is sponsoring a national effort by industry, gover= nment, and standards and model code development organizations to prepare, r= eview, and promulgate the codes and standards needed to expedite hydrogen i= nfrastructure development and to enable a successful industry commercializa= tion decision on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. $6 million is expected to be= available for one award. Responses are due March 10, 2006. https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/286D2200BB174C36852570D00056E= 820?OpenDocument =20 DOE Issues $100 Million Fuel Cell R&D Solicitation. DOE has issued a fuel cell research and development solicitation that will = provide funding of up to $100 million over four years to support the Presid= ent's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative. DOE seeks to advance fuel cell technology = toward technical performance and cost targets set for 2010, which have been= developed through the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership. Proposals are soug= ht in the following topic areas: improved fuel cell membranes, water transp= ort within the stack, advanced cathode catalysts and supports, cell hardwar= e, innovative fuel cell concepts, and effects of impurities on fuel cell pe= rformance and durability. A stationary fuel cell demonstration topic area a= lso seeks proposals involving international and intergovernmental partnersh= ips. http://www.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/program_solicitations.= html#fcrd =20 London Call to Tender. The London Hydrogen Partnership is assisting 2 London boroughs with a Call = to Tender to supply two 2 to 5-kW portable PEM fuel cell power systems, ope= rator training and fuel. The first system will run on gaseous hydrogen, wh= ereas the second may be hydrogen or any other fuel, with the exception of g= asoline/petrol or diesel. Contact Steven Glaser, the Managing Agent (via = [email protected], SUBJECT: Tender) if interested. Contractors should prefer= entially have operatives in the UK. Deadline for submissions is March 1, = 2006. =20 MISCELLANEOUS =20 Quantum Receives DoD Money for Programs. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.'s Alternative Mobility Ve= hicle (AMV) and Mobile Hydrogen Infrastructure (MHI) programs are allocated= to receive a total of $6.95 million in funding under the fiscal year 2006 = Appropriations Bill for the Department of Defense, signed into law by Presi= dent=20 http://www.qtww.com/files/qtww_press/060104%20QT%20Programs%20to%20Receive%= 20$6%2095M%20DOD%20Funding.pdf =20 GTI Demonstrates SOFC Using JP8. Gas Technology Institute (GTI) has demonstrated operation of a high-power-d= ensity solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) using real-world military logistics fue= l (JP8) containing 600 to 700 ppm of sulfur. The work is funded through th= e U.S. Department of Defense under the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Deve= lopment Center's Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL).= =20=20=20 http://www.gastechnology.org/webroot/app/xn/xd.aspx?it=3Denweb&xd=3D6newsro= om\2006\sofconjp8.xml =20 DMFCC Files Additional Patent, Signs Two License Agreements. The Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation (DMFCC), a subsidiary of VIASPACE= Inc., has filed an additional patent on its fuel cell cartridge technology= , titled "Fuel Cell Cartridge with Flexible Fuel Container." DMFCC's fuel = cell cartridge is designed to meet the strict safety standards proposed by = the International Electrotechnical Commission. DMFCC has also exercised an= option and signed two license agreements with the California Institute of = Technology and the University of Southern California for an extensive joint= patent portfolio on direct organic fuel cell technology. Together, the tw= o agreements grant DMFCC a worldwide license to 50 issued and 50 pending pa= tents.=20=20 http://www.viaspace.com/press_content.asp?id=3D1048 =20 CONFERENCES =20 For a complete list of conferences, please go to http://www.fuelcells.org/n= ews/conf.html =20 Military Fuel Cell Short Course. The Georgia Tech Center for Innovative Fuel Cell and Battery Technologies i= s presenting a short course, Fuel Cell Systems Developments for Near-Term M= ilitary Needs, March 29-30, 2006, at the Global Learning & Conference Cente= r (GLCC) <http://gtalumni.org/campusmap/bldngmodel.php?id=3D170&navview=3D0= > in Atlanta, Georgia. For details, please go to http://www.fcbt.gatech.e= du/. =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. For details, go t= o http://www.fuelcell-magazine.com/fc_conf_index.htm. =20 Materials for Fuel Cells. The 6th International Symposium on New Materials for Fuel Cell Systems will= be held July 9-12, 2006, in Montreal, Canada. 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font-family:Arial'>Fuel Cell Technology Update – February 2006<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'>To unsubscribe to this listserve, please see the end of = this message.<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=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Darticlecopy1><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:= bold'>Intelligent Energy and PSA Peugeot Announce Joint Agreement, Peugeot Unveils Smallest Automotive Fuel Cell.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Darticlecopy1><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Intelligent= Energy and PSA Peugeot Citro=EBn have announced a joint development program where Intelligent Energy’s automotive fuel cell systems will be tested and integrated in PSA Peugeot Citro=EBn’s electric vehicles.=A0 Under thi= s joint program, Intelligent Energy will deliver a series of advanced, compact and efficient 10kW PEM systems, which will be configured to fit within PSA Peug= eot Citro=EBn's electric vehicle architecture and tested extensively =A0with ve= hicle track and road testing in France and England.=A0 In related news, </span></= font></span><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Pe= ugeot unveiled the smallest fuel cell currently available for cars and pledged further research to halve the price by 2010. =A0The Genepac fuel cell is 80-kW and = can run for 500 km (310 miles).<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.intelligent-energy.com/index_article.asp?SecID=3D15&= secondlevel=3D798&artid=3D3739">http://www.intelligent-energy.com/index= _article.asp?SecID=3D15&secondlevel=3D798&artid=3D3739</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'><a href=3D"http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060109/tc_nm/autos_peugeot_dc_3">http:= //news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060109/tc_nm/autos_peugeot_dc_3</a><o:p></o:p></spa= n></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'>Masterflex to Supply Fuel Cell Bikes to= EU 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'>Masterflex AG will supply fuel cell cargo bikes as part = of the EU <span style=3D'text-transform:uppercase'>HyChain Minitrans </span></= span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fam= ily:Arial'>project.=A0 The trans-regional HYCHAIN MINITRANS project will entail the operation of 1= 50 small and lightweight vehicles powered by fuel cells, as well as the generation, storage and logistic distribution of hydrogen.=A0 Masterflex AG intends to deploy at least forty of its cargo bikes in the four participati= ng regions in <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Germany</st1:country-region>, <st1:count= ry-region w:st=3D"on">France</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">It= aly</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Spain</st1:place= ></st1:country-region>.<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.masterflex.de/com/index.php?news_id=3D597&node_id=3D= 14&category=3D12">http://www.masterflex.de/com/index.php?news_id=3D597&= amp;node_id=3D14&category=3D12</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'>Astris Provides Fuel Cell for Golf Cart= .<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'>Astris Energi Inc. has initiated projects with Queen's-R= MC Fuel Cell Research Centre (FCRC) and the Queen's Fuel Cell Team (QFCT).=A0 = QFCT is developing a fuel cell system to power a golf cart that is based on the Astris POWERSTACK™ MC250.<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.astris.ca/NE/NE10.php?item=3D11380= 33244">http://www.astris.ca/NE/NE10.php?item=3D1138033244</a><o:p></o:p></s= pan></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'>CIDETEC Develops Fuel Cell Bicycle.<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'>CIDETEC-IK4 Technology Center’s Energy Department = has designed a prototype for a fuel cell bicycle.=A0 The project, financed by t= he Gipuzkoa Provincial Government, involved using a bicycle provided by the OR= BEA bicycle manufacturing company and a PEM fuel cell developed by CIDETEC̵= 7;s Center for Electrochemical Technologies. <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.cidetec.es/noticias/03noticias_frameset.htm">http://www.= cidetec.es/noticias/03noticias_frameset.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'>STATIONARY APPLICATIONS<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 style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Nippon Oil to Install Residential Fuel Cells 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 style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Nippon Oil Corporation (NOC) w= ill begin installation of 1-kW kerosene-fueled residential fuel cell cogenerati= on units in <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Japan</st1:= place></st1:country-region>. =A0From March 2006 to March 2007, NOC will place up to 100 units in homes i= n the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Tokyo</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st=3D"on">= Hokkaido</st1:State></st1:place>, Tohoku and Hokuriku regions. The units (to be supplied by EBARA BALLARD Corporation (EBC)) incorporate Ballard’s Mark 1030 fuel cell stack and utilizes fuel processing technology developed by NOC</span></font><font siz= e=3D2 face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>.<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_an_investor/news/2005/12/19/NOC%20Release= ">http://www.ballard.com/be_an_investor/news/2005/12/19/NOC%20Release#</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'>First Commercial Fuel Cell Installation= in <st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Delaware</st1:place></st1:State>.<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'>Ion Power unveiled the first commercial fuel cell installation in the state of <st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">= Delaware</st1:place></st1:State> at its headquarters. The 5 kW Plug Power GENCORE=AE is integrated int= o the building heating system so that all the waste heat from the fuel cell is recovered for the heating demand of the building. The electricity is = used to power a heat-pump which delivers an additional 15 kW of heat into the building under typical winter conditions found in northern <st1:State w:st= =3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Delaware</st1:place></st1:State>. The project is funded = by a cooperative agreement with the Department of Energy and the Green Energy Fu= nd of the State of <st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Delaware</st1= :place></st1:State> as a Technology Demonstration Project. <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.ion-power.com/news.html">http://ww= w.ion-power.com/news.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> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>FCE Sells 1-MW Unit to Sharp.<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'>FuelCell Energy, Inc.’s Asian distributor, Marubeni Corporation, has sold a one megawatt (MW) Direct FuelCell=AE (DFC=AE) power= plant to provide electric power and high-quality heat for a Sharp Corp. production facility in <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Japan</s= t1:place></st1:country-region> that manufactures advanced flat-screen TVs.=A0 The DFC power plant will pro= vide Sharp's Kameyama manufacturing facility with a portion of its base load electricity needs and supply heat byproduct for air conditioning by means of absorption chilling. <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 style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>UTC”s PureCell Certified to Meet Stringent New Standard.<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'>UTC Power’s PureCellT= 82; 200 fuel cell power solution has been certified to meet the ANSI/CSA Americ= a FC 1-2004 Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems Standard by CSA International (CS= 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'><a href=3D"http://www.utcpower.com/fs/com/bin/fs_com_Page/0,5433,03629,00.html= ">http://www.utcpower.com/fs/com/bin/fs_com_Page/0,5433,03629,00.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> <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><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 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>P= lug Power and Ballard Receive $2Million from DoD for Backup Power System.<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. and Ballard Power Sys= tems have been awarded a $2M program by the U.S. Department of Defense to develo= p an advanced prototype PEM fuel cell system for backup power applications to support Defense Continuity of Operations (COOP). =A0Plug Power will act as = the systems integrator, using a Ballard=AE fuel cell stack for evaluation and potential use in COOP programs for the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security. <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 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'>Northrop Grum= man and Protonex Secure Air Force Contract.<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'>Northrop Grumman Corporation a= nd Protonex Technology Corporation have been selected by the U.S. Air Force to design and develop a new energy-efficient, lightweight fuel-cell system to power various targeting, communications and other sensor equipment used by airmen on the battlefield.=A0 Under the one-year contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in <st1:State w:st= =3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:place></st1:State>, Northrop Grumman and Protonex Technology will develop and test a fuel cell-based system featuring advanced battery technology and an intelligent power manager. The system will be bas= ed on Protonex’s P2 fuel-cell product, which combines a 30-watt fuel-cell power system with chemical hydride fueling technology to provide continuous, long-duration power.<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/NG-Protonex%20Power%2= 0Pack.pdf">http://www.protonex.com/NG-Protonex%20Power%20Pack.pdf</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'>MTI and SES AMERICOM Sign Market Development Agreement.<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'>MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. has signed a market development= agreement with SES AMERICOM Inc. to determine and evaluate the use and integration of= MTI Micro=B4s Mobion=AE technology into AMERICOM products that may benefit from alternative energy sources such as fuel cells. =A0The two companies will wo= rk jointly on market identification, the development and delivery of prototype= s, qualification processes for any resulting products and the development of a market entry strategy for those products.<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.mtimicrofuelcells.com/news/article.asp?id=3D231">http://= www.mtimicrofuelcells.com/news/article.asp?id=3D231</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'>Genesis Fueltech to Develop System for Army.<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'>Genesis Fueltech Inc. has entered into a contract with t= he U.S. Army for development of a portable 250-watt fuel cell power and battery charging system.=A0 The target weight of the total system is less than 25 p= ounds. This system will incorporate a liquid-fueled Genesis reformer capable of generating ultra pure hydrogen on demand from a blend of methanol and water= . <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.genesisfueltech.com/news/25/genesis-fueltech-to-develop-= portable-fuel-cell-power-system-for-us-army">http://www.genesisfueltech.com= /news/25/genesis-fueltech-to-develop-portable-fuel-cell-power-system-for-us= -army</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'>Sandia and Sharp Sign Agreement.<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'>Sandia National Laboratories and Sharp Corporation recen= tly signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to work together on renewable and alternative energy technologies, including advanc= ed fuel cells for portable power applications.=A0 The broader partnership betw= een Sandia and Sharp will focus on energy technologies, specifically photovolta= ics and fuel cells, but the immediate focus is on portable power applications, = such as the use of direct methanol fuel cells to power consumer electronics like laptops, cell phones, and PDAs.<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.sandia.gov/news-center/news-releases/2006/renew-energy-b= att/sharp-agreement.html">http://www.sandia.gov/news-center/news-releases/2= 006/renew-energy-batt/sharp-agreement.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> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Voller Receives Patent for Portable Fuel Cell System.<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'>Voller Energy Group PLC has received notice from the Pat= ent Office that the patent 'Mains in a Box' was granted.=A0 </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fam= ily:Arial'>This patent concerns Voller’s technology that enables its portable fuel ce= ll system to safely provide mains output (230 volts in Europe and 110 volts fo= r <st1:place w:st=3D"on">North America</st1:place>) and work from internal canisters of = stored 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://production.investis.com/vlr/rns/rnsitem?id=3D1137060172nRNSL= 8282W">http://production.investis.com/vlr/rns/rnsitem?id=3D1137060172nRNSL8= 282W</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'>SFC Smart Fue= l Cell Achieves Certification, Enters <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on"= >Alliance</st1:place></st1:City> with LG Chem.<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'>SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG has successfully achieved certification according to DIN ISO 9001:2000 for the development, production, and marketing of fuel cells and accessories. =A0The certificate was awarded by TUEV South Germany. =A0Also, SFC has joined forc= es with Korean fuel cell developer LG Chem to advance the existing, world-lead= ing DMFC technology platform for mobile applications. The collaboration will fo= cus on further miniaturization, reliability, and cost reduction, as well as com= munications and compatibility with electronic devices.<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.smartfuelcell.de/index.php?id=3D146&L=3D1&tx_ttn= ews%5btt_news%5d=3D90&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=3D1&cHash=3Dc9fa031883= ">http://www.smartfuelcell.de/index.php?id=3D146&L=3D1&tx_ttnews[tt= _news]=3D90&tx_ttnews[backPid]=3D1&cHash=3Dc9fa031883</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'><a href=3D"http://www.smartfuelcell.de/index.php?id=3D146&L=3D1&tx_ttn= ews%5btt_news%5d=3D89&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=3D1&cHash=3D68b25a1f96= ">http://www.smartfuelcell.de/index.php?id=3D146&L=3D1&tx_ttnews[tt= _news]=3D89&tx_ttnews[backPid]=3D1&cHash=3D68b25a1f96</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><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>D= OE Releases Hydrogen Manufacturing Roadmap.<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'>The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) h= as mapped the path to a hydrogen-powered future in the recently released <em><i><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>Roadmap on Manufacturing R&a= mp;D for the Hydrogen Economy</span></font></i></em>. =A0The draft <em><i><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>Roadmap</span></font></i></e= m> is designed to guide research and development in hydrogen manufacturing proces= ses. It's open for public comment for 45 days. <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.hydrogen.energy.gov/manufacturing.= html">http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/manufacturing.html</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><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'> Develops Hydrogen Roadmap.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on"= ><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= India</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>'s= National Hydrogen Energy Board has given the green light to the ‘National Hydr= ogen Energy Roadmap,’ submitted last year.=A0 The roadmap has estimated an investment of $5.6 billion during 2006-2020 to be spread out for research, development and demonstration, and infrastructure for hydrogen production, storage, transportation and distribution.=A0 The roadmap targets one million hydrogen-powered vehicles and hydrogen-based power generation of about 1,00= 0 MW in <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">India</st1:place>= </st1:country-region> by 2020.<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://au.biz.yahoo.com/060117/17/h5vg.html">= http://au.biz.yahoo.com/060117/17/h5vg.html</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'>Hydrogenics to Supply Hydrogen Generato= rs to <st1:State w:st=3D"on">North Dakota</st1:State>, <st1:country-region w:s= t=3D"on">Russia</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Spain</st1:place= ></st1:country-region>.<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'>Hydrogenics Corporation was awarded a contract by Basin Electric Power Cooperative to supply an electrolyzer-based hydrogen refueli= ng station for installation in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Mi= not</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st=3D"on">North Dakota</st1:State></st1:place>. =A0In additio= n to the core electrolyzer module, Hydrogenics is supplying the core electrolyzer mo= dule as well as compression, storage and dispenser equipment as part of the contract. =A0The station is one of the first United States-based hydrogen f= ueling stations to use electricity from a wind power resource to produce hydrogen = from water.=A0 Hydrogenics has also supplied an onsite electrolysis-based HySTAT= ™-A Hydrogen Plant to OAO NSCHK, a state-owned utility in <st1:place w:st=3D"on= "><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Novorsibirsk</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Russi= a</st1:country-region></st1:place>. The high-purity hydrogen produced by the 240Nm3/hr hydrogen generator will = be used in the chemical processes at the nuclear power plant. Installation and commissioning is scheduled for Spring 2006.=A0=A0 In <st1:country-region w:= st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Spain</st1:place></st1:country-region>, Gas Natural will use a Hydrogenics' HySTAT<sup>™</sup>-A Hydrogen Station at the Sotavento Galicia wind farm to produce up to 60 Nm3/hr of hydrogen. =A0The hydrogen w= ill be used to fuel an internal combustion engine generator, which in turn will su= pply electricity to the electric grid.<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.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D184257">ht= tp://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D184257</a><o:p></o:p= ></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.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D184896">ht= tp://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D184896</a><o:p></o:p= ></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.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D186066">ht= tp://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D186066</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><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Enviromech Sells Hydrogen Fuel System f= or <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Orlando</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceTy= pe w:st=3D"on">Airport</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<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'>Enviromech Industries Inc. has sold a powerPACK™ Hydrogen Fuel System to TUG Technologies for use at the <st1:place w:st=3D"= on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Orlando</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Internation= al</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Airport</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.=A0 Funding= for the Hydrogen demonstration project has been provided by the State of <st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Florida</st1:place></st1:State> and Depa= rtment of Environmental Protection in an effort to improve air quality at the airp= ort. =A0=A0<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://biz.yahoo.com/iw/060106/0105503.html">= http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/060106/0105503.html</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'>HyRadix Joins= With IFP on Hydrogen Generation.<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'>HyRadix, Inc. and IFP announced today the initiation of a joint development program for hydrogen generation. Under the multi-year program, the companies will combine efforts to extend = the capability of HyRadix’s autothermal reforming technology to process liquid feed stocks. The initial activities will focus on the production of hydrogen from ethanol.<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.hyradix.com/news.html">http://www.= hyradix.com/news.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span><= /o:p></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'>GTI Receives Patent for HydroFill™= ;.<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'>Gas Technology Institute (GTI) has completed the develop= ment of a new hydrogen dispenser control technology and received notification fr= om the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that a <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"= ><st1:place w:st=3D"on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> patent will be awarded o= n this technology. =A0The hydrogen dispenser control technology and algorithm, cal= led HydroFill™, was developed as part of a collaborative advanced hydrogen station technology initiative between GTI and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies Progra= m. <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.gastechnology.org/webroot/app/xn/xd.aspx?it=3Denweb&= xd=3D6newsroom\2006\hydrofillpatent.xml">http://www.gastechnology.org/webro= ot/app/xn/xd.aspx?it=3Denweb&xd=3D6newsroom\2006\hydrofillpatent.xml</a= ><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></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><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'>Ballard Material Products Awarded $40 Million Order.<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'>Ballard Power Systems’ carbon fiber products subsidiary, Ballard Material Products (BMP), has been awarded an exclusive four-year contract extension for the supply of carbon friction material for automatic transmissions to an existing major automotive customer. The contract is valued at approximately US$40 million. </span></font><u><f= ont size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DIT style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family= :Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></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.ballard.com/be_informed/about_ballard/news/2006/01/25/BM= P%20January%202006">http://www.ballard.com/be_informed/about_ballard/news/2= 006/01/25/BMP%20January%202006</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></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><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>DOE Awards $19 Million for Membrane Research.<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'>DOE announced the selection of 12 competitively awarded, cost-shared projects that will receive $19 million in federal funding over = five years for polymer membrane research ($19 million in federal funding; $4.75 million in applicant cost sharing). The goal of this research is to advance membrane durability and extend shelf-life, while simultaneously bringing down the cost. Selected organizations include: Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO; Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Giner Electrochemical Systems, Newton, M= A; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Case Western Reserve University (tw= o projects), Cleveland, OH; FuelCell Energy, Danbury, CT; Clemson University, Clemson, S= C; General Electric (GE Global Research), Niskayuna, NY; Arizona State Univers= ity, Tempe, AZ; and University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.<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.energy.gov/news/3098.htm">h= ttp://www.energy.gov/news/3098.htm</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'>P+E Introduces Line of Hydrogen Separat= ors.<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'>Power+Energy, Inc. (P+E) has introduced a line of commer= cial hydrogen separators including models that can tolerate and remove sulfur fr= om reformed fuel streams. Based on palladium alloy membranes, the new membrane configuration is specifically engineered to maximize the recovery efficienc= y of hydrogen from a mixed gas stream. These separators are designed to be coupl= ed with fuel reformers including methanol, ethanol, natural gas, propane, ammo= nia, gasoline or diesel fuels. </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span l= ang=3DIT style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.purehydrogen.com/news_documents/press_release_01-19-2006= .html">http://www.purehydrogen.com/news_documents/press_release_01-19-2006.= html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></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><strong><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'= font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>FuelCon Delivers Test Station to HNEI.<o:p></o:p>= </span></font></b></strong></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'= font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>FuelCon</span></font></b></str= ong><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'> </span></font></b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-si= ze:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>has delivered an Evaluator fuel cell test station to the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) of the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:P= laceType w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Hawai= i</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DIT 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 lang=3DIT style=3D'f= ont-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.fuelcon.com/en/news/index.html">ht= tp://www.fuelcon.com/en/news/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></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><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 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 published the first edition of its <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>Mic= ro Fuel Cells: Challenges and Opportunities</span></i> report. =A0The report i= s a 100-page overview of the development of micro fuel cells for portable consu= mer and military electronics. <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.researchreportsintl.com/products/product.cfm?report_ID= =3D76"><span lang=3DIT>http://www.researchreportsintl.com/products/product.cfm?report_ID= =3D76</span></a></span></font><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DIT style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family= :Arial; font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></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'>REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS<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><a name=3D"OLE_LINK2"></a><a name=3D"OLE_LINK1"></a><a name=3D"OLE_LINK3"><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:= 10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>CCEF to Fund $21 Million in DG Technolo= gies.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></a></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Connecticut Clean Energy Fund is accepting applications = for its $21 million On-site Renewable Distributed Generation Program, which includes fuel cell projects as eligible technologies. Funding for individual fuel cell projects is capped at $4.70 per Watt. The solicitation closing da= te is June 30, 2007.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"http://www.ctcleanenergy.com/investment/onsite_renewable_dg_program= .html" title=3D"http://www.ctcleanenergy.com/investment/onsite_renewable_dg_progra= m.html"><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ht= tp://www.ctcleanenergy.com/investment/onsite_renewable_dg_program.html</spa= n></font></a><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'><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'>Codes & Standards for the Hydrogen Economy.</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'fon= t-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-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'>The Department of Energy is sponsoring a national effort= by industry, government, and standards and model code development organization= s to prepare, review, and promulgate the codes and standards needed to expedite hydrogen infrastructure development and to enable a successful industry commercialization decision on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. =A0$6 million is expected to be available for one award. =A0Responses are due March 10, 2006= .<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"https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/286D2200BB174C3685257= 0D00056E820?OpenDocument" title=3D"https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/286D2200BB174C368525= 70D00056E820?OpenDocument">https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/28= 6D2200BB174C36852570D00056E820?OpenDocument</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'>DOE Issues $100 Million Fuel Cell R&= ;D Solicitation.<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'>DOE has issued a fuel cell research and development solicitation that will provide funding of up to $100 million over four year= s to support the President's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative.=A0 DOE seeks to advance f= uel cell technology toward technical performance and cost targets set for 2010, which have been developed through the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership.=A0 P= roposals are sought in the following topic areas: improved fuel cell membranes, water transport within the stack, advanced cathode catalysts and supports, cell hardware, innovative fuel cell concepts, and effects of impurities on fuel = cell performance and durability. A stationary fuel cell demonstration topic area also seeks proposals involving international and intergovernmental partnerships. <a href=3D"http://www.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/program_solicitatio= ns.html#fcrd">http://www.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/program_solic= itations.html#fcrd</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'>London</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'> Call to Tender.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The London Hydrogen Partnership is assisting 2 <s= t1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">London</st1:place></st1:City> boroughs w= ith a Call to Tender to supply two 2 to 5-kW portable PEM fuel cell power systems, operator training and fuel.=A0 The first system will run on gaseous hydroge= n, whereas the second may be hydrogen or any other fuel, with the exception of gasoline/petrol or diesel. =A0=A0Contact Steven Glaser, the Managing Agent = (via <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" title=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]= rg.uk</a>, SUBJECT: Tender) if interested.=A0 Contractors should preferentially h= ave operatives in the <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">UK= </st1:place></st1:country-region>.=A0=A0 Deadline for submissions is March 1, 2006.<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> <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=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 color= =3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black; font-weight:bold'>Quantum Receives Do</span></font></b><b><font color=3Dbla= ck face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'= >D</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial; color:black;font-weight:bold'> Money for Programs.<o:p></o:p></span></font>= </b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 color=3Db= lack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'= >Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.’s Alternative Mobility Vehi= cle (AMV) and Mobile Hydrogen Infrastructure (MHI) programs are allocated to receive a total of $6.95 million in funding under the fiscal year 2006 Appropriations Bill for the Department of Defense, signed into law by Presi= dent </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;f= ont-family: Arial'><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.qtww.com/files/qtww_press/060104%20QT%20Programs%20to%20= Receive%20$6%2095M%20DOD%20Funding.pdf">http://www.qtww.com/files/qtww_pres= s/060104%20QT%20Programs%20to%20Receive%20$6%2095M%20DOD%20Funding.pdf</a><= 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'><o:p> </= o:p></span></font></b></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 Demonstra= tes SOFC Using JP8.<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)= has demonstrated operation of a high-power-density solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) using real-world military logistics fuel (JP8) containing 600 to 700 ppm of sulfur. =A0The work is funded through the U.S. Department of Defense under = the U.S. Army Engineer Research and <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st= =3D"on">Development</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL). =A0=A0<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.gastechnology.org/webroot/app/xn/xd.aspx?it=3Denweb&= xd=3D6newsroom\2006\sofconjp8.xml">http://www.gastechnology.org/webroot/app= /xn/xd.aspx?it=3Denweb&xd=3D6newsroom\2006\sofconjp8.xml</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'>DMFCC Files Additional Patent, Signs Two License Agreements.<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 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation (DMFCC), a subsidiary of VIASPACE Inc., has filed an additional patent on its fuel cell cartridge technology, titled “Fuel Cell Cartr= idge with Flexible Fuel Container.” =A0DMFCC’s fuel cell cartridge is designed to meet the strict safety standards proposed by the International Electrotechnical Commission. DMFCC has also exercised an option and signed two license agreements with the California Institute of Technology a= nd the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">University</st1:Place= Type> of <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Southern California</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>= for an extensive joint patent portfolio on direct organic fuel cell technology.= =A0 Together, the two agreements grant DMFCC a worldwide license to 50 issued a= nd 50 pending patents.=A0 <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.viaspace.com/press_content.asp?id= =3D1048">http://www.viaspace.com/press_content.asp?id=3D1048</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> <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=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'>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 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><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Military Fuel Cell Short Course.<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 <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Georgia</st1:PlaceName> <= st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Tech</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:Pla= ceType> for Innovative Fuel Cell and Battery Technologies is presenting a short cou= rse, Fuel Cell Systems Developments for Near-Term Military Needs, March 29-30, 2= 006, at the <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'><a href=3D"http://gtalumni.org/campusmap/bldngmodel.php?id=3D170&navview= =3D0"><strong><b><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:windowtex= t; font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'>Global Learning & Conference Center (GLCC)</span></font></b></strong></a> </span></b>in <st1:place w:st= =3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Atlanta</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Georgia</s= t1:country-region></st1:place>.=A0 For details, please go to </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.fcbt.gat= ech.edu/">http://www.fcbt.gatech.edu/</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'>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'>.=A0 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>.=A0 For deta= ils, 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=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'>Materials for= 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 6th International Symposium on New Materials for Fuel Cell Systems will be held July 9-12, 2006, in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:C= ity w:st=3D"on">Montreal</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Canada</s= t1:country-region></st1:place>.=A0 For conference information, please visit <a href=3D"http://newmaterials.congresbcu.com/">http://newmaterials.congresbcu= .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; 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