Fuel Cells 2000's Fuel Cell Technology Update - October 2006
"Jennifer Gangi" <[email protected]> Tue, 3 Oct 2006 15:22:57 -0400
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6E721.54E73DC9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fuel Cell Technology Update - October 2006 =20 To unsubscribe to this listserve, please see the end of this message.=20=20= =20 =20 TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS =20 GM to Build Large Fuel Cell Fleet Next Year, Unveils New Postal Service Fue= l Cell Vehicle. General Motors Corporation (GM) plans to build a fleet of more than 100 fue= l cell vehicles for on-road testing next year. The Chevrolet Equinox Fuel C= ell vehicle will feature GM's fourth-generation fuel cell system and will b= e designed to run for 50,000 miles. Under a plan dubbed "Project Driveway,= " GM will deliver the vehicles to a variety of drivers in California, the N= ew York City area, and Washington, D.C. GM also announced that a HydroGen3= fuel cell minivan will be added to the U.S. Postal Service's Irvine, Calif= ornia, fleet - marking the first time a fuel cell vehicle will be used for = mail delivery on the West Coast. http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=3Dhttp://image.emerald.gm= .com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=3D74&docid=3D28560 http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=3Dhttp://image.emerald.gm= .com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=3D3&docid=3D28992 =20 U.S. Army Takes Delivery of GM Fuel Cell Vehicle The U.S. Army has received a Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell Vehicle, an engine= ered prototype of the vehicle General Motors will use as part of its new 10= 0-vehicle "Project Driveway." The Army's vehicle will be used for non-tact= ical transportation purposes, primarily on military bases in Virginia and C= alifornia. The vehicle is powered by GM's fourth generation fuel cell propu= lsion system. http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=3Dhttp://image.emerald.gm= .com/gmnews/viewpressreldetail.do?domain=3D2&docid=3D28809 =20 Hartford Contracts with UTC Power for New England's First Fuel Cell Bus. The Greater Hartford Transit District has contracted with UTC Power for a 4= 0-foot hybrid electric fuel cell-powered transit bus that will be used in r= evenue service. As part of the agreement, UTC Power will also provide two = years of program support, including the use of a hydrogen refueling station= located at UTC's headquarters. The program is supported by a $2.9 million= grant from the Federal Transit Administration. http://www.utcpower.com/fs/com/bin/fs_com_Page/0,9235,04532,00.html =20 Proton Motor Fuel Cell Bus Hits Streets in Germany. Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH has delivered a fuel cell bus to the City of Ba= rth (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) in Germany. http://www.proton-motor.de <http://www.proton-motor.de/>=20 =20 Nissan Purchases General Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Forklift. General Hydrogen Corporation has sold a Hydricity=AE Pack to Nissan Motor C= orporation. Nissan will be showcasing the hydrogen fuel cell power pack in= a Nissan Electric Class 1 battery electric forklift. http://www.generalhydrogen.com/downloads/NISSAN_GH_NR_Sept%207_06.pdf =20 Suzuki Unveils Fuel Cell Wheelchair. Suzuki Motors has produced the MIO, a fuel cell-powered wheelchair that use= s methanol solution and is backed up by a lithium-ion battery. The MIO requ= ires four liters of methanol for a full tank, which runs for up to 25 miles. http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/313/C9805/ =20 STATIONARY APPLICATIONS=20=20 =20 EnBW and Siemens to Build Megawatt Power Plant. EnBW Energie Baden-W=FCrttemberg AG and Siemens Power Generation (PG) are j= oining forces to build a highly-efficient megawatt-class fuel cell hybrid p= ower plant. The goal of this research project is acheive 70% efficiency. T= he necessary groundwork is scheduled to be completed by 2008 with construct= ion of an initial, small pilot plant to begin in 2012. http://www.enbw.com/content/en/press/press_releases/2006/09/PM_20060912_CU_= jm02/index.jsp;jsessionid=3D4C3F7EEAAE355CA40A49A0FE6EFDEBDC.nbw05 =20 Ceramic Fuel Cells Develops Next Generation of Fuel Cell. Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited develops more powerful fuel cells announced a ma= jor step towards commercialization with the development of its next generat= ion of fuel cells. These 1-kW fuel cells have demonstrated significant perf= ormance improvements, particularly in power density, and will be incorporat= ed into m-CHP (combined heat and power) units to provide clean power for ho= mes.=20=20 http://www.cfcl.com.au/Links/CFCL_ASX-Announcement374699_20060921.pdf =20 PORTABLE/BACKUP POWER =20 IdaTech Unit Receives NEBS Certification, Receives CERDEC Contract. IdaTech's ElectraGen(tm) family of critical backup power proton exchange me= mbrane (PEM) fuel cell products have satisfied all testing requirements to = receive NEBS (Network Equipment Building Systems) Level 3 certification. T= he NEBS Level 3 certification is a requirement for sales to many North Amer= ican telecommunications carriers and includes operational continuity over e= xtreme climate conditions, structural integrity and resistance to earthquak= es, drops, firearms and other impacts. The testing also ensures electronic= emissions safety and compliance, and that the systems will withstand shipp= ing trauma and exposure to fire. In other news, the Communications-Electro= nics Research Development Center (CERDEC), the Army's information technolog= ies and integrated systems center, has awarded IdaTech a new contract worth= more than US$3 million for the development of a 3-kW Tactical Fuel Cell Ge= nerator. http://www.idatech.com/media/news.html?article=3D84 http://www.idatech.com/media/news.html?article=3D83 =20 NexTech and Plug Power to Collaborate on SOFCs. NexTech Materials, Ltd. and Plug Power Inc. are collaborating to develop a = Solid Oxide (SOFC) fuel cell power system and plan to complete a number of = joint activities including market research, fuel cell stack development and= testing, system design and prototype construction. The initial target mar= ket is military, particularly for U.S. Air Force and Army applications. Oth= er potential markets include premium assured (wireless communications) and = commercial stationary backup power applications http://www.nextechmaterials.com/view_page.php?id=3D56 =20 Altergy and Eaton Sign Two Agreements. Altergy Systems has signed two agreements with Eaton Corporation to provide= fuel cell power solutions for telecommunications and other premium power a= nd mission-critical applications. Through this collaboration, Altergy's fu= el cells will be integrated with Eaton Electrical's electrical control and = power distribution products, to create complete stationary fuel cell system= s. Additionally, Eaton will install, commission, start up, monitor and serv= ice Altergy fuel cell products and systems at customer sites worldwide thro= ugh Eaton's network of over 1,000 service professionals. http://www.altergysystems.com/announcements/eaton.asp =20 Protonex Accelerates Reformer-based Fuel Cell Product Introduction. Protonex Technology Corporation has accelerated its plan to introduce a lin= e of reformer-based fuel cell products to specifically target commercial ma= rkets. Based on progress to date, including expansion of Protonex faciliti= es and several key senior hires, the Company expects to introduce the first= of these products for evaluation by OEMs in mid-2007. Initial products wil= l run on reformed methanol and provide 200 to 300 watts of power for a dive= rse set of portable applications including emergency services, backup power= , military equipment, and leisure applications such as marine and recreatio= nal vehicle auxiliary power.=20 http://www.protonex.com/09-27-06%20Reformer.pdf =20 Jadoo Introduces Fuel Cell System for Emergency Responders. Jadoo Power Systems has introduced the XRT, a fuel cell system geared towar= d the emergency preparedness market. The XRT can be used for power-hungry e= mergency response applications that need power support, such as portable ra= dio and laptop battery recharging, as well as a battery replacement for eme= rgency lighting and critical communication devices like satellite phones an= d modems. The system includes six n-Stor360 fuel canisters, which can prov= ide up to 2200 Watt-hours of runtime, and only weighs 50 pounds. http://jadoopower.com/pdfs/pdfs/Press%20Releases/2006_09-12_XRT.pdf =20 Millennium Cell Develops Fuel Cell-Powered Wireless Camera Prototype. Millennium Cell and Gecko Energy Technologies have developed a fuel cell-po= wered wireless camera prototype system with infrared sensing and audio capa= bility. This is the first integration of Millennium Cell's Hydrogen on Dema= nd=AE sodium borohydride fuel technology and Gecko's PowerSkin(tm) fuel cel= l technology into a hydrogen battery. http://millenniumcell.com/fw/main/def= ault.asp?DocID=3D92&reqid=3D906278 =20 Power Air Signs MOU with H-Plus, Announces Successful Testing of Third Part= y Products. Power Air Corporation it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) wit= h H-Plus Group to establish a Korean-based Joint Venture Company. The Joint= Venture will develop, manufacture, and commercialize back-up power systems= , using Power Air's zinc air fuel cell (ZAFC) as the power source, in Korea= and Asia. Power Air Corporation also announced the success of its initial= testing of third party Air Cathode products in its Zinc Air Fuel Cell (ZAF= C) power supply. http://www.integratir.com/newsrelease.asp?news=3D2130980200&ticker=3DPWAC&l= ang=3DEN http://www.integratir.com/newsrelease.asp?news=3D2130980460&ticker=3DPWAC&l= ang=3DEN =20 Angstrom Power Secures $18 Million. Through a private equity financing deal, Angstrom Power has secured $18 mil= lion to advance its work on high energy density micro-structured fuel cells= . Angstrom received the funding through an agreement with an investment co= nsortium headed by VantagePoint Venture Partners.=20 http://www.angstrompower.com/press_details.jsp?iid=3D1175 =20 FUELS/REFORMERS/STORAGE =20 DOE Funds Six New Hydrogen Production Projects. The Department of Energy has announced the selection of six projects to dev= elop technologies to aid in alternate hydrogen production and greater hydro= gen utilization. The six projects focus on two different areas of interest= : hydrogen production from coal; and demonstration of protocols for hydroge= n or hythane mixtures and modifications to reciprocating ICEs for advanced = engines. DOE will provide $12.9 million toward the projects. http://www.fossil.energy.gov/news/techlines/2006/06051-Hydrogen_Production_= Projects.html =20 FUEL CELL COMPONENTS/TESTING =20 Fraunhofer Institute Develops New Ceramic Film. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and System= s IKTS in Germany have developed a new type of ceramic film called Low-Temp= erature Co-Fired Ceramic (LTCC). The research team has developed a cost-ef= fective way of integrating additional non-electronic functional elements in= to the ceramics. Structures can be applied not only to the surface of the c= eramic, but also to the inside. The micro fuel cells are criss-crossed wit= h tiny channels that transport hydrogen or fluids. http://www.fraunhofer.de= /fhg/EN/press/pi/2006/08/ResearchNews8-2006-Topic2.jsp =20 REPORTS/MARKET STUDIES =20 Stationary Fuel Cell Market Opportunities. Research and Markets has released Stationary Fuel Cell Market Opportunities= , Strategies, and Forecasts, 2006 to 2012. http://www.researchandmarkets.com/product/028b15/stationary_fuel_cell_marke= t_opportunities=20=20=20 =20 REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS =20 Ohio Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program Releases 2007 RFP. Ohio's Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program has released its 2007 request for p= roposals, anticipating up to $7 million in grants to be awarded for Researc= h, Development and Commercialization Projects, and up to $3 million for Mar= ket Readiness Demonstration Projects. Individual project awards will range = from $250,000 to $1 million. Letters of intent are due October 12, 2006. http://www.thirdfrontier.com/open_rfps.asp =20 MISCELLANEOUS =20 Parker Introduces TekStak. Parker Energy Systems, a unit of Parker Hannifin Corporation, has introduce= d the TekStak product line to familiarize students with Parker's fuel cell = system capabilities while they explore this alternative energy technology. = Each TekStak kit comes complete with molded plastic endplates, graphite co= mposite bipolar plates, membrane electrode assemblies, hardware, gaskets, a= n assembly manual and an instructional DVD. The kit can be assembled as a = stack of one, five or ten fuel cells and retail for $150 for the one cell s= tack, up to $400 for the ten cell stack and can be purchased online through= authorized TekStak Distributors. http://www.parkerenergysystems.com/ =20 NRC Opens Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation. National Research Council of Canada (NRC) opened the doors of the NRC Insti= tute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI), - Canada's premier applied resear= ch organization in support of the nation's hydrogen and fuel cell industry.= The new $20M facility is located on the University of British Columbia (U= BC) campus. http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/newsroom/news/2006/ifci06-nr_e.html =20 Wisconsin Universities to Become Energy Self-Sufficient. U.W. Stevens Point (U.W.S.P) was selected to take part in a project which s= hould make the campus energy self-sufficient in five years. U.W.S.P. alrea= dy has solar panels on the roofs of some buildings that power the hot water= heaters for the dorms and pool, and also has a green roof on top of the li= brary insulates and cools the building. By 2012 U.W.S.P. will add wind and= fuel cell projects to power the campus as well. Three other U.W. schools w= ere selected - U.W. Green Bay, Oshkosh and River Falls. http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/4250076.html =20 CONFERENCES =20 For a complete list of conferences, please go to http://www.fuelcells.org/n= ews/conf.html. =20 GenerationFC 2006. GenerationFC 2006: Shaping the Southern Fuel Cell Economy will be held Dece= mber 4-6, 2006, in Atlanta, Georgia. For conference details, please visit = http://www.sfcc.tv/genfc.html.=20=20 =20 2nd Fuel Cells Durability & Performance. The 2nd Fuel Cells Durability & Performance conference will be held Decembe= r 6-8, 2006, at the Wyndham Resort & Conference Center in Miami Beach, Flor= ida. For conference details, please visit http://www.knowledgefoundation.c= om/. =20 FSEC Short Course. The 2007 Short Course in Fuel Cell Technology will take place February 4-7,= 2007, at the Florida Solar Energy Center in Cocoa, Florida. For details, = go to http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/fuelcellcourse/ =20 FC Expo 2007. The 3rd International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo will take place February = 7-9, 2007, at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan. For details, please visit h= ttp://www.fcexpo.jp/english/. =20 HYPOTHESIS VII HYdrogen POwer THeoretical and Engineering Solutions - International Sympos= ium will be held March 27-30, 2007, in M=E9rida, Mexico. 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The Chevrol= et Equinox Fuel Cell vehicle will feature GM's fourth-generation fuel cell sys= tem and will be designed to run for 50,000 miles.=A0 Under a plan dubbed "Project Driveway," GM will deliver the vehicles to a variety of drivers in <st1:State w:st=3D"on">California</st1:State>, the <st1:City w:s= t=3D"on">New York City</st1:City> area, and <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on= ">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st=3D"on">D.C.</st1:State></st1:place>=A0 <font color=3Dblack= ><span style=3D'color:black'>GM also announced that a HydroGen3 fuel cell minivan = will be added to the U.S. Postal Service’s <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Irvine</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st=3D"on">California</st1:Stat= e></st1:place>, fleet – marking the first time a fuel cell vehicle will be used for m= ail delivery on the West Coast.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=3Dhttp://image.em= erald.gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=3D74&docid=3D285= 60">http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=3Dhttp://image.emeral= d.gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=3D74&docid=3D28560</= 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://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=3Dhttp://image.em= erald.gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=3D3&docid=3D2899= 2">http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=3Dhttp://image.emerald= .gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=3D3&docid=3D28992</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><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'>U.S.</span></font></b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b><font siz= e=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:= bold'> Army Takes Delivery of GM Fuel Cell Vehicle<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 U.S. Army has received a Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell Vehicle, an engineered prototype of the vehicle General Motors will use as = part of its new 100-vehicle “Project Driveway.”=A0 The Army’s vehicle will be used for non-tactical transportation purposes, primarily on military bases in <st1:State w:st=3D"on">Virginia</st1:State> and <st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">California</st1:place></st1:State>. The = vehicle is powered by GM’s fourth generation fuel cell propulsion system.<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.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=3Dhttp://image.em= erald.gm.com/gmnews/viewpressreldetail.do?domain=3D2&docid=3D28809" title=3D"http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=3Dhttp://image.e= merald.gm.com/gmnews/viewpressreldetail.do?domain=3D2&docid=3D28809">ht= tp://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=3Dhttp://image.emerald.gm.c= om/gmnews/viewpressreldetail.do?domain=3D2&docid=3D28809</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'>Hartford Contracts with UTC Power for N= ew England’s First Fuel Cell Bus.<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 Greater Hartford Transit District has contracted with UTC Power for a 40-foot hybrid electric fuel cell-powered transit bus that = will be used in revenue service.=A0 As part of the agreement, UTC Power will also provide two years of program support, including the use of a hydrogen refue= ling station located at UTC’s headquarters.=A0 The program is supported by= a $2.9 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration.<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.utcpower.com/fs/com/bin/fs_com_Page/0,9235,04532,00.html" title=3D"http://www.utcpower.com/fs/com/bin/fs_com_Page/0,9235,04532,00.htm= l">http://www.utcpower.com/fs/com/bin/fs_com_Page/0,9235,04532,00.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 style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Proton Motor = Fuel Cell Bus Hits Streets in <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D= "on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<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'>Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH has delivered a fuel cell bus to the City of <st1:City w:st=3D"on">Barth</st1:C= ity> (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region w:st= =3D"on">Germany</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<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.proton-motor.de/" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"http://www.proton-motor.de/">http://www.proton-motor.de</a><o:p></= o:p></span></font></p> <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 style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Nissan Purcha= ses General Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Forklift.<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'>General Hydrogen Corporation h= as sold a Hydricity=AE Pack to Nissan Motor Corporation.=A0 Nissan will be sho= wcasing the hydrogen fuel cell power pack in a Nissan Electric Class 1 battery elec= tric forklift.<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.generalhydrogen.com/downloads/NISSAN_GH_NR_Sept%207_06.p= df">http://www.generalhydrogen.com/downloads/NISSAN_GH_NR_Sept%207_06.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><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Suzuki Unveils Fuel Cell Wheelchair.<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'>Suzuki Motors has produced the MIO, a fuel cell-powered wheelchair that uses methanol solution and is backed up by a lithium-ion battery. The MIO requires four liters of methanol for a full tank, which ru= ns for up to 25 miles.<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.mobilemag.com/content/100/313/C980= 5/">http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/313/C9805/</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=A0 <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 lan= g=3DDE style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>E= nBW and Siemens to Build Megawatt Power Plant.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lang= =3DDE style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>EnBW Energie Baden-W=FCrttemberg AG and Siemens Power Generation (PG) are joining forces= to build a highly-efficient megawatt-class fuel cell hybrid power plant.=A0 Th= e goal of this research project is acheive 70% efficiency. The necessary groundwor= k is scheduled to be completed by 2008 with construction of an initial, small pi= lot plant to begin in 2012.</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DAr= ial><span lang=3DDE style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><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.enbw.com/content/en/press/press_releases/2006/09/PM_2006= 0912_CU_jm02/index.jsp;jsessionid=3D4C3F7EEAAE355CA40A49A0FE6EFDEBDC.nbw05"= >http://www.enbw.com/content/en/press/press_releases/2006/09/PM_20060912_CU= _jm02/index.jsp;jsessionid=3D4C3F7EEAAE355CA40A49A0FE6EFDEBDC.nbw05</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'>Ceramic Fuel Cells Develops Next Genera= tion of Fuel Cell.<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'>Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited develops more powerful fuel c= ells announced a major step towards commercialization with the development of its next generation of fuel cells. These 1-kW fuel cells have demonstrated significant performance improvements, particularly in power density, and wi= ll be incorporated into m-CHP (combined heat and power) units to provide clean power for homes.=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.cfcl.com.au/Links/CFCL_ASX-Announcement374699_20060921.p= df">http://www.cfcl.com.au/Links/CFCL_ASX-Announcement374699_20060921.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><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'>I= daTech Unit Receives NEBS Certification, Receives CERDEC Contract.<o:p></o:p></spa= n></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'>IdaTech’s ElectraGen™ fam= ily of critical backup power proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell products = have satisfied all testing requirements to receive NEBS (Network Equipment Build= ing Systems) Level 3 certification. The NEBS Level 3 certification is a requirement for sales to many North American telecommunications carriers and includes operational continuity over extreme climate conditions, structural integrity and resistance to earthquakes, drops, firearms and other impacts. The testing also ensures electronic emissions safety and compliance, and that the systems will withstand shipping trauma and exposur= e to fire.=A0 In other news, the </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Communications-Electronics Res= earch Development Center (CERDEC), the Army’s information technologies and integrated systems center, has awarded IdaTech a new contract worth more th= an US$3 million for the development of a 3-kW Tactical Fuel Cell Generator.<fo= nt color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'><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.idatech.com/media/news.html?article=3D84">http://www.ida= tech.com/media/news.html?article=3D84</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'><a href=3D"http://www.idatech.com/media/news.html?article=3D83">http://www.ida= tech.com/media/news.html?article=3D83</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><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>NexTech and Plug Power to Collaborate on SOFCs.<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'>NexTech Materials, Ltd. and Plug Power Inc. are collaborating to develop a Solid Oxide (SOFC) fuel cell power system and pl= an to complete a number of joint activities including market research, fuel ce= ll stack development and testing, system design and prototype construction.=A0= The initial target market is military, particularly for U.S. Air Force and Army applications. Other potential markets include premium assured (wireless communications) and commercial stationary backup power applications<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.nextechmaterials.com/view_page.php?id=3D56">http://www.n= extechmaterials.com/view_page.php?id=3D56</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><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>A= ltergy and Eaton Sign Two Agreements.<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'>Altergy Systems has signed two agreem= ents with Eaton Corporation to provide fuel cell power solutions for telecommuni= cations and other premium power and mission-critical applications.=A0 Through this collaboration, Altergy’s fuel cells will be integrated with Eaton Electrical’s electrical control and power distribution products, to create complete stationary fuel cell systems. Additionally, Eaton will inst= all, commission, start up, monitor and service Altergy fuel cell products and systems at customer sites worldwide through Eaton’s network of over 1= ,000 service professionals.<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.altergysystems.com/announcements/eaton.asp">http://www.a= ltergysystems.com/announcements/eaton.asp</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'>Protonex Accelerates Reformer-based Fuel Cell Product Introduction.<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'>Protonex Technology Corporation has accelerated its plan= to introduce a line of reformer-based fuel cell products to specifically target commercial markets.=A0 Based on progress to date, including expansion of Pr= otonex facilities and several key senior hires, the Company expects to introduce t= he first of these products for evaluation by OEMs in mid-2007. Initial products will run on reformed methanol and provide 200 to 300 watts of power for a diverse set of portable applications including emergency services, backup power, military equipment, and leisure applications such as marine and recreational vehicle auxiliary 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/09-27-06%20Reformer.p= df">http://www.protonex.com/09-27-06%20Reformer.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><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Jadoo Introduces Fuel Cell System for Emergency Responders.</span></font></b><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'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jadoo Power Systems has introd= uced the XRT, a fuel cell system geared toward the emergency preparedness market. The XRT can be used for power-hungry emergency response applications that n= eed power support, such as portable radio and laptop battery recharging, as wel= l as a battery replacement for emergency lighting and critical communication dev= ices like satellite phones and modems.=A0 The system includes six n-Stor360 fuel canisters, which can provide up to 2200 Watt-hours of runtime, and only wei= ghs 50 pounds.<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://jadoopower.com/pdfs/pdfs/Press%20Releases/2006_09-12_XRT.pdf" title=3D"http://jadoopower.com/pdfs/pdfs/Press Releases/2006_09-12_XRT.pdf"= >http://jadoopower.com/pdfs/pdfs/Press%20Releases/2006_09-12_XRT.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><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Millennium Cell Develops Fuel Cell-Powe= red Wireless Camera Prototype.</span></font></b><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><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Millennium Cell and Gecko Energy Technologies have devel= oped a fuel cell-powered wireless camera prototype system with infrared sensing = and audio capability. </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>This is the first integration of Millennium Cell's Hydrogen on Demand=AE sodium borohydride f= uel technology and Gecko's PowerSkin™ fuel cell technology into a hydrogen battery. </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size= :10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://millenniumcell.com/fw/main/default.asp?DocID=3D92&reqid= =3D906278" title=3D"http://millenniumcell.com/fw/main/default.asp?DocID=3D92&reqid= =3D906278">http://millenniumcell.com/fw/main/default.asp?DocID=3D92&req= id=3D906278</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'>Power Air Signs MOU with H-Plus, Announ= ces Successful Testing of Third Party Products.<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 Air Corporation it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with H-Plus Group to establish a Korean-based Joint Ven= ture Company. The Joint Venture will develop, manufacture, and commercialize bac= k-up power systems, using Power Air's zinc air fuel cell (ZAFC) as the power sou= rce, in <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Korea</st1:country-region> and <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Asia</st1:place>.=A0 Power Air Corporation also announced the s= uccess of its initial testing of third party Air Cathode products in its Zinc Air = Fuel Cell (ZAFC) power supply.<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.integratir.com/newsrelease.asp?news=3D2130980200&tic= ker=3DPWAC&lang=3DEN">http://www.integratir.com/newsrelease.asp?news=3D= 2130980200&ticker=3DPWAC&lang=3DEN</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.integratir.com/newsrelease.asp?news=3D2130980460&tic= ker=3DPWAC&lang=3DEN">http://www.integratir.com/newsrelease.asp?news=3D= 2130980460&ticker=3DPWAC&lang=3DEN</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 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>A= ngstrom Power Secures $18 Million.<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'>Through a private equity financi= ng deal, Angstrom Power has secured $18 million to advance its work on high en= ergy density micro-structured fuel cells.=A0 Angstrom received the funding throu= gh an agreement with an investment consortium headed by VantagePoint Venture Partners. </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack><span style=3D'font-si= ze:10.0pt; color:black'><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.angstrompower.com/press_details.jsp?iid=3D1175">http://w= ww.angstrompower.com/press_details.jsp?iid=3D1175</a><o:p></o:p></span></fo= nt></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><a name=3D"OLE_LINK3"></a><a name=3D"OLE_LINK1"></a><a name=3D"OLE_LINK2"><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.= 0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></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><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><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>DOE Funds Six New Hydrogen Production 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 Department of Energy has announced the selection of = six projects to develop technologies to aid in alternate hydrogen production and greater hydrogen utilization.=A0 The six projects focus on two different ar= eas of interest: hydrogen production from coal; and demonstration of protocols for hydrogen or hythane mixtures and modifications to reciprocating ICEs for advanced engines. DOE will provide $12.9 million toward the projects.<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.fossil.energy.gov/news/techlines/2006/06051-Hydrogen_Pro= duction_Projects.html" title=3D"http://www.fossil.energy.gov/news/techlines/2006/06051-Hydrogen_Pr= oduction_Projects.html">http://www.fossil.energy.gov/news/techlines/2006/06= 051-Hydrogen_Production_Projects.html</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><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/TESTING<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'>F= raunhofer Institute Develops New Ceramic Film.<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'>Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institu= te for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on= "><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region> have developed a new = type of ceramic film called Low-Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic (LTCC).=A0 The rese= arch team has developed a cost-effective way of integrating additional non-elect= ronic functional elements into the ceramics. Structures can be applied not only to the surface of the ceramic, but also to the inside.=A0 The micro fuel cells= are criss-crossed with tiny channels that transport hydrogen or fluids.</span><= /font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a href=3D"http://www.fraunhofer.de/fhg/EN/press/pi/2006/08/ResearchNews8-2006= -Topic2.jsp">http://www.fraunhofer.de/fhg/EN/press/pi/2006/08/ResearchNews8= -2006-Topic2.jsp</a><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'><o:p><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span></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'>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 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Stationary Fuel Cell Market Opportuniti= es.<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'>Research and Markets has released <i><span style=3D'font= -style: italic'>Stationary Fuel Cell Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecast= s, 2006 to 2012</span></i>.<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.researchandmarkets.com/product/028b15/stationary_fuel_ce= ll_market_opportunities">http://www.researchandmarkets.com/product/028b15/s= tationary_fuel_cell_market_opportunities</a>=A0=A0 </span></font><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DIT style=3D'fo= nt-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><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><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span 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 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><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'>Ohio</span></font></b></st1:place></st1:State><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'> Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program Releases 2007 RFP.<o:p></o:p></span= ></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><b><fo= nt size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Ohio</sp= an></font></b></st1:place></st1:State><font size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>’s Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program has released its 2007 request for proposals, anticipating up to $7 million in grants to be awarded for Research, Develop= ment and Commercialization Projects, and up to $3 million for Market Readiness Demonstration Projects. Individual project awards will range from $250,000 = to $1 million. Letters of intent are due October 12, 2006.<o:p></o:p></span></= font></p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-s= ize:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'><a href=3D"http://www.thirdfrontier.com/open_rfps.asp" title=3D"http://www.thirdfrontier.com/open_rfps.asp">http://www.thirdfronti= er.com/open_rfps.asp</a><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'><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'>Parker Introduces TekStak.<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'>Parker Energy Systems, a unit of Parker Hannifin Corporation, has introduced the TekStak product line to familiarize students with Parker’s fuel cell system capabilities while they explore this alternative energy technology.=A0 Each TekStak kit comes complete with mold= ed plastic endplates, graphite composite bipolar plates, membrane electrode as= semblies, hardware, gaskets, an assembly manual and an instructional DVD.=A0 </span><= /font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Th= e kit can be assembled as a stack of one, five or ten fuel cells and retail for $150 = for the one cell stack, up to $400 for the ten cell stack and can be purchased online through authorized TekStak Distributors.<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.parkerenergysystems.com/">http://w= ww.parkerenergysystems.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'>NRC Opens Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation.<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'>National Research Council of Canada (NRC) opened the doo= rs of the NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI), – <st1:coun= try-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s premier applied research organization in support of the nation's hydrogen a= nd fuel cell industry.=A0 <font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'>The = new $20M facility is located on the University of British Columbia (UBC) campus.<o:p= ></o:p></span></font></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.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/newsroom/news/2006/ifci06-nr_e.html">http= ://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/newsroom/news/2006/ifci06-nr_e.html</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'>Wisconsin Universities to Become Energy Self-Sufficient.<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'>U.W. Stevens Point (U.W.S.P) was selected to take part i= n a project which should make the campus energy self-sufficient in five years.= =A0 U.W.S.P. already has solar panels on the roofs of some buildings that power= the hot water heaters for the dorms and pool, and also has a green roof on top = of the library insulates and cools the building.=A0 By 2012 U.W.S.P. will add = wind and fuel cell projects to power the campus as well. <font color=3Dblack><sp= an style=3D'color:black'>Three other U.W. schools were selected - U.W. <st1:Ci= ty w:st=3D"on">Green Bay</st1:City>, <st1:City w:st=3D"on">Oshkosh</st1:City> = and <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">River</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType= w:st=3D"on">Falls</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.</span></font><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'><a href=3D"http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/4250076.ht= ml">http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/4250076.html</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=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><b><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:12.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; font-weight:bold'>GenerationFC 2006.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt'>GenerationFC 2006: Shaping the Southern Fuel Cell Economy will be held December 4-6, 200= 6, in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Atlanta</st1:City>, <st1:co= untry-region w:st=3D"on">Georgia</st1:country-region></st1:place>.=A0 For conference de= tails, please visit </span></font><a href=3D"http://www.sfcc.tv/genfc.html">http:/= /www.sfcc.tv/genfc.html</a>.=A0 <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:12.0pt; 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'>2<sup>nd</sup> Fuel Cells Durability &a= mp; Performance.<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 2<sup>nd</sup> Fuel Cells Durability & Performan= ce conference will </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'fo= nt-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>be held December 6-8, 2006, at the </span></font>= <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;fon= t-family: Arial'>Wyndham</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><s= pan style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Re= sort & Conference</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:Pl= aceType> in </span></font><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Miami Bea= ch</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">Florida</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. =A0For co= nference details, please visit </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><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'>FSEC Short Course.<o:p></o:p></span></f= ont></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The 2007 Short Course in Fuel Cell Technology will take place February 4-7, 2007, at the <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Florida</st1:Pl= aceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Solar</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on"= >Energy</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"= ><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Cocoa</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st=3D"on">Florida</st1:State></= st1:place>.=A0 For details, go to <a href=3D"http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/fuelcellcourse/">http= ://www.fsec.ucf.edu/fuelcellcourse/</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'>FC Expo 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'>The 3<sup>rd</sup> International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell = Expo will take place February 7-9, 2007, at Tokyo Big Sight in <st1:place w:st= =3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Tokyo</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Japan</st1:c= ountry-region></st1:place>.=A0 For details, please visit <a href=3D"http://www.fcexpo.jp/english/">http://= www.fcexpo.jp/english/</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'>HYPOTHESIS VII</span></font></b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><b= r> HYdrogen POwer THeoretical and Engineering Solutions - International Sympos= ium will be held March 27-30, 2007, in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D= "on">M<span lang=3DEN-GB>=E9</span>rida</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">M= exico</st1:country-region></st1:place>.=A0 For more information, please go to <a href=3D"http://www.hypothesis.ws/">ht= tp://www.hypothesis.ws</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font size= =3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br> ###</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <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> </body> </html> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6E721.54E73DC9--