Fuel Cells 2000's Fuel Cell Technology Update - December 2006
"Jennifer Gangi" <[email protected]> Fri, 1 Dec 2006 13:36:49 -0500
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C71577.A9B46B5B Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fuel Cell Technology Update - December 2006 =20 To unsubscribe to this listserve, please see the end of this message. Head= s up, I have created a new category for Micro Fuel Cells as the smaller fue= l cells for electronics and battery applications don't quite fit the same m= old as the ones used for portable and backup power. Enjoy!=20=20=20=20 =20 TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS =20 Ford Unveils Fuel Cell-Powered Explorer. At the LA Auto Show, Ford unveiled a six-passenger fuel cell-powered Explor= er that can travel 350 miles on a single tank of hydrogen fuel. The vehicl= e features a 60-kW fuel cell with a 50-kW hybrid battery and houses the 10 = kg storage tank in the center space used for the 6-speed automatic transmis= sion in current Explorer models. In less than one year, the fuel cell Expl= orer has accumulated more than 17,000 miles, including a world-record drive= of 1,556 miles in a single 24-hour period, the most of any fuel cell vehic= le to date. http://media.ford.com/products/press_article_display.cfm?article_id=3D24884= &vehicle_id=3D1442&make_id=3D92&CFID=3D7018339&CFTOKEN=3D2def605d74422da6-8= 24982E4-1185-6933-5D54BD176A25499A&jsessionid=3D58303668fc91$F7$95$8 <http:= //media.ford.com/products/press_article_display.cfm?article_id=3D24884&vehi= cle_id=3D1442&make_id=3D92&CFID=3D7018339&CFTOKEN=3D2def605d74422da6-824982= E4-1185-6933-5D54BD176A25499A&jsessionid=3D58303668fc91$F7$95$8>=20 =20 Army Awards Contract for Fuel Cell Airport Tow Tractor. The National Automotive Center (NAC), through the U.S. Army's Tank Automoti= ve Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), awarded a $1.8 mi= llion contract to Energy Conversion Devices for the development and demonst= ration of a hydrogen-powered airport tow tractor and to further develop its= metal hydride fuel cell technology. http://www.ovonic.com/ne_ecd_ovonics_press_releases_more.cfm?pressrelease_i= d=3D381 <http://www.ovonic.com/ne_ecd_ovonics_press_releases_more.cfm?press= release_id=3D381>=20 =20 HyFLEET Offers Newsletter. The HyFLEET:CUTE project tracks fuel cell bus projects, vehicle technology = and the hydrogen infrastructure around the world and offers a newsletter an= d an email news service. Subscribers to this service get up to the minute = information about hydrogen, fuel cells and internal combustion hydrogen pow= ered public transport.=20=20 http://www.global-hydrogen-bus-platform.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/n/enews/ = <http://www.global-hydrogen-bus-platform.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/n/enews/= >=20 =20 STATIONARY APPLICATIONS=20=20 =20 Acumentrics Fuel Cell Completed Successful Field Trial in Alaska. The Alaska Energy Technology Development Laboratory at the University of Al= aska Fairbanks completed a successful field test of a prototype propane fue= l cell developed by Acumentrics. The fuel cell was installed at the Nationa= l Park Service's Exit Glacier Visitor's Center and ran for more than 1,100 = hours straight with no measurable degradation in its efficiency. http://www.acumentrics.com/Alaska11-06.htm =20 PORTABLE/BACKUP POWER =20 Hydrogenics Installs System at Interlink, Introduces New Modules. Hydrogenics Corporation and American Power Conversion (APC) have installed = a backup power system for Interlink Connectivity Inc. in Toronto, Canada. T= his 20 kW InfraStruXure=AE with Integrated Fuel Cell System is among the fi= rst urban office tower setting that incorporates Hydrogenics' HyPM XR power= modules to supply backup power to a critical network. Hydrogenics also re= leased its next generation HyPM=AE Fuel Cell Power Modules for specific bac= kup power and mobility power demands. The 2007 product release also includ= es the new H2X 200 Series fuel cell stack. http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_ne= wsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D218023 http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D218552 =20 Fuel Cell Providing Backup to Fire Station. Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) provided a 6 kW fuel cell to the Hill= sboro Fire Department to provide backup power for the Ronler Acre's fire st= ation emergency operations center. BPA and the Department of Defense Clima= te Change Fuel Cell Rebate Program are sharing the cost of this demonstrati= on project. Other stakeholders in this demonstration project include the Co= mbined Heat and Power Consortium, ODOE, Portland General Electric and North= west Natural.=20=20 http://vocuspr.vocus.com/VocusPR30/Newsroom/Query.aspx?SiteName=3DBonnevill= e&Entity=3DPRAsset&SF_PRAsset_PRAssetID_EQ=3D39975&XSL=3DPressRelease&Cache= =3DTrue =20 Voller APU Ahead of Schedule. Voller Energy Group is pleased to announce that it has achieved a major mil= estone in the development of its fuel cell auxiliary power units (APU) by s= uccessfully integrating a complete fuel processor and fuel cell system ahea= d of schedule. As a result of these developments, the Company has demonstr= ated the conversion of input hydrocarbon fuels into useable electrical powe= r within a self contained system. The fuel cell APU system can use widely = available fuels such as Calor Gas, propane or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). http://production.investis.com/vlr/rns/rnsitem?id=3D1164697292nRNSb7957M =20 ReliOn Enters Distribution Agreements with Three Companies. ReliOn has signed distribution agreements with Conley Telco, Precision Powe= r & Air (Caribbean) Limited and EGC International/Unitek Group. These agre= ements allow for distribution of ReliOn fuel cells to telecommunications cu= stomers within Mexico, the eastern Caribbean region and northern Latin Amer= ica, Spain and Portugal, respectively. Conley has begun early deployments = of ReliOn fuel cell systems to two major providers of telecommunications se= rvices within Mexico thus far and Precision Power completed the first custo= mer fuel cell installation in Trinidad for the leading telecommunication se= rvice provider on the island. The unit has already provided coverage durin= g a grid power outage of several hours, which occurred due to a 6.0 earthqu= ake this past October. http://www.relion-inc.com/news.asp#20 =20 ReliOn Receives ANSI/CSA Certification, Completes NEBS Testing. ReliOn has received ANSI/CSA America certification for its T-1000(tm) and T= -2000(tm) fuel cell solutions. The certification was completed under ANSI/C= SA FC 1-2004, Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems, which is the most current= and comprehensive standard for certification of stationary fuel cell syste= ms. ReliOn's T-1000(tm) and T-2000(tm) outdoor enclosure solutions have co= mpleted Network Equipment Building Systems (NEBS) Level 3 compliance testin= g. This testing was developed by the telecommunications industry to qualify= equipment under extreme environmental conditions and is often required pri= or to installation of equipment at telecommunication sites. http://www.relion-inc.com/news.asp#21 http://www.relion-inc.com/news.asp#19 =20 Jadoo Receives Additional Funding. Jadoo Power Systems Inc.'s SOCOM Power Program will be allocated $2.4 milli= on in additional funding as part of the U.S. Military 2007 Defense Appropri= ations Bill. http://jadoopower.com/pdfs/pdfs/Press%20Releases/2006_11-03_Lungren2007Bill= Release.pdf =20 MICRO FUEL CELLS =20 USFCC Developing Air Guidance Document. The US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC) is developing a fuel cell Air Guidance Doc= ument for airport security screeners and has issued a call to fuel cell dev= elopers world-wide to supply information on products that will become avail= able in 2007. This list is one aspect of the continuing US Fuel Cell Counc= il efforts to provide guidance pertinent to airport professionals in evalua= ting the suitability of carrying fuel cells onboard passenger aircraft in a= ccordance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Technic= al Instructions, Part 8.=20 http://www.usfcc.com/Nov8-EM-AirGuidanceDocPressRelease-06-205.pdf =20 Smart Fuel Cell Delivers Fuel Cells to Eight Countries. Smart Fuel Cell AG's military business unit has delivered the first batch o= f series of SFC's new portable DMFC power generation system "Jenny" for sol= diers in the field to defense ministry representatives from Finland, German= y, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Unit= ed Kingdom.=20=20 http://www.efoy.de/index.php?option=3Dcom_content&task=3Dview&id=3D897&Item= id=3D177&lang=3Den =20 MTI Micro Accepting Orders for Evaluation. MTI MicroFuel Cells (MTI Micro) is now ready to accept orders for its Mobio= n=AE 30M systems from qualified customers as the Company moves to set-up mi= litary market test sites. The Mobion=AE 30M addresses the urgent need for = a lighter and more compact power source for the 21st century warrior, and i= s an example of MTI Micro=B4s commercial technology being adapted for a wid= e range of military applications to improve the mobility and effectiveness = of today=B4s soldier. http://www.mtimicrofuelcells.com/news/article.asp?id=3D266 <http://www.mtim= icrofuelcells.com/news/article.asp?id=3D266>=20 =20 Samsung Develops Smaller Fuel Cell Phone Charger. The Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) and Samsung SDI claims = to have developed the smallest and most effective fuel cell-powered mobile = phone charger to date. The company said the 2 watt methanol fuel cell has = the world's highest level of power output for a mobile charger, but with a = reduced system volume and weight.=20=20 http://www.sait.samsung.co.kr/eng/about/news/e_press_view.jsp =20 FUELS/REFORMERS/STORAGE =20 Hydrogenics to Provide Hydrogen Fueling Station to Brazil. Hydrogenics Corporation is providing a hydrogen fueling station for the fir= st hydrogen fuel cell demonstration in South America. The Hydrogen Fuel-Cel= l Buses for Urban Transport in Brazil project includes a hydrogen refueling= station and a small fleet of hydrogen fuel cell-powered buses, which will = be put into service in Sao Mateus and Sao Paolo. The project began in Nove= mber and will span four years. http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D218731 =20 Hawaii Hydrogen Station Now Open. Hawaii's first-ever hydrogen vehicle fueling station opened at Hickam Air F= orce Base <http://www.bizjournals.com/search/bin/search?q=3D%22Hickam%20Air= %20Force%20Base%22&t=3Dpacific> as part of a multimillion dollar renewable= energy development program launched in Hawaii five years ago by the state = and U.S. Air Force <http://www.bizjournals.com/search/bin/search?q=3D%22US%= 20Air%20Force%22&t=3Dpacific> . The station will be used to fuel the Air F= orce's small fleet of experimental hydrogen-powered vehicles, including a 3= 0-foot shuttle bus that has been operating at Hickam since 2004. The stati= on is deployable and can be used on a battlefield with a portable generator= , the first of its kind for the U.S. Department of Defense.=20 http://www2.hickam.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=3D123030396 =20 Hydrogen Station Fueling Buses in Beijing. Air Products' hydrogen fueling technology has begun filling mass transit fu= el cell buses at a BP station in China in preparation for fueling buses to = shuttle athletes and visitors during the 2008 Olympics. The hydrogen fueli= ng technology at BP's station, the first demonstration project for new ener= gy vehicles in China, was officially dedicated by SinoHytec and BP at the Z= hongguancun Yongfeng High-Tech Industrial Base in the Beijing Hydrogen Park= . http://www.airproducts.com/PressRoom/CompanyNews/Archived/2006/08Nov06.htm =20 Power and Energy, Inc. Awarded DoD Contract For Hydrogen Technology Demonst= ration. Power+Energy, Inc. (P+E) has finalized a contract with the DoD's Office of = Naval Research (ONR) to demonstrate its fuel processing technology, based o= n its patented membrane assemblies for the conversion of liquid fuels such = as diesel, gasoline and ethanol into ultra pure hydrogen. Under this contr= act, P+E will deliver a micro-channel membrane reactor with 100 kW power ca= pacity and will demonstrate the efficient transfer of the chemical energy i= n ethanol to ultra pure hydrogen.=20 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressrelease/15903 =20 NanoLogix Scientists Make Great Strides in Biohydrogen Production. Microbiologists at NanoLogix succeeded in using a proprietary NNLX microbio= logical methodology to convert various nutrients into hydrogen gas. When th= e proprietary bacteria are allowed to grow under anaerobic conditions, they= metabolize sugars and convert them into carbon dioxide and hydrogen at a 1= :1 ratio. The carbon dioxide is then removed by passing the gas mixture thr= ough a concentrated solution of sodium hydroxide, and pure hydrogen is all = that remains. http://nanologix.net/news_details.php?id=3D23 =20 FUEL CELL COMPONENTS =20 DuPont Introduces New Membrane. DuPont Fuel Cells has introduced DuPont(tm) Nafion=AE XL, a new extended li= fe membrane that combines the advantages of mechanical reinforcement with e= nhanced chemical stability, enabling improved membrane durability. The Du= Pont(tm) Nafion=AE XL shows a 1.5 times increase in tensile strength and ov= er 50 percent reduction in swell over the DuPont(tm) Nafion=AE NRE211 membr= ane. http://www.dupont.com/fuelcells/pdf/pressrel_11162006.pdf =20 PolyFuel Membrane Delivers More Power. PolyFuel, Inc.'s new, ultra-thin membrane delivers over 40% more power than= any fuel cell membrane previously available. The new 20-micron hydrocarbo= n membrane produces an unprecedented 200 milliwatts of peak power per squar= e centimeter of material at 70C - a level which allows for a significant re= duction in the size, weight and cost of the fuel cell stack, a key componen= t in the fuel cell system.=20 http://www.polyfuel.com/pressroom/press_pr_110706.html =20 ENrG Receives NYSERDA Contract. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has = awarded a contract to ENrG Inc. for up to $500,000 to support the developme= nt of an "Advanced Insulation for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Based Power = Units". ENrG Inc. has developed unique technology that will enhance the i= nsulation package for SOFC power units, enabling SOFC system integrators to= further reduce their systems' mass and size, which is important for many s= tationary and mobile power applications. In total, this project will be a = $1.3 million effort led by ENrG Inc. with testing support from Delphi Corpo= ration.=20=20=20 http://www.enrg-inc.com/ =20 GenCell Corporation Awarded DOE Contract for Bipolar Plates.=20 GenCell Corporation has been awarded a $1.25 million R&D contract from the = U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance its stamped metallic bipolar pla= tes for automotive PEM fuel cells. GenCell is teamed with Oak Ridge Nation= al Lab (ORNL), Los Alamos National Lab, National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL= ), Arizona State University, and ATI Allegheny Ludlum to execute the progra= m "Nitrided Bipolar Plates".=20=20 http://www.gencellcorp.com/ =20 Cabot Changes Name. Cabot Corporation has changed the name of its Cabot Energy Materials busine= ss to Cabot Fuel Cells and also announced plans to introduce additional com= mercial modified carbon and corrosion resistant carbon-based fuel cell prod= ucts beginning in early 2007. The first new product to be launched will be= an automotive-grade material with exceptional corrosion resistance, combin= ed with high performance under industry standard protocols for accelerated = durability testing. http://www.cabot-corp.com/cws/businesses.nsf/CWSID/cwsBUS200611091413PM882?= OpenDocument&bc=3DProducts+%26+Markets/Fuel+Cells/News+Releases&bcn=3D23/42= 94967097/3059&entry=3Dmarket =20 REPORTS/MARKET STUDIES =20 USFCC Releases Worldwide Industry Survey. Members of the US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC), Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Canada, = Fuel Cell Europe, and the Fuel Cell Commercialization Conference of Japan p= articipated in a voluntary industry survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoop= ers. The survey reveals significant year-to-year increases in sales, resea= rch spending and employment from 2004 to 2005. Reported sales were up 7% t= o $353 million. Reported research and development spending was up 11% to $7= 96 million and reported employment specific to the fuel cell industry was u= p 12% to 7,074 employees.=20 http://www.usfcc.com/resources/market_study_and_industry_survey.html =20 Hydrogen Infrastructure Document Now in English.=20 En Route to a Hydrogen Infrastructure for Road Traffic: a study into the le= gal framework created by legislation in the European Union and in Germany h= as now been translated to English and is available at http://www.ifmo.de <h= ttp://www.ifmo.de/> . =20 REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS =20 Navy Issues BAA for Hydrogen Vehicle Fueling Station Pilot Projects. The U.S. Navy has issued a Broad Agency Announcement for a Hydrogen Fuel Ce= ll Material Handling Equipment pilot program. Successful proposals will inc= lude installation, maintenance and training associated with all equipment a= nd hydrogen infrastructure. Approximately $10 million is available under th= is announcement. Individual awards are expected to be between $750,000 and = $1,500,000. Deadline for proposals is December 13, 2006. http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSEA/N00164/N0016407R6685/SynopsisR.html <http= ://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSEA/N00164/N0016407R6685/SynopsisR.html>=20 =20 Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Reissues "Project 100" Round 2 Request for Pr= oposals The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) has reissued a Request for Proposa= ls (RFP) for Round 2 of "Project 100," an initiative promoting the developm= ent and deployment of "Class I" renewable energy resources. The "Project 1= 00" initiative creates an opportunity for developers, manufacturers and fin= anciers to advance Connecticut-based "Class I" clean renewable energy proje= cts. The 2003 landmark Connecticut legislation mandates local electric dis= tribution companies to contract a minimum of 100 MW of clean energy resourc= es by July 1, 2008. The distribution companies will enter into power purch= ase agreements with generators of "Class I" renewable energy for no less th= an a 10-year period. Pricing under these contracts will include a premium o= f 5.5 cents per kWh. To access the reissued RFP, visit www.ctinnovations.co= m/funding/ccef/project_100.php.=20=20 =20 MISCELLANEOUS =20 New Database of State Policy and Demonstrations. Fuel Cells 2000 and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen Program ha= ve launched a new searchable database that documents fuel cell and hydrogen= activity in the United States - stationary installations, vehicle demonstr= ations, fueling stations, and policies, initiatives, and legislation design= ed to advance the development and use of hydrogen and fuel cell technologie= s. The free database is available at http://www.fuelcells.org/statedataba= se.html and will be updated regularly. Fuel Cells 2000 welcomes any additi= ons or feedback - please email information to [email protected]. =20 USFCC Releases List of Fuel Cell Products. The US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC) has released its first-ever comprehensive = list of fuel cell products available for purchase. The list of more than 4= 0 fuel cell products for micro, portable, stationary and transportation app= lications features products from manufacturers headquartered in the United = States, Canada and Europe.=20=20 http://www.usfcc.com/Nov13-EM-AvailableProductsPressRelease-06-206.pdf =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. I am on the agenda in case that is added in= centive. =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 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 Small Fuel Cells 2007. The 9th International Small Fuel Cells for Portable Applications conference= will be held March 7-9, 2007, at the Marriott Miami Hotel in Miami, Florid= a. For more information, please go to http://www.knowledgepress.com/events= /7131050.htm. =20 World Hydrogen Technologies Convention 2007. The World Hydrogen Technologies Convention 2007 will be held November 4-7, = 2007, at Montecatini Terme, Italy. 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Heads up, I have created a new category for Micro Fuel Cells= as the smaller fuel cells for electronics and battery applications don’t= quite fit the same mold as the ones used for portable and backup power.=A0 Enjoy!= =A0 =A0=A0</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>TRAN= SPORTATION APPLICATIONS<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=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'>Ford Unveils Fuel Cell-Powered Explorer= .</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>At the LA Auto Show, Ford unveiled a six-passenger fuel cell-powered Explorer that can travel 350 miles on a single tank of hydrogen fuel. =A0The vehicle features a 60-kW fuel cell with a 50-kW hybrid battery= and houses the 10 kg storage tank in the center space used for the 6-speed automatic transmission in current Explorer models.=A0 </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In less tha= n one year, the fuel cell Explorer has accumulated more than 17,000 miles, includ= ing a world-record drive of 1,556 miles in a single 24-hour period, the most of= any fuel cell vehicle to date.</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://media.ford.com/products/press_article_display.cfm?article_id= =3D24884&vehicle_id=3D1442&make_id=3D92&CFID=3D7018339&CFTO= KEN=3D2def605d74422da6-824982E4-1185-6933-5D54BD176A25499A&jsessionid= =3D58303668fc91$F7$95$8" title=3D"blocked::http://media.ford.com/products/press_article_display.cfm?= article_id=3D24884&vehicle_id=3D1442&make_id=3D92&CFID=3D701833= 9&CFTOKEN=3D2def605d74422da6-824982E4-1185-6933-5D54BD176A25499A&js= essionid=3D58303668fc91$F7$95$8"><font color=3Dpurple><span style=3D'color:purple'>http://media.ford.com/products/= press_article_display.cfm?article_id=3D24884&vehicle_id=3D1442&make= _id=3D92&CFID=3D7018339&CFTOKEN=3D2def605d74422da6-824982E4-1185-69= 33-5D54BD176A25499A&jsessionid=3D58303668fc91$F7$95$8</span></font></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><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Army Awards Contract for <st1:place w:s= t=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Fuel</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Cell</st1:Plac= eName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Airport</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Tow Tractor.<o:p></o:p></s= pan></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The <span class=3Dbodycopy3><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>National Automotive Center (NAC), through the <= /span></font></span>U.S. Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), awarded a $1.8 million contract to Energy Conversion Devices for = the development and demonstration of a hydrogen-powered airport tow tractor and= to further develop its metal hydride fuel cell technology.<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.ovonic.com/ne_ecd_ovonics_press_releases_more.cfm?pressr= elease_id=3D381" title=3D"blocked::http://www.ovonic.com/ne_ecd_ovonics_press_releases_more.= cfm?pressrelease_id=3D381"><font color=3Dpurple><span style=3D'color:purple'>http://www.ovonic.com/ne_ecd_ov= onics_press_releases_more.cfm?pressrelease_id=3D381</span></font></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><em><b><i><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'f= ont-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal'>HyFLEET Offers Newsletter.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></em></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The HyFLEET:CUTE project tracks fuel cell <font color=3D= black><span style=3D'color:black'>bus projects, vehicle technology and the hydrogen infrastructure</span></font><em><i><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-f= amily: Arial;font-style:normal'> around the world and offers a newsletter and an e= mail news service. Subscribers to this service get up to the minute information about hydrogen, fuel cells and internal combustion hydrogen pow= ered public transport.=A0 <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'><a href=3D"http://www.global-hydrogen-bus-platform.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/n= /enews/" title=3D"blocked::http://www.global-hydrogen-bus-platform.com/cgi-bin/dada/= mail.cgi/n/enews/"><em><i><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:windowtex= t; font-style:normal'>http://www.global-hydrogen-bus-platform.com/cgi-bin/dada= /mail.cgi/n/enews/</span></font></i></em></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></i><= /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><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><span class=3Dtext321><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Acumentrics F= uel Cell Completed Successful Field Trial in <st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place = w:st=3D"on">Alaska</st1:place></st1:State>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></s= pan></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dtext321><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack fac= e=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Alaska Energy Technology Development Laboratory at the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType w:st=3D= "on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Alaska Fairbanks</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>= completed a successful field test of a prototype propane fuel cell developed by Acumentrics. The fuel cell was installed at the National Park Service's Exit Glacier Visitor's Center and ran for more than 1,100 hours straight with no measurable degradation in its efficiency.</span></font></span><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.acumentrics.com/Alaska11-06.htm">h= ttp://www.acumentrics.com/Alaska11-06.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></u><= /p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>PORTABLE/BACKUP POWER<o:p></o:p></span>= </font></u></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p><span style=3D'text-decoration:non= e'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Hydrogenics Installs System at Interlin= k, Introduces New Modules.<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 and American Power Conversion (A= PC) have installed a backup power system for Interlink Connectivity Inc. in <st1:pla= ce w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Toronto</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w= :st=3D"on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>. This 20 kW InfraStruXure<sup>=AE</sup> with Integrated Fuel Cell System is = among the first urban office tower setting that incorporates Hydrogenics' HyPM XR power modules to supply backup power to a critical network.=A0 Hydrogenics = also released its next generation HyPM<sup>=AE</sup> Fuel Cell Power Modules for specific backup power and mobility power demands. =A0The 2007 product release also i= ncludes the new H2X 200 Series fuel cell stack. </span></font><font size=3D2 color= =3Dblack face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;co= lor:black'><a href=3D"http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D218023">ht= tp://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D218023</a><o:p></o:p= ></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lang= =3DEN style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a href=3D"http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D218552">ht= tp://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D218552</a><o:p></o:p= ></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lang= =3DEN 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'>Fuel Cell Providing Backup to Fire Stat= ion.<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'>Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) provided a 6 kW fu= el cell to the Hillsboro Fire Department to provide backup power for the Ronler Acre’s fire station emergency operations center. =A0BPA and the Depar= tment of Defense Climate Change Fuel Cell Rebate Program are sharing the cost of = this demonstration project. Other stakeholders in this demonstration project inc= lude the Combined Heat and Power Consortium, ODOE, <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:pl= ace w:st=3D"on">Portland</st1:place></st1:City> General Electric and Northwest Natural. =A0</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span l= ang=3DEN style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span>= </font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lang= =3DEN style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a href=3D"http://vocuspr.vocus.com/VocusPR30/Newsroom/Query.aspx?SiteName=3DB= onneville&Entity=3DPRAsset&SF_PRAsset_PRAssetID_EQ=3D39975&XSL= =3DPressRelease&Cache=3DTrue">http://vocuspr.vocus.com/VocusPR30/Newsro= om/Query.aspx?SiteName=3DBonneville&Entity=3DPRAsset&SF_PRAsset_PRA= ssetID_EQ=3D39975&XSL=3DPressRelease&Cache=3DTrue</a><o:p></o:p></s= pan></font></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'>Voller APU Ahead of Schedule.<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 is pleased to announce that it has achieved a major milestone in the development of its fuel cell auxiliary po= wer units (APU) by successfully integrating a complete fuel processor and fuel = cell system ahead of schedule. =A0As a result of these developments, the Company= has demonstrated the conversion of input hydrocarbon fuels into useable electri= cal power within a self contained system. =A0The fuel cell APU system can use w= idely available fuels such as Calor Gas, propane or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)= .<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://production.investis.com/vlr/rns/rnsitem?id=3D1164697292nRNSb= 7957M">http://production.investis.com/vlr/rns/rnsitem?id=3D1164697292nRNSb7= 957M</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'>ReliOn Enters Distribution Agreements w= ith Three Companies.<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'>ReliOn has signed distribution agreements with Conley Te= lco, Precision Power & Air (<st1:place w:st=3D"on">Caribbean</st1:place>) Li= mited and EGC International/Unitek Group. =A0These agreements allow for distribut= ion of ReliOn fuel cells to telecommunications customers within <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Mexico</st1:country-region>, the eastern Caribbean region and northern Latin America, <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Spain</st1:country-= region> and <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Portugal</st1:pl= ace></st1:country-region>, respectively.=A0 Conley has begun early deployments of ReliOn fuel cell sys= tems to two major providers of telecommunications services within <st1:country-r= egion w:st=3D"on">Mexico</st1:country-region> thus far and Precision Power comple= ted the first customer fuel cell installation in <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Trinida= d</st1:place> for the leading telecommunication service provider on the island. =A0The un= it has already provided coverage during a grid power outage of several hours, which occurred due to a 6.0 earthquake this past October.<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.relion-inc.com/news.asp#20">http:/= /www.relion-inc.com/news.asp#20</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'>ReliOn Receives ANSI/CSA Certification, Completes NEBS Testing.<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'>ReliOn has received ANSI/CSA America certification for i= ts T-1000™ and T-2000™ fuel cell solutions. The certification was completed under ANSI/CSA FC 1-2004, Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems, whi= ch is the most current and comprehensive standard for certification of station= ary fuel cell systems.=A0 ReliOn’s <font color=3D"#003300"><span style=3D'color:#003300'>T-1000™ and T-2000™ outdoor enclosure solutions have completed Network Equipment Building Systems (NEBS) Level 3 compliance testing. This testing was developed by the telecommunications industry to qualify equipment under extreme environmental conditions and is often required prior to installation of equipment at telecommunication site= s.</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.relion-inc.com/news.asp#21">http:/= /www.relion-inc.com/news.asp#21</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.relion-inc.com/news.asp#19">http:/= /www.relion-inc.com/news.asp#19</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 Receives Additional Funding.<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'>Jadoo Power Systems Inc.</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>’s SO= COM Power Program will be allocated $2.4 million in additional funding as part = of the U.S. Military 2007 Defense Appropriations Bill.<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_11-03_Lungren= 2007BillRelease.pdf">http://jadoopower.com/pdfs/pdfs/Press%20Releases/2006_= 11-03_Lungren2007BillRelease.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><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>MICRO FUEL CELLS<o:p></o:p></span></fon= t></u></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lang= =3DEN style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p><= /span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DCGOmega><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:CGOmega;font-weight:bold'>USFCC Devel= oping Air Guidance Document.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DCG= Omega><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:CGOmega'>The US Fuel Cell Council (US= FCC) is developing a fuel cell Air Guidance Document for airport security screen= ers and has issued a call to fuel cell developers world-wide to supply informat= ion on products that will become available in 2007.=A0 <font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'>This list is one aspect of the continuing US Fuel Cell Council efforts to provide guidance pertinent to airport professionals in evaluating the suitability of carrying fuel cells onboard passenger aircraf= t in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Techni= cal Instructions, Part 8. </span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.usfcc.com/Nov8-EM-AirGuidanceDocPressRelease-06-205.pdf"= >http://www.usfcc.com/Nov8-EM-AirGuidanceDocPressRelease-06-205.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'>Smart Fuel Cell Delivers Fuel Cells to Eight Countries.<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'>Smart Fuel Cell AG’s military business unit has delivered the first batch of series of SFC’s new portable DMFC power generation system “Jenny” for soldiers in the field to defense ministry representatives from <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Finland</st1:= country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Germany</st1:country-region>, the <st1:coun= try-region w:st=3D"on">Netherlands</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st=3D"o= n">Norway</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">South Africa</st1:country-region>, <st1:cou= ntry-region w:st=3D"on">Sweden</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Sw= itzerland</st1:country-region>, and the <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">United Kingd= om</st1:place></st1:country-region>.=A0 <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.efoy.de/index.php?option=3Dcom_content&task=3Dview&a= mp;id=3D897&Itemid=3D177&lang=3Den">http://www.efoy.de/index.php?op= tion=3Dcom_content&task=3Dview&id=3D897&Itemid=3D177&lang= =3Den</a><o:p></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'><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 Micro Accepting Orders for Evaluati= on.<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 (MTI Micro) is now ready to accept orders for its Mobion<sup>=AE</sup> 30M systems from qualified customers as= the Company moves to set-up military market test sites.=A0 The Mobion<sup>=AE</= sup> 30M addresses the urgent need for a lighter and more compact power source for t= he 21st century warrior, and is an example of MTI Micro=B4s commercial technol= ogy being adapted for a wide range of military applications to improve the mobi= lity and effectiveness of today=B4s soldier.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN style=3D'f= ont-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.mtimicrofuelcells.com/news/article.asp?id=3D266"><font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:windowtext'>http://www.mtimicrofuelcells= .com/news/article.asp?id=3D266</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></= p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lan= g=3DEN style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'><= o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lan= g=3DEN style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>S= amsung Develops Smaller Fuel Cell Phone Charger.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lang= =3DEN style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The Samsung Advanc= ed Institute of Technology (</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SAIT) and Samsung SDI claims t= o have developed the </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span= lang=3DEN style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>smallest and most effective fuel cell-powered mobile phone charger to date.=A0 The company sa= id the 2 watt methanol fuel cell has the world's highest level of power output for= a mobile charger, but with a reduced system volume and weight.=A0 <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.sait.samsung.co.kr/eng/about/news/e_press_view.jsp">http= ://www.sait.samsung.co.kr/eng/about/news/e_press_view.jsp</a><o:p></o:p></s= pan></font></u></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>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'>Hydrogenics to Provide Hydrogen Fueling Station to <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Brazil</s= t1: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 is providing a hydrogen fueling = station for the first hydrogen fuel cell demonstration in <st1:place w:st=3D"on">So= uth America</st1:place>. The Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Buses for Urban Transport in <= st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Brazil</st1:place></st1:country-region> = project includes a hydrogen refueling station and a small fleet of hydrogen fuel cell-powered buses, which will be put into service in Sao Mateus and Sao Pa= olo. =A0The project began in November and will span four years.</span></font><fo= nt size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o= :p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D218731">ht= tp://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D218731</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: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'>Hawaii</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'> Hydrogen Station Now Open.<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'>Hawaii's first-ever hydrogen vehicle fueling station ope= ned at <a href=3D"http://www.bizjournals.com/search/bin/search?q=3D%22Hickam%20Air%20= Force%20Base%22&t=3Dpacific" title=3D"http://www.bizjournals.com/search/bin/search?q=3D%22Hickam%20Air%2= 0Force%20Base%22&t=3Dpacific"><font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Hickam = Air Force Base</span></font></a> as part of a multimillion dollar renewable ene= rgy development program launched in Hawaii five years ago by the state and <a href=3D"http://www.bizjournals.com/search/bin/search?q=3D%22US%20Air%20Forc= e%22&t=3Dpacific" title=3D"http://www.bizjournals.com/search/bin/search?q=3D%22US%20Air%20For= ce%22&t=3Dpacific"><font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>U.S. Ai= r Force</span></font></a>. =A0The station will be used to fuel the Air Force's small fleet of experime= ntal hydrogen-powered vehicles, including a 30-foot shuttle bus that has been operating at Hickam since 2004. =A0The station is deployable and can be use= d on a battlefield with a portable generator, the first of its kind for the U.S. Department of Defense. <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://www2.hickam.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=3D123030396">http://www= 2.hickam.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=3D123030396</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'>Hydrogen Station Fueling Buses in <st1:= City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Beijing</st1:place></st1:City>.<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'>Air Products' hydrogen fueling technology has begun fill= ing mass transit fuel cell buses at a BP station in <st1:country-region w:st=3D= "on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> in preparation for fuel= ing buses to shuttle athletes and visitors during the 2008 Olympics. =A0The hyd= rogen fueling technology at BP's station, the first demonstration project for new energy vehicles in <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">China</st1:country-regio= n>, was officially dedicated by SinoHytec and BP at the Zhongguancun Yongfeng High-Tech Industrial Base in the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st= =3D"on">Beijing</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Hydrogen</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D= "on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. <a href=3D"http://www.airproducts.com/PressRoom/CompanyNews/Archived/2006/08No= v06.htm">http://www.airproducts.com/PressRoom/CompanyNews/Archived/2006/08N= ov06.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Power and Energy, Inc. Awarded DoD Cont= ract For Hydrogen Technology Demonstration.<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 finalized a contract with t= he DoD’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) to demonstrate its fuel processing technolog= y, based on its patented membrane assemblies for the conversion of liquid fuels such as diesel, gasoline and ethanol into ultra pure hydrogen. =A0Under this contract, P+E will deliver a micro-channel membrane reactor with 100 kW pow= er capacity and will demonstrate the efficient transfer of the chemical energy= in ethanol to ultra pure hydrogen. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.eworldwire.com/pressrelease/15903" title=3D"blocked::http://www.eworldwire.com/pressrelease/15903">http://www.= eworldwire.com/pressrelease/15903</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'>NanoLogix Scientists Make Great Strides= in Biohydrogen Production.<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'>Microbiologists at NanoLogix succeeded in using a proprietary NNLX microbiological methodology to convert various nutrients i= nto hydrogen gas. When the proprietary bacteria are allowed to grow under anaer= obic conditions, they metabolize sugars and convert them into carbon dioxide and hydrogen at a 1:1 ratio. The carbon dioxide is then removed by passing the = gas mixture through a concentrated solution of sodium hydroxide, and pure hydro= gen is all that remains.<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://nanologix.net/news_details.php?id=3D23= ">http://nanologix.net/news_details.php?id=3D23</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'>FUEL CELL COMPONENTS<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 style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>DuPont Introd= uces New Membrane.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>DuPont Fuel Cells has introduc= ed DuPont™ Nafion=AE XL, a new extended life membrane that combines the advantages of mechanical reinforcement with enhanced chemical stability, enabling improved membrane durability.=A0=A0 The DuPont™ Nafion=AE XL= shows a 1.5 times increase in tensile strength and over 50 percent reduction in swell o= ver the DuPont™ Nafion=AE NRE211 membrane.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.dupont.com/fuelcells/pdf/pressrel_11162006.pdf">http://w= ww.dupont.com/fuelcells/pdf/pressrel_11162006.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></fo= nt></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font= ></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>PolyFuel Membrane Delivers More Power.<= 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'>PolyFuel, Inc.’s new, ultra-thin membrane delivers over 40% more power than any fuel cell membrane previously available. =A0Th= e new 20-micron hydrocarbon membrane produces an unprecedented 200 milliwatts of = peak power per square centimeter of material at 70C – a level which allows= for a significant reduction in the size, weight and cost of the fuel cell stack= , a key component in the fuel cell system. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D2 face=3DAri= al><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.polyfuel.com/pressroom/press_pr_110706.html">http://www.= polyfuel.com/pressroom/press_pr_110706.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font= ></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>ENrG Receives NYSERDA 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'>The New York State Energy Rese= arch and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded a contract to ENrG Inc. for= up to $500,000 to support the development of an “Advanced Insulation for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Based Power Units”. =A0=A0ENrG Inc. has developed unique technology that will enhance the insulation package for SO= FC power units, enabling SOFC system integrators to further reduce their systems’ mass and size, which is important for many stationary and mo= bile power applications.=A0 In total, this project will be a $1.3 million effort= led by ENrG Inc. with testing support from Delphi Corporation.=A0=A0 <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.enrg-inc.com/">http://www.enrg-inc= .com/</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 style=3D'text-align:justify'><b><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>GenCell Corpo= ration Awarded DOE Contract for Bipolar Plates. <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'>GenCell Corporation has been awarded a $1.25 million R&a= mp;D contract from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance its stamped metallic bipolar plates for automotive PEM fuel cells. =A0GenCell is teamed= with Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL), Los Alamos National Lab, National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Arizon= a</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on= ">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, and ATI Allegheny Ludlum to execute the program “Nitrided Bipolar Plates”.=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.gencellcorp.com/">http://www.gence= llcorp.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D2 face=3DAri= al><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font= ></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none'><b><f= ont size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial; color:black;font-weight:bold'>Cabot Changes Name.<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'>Cabot Corporation has changed the name of its Cabot Ener= gy Materials business to Cabot Fuel Cells and also announced plans to introduce additional commercial modified carbon and corrosion resistant carbon-based = fuel cell products beginning in early 2007.=A0 The first new product to be launc= hed will be an automotive-grade material with exceptional corrosion resistance, combined with high performance under industry standard protocols for accelerated durability testing.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D2 face=3DAri= al><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.cabot-corp.com/cws/businesses.nsf/CWSID/cwsBUS2006110914= 13PM882?OpenDocument&bc=3DProducts+%26+Markets/Fuel+Cells/News+Releases= &bcn=3D23/4294967097/3059&entry=3Dmarket">http://www.cabot-corp.com= /cws/businesses.nsf/CWSID/cwsBUS200611091413PM882?OpenDocument&bc=3DPro= ducts+%26+Markets/Fuel+Cells/News+Releases&bcn=3D23/4294967097/3059&= ;entry=3Dmarket</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 style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>USFCC Releases Worldwide Industry Survey.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Members of the US Fuel Cell Co= uncil (USFCC), Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Canada, Fuel Cell Europe, and the Fuel C= ell Commercialization Conference of Japan participated in a voluntary industry survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers.=A0 The survey reveals significa= nt year-to-year increases in sales, research spending and employment from 2004= to 2005. =A0Reported sales were up 7% to $353 million. Reported research and d= evelopment spending was up 11% to $796 million and reported employment specific to the fuel cell industry was up 12% to 7,074 employees. <o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.usfcc.com/resources/market_study_and_industry_survey.htm= l">http://www.usfcc.com/resources/market_study_and_industry_survey.html</a>= <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font= ></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Hydrogen Infrastructure Document Now in English. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><i><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>En Route to a Hydrogen Infrastructure for Road Traffic: a study into the legal framework created by legislation in the European Union and in Germany </span></font><= /i><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ha= s now been translated to English and is available at <a href=3D"http://www.ifmo.de/">h= ttp://www.ifmo.de</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'>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'>Navy Issues BAA for Hydrogen Vehicle Fueling Station Pilot Projects.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></a></p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-s= ize:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'>The U.S. Navy has issued a Broad Agency Announcement fo= r a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Material Handling Equipment pilot program. Successful proposals will include installation, maintenance and training associated wi= th all equipment and hydrogen infrastructure. Approximately $10 million is available under this announcement. Individual awards are expected to be bet= ween $750,000 and $1,500,000. Deadline for proposals is December 13, 2006.<o:p><= /o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><a href=3D"http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSEA/N00164/N0016407R6685/SynopsisR.ht= ml" title=3D"blocked::http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSEA/N00164/N0016407R6685/Sy= nopsisR.html"><font size=3D2 color=3Dpurple><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:purple;font-w= eight: normal'>http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSEA/N00164/N0016407R6685/SynopsisR.ht= ml</span></font></a><font size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></s= pan></font></p> <p class=3DMsoBodyText><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-s= ize:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><st1:State w:st=3D"on"><s= t1:place w:st=3D"on"><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'fon= t-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Connecticut</span></font></b></st1:pl= ace></st1:State><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fam= ily:Arial; font-weight:bold'> Clean Energy Fund Reissues “Project 100” Rou= nd 2 Request for Proposals</span></font></b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span= ></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D2 face=3DAri= al><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Connecticut C= lean Energy Fund (CCEF) has reissued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Round 2 of “Project 100,” an initiative promoting the development and deployment of “Class I” renewable energy resources. The “Project 100” initiative creates an opportunity for developers, manufacturers and financiers to advance Connecticut-based “Class I= 221; clean renewable energy projects. The 2003 landmark <st1:State w:st=3D= "on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Connecticut</st1:place></st1:State> legislation mandates local electric distribution companies to contract a minimum of 100 MW of clean en= ergy resources by July 1, 2008. The distribution companies will enter into power purchase agreements with generators of “Class I” renewable energy for no less than a 10-year period. Pricing under these contracts will include a premium of 5.5 cents per kWh. To access the reissued RFP, visit <a href=3D"http://www.ctinnovations.com/funding/ccef/project_100.php" title=3D"http://www.ctinnovations.com/funding/ccef/project_100.php">www.cti= nnovations.com/funding/ccef/project_100.php</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> <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'>New <st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">Databas= e</st1:PersonName> of State Policy and Demonstrations.<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'>Fuel Cells 2000 and the U.S. Departme= nt of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen Program have launched a new searchable database th= at documents fuel cell and hydrogen activity in the <st1:country-region w:st= =3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region> – station= ary installations, vehicle demonstrations, fueling stations, and policies, initiatives, and legislation designed to advance the development and use of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.=A0 =A0The free database is available a= t <a href=3D"http://www.fuelcells.org/statedatabase.html">http://www.fuelcells.o= rg/statedatabase.html</a> and will be updated regularly.=A0 Fuel Cells 2000 welcomes any additions or feedback - please email information to </span></font><u><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:blue'><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]= g</a></span></font></u><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial; color:black'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>USFCC Release= s List of Fuel Cell Products.<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 US Fuel Cell Council (USFC= C) has released its first-ever comprehensive list of fuel cell products available = for purchase.=A0 The list of more than 40 fuel cell products for micro, portabl= e, stationary and transportation applications features products from manufactu= rers headquartered in the <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">United States</st1:cou= ntry-region>, <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Canada</st1:country-region> and <st1:place = w:st=3D"on">Europe</st1:place>.=A0 <font 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.usfcc.com/Nov13-EM-AvailableProductsPressRelease-06-206.= pdf">http://www.usfcc.com/Nov13-EM-AvailableProductsPressRelease-06-206.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> <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=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=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 I am on the agenda in case that is added incentive.<o:p></o:p></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'>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'>.=A0 For 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'>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'>Small Fuel Cells 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 9<sup>th</sup> International Small Fuel Cells for Portable Applications conference will be held March 7-9, 2007, at the Marri= ott Miami Hotel in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Miami</st1:City>, <st= 1:State w:st=3D"on">Florida</st1:State></st1:place>.=A0 For more information, plea= se go to <a href=3D"http://www.knowledgepress.com/events/7131050.htm">http://www.kno= wledgepress.com/events/7131050.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><em><b><i><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'f= ont-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal'>World Hydrogen Technologies Convention 2007.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></em></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><em><i><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font= -size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-style:normal'>The World Hydrogen Technologies Conven= tion 2007 will be held November 4-7, 2007, at </span></font></i></em><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial= ><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Montecatini Term= e</span></font></st1:City><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-f= amily:Arial; color:black'>, <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Italy</st1:country-region><= /span></font></st1:place><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial; color:black'>.=A0 For details, please go to <a href=3D"http://www.whtc2007.= com/">http://www.whtc2007.com/</a>.</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o= :p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> <HR> To unsubscribe from this list, or change the email address where you receiv= e messages,<BR>please go to <A HREF=3D"http://v2.listbox.com/member/?list_i= d=3D292">http://v2.listbox.com/member/?list_id=3D292</A> </body> </html> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C71577.A9B46B5B--