Fuel Cells 2000's Fuel Cell Technology Update - May 2003
Jennifer Gangi <[email protected]> Fri, 2 May 2003 11:33:03 -0400
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This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C310C0.1EDA63E0 Content-Type: text/plain For more information on the following stories, click on the provided link, contact Jennifer Gangi at [email protected] or call (202) 785-4222, ext. 17. To subscribe or unsubscribe to this listserve, see the end of this message. Love the Technology Update? Tell a friend! Have them subscribe at http://www.fuelcells.org/fcnews.htm <http://www.fuelcells.org/fcnews.htm> . Don't be the last on your block to order the Fuel Cell Directory. Our latest edition features 988 comprehenive listings and over 2,000 contact names - www.fuelcells.org/pubs.doc. If you want to update your company listing, please go to http://www.fuelcells.org/listingform.doc <http://www.fuelcells.org/listingform.doc> . TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS Millennium Cell, Seaworthy Systems & Duffy Electric Boats Team on Water Taxi. Millennium Cell Inc. has teamed up with Seaworthy Systems and Duffy Electric Boat Company in a demonstration project for California's Center for the Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies (CCDoTT) to show the utility of hydrogen fuel for generating power for ships and facilities in ports. The Millennium Cell Hydrogen on Demand(tm) system will be installed in a 22-passenger water taxi from Duffy Electric Boat Co. The water taxi will serve the public 10 to 12 hours daily. Seaworthy Systems will provide system integration and engineering for Millennium Cell's technology. The first boat is expected to be in use in Newport Beach (CA) harbor in August of this year. http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030416/165318_1.html <http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030416/165318_1.html> STATIONARY POWER IdaTech Unveils Natural Gas System. IdaTech unveiled its FCS(tm) NG natural gas fuel cell system at Hannover Fair 2003. The FCS 1200(tm) is the first fully integrated portable proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system operating as a stand alone unit capable of creating on-board its own hydrogen to power the fuel cell. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030407/sfm115_1.html <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030407/sfm115_1.html> Plug Power and Vaillant Install Fuel Cells in Europe. Plug Power Inc. and partner Vaillant GmbH have installed 13 proton exchange membrane fuel cell heating appliances during the past three months in multi-family homes and small businesses in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Luxemburg. These systems are supporting both Vaillant customers and the Commission of the European Union's Virtual Power Plant Program with fuel cell heating appliances that produce up to 9 kilowatts of heat and 4.6 kilowatts of electricity to multi-family homes and small businesses. Over the next year, a total of 44 systems are expected to be installed throughout Europe by Vaillant. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030430/nyw067_1.html <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030430/nyw067_1.html> FuelCell Energy's Fuel Cell Goes Ivy League. FuelCell Energy, Inc. has signed an agreement with Yale University to install and service a DFC300A fuel cell power plant that will provide heat and power for the university's Environmental Sciences Building. Electricity from the unit will provide approximately 25 percent of the building's electricity needs, with the heat being used primarily to maintain tight temperature and humidity controls at the storage facility where rare bones and artifacts are kept and preserved. Start-up is expected to begin in the summer of 2003, and the service agreement, funded through the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund will be renewable after the initial five-year period is up. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030403/nyth073_2.html <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030403/nyth073_2.html> FuelCell Energy to Install Power Plant at Grand Valley State. FuelCell Energy, Inc. has signed an agreement with Grand Valley State University to install and service a DFC300A fuel cell power plant for the Energy Institute's 26,000-square foot research center in Muskegon, Michigan. Funding for the entire project, including the building and the fuel cells, is being provided through a $3-million alternative energy grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission. http://www.fuelcellenergy.com/# <http://www.fuelcellenergy.com/> Proton Energy Ships System to China Lake. Proton Energy Systems, Inc. shipped its 1 kW UNIGEN(r) regenerative solar/fuel cell system to the Naval Air Weapons Station at China Lake, California. At the site, the UNIGEN(r) system will be integrated with a hydrogen storage tank, solar panel and electrical load for testing. During its six-month test program, the system's solar panels will supply power during daylight hours, while simultaneously using some of the solar electricity to generate hydrogen for tank storage. During nighttime hours, the system will utilize the tank-stored hydrogen produced from sunlight as an input to the UNIGEN's(r) PEM fuel cell. http://www.protonenergy.com <http://www.protonenergy.com/> Avista Labs Completes Demo with Army Corps of Engineers. Avista Labs has completed a year-long demonstration of one of its SR-72 three-kilowatt fuel cell power plants installed at the Washington Air National Guard facility at Geiger Field in Spokane, Washington. The purpose of the demonstration was to run the fuel cell system in a base load application for a period of one year, achieving an availability rate of over 90 percent. The fuel cell system exceeded its target, with availability of 93.24 percent. http://www.avistalabs.com/news_over.asp#828 <http://www.avistalabs.com/news_over.asp#828> PORTABLE/BACKUP POWER PNNL Unveils Micro Fuel Processor for Fuel Cells. The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has unveiled a new micro-fuel cell power system about the size of a cigarette lighter. The system features a microscale fuel processor that can convert methanol, butane and jet fuel (JP-8) into hydrogen for use in a fuel cell. The system can produce 20 mW at one-third of the weight of batteries with equivalent output. http://www.pnl.gov/news/2003/03-09.htm <http://www.pnl.gov/news/2003/03-09.htm> Global Thermoelectric Inc. Announces US$3.6 Million Order To India. Global Thermoelectric, Inc. has received a received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from the Gas Authority of India Ltd. ("GAIL") for a US$3.6 million order of thermoelectric power systems for GAIL's Vizag-Secunderabad LPG Pipeline Project. Within the scope of the project, Global will be responsible for the supply, installation, and commissioning of turnkey thermoelectric generator systems at 26 sites along the pipeline. Global will also supply fuel conditioning systems, system control panels, DC-DC converters and civil and mechanical works at pipeline sites. http://micro.newswire.ca/releases/April2003/10/c9973.html/1173-0 <http://micro.newswire.ca/releases/April2003/10/c9973.html/1173-0> Avista Labs and havePOWER Sign Distribution Agreement. Avista Labs has signed a distribution agreement with havePOWER, LLC, of Maryland. Under the agreement, havePOWER will purchase Avista Labs Independence(tm) fuel cells for applications at state, county and municipal government facilities powering stationary communications equipment for wireless traffic. The power capacity requirements for these installations are expected to be within the range of 75 watts to five kilowatts. havePOWER currently has a contract with the State of Maryland specifying use of Avista Labs technology at its wireless sites and anticipates the first of several installations will be in May 2003. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030501/sfth013_1.html <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030501/sfth013_1.html> FUELS/REFORMERS/STORAGE Secretary Abraham Calls for International Hydrogen Partnership. During a presentation to the International Energy Agency Ministerial meeting, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham called for the development of international collaboration in advanced research and development to support the deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. http://www.energy.gov/HQPress/releases03/aprpr/pr03089_v.htm <http://www.energy.gov/HQPress/releases03/aprpr/pr03089_v.htm> BMW, GM Join to Develop Liquid Hydrogen Refueling Technology. BMW and General Motors announced the companies will jointly develop refueling devices for liquid hydrogen vehicles, and invite other carmakers and suppliers to join the initiative. The collaborative work will center on setting global standards, establishing specifications for suppliers and finding the best technical and cost-effective solution. http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=2432013 <http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=2432013&access=EH> &access=EH Government of Canada to Fund SHEC Hydrogen Project. Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation (SHEC) has signed a contribution agreement with the CANMET Energy Technology Centre of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). Under the agreement NRCan will provide SHEC LABS with $200,000 towards a $454,000 project to help further advance its Thermocatalytic Hydrogen Production Process. The remainder of the funding is being provided by SHEC labs. The process being developed by SHEC labs uses concentrated sunlight as its energy source. Hydrogen produced from renewable energy sources has the potential to dramatically reduce emissions and could ultimately have the ability to produce zero emission hydrogen. http://www.shec-labs.com/press/releases/2003Apr21press.htm <http://www.shec-labs.com/press/releases/2003Apr21press.htm> QUANTUM Delivers Hydrogen Refueling System for NASA Helios Program. QUANTUM Technologies has delivered a hydrogen refueling station to AeroVironment for use in refueling QUANTUM's hydrogen storage tanks aboard NASA's Helios unmanned flying wing. http://www.qtww.com/press_releases/pr_apr_07_2003.shtml <http://www.qtww.com/press_releases/pr_apr_07_2003.shtml> HydrogenSource Demonstrates On-Board Fuel Processor. HydrogenSource LLC has completed initial testing of its gasoline-to-hydrogen fuel processor for fuel cell vehicles. The 78 liter system is designed to fit under the chassis of a fuel cell-powered automobile, enabling the car to be operated on currently available fuels. It generates enough hydrogen to operate a 50-kW PEM fuel cell and takes less than 4 minutes from room temperature until production of fuel cell quality hydrogen. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030402/new021_1.html <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030402/new021_1.html> New Mexico Launches Hydrogen Plan. In an effort to position itself as a national leader in technological advances, the state of New Mexico has launched a hydrogen plan. The state, in conjunction with Hydrogen Technology Partnership (HyTeP) sponsored a one-day workshop to better define how to establish a hydrogen-based industry in New Mexico. http://www.abqjournal.com/biz/outlook/861522biz04-24-03.htm <http://www.abqjournal.com/biz/outlook/861522biz04-24-03.htm> Montana Hydrogen Energy Plan Passed by State Legislators. The state of Montana has passed a resolution authorizing the establishment of the Montana Hydrogen Energy Plan which will include the establishment of the Montana Hydrogen Futures Project as the key economic development focus of the state. http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2003/billhtml/HJ0026.htm#About <http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2003/billhtml/HJ0026.htm#About> FUEL CELL COMPONENTS Donaldson to Team with LANL on Fuel Cell Contaminant Research. The Fuel cell Contamination Control(tm) division of Donaldson Company has established a formal research partnership with Los Alamos National Lab to study the effect of ambient contaminants on the performance, life and durability of PEM fuel cells. http://www.donaldson.com/en/fuelcell/news/002681.html <http://www.donaldson.com/en/fuelcell/news/002681.html> Gore MEA Now Available. Gore Fuel Cell Technologies now offers GORE(tm) PRIMEA(r) Series 57 MEA for automotive PEM fuel cells. GORE(tm) PRIMEA(r) Series 57 MEA is designed to deliver high power density and exceptional durability under very demanding conditions. With this MEA, automotive fuel cell manufacturers can implement more cost-effective designs by simplifying balance of plant requirements, including reduced humidification and cooling system needs. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030407/phm001_1.html <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030407/phm001_1.html> Scribner Test Systems Receive CE Certification. Scribner Associates, Inc. announced that its model 890C fuel cell test systems have been awarded European Conformity (CE) certification following the successful completion of testing by TUV Rheinland of North America, which monitored safety, radio frequency emissions, immunity from interference and other factors. http://www.scribner.com/news.html <http://www.scribner.com/news.html> Pdc Machines Offers Diaphragm Compressors. Pdc Machines now has diaphragm compressor system models available for applications ranging from single auto demo sites to full scale-production sites designed to fuel 25 vehicles or more per day. Pdc has developed and installed an extensive line of diaphragm compressors for vehicles and buses powered by hydrogen, CNG or blended fuel. http://www.pdcmachines.com/fuel_cell.htm <http://www.pdcmachines.com/fuel_cell.htm> BM__Hlt38945940BM__Hlt38945927 REPORTS/MARKET STUDIES EU High Level Group on Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Issues Preliminary Draft Report. The European Union's High Level Group on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells has released a preliminary draft of a "vision" of the possible role that hydrogen and fuel cells could play in achieving a sustainable energy system. The final vision report will be presented at a conference on hydrogen and fuel cells to be held in Brussels June 16-17, 2003. http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/nn/nn_rt_hlg3_en.html <http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/nn/nn_rt_hlg3_en.html> Canadian Fuel Cell Commercialization Roadmap. The Canadian Fuel Cell Commercialization Roadmap is an industry-led planning process supported by the Government of Canada and facilitated by Industry Canada. It contains a profile of the Canadian fuel cell industry, as well as a comprehensive set of commercialization strategies and actions. http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inmse-epe.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/ep00 027e.html <http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inmse-epe.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/ep0 0027e.html> USFCC to Release Portable Power Study. The US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC) will release the results of its first market study -- "Fuel Cells for Portable Power: Markets, Manufacture and Cost" - at the 5th Annual Small Fuel Cells 2003 conference in New Orleans, May 7-9, 2003. The study was performed by Darnell Group under the direction of the USFCC's Portable Power Working Group, and was funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy through the Breakthrough Technologies Institute. The study will be made available May 7 through the "Downloads" page of the Council's web site at www.usfcc.com <http://www.usfcc.com> . http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030421/215451_1.html <http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030421/215451_1.html> Automotive Fuel Cells. Allied Business Intelligence has released a new report, "Automotive Fuel Cells: Global Market Issues, Technology Dynamics, and Major Players," which analyzes market opportunities for automotive fuel cells from passenger cars to buses and trucks. Niche market opportunities, including fleet applications and airport ground support vehicles, are also covered. The study details the technical challenges and opportunities from both market/economic and environmental perspectives. The major players in the industry are delineated, along with the status of their technologies and the most likely applications in the near term, from 2002 to 2012. http://www.alliedworld.com/servlets/ResearchDetails?productid=AFC02 <http://www.alliedworld.com/servlets/ResearchDetails?productid=AFC02> Handbook of Fuel Cells. Wiley has published the "Handbook of Fuel Cells: Fundamentals, Technology and Applications." This four-volume set brings together the fundamentals, principles and the current state-of-the-art in fuel cells. Its publication reflects the increasing importance of this field and the rapidly growing rate of research into alternative, clean sources of energy. http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471499269.html <http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471499269.html> REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS Fuel Cell APU Solicitation Issued. The Department of Energy has issued a solicitation titled "Research, Development, and Integration of Energy-Efficient Technologies in Portable Power, Auxiliary Power Units, and Off-Road Fuel Cell Applications." The three topics covered by the solicitation are: Fuel Cells for Consumer Electronics Devices; Fuel Cells for Auxiliary Power Generation; and Research and Development for Off-Road Fuel Cell Applications. Approximately $21 million is available for this solicitation. Questions about the solicitation must be submitted by May 22, 2003. Deadline for proposals is June 5, 2003. http://e-center.doe.gov/iips/busopor.nsf/a62beb2f6e6159ac852566c60075270a/39 0c3f6609c993e585256d0300678369?OpenDocument <http://e-center.doe.gov/iips/busopor.nsf/a62beb2f6e6159ac852566c60075270a/3 90c3f6609c993e585256d0300678369?OpenDocument> CECOM Seeks Man-Portable 1-kW Fuel Cell Systems. The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command is searching for sources of liquid-fueled fuel cell power systems that produce a full continuous power output of 1-kW. The program specifically seeks fully integrated, non-proof of concept systems that contain a fuel cell, fuel delivery/storage, process control systems, power electronics, BOP, data collection hardware/software, and weighs less than 300-lbs. wet. Deadline for responses is May 7, 2003. http://www.eps.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAB15/DAAB15-03-Q-3000/listing.html <http://www.eps.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAB15/DAAB15-03-Q-3000/listing.html> DOE and USDA Biomass Solicitation Includes Fuel Cells. The Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have issued a joint solicitation under the Biomass Research and Development Initiative. Topics covered by the solicitation include the use of fuel cells for production of electricity from biomass. USDA intends to make up to $16 million available under this solicitation. Deadline for proposals is May 16, 2003. http://www.bioproducts-bioenergy.gov/pdfs/BiomassRFP2003.pdf <http://www.bioproducts-bioenergy.gov/pdfs/BiomassRFP2003.pdf> MISCELLANEOUS Teledyne Delivers 5-kW PEMFC Breadboard to NASA. Teledyne Energy Systems delivered a 5-kW breadboard PEM fuel cell power system to NASA for its Next Generation Launch Technology Program. The breadboard unit will be tested at NASA's Johnson Space Center facility. Testing will include validation of the base performance and analysis of the full capabilities of the system under various simulated flight profiles. http://www.teledyne.com/news/5kpem.asp <http://www.teledyne.com/news/5kpem.asp> SECA Announces Two New Fuel Cell Projects. DOE's Solid-State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) has announced plans to add two new projects to its program. Two new teams, headed by FuelCell Energy and Acumentrics, will join four other industry development teams already in SECA. http://www.fossil.energy.gov/techline/tl_fuelcell_seca2sel_print.html <http://www.fossil.energy.gov/techline/tl_fuelcell_seca2sel_print.html> Illinois Looks to Build Fuel Cell Industry. The state of Illinois' Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the Illinois Coalition held its first "Building an Illinois Fuel Cell Industry" meeting. DCEO and the Coalition are facilitating the collaboration of industry, government and academic leaders to develop a plan that will lead to the development of a productive fuel cell industry in Illinois over the next five years. http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=2437347@access=EH <http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=2437347@access=EH> QUANTUM to Acquire Global Thermoelectric Inc. QUANTUM Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Global Thermoelectric Inc.. QUANTUM will purchase Global in a stock-for-stock exchange valued at approximately US$75 million. The combination of QUANTUM and Global will immediately create a more cost efficient, well capitalized and diversified company to address transportation, stationary power generation, and hydrogen refueling markets for QUANTUM's OEM (mobile & stationary), aerospace, military, and other highly valued customers. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030409/law045_1.html <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030409/law045_1.html> CONFERENCES Small Fuel Cells 2003. The 5th Annual Small Fuel Cells conference - Small Fuel Cells for Portable Power Applications will be May 7 - 9, 2003, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana. For conference details, go to http://www.knowledgepress.com/events/10301507.htm <http://www.knowledgepress.com/events/10301507.htm> or email Richard Famiglietti at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . The Hydrogen Economy. The Hydrogen Economy: Challenges and Strategies for Australia, Including the Tidal Energy Link will be held May 18-21, 2003, at the Cable Beach Club Resort in Broome, Western Australia. For more information, go to http://www.hartleymgt.com.au/hydrogenbroome/ <http://www.hartleymgt.com.au/hydrogenbroome/> . BU Emerging Technology Seminar. Fuel Cells as a Means for Green Power Generation will take place May 30, 2003, at the Boston University Photonics Center in Boston, Massachusetts. For details, go to http://www.bu.edu/mfg/etseminar/ <http://www.bu.edu/mfg/etseminar/> . Hydrogen and Fuel Cells 2003. Join over 700 delegates to discuss the latest developments in hydrogen, fuel cell research and product developments in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 8-11, 2003. Also available will be an exciting array of industrial and product demonstrations. For more information, please visit www.hydrogenfuelcells2003.com <http://www.hydrogenfuelcells2003.com/> . 4th Annual Montreux Energy Roundtable. The 4th annual Montreux Energy Roundtable, Renewing Dialogue and Partnership in a Destabilized Energy World, will be held June 16-18, 2003, at the Montreux Palace Hotel, in Montreux, Switzerland. For registration details, go to http://www.montreuxenergy.com/ <http://www.montreuxenergy.com/> . Fuel Cell Short Course. Fundamentals of Fuel Cell Components and Systems will be offered at Rochester Institute of Technology during June 16-18, 2003, in Rochester, New York. Please go to www.rit.edu/~taleme/fuelcell <http://www.rit.edu/~taleme/fuelcell> for additional information. Fuel Cell Technology Institute. The 3rd Annual Fuel Cell Technology Institute will be held June 23-26, 2003, at the Hyatt Regency Irvine in Irvine, California. For information, go to http://www.nfcrc.uci.edu/FCTI/ <http://www.nfcrc.uci.edu/FCTI/> . Grove Fuel Cell Symposium VIII. Join international delegates to discuss developments in fuel cell technology and commercialization at the Eighth Grove Fuel Cell Symposium in London, England, on September 24-26, 2003. New for 2003 is a large exhibition area featuring over 100 exhibitors, vendor presentations and live demonstrations. Find out more at www.grovefuelcell.com <http://www.grovefuelcell.com/> or contact [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . Sustainable Energy Expo. The Sustainable Energy Expo and Conference will be held October 1-3, 2003, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. For more information, please visit www.sustainableexpo.com <http://www.sustainableexpo.com/> . - ### - Want more fuel cell news? Subscribe to the Fuel Cell Quarterly - just US$20.00 (a bargain compared to other fuel cell newsletters and publications). 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To subscribe or unsubscribe to this listserve, see the end of this message. Love the Technology Update? Tell a friend! Have them subscribe at <a href="http://www.fuelcells.org/fcnews.htm">http://www.fuelcells.org/fcnews.htm</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Don't be the last on your block to order the Fuel Cell Directory. Our latest edition features 988 comprehenive listings and over 2,000 contact names - <a href="www.fuelcells.org/pubs.doc">www.fuelcells.org/pubs.doc</a>. If you want to update your company listing, please go to <a href="http://www.fuelcells.org/listingform.doc">http://www.fuelcells.org/listingform.doc</a>.</span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></span></font></u></b></h1> <h1><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></span></font></u></b></h1> <h1><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=t1><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Millennium Cell, Seaworthy Systems & Duffy Electric Boats Team on Water Taxi.</span></font></b></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Millennium Cell Inc. has teamed up with Seaworthy Systems and Duffy Electric Boat </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Company in a demonstration project for </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>California</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>'s Center for the Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies (CCDoTT) to show the utility of hydrogen fuel for generating power for ships and facilities in ports. The Millennium Cell Hydrogen on Demand(tm) system will be installed in a 22-passenger water taxi from Duffy Electric Boat Co. The water taxi will serve the public 10 to 12 hours daily. Seaworthy Systems will provide system integration and engineering for Millennium Cell's technology. The first boat is expected to be in use in Newport Beach (CA) harbor in August of this year. </span></font></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030416/165318_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030416/165318_1.html</a></span></font></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>STATIONARY POWER</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>IdaTech Unveils Natural Gas System.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'>IdaTech unveiled its FCS(tm) NG natural gas fuel cell system at Hannover Fair 2003. The FCS 1200(tm) is the first fully integrated portable proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system operating as a stand alone unit capable of creating on-board its own hydrogen to power the fuel cell.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030407/sfm115_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030407/sfm115_1.html</a></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Plug Power and Vaillant Install Fuel Cells in </span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Europe</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Plug Power Inc. and partner Vaillant GmbH have installed 13 proton exchange membrane fuel cell heating appliances during the past three months in multi-family homes and small businesses in </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Germany</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, the </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Netherlands</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Austria</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> and Luxemburg. These systems are supporting both Vaillant customers and the Commission of the European Union's Virtual Power Plant Program with fuel cell heating appliances that produce up to 9 kilowatts of heat and 4.6 kilowatts of electricity to multi-family homes and small businesses. Over the next year, a total of 44 systems are expected to be installed throughout </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Europe</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> by Vaillant.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030430/nyw067_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030430/nyw067_1.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>FuelCell Energy's Fuel Cell Goes Ivy League.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>FuelCell Energy, Inc. has signed an agreement with </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Yale</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>University</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> to install and service a DFC300A fuel cell power plant that will provide heat and power for the university's </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Environmental</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>Sciences</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Building</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>. Electricity from the unit will provide approximately 25 percent of the building's electricity needs, with the heat being used primarily to maintain tight temperature and humidity controls at the storage facility where rare bones and artifacts are kept and preserved. Start-up is expected to begin in the summer of 2003, and the service agreement, funded through the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund will be renewable after the initial five-year period is up. </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030403/nyth073_2.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030403/nyth073_2.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>FuelCell Energy to Install Power Plant at </span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Grand</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>Valley</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>State</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>FuelCell Energy, Inc. has signed an agreement with </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Grand</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Valley</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>State</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>University</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> to install and service a DFC300A fuel cell power plant for the Energy Institute's 26,000-square foot research center in </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Muskegon</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Michigan</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>. Funding for the entire project, including the building and the fuel cells, is being provided through a $3-million alternative energy grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission.</span></font></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.fuelcellenergy.com/">http://www.fuelcellenergy.com/#</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Proton Energy Ships System to </span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>China</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Lake</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'>Proton Energy Systems, Inc. shipped its 1 kW UNIGEN® regenerative solar/fuel cell system to the Naval Air Weapons Station at </span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>China Lake</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>, </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>California</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>. At the site, the UNIGEN® system will be integrated with a hydrogen storage tank, solar panel and electrical load for testing. During its six-month test program, the system's solar panels will supply power during daylight hours, while simultaneously using some of the solar electricity to generate hydrogen for tank storage. During nighttime hours, the system will utilize the tank-stored hydrogen produced from sunlight as an input to the UNIGEN's® PEM fuel cell.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.protonenergy.com/">http://www.protonenergy.com</a></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Avista Labs Completes Demo with Army Corps of Engineers. </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Avista Labs has completed a year-long demonstration of one of its SR-72 three-kilowatt fuel cell power plants installed at the Washington Air National Guard facility at Geiger Field in </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Spokane</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Washington</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>. The purpose of the demonstration was to run the fuel cell system in a base load application for a period of one year, achieving an availability rate of over 90 percent. The fuel cell system exceeded its target, with availability of 93.24 percent.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.avistalabs.com/news_over.asp#828">http://www.avistalabs.com/news_over.asp#828</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>PORTABLE/BACKUP POWER</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>PNNL Unveils Micro Fuel Processor for Fuel Cells.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'>The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has unveiled a new micro-fuel cell power system about the size of a cigarette lighter. The system features a microscale fuel processor that can convert methanol, butane and jet fuel (JP-8) into hydrogen for use in a fuel cell. The system can produce 20 mW at one-third of the weight of batteries with equivalent output.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.pnl.gov/news/2003/03-09.htm">http://www.pnl.gov/news/2003/03-09.htm</a></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Global Thermoelectric Inc. Announces US$3.6 Million Order To </span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>India</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Global Thermoelectric, Inc. has received a received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from the</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Gas Authority of India Ltd. ("GAIL") for a US$3.6 million order of thermoelectric power systems for GAIL's Vizag-Secunderabad LPG Pipeline Project. Within the scope of the project, Global will be responsible for the supply, installation, and commissioning of turnkey thermoelectric generator systems at 26 sites along the pipeline. Global will also supply fuel conditioning systems, system control panels, DC-DC converters and civil and mechanical works at pipeline sites.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://micro.newswire.ca/releases/April2003/10/c9973.html/1173-0">http://micro.newswire.ca/releases/April2003/10/c9973.html/1173-0</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Arial Unicode MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";color:black;display: none'> </span></font></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=t1><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Avista Labs and havePOWER Sign Distribution Agreement.</span></font></b></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Avista Labs has signed a distribution agreement with havePOWER, LLC, of </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family: Arial'>Maryland</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>. Under the agreement, havePOWER will purchase Avista Labs Independence(tm) fuel cells for applications at state, county and municipal government facilities powering stationary communications equipment for wireless traffic. The power capacity requirements for these installations are expected to be within the range of 75 watts to five kilowatts. havePOWER currently has a contract with the State of </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Maryland</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> specifying use of Avista Labs technology at its wireless sites and anticipates the first of several installations will be in May 2003.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030501/sfth013_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030501/sfth013_1.html</a></span></font></u></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></span></font></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>FUELS/REFORMERS/STORAGE</span></font></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></span></font></u></b></p> <h2><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Secretary Abraham Calls for International Hydrogen Partnership. </span></font></b></h2> <p class=MsoBodyText2><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>During a presentation to the International Energy Agency Ministerial meeting, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham called for the development of international collaboration in advanced research and development to support the deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. </span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://www.energy.gov/HQPress/releases03/aprpr/pr03089_v.htm">http://www.energy.gov/HQPress/releases03/aprpr/pr03089_v.htm</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>BMW, GM Join to Develop Liquid Hydrogen Refueling Technology.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>BMW and General Motors announced the companies will jointly develop refueling devices for liquid hydrogen vehicles, and invite other carmakers and suppliers to join the initiative. The collaborative work will center on setting global standards, establishing specifications for suppliers and finding the best technical and cost-effective solution.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=2432013&access=EH">http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=2432013&access=EH</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <h2><b><font size=2 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Geneva'>Government of </span></font></b><font size=2 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Geneva'>Canada</span></font><font size=2 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> to Fund SHEC Hydrogen Project.</span></font></h2> <h2><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation (SHEC) has signed a contribution agreement with the CANMET Energy Technology Centre of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). Under the agreement NRCan will provide SHEC LABS with $200,000 towards a $454,000 project to help further advance its Thermocatalytic Hydrogen Production Process. The remainder of the funding is being provided by SHEC labs. </span></font></b><font size=2 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Geneva;font-weight: normal'>The process being developed by SHEC labs uses concentrated sunlight as its energy source. Hydrogen produced from renewable energy sources has the potential to dramatically reduce emissions and could ultimately have the ability to produce zero emission hydrogen.</span></font></h2> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.shec-labs.com/press/releases/2003Apr21press.htm">http://www.shec-labs.com/press/releases/2003Apr21press.htm</a></span></font></p> <h2><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></b></h2> <h2><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>QUANTUM Delivers Hydrogen Refueling System for NASA Helios Program. </span></font></b></h2> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'>QUANTUM Technologies has delivered a hydrogen refueling station to AeroVironment for use in refueling QUANTUM's hydrogen storage tanks aboard NASA's Helios unmanned flying wing.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.qtww.com/press_releases/pr_apr_07_2003.shtml">http://www.qtww.com/press_releases/pr_apr_07_2003.shtml</a></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><span class=t1><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>HydrogenSource Demonstrates On-Board Fuel Processor.</span></font></b></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'>HydrogenSource LLC has completed initial testing of its gasoline-to-hydrogen fuel processor for fuel cell vehicles. The 78 liter system is designed to fit under the chassis of a fuel cell-powered automobile, enabling the car to be operated on currently available fuels. It generates enough hydrogen to operate a 50-kW PEM fuel cell and takes less than 4 minutes from room temperature until production of fuel cell quality hydrogen.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030402/new021_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030402/new021_1.html</a></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>New Mexico</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> Launches Hydrogen Plan.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>In an effort to position itself as a national leader in technological advances, the state of </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>New Mexico</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> has launched a hydrogen plan. The state, in conjunction with Hydrogen Technology Partnership (HyTeP) sponsored a one-day workshop to better define how to establish a hydrogen-based industry in </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>New Mexico</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.abqjournal.com/biz/outlook/861522biz04-24-03.htm">http://www.abqjournal.com/biz/outlook/861522biz04-24-03.htm</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Montana</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> Hydrogen Energy Plan Passed by State Legislators. </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The state of </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Montana</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> has passed a resolution authorizing the establishment of the Montana Hydrogen Energy Plan which will include the establishment of the Montana Hydrogen Futures Project as the key economic development focus of the state.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2003/billhtml/HJ0026.htm#About">http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2003/billhtml/HJ0026.htm#About</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>FUEL CELL COMPONENTS</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=MsoBodyText2><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <h2><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Donaldson to Team with LANL on Fuel Cell Contaminant Research.</span></font></b></h2> <p class=MsoBodyText2><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Fuel cell Contamination Control(tm) division of Donaldson Company has established a formal research partnership with Los Alamos National Lab to study the effect of ambient contaminants on the performance, life and durability of PEM fuel cells.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.donaldson.com/en/fuelcell/news/002681.html">http://www.donaldson.com/en/fuelcell/news/002681.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Gore MEA Now Available.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Gore Fuel Cell Technologies now offers GORE(tm) PRIMEA® Series 57 MEA for automotive PEM fuel cells. GORE(tm) PRIMEA® Series 57 MEA is designed to deliver high power density and exceptional durability under very demanding conditions. With this MEA, automotive fuel cell manufacturers can implement more cost-effective designs by simplifying balance of plant requirements, including reduced humidification and cooling system needs.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030407/phm001_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030407/phm001_1.html</a></span></font></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Scribner Test Systems Receive CE Certification.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Scribner Associates, Inc. announced that its model 890C fuel cell test systems have been awarded European Conformity (CE) certification following the successful completion of testing by TUV Rheinland of North America, which monitored safety, radio</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>frequency emissions, immunity from interference and other factors.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.scribner.com/news.html">http://www.scribner.com/news.html</a></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Pdc Machines Offers Diaphragm Compressors.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Pdc Machines now has diaphragm compressor system models available for applications ranging from single auto demo sites to full scale-production sites designed to fuel 25 vehicles or more per day. Pdc has developed and installed an extensive line of diaphragm compressors for vehicles and buses powered by hydrogen, CNG or blended fuel. </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.pdcmachines.com/fuel_cell.htm">http://www.pdcmachines.com/fuel_cell.htm</a><a name="_Hlt38945940"></a><a name="_Hlt38945927"></a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>REPORTS/MARKET STUDIES</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>EU High Level Group on Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Issues Preliminary Draft Report.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'>The European Union's High Level Group on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells has released a preliminary draft of a "vision" of the possible role that hydrogen and fuel cells could play in achieving a sustainable energy system. The final vision report will be presented at a conference on hydrogen and fuel cells to be held in </span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Brussels</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'> </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>June 16-17, 2003</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>. <a href="http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/nn/nn_rt_hlg3_en.html">http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/nn/nn_rt_hlg3_en.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'> </span></font></b></p> <h3><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Canadian Fuel Cell Commercialization Roadmap.</span></font></b></h3> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The Canadian Fuel Cell Commercialization Roadmap is an industry-led planning process supported by the Government of Canada and facilitated by Industry </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Canada</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>. It contains a profile of the Canadian fuel cell industry, as well as a comprehensive set of commercialization strategies and actions.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inmse-epe.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/ep00027e.html">http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inmse-epe.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/ep00027e.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>USFCC to Release Portable Power Study.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC) will release the results of its first market study -- "Fuel Cells for Portable Power: Markets, Manufacture and Cost" - at the 5th Annual Small Fuel Cells 2003 conference in </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>New Orleans</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>May 7-9, 2003</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>. The study was performed by Darnell Group under the direction of the USFCC's Portable Power Working Group, and was funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy through the Breakthrough Technologies Institute. The study will be made available May 7 through the "Downloads" page of the Council's web site at <a href="http://www.usfcc.com">www.usfcc.com</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030421/215451_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030421/215451_1.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:bold'>Automotive Fuel Cells.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Allied Business Intelligence has released a new report, "Automotive Fuel Cells: Global Market Issues, Technology Dynamics, and Major Players," which analyzes market opportunities for automotive fuel cells from passenger cars to buses and trucks. Niche market opportunities, including fleet applications and airport ground support vehicles, are also covered. The study details the technical challenges and opportunities from both market/economic and environmental perspectives. The major players in the industry are delineated, along with the status of their technologies and the most likely applications in the near term, from 2002 to 2012. </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.alliedworld.com/servlets/ResearchDetails?productid=AFC02">http://www.alliedworld.com/servlets/ResearchDetails?productid=AFC02</a></span></font></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <h3><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Handbook of Fuel Cells.</span></font></b></h3> <h3><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Wiley has published the "Handbook of Fuel Cells: Fundamentals, Technology and Applications." This four-volume set brings together the fundamentals, principles and the current state-of-the-art in fuel cells. Its publication reflects the increasing importance of this field and the rapidly growing rate of research into alternative, clean sources of energy.</span></font></h3> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471499269.html">http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471499269.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></span></font></u></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Fuel Cell APU Solicitation Issued.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The Department of Energy has issued a solicitation titled "Research, Development, and Integration of Energy-Efficient Technologies in Portable Power, Auxiliary Power Units, and Off-Road Fuel Cell Applications." The three topics covered by the solicitation are: Fuel Cells for Consumer Electronics Devices; Fuel Cells for Auxiliary Power Generation; and Research and Development for Off-Road Fuel Cell Applications. Approximately $21 million is available for this solicitation. Questions about the solicitation must be submitted by </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>May 22, 2003</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>. Deadline for proposals is </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>June 5, 2003</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>. <a href="http://e-center.doe.gov/iips/busopor.nsf/a62beb2f6e6159ac852566c60075270a/390c3f6609c993e585256d0300678369?OpenDocument">http://e-center.doe.gov/iips/busopor.nsf/a62beb2f6e6159ac852566c60075270a/390c3f6609c993e585256d0300678369?OpenDocument</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Arial Unicode MS"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>CECOM Seeks Man-Portable 1-kW Fuel Cell Systems. </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command is searching for sources of liquid-fueled fuel cell power systems that produce a full continuous power output of 1-kW. The program specifically seeks fully integrated, non-proof of concept systems that contain a fuel cell, fuel delivery/storage, process control systems, power electronics, BOP, data collection hardware/software, and weighs less than 300-lbs. wet. Deadline for responses is </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>May 7, 2003</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.eps.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAB15/DAAB15-03-Q-3000/listing.html">http://www.eps.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAB15/DAAB15-03-Q-3000/listing.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>DOE and USDA Biomass Solicitation Includes Fuel Cells.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have issued a joint solicitation under the Biomass Research and Development Initiative. Topics covered by the solicitation include the use of fuel cells for production of electricity from biomass. USDA intends to make up to $16 million available under this solicitation. Deadline for proposals is </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>May 16, 2003</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.bioproducts-bioenergy.gov/pdfs/BiomassRFP2003.pdf">http://www.bioproducts-bioenergy.gov/pdfs/BiomassRFP2003.pdf<font face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></font></a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>MISCELLANEOUS</span></font></u></b></h1> <h1><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></span></font></u></b></h1> <h2><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Teledyne Delivers 5-kW PEMFC Breadboard to NASA. </span></font></b></h2> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'>Teledyne Energy Systems delivered a 5-kW breadboard PEM fuel cell power system to NASA for its Next Generation Launch Technology Program. The breadboard unit will be tested at NASA's </span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Johnson</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'> </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Space</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'> </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Center</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'> facility. Testing will include validation of the base performance and analysis of the full capabilities of the system under various simulated flight profiles. </span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.teledyne.com/news/5kpem.asp">http://www.teledyne.com/news/5kpem.asp</a></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>SECA Announces Two New Fuel Cell Projects. </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>DOE's Solid-State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) has announced plans to add two new projects to its program. Two new teams, headed by FuelCell Energy and Acumentrics, will join four other industry development teams already in SECA.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.fossil.energy.gov/techline/tl_fuelcell_seca2sel_print.html">http://www.fossil.energy.gov/techline/tl_fuelcell_seca2sel_print.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Illinois</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> Looks to Build Fuel Cell Industry.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The state of </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Illinois</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>' Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the Illinois Coalition held its first "Building an Illinois Fuel Cell Industry" meeting. DCEO and the Coalition are facilitating the collaboration of industry, government and academic leaders to develop a plan that will lead to the development of a productive fuel cell industry in </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Illinois</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> over the next five years.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=2437347@access=EH">http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=2437347@access=EH</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=t1><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>QUANTUM to Acquire Global Thermoelectric Inc.</span></font></b></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>QUANTUM Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Global Thermoelectric Inc.. QUANTUM will purchase Global in a stock-for-stock exchange valued at approximately US$75 million. The combination of QUANTUM and Global will immediately create a more cost efficient, well capitalized and diversified company to address transportation, stationary power generation, and hydrogen refueling markets for QUANTUM's OEM (mobile & stationary), aerospace, military, and other highly valued customers.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030409/law045_1.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030409/law045_1.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>CONFERENCES</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=MsoBodyText2><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Small Fuel Cells 2003.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The 5th Annual Small Fuel Cells conference - Small Fuel Cells for Portable Power Applications will be </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>May 7 - 9, 2003</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans in </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>New Orleans</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Louisiana</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>. For conference details, go to <a href="http://www.knowledgepress.com/events/10301507.htm">http://www.knowledgepress.com/events/10301507.htm</a> or email Richard Famigliett</span></font><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'>i </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</span></font></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Hydrogen Economy.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'>The Hydrogen Economy: Challenges and Strategies for </span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Australia</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>, Including the Tidal Energy Link will be held </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>May 18-21, 2003</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>, at the Cable Beach Club Resort in </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Broome</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>, </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Western Australia</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal'>. For more information, go to </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.hartleymgt.com.au/hydrogenbroome/">http://www.hartleymgt.com.au/hydrogenbroome/</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2 style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>BU Emerging Technology Seminar.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2 style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Fuel Cells as a Means for Green Power Generation will take place </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>May 30, 2003</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, at the </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Boston</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>University</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Photonics</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>Center</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> in </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Boston</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>Massachusetts</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>. For details, go to <a href="http://www.bu.edu/mfg/etseminar/">http://www.bu.edu/mfg/etseminar/</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Hydrogen and Fuel Cells 2003.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Join over 700 delegates to discuss the latest developments in hydrogen, fuel cell research and product developments in </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Vancouver</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>British Columbia</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Canada</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> on </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>June 8-11, 2003</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>. Also available will be an exciting array of industrial and product demonstrations. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.hydrogenfuelcells2003.com/">www.hydrogenfuelcells2003.com</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2 style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>4th Annual Montreux Energy Roundtable.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2 style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The 4th annual Montreux Energy Roundtable, Renewing Dialogue and Partnership in a Destabilized Energy World, will be </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>held </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>June 16-18, 2003</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, at the Montreux Palace Hotel, in </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Montreux</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>Switzerland</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>. For registration details, go to <a href="http://www.montreuxenergy.com/">http://www.montreuxenergy.com/</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:bold'>Fuel Cell Short Course.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Fundamentals of Fuel Cell Components and Systems will be offered at Rochester Institute of Technology during </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>June 16-18, 2003</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, in </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Rochester</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>New York</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>. Please go to <a href="http://www.rit.edu/~taleme/fuelcell">www.rit.edu/~taleme/fuelcell</a> for additional information.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Fuel Cell Technology Institute.</span></font></b></strong></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The 3<sup>rd</sup> Annual Fuel Cell Technology Institute will be held </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>June 23-26, 2003</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, at the <strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Hyatt Regency Irvine in </span></font></b></strong></span></font><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight: normal'>Irvine</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>, </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight: normal'>California</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>. For information, go to <a href="http://www.nfcrc.uci.edu/FCTI/">http://www.nfcrc.uci.edu/FCTI/</a>.</span></font></b></strong></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:bold'>Grove Fuel Cell Symposium VIII. </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Join international delegates to discuss developments in fuel cell technology and commercialization at the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Eighth Grove Fuel Cell Symposium</span></b> in<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b></span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>London</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>England</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, on </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>September 24-26, 2003</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>. New for 2003 is a large exhibition area featuring over 100 exhibitors, vendor presentations and live demonstrations. Find out more at <a href="http://www.grovefuelcell.com/">www.grovefuelcell.com</a> or contact <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></span></font>. </p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sustainable Energy Expo.</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoBodyText2><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Sustainable Energy Expo and Conference will be held </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>October 1-3, 2003</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, at the </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Los Angeles</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>Convention Center</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'> in </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Los Angeles</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>California</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>. 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