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ANNISTON, Ala. — Imagine a fuel as cheap and available as gasoline that could get 150 kilometres to the gallon. If scientists at Auburn University have their way, cars of the near future may get just that — and the technology is already here. Fuel-cell technology is the future of the automotive industry, and soon could be part of the U.S. Department of Defence's next wave of combat systems. The cells run on the same thing rockets use — hydrogen. Fuel cell technology takes a regular fuel and pulls off its hydrogen molecules, which are stored as gas. The electrons...

<p>Red Alert to Sierra Clubbers, bearded Birkenstockers and other greenies: Under no circumstances be duped into attending the (mildly oxymoronic) Greater North American International Automobile Show now under way here.</p> <p>Utopians might expect that the auto makers will offer countless octane-stingy hybrids and zero-emission fuel-cell vehicles to a public seeking to wean itself from all addiction to the cursed internal combustion engine. Sadly, this is not the case. Tree-huggers and Friends of the Earth would be better advised to picnic on the banks of the Love Canal than to set foot in the vast precincts of Detroit's Cobo Hall--where, last Friday evening, the auto show kicked off with the world's largest charity ball. Seventeen thousand of the industry's closest friends pitched in $400 apiece for a champagne-soaked, black-tie gala that might have been confused with a world convention of maitre d's and cocktail-lounge hostesses.</p>

Source: University Of Chicago Date: 2004-01-07 Scientists Find New Way To Store Hydrogen Fuel University of Chicago scientists have proposed a new method for storing hydrogen fuel in this week's online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The lack of practical storage methods has hindered the more widespread use of hydrogen fuels, which are both renewable and environmentally clean. The most popular storage methods-liquid hydrogen and compressed hydrogen-require that the fuel be kept at extremely low temperatures or high pressures. But the University of Chicago's Wendy Mao and David Mao have formed icy materials made of...

University of Chicago scientists have proposed a new method for storing hydrogen fuel in this week's online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The lack of practical storage methods has hindered the more widespread use of hydrogen fuels, which are both renewable and environmentally clean. The most popular storage methods-liquid hydrogen and compressed hydrogen-require that the fuel be kept at extremely low temperatures or high pressures. But the University of Chicago's Wendy Mao and David Mao have formed icy materials made of molecular hydrogen that require less stringent temperature and pressure storage conditions. "This new class...

Solar-hydrogen car crosses nationDecember 27, 2003 Driver Yoichiro Kosugue gives the car the thumbs up The car is named Apollondine after Greek gods of sun and water. A car that runs on hydrogen and solar power has completed a gruelling journey across Australia in what organisers claim is a world first, paving the way for "clean, green" transport. The vehicle travelled 4084 kilometres across the desert from Perth to Sydney over nine days in a test of the experimental vehicle's durability. "We could have done it in four days, but we didn't want to take any chances, we wanted to...

Hydrogen-Fueled Three-Wheelers Could Make Impact on Developing Nations, U.S. 12/22/03 5:07:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk, Energy and Transportation Reporters Contact: Tom Welch of the U.S. Department of Energy, 202-586-5806; David Anna of DOE NETL, 412-386-4646 ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Dec. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- An ambitious U.S. Department of Energy-implemented project supported by USAID to introduce three-wheel hydrogen-powered vehicles into India could have important consequences on air pollution and transportation in developing countries and the United States. "Hydrogen engine technology can have a dramatic impact in the developing world by improving air quality and energy security, and promoting sustainable...

Where Are the Hydrogen Mines? By Ronald Bailey MILAN, Italy, Dec. 10 -- "Of course climate change is an environmental issue, but it is fundamentally one of economics and development," declared Elliot Diringer, director of International Strategies at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change at a press conference on Tuesday where he unveiled the Pew Center's new Beyond Kyoto report. Pew Center president Eileen Claussen added that nothing less than a "technological revolution" is needed to stop global warming. U.S. Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, who is heading up the US delegation to the COP9 meeting...

United Nuclear is currently in final testing, and will shortly be producing Hydrogen conversion systems / Hydrogen generators for most fuel injected, Gasoline powered vehicles. <-- Snip --> These new vehicles are very efficient, and in fact are more efficient than any internal combustion engine. The problem is that these new vehicles are years away from production, are very expensive, and converting to using Hydrogen fuel in this manner requires you to buy a new ( and expensive) vehicle. All Hydrogen/Fuel Cell systems currently under development by large manufacturers have you purchase Hydrogen as you would Gasoline. Our system comes...

BEIJING - Amid rapidly rising car ownership and concerns about energy security in China, General Motors is hoping Beijing will buy into its idea of a 'hydrogen-based economy' powered by fuel cells instead of petroleum. The US car giant believes that China's relatively young car industry allows it to take the lead in introducing alternative energy and propulsion technologies. 'There really is no place in which this technology is more relevant, or the opportunities greater, than China,' said Mr Phil Murtaugh, chairman and CEO of GM China, at the opening of a two-day 'Tech Tour' in Beijing to showcase its...

Nov 13, 2003 (PR Newswire Europe via COMTEX) -- Plug Power Inc. announced today that it has sold 11,700,000 shares of its common stock at $5.00 per share for aggregate proceeds of $58.5 million, before placement fees and other offering expenses. The proceeds of the financing will be used to fund general corporate purposes, including: research and product development, manufacturing, market development, capital expenditures and working capital.

DANBURY, Conn., Oct 22, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- FuelCell Energy Inc., (FCEL) today announced the dedication of the world's first fuel cell power plant, its Direct FuelCell(R) (DFC(R)) power plant, to operate on coalmine methane gas at a ceremony at the AEP Ohio Coal LLC Rose Valley Site in Hopedale, Ohio. The purpose of the project, which is co-funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory, is to demonstrate the feasibility and advantages of methane from coalmines to generate electricity cleanly and efficiently. Hans Maru, chief technology officer of FuelCell Energy remarked on the potential that...

Honda KIWAMI Fuel Cell Vehicle – “Best of the Best” By Poul Erik Bak Oct 15, 2003, 15:04 Email this article  Printer friendly page Honda's global slogan 'The Power of Dreams' will appear on stage at the forthcoming Motor Show in Tokyo. The Honda theme chosen for the passenger car display at this Tokyo Motor Show, 'Free Thinking; Liberating Technology', aims at introducing the bright and exciting world of people and cars that Honda aims to create. KIWAMI means “Best of the Best” in Japanese In addition to production concept vehicles, the Honda display will showcase the company's environmental and safety technologies including...

<p>When it comes to gadgets, the Japanese are a tough lot to please. So when NEC Corp.'s stand at the WPC Expo computer trade show in mid-September started to draw crowds like Tokyo's Shinjuku Station at rush hour, it was clear that something extraordinary was on display.</p>

<p>With its pleasant but nondescript lines, Anuvu Inc.'s white Suzuki wagon hardly looks like the future of urban travel. The innovation lies under the hood, which conceals four cubes, each about half the size of a car battery. Within each of those cubes are 18 hydrogen fuel cells that help send the Suzuki cruising down the road at up to 70 mph.</p>

<p>Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to cut air pollution by 50 percent within a decade -- mostly by urging drivers to use hydrogen-powered vehicles -- was described as unrealistic by environmentalists and scientists, even as they praised him for promoting the new fuel cell technology.</p>

CARPINTERIA, Calif. (Reuters) - Action star Arnold Schwarzenegger, who drives a gas-guzzling Hummer, promised on Sunday that if he became governor of California he would promote hydrogen-fueled cars and solar energy. "I want clean air, clean water and a clean environment," the Terminator star said at a campaign appearance in Carpinteria, about 85 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The Republican actor, running neck-and-neck with Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, promised to cut air pollution by 50 percent in California and to forge a "public-private partnership" to create stations for hydrogen-powered cars every 20 miles on major Interstate highways by 2010....

Neah Power Systems Receives $2 Million Government Award to Develop Leading-Edge, Silicon-based Micro Fuel Cell NIST's Advanced Technology Program Grant Will Facilitate Research and Development of Superior Power Source for Portable Electronics BOTHELL, Wash., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Neah Power Systems Inc., an emerging leader in micro fuel cell technology, announced that it is the recipient of a $2 million grant from the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The award will help fund a two-year, $6.5 million cost-shared program to further the development of Neah Power's silicon-based micro fuel cell for use...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - Hydrogen fuel cells may not be the most environmentally friendly answer to America's dependence on foreign oil, according to a study led by a Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist.   Los Alamos researcher Thom Rahn headed a team of scientists from California universities and the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo. Their study of the natural cycle of atmospheric hydrogen was published in a recent edition of the British science journal Nature. While there are certain benefits to hydrogen power, Rahn said there may also be unforeseen consequences that need to be examined before...

PARK RIDGE, Ill. — California and the automotive industry settled their legal differences last week, setting the stage for the emergence of fuel cell cars and likely writing off any broad acceptance of battery-powered vehicles. General Motors Corp., DaimlerChrysler Corp., Isuzu Motors Ltd. and approximately a dozen vehicle dealers agreed to drop their lawsuit against the state in return for new zero-emission-vehicle regulations that would no longer force automakers to build battery-powered cars."The key is the enactment of those [regulations]," said a GM spokesman. "Once that happens, all of us will dismiss the lawsuit and move forward."Issued by the California...

THE CONDE NAST BUILDING - 4 TIMES SQUARE 4 Times Square, the beautiful Times Square skyscraper was completed in 1999 by the Durst Organization. It is called the first green skyscraper with special e-glass for energy savings and a fuel cell generator for power. While other buildings are shutting down, the Conde Nast Building still has power. I'll try to post some more link.