Posts Tagged ‘fuel cell’

15 January 2009

Morphic Technologies signs green partnership agreement with Saab

Swedish engineering group Morphic Technologies and aerospace and defence company Saab have concluded a partnership agreement aimed at evaluating industrial collaboration between the companies.

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14 January 2009

FuelCell Energy wins DOE contract worth $21m

FuelCell Energy has won a contract for Phase II of the US Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance Coal-Based Systems Cooperative Agreement.

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13 January 2009

University of Milan orders bioethanol fuel cell technology

Helbio, a subsidiary of Morphic Technologies, has received an order from the University of Milano for a bio-ethanol-fuelled Fuel Cell Power System.

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9 January 2009

University of Aberdeen scientists discover new hydrogen electricity generation

Scientists have discovered a renewable method for producing hydrogen for the generation of electricity, hoped to limit the dependency on fossil fuels in the future, according to a statement from the University of Aberdeen.

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7 January 2009

Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association launches

The Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, the result of a merger between Canadian Hydrogen Association and Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Canada, has begun its operations.

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5 January 2009

The US Fuel Cell Councils calls for $1.2bn investment

The US Fuel Cell Council has called on Congress to take advantage of the federal laws already in place to accelerate green technology across the US, resulting in the creation of 24,000 jobs and a slow down in climate change.

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22 December 2008

NewNet Investor Profile, Russell Diamond, Solution Capital Partnersp

Russell Diamond on investing in clean energy funds and the challenges the sector faces in the context of wider financial crisis. 'I cannot tell you whether we are the bottom of the market or the whether that is yet to come, but what I can tell you is that there are exciting opportunities out there.'

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18 December 2008

US Fuel Cell Council calls for Obama to set aside $1.2bn for fuel cell development

The US Fuel Cell Council has called for Congress and the incoming Obama Administration to set aside $1.2bn in the planned stimulus package for fuel cells.

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15 December 2008

University of Delaware establishes fuel cell research facility

The University of Delaware has established the Center for Fuel Cell Research (CFCR) to improve the understanding of fuel cells and address issues and barriers to commercialisation.

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5 December 2008

Santee Cooper backs hydrogen research

US company Santee Cooper will provide the Center for Hydrogen Research with $230,000 for the purchase of a photovoltaic array to help research applications of hydrogen as a storage solution for solar energy.

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27 November 2008

Thai investment firm MFC Asset Management invests $10m in fuel cell manufacturer Cellennium

Thai investment firm MFC Asset Management, though its energy-focused MFC Energy Fund, has invested ?355m ($10m) in fuel cell manufacturer Cellennium.

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26 November 2008

Neah Power Systems completes Navy research contract

Neah power systems has completed its first Office of Naval Research contract and acquired a second contract worth $1.2m to help fund the development of Neah Power's methanol-based fuel cell.

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20 November 2008

Honda unveils hydrogen-powered sports car

Honda has unveiled its hydrogen-powered, three-seat sports car concept, the Honda FC Sport.

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11 November 2008

Ontario government backs cleantech R&D with $5m funding

The Ontario government is devoting more than $5m to support cleantech research projects.

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31 October 2008

NewNet Investor Profile, Peter Linthwaite, CT Investment Partnersp

Peter Linthwaite on energy efficiency, on incubating new technology start-ups, on the accelerated growth of the industry, on the importance of a favourable regulatory environment and on the death of AIM for new fundraising. CT Investment Partners finances emerging clean energy businesses. It specialises in identifying and investing in earlier stage technologies and management teams with the ability to create and deliver clean energy businesses.

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31 October 2008

Envia Systems raises $3.2m in venture capital funding

Californian battery technology company Envia Systems has raised $3.2m in first-round funding from US venture Capital firms Bay Partners and Redpoint Ventures.

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29 October 2008

GS Power announces 4.8 MW fuel cell plant in Korea

Samsung Everland, a Samsung Group affiliate, has purchased 12 UTC Power 400 kW fuel cell systems for installation at a GS Power plant in the Town of Anyang, just outside Seoul, from renewable energy business UTC Power, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.

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28 October 2008

Venture-backed battery technology company Firefly Energy signs manufacturing contract with C&D Technologies.

Venture-backed battery technology company Firefly Energy has signed a manufacturing contract with electric power storage business C&D Technologies.

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28 October 2008

Triax Capital to assist in restructuring of cleantech power plant manufacturer HydroGen

New York-based boutique merchant banking firm Triax Capital Advisors is to assist in the restructuring process of HydroGen Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of air-cooled phosphoric acid fuel cell systems, following its filing for bankruptcy earlier this month.

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20 October 2008

Battery cell company Ener1 to acquire stake in South Korean battery producer Enertech

Battery cell company Ener1 is to acquire stake in South Korean battery producer Enertech Ener1 has agreed to acquire an 83 per cent interest in South Korean lithium-ion battery cell producer Enertech International.

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