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We tell the
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October
2007
December Issue of Magazine Hydrogen Cars
Business: Challenge Bibendum, Fuel Cell Jeep Treo, Dual Fuel V12 Hydrogen
Engine, FINE-N, KIWAMI, Terrace based on Hy-Wire, Home Energy Station,
FutureGen, The Energy Clock, Apollo Alliance, Earth's Hydrogen Budget.
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In this Newsletter:
Will
Hydrogen Power be Part of U.S. Presidential Campaign?
The list of candidates in the next US Presidential
campaign is forming. Some will say that the world has changed since last.
Leaving out the historic perspective, the fact is that the U.S. has
experienced 9/11, engaged militarily in the Middle East, and the U.S.
Economy is still struggling getting in gear. There are plenty of major
themes to make a President.
International
Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy
The U.S. Departments of Energy, State and
Transportation are co-sponsoring the inaugural IPHE Ministerial meeting
and Hydrogen Economy Dialogue to be conducted November 18-21, 2007 in
Washington, DC.
According to a press release from the Whitehouse
APEC Leaders agreed to identify opportunities to develop hydrogen and fuel
cell technologies and to cooperate with the International Partnership for
the Hydrogen Economy.
Aussies
Prepare For Hydrogen
By 2030 the Australian demand for hydrogen as a fuel
source could be as great as 18 million cubic metres, with up to half of
all mobile phones and 20 per cent of all vehicles using the new clean
fuel, according to a hydrogen-study by the Australian Government.
Hydrogen
Part of U.S. Solution to Climate Change Challenge
United States committed to addressing climate change
challenge through development and deployment of “transformational”
technologies—that is, revolutionary changes in the technology of energy
production, distribution, storage, conversion, and use.
Do
Not Block the Road to Hydrogen with Pretexts
The statement came from Chairman of the German
Hydrogen Association Dr. Toepler during the H2EXPO opening ceremony in
Hamburg in response to the opinion that we have still a few decades to
start the hydrogen economy and that there are not yet any products which
need hydrogen.
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.
Toyota FINE-N is to be presented at the Tokyo Motor Show.
Within one year of announcing the concept vehicle FINE-S, Toyota readies
FINE-N, a Fuel Cell Hybrid vehicle with a driving range up to 500km.
Mazda Motor Corporation zooms into the 2007 Tokyo Motor
Show with the strongest line of production and concept cars in company
history, including the world premier of the unique RENESIS hydrogen rotary
engine.
DaimlerChrysler and UPS, the world's biggest parcel
service, are embarking on a joint venture to field-test and further
develop the Mercedes-Benz fuel cell Sprinter. The collaboration agreement,
under which fuel cell models will be tested in commercial practice, was
drawn up in Ann Arbor in spring 2007 at a meeting between DaimlerChrysler,
UPS and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Production
Fuel Cell Powered Honda FCX Takes Gold at Challenge Bibendum
DaimlerChrysler F-Cell awarded for technology integration
of prototype vehicle. Hyundai Santa Fe Hydrogen Hybrid is best in SUV
category in front of Hyundai pure Fuel Cell and Toyota FCHV. Fuel cell
powered Mercedes Benz Citaro wins category for prototype busses.
[ ]
The Shell Hydrogen refuelling station is located at
Luxemburg’s main bus depot and will supply fuel to three DaimlerChrysler
Citaro fuel cell buses that will run on the city’s streets.
The system, fuelled by natural gas, demonstrated its
ability to export electricity to the grid, and generated, stored and
delivered hydrogen fuel to Honda's FCX fuel cell vehicle. The Home Energy
Station can produce enough hydrogen to fill one fuel cell vehicle every
day.
Honda R&D Co., Ltd.,
Honda's subsidiary responsible for research and development activities has
established an experimental Home Energy Station (HES) that generates
hydrogen from natural gas for use in fuel cell vehicles while supplying
electricity and hot water to the home.
China to host an international
forum on developing hydrogen energy from May 25 to 28 next year, an
official in charge of organizing the forum said Tuesday.
Honda-Developed FC Stack Delivers Improved Performance,
Range, Energy Efficiency and Recycleability.
Honda
Readies Fuel Cell that Operates at Freezing Temperatures
Honda Motor Co. has unveiled a
smaller, cheaper next generation fuel cell that operates at temperatures
down to minus twenty degrees. Two fuel cell stacks power Honda car to
start test runs in Japan and the U.S.
Exhibitors at the H2Expo,
International Trade Fair for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology between 9
and 11 October in Hamburg, Germany will present hands-on products and
systems.
The UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies will soon
receive a second fuel-cell-powered Toyota SUV for its research and
teaching programs.
Fuel
Cell Revenues to Reach $75 million in 2007
A recent survey described 2006 fuel cell revenues as
in excess of $200 million. The often quoted $1 billion in fuel cell sales
in 2010 seems to be an overly optimistic forecast, according to Foster
Bryan.
Stuart
Energy, Statkraft and EHN Sign Joint Cooperation Agreement for Renewable
Hydrogen
Stuart Energy Systems Corporation, Statkraft SF and
Corporacion Energia Hidroelectrica de Navarra S.A. (EHN), have signed a
joint cooperation agreement intended to establish a framework to jointly
assess, demonstrate and develop advanced renewable energy based hydrogen
production and distribution solutions.
Hydrogenics Corporation, a developer and
manufacturer of fuel cell products, has announced that its wholly owned
subsidiary, Greenlight Power Technologies (Greenlight) has received orders
totaling US $3 million for fuel cell test stations from two leading Asian
automotive customers. Both are repeat orders for multiple machines.
This will involve outfitting
two Class-1 forklifts with fuel cell propulsion systems and metal hydride
hydrogen storage systems, as well as developing refuelling capabilities,
gathering market research, and demonstrating the newly outfitted forklifts
to industrial end users.
DaimlerChrysler Japan Co., Ltd. (DCJ) has entered into
partnership with Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. and Bridgestone Corp. concerning the
use of the F-Cell fuel cell passenger car, which is based on the
Mercedes-Benz A-Class.
DaimlerChrysler to Deliver Fuel Cell Cars to Japanese Firms
German-American automaker
DaimlerChrysler AG said Thursday it has signed deals to deliver a
hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle each to Tokyo Gas Co and Bridgestone
Corp. [ ]
The MITSUBISHI FCV fuel-cell vehicle is a Mitsubishi
Grandis powered by DaimlerChrysler’s FC-System based on Ballard’s
FC-Stack and will participate in the Japan Hydrogen & Fuel Cell
Demonstration Project (JHFC Project) funded by Japan’s Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry.
The busses have been transported across half of the
Atlantic Ocean. They will be tested for the first time on the 5th of
October, when the public of Reykjavik is invited to have a short ride
between the hydrogen fuel station and the Straeto headquarters.
Air Products' hydrogen will provide the fuel for a
transportation competition held over the next several days as the most
technologically advanced hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are among the
participants at the Challenge Bibendum being held in Sonoma and San
Francisco, Calif., Sept. 23-25.
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