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GM Signs Fuel Cell Fleet Development Contract With DOE
General Motors Corporation (GM) recently announced it has signed a
five-year, $88-million agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE)
to develop a 40-vehicle fuel cell fleet.
Under the program, GM said it will spend $44 million to deploy fuel
cell vehicle demonstration fleets in Washington, DC, New York,
California and Michigan, with DOE contributing the remaining $44
million in funding, under an agreement that expires in September
2009.
According to GM, other program partners include the U.S. Army at Ft.
Belvoir, VA and Quantum Technologies, which will provide facilities
for GM to store and maintain the fuel cell vehicles; NextEnergy,
which will provide codes and standards development; and Viewpoint
Systems, which will collect and retrieve data remotely.
GM noted that Shell Hydrogen, LLC will support the company, under a
separate commercial agreement, by setting up five hydrogen refueling
stations in California, Washington DC and New York City, as well as
along the "East Coast Corridor" between Washington and New York.
Contact: Chris Preuss, GM, phone 202-775-5008, e-mail jchristopher.preuss@gm.com.
(EIN STAFF: 3/30)
LIPA Dedicates Combined FC/Solar Power System Installation
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) recently announced its
dedication last week of the first combined use of a fuel cell (FC)
and solar power system on Long Island.
According to LIPA, the new installation, comprising a five-kilowatt
(kW) FC unit and a 15-kW solar power system, is located at the Local
25 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
headquarters in Hauppauge, where it will provide electric power and
domestic hot water for the facility.
LIPA noted that the Plug Power FC will operate as part of the
authority's electric grid.
LIPA also announced that its chairman, Richard Kessel, has been
honored with the U.S. Fuel Cell Council's Pathfinder Award for his
efforts in promoting and encouraging the use of clean and renewable
technologies.
Contact: LIPA, website http://www.lipower.org.
(EIN STAFF: 3/29)
Genesis Fueltech to Supply Processor for Polish FC Project
Spokane, WA-based Genesis Fueltech, Inc., a leading manufacturer of
methanol fuel processors, recently announced it will supply one of
its Model 20L methanol-to-hydrogen fuel processors for installation
at a stationary fuel cell (FC) demonstration project in Poland.
According to Genesis Fueltech, Polish electronics manufacturer APS
Energia, Ltd., whose products include the "Pulstar" FC-based UPS
system, will manage the project together with the Gdansk University
of Technology.
Genesis Fueltech noted that the fuel processor will supply hydrogen
to a Ballard FC system.
"Combining a Genesis methanol fuel processor with a fuel cell in a
UPS backup system will provide extended power delivery capability --
far beyond that usually available with compressed hydrogen storage,"
said Genesis Fueltech CEO Phillip Piffer.
Contact: Genesis Fueltech, website http://www.genesisfueltech.com.
(EIN STAFF: 3/28)
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Ballard Releases New Fuel Cell Technology 'Road Map'
Ballard Power Systems recently announced the release of its new
technology "Road Map" which comprises four technology trendlines and
targets for fuel cell stack durability, cost, freeze start and
volumetric power density.
According to Ballard, the "Road Map" will serve as a yardstick for
measuring the company's progress over the next five years as it
advances toward delivering a demonstration in 2010 of commercially
viable automotive fuel cell stack technology. Ballard said it
expects the fuel cell technology to be capable of achieving 5,000
hours of lifetime, a freeze start capability to negative 30 degrees
Celsius, volumetric power density of 2,500 watts net per liter and a
fuel cell stack cost of $30 per net kilowatt at a volume of 500,000
units.
"By laying out our detailed five-year technology plans, Ballard is
again demonstrating its commitment to setting the standard and
leading the way to proton exchange membrane fuel cell
commercialization," said Ballard president and CEO Dennis Campbell.
"With our technology 'Road Map' we've set the course, a course to
the post-oil hydrogen future."
Contact: Ballard, phone 604-454-0900, website http://www.ballard.com.
(EIN STAFF: 3/29)
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