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FuelCell Energy to Provide Designs and Components to Upcoming South Korean Fuel Cell Park

FuelCell Energy, a global leader in the design, manufacture and service of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable fuel cell power plants, today announced market developments in South Korea that support expanding demand for stationary fuel cell power plants as ownership of a 58.8 megawatt (MW) fuel cell park has been finalized.

18 Oct 2012

Air Products Supplies Hydrogen for First-Ever Pipeline-Fed Fuel Cell at Toyota Headquarters

The switch was officially flipped today and Air Products, the leader in hydrogen fueling technology, added another hydrogen customer and yet another successful undertaking to its accomplished list of alternative energy projects.

18 Oct 2012

New Technology Shows Promise for Producing Biosynthetic Natural Gas

Technology developed at EPFL and the Paul Scherrer Institute to transform microorganisms into methane gas will be presented at the Swiss Energy and Climate Summit taking place this week in Bern. The technology could play a role in the future sustainable production of biosynthetic natural gas.

8 Oct 2012

Linde’s Hybrid LNG-Diesel Solution Provides Low-Cost, Clean Power for Drilling Rigs

Linde North America has reported that its solution to use liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel for power-generating diesel engines (gensets) is yielding positive results during test being conducted in southwest Pennsylvania.

29 Sep 2012

Contour Publishes Medical Application Brief for its Li/CFx Batteries

Contour Energy Systems, a manufacturer of advanced battery systems, has highlighted the application of its new Lithium/Carbon Fluoride (Li/CFx) primary batteries in medical devices by publishing an informative Medical Application Brief.

29 Sep 2012

Study Paves Way to Improve Battery Materials

In a nano-scale study on battery materials which appeared in Nano Letters, a research team headed by Chongmin Wang from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) of the Department of Energy (DOE), has described the mechanism whereby nickel creates a physical barrier that hinders lithium ion transfer in the electrode, thus decreasing the charging and discharging rates of materials.

28 Sep 2012

TE Connectivity Unveils Resettable Thermal Cut-Off Devices for Lithium Battery Protection

In response to specific demands by designers and battery manufacturers, TE Circuit Protection has launched the MHP-TA series of ultra-low-profile resettable thermal cut-off (TCO) devices for lithium battery protection.

27 Sep 2012

Honeywell's Methanol-to-Olefins Technology Licensed to Chinese Company Jiutai Energy

UOP, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Honeywell International, has licensed its methanol-to-olefins (MTO) technology to Chinese company Jiutai Energy for conversion of methanol from coal into critical components necessary for plastic production.

24 Sep 2012

Dow Corning Silicone Encapsulation Technology Selected for PV Installation on Seowon University

Dow Corning, LG Electronics and the Seowon University have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for innovative photovoltaic (PV) systems.

From Dow Corning 21 Sep 2012

Self-Charging Power Cell Directly Converts Mechanical Energy to Chemical Energy

A novel self-charging power cell that has the ability to convert and store energy has been developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The hybrid generator-storage cell directly converts mechanical energy to chemical energy. When compared to other systems that use separate batteries and generators, the new cell makes better utilization of mechanical energy.

23 Aug 2012

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