Tag Archives: fuel cell
Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars by 2015?
According to reports flying around in the motor press recently, the race to start mass-producing pollution-free hydrogen fuel cell vehicles is well and truly on. The Sukuki Motor Corporation for example, started a joint venture with UK-based Intelligence Energy just last year to develop its air-cooled fuel cell system and has already announced that they [...]
BMW Tests Fuel Cell Technology for Future Vehicles
BMW and Toyota are reportedly close to locking down a deal in which BMW will license future fuel cell technology from Toyota. According to Nikkei, as reported by Reuters, “BMW will use the technology to build a prototype vehicle by 2015, with plans for a market release around 2020.” Reuters reports: The two automakers have been expanding [...]
Apple to Double Fuel Cell Capacity at N.C Data Center
Apple is doubling the number of fuel cells it will use to power its $1 billion data center in North Carolina, making it the largest non-utility fuel cell installation in the US. The company is having 50 fuel cells installed for a total of 10 megawatts (MW) of capacity. Apple’s announcement eclipses eBay’s, which will power its flagship data center 100% by fuel cells, and 30 [...]
A Sick Fuel Cell Infographic
UTC Power, a provider of fuel cells, has created an infographc illustrating the real world applications of fuel cells. “Fuel cells are not a futuristic power source, but rather a common and effective source of renewable clean energy”, the company said. Original Article on Energy Refuge
Lockheed Martin Working on Solar Generator for Navy
One of the most dangerous situations for the armed forces is simply delivering fuel. It costs lives and adds a significant cost to the fuel itself. So one of the things the armed forces in the U.S. are trying to do is reduce their use of fuel. Lockheed Martin won a contract from the Office [...]
Fuel Cell Infrastructure Challenges
Here’s another game-changer in the making brought to you by America’s burgeoning supplies of shale natural gas: alternative fuel vehicles and distributed power generation using fuel cells. Emboldened by low prices and booming supplies of natural gas in the U.S , the American fuel cell industry is clawing its way back from the brink. The [...]
Bloom Energy Raises Another $150M
Bloom Energy, Kleiner Perkins’ first cleantech investment, has raised another $150 million, according to VentureWire as reported in the WSJ. Bloom, founded eleven years ago, builds and sells fuel cells of the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) variety. The devices run on natural gas and produce electricity with less emissions than a diesel gen-set. This [...]
Top 3 Cleantech Innovations for 2012
This year has seen a few nice new inventions coming forwards and steps for society towards clean technology. Today we’ll look at three of them. Eco ATM A San Francisco based firm has recently attracted extra funding, to the tune of $17 million to further the deployment of it’s new Eco ATM service. With what [...]
Will Mercedes Launch a Fuel Cell Car by 2014?
Different automakers seem to have different perceptions towards hydrogen fuel cell technology. While some believe that it is too early to experiment with this clean and emission-free source of energy, others are eager to drive forward and be among the first that will revolutionize the way we commute on the roads of tomorrow. Mercedes-Benz seem [...]