Tag Archives: fuel cell
RIM Patents Fuel Cell Manufacturing Technology
A specific technology of using fuel cells has just been patented by RIM and describes the working of fuel cell assembly. For this, you need a cell phone that has a printed circuit board, a keyboard and a also at least one contact that is responsive to the keyboard. The fuel cell assembly is sandwiched [...]
The World’s Largest PEM Fuel Cell
International chemical group Solvay now claims to have created the world’s largest PEM (Proton exchange membrane) fuel cell. The one megawatt hydrogen fuel cell has been set up at SolVin chlorine plant in Antwerp, Belgium. Used for industrial demonstration it produced power of more than 500 megawatts per hour and has been generating energy at [...]
Adobe Orders More Bloom Boxes @ HQ
Earlier this week Adobe announced that it had added another 400 kilowatts of Bloom Energy fuel cells to its current fleet of Bloom Boxes. I spoke with Mike Bangs, Adobe’s Director of Global Facilities, about the installation. The two 200-kilowatt units installed at the company’s San Francisco site are Bloom’s next-generation design and put out [...]
The New Kid On The Fuel Cell Block
Good morning! Long-time subscribers need little introduction to GreenCell, Inc. (GCLL) beyond the following: Yes, GCLL is that stock that delivered over 50% in potential gains during a few wild-and-woolly days back in October. Remember this chart? GCLL shares are clearly under accumulation as traders become familiar with this company’s potential. No 200-day average yet, but from here GCLL would [...]
Top 5 Green Innovations of 2011
Being green is still a relatively new philosophy; so much so, that there is still ample opportunity to both create new and improve upon existing home, lifestyle, style and technology products that focus on environmentally-smart form and function. Throughout 2011 we saw industry and innovation that turned up the aesthetic and performance notches on basic [...]
BMW, GM in Fuel Cell Colaboration $GM
In what can be called a sweeping move for the growing fuel cell market, top car makers General Motors and BMW have reached in an agreement. The cooperation deal will help BMW access to the nascent fuel cell technology of the American car maker. In replay, the German luxury car maker will fund GM for [...]
Will Fuel Cell Vehicles Ever Rule Our Roads?
A recent Pike Research fuel cell vehicle study revealed that by 2020 total commercial sales of fuel cell vehicles will surpass $16.9 billion. As per the report, there will be a boom in demand for FCVs in passenger car industry in coming years. It will end up in the massive distribution of FCVs across the [...]
Top 5 Renewable Energy Game Changers
Renewable energy innovationsUsing the natural processes to generate electricity Once again, fuel prices are on rise. Most of the oil based gulf countries have realized that their economy will suffer a great collapse when all their oil drains out. Therefore, they have increased the crude oil prices leading to the price rise of petroleum product. [...]
Kia Jumps into Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Game
Cars that plug into solar panels for electricity or run on hydrogen may sound like something found only on the pages of science fiction novels, but engineers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) are driving these futuristic vehicles today. Recently, NREL engineers spent six weeks kicking the tires on a [...]