POWER-GEN Renewable Energy - Technical Conference Covers wind, solar, biomass, smallhydro, geothermal, fuel cells, microturbines and energy storage. 3 days. Las Vegas, Nevada, US http://pgre05.events.pennnet.com/
Extractions: POWER-GEN Renewable Energy brings together the renewable energy (wind, solar, hydro power, geothermal energy, ocean/tidal, and biomass), renewable fuels (biofuels, ethanol, methanol, and biodiesel), and emerging energy technology (hydrogen systems, fuel cells, microturbines and energy storage) sectors of the energy industry to discuss the key technical, regulatory, structural, economic and market issues impacting their commercial future. With a conference program featuring multiple tracks of sessions covering technologies and business issues, plus an exhibit floor showcasing the latest products, systems and services, POWER-GEN Renewable Energy is the industry's premier event covering all major aspects of the renewables market. Presented by
Fuel Cell Europe - Welcome fuel cells are highly efficient energy conversion devices considerably more efficient than combustion engines. They are particularly efficient at http://www.fuelcelleurope.org/
H-tec - Industrial Manufacturers of fuel cells and solar hydrogen systems for education and demonstration. Many PDF files describing the company and its products. German based, site in English. http://www.h-tec.com/
Energy Storage category at Future Energies, online magazine. Covers fuel cells, hydrogen, and batteries. http://www.futureenergies.com/search.php?query=&topic=10
Hydrogen Fuel Cells fuel cells can promote energy diversity and a transition to renewable A fuel cell electric vehicle would carry about 0.8 GJ of hydrogen energy for a http://www.bullnet.co.uk/shops/test/hydrogen.htm
Extractions: In principle, a fuel cell operates like a battery. Unlike a battery, a fuel cell does not run down or require recharging. It will produce energy in the form of electricity and heat as long as fuel is supplied. A fuel cell consists of two electrodes sandwiched around an electrolyte. Oxygen passes over one electrode and hydrogen over the other, generating electricity, water and heat. A fuel cell produces electricity. The fuel cell is similar to a battery. It produces electricity using chemicals . The chemicals are usually very simple, often just hydrogen and oxygen. In this case the hydrogen is the "fuel" that the fuel cell uses to make electricity. Another very important difference is that fuel cells do not run down like batteries. As long as the fuel and oxygen is supplied to the cell it will keep producing electricty for ever. The oxygen needed by a fuel cell is usually simply obtained from air.
Energy Technology Services LLC ETS is a technical and business resource that provides investment firms, technology companies, and public agencies with easy access to a toprated team of technical talent in fuel cells, hydrogen systems, and related technologies. http://www.energytechnologyservices.com
Fact Sheet: Hydrogen Fuel: A Clean And Secure Energy Future In his State of the Union address, President Bush announced a $1.2 billion hydrogen fuel initiative to reverse America's growing dependence on foreign oil by developing the technology for commercially viable hydrogenpowered fuel cells to power cars, trucks, homes and businesses with no pollution or greenhouse gases. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/02/20030206-2.html?topic=fuel cell
GM - GMability Education: Teacher Resources On Fuel Cells And Energy GMability is General Motors corporate responsibility web site and demonstrates GM s ability to make a difference in the world. Learn about GM s educational http://www.gm.com/company/gmability/edu_k-12/teachers/fuelcells.html
Extractions: GM Brand Web Sites Automotive Buick Cadillac Chevrolet GMC HUMMER Oldsmobile Pontiac Saab Saturn GM Buypower GM Canada Holden Opel Vauxhall GM Certified Used GM Fleet GM Defense Companies ACDelco Allison Transmission Electro-Motive Genuine GM Parts GMAC GM Accessories GMAC Bank GM Cardmember Services GM Goodwrench Service GM Mobility GM Performance Parts GM XM Radio OnStar Powertrain GM Network Daewoo Fuji/Subaru Isuzu Suzuki GM Powered Duramax Hydra-matic Northstar Vortec Updated January 2005: GM has teamed up with Weekly Reader to bring schools a free educational program, designed to supplement the science curriculum. As energy demands increase around the world, alternative fuel sources are being developed to meet future needs. GM believes that reinventing today's automobile using safe, innovative technologies will protect the environment, create a competitive advantage, and improve people's lives. Use Fuel Cells: Driving the Future to increase your students' awareness of energy, the environment, and fuel cell technology.
Batteries And Fuel Cells Comparison table includes energy density and volume. http://home.earthlink.net/~beth320/data/batteries.htm
Extractions: dm Primary Leclanch Zn MnO Magnesium Mg MnO Organic cathode Mg m-DNB Alkaline MnO Zn MnO Mercury Zn HgO Mercad Cd HgO Silver oxide Zn AgO Zinc-air Zn Air (O Li-organic electrolyte Li b Secondary Lead-acid Pb EC-EV1260 Pb Edison Fe Ni oxides Nickel-cadmium Cd Ni oxides Silver-zinc Zn AgO Silver-cadmium Cd AgO Zinc-nickel oxide Zn Ni oxides Zinc-air Zn Air (O Cadmium-air Cd Air (O Zinc-O Zn O H -O H O Reserve Cuprous chloride Mg CuCl Silver-chloride Mg AgCl Zinc-silver-oxide Zn AgO Thermal Ca b Ammonia-activated Mg m-DNB High-temperature NA S h Li S i Solid electrolyte Polyiodide Fuel cell: Hydrogen H Air k Hydrazine N H Air l Methanol CH OH Air -from 'eem Characteristics of Batteries and Fuel Cells' (Omega catalog)
CFCC Renewable Energy Lab Our current focus is on Hydrogen fuel cells, Photovoltaic Panels (PV or solar electricity), and Wind energy. We are studying how these resources are used for providing utility grade electricity, and how they can be used for low emission, economically competitive vehicles. http://energy.cfcc.edu
MRI Research Publications Fuel Cells/Energy MRI Research Publications fuel cells/energy. 201 (2Jan) 47-54 31-May 2002 Lithium fuel cells I. Lithium/poly(organophosphazene) membrane anodes http://www.mri.psu.edu/research/listpublications.asp?category=Fuel Cells/Energy
Fuel Cell Vehicles US Department of energy. . Print the fuel Economy Guide fuel cells onboard the vehicle create electricity through a chemical process using hydrogen http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/fuelcell.shtml
Extractions: Although they are not expected to reach the mass market before 2010, fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) may someday revolutionize on-road transportation. This emerging technology has the potential to significantly reduce energy use and harmful emissions, as well as our dependence on foreign oil. FCVs will have other benefits as well. A Radical Departure FCVs represent a radical departure from vehicles with conventional internal combustion engines. Like battery-electric vehicles, FCVs are propelled by electric motors . But while battery electric vehicles use electricity from an external source (and store it in a battery), FCVs create their own electricity. Fuel cells onboard the vehicle create electricity through a chemical process using hydrogen fuel and oxygen from the air. FCVs can be fueled with pure hydrogen gas stored onboard in high-pressure tanks. They also can be fueled with hydrogen-rich fuels; such as methanol, natural gas, or even gasoline; but these fuels must first be converted into hydrogen gas by an onboard device called a "
Extractions: Fuel Supply, global warming and local pollution levels in large cities are major issues. Growth in the demand for energy will ensure the introduction of the hydrogen economy in the next 100 years. However the precise time scale is uncertain because so much depends on peoples actions. The problem for those of us in fuel cells is to chart a safe passage through these uncertainties and right now (2002) that passage is to develop the static power market. What are Fuel Cells Fuel Cells are devices which convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity and water. The process is reversible so that you can convert gas into electricity or electricity into gas and water. The latter is used to provide artificial environments in spacecraft, whilst the former is used in the breathalyser - yes a fuel cell voltage measures the alcohol strength in your breath. Fuel cells are not new. What is new is that we now have the materials and technology to make them cheaply.
Extractions: Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Science; House Ways and Means; House Resources; House Education and the Workforce; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Budget; House Financial Services H.R.954 : To amend the Federal Power Act to promote energy independence and self-sufficiency by providing for the use of net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems, and for other purposes.
Rolls-Royce Energy energy technology fuel cells The RollsRoyce fuel cell system is lower cost; more efficient; more easily distributed; more durable and maintainable than http://www.rolls-royce.com/energy/tech/fuelcells.jsp
FUEL CELLS UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA Research in fuel cells and sustainable energy systems at the led by Dr. Andrew Dicks, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.freewebs.com/andrewd/
Extractions: Andrew Dicks B.Sc., D.I.S., Ph.D. (Loughborough) , C.Chem., F.R.S.C.,F.A.I.E Senior Research Fellow in Fuel Cells Useful links to fuel cell sites Fuel Cells 2000 (general information on all aspects of fuel cells); (for update on companies and investments); Fuel Cell Today (for comprehensive updates). Links to Australian Hydrogen, Fuel Cell and Sustainable Energy sites Queensland Government RETINA - Renewable Energy Industry Network Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd. (developers of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems). Research Interests New and renewable energy technologies, sustainable and alternative energy systems; stationary power generation, co-generation and distributed power generation technologies; all fuel cell types, particularly SOFC, MCFC, PEM (SPFC), small-scale and micro-fuel cells. The use of fuel cells in transportation and mobile application; hydrogen generation, storage and transport, and hydrocarbon fuel processing. Past Achievements and awards 1973-1986 Worked within the British Gas Industry on fuel processing including developing new Ru-based steam reforming catalysts, high pressure coal assays, catalytic methanation and Fischer Tropsch synthesis, hydrodesulphurisation. Carried out strategic research on future availability of hydrocarbon feedstocks.
Howstuffworks "How Fuel Cells Work" The fuel cell will compete with many other types of energy conversion devices, including the gas turbine in your city s power plant, the gasoline engine in http://science.howstuffworks.com/fuel-cell1.htm
Extractions: Table of Contents Introduction to How Fuel Cells Work What is a Fuel Cell? Proton Exchange Membrane Problems with Fuel Cells Efficiency of Fuel Cells Gasoline and Battery Power Surprised? Other Types of Fuel Cells Automobiles Portable Power Buses Home Power Generation Large Power Generation Lots More Information Shop or Compare Prices If you want to be technical about it, a fuel cell is an electrochemical energy conversion device . A fuel cell converts the chemicals hydrogen and oxygen into water, and in the process it produces electricity. The other electrochemical device that we are all familiar with is the battery . A battery has all of its chemicals stored inside, and it converts those chemicals into electricity too. This means that a battery eventually "goes dead" and you either throw it away or recharge it. With a fuel cell, chemicals constantly flow into the cell so it never goes dead as long as there is a flow of chemicals into the cell, the electricity flows out of the cell. Most fuel cells in use today use hydrogen and oxygen as the chemicals.
Proton Energy Systems Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cells and hydrogen generators produced by this company include unique regenerative fuel cells offering the ability to capture and store energy effectively. Used in industry, electronics, energy storage and research. http://www.protonenergy.com/
Extractions: Proton Energy Systems Inc. is a Distributed Energy Systems Corp company. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, and may also be the ultimate energy carrier, offering the promise of zero pollution energy production at the point of use. Today, hydrogen is a widely used industrial product. Proton Energy Systems Inc. manufactures PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) electrochemical systems to make hydrogen from water in a zero pollution process, which allows for safe, pure, reliable on-site hydrogen, to meet todays commercial hydrogen requirements worldwide. Today our are providing pure hydrogen on-site for a variety of industrial applications. Click below to see which HOGEN hydrogen generation system is right for you. Power Plant Generator Cooling Materials Processing, Heat Treating
NFCRC: Fuel Cell Resources The mission of the National fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC) is to facilitate and information on energy and fuel cells for energy novices, enthusiasts http://www.nfcrc.uci.edu/EnergyTutorial/
Extractions: Membership ... Fuel Cell Initiative The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) is known globally as a leading source for automotive technology. SAE has developed the Fuel Cell Technology Showcase as a resource for the latest books, standards, articles, events and more with relation to fuel cell energy and fuel cell vehicles. About Fuel Cells History of Fuel Cells How Fuel Cells work Types of Fuel Cells Fuel Cell Spotlight Fuel Cell Technology for Vehicles, 2nd Edition Hybrid Powered Vehicles Books Fuel Cell Systems Explained - Second Edition Fuel Cell Technology Handbook Fuel Cell Vehicles-Technology, Market, and Policy Issues Fuel Cell Technology for Vehicles, 2nd Edition ... More books on Fuel Cells Standards J2600 - Compressed Hydrogen Surface Vehicle Refuelling Connection Devices J2578 - Recommended Practice for General Fuel Cell Vehicle Safety J2574 - Fuel Cell Vehicle Technology The Fuel Cells Standards Committee is committed to establishing standards and test procedures for fuel cell powered vehicles.