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Archive for December, 2007

MTI MicroFuel Cells teams with Trident (Fuel Cell Today)

Mechanical Technology Incorporated subsidiary MTI MicroFuel Cells has teamed with Trident Systems as part of an attempt to push MTI Micro’s consumer market platform into low-power military markets.
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Fuel cells to be deployed at Yorkshire Forward (Fuel Cell Today)

A building being developed by a company in the north-east of England is set to be the first in the UK to be powered by wind and hydrogen, it has been reported.
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Local firms plan to stay ahead on auto fuel efficiency (Bennington Banner)

BENNINGTON — Two companies in Bennington are quietly positioning themselves to benefit from the manufacture of automobile parts that could help automakers meet a new fuel efficiency standard set to increase in 2020.
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Lilliputian lands $18M funding for tiny fuel cells (BizJournals)

Lilliputian Systems Inc., a notoriously secretive company developing matchbook-sized fuel cells, has landed $18 million in new funding, according to newly filed public documents.
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Ten Alternative Energy Speculations for 2008: Batteries, CHP, and <b>…</b>

Fuel cells and reciprocating engines also require the removal of H2S. Nevertheless, wastewater treatment facilities combine an abundant source of free fuel (biogas) with a need for heating, and so present excellent opportunities for CHP …
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Comment on One cool electric car by LeisureGuy

But what about those which derive power from fuel cells instead of batteries? The fuel-cell breakthrough hasn’t quite happened yet, but when it does, it seems to me that all-electric becomes much more attractive. …
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Welcome to the dawn of the age of electricity

Boeing’s Madrid research centre, meanwhile, is preparing a hybrid fuel-cell/battery-powered two-seater for flight tests. The modified Diamond Dimona motorglider will use the fuel cell to cruise at around 62mph, but will take-off and …
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Get ready for 0 to 300 in seconds (Lexington Herald-Leader)

Racing in the Charlotte area is going straight in 2008. With three major NASCAR weekends plus dozens of other events scheduled once again for Lowe’s Motor Speedway — which, in case you missed it, will be right where it has always been in Concord — oval-track racing will once again bring thousands of people and […]

Hypercar: The car that pays you to drive it (Environmental News Network)

The car of the future is not only going to come standard with a hybrid powered engine; rather, the whole concept of a car from the ground up will be an entirely redeveloped mobility machine. A fine example is the Hypercar, a vehicle designed in reverse; featuring ultra light construction, hybrid-electric drive, low-drag design and […]

Chevrolet Volt: No product yet, but lots of buzz (Houston Chronicle)

The Chevrolet Volt is slowly consuming Lyle Dennis’ life.
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