Two new fuel cell vehicles made their debut at the LA Auto Show - Honda’s futuristic concept vehicle, the FC Sport, and Kia’s new Borrego FCEV, the fourth generation of Hyundai-Kia’s FCEV program. Read on for more information and pictures.
As I’m sure you’ve noticed from our Events Calendar, the 2nd China International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo (HFCE 2008) will be next week, November 18th-20th, 2008, at the Shanghai Exhibition Center in Shanghai, China. The main focus of HFCE 2008 is fuel cell applications in the telecommunications industry with a focus on the industrialization of 1-10-kW fuel cell systems.
For those of you in the US, don’t forget to get to those polls today! Whatever your political persuasion, make sure your voice is heard.
For a rundown of the candidates’ views on fuel cells and hydrogen, click here.
The industry’s largest expo is only two weeks away! If you are headed to Phoenix, there are several things going on - stop by the joint US Fuel Cell Council and Fuel Cells 2000 booth (#102) for full details.
Robert Rose, our frequent guest author, was in Brussels this past week at a series of fuel cell and hydrogen industry workshops, and put together this summary of the week’s events. Enjoy! ~ The Insiders
This week, both the House and Senate voted on and passed sweeping legislation to shore up troubled financial markets. Included in the comprehensive bill, was an incentive package that would extend and revise, among other things, the existing Investment Tax Credits for fuel cells.
On Monday the House failed to pass the financial bailout bill, prompting [...]
Commercializing fuel cells and shifting to hydrogen for motor fuel could generate 675,000 new jobs over the next 25 years, according to a study DOE sent to Congress yesterday. Jobs will be created or preserved in manufacturing and assembly, fuel production, repair, recycling, and construction, with the majority created at auto shops and dealerships. More…
This article by the National Hydrogen Association was recently published in Renewable Energy World Magazine. We wanted to share it with Fuel Cell Insider readers to underscore the message that fuel cells and hydrogen aren’t “future” technologies, but commercially available in several applications today, and making great strides in demonstrations in others.
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For those of you who haven’t heard about Formula Zero, don’t worry - we have the Insider’s scoop ready for you. Mike Samaroo from Team Element One was kind enough to send us pictures and updates from the race in August, and of course we’ve got them for you after the jump.
There have been three important documents published in recent weeks, and the Fuel Cell Insider has you covered. For a summary and thoughts on these important industry studies from Insider contributor Bob Rose, read on.
