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NY consortium plans $20m alternative energy test facility
NEWS Such clean energy technology is particularly important for China as it copes with increasing dependence on imported oil and worsening urban pollution brought on by a rapidly increasing number of private cars. ‘It is almost impossible for China to catch up with the advanced international levels in the field of traditional technology, but in the field of fuel cells, the gap between China and the world is very small,’ Zhang told the Xinhua News Agency. ‘China’s motor industry will leap forward if it can seize the opportunity brought by fuel cells.’ Last October the DICP co-sponsored the 1st Chinese-German Fuel Cell Workshop with the University of Ulm, where Chinese and German experts exchanged thoughts on the latest scientific progress. Contact: Professor Wan Gang, Fuel Cell Car Project Director, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China. Tel: +86 21 6598 2200, Fax: +86 21 6598 2786, www.tongji.edu.cn Or contact: Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, 489 Wei Hai Road, Shanghai 200041, People’s Republic of China. Tel: +86 21 2201 1888, Fax: +86 21 2201 1777, www.china-saic.com Or contact: Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China. Tel: +86 10 6278 2015, Fax: +86 10 6277 0349, www.tsinghua.edu.cn Or contact: Professor Zhang Huamin, Director – Fuel Cell R&D Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, People’s Republic of China. Tel: +86 411 467 1991, Fax: +86 411 466 5057, Email: [email protected], www.fuelcell.ac.cn
The consortium is being led by Dr Pradeep Haldar, director of ANT’s Energy & Environmental Technology Applications Center (E2TAC). Professor Haldar foresees a tight coupling between ANT’s focus on nanotechnology and a landmark energy program that will engage NENY consortium members in developing and evaluating alternative renewable energy sources and systems. The two-acre (8100 m2) Alternative Energy Test Farm and its 10 000 ft2 (930 m2) lab building would act as a proving ground for power technologies including fuel cells, microturbines, solar cells, and hydrogen and natural gas distribution. The facility will be located adjacent to the world’s first universitybased, 300 mm wafer, nanoelectronics development center, which will require large amounts of high-quality, high-reliability electrical power. Fuel cell technology will play a prominent role in the NENY program, where the Test Farm will also evaluate issues relating to availability, supply infrastructure, economics and safety procedures for supplying primary hydrogen and natural gas. This will be evaluated empirically through fuel cell test beds and small-scale, on-site demonstrations of hydrogen production and storage for fuel cells and vehicle refueling. Plug Power and ANT are already participating in a $5m program to develop fuel cell systems incorporating nanostructured materials to reduce fuel cell cost and increase performance and reliability. The program will focus on fuel cell catalysts that initiate reactions to generate power when air and natural gas are combined.
NY consortium plans $20m alternative energy test facility
Contact: Dr Pradeep Haldar, E2TAC Director, Albany NanoTech, CESTM B110, 251 Fuller Road, Albany, NY 12203, USA. Tel: +1 518 437 8684, Fax: +1 518 437 8687, Email: [email protected], www.albanynanotech.org
New York’s upstate Capital Region will accelerate the pursuit of clean, renewable energy alternatives in 2003, spurred on by a newly formed consortium of locally based energy companies. The consortium’s agenda is led by a plan for a $20m Alternative Energy Test Farm at Albany Nanotech (ANT), the nanoelectronics R&D complex at the University at Albany. The ‘New Energy New York’ (NENY) consortium was formally launched in December. The organization will champion the Capital Region’s leadership in the energy field, and market New York’s emerging energy industries. Initial consortium members include Plug Power, MTI Micro Fuel Cells, Albany NanoTech, Blasch Precision Ceramics, EYP–Mission Critical Facilities and GE Global Research.
Bipolar plate manufacturing facility for Entegris
March 2003
Materials integrity management company Entegris has opened its new composite bipolar plate manufacturing center in Chaska, Minnesota. The new facility will manufacture compression-molded bipolar and monopolar plates for fuel cell applications. The new facility is an integrated operation consisting of compression molding, automated material handling, secondary operation, inspection, testing and verification. The primary piece of equipment in the new plant is a
In Brief AirGen fuel cell generator earns UL listing Illinois-based Underwriters Laboratories Inc (UL), the world’s most respected safety testing and certification organization, has determined that the Coleman Powermate AirGen™ fuel cell generator complies with UL 1778, ‘Standard for Uninterruptible Power Supply Equipment’ and UL’s Outline of Investigation for Portable Fuel Cell Power Plants, subject 2262. The AirGen portable generator employs the already UL-recognized Ballard Nexa™ fuel cell power module, and has a built-in power inverter that can produce up to 1 kW of AC power. For more information about UL’s distributed generation equipment testing services, go to: www.ul.com/dge For more information about the AirGen fuel cell generator, go to: www.airgen.com
UCR professor to direct Pacific Fuel Cell research Associate professor Yushan Yan of the University of California at Riverside (UCR) is leading a team that is creating a prototype fuel cell based on Pacific Fuel Cell Corporation’s proprietary carbon nanotechnology. Dr Yan is a leading authority on high-temperature proton-conductive membranes and nanostructured electrodes. Last summer PFCE, based in Tustin, California signed a contract with the University of California to conduct research and build a fuel cell prototype based on PFCE’s proprietary carbon nanotechnology. Matching funds will be provided by the State of California. Contact: Dr Yushan Yan, Chemical/Environmental Engineering, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA. Tel: +1 909 787 2068, Fax: +1 909 787 5696, Email: [email protected], www.engr.ucr.edu/chemenv
Call for papers for 2003 Fuel Cell Seminar The Organizing Committee of the 2003 Fuel Cell Seminar – taking place 3–6 November in Miami Beach, Florida – has issued a call for papers to be considered for presentation at the meeting. This year’s theme is ‘Fuel Cells for Secure, Sustainable Energy’, and prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts regarding fuel cell development, manufacturing efforts, prospects for commercialization and research based on this theme. Electronic submission of abstracts is required via the website, by Monday 10 March. For more information or to submit an abstract, go to: www.fuelcellseminar.com
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The consortium is being led by Dr Pradeep Haldar, director of ANT’s Energy & Environmental Technology Applications Center (E2TAC). Professor Haldar foresees a tight coupling between ANT’s focus on nanotechnology and a landmark energy program that will engage NENY consortium members in developing and evaluating alternative renewable energy sources and systems. The two-acre (8100 m2) Alternative Energy Test Farm and its 10 000 ft2 (930 m2) lab building would act as a proving ground for power technologies including fuel cells, microturbines, solar cells, and hydrogen and natural gas distribution. The facility will be located adjacent to the world’s first universitybased, 300 mm wafer, nanoelectronics development center, which will require large amounts of high-quality, high-reliability electrical power. Fuel cell technology will play a prominent role in the NENY program, where the Test Farm will also evaluate issues relating to availability, supply infrastructure, economics and safety procedures for supplying primary hydrogen and natural gas. This will be evaluated empirically through fuel cell test beds and small-scale, on-site demonstrations of hydrogen production and storage for fuel cells and vehicle refueling. Plug Power and ANT are already participating in a $5m program to develop fuel cell systems incorporating nanostructured materials to reduce fuel cell cost and increase performance and reliability. The program will focus on fuel cell catalysts that initiate reactions to generate power when air and natural gas are combined.
NY consortium plans $20m alternative energy test facility
Contact: Dr Pradeep Haldar, E2TAC Director, Albany NanoTech, CESTM B110, 251 Fuller Road, Albany, NY 12203, USA. Tel: +1 518 437 8684, Fax: +1 518 437 8687, Email: [email protected], www.albanynanotech.org
New York’s upstate Capital Region will accelerate the pursuit of clean, renewable energy alternatives in 2003, spurred on by a newly formed consortium of locally based energy companies. The consortium’s agenda is led by a plan for a $20m Alternative Energy Test Farm at Albany Nanotech (ANT), the nanoelectronics R&D complex at the University at Albany. The ‘New Energy New York’ (NENY) consortium was formally launched in December. The organization will champion the Capital Region’s leadership in the energy field, and market New York’s emerging energy industries. Initial consortium members include Plug Power, MTI Micro Fuel Cells, Albany NanoTech, Blasch Precision Ceramics, EYP–Mission Critical Facilities and GE Global Research.
Bipolar plate manufacturing facility for Entegris
March 2003
Materials integrity management company Entegris has opened its new composite bipolar plate manufacturing center in Chaska, Minnesota. The new facility will manufacture compression-molded bipolar and monopolar plates for fuel cell applications. The new facility is an integrated operation consisting of compression molding, automated material handling, secondary operation, inspection, testing and verification. The primary piece of equipment in the new plant is a
In Brief AirGen fuel cell generator earns UL listing Illinois-based Underwriters Laboratories Inc (UL), the world’s most respected safety testing and certification organization, has determined that the Coleman Powermate AirGen™ fuel cell generator complies with UL 1778, ‘Standard for Uninterruptible Power Supply Equipment’ and UL’s Outline of Investigation for Portable Fuel Cell Power Plants, subject 2262. The AirGen portable generator employs the already UL-recognized Ballard Nexa™ fuel cell power module, and has a built-in power inverter that can produce up to 1 kW of AC power. For more information about UL’s distributed generation equipment testing services, go to: www.ul.com/dge For more information about the AirGen fuel cell generator, go to: www.airgen.com
UCR professor to direct Pacific Fuel Cell research Associate professor Yushan Yan of the University of California at Riverside (UCR) is leading a team that is creating a prototype fuel cell based on Pacific Fuel Cell Corporation’s proprietary carbon nanotechnology. Dr Yan is a leading authority on high-temperature proton-conductive membranes and nanostructured electrodes. Last summer PFCE, based in Tustin, California signed a contract with the University of California to conduct research and build a fuel cell prototype based on PFCE’s proprietary carbon nanotechnology. Matching funds will be provided by the State of California. Contact: Dr Yushan Yan, Chemical/Environmental Engineering, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA. Tel: +1 909 787 2068, Fax: +1 909 787 5696, Email: [email protected], www.engr.ucr.edu/chemenv
Call for papers for 2003 Fuel Cell Seminar The Organizing Committee of the 2003 Fuel Cell Seminar – taking place 3–6 November in Miami Beach, Florida – has issued a call for papers to be considered for presentation at the meeting. This year’s theme is ‘Fuel Cells for Secure, Sustainable Energy’, and prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts regarding fuel cell development, manufacturing efforts, prospects for commercialization and research based on this theme. Electronic submission of abstracts is required via the website, by Monday 10 March. For more information or to submit an abstract, go to: www.fuelcellseminar.com
Fuel Cells Bulletin
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