FuelCell english Published using HitRSS.com]]> http://www.fcpat-japan.com/ http://www.fcpat-japan.com/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:56:59 GMT HittRSS FREE RSS Feed Publishing Service at http://HitRSS.com http://www.hitrss.com/logo/hitrss.png Powered by HitRSS.com FREE RSS Publishing Service http://www.HitRSS.com 144 31 en-us Giichi Itoh Hitachi's New Si-MOSFET Hydrogen Sensor http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS/235f382d-hitachi\s-new-si-mosfet-hydrogen-sensor- Hitachi, Ltd, has developed a high performance hydrogen sensor, which is of the Si-MOSFET type.
A thin-film lamination structure made of platinum (Pt) and titanium (Ti) is uniquely used for the sensor part (gate) of the hydrogen sensor.
Many beneficial features:
The new sensor is capable of sensing hydrogen having a concentration of 1000 ppm or higher in about 1 second.
The sensor is highly resistive to heat and humidity.
Its lifetime is 3 year or longer, showed by the lifetime acceleration test.
The semiconductor manufacturing equipment, currently used, may be used for manufacturing the sensor. The sensors can be mass-produced.
A size of the sensor part is 2.0mm x 2.0 mm.
Threshold voltages of the sensors manufactured are little varied in value.
The sensor exactly responds the hydrogen concentration.
Temperature required for accelerating the reaction is about 100oC, lower than that of the ceramic sensor, currently and widely used.
This indicates that power consumption (1000 mW) by the sensor is low.
The explosion-proof structure for the sensor is simple, leading to size reduction.
Published using FREE HitRSS]]> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS#rss15 NEXTECH AND PLUG POWER COMPLETE 2-KW FUEL CELL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS/60c4382e-nextech-and-plug-power-complete-2-kw-fuel-cell-demonstration-project- NexTech Materials, Ltd. and Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG) have concluded their two-year collaboration to develop a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power system. The two companies completed a number of joint activities including market research, fuel cell stack development and testing, system design and prototype construction at both NexTech and Plug Power facilities.
According to Bill Dawson, President/CEO of NexTech, "Completion of this important project positions NexTech to move forward in both the commercial and military power markets.

Published using FREE HitRSS]]> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS#rss14 Succeeded in Dynamically Observing Hydrogen Releasing Reaction http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS/ef6f37e8-succeeded-in-dynamically-observing-hydrogen-releasing-reaction Lab teams, which are led by professor Onuki (Graduate School of Engineering Hokkaido University) and professor Kojima (Institute for Advanced Materials Research in Hiroshima University), who are working in collaboration, have achieved the world's first success in observing a hydrogen releasing reaction in which lithium hydride (LiH) or sodium hydride (NaH) reacts with ammonia gas （NH3）at room temperature to generate hydrogen gas, by using an environmental cell transmission electron microscopy (EC-TEM). The EC-TEM uses an environmental cell for use with the transmission electron microscope, developed anew, which is operable in a reaction gas environment up to two atmosphere pressures.
All the researchers in the world have had a strong desire to observe the reaction of hydride with gas in nano-levels.
It is sure that the direct observation of the hydrogen releasing reaction will make a great contribution to the improvement of fuel cell systems (researcher said).
The study results will be presented in MH2008, International Symposium on Metal-Hydrogen Systems, Reykjavic, Iceland, June 24 to 28.
This news item will be elaborated later if I have time to write.
Source: What's New in homepage of Institute for Advanced Materials Research
Published using FREE HitRSS]]> Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:20:00 GMT http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS#rss13 Genepax Revealed Epoch-Making Technology "Water Energy System (WES)" http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS/d0a137e1-genepax-revealed-epoch-making-technology-\"water-energy-system-(wes)\" Genepax Co., Ltd. revealed a new technology WES which is capable of generating electric power from water.
WES stably generates electric power with no aid of any external energy and without any emission of green house gas, e.g., carbon dioxide and methane. This new technology results from 25-year study efforts.
"New Technology Introduction Meeting" will be held on June 12 in Osaka. A WES-based power generator and a WES-based electric vehicle will be actually operated for demonstration.

Genepax Co., Ltd. is not yet listed n the market (so far as we know).
English version of Genepax's website has opened, although not completed.
Please visit the new website.

The electricity generation module and the prototype generator system, which are based on the WES technology, were disclosed on June 12, 2008, in Osaka.
Many big medias in Japan have reported this new technology.     >> More

 


Published using FREE HitRSS]]> Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:55:00 GMT http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS#rss12 Clay film- CFRP Composite Material - Excellent Hydrogen Gas Barrier Property - http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS/b326378a-clay-film--cfrp-composite-material---excellent-hydrogen-gas-barrier-property--- Contents -
Possible Applications
Background of the New Technology
Features
Study Details

Possible Applications
Airplanes, rockets, hydrogen tanks for vehicles, etc.
Background of the New Technology
Composite material (e.g., CFRP) is used in airplanes since it has excellent mechanical strength.
Attempt is made to use the composite material for the liquid hydrogen tank of the airplane.
The attempt is almost impossible since the hydrogen permeability of plastics (organic polymeric material) is high.
A measure having been taken for the high hydrogen permeability is that an aluminum gas barrier layer is stuck onto the plastic layer.
Aluminum is advantageous in that it has good gas barrier property, but is disadvantageous in that the aluminum layer possibly peels off from the composite material at the interface between those layers, and the weight of the aluminum layer is not light.
To commercialize the fuel cell vehicle, it is essential to develop the lightweight hydrogen tanks.
Minimizing of hydrogen gas leakage during the hydrogen transportation is also essential.
Remarkable cost reduction of space transportation is indispensable for space development.
It is a matter of course that the space transportation system of the reusable type is much better than that of the disposable type from a viewpoint of the cost reduction.
To realize the space transportation system of the reusable type, it goes without saying that it is necessary to further reduce the weight of the spacecraft body, particularly the liquid hydrogen tank.
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Published using FREE HitRSS]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:50:00 GMT http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS#rss11 20,000 Hours = Continuous Run Time of JOMO's Residential FC Cogeneration System http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS/def13776-20,000-hours-=-continuous-run-time-of-jomo\s-residential-fc-cogeneration-system JOMO (Japan Energy Corporation) succeeded in continuous running of 20,000 hours without exchanging of any major parts of the cogeneration systems.
JOMO participated in "Large-Scale Residential Fuel Cell Demonstration Test Project" in 2005 and has installed 104 FC cogeneration systems for the demonstration test.
Of those cogeneration systems, two cogeneration systems have continuously run for 20,000 hours (total generated power = 8,400 kWh), and are manufactured by Toshiba Fuel Cell Power Systems Corporation. Those FC cogenerators were installed in 2005.
"Large-Scale Residential Fuel Cell Demonstration Test Project" has been performed by NEF (New Energy Foundation), granted by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization).
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Published using FREE HitRSS]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:25:00 GMT http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS#rss10 Decided to Construct New Plant for Manufacturing Fuel-Cell Separators http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS/3fc93651--decided-to-construct-new-plant-for-manufacturing-fuel-cell-separators  Nisshinbo Industries, Inc. has a plan to construct fuel-cell separator
manufacturing plant in Kanto area.
Decision to construct will be formally made by this summer.
It is said that Chiba area will be the location to construct the new plant.
The research/development base of the company is located in this area.
The company has already the cell-production plant in Aichi prefecture.
The company increased the production capacity of the plant
from 2,000,000 separators/year to 4,000,000 separators/year
at the end of the last year (or in the beginning of this year (?)),
by automating the production line.
The company actively takes actions to increase the fuel-cell
separator production.
This is due to the fact that the separator production will increase
from the next year in all possibility.
As known, in Japan the industries in those fields will enter the pre-stage
of mass producing the residential fuel cell cogeneration systems
in the next year (2009).
Source: The Chemical Daily Co., Ltd.
Published using FREE HitRSS]]> Mon, 19 May 2008 12:20:00 GMT http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS#rss9 New DMFC of World's Top Power Density - Elemental Technology Established for the Practical ... http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS/aef2363c-new-dmfc-of-world\s-top-power-density---elemental-technology-established-for-the-practical-application-of-fuel-cells-for-mobile-equipment-- Sharp Corporation has presented a new DMFC, which will be applied to mobile devices.
The power density of the new micro fuel cell is remarkably increased.
It is 0.3W/cc. This figure is about 7 times as high as of the previous Sharp's DMFC.
At the outset of the development, attention was paid to the structure of the cell stack and careful investigation was made into the stack structure.
"Reed-shaped thin cells arranged in parallel at fixed intervals and reed-shaped (porous) spacers are alternately laminated in a state that
the cells and spacers run perpendicular to each other like a grid."
The resultant structure is "a three-dimensional highly integrated stack structure".
The micro-fabrication technique was used for constructing the cell stack.
"With this structure, uniform and continuous spaces are secured, making it possible to increase the cell surface area per unit volume and smoothly circulate the air that is one of the sources for power generation."　　The new DMFC is small in volume but high in power generation efficiency. Those features lead to realization of a fuel cell, which has the same volume as of the lithium ion battery, currently widely used, but has a much longer lifespan than of the later.
>> To read more

In this connection, please read also the news item (48) of 2008-2
Published using FREE HitRSS]]> Sat, 17 May 2008 09:15:00 GMT http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS#rss8 At Last Found Synthesis Process of AlH3, and Succeeded in its Stable Synthesis http://www.fcpat-japan.com/index.html

As already reportded, The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (JSW) exhibited the small hydrogen storage tank, which uses aluminum hydride (AlH3) as a hydrogen storage material, in FC EXPO 2008.
AlH3 has many attractive features as the hydrogen storage material. However, little attention has been attracted to AlH3 since no one knows the process of synthesizing it.
Institute for Materials Research Tohoku University (*) and The Japan  Steel Works, Ltd. found the synthesis process last year, and succeeded in stable synthesis of AlH3
The resultant aluminum hydride could be stored at normal temperature for a long time of several months.

Description is given in the following order.
1. Hydrogen storage density is very high
2. AlH3 weight is light
3. Hydrogen releasing temperature is low
4. Succeeded in the synthesis process of AlH3

1. Hydrogen storage density is very high
The mass-storage density and the volume-storage density of AlH3 are both high. The former is 10.1 mass%, and the latter is 149 kgH2/cm3.
For those densities, reference is made to
1) "Fig. 1 in "Recent Our Studies", and
2) "Fig. 2 on page 94 in "Diversifying of Hydrogen Storage Technologies for Fuel Cell Vehicles, published by Nikkei BP".

* A) Synthesis technique of aluminum hydride, as a high-density hydrogen storage material, was developed
B) Orimo Laboratory Institute for Materials Research Tohoku University

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Published using FREE HitRSS]]> Thu, 15 May 2008 20:35:00 GMT http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS#rss7 Panasonic’s New Residential PEFC Cogeneration System http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS/ad7f350f-panasonic’s-new-residential-pefc-cogeneration-system The new residential PEFC cogeneration system, developed by Panasonic (Matsushita Home Appliance Corporation) is specified for mass production. 
The power generation efficiency and the durability of the cogeneration system have reached practical levels. 
The manufacturing cost of the cogeneration system is considerably reduced. 
Power generation efficiency
39% (LHV) at 750W (generation output power)
38% (LHV) or higher over a range from 500 W to 1kW
34% at 300 W
Most of the residential fuel cell systems are operated within a range from 500W to 1kW in Japan. This was confirmed in the demonstration test.
Endurance
40,000 hours or longer
Start/stop operations: 4,000 times
The target manufacturing cost of the cogeneration system is 1,2000,000 yen (x 1/about 100 = USD) in 2010, and 600,000 yen in 2015.
It is of course that to reduce the cost to below 600,000 yen, many technology breakthroughs are needed in the components of electrolyte, reformer and others, and further remarkable reduction of use of platinum (Pt) catalyst is also essential, a company’s key man said. 
Mass production of the cogeneration systems will start from June this year in the plant at Kusatsu city, Shiga prefecture. The full-scale business development of the products will start from 2009. 
The product will be tested in the residential FC cogeneration system large-scale demonstration test project, which now progresses under control of NEDO. The demonstration test project started from 2005 and will end this year (2008). 
New Technologies:
The following technologies, which have been developed anew, support the new PEFC cogeneration system. 
a) Highly durable MEA cell stack technology
b) Fuel processing technology - ensuring high power generation efficiency and stable operation over a wide range -
c) Inverter technology – low loss, operable in soft-switching mode over entire range
d) Parts integration (grouped into blocks)
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Published using FREE HitRSS]]> Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:05:00 GMT http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS#rss6 TOTO Unveiled New Residential SOFC Cogeneration System http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS/97fa33fb-toto-unveiled-new-residential-sofc-cogeneration-system TOTO Ltd. unveiled a 1 kW residential SOFC cogeneration system having a remarkably reduced price.
The price is 1,000,000 yen (x 1/about 100 = USD)/kW.
If a subsidy from the government is applied to the product, it is guessed that the TOTO's SOFC cogeneration system is sufficiently marketable.
In Japan, mass production of the residential FC cogeneration systems, several tens thousands units a year, will start from 2010. Those fuel cells are all of the PEFC type. It is noted that this TOTO's fuel cell is of the SOFC type.
It is said that SOFC is more advanced than PEFC.
The stock (share) price of TOTO rose in the Tokyo stock market.
Source: Nikkei Inc.　& TOTO Ltd.
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Co-developed by National Institute for Materials Science (young researchers led by Mr. Yamauchi) & Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (Professor Kuroda and others)

Metal fibers having unique meso(nano)-spaces were successfully synthesized.
To synthesize the metal fibers, the anodically oxidized porous alumina was used as a mold. The self-organizing process of surfactants was utilized.
The results of the study will be presented in the form of communication on " Journal of the American Chemical Society" before long.

From the electron-beam tomography, it was observed that the meso-pores of the metal fiber were oriented vertical to the major axis of the fiber, and were configured to be like doughnuts being placed one on another.
Source: NIMS
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Published using FREE HitRSS]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:55:00 GMT http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS#rss4 Impressions on Recent H2/FC News in Japan http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS/9e7a33a5-impressions-on-recent-h2/fc-news-in-japan While I have been lazy in updating the site in quite a while, many excellent technologies have emerged in those fields. 
 
15 kW/l is the output density of the SOFC developed by Violet Fuel Cell Sticks.
The target value of the current SOFC and PEFC is 2 kW/l. 
 
TOTO Ltd. unveiled a 1-kW residential SOFC cogeneration system having a remarkably reduced price. 
The price is 1,000,000 yen (x 1/about 100 = US)/kW.  
If a subsidy from the government is applied to the product, it is guessed that the TOTO's SOFC cogeneration system is sufficiently marketable. 
In Japan, mass production of the residential FC cogeneration systems, several tens thousands units a year, will start from 2010. Those fuel cells are all of the PEFC type. It is noted that this TOTO's fuel cell is of the SOFC type. 
It is said that SOFC is more advanced than PEFC.
The stock (share) price of TOTO has risen this morning in the Tokyo stock market.
Source: TOTO Ltd. & Nikkei Inc.
 
Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. developed a new catalyst that is used in oxygen reduction reaction at cathode of polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC). The new catalyst is gold-platinum (AuPt) nanoparticle 2 to 3 nanaometer in size and the new AuPt catalyst generates approximately 4.8 times higher oxygen reduction current per unit area than that of commercial platinum catalyst.
Source 1 & Source 2
 
In the field of hydrogen, professor Okada in Tohoku University developed a new hydrogen-absorbing alloy. 
The quantity of heat that the new alloy generates when it absorbs hydrogen is almost halved when compared to that of the conventional one. 
This fact implies that there is substantially eliminated the need of the cooling system. 
This is a great step to FCV's real commercialization. 
This technology is impressive to me, who read the news of the cautious opinions of the leaders of some big automobile manufactures; Decision on whether to commercialize FCVs will be made on 2015. 
I do hope that those persons engaging in the research and development in those fields are on their mettle. 
It is certain that we are in a hydrogen trend depicting an ascending curve.
 
A co-research group of Hiroshima University and Taiheiyo Cement Corporation has succeeded in developing a new inorganic hydrogen storage material.
The hydrogen releasing quantity of the new material is increased by 40% when compared to that of the conventional material. 
This value clears for the first time the target set by the NEDO project.
 
The Japan Steel Works, LTD. exhibited a small hydrogen tank in FC EXPO 2008.
Aluminum hydride (AlH3) is used for the hydrogen storage material.
This tank absorbs an amount of hydrogen, which is 52% larger than of the tank filled with the conventional AB5 alloy.
 
The co-research by LiveNew Corporation & College of Engineering, Nihon University (Koriyama City) has succeeded in generating hydrogen gas, at low temperature, from water by using a specially designed catalyst. 
The related person says that this technology for generating hydrogen from water is first in the world. 
 
Japan petroleum Energy Center (PEC) announced to have a plan to strengthen the technical development of hydrogen and its related fields. 
PEC will start new businesses of efficiently producing hydrogen at the refinery
and collecting hydrogen by use of organic hydride. 
Iwatani International Corporation announced that the company has a plan to build a new factory for producing liquefied hydrogen in Chiba. 
It is guessed that preparation for meeting the increasing demand of hydrogen has started. 
 
Tokuyama Corporation and Asahi Kasei Corporation have succeeded in developing two types of hydrocarbon electrolytic membranes for DMFC having remarkably improved performances. One of the developed electrolyte membranes is of high output type and capable of outputting power of at least 130mW/cm2. The other is of low methanol permeation type, and its the methanol permeability is reduced to 1/20 of the fluorine electrolyte membrane.
 
I hope for quick commercialization of Kurita's solid-state methanol as the fuel for DMFC. 
The solid-state methanol almost completely removes the defects of the liquid methanol, secures high safety and provides easy handling of the fuel. Further, with use of the solid-state methanol, the user may use the fuel cell-driven mobile device while being not nervous about the place where it is used.
 
Sekisui House Ltd. will start the sales of fuel cell-installed houses on April 3, 2008. The house is designed on the basis of a carbon-neutral oriented concept, called "CO2 Off House". The price of the new house is about 10% higher than that of the conventional, standard specification house. Is this a further progress of the engineerization of the house building technology?
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Published using FREE HitRSS]]> Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:10:00 GMT http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS#rss3 Eye-Catching News Mainly in Japan - Feb. 11 to March 18, 2008 - http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS/c0e23339-eye-catching-news-mainly-in-japan---feb.-11-to-march-18,-2008-- (40) Cellimpact & Kanagawa Prefecture March 18, 2008
Test center for optimization of fuel cell plates opens in Japan
The Swedish ambassador in Japan, Stefan Noreen, today opened Morphics new Technology and Customer Center in Yokohama.
One of the worlds five largest automobile manufacturers has booked time in the production facility for the next six months and will initiate work on fine-tuning its flow plates for fuel cells immediately.
The fuel cells will be used to power cars.
The Swedish ambassador, Stefan Noreen, today opened Morphics new Technology and Customer Center in Yokohama, Japan. The center will offer optimization of flow plates for fuel cells to customers in all Asian markets.
http://www.cellimpact.com/en/news/24/
test-center-for-optimization-of-fuel-cell-plates-opens-in-japan

(39) Pininfarina & Nuvera Fuel Cells March 18, 2008
Pininfarina unveils sintesi concept car at Geneva Motor Show
Pininfarina unveiled its innovative concept car, the Sintesi, featuring Nuvera's Quadrivium(TM) drive, at the Geneva Motor Show today in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Sintesi is powered by Nuvera's Quadrivium drive, which incorporates world-leading hydrogen generation technology with state-of-the-art fuel cells in four distributed wheel power modules. This diversion from traditional drive trains gave Pininfarina the freedom to design the car with the passenger in mind rather than the engine, resulting in a highly stylized car of the future.
www.sintesi.pininfarina.com.
Nuvera Fuel Cells:
http://www.nuvera.com/news/press_release.php?ID=36

(38) Toray Engineering Co., Ltd. March 18, 2008
Toray Engineering Co., Ltd. decided to strengthen the equipment for fuel cell production line, and entered the survey of the needs by the fuel cell manufactures.
The company has a large market share in the coaters for the flat display production and has manufactured the equipment for the production lines of lithium ion battery, capacitor, etc.

(37) OSAKA GAS March 18, 2008
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. announced that the durability time of 40,000 hours was secured in the residential PEFC cogeneration system.
The durability time has been one of the subjects to urgently be solved.
The company plans to start the sales of the PEFC cogeneration systems to general consumers in 2009.
Much time is needed for verifying the durability of the cogeneration system.
How to quickly establish the method for verifying the durability of the PEFC has been the research subject.
The cell stack deterioration mechanism was analyzed on the basis of the knowledge acquired through the "basic research program on the PEFC stack deterioration analysis" (has been carried out under contracts with NEDO) and the research data thus far accumulated in the company.
Deterioration (progresses with time) of the cell stacks, manufactured by the joint-developing manufactures, was verified by taking long time. The analysis result and the accumulated data were used for the verification.
http://www.osakagas.co.jp/Press/pre08/080313.htm

(36) TOKYO GAS March 18, 2008
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. plans to develop new residential fuel cell cogeneration systems and to start the sales of them in 2009.
The fact that the power generation efficiency and the durability have reached satisfactory levels motivated the company to develop the new FC cogeneration systems.
The target price of the cogeneration system is set at 500,000 yen to 60,000 yen (x 1/90 = USD)
As known, the company has developed two types of FC cogeneration systems, each named as "LIFUEL", which have developed in cooperation with Panasonic and Ebara-Ballard (click Tokyo Gas).
http://www.nikkan.co.jp/news/nkx0720080122098caal.html

(35) Idemitsu & Corona March 17, 2008
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. and Corona Corporation have successfully co-developed a "multi-fuel reformer" which is capable of reforming any of city gas, LP and kerosene and producing hydrogen gas. The reformer consumes the reduced amount of energy at the start-up time, and is operable for 40,000 hours.
http://www.idemitsu.co.jp/company/
information/news/2007/080225.html
http://www.corona.co.jp/news/news_080225.pdf

(34) ENEOS &SANYO March 78, 2008
Nippon Oil Corporation (ENEOS) will enter the residential solar battery market. The company purchases the products from SANYO Co., Ltd. and sells the products through its national sales network. Sales of the products will start within this year, 2008.
http://www.nikkei.co.jp/news/sangyo/
20080228AT1D2705W27022008.html
ENEOS and SANYO, which have already reached agreement on the joint venture of fuel cell joint venture, established a new company on the basis of the agreement. The new company name is ENEOS CELLTECH Co., Ltd.
The company has come down to the increase of the production capacity to about 10,000 units a year till 201, with a sure expectation that in current market situation in which domestic demand of oil products, e.g., gasoline, is descending in curve, the residential fuel cell cogenerator products will create a stable demand for kerosene (paraffin).
http://www.sanyo.co.jp/koho/hypertext4/0802news-j/0228-1.html


Published using FREE HitRSS]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:55:00 GMT http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS#rss2 Eye-Catching News Mainly in Japan - Feb. 11 to March 15, 2008 - http://blogs.hitrss.com/FCJRSS/78353310-eye-catching-news-mainly-in-japan---feb.-11-to-march-15,-2008-- (33) Negative Opinions on FCV
1) All the representatives of Toyota, Nissan and Honda unanimously said "Decision about whether or not to start production of fuel cell vehicles will be made in 2015 in the workshop held by JHFC (Japan Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Demonstration Project). In the workshop, the university professor also repeated the same comment.
http://www.nikkeibp.co.jp/news/manu08q1/564771/
2) Professionals specialized in conventional engines jointly submitted to State Council of the People's Republic of China a written report that raises questions on the feasibility of hydrogen energy.
If China blindly follows some of multinational companies,
China will "lay " much of human, material and financial resources on the FCV development, and will suffer from great negative effects on the car industry as a key industry of China.
http://www.nikkeibp.co.jp/style/biz/china/comment/080307_suiso/
3) The top leaders of GE and TOYOTA presented a negative opinion on the optimistic prediction that the car industry will enter the mass production stage of fuel cell vehicles in the near future, and also said the choice of electric vehicle is better for reducing fuel consumption and exhaust gases.
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0803/06/news074.html

(32) Clean Edge
Clean Edge Releases Annual Clean Energy Trends Report
Global clean-energy markets are expanding rapidly, with revenues in four benchmark sectors - biofuels, wind power, solar photovoltaics, and fuel cells - up 40 percent from $55 billion in 2006 to $77.3 billion in 2007, according to the Clean Energy Trends 2008 report, recently released by clean-tech research and publishing firm Clean Edge, Inc. The four sectors are projected to more than triple over the next decade, growing to $254.5 billion by 2017.
http://www.cleanedge.com/news/story.php?nID=5209

(31 Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic To Use Chevrolet Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles To Transport VIP Passengers
Published 03/03/2008 - 12:55 p.m. GMT (PressMediaWire) NEW YORK - Virgin Atlantic Airways, Ltd. today announced it will use Chevrolet Equinox hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for its "complimentary ground transfer service for upper class passengers" for planes landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
The announcement was made by Virgin Atlantic President Sir Richard Branson and Dr. Lawrence Burns, GM vice president of Research & Development and Strategic planning, and at a news conference in New York. Project Driveway is already underway; the Virgin partnership continues through the duration of the 30-month program.
http://pressmediawire.com/article.cfm?articleID=5635

(30) FC/PV EXPO 2008
The number of participants to FC/PV EXPO 2008, Feb. 27 o 29, Tokyo Big site was 800 over, including organizations outside Japan, and the number of visitors was 55,000 over. Those figures explicitly shows strong interest in new energy.

(29) Violet Fuel Cell Sticks
The epoch-making technology emerged from Violet Fuel Cell Sticks, and was described also in Japan by many medias. The 15 kW/l of the output density is seven times over of 2 kW/l as the target value for previous fuel cells, including SOFC and PEFC. Fundamental science power of America? … which now suffers from dollar depreciation. How this technology impacts the related technical fields. I have a strong interesting.
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?dmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080307005765&newsLang=ja


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