GE
enters the wind-energy business
A year after purchasing Enron's wind turbine business, GE Wind Energy
lands several major orders, including turbines for a project that would
be the first offshore wind farm in the United States.
Delaware
Online May 17
03
Rally
shows off air-friendly autos
Six fuel-cell cars take part in 400-mile road rally from
Sacramento to Los Angeles, conducted by the California Fuel Cell Partnership.
Tulare
Advance Register
May 16 03
India and US to sign deal on tech for hydrogen fuel
Indian government to sign agreement with US on 18 areas of cooperation
dealing with cleaner and more efficient ways of using electricity and
water.
The
Indian Express
May 15 03
National
Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 2003
"(Our) new national commitment could make it possible for the first
car driven by a child born today to be powered by hydrogen, and be pollution-free."
- President George Bush
White
House Press Release
May 09 03
Congress
tests drives fuel cell vehicles
General Motors delivers six fuel cell vehicles to Capitol
Hill for lawmakers and others to test drive during the next two years.
Fox
12 May 07 03
Iceland leads hydrogen way
Iceland may be first when it comes to developing the world's
first hydrogen economy.
News24
May 07 03
Two start-ups take different paths to fuel cells for notebooks
Two start-up companies to take very different paths toward fuel cells
that could power portable devices by 2005.
EBN
May 07 03
Lieberman
Unveils 10-Year Energy Plan
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Lieberman's plan to reduce foreign
oil dependence relies heavily on lowering amount of fuel used by vehicles
and an emerging process for turning coal into pollution-free hydrogen.
The
Guardian May 07
03
UK
flagging in fuel cell race
Survey says that, despite helping to pioneer the modern fuel
cell, the UK is losing ground in its development compared with other
countries.
BBC
May 05 03
Flight path for fuel cells
NASA's Aeropropulsion Concepts programme aims to produce fuel cell-powered
aircraft the size of a Boeing 737 with zero CO2 emissions.
E4
Engineering May
02 03
Los
Alamos nuclear lab looks to build clean energy
After researching hydrogen fuel cell technology for 25 years,
Los Alamos says it is ready to answer Presiden Bush's call to make the
technology into a viable energy source.
Forbes
/ Reuters May
01 03
Solar Energy Lights Up Nepali Villages
About 27,000 households in remote rural areas of Nepal currently receive
electricity, watch TV and listen to radio using solar energy sources.
Islam
Online May 01
03
US
seeks support for fuel shift to hydrogen
U S Energy Secretary says hydrogen is single most important issue in
improving the security of energy supply to Western economies.
Planet
Ark Apr 30 03
British
inventors offered £10m prize to design green family car
Britain's car makers and back-street inventors are being offered £10m
in prize money in race to design a new ultra-clean, planet-friendly
car.
The
Independent Apr
27 03
Climatologists
give waterworld warning for Earth
World is getting wetter as it gets warmer. And one of the
main conclusions reached at Europe's largest ever earth sciences conference
was that we are less prepared for it than ever.
New
Scientist Apr
26 03
Iceland turns greener
Shell opens Iceland's first hydrogen filling station and
hopes to sell its excess to EU.
The
Guardian Apr 25
03
Board votes to weaken emissions regulation
State air regulators weaken US's toughest auto emissions regulations,
favoring cleaner cars over pollution-free vehicles that automakers have
failed to mass produce.
CNN
Apr 25 03
TVs
getting hungrier for electricity
New German study shows domestic electrical appliances account for 30%
of electricity consumption and 12% of greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental
Data Interactive Exchange
Apr 25 03
Hydrogen,
fuel for the future
California Fuel Cell Partnership to put world's largest fleet of prototype
fuel-cell vehicles on the road.
San
Francisco Chronicle
Apr 20 03
Israel
seeks pipeline for Iraqi oil
Plans to build a pipeline to siphon oil from newly-conquered Iraq to
Israel are being discussed between Washington, Tel Aviv and potential
future government figures in Baghdad.
The
Observer Apr 20
03
Energy,
the new crop for farmers
UK farmers sign notes of intent to grow green crops to facilitate the
setting up of a renewable energy plant in Herefordshire.
This
is Hereford Apr
19 03
EAC
plans massive wind farm in drive for renewable energy
Electricity Authority of Cyprus to set up first wind power farm just
outside Limassol.
Cyprus
Mail Apr 19 03
Fuel
Cells for Submarines
Three Greek submarines to be equipped with fuel cell units
for their main propulsion.
Solar
Access Apr 18
03
Fuel Cell Boat to be Launched
Millennium Cell Inc. to team up with boat companies in demo project
in California harbor to show the utility of hydrogen fuel for generating
power for ships and port facilities.
Solar
Access Apr 17
03
Tokyo
faces power shortage as plug pulled on nukes
Tokyo Electric Power Co. suspends operation of its 17th and last working
nuclear reactor after series of safety scandals, raising fears of summer
blackouts in one of the world's most energy-hungry cities.
Planet
Ark Apr 17 03
UK
fuel cell industry gaining momentum
New report says UK fuel cell industry is growing rapidly
and will continue to gain momentum with proper support from government
and industry.
Environmental
Data Interactive Exchange
Apr 17 03
BMW,
GM to Jointly Develop Liquid Hydrogen Refueling Technology
General Motors and BMW Group to jointly develop refueling devices for
liquid hydrogen vehicles; they invite other carmakers and suppliers
to join the initiative.
EyeforFuelCells
Apr 15 03
Developing
clean coal power for America's future
Experimental coal-fueled plant, FutureGen, to develop new generation
of power plant technology that will produce electricity and clean diesel
as well as hydrogen gas to fuel the hydrogen-powered vehicles of the
future.
Billings
Gazette Apr 11
03
Big
power from tiny device
Researchers create world's smallest catalytic fuel processing reactor
system with microscale fuel cell to provide low-watt power source for
hand-held wireless equipment, sensors and other small devices.
E4
Engineering Apr
04 03
Yale
will use fuel cells
Yale University to install hydrogen fuel cell power plant to provide
electric power on campus.
New
Haven Register
Apr 04 03
House
Panel Passes $18.7 Billion Energy Tax Plan
Legislation passed to provide $18.7 billion in tax incentives to promote
alternative fuels, traditional energy sources and conservation in the
US.
Reuters
Apr 03 03
Linde
opens 700 bar hydrogen filling station
Linde claims its first high pressure hydrogen filling station
- for OPEL in Germany - is an important milestone on the way to an automotive
hydrogen infrastructure.
Fuel
Cell Today Apr
03 03
Iceland
hydrogen station design unveiled by Shell
Shell Hydrogen unveils design for hydrogen filling station to be opened
in Reykjavik, Iceland on April 24 this year.
Fuel
Cell Today Apr
02 03
Powering
Up
Researchers propose a "SuperGrid," which would carry hydrogen
and electricity from distant points to major population centers, through
a vast underground network of cables and pipes, shifting the USA away
from dependence on petroleum.
ABC
Apr 02 03
And
getting hotter...
"Today's CO2 concentration has not been exceeded ...
during the past 20 million years," - Godwin Obasi, World Meteorological
Organization
Cooltech
iAfrica Apr 02
03
Rosebud wind turbine, a showcase project for the Northern Plains
Rosebud Sioux Tribe's 750 kilowatt wind turbine gives Indian country
a model for wind power operations.
Indian
Country Today
Apr 02 03
Fuel
Cells To Revolutionize Electric Power Generation
Fuel cells poised to substantially improve the way electricity is generated
and distributed.
EnergyPulse
Apr 01 03
More
oil, less CO2
CO2 storage could give Norway more oil and gas.
Bellona
Apr 01 03
