Fuel Cells

Fuel cells provide electricity and heat through an electrochemical process that is non-combustible and is considered a clean alternative energy similar to solar and wind power. Articles cover the different types and latest technology in fuel cells (i.e. PEM, proton exchange membrane) as well as how companies are utilizing the fuel cells to reduce their carbon footprint and drive energy efficiency.

The New Biofuels? Mud and Beef

The New Biofuels? Mud and BeefTwo new biofuels are coming from unlikely sources - mud and beef. The Navy is testing a microbial fuel cell that works by converting ...

April 23, 2010

EL Pro Crown Equipment Achieves Zero Landfill at Ohio Plant

Crown Equipment Achieves Zero Landfill at Ohio PlantCrown Equipment has achieved zero landfill status at its New Knoxville, Ohio, facility, recycling 96 percent of its waste, with the remaining 4 percent (less ...

April 2, 2010

Corporate Fleet Buyers May Have More Hybrids to Choose From

Corporate Fleet Buyers May Have More Hybrids to Choose FromCorporate fleet managers one day may have three more auto badges to consider after BMW, Mazda and Hyundai report making headway toward bringing hybrid models to ...

March 29, 2010

United Natural Foods DC Gets Lift from Hydrogen Fuel Cells

United Natural Foods DC Gets Lift from Hydrogen Fuel CellsUnited Natural Foods will adopt hydrogen fuel cell technology to power the lift truck fleet at its Sarasota, Fla., distribution center. Once implemented, the project is expected ...

March 12, 2010

Fuel Cell Vehicle Sales to Top 600K by 2020

Fuel Cell Vehicle Sales to Top 600K by 2020Fuel cell transit buses will be at the frontlines of the fuel cell vehicle (FCV) movement, according to the "Fuel Cell Vehicles" report from Pike ...

February 26, 2010

Coke, eBay, Google, Wal-Mart Buy Bloom Fuel Cells

Coke, eBay, Google, Wal-Mart Buy Bloom Fuel CellsA host of major U.S. companies are becoming customers of the new Bloom Energy Server, which was kept from the public eye until its official Feb. ...

February 25, 2010

Academic and Corporate Perspectives Converge at EOH Symposium

Academic and Corporate Perspectives Converge at EOH SymposiumNearly 200 attendees gathered at California State University, Northridge, Feb. 18 to tour the university’s one-megawatt fuel cell power plant and accompanying rainforest before hearing from ...

February 23, 2010

System Upgrades Power Up Energy Savings for Hotels

System Upgrades Power Up Energy Savings for HotelsFor hotels, going green translates into energy-saving projects with some very tangible results. These include the Hilton New York's energy fuel cell installation that is nearly ...

November 4, 2009

Nissan Adopts Methanol Fuel Cells for Parts-Hauling Tugs

Nissan Adopts Methanol Fuel Cells for Parts-Hauling TugsNissan North America will be the first vehicle manufacturer to use methanol fuel cells to power equipment used to haul parts to assembly lines at its ...

August 26, 2009

Wegmans Receives $1M Grant for Fuel Cell-Powered Equipment

Wegmans Receives $1M Grant for Fuel Cell-Powered EquipmentWegmans Food Markets Inc. expects to save money and cut carbon emissions after improvements to equipment at its distribution center. The food retailer has received a $1 ...

August 18, 2009

WM Move to Grade Suppliers on Sustainability Affects Other Retailers

WM Move to Grade Suppliers on Sustainability Affects Other RetailersWal-Mart is set to announce a new sustainability index that will grade various suppliers and products by a range of environmental and sustainable factors. The move, to ...

July 15, 2009

Fuel Cell Market to Target Niche Portable Device Apps

Fuel Cell Market to Target Niche Portable Device AppsThe key to the adoption of fuel cells is to align their capabilities with the growing need for reliable, long-lasting, affordable alternatives to conventional batteries and ...

July 8, 2009

Fuel Cell Systems to Power 30% of Coca-Cola NY Facility

Fuel Cell Systems to Power 30% of Coca-Cola NY FacilityUTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. company, announced it will supply two of its new PureCell Model 400 fuel cell systems to Coca-Cola ...

July 3, 2009

New Hydrogen Car Uses Open-Sourcing to Spur Innovation

New Hydrogen Car Uses Open-Sourcing to Spur Innovation Technical details about a new British hydrogen-powered car will be freely available to other developers, in a bid to ...

June 17, 2009

DOE Slashes Funding for Hydrogen Cars

DOE Slashes Funding for Hydrogen CarsEnergy Secretary Steven Chu sees little promise in hydrogen-powered cars as the Department of Energy (DOE) released its proposed fiscal 2010 budget that cuts programs for ...

May 12, 2009

California Pushes Through Low-Carbon Fuels

California Pushes Through Low-Carbon FuelsCalifornia's Air Resources Board voted to adopt a regulation that will put in place Governor Schwarzenegger's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which mandates a reduction of ...

April 24, 2009

Sprint Receives $7.3 M DOE Grant for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Deployment

Sprint Receives $7.3 M DOE Grant for Hydrogen Fuel Cell DeploymentSprint has been awarded a $7.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding earmarked ...

April 20, 2009

Volkswagen Teams with Toshiba to Sell Electric Car by 2012

Volkswagen Teams with Toshiba to Sell Electric Car by 2012 German automakers have been late in coming to the electric car game. However, ...

February 18, 2009

Clean Energy Patents: Wind Up, Solar Flat, Fuel Cells Still King

Clean Energy Patents: Wind Up, Solar Flat, Fuel Cells Still KingClean energy patents reached their highest level to date in 2008, according to results for the Fourth Quarter 2008 edition of the Clean Energy Patent ...

February 16, 2009

Supermarkets Shifting to Greener Buildings

Supermarkets Shifting to Greener BuildingsBoth Shaw's Supermarkets and Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. are making their stores greener, revealing a green commercial architecture trend that could grow from $3 billion in 2006 to $27 billion by ...

October 6, 2008