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
Two new biofuels are coming from unlikely sources - mud and beef.
The Navy is testing a microbial fuel cell that works by converting ...
Crown Equipment Achieves Zero Landfill at Ohio Plant
Crown Equipment has achieved zero landfill status at its New Knoxville, Ohio, facility, recycling 96 percent of its waste, with the remaining 4 percent (less ...
Corporate Fleet Buyers May Have More Hybrids to Choose From
Corporate 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 ...
United Natural Foods DC Gets Lift from Hydrogen Fuel Cells
United 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 ...
Fuel Cell Vehicle Sales to Top 600K by 2020
Fuel cell transit buses will be at the frontlines of the fuel cell vehicle (FCV) movement, according to the "Fuel Cell Vehicles" report from Pike ...
Coke, eBay, Google, Wal-Mart Buy Bloom Fuel Cells
A 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. ...
Academic and Corporate Perspectives Converge at EOH Symposium
Nearly 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 ...
System Upgrades Power Up Energy Savings for Hotels
For 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 ...
Nissan Adopts Methanol Fuel Cells for Parts-Hauling Tugs
Nissan 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 ...
Wegmans Receives $1M Grant for Fuel Cell-Powered Equipment
Wegmans 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 ...
WM Move to Grade Suppliers on Sustainability Affects Other Retailers
Wal-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 ...
Fuel Cell Market to Target Niche Portable Device Apps
The 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 ...
Fuel Cell Systems to Power 30% of Coca-Cola NY Facility
UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. company, announced it will supply two of its new PureCell Model 400 fuel cell systems to Coca-Cola ...
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 ...
DOE Slashes Funding for Hydrogen Cars
Energy 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 ...
California Pushes Through Low-Carbon Fuels
California'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 ...
Sprint Receives $7.3 M DOE Grant for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Deployment
Sprint 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 ...
Volkswagen Teams with Toshiba to Sell Electric Car by 2012
German automakers have been late in coming to the electric car game. However, ...
Clean Energy Patents: Wind Up, Solar Flat, Fuel Cells Still King
Clean energy patents reached their highest level to date in 2008, according to results for the Fourth Quarter 2008 edition of the Clean Energy Patent ...
Supermarkets Shifting to Greener Buildings
Both 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 ...
