Latest Hydrogen vehicle Stories
IRVINE, Calif., March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: QTWW), a global leader in natural gas, hydrogen and hybrid electric vehicle technologies, today announced it has received additional purchase orders exceeding $700,000 for its ultra light weight composite high pressure compressed natural gas (CNG) storage tanks for applications in heavy duty and light duty fleet vehicles. Alan Niedzwiecki, President and CEO of Quantum, stated,...
DALLAS, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ReportsnReports adds new market research report 'Refinery Catalyst Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2012 to 2018' to its store. Worldwide markets are poised to achieve steady growth as countries impose stricter environment controls on the manufacture and use of fossil fuels. This new 2012 study on refinery catalysts study has 683 pages, 188 tables and figures. Hydroprocessing catalysts are used to create cleaner...
ELKRIDGE, Md., March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX), a global performance improvement solutions provider, today announced that its Alternative Fuels business unit has completed construction of the Kwik Trip Incorporated Alternative Fuels Station featuring Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) located at Kwik Trip's corporate headquarters in La Crosse, Wisconsin. GP Strategies also designed the station, which is scheduled to open...
Hydrogen fuel cells, like those found in some "green" vehicles, have a lot of promise as an alternative fuel source, but making them practical on a large scale requires them to be more efficient and cost effective. A research team from the University of Central Florida may have found a way around both hurdles. The majority of hydrogen fuel cells use catalysts made of a rare and expensive metal – platinum. There are few alternatives because most elements can't endure the fuel cell's...
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) and FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL) a leading manufacturer of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable fuel cell power plants, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to work toward the market development of stationary Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plants that simultaneously produce hydrogen, ultra-clean electricity and usable high quality heat. Target markets for these...
Since 2009, a hydrogen powered street cleaning vehicle has been undergoing testing on the streets of Basel. The project is intended to take hydrogen drives out of the laboratory and onto the streets in order to gain experience on using them under practical conditions. The result of the pilot trial: hydrogen as a fuel for municipal utility vehicles saves energy, is environmentally friendly and is technically feasible. In order to make it cost-effective, however, the prices of fuel cells,...
BERLIN and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian fuel cell maker Ballard has opened its European headquarters in Germany. Fuji is delivering its first fuel cell exports there. And in recent weeks, US-based fuel cell power plant manufacturer FuelCell Energy announced a partnership with renowned German research institute Fraunhofer IKTS. At this year's Globe 2012, the biennial conference and trade fair on business and the environment, Germany Trade...
While promoting their new zero-emission vehicle, the F-Cell zer0, Mercedes Benz rolled out some interesting technology that gives the vehicle an appearance of invisibility, reports Chris Davies for SlashGear. When viewed from one side, the minivan-sized Mercedes was fitted with camera gear, but the other side was layered with LED panels that lit up with the images from the cameras, giving the vehicle an eerie illusion of invisibility. With some video programming, it could instantly become...
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: QTWW) announced today that on February 17, 2012 it received a letter from Nasdaq Staff notifying the Company that because the closing bid price of the Company's common stock was at least $1.00 per share for at least 10 consecutive business days it has regained compliance with The Nasdaq Stock Market's $1.00 minimum bid price rule set forth in Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) and the matter...
~ISX12 G Natural Gas Engine Targets Regional Trucking, Vocational and Refuse Markets in North America~ VANCOUVER, Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Cummins Westport Inc., announced today the ISX12 G, a 12 litre heavy-duty, factory built dedicated natural gas engine for regional haul truck / tractor, vocational and refuse applications. The new ISX12 G is currently in field trials with full production expected to commence in early 2013. The ISX12 G natural gas engine is based on...
