Новый грузовик Daihatsu работает на необычных топливных элементах 

Новый грузовик Daihatsu работает на необычных топливных элементах

Автор: Михаил Карпов  29 ноября 2013

Старейший производитель автомобилей в Японии Daihatsu уже не первый год интересуется возможностью применения топливных элементов. На выставке Tokyo Motor Show компания представила новый прототип такого грузовика.
Он называется FC Deco Deck и работает на новой разновидности водородных топливных элементов. Обычно в них в качестве катализатора используется платина, так как этот металл практически не подвергается коррозии в результате взаимодействия с мембраной на основе полимерного электролита. Но в элементе Daihatsu применяется намного менее едкая щелочная анионная мембрана. Таким образом, в платине нет нужды, что сильно удешевляет ТЭ, позволяя заменить её никелем или кобальтом.
В качестве топлива в элементе Daihatsu используется гидразингидрат, который обеспечивает ту же производительность, что и водород, но при этом находится в жидком состоянии. Это облегчает процесс заправки.

Промышленный комплекс по производству сжиженного водорода будет построен на Дальнем Востоке -

Промышленный комплекс по производству сжиженного водорода будет построен на Дальнем Востоке -
20 июня 2013 года документ подписали Председатель Правления ОАО «РусГидро» Евгений Дод, Генеральный директор ОАО «РАО Энергетические Системы Востока» Сергей Толстогузов и Президент «Кавасаки Хэви Индастриз» Лтд. Сигэру Мураяма. Согласно соглашению, стороны начинают сотрудничество в реализации проекта строительства промышленного комплекса по производству сжиженного водорода на территории Дальнего Востока Российской Федерации и его дальнейшей транспортировки в Японию.
«РусГидро» совместно с «РАО ЭС Востока» в рамках реализации данного проекта будут осуществлять поставку электроэнергии, необходимой для функционирования нового завода. В свою очередь «Кавасаки Хэви Индастриз» станет ключевым поставщиком технологий по производству, хранению и транспортировке сжиженного водорода, необходимых для сооружения промышленного комплекса.

Graphic representing NREL's Hydrogen Secure Data Center and the variety of applications from which it gathers data, including fuel cell (FC) stacks, FC backup power, FC forklifts, FC cars, FC buses, and FC prime power, and hydrogen infrastructure.

Graphic representing NREL's Hydrogen Secure Data Center and the variety of applications from which it gathers data, including fuel cell (FC) stacks, FC backup power, FC forklifts, FC cars, FC buses, and FC prime power, and hydrogen infrastructure.

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Real-World Vaporware: Charge Your Phone With a Hydrogen Reactor

• By Tim Moynihan
• 08.06.13
• 9:30 AM

Photo: Tim Moynihan/WIRED

Most portable chargers won’t last long if you’re away from a power outlet for more than a couple of days. The vast majority of them need to be plugged in so their internal batteries can get recharged. Once they’re out of juice, you’re out of luck if you’re away from a socket.
The Brunton Hydrogen Reactor removes recharging from the equation by using hydrogen fuel-cell technology to generate power. It doesn’t require a power outlet to build up a charge, so it will come in handy for long camping trips, earthquake kits, and emergency go-bags.
If the Reactor looks familiar, then you probably know about the $100 Horizon Fuel-Cell MiniPak. The Brunton version is a licensed, reworked, and improved version of Horizon’s portable fuel-cell charger, rebranded for campers and hikers. Other than aesthetics, the main difference between the two products is that the Brunton charger’s hydrogen cores have more capacity.

Photo: Tim Moynihan/WIRED

There are other portable fuel-cell chargers out there — some that use hydrogen as the main source of fuel and others that use different sources. There’s the hydrogen-based myFC PowerTrekk ($230), which can also be charged up using a power outlet. Toshiba’s Dynario charger (around $300) uses a squirtable liquid methanol solution to charge devices. The Lilliputian Nectar ($300) has a similar design as the Reactor, but it uses butane cartridges as its fuel source.
With a fuel-cell device, you’re basically developing electricity live and on-the-spot. The Walkman-sized Reactor uses removable and replenishable hydrogen cores, each of which are about the size of two C batteries stacked on top of one another. The rechargeable hydrogen cores are rated at 1,000 cycles apiece. When they’re spent, you can recycle them as you would a soup can.
When a hydrogen core is loaded into the device, the Reactor’s internal fuel cell uses a platinum catalyst to separate positively-charged hydrogen ions from negatively-charged electrons. The electrons are routed through a circuit, supplying the electricity that powers your gadget. The hydrogen ions are shot through an electrolyte membrane, where they combine with oxygen from the air to create water vapor. You hear little puffs of vapor come out of the device as your gadget charges — water and mild heat are the Reactor’s only environmental emissions.

Photo: Tim Moynihan/WIRED

Compressed hydrogen gas and liquid hydrogen are both extremely volatile and dangerous, but Brunton claims the hydrogen stored in its rechargeable cores is much safer because it’s stored as a more stable hydride. That said, the Reactor and its hydrogen cores have their own set of safety requirements: The Reactor is only approved for carry-on luggage in airplanes, no more than two hydrogen-core cells are allowed in your carry-on luggage, and you’ll need to keep the cells at temperatures below 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
The charger needs open air to operate correctly, so you can’t put it in an airtight bag while you’re charging your gadgets. And it won’t work on any camping trips to the Moon.
A USB-out port on the Reactor pumps out 5 volts at either 1 or 2 amps; you toggle between output levels by pressing the lone button on the side of the Reactor. The 1-amp setting is made for charging most pocketable devices, including phones, camera batteries, and GPS units, while the 2-amp setting is enough to charge an iPad. Brunton says each hydrogen-core cell boasts enough juice to charge your smartphone five or six times, but iPad-recharging caps out at about 1.5 times per fully-juiced cell.
The hydrogen-core cells recharge quickly (about an hour each), and their charging power doesn’t degrade quickly over time unlike a Lithium-ion battery. Once each cell runs out of juice, you’ll have to wait until you get home to recharge it; the separately sold hydrolyser refill device isn’t portable, and it requires a wall outlet to work. It also costs $250, but Brunton is working with retailers to offer free in-store recharging stations for the hydrogen cores.
Due in October, the $150 Brunton Hydrogen Reactor will come with two rechargeable hydrogen-core cells. Individual cartridges will go for $15 each, while four-packs will sell for $50. That’s not exactly a cost-effective scenario for everyday use, but it might be worth the investment for hardcore campers and hikers.

N2Telligence Data Centre

N2Telligence Data Centre

23 Jul 2013

Equinix, a provider of interconnection and data centre services, has recently commissioned a "Quattro generation" fuel cell system at its International Business Exchange Location™ data centre FR4 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The four generation aspects referred to include, providing power, cooling, heating and fire prevention; N2telligence is the world’s sole provider of fuel cells to produce low oxygen content air specifically for fire suppression.
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University of South Carolina � City of Columbia Fuel Cell Collaborative

University of South Carolina � City of Columbia Fuel Cell Collaborative

Fuel Cell Industry Top 200 Companies

The fuel cell industry is made up of many different stakeholders catering to a variety of end users and markets. The following list represents what Fuel Cells 2000 believes to be the most active players in the fuel cell industry, from developers to component manufacturers to hydrogen suppliers and system integrators. Whether it is a company, university, association, or others, each entry in this searchable directory contains relevant information, and will guide both the novice and industry professional towards greater knowledge and, perhaps, collaboration.
The complete Top 200 are listed alphabetically below. Use the filters to browse by location and company type, or use the search bar to narrow the list down by keyword (e.g. SOFC). The information in this directory is kept current with the help of individual companies. If you have an addition or correction to any of the entries here, please contact us at info@fuelcells.org.
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Company	Location	Type
AC Transit	Oakland, California, United States	Non-Governmental Org.
Acumentrics SOFC Corporation	Westwood, Massachusetts, United States	Fuel Cell Developer
AFC Energy	Surrey, United Kingdom	Fuel Cell Developer
Altergy Systems	Folsom, California, United States	Fuel Cell Developer
Anaergia Inc	Oakville, Canada	Services Provider
Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.	Burnaby, BC, Canada	Fuel Cell Developer
Avālence, LLC	Milford, Connecticut, United States	Hydrogen Supplier
Ballard Material Products	Lowell, Massachusetts, United States	Components & Testing
Ballard Power Systems	Burnaby, Canada	Fuel Cell Developer
BASF Fuel Cell, Inc.	Somerset, New Jersey, United States	Components & Testing
BIC Consumer Products	Shelton, Connecticut, United States	Fuel Cell Developer
Bing Energy International	Tallahassee, Florida, United States	Components & Testing
Bloom Energy	Sunnyvale, California, United States	Fuel Cell Developer
Borit NV	Geel, Belgium	Components & Testing
California Fuel Cell Partnership	West Sacramento, California, United States	Non-Governmental Org.
Cascadiant	, Singapore	Services Provider
Catacel Corp.	Garrettsville, Ohio, United States	Components & Testing
Cella Energy	Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States	Hydrogen Supplier
Cellkraft AB	Stockholm, Sweden	Fuel Cell Developer
Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd.	Noble Park, Australia	Fuel Cell Developer
Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority	Rocky Hill, Connecticut, United States	Non-Governmental Org.
ClearEdge Power	Hillsboro, Oregon, United States	Fuel Cell Developer
CommScope, Inc.	Hickory, North Carolina, United States	Services Provider
Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc.	East Hartford, Connecticut, United States	Non-Governmental Org.
Connecticut Hydrogen-Fuel Cell Coalition	East Hartford, Connecticut, United States	Non-Governmental Org.
CSA Group	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States	Services Provider
Danish Power Systems	Lyngby, Denmark	Components & Testing
DDI Energy Inc.	Airdrie, Canada	Fuel Cell Developer
Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC	Troy, Michigan, United States	Fuel Cell Developer
Elcogen AS	Tallinn, Estonia	Fuel Cell Developer
ElectroChem, Inc.	Woburn, Massachusetts, United States	Components & Testing
Element 1 Corporation	Bend, Oregon, United States	Hydrogen Supplier
EnerFuel	West Palm Beach, Florida, United States	Fuel Cell Developer
ESL ElectroScience Laboratories	King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States	Components & Testing
First Element Energy	Lenexa, Kansas, United States	Fuel Cell Developer
FKK Corporation	Kyoto, Japan	Components & Testing
Freudenberg Fuel Cell Component Technologies	Weinheim, Germany	Components & Testing
Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association	Washington, District of Columbia, United States	Non-Governmental Org.
Fuel Cell Today	Royston, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom	Services Provider
FuelCell Energy	Danbury, Connecticut, United States	Fuel Cell Developer
FuelCellsEtc	College Station, Texas, United States	Components & Testing
FuelCon AG	Barleben, Germany	Components & Testing
FutureE Fuel Cell Solutions GmbH	Nuertingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany	Fuel Cell Developer
Greenlight Innovation	Burnaby, BC, Canada	Components & Testing
H2scan Corporation	Valencia, California, United States	Hydrogen Supplier
Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies	, Singapore	Fuel Cell Developer
Hy9 Corporation	Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States	Hydrogen Supplier
Hydrogenics	Mississauga, Canada	Fuel Cell Developer
Ilika Technologies	Southampton, United Kingdom	Components & Testing
Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc.	Windsor, Connecticut, United States	Fuel Cell Developer
Infintium Fuel Cell Systems	Carrollton, Texas, United States	Fuel Cell Developer
InnovaTek	Richland, Washington, United States	Components & Testing
Intelligent Energy	Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom	Fuel Cell Developer
IRD Fuel Cells, LLC	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	Components & Testing
ITM Power	Sheffield, United Kingdom	Hydrogen Supplier
Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells	Swindon, United Kingdom	Components & Testing
LiftOne	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States	Services Provider
Linde North America, Inc.	Murray Hill, New Jersey, United States	Hydrogen Supplier
M-FIELD Energy LTD.	Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China	Fuel Cell Developer
MES sa	Stabio, Switzerland	Fuel Cell Developer
Metro Mold & Design, LLC	Rogers, Minnesota, United States	Components & Testing
National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Golden, Colorado, United States	Government
Nedstack PEM Fuel Cells	6802 ED Arnhem, Netherlands	Fuel Cell Developer
Neodym Technologies	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Components & Testing
New York Power Authority	White Plains, New York, United States	Non-Governmental Org.
NexTech Materials, Ltd.	Lewis Center, Ohio, United States	Components & Testing
Nuvera Fuel Cells	Billerica, Massachusetts, United States	Fuel Cell Developer
Ohio Department of Development	Columbus, Ohio, United States	Government
Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition	Elyria, Ohio, United States	Non-Governmental Org.
OHR Energy � Otto H. Rosentreter Company	Santa Fe Springs, California, United States	Services Provider
Oorja Protonics Inc.	Fremont, California, United States	Fuel Cell Developer
Palcan Energy Corporation	Vancouver, BC, Canada	Fuel Cell Developer
PDC Machines, Inc.	Warminster, Pennsylvania, United States	Hydrogen Supplier
Plug Power Inc.	Latham, New York, United States	Fuel Cell Developer
PowerCell Sweden AB	G�teborg, Sweden	Fuel Cell Developer
Powertech	Surrey, BC, Canada	Hydrogen Supplier
Precision Combustion, Inc.	North Haven, Connecticut, United States	Components & Testing
PRECO, Inc	Somerset, Wisconsin, United States	Components & Testing
Proton OnSite	Wallingford, Connecticut, United States	Hydrogen Supplier
ReliOn	Spokane, Washington, United States	Fuel Cell Developer
Schatz Energy Research Center	Arcata, California, United States	Non-Governmental Org.
SCRA	N. Charleston, South Carolina, United States	Services Provider
Scribner Associates, Inc.	Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States	Components & Testing
Senior Flexonics	Bartlett, Illinois, United States	Components & Testing
SerEnergy A/S	Hobro, Denmark	Fuel Cell Developer
SFC Energy AG	Brunnthal-Nord, Germany	Fuel Cell Developer
Sirius Integrator, Inc	Devens, Massachusetts, United States	Services Provider
SOFCpower Spa	Mezzolombardo - Trento, Italy	Fuel Cell Developer
South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance	Columbia, South Carolina, United States	Non-Governmental Org.
S�d-Chemie Inc.	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	Hydrogen Supplier
Technical Staffing Professionals, LLC	Warren, Ohio, United States	Services Provider
Topsoe Fuel Cell A/S	Lyngby, Denmark	Fuel Cell Developer
Tropical S.A.	Athens, Greece	Fuel Cell Developer
University of South Carolina � City of Columbia Fuel Cell Collaborative	Columbia, South Carolina, United States	Non-Governmental Org.
Vairex Air Systems	Boulder, Colorado, United States	Components & Testing
Versa Power Systems	Littleton, Colorado, United States	Fuel Cell Developer

Company Types

Fuel Cell Developer - Manufactures fuel cell stacks for use in stationary, portable, and motive applications.
Components & Testing - Makes the .nuts and bolts. of a fuel cell, including membranes, catalysts, and carbon fibers.
Hydrogen Supplier - Supplies the hydrogen source for fuel cell end-users. Also includes developers of hydrogen infrastructure and hydrogen storage.
Services Provider - Involved in the design, testing, installation, and maintenance of fuel cell systems. Includes integrators and re-sellers that package fuel cell power solutions for customers.
Non-Governmental Org. - Universities with a major fuel cell institute or partnership with fuel cell developer, state level partnerships, and industry associations.
Government - A public entity that manages or provides funding for fuel cell related research, design, and demonstration projects.

Market Segments

Large stationary power - Power stations greater than 100 kW in capacity designed for off-grid power generation.
Small stationary power - Combined heat and power (CHP) units and uninterrupted power systems (UPS) in the watt to kilowatt range.
Motive power - Includes cars, buses, utility vehicles, and materials handling applications.
Portable power - Includes Auxiliary Power Units (APU), soldier power, small and large personal electronics, and fuel cell education kits.