Now, here’s a first. Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Nissan Motor Co. are pushing ahead with an unusual three-way agreement to develop affordable fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs)for the mass market on three continents. Actually, it’s even more expansive than that since Renault is also included under the Nissan-Renault … [continued]
Here’s another great repost from the good folks at Riverview Consulting: Microgrid Backbone Generation Assets, Part 2: Fuel Cells Note: This is Part Two of a three-part series that will address several options for backbone generation in a microgrid. This post will focus on fuel cells, a technology that … [continued]
Apple has decided to double the size of the fuel cell power plant at its North Carolina data center. The fuel cell industry is very small, so Apple’s 5 MW (5 million watt) project is relatively large to them. This 5 MW installation is an addition to Apple’s existing 5 … [continued]
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) and Israel’s Energy and Water Ministry have jointly allocated $3.5 million budget towards the development of four American-Israeli renewable energy projects. The projects will receive financing under the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program. BIRD Energy has announced that each … [continued]
Editor’s note: If you haven’t noticed, we don’t write much about hydrogen fuel cells here on CleanTechnica. Quite frankly, it’s got some big hurdles that we’re not so sure it can overcome — at least, no time soon (and we need clean transportation to roll out soon). Nonetheless, this … [continued]
Engineering students alongside staff at the University of Birmingham in the UK have designed and built the first prototype hydrogen-powered locomotive to operate in the country, which was recently tested at the Stapleford Miniature Railway in Leicestershire as part of a competition led by the Institute of Mechanical Engineering. The … [continued]
Osaka Gas and Sekisui House have been cooperating in an experimental project for the past year and a half to answer the burning question “Yes, but how well does it actually work?” I speak, of course, of the rising trend of smart […]
Certain types of bacteria may be able help address two of the biggest environmental challenges of today. How do we effectively deal with the vast amounts of organic waste produced? And how can we switch to a less-polluting, renewable energy infrastructure in enough time to halt climate change? Researchers César … [continued]
There is a new and efficient version of a machine that both processes sewage and makes electricity doing it in town […]
CBS Studios is the latest high-profile corporation to turn to fuel cells in an effort to “green” its energy use. Six 90%-efficient UTC Power PureCell systems are to be installed at production and office facilities, resulting in significant reductions in CO2 and NOx emissions, as well as water consumption. […]
