SHFCA News

Aberdeen City Council backs Fuel Cell Buses transport project

SHFCA member Aberdeen City Council is backing a European supported project which will bring up to 12 hydrogen fuel cell buses to the city. This is the first deployment of fuel cell buses in Scotland, ...

http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/CouncilNews/ci_cns/pr_hydrogen_250112.asp  

£400 million to be invested in UK H2 Mobility Programme

A ground breaking project to ensure the UK is well positioned for the commercial roll-out of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles was launched on 18th January 2012 by UK Government Business Minister ...

http://nds.coi.gov.uk/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=422877&NewsAreaID=2  

FCH-JU Call for proposals 2012 announced with budget of €77.5 Million

The FCH JU Call for proposals 2012 (FCH-JU-2012-1) with a total indicative budget of € 77 500 000 was published on 17th January.

The deadline for applications is 24th May 2012. ...

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/cooperation?callIdentifier=FCH-JU-2012-1  

Austria invests in multi-MW biogas powered stationary fuel cell CHP

A record-setting agreement for a total investment $500 million in stationary fuel cell combined heat and power has been made by Austria. This is one of the largest agreements to date in the ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1WsbQQNsV0  

TEN-E : Trans-European Energy Networks 2012 Call for Proposals

The Trans-European Energy Networks 2012 call for proposals is open with the deadline for submission 29/02/2012. The Trans-European Transport Networks in the area of energy infrastructures

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/infrastructure/grants/20120229_ten_e_en.htm  

20 new ETP Energy Industry Doctorates in Renewable Energy Technologies

The Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) has established an Energy Industry Doctorate Programme in Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Technologies. This programme is addressing the strategic demands of ...

Landfill gas makes Hydrogen for Fuel Cell Forklifts

BMW Manufacturing has launched the first phase of a program that it hopes will validate the feasibility of converting landfill gas into hydrogen for use in fuel cell powered materials handling ...

http://www.waste-management-world.com  

2012's Big Hope : Fuel Cells

Article from ‘New Energy and Fuels’ on 03 Jan 2011 :

2012 may well be the breakthrough year for fuel cells. The astonishing innovation and marketing locomotive of Apple ...

http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2012/01/03/a-look-at-2012s-big-hopes-fuel-cells/  

Microbial Fuel Cells to power Space Exploration Micro-rovers

NASA is hoping to use Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) to power small devices, including 'micro-rovers', for use in future space missions.

MFCs work by capturing the ions that bacteria ...

http://www.nrl.navy.mil/  

Global Hydrogen demand up to 53 millions tonnes in 2010

The estimated size of the global hydrogen production market is 53 million tonnes in the fiscal year 2010, according to a recent report by Research & Markets.

About 47 million tonnes of ...

http://www.researchandmarkets.com