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A new SOFC having excellent features of high electrical efficiency
and quick start has been successfully developed by a regional R &
D consortium, which consists of ThinkTank Phoenix
Corporation and other companies (big and regional), and is managed
by Muroran Advancement
Center of Industrial Technology and Management.
The SOFC uses the electrolyte having a unique structure, called a
lattice shaped honeycomb structure. Use of the unique electrolyte
brings about considerable improvement of the SOFC's performances.
The target figures of the performances are: the output density of
the SOFC is 0.5W/1cm2 of the electrolyte, the electrical efficiency
is 50% or higher, and the startup time is within 5 minutes (15 minutes
or longer in the conventional SOFC). Development efforts are being
continued toward achievement of those target figures.
A prototype of the new SOFC will be exhibited in "4th
International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell EXPO", Feb. 27 to
29, 2008, Tokyo Big Site.
This technology may be described in more detail in the not too distant
future.
Source: Muroran
Minpo
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contact the source or us.
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Another METI regional R & D consortium, which is managed by Muroran
Advancement Center, has launched additional valuable technologies.
One of the technologies is a process for producing
carbon nanotubes and hydrogen gas from methane gas generated from
kitchen refuse without generating CO2. The process is named as a direct
methane reforming process.
The other technology is an apparatus for manufacturing carbon nanotubes
continuously by using the direct methane reforming process.
The directmethane reforming process has been researched through the
collaboration of JSW R & D Headquarter, KAJIMA Technical Research
Institute, Kitami Institute of Technology (Professor Dr. Akio Tada)
and others.
The consortium will set about the final research and development toward
real commercialization of the carbon nanotubes manufacturing apparatus
in E.C.O. Corporation Muroran Laboratory.
The carbon nanotubes have an excellent property of shielding or absorbing
electromagnetic waves.
A new building material capable of shielding electromagnetic wave
could be formed by mixing the carbon nanotubes into concrete.
The carbon nanotubes manufacturing technologies will be exhibited
in "Nano
Bio Expo 2008", Feb. 13 o 15, Tokyo Big Sight; Booth
No. A-24, and the researchers will
explain the technologies in the exhibition.
Source: Muroran
Minpo
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The "normal pressure 150 kW class SOFC system", which
was constructed and is now being operated by
J power (Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.), has been successfully
operated at over 100 kW (DC power terminal).
It is the first time in Japan that the SOFC system is operated at
such high output power. The SOFC system has been operated from January
in this year, and the accumulated operation time of the SOFC system
reached 3,300 hours, including 1,050 hours as the continuous operation
time.
(Source: news
release from J power) |
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SOFC Fuel Cells Pass 50% "Efficiency Threshold for Operational
Viability in Japanese Tests
An Acumentrics-Nippon Steel solid oxide fuel
cell (SOFC) system has demonstrated a net electrical efficiency of
52% DC (42% AC) in extended operation, and an overall efficiency of
83% in tests conducted as part of the Japanese New Energy and Industrial
Technology Development Organization (“NEDO”) program.
(Source: press
release from Accumentrics) |
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Acumentrics Fuel Cells To Run On Ammonia As Fuel
Acumentrics Corporation’s Canadian subsidiary,
Acumentrics Canada Ltd., is partnering with Natural Resources Canada’s
CANMET Energy Technology Centre to investigate the use of ammonia
as a fuel for Acumentrics’ solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). The fuel
cell will convert ammonia to hydrogen and nitrogen internally and
release only water vapor and nitrogen.
(Source: press
release from Accumentrics) |
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FuelCell
Energy Sells 4.8 Megawatts of Ultra-Clean Power Plants to South Korea's
Leading Power Producer
Two DFC3000 Power Plants Bring POSCO Power Total
to 12.6 MW Since March 2007
DANBURY, Conn., Dec 11, 2007 (PrimeNewswire
via COMTEX News Network) -- FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCEL), a
leading manufacturer of high efficiency, ultra-clean power plants
for commercial, industrial and utility customers, today announced
the sale of 4.8 megawatts (MW) of its Direct FuelCell(r) (DFC(r))
to its alliance partner in South Korea, POSCO Power, a unit of one
of the world's largest industrial companies, POSCO (NYSE:PKK). Under
the order, POSCO Power is purchasing two DFC3000 power plants. These
two units will be sold to two independent power purchasers (IPPs),
and are slated for delivery and installation in 2009. This order brings
POSCO Power's total orders to 12.6 MW since March 2007.
See also FCJ-Subsite
in Fuelcell japan. |
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FuelCell
Energy Completes Sale to The Linde Group of 3.9 Megawatts of Power
Plants for Renewable Distributed Generation
Linde Leverages Its Gas Purification and Distribution
Expertise to Establish a Unique Solution for the Distributed Generation
of Renewable Power
DANBURY, Conn., Nov 27, 2007 (PrimeNewswire
via COMTEX News Network) -- FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCEL), a
leading manufacturer of high efficiency, ultra-clean power plants
for commercial, industrial, municipal and utility customers, today
announced the sale of 3.9 megawatts (MW) of power plants to The Linde
Group, a world-leading gases and engineering company. Linde will install
four power plants at various customer locations in the San Diego area
which will utilize purified biogas from the Point Loma Wastewater
Treatment Plant (PLWTP) as the primary fuel source. The four power
plants include three 1.2 megawatt (MW) plants and one 300 kilowatt
(kW) plant. |
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Energy
Lab Sets Aggressive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal
NREL pledges to cut carbon footprint, impact on environment by 75
percent
December 4, 2007
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable
Energy Laboratory (NREL) has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas
emissions by 75 percent from 2005 to 2009. The new goal is part of
NREL's participation in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)
Climate Leaders program and was announced at the Climate Leaders meeting
in Boulder, Colo., today.
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Sekisui House, Ltd. installed residential FC cogeneration systems
to 14 homes in the subdivision and started the demonstration test
of the cogeneration systems in cooperation with
The
Japan Research Institute, Limited and WEB
POWER Service LLC.
Outline of the demonstration test is: 1) to gather and analyze data
on the use of electricity and heat in each home using the cogeneration
system; 2) to simulate the exchange of electricity and heat among
the homes by computer; and 3) to trially calculate the energy saving
effect gained in the test, and to research the optimization between
the cost saving and the energy saving. The FC cogeneration systems
were supplied from Japan
Energy Corporation (JOMO).
(Source: News Release by Sekisui
House Corp.) |
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Japan Atomic Energy
Agency (JAEA) entered into a research collaboration agreement
with Toshiba
Corporation on "High temperature gas-cooled reactor
and development of hydrogen generation method using the same".
The major objects of the research collaboration agreement are:
1) to sort out and evaluate the present conditions of the high temperature
gas-cooled reactor and technologies to be developed in the years to
come; and
2) to make a feasibility study of the high temperature gas-cooled
reactor.
It is expected that the research collaboration will enhance the commercial
values of the high temperature gas-cooled reactor and pave the way
to its commercialization.
The high temperature gas-cooled reactor has now being developed as
the next-generation nuclear reactor in the United States and other
countries.
The high temperature gas-cooled reactor is excellent in safety, small
in size, high in economical level, and lower in initial investment
amount than in large- and medium-size nuclear reactors.
JAEA has addressed the development of the technologies, which enable
the high temperature gas-cooled reactor to generate hydrogen and electricity.
（Source: press
release by Japan Atomic Agency)
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VIASPACE
SIGNS MAJOR DISTRIBUTION CONTRACT AND RECEIVES ORDER FROM TOKAI BUSSAN
CO., LTD OF JAPAN
PASADENA, CA -December 13, 2007-VIASPACE Inc.
(OTCBB: VSPC) announced that Tokai Bussan Co., Ltd. of Nagoya, Japan
and VIASPACE have signed a distribution contract under their broad
teaming agreement of March 2007 for VIASPACE Energy's line of test
equipment. Tokai Bussan has placed its initial order for the HS-1000
VIASENSOR, a laser based, humidity sensor for gas fuel cells. Tokai
Bussan's initial focus will be immediate sales to large manufacturers
of fuel cells and fuel cell test stations, as well as research of
the needs of major automobile corporations in Japan.
(Visit also Tokai
Bussan Topics) |
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FuelCell
Energy Appoints New Director to Its Board
Christof von Branconi, EVP & COO of Tognum AG, Replaces Retiring
Board Member, Michael Bode, CEO of CFC Solutions GmbH
DANBURY, Conn., Dec 20, 2007 (PrimeNewswire
via COMTEX News Network) -- FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCEL), a
leading manufacturer of high efficiency, ultra-clean power plants
for commercial, industrial, municipal and utility customers, today
announced the appointment of Christof von Branconi, 47, EVP and COO
of Tognum AG's Onsite Energy Systems & Components Division, to
its Board of Directors. Mr. von Branconi joins FuelCell Energy's Board
as Mr. Michael Bode, CEO of CFC Solutions GmbH (a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Tognum Group), retires from the Board after 14 years of service.
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Scientific Finding:
"LiBH4 has a lithium superionic conduction property"
- Encourage study/development on "hydride for the solid electrolyte"
-
The collaboratory
team in Institute
of Materials Research, Tohoku
University,
found a scientific fact that a lithium borohydride (LiBH4) has a
lithium
superionic conduction property.
The researchers found that the LiBH4 exhibits the superionic conduction
property at 115 degrees Celsius, which is comparable with that of
the liquid
electrolyte.
The LiBH4 is lighter than water. This leads to the weight reduction
of the
applied devices.
Some measures for the shortcircuiting and the overcharge are indispensable
for the existence lithium secondary battery since the liquid (organic)
electrolyte is used.
To cope with this, recently a vigorous search for a new lithium
ion
conduction material, which is useful as the solid electrolyte to
increase the
safety, has been made worldwide.
It is expected that the study and development on the "hydride
for the solid
electrolyte" will be further encouraged upon the discovery.
The research finding will be applied to the development of new solid
electrolytes (= solid materials allowing high speed migration of
lithium ions
therein) for increasing the safety in the lithium ion secondary
batteries
which are currently used in the commercial and industrial fields.
The details of the research finding have been presented on "
Applied Physics
Letters, November 27, online version".
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FuelCell Energy Receives $4 Million Loan From the State of Connecticut
Money to be Used for Plant Expansion, Workforce Expansion and Extension
of Facility Lease
DANBURY, Conn., Jan 16, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network)
-- FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCEL), a leading manufacturer of
high efficiency, ultra-clean power plants for commercial, industrial,
municipal and utility customers, today announced that it has received
a $4 million loan from the state of Connecticut. The loan is part
of the company's $10 million project to expand FuelCell Energy's Torrington,
Connecticut manufacturing facility, expand its workforce and extend
its facility lease through 2015. "This project is right for Connecticut,
right for our economy and right for our energy needs," Governor
Jodi Rell said. "We will be adding 100 jobs to our economy, bolstering
a Connecticut company that is making strides to decrease our dependence
on foreign fossil fuels and enhancing our position in an important
industry. Connecticut is a pioneer in fuel cell technology and this
project will help ensure we continue to be a leading innovator in
this high-tech sector."
To read more, visit FuelCell
energy
January 17, 2008
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Biosensor based on zinc oxide transistor: The sensor was developed
by Osaka
Institute of Technology.
The sensor has successfully sensed a change of a hydrogen ion concentration
in an electrolyte solution and glucose concentrations. The technology
will lead to low price biosensors.
Source: THE
NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN, LTD.
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the source or us.
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燃料電池セパレーターの腐食防止被膜を低コストで製造するプロセスが開発された。
この製法によれば、化学気相成長（ＣＶＤ）装置による表面改質の１００分の１以下のコストで成膜が可能とのこと。
腐食防止被膜に用いるＣＮＴは、分子間引力などで凝集しやすい特性があり、溶液中で安定的に分散させることが難しかった。この問題が解決された。
開発は東海大学工学部の庄善之准教授と大橋春日通商との共同で行なわれた。
大橋春日通商は月間３トンの量産を行なう能力を持っている。
Source: THE
NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN, LTD.
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the source or us.
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日清紡は燃料電池セパレーターの製造ラインを自動化する。
この自動化により, 愛知県の工場の生産能力が2,000, 000 separators/year to 4,000, 000 separators/yearに増大。
燃料電池市場は、新エネルギー・産業技術総合開発機構（ＮＥＤＯ）の大規模実証試験が０８年度に終了し、０９年度から自由競争が始まる。
同社はセルメーカーの需要増加に対応するため、０８年度中に量産体制を整える。
Nisshinbo
Industries, Inc.
Source: THE
NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN, LTD.
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the source or us.
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日本の電力各社は石炭火力発電の発電効率を高める技術（includingノウハウ) を中国やインドなど移転する。
この取り組みは、太平洋パートナーシップ（ＡＰＰ）でも基幹プロジェクトとして承認されている。
また、 電力各社が運営するクリーンコールパワー研究所（福島県福島県いわき市）は石炭をガス化し、高い発電効率を実現できるＩＧＣＣの実用化に向け、今春に２０００時間連続運転試験に入る。
Source: FujiSankei
Business i.
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(22)フランスの
Pragma Industriesが
FC EXPO 2008に出展する。
出展製品、技術、会社なとについては、Click
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会社概要：
Created in 2004,
Pragma Industries is actively involved in fuel cells development.
Based in south west of France, our team is dedicated to pushing
fuel cells technologies toward industrialization and markets. The
approach of our interdisciplinary team is driven by innovation and
design-to-cost methods. Our intervention fields involve all aspects
of fuel cell design: materials and assembling techniques innovation,
accurate and evolutionary research equipment, fundamental and applied
research.
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Completes first Shipments to European partners
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited ("CFCL"),
a global leader in fuel cell development, announces that it has shipped
a NetGenPlusTM unit to the United Kingdom part of its agreement with
E.On UK Ltd and Gledhill Water Storage Ltd to develop micro-combined
heat and power (m-CHP) products for the British market.
CFCL will next week ship a NetGenPlus unit to its appliance partner
De Dietrich Thermique, part of the Remeha Group, as part of CFCL's
agreements to develop commercial m-CHP products for the French and
Benelux markets.
These deliveries follow the December 2007 shipment of a NetGenPlus
unit to CFCL’s German partners EWE and Bruns Heitztechnik, and complete
the first shipment to appliance partners in all four major territories.
The CFCL units
are being integrated with the partners’ high efficiency boiler units
to create m-CHP products for homes across these large markets, under
formal product development agreements that CFCL has signed with
the appliance partners and utility customers in each market - EWE
in Germany, Gaz de France in France, E.On UK Ltd in the UK and Nuon
in Holland. Combined, CFCL’s utility customers have more than 20
million customers across Europe.
NetGenPlus is
CFCL’s next-generation m-CHP system designed to generate electricity
and provide hot water and central heating for homes and small businesses.
It is powered by CFCL' advanced metal-ceramic fuel cell stack, running
on widely available natural gas. The NetGenPlus unit can be easily
connected to existing gas and electricity networks. In November
2007, the NetGenPlus unit was awarded CE approval, enabling the
units to be deployed throughout Europe.
CFCL は は最新鋭の家庭用熱電併給用のSOFCユニットを英国に出荷した。来週、フランスとベネルックス諸国用のものを出荷する。これらのユニットは実証試験を行なうためのものである。ドイツには昨年暮れに同じ目的ですでに出荷している。
Andrew Neilson
Legal and Commercial Manager (Company Secretary)
CERAMIC
FUEL CELLS LIMITED
Tel: +61 (0)3 9554 2300
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「水素エネルギーシンポジウム
in 愛知」が開催される。
愛知県、岐阜県、三重県の東海三県が広域連携を行い、
NEDO技術開発機構と連携・協力のもとに、このシンポジウムを開催する。
今、シンポジウムへの参加者の募集を行なっている。
申し込みなどについては、 click here
(1) and here
(2) 。
日時はJanuary 28 (mon) to 29 (tue), 2008、 場所は名古屋国際会議場、 入場は無料、ただし事前登録で先着順となるとのこと。
「燃料電池自動車」と「家庭用燃料電池」の現状、課題、市場化戦略などについて、地域の豊かな可能性を探りつつ、将来あるべき社会の姿を視野に入れ、地域発として水素エネルギー社会構築に向けた問題提起の場として、このシンポジウムを
開催する。
燃料電池（水素エネルギー分野）の技術は関連分野が多岐にわたり、自動車産業、電気機器産業、素材産業等はもとよりエネルギー産業分野も含めて、新業態が創出される可能性が高く、新規産業育成にもつながる。
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(19) 室蘭市は、室蘭が持つ新エネルギーやナノテクノロジーなどの先端技術を用い「環境産業拠点都市」の形成に力を入れる。
環境産業拠点都市の形成に向けて、室蘭テクノセンターと室工大の関係強化に取り組む考え。新宮正志市長が４日の記者会見で表明した。
(Source: Muroran
Minpo)
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(18)（財）室蘭テクノセンターを管理法人とし、(株)シンクタンク
フェニックスを中心とする大学、企業(地元、本州）の地域研究コンソーシアムが次世代燃料電池であるSOFCの試作品を「第４回国際水素・燃料電池展」(Feb.
27 to 29, 2008, Tokyo Big Site) で展示する。
このSOFCは電解質に格子状のハニカム構造体を用いる。
これにより、性能面で大幅な向上が得られるという。
出力密度が０・５ワット、発電効率が５０％以上、そして起動時間は５分以内を目標とする。
この技術の詳細を掲載すべく現在折衝中です。
(Source: Muroran
Minpo) |
(17)同テクノセンターがかかわる他の研究コンソーシアムはもう一つ注目すべき技術を開発している。この技術は、生ごみなどから発生するメタンガスからCO2を発生させることなくカーボンナノチューブと水素を得る新しい処理プロセス(直接改質法)
である。日鋼研究開発本部、鹿島建設技術研究所、北見工大（多田旭男教授）などが研究に取り組み、このプロセスを利用したカーボンナノチューブ連続製造装置を開発した。
同グループは（株）ECO室蘭研究所（室蘭市海岸町）でこの装置とナノカーボンの商業化に向けた最終的な調査・研究を行なう。カーボンナノチューブは電磁波を遮へい・吸収する新素材として注目されており、コンクリートに混ぜて電磁波を遮断する建材などに使用可能とのこと。
「Nano
Bio Expo 2008」(Feb.
13 to 15, 2008, Tokyo Big Site; Booth
No. A-24) に出展し、研究スタッフがナノカーボン製造技術を紹介する。
(Source: Muroran
Minpo) |
(16) Jパワー（電源開発株式会社）が「常圧150kW級SOFCシステム」において、先月、国内最大出力（DC発電端）となる100kW超での運転に成功しました。
このSOFCシステムは本年１月より試運転を行なってきたものであり、
連続運転約1,050時間を含む累積約3,300時間の運転時間を先月末に達成しました。
来年度末までの本格試験において、発電出力150ｋW級、目標運転時間10,000時間以上（累計）を目指します。
(Source: news
release from J power) |
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SOFC Fuel Cells Pass 50% "Efficiency Threshold for Operational
Viability in Japanese Tests
An Acumentrics-Nippon Steel solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system has
demonstrated a net electrical efficiency of 52% DC (42% AC) in extended
operation, and an overall efficiency of 83% in tests conducted as
part of the Japanese New Energy and Industrial Technology Development
Organization (“NEDO”) program.
小型SOFCで発電効率＝52% DC (42% AC) 、総合効率＝83%を達成。NEDO programの一環として行なわれた試験で達成。
(Source: press
release from Accumentrics） |
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CFCL has shipped
its CE-approved NetGenPlusTM unit to EWE
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited ("FCL", a global leader in fuel
cell development, has shipped a NetGenPlusTM unit to its utility partner
EWE as part of its agreement to develop micro-combined heat and power
(m-CHP) products for Germany.
セラミック フュールセルズ リミテッド
(Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited = CFCL は同社のNetGenPlusTM unitをEWEに出荷した。
NetGenPlusTM unitは同社の次世代SOFC cogeneration systemである。
EWE = one of Germany's leading energy suppliers
(see Ceramic
Fuel Cells Limited) |
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Acumentrics Fuel Cells To Run On Ammonia As Fuel
Acumentrics Corporation’s Canadian subsidiary, Acumentrics Canada
Ltd., is partnering with Natural Resources Canada’s CANMET Energy
Technology Centre to investigate the use of ammonia as a fuel for
Acumentrics’ solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). The fuel cell will convert
ammonia to hydrogen and nitrogen internally and release only water
vapor and nitrogen.
SOFCの一次燃料としてammonia
を使用する研究を行なっている。 CANMET Energy Technology Centre (CETC) と協力して。
(Source: press
release from Accumentrics)
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FuelCell
Energy Sells 4.8 Megawatts of Ultra-Clean Power Plants to South Korea's
Leading Power Producer
Two DFC3000 Power Plants Bring POSCO Power Total to 12.6 MW Since
March 2007
DANBURY, Conn., Dec 11, 2007 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network)
-- FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCEL), a leading manufacturer of
high efficiency, ultra-clean power plants for commercial, industrial
and utility customers, today announced the sale of 4.8 megawatts (MW)
of its Direct FuelCell(r) (DFC(r)) to its alliance partner in South
Korea, POSCO Power, a unit of one of the world's largest industrial
companies, POSCO (NYSE:PKK). Under the order, POSCO Power is purchasing
two DFC3000 power plants. These two units will be sold to two independent
power purchasers (IPPs), and are slated for delivery and installation
in 2009. This order brings POSCO Power's total orders to 12.6 MW since
March 2007.
POSCO PowerがDFC3000発電設備を二基購入。搬入と設置は２００９年に行なわれる。これで今年の３月からの総発電量は12.6
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Energy Completes Sale to The Linde Group of 3.9 Megawatts of Power
Plants for Renewable Distributed Generation
Linde Leverages Its Gas Purification and Distribution Expertise to
Establish a Unique Solution for the Distributed Generation of Renewable
Power
DANBURY, Conn., Nov 27, 2007 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network)
-- FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCEL), a leading manufacturer of
high efficiency, ultra-clean power plants for commercial, industrial,
municipal and utility customers, today announced the sale of 3.9 megawatts
(MW) of power plants to The Linde Group, a world-leading gases and
engineering company. Linde will install four power plants at various
customer locations in the San Diego area which will utilize purified
biogas from the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant (PLWTP) as the
primary fuel source. The four power plants include three 1.2 megawatt
(MW) plants and one 300 kilowatt (kW) plant.
FuelCell energyは3.9 megawatts (MW) の発電設備をThe Linde Groupに販売した。 San
Diego周辺の複数箇所に設置する。一次燃料はPoint Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant (PLWTP)からの純化したbiogasを使用する。
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(10) Energy
Lab Sets Aggressive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal
NREL pledges to cut carbon footprint, impact on environment by 75
percent
December 4, 2007
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(NREL) has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent
from 2005 to 2009. The new goal is part of NREL's participation in
the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Climate Leaders program
and was announced at the Climate Leaders meeting in Boulder, Colo.,
today.
U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)の決意表明。
2005 to 2009間で７５％のgreenhouse gas emissionsの削減を行なう。 |
(9) 川崎重工業は、来春からニッケル水素電池で動く新型路面電車（ＬＲＴ）「ＳＷＩＭＯ（スイモ）」の受注活動を始める。2010年までに慮産工場を完成させる。１５０～３００両/年の生産規模となる。環境、都市部での渋滞緩和などの点から世界的な関心を集めているとのこと。
(Source: FujiSankei
Business i.)
Low Floor, Battery-Powered Tram SWIMO
Completed
Tokyo, November 19, 2007 - Kawasaki
Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it has completed a
next-generation, low floor light rail vehicle (LRV) powered by the
GigacellR, its proprietary nickel metal-hydride battery.
Dubbed SWIMO (Smooth WIn MOver), the LRV's compact Gigacell is installed
under the seats to achieve a low floor that meets the barrier-free
needs of passengers. Another feature is its eco-friendliness, as it
stores power generated through a regenerating brake system, which
leads to significant energy savings. Because it is battery-driven,
the vehicle does not require unsightly overhead lines. This allows
the easy opening of new lines and extensions - features that are beneficial
to railway operators in planning versatile vehicle systems. (Source:
press
release from Kawasaki Heady Industries, Ltd.)
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(8) 積水ハウス株式会社などはその分譲地の住宅に家庭用燃料電池を設置し、その実証試験を１１月から始めた。この実証試験の主な目的は、複数住宅間での電気、熱の最適利用を得るためのデータの収集とのこと。日本総研の分散型エネルギーシステムの研究成果ベースに、WEB
POWER Serviceの協力のもとに行なわれる。燃料電池はジャパンエナジーが提供。
(Source: News Release by Sekisui
House Corp.) |
(6) 独立行政法人日本原子力研究開発機構と株式会社東芝は、「高温ガス炉並びにそれを用いた水素製造法の開発に関する研究協力協定」を締結した。
研究協力の内容：
１）「高温ガス炉技術の現状と今後必要な技術開発の整理と評価」
２）「商用高温ガス炉のフィージビリティスタディ」
この連携により、高温ガス炉の商品価値を高め、商用化への道筋をつけることが期待される。
高温ガス炉は、次世代の原子炉として米国を始め世界各国で研究開発がなされている。
その特徴は、優れた安全性、小型でも高い経済性、軽水炉等の大中型原子炉に比べ初期投資額が少ない。
原子力機構では、水素製造と発電が可能な高温ガス炉技術の開発に取り組んでいる。
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release by Japan Atomic Agency) |
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(5)
VIASPACE
SIGNS MAJOR DISTRIBUTION CONTRACT AND RECEIVES ORDER FROM TOKAI
BUSSAN CO., LTD OF JAPAN
PASADENA, CA -December 13, 2007-VIASPACE Inc. (OTCBB: VSPC) announced
that Tokai Bussan Co., Ltd. of Nagoya, Japan and VIASPACE have signed
a distribution contract under their broad teaming agreement of March
2007 for VIASPACE Energy's line of test equipment. Tokai Bussan
has placed its initial order for the HS-1000 VIASENSOR, a laser
based, humidity sensor for gas fuel cells. Tokai Bussan's initial
focus will be immediate sales to large manufacturers of fuel cells
and fuel cell test stations, as well as research of the needs of
major automobile corporations in Japan.
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Bussan Topics.
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