Seen Elsewhere: Proton Energy/SunHydro’s Full-Page Hydrogen Ad in “New York Times”

DoE News: Batteries, Hybrids, Take Precedence over Hydrogen, Fuel Cells at Merit Review

WASHINGTON, DC – Relegation of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies to the back seat, behind a focus on efficiency, battery electrics and hybrids, was evident in various ways at the Energy Department’s Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Meeting here last month.

New NRC Report Urges Continued H2 R&D Alongside I.C., Electric Vehicles

WASHINGTON — The FreedomCAR public-private partnership to develop more fuel-efficient vehicles that generate fewer greenhouse gases should continue to include fuel cells and other hydrogen technologies in its research and development portfolio, says a new report by the National Research Council (NRC).

Catalysis: A Platinum Super-Catalyst & Search for Platinum-Based Catalyst Systems

MENLO PARK, CA/COLLEGE STATION, TX – A much more reactive type of platinum and a, so far hypothetical, platinum-based composite material offer prospects of lowering costs for this essential, and expensive, catalyst for fuel cells.

Horizon Launches Handheld $99 Fuel Cell Charger for Portable Electronics

SINGAPORE – Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies, best known for fuel cell toy racers and the engine for the UK’s Riversimple concept city car, last month launched a pocket hydrogen fuel cell charger for small electronic devices.

Fuel Cell Hybrid Version of Venerable Black Cab Debuts in UK Capital

LONDON – Just about two years after it was first announced, the fuel cell hybrid version of London’s venerable black taxi made its official debut here last month.

Fast Forward:

Will BMW Join the Zeitgeist and Shift to Fuel Cell Power?

Briefly Noted:

* Europe Faces Shortages of High-Tech Mineral Raw Materials:* UKs Riversimple Urban Fuel Cell Car Scheduled for Fleet Trials:* Annual Fuel Cell Vehicle Sales to Reach 670,000 in Next Decade:* Underground Coal Gasification Tests with Fuel Cells:* DoE, NYSERDA Fund MTI Micro Mobion Field Test: