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To: Bradpalm1 who wrote (62)	9/18/2000 10:27:54 PM
From: Bradpalm1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 280

More fuel cell information.....courtesy of fuelcellstud from the Yahoo BLDP thread: FUELS/REFORMERS/STORAGE CARB Awards Grant to HBT. Hydrogen Burner Technology has been awarded a grant from the California Air Resources Board for a hydrogen refueling station for fuel cell powered vehicles. The refueling station is being installed at the SunLine Transit Agency and will help support the introduction of new fuel cell buses by XCELLSIS. sunline.com Stuart and CKI Plan Hydrogen Infrastructure, Ford to Evaluate Stuart Fuel Appliance. Stuart Energy Systems and Cheung Kong Infrastructure (CKI) have formed a joint venture for sales and distribution of hydrogen fuel equipment in Austria/Asia. The venture, Stuart CKI Corporation, will handle all hydrogen-related commercial activities and will allow CKI to set up a hydrogen fuel cell infrastructure in Austria/Asia. Ford Motor Company has issued a purchase order to test and evaluate a series of Stuart Personal™ Fuel Appliances over the next two years. The appliances will convert electricity and water into pressurized hydrogen fuel for fuel cell vehicles. stuartenergy.com GM and ExxonMobil Develop Gasoline Processor. The General Motors and ExxonMobil collaboration has resulted in the development of a gasoline processor for fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). The processor uses gasoline as a fuel to create hydrogen for a fuel cell, allowing fuel cells to operate on the existing fueling infrastructure. GM plans a vehicle demonstration using the technology within 18 months. media.gm.com IMPCO Developing Fuel System for Hyundai Fuel Cell SUV. IMPCO Technologies will develop the hydrogen storage and fuel delivery systems for Hyundai's prototype Santa Fe fuel cell powered SUV. The vehicle is scheduled for display this fall at the California Fuel Cell Partnership facility currently being constructed in Sacramento, California. just-auto.com ITN Energy Systems Awarded DOE Funds. ITN Energy Systems has been selected for a proposed $2.3 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Award for the development of a ceramic membrane to separate hydrogen from fossil fuel streams, under the DOE Vision 21 program. The membranes will consist of composites of a proton conducting ceramic and a second metallic phase to promote electrical conductivity. rentechinc.com HRAC Receives Funds for Hydrogen Analysis. The Hydrogen Research and Applications Center (HRAC) at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to perform a research study titled "Technoeconomical Analysis of Area 2 Hydrogen Production". The study will assess the technical feasibility and economics of hydrogen production from renewable and conventional energy sources. DCH Technology Installs Hydrogen Monitoring Safety System for UNLV Hybrid Bus. DCH Technology has completed installation of a hydrogen monitoring safety system for the first hydrogen/electric bus to be demonstrated in Las Vegas, Nevada. The University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) is under a contract with the Nevada Operations Office of the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a modified bus into a test-bed for advanced hybrid concepts.

To: Bradpalm1 who wrote (62)	9/20/2000 8:33:03 AM
From: Bradpalm1	Respond to of 280

Let me try to keep these straight.....you've got Ballard working with Daimler/Chrysler to bring out the pre-production Necar 5 FCV, you've got GM now working with Exxon/Mobil on a portable gasoline reformer for a GM PEM-FC, you've got Ford now collaborating with BP (formerly BP/Amoco/ARCO) on "new fuel technologies", and now we've got Shell doing a joint venture with International Fuel Cells to develop fuel processors which can reform conventional fuels into fuel cell grade hydrogen (below). This doesn't even mention Texaco's 20% ownership of ENER with their novel hydrogen storage technology and the recent addition of Robert J. Eaton, Former Chairman of DaimlerChrysler AG, to Texaco's BOD. Does anybody else see something going on here? Oil companies, automobile manufacturers and fuel cell companies getting together to formulate some sort of consensus on the future direction of global stationary and mobile energy applications??? Even the Saudi's are getting nervous by asking multinational oil companies to come and help them develop their huge, untapped natural gas infrastructure. This is absolutely unprecedented and should be a clue as to what's coming ahead.....unless you already know. Shell and International Fuel Cells Agree to Establish Fuel Processing Joint Venture HOUSTON, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Shell Hydrogen US, a division of Shell Oil Products Company (Shell), and International Fuel Cells, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX - news), today announced their intent to establish a 50-50 joint venture company to develop, manufacture, and sell fuel processors for the emerging fuel cell and hydrogen fuel markets. Fuel processors are devices for converting fossil fuels, such as natural gas or gasoline, into hydrogen. Under the terms of the memorandum of understanding signed between Shell and UTC, the joint venture will target such devices at fuel cells in automobiles, buses, and power generators, and at distributed hydrogen fueling applications (such as at retail or commercial filling stations, convenience stores, and residences). Shell and International Fuel Cells (IFC) are currently pursuing different aspects of the development of fuel processors for these markets. By combining the complementary technological and marketing strengths of both partners, the new joint venture will be a global competitor in this technology. The joint venture will market to a wide range of customers, including automotive manufacturers and fuel cell powerplant manufacturers (such as IFC). ``Shell Hydrogen is committed to hydrogen as the fuel of choice and to delivering hydrogen fuel on a commercial basis,'' said Don Huberts, CEO of Shell Hydrogen. ``Fuel processors provide a practical and critical bridge between today's technology and tomorrow's by providing hydrogen from safe, inexpensive, and readily available sources.'' ``This joint venture combines two complementary fuel processing efforts in the industry,'' said William T. Miller, President of International Fuel Cells. ``We are pleased to have Shell as a partner in our own aggressive efforts to continue commercialization of fuel cell technologies.'' Additionally, as part of a broader strategic business relationship between Shell Hydrogen and UTC in the emerging fuel cell and hydrogen businesses, Shell will market IFC fuel cell power systems for certain stationary power applications. Shell Hydrogen is a global business consisting of separate companies and other organizational entities within the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies. Shell Hydrogen was set up in 1999 to pursue and develop business opportunities related to hydrogen and fuel cells, and has its principal office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. International Fuel Cells is a global competitor in fuel cell production and development for commercial, transportation, residential and space applications. IFC is the sole supplier of fuel cells for U.S. space missions. SOURCE: Shell