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Gold/Mining/Energy : Global Thermoelectric - SOFC Fuel cells (GLE:TSE) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: CH4 who wrote (5311)	4/24/2001 3:57:12 PM
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Thank-you Dave Ghosh Vice-President, GLE Fuel Cell Division. Mother Earth is going to breathe easier a lot sooner ... 7th Grove Fuel Cell Symposium September 11-13, 2001 Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre Westminster, London, UK PARALLEL SESSION 5B: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: FUEL PROCESSING AND STORAGE This session reviews recent advances in fuel technology relating to fuel cells. Storage of hydrogen is one of the most interesting issues to be addressed because this limits to the range of zero emission vehicles at present. On-board hydrogen production from gasoline follows as a priority if gasoline fuels remain dominant in vehicles over the next few years. Capturing carbon dioxide from carbonaceous fuels could enable zero emissions and is possible with the SOFC. Methanol may well turn out to be a desirable direct fuel if improved DMFC membranes can be developed. Finally the progress of fuel cells which can accept mixed fuels and oxidants will be reviewed Chairman: Professor Kevin Kendall, University of Birmingham, UK ... globalte.com ... GLE fuel cell tradeshow paqe bottom link to tradeshow Ontario says to deregulate energy market in 2002 Updated: Mon, Apr 23 05:20 PM EDT By Scott Anderson Related stories TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario said Monday that the long awaited plan to deregulate its electricity market would be brought into effect by late spring of 2002, but it came under immediate attack from groups who said the government has not gone far enough remove the uncertainty from its plans. "The government is confident that the conditions necessary to open the electricity market to competition will exist by May 2002. The government is committed to an open market while guaranteeing a safe, affordable and reliable supply," Ontario Premier Mike Harris said in a statement. But the plan, which has already been delayed on a number of occasions, was dismissed by pro-deregulation groups, who said the government needs to detail its timetable for the scheme. The groups worry that the continued foot-dragging by Ontario has scared off investors interested in participating in the market and prompt them to move to other jurisdictions that already have deregulation plans in place. "It only said the government was confident, and that is not enough. If I am an investor going to spend perhaps C$100 million ($65 million) I want something more than than 'the government is confident'," Arthur Dickinson, president of the Association of Major Power Consumers in Ontario, told Reuters. "It has done nothing to remove the uncertainty. It has done nothing for competition or customer choice." Dickinson called on the government to set a clear date to end the uncertainty and to keep the investors in Ontario. But the minister in charge of the move to a competitive marketplace said a degree of caution would be maintained in making the transition from the Ontario Hydro prorovincial monopoly. "There are others who share our desire to open the market, but would like to see it done even sooner. As government, we bear a responsibility to ensure the opening is done right for all involved," Minister of Energy Jim Wilson, said in the legislature. "To do this, we are committed to opening the market at the earliest possible date, while ensuring all of the conditions for a smooth transition to competition are met." These conditions, the minister said, include protecting consumers while giving them more choices, creating a business environment with a reliable supply of energy, protecting the environment and encouraging new ways of doing business while supporting the search for alternative sources of power. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, has already pushed back its original deadline of November 2000 for deregulation by one year to try to avoid the kind of problems encountered in California and to a lesser extent in Alberta. California's electricity deregulation has been plagued by skyrocketing costs, bankruptcy and rolling blackouts as power demand has increased dramatically, while little new generating capacity has been added in the past 10 years. In Alberta, consumers have been hit with a series of cost increases as the western province deregulates its power sector. Proponents of Ontario's scheme say the province should not be compared with California, noting the province has sufficient generating capacity. Other groups also urged the government to move cautiously to avoid the California-like debacle. "We certainly support the need for competition in the marketplace but we must ensure that what has taken place in Alberta and California does not occur here," Ian Howcroft, vice-president of the Ontario division of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, said in a statement. Howcroft urged Ontario to "have a market that encourages investment in new power generation facilities to prevent the supply/demand situation from getting out of control such as what happened in other jurisdictions." home-news.excite.ca ... original link the power of positive thinking : All we need now is a little jumpstart by Enbridge Home Services going toe to toe with Toronto Hydro Energy Services for electricity supply in Ontario's semi-regulated electricity business. GLE's has added Company Updates by E-mail on their homepage ... globalte.com