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Technology Stocks : Ballard Power -world leader zero-emission PEM fuel cells -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dr. Ezzat G. Bakhoum who wrote (2664)	6/1/1998 11:32:00 AM
From: David E. Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5827

Joe Kernen (on CNBC) mentioned Ballard stock being up 3 1/2 this morning, attributing it to the recent GEC-Alsthom announcement. Dave

To: Dr. Ezzat G. Bakhoum who wrote (2664)	6/1/1998 5:02:00 PM
From: Sleeperz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5827

As previously stated in the PR. Yes Glass was used before, but the new material is more suitable. """" Tokyo, Japan - The Nagoya Institute of Technology has announced the development of a glass material that could provide a breakthrough for fuel cells, reports Nikkei America. The glass is both durable and a good conductor of hydrogen ions, a combination that makes it an interesting alternative for use in future fuel cells. Previous efforts to develop a glass material conductive to hydrogen have resulted in a material that dissolves when exposed to water. The new material is as durable as window glass but is 100 million times more conductive to hydrogen ions. Solid polymers are being developed for fuel cells, but the organic materials currently in use do not handle high temperatures well. The new material could be used in place of the polymer in polymer electrolyte, or proton exchange membrane (PEM), fuel cells.""" >>> Silicon based compounds have been used successfully as ELECTRODES in fuel cells. But whether silicon can actually be used as a membrane for proton exchange, this sounds outright funny. It reminds me with the claim of cold fusion several years ago. I would like to see some further details about the Japanese claim before I can say that it has any merit. <<< If Ballard said they could combine Cold Fusion with their PEM FC there would be lots of believers in this NG. Cold fusion has not yet been achievable on a long term basis, while Fuels Cells have already been in use for many years. The key point now is to develop and manufacture the PEM Fuels Cells of high efficiency cost effectively so that the electricity produced is inexpensive. Thus the R&D of suitable materials for use in the manufaturing of the PEM Fuels cell. Ballard is not yet #1 in Fuel Cells. hamilton-standard.com "ONSI Plug from their Website" International Fuel Cells is the only fuel cell company with experience designing, manufacturing, and operating fuel cell power plants on a commercial basis. Only IFC offers both Proton Exchange Membranes (PEM) and Phosphoric Acid (PA) fuel cell power plants for transportation service. Only IFC can offer power plants for either hydrogen or hydrocarbon fuel operation with either fuel cell technology. Only IFC has technology for on or off-board fuel processing and for direct methanol fuel cells. Only IFC offers experience in stack design, system integration, and fuel processing. " Dr. Ezzat G. Bakhoum, have you seen the IFC PEM Fuel Cell patents? They would seem to be the more immediate threat to Ballard's patent position than the new Glass Material biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com