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

To: BMWIN who wrote (3445)	1/16/1999 10:37:00 AM
From: BMWIN	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 5827

I was just sitting around scanning old information on the old net when I came upon the following report in the Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Letter - the January 1999 report. It indicates that the Plug Power fuel cell uses the Johnson Matthey reformer. This reformer is a natural gas reformer. This COULD be interesting considering the building infrastructure for natural gas in the world today. Here is the original information: -- In the most recent development, Plug Power LLC, Latham, NY reported the successful test of a natural gas- fired system of its prototype first demonstrated last summer (H&FCL July 98). The natural gas version produced more than 4 kW on compared to 7 kW for the earlier hydrogen- powered version. -- Plug Power Opts for Johnson Matthey Processor Notable in the Plug Power announcement was that the company for the first time used a British Johnson Matthey HotSpotTM fuel processor in the system. Earlier, at the November Palm Springs Fuel Cell Seminar, Plug Power said in its presentations it was working with a processor developed by Epyx, the Arthur D. Little spinoff company launched last spring. The HotSpot is an autothermal reformer that takes advantage of the heat generated by the system's catalytic activity, an industry source explained. It was developed originally about a decade ago for reforming methanol. The natural gas variant is a more recent development. Earlier last month, Plug Power announced a $3 million award from the New York State Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for the delivery of 80 residential fuel cell systems over the next 30 months for demonstration at various locations such as public schools, visitor centers, public housing, campground and park facilities and others - possibly even Gov. George Pataki's mansion. Funding came from the recently passed Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act.