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To: IRVINESULLY who wrote (319)	1/18/1999 10:17:00 AM
From: Dr. Harvey	Respond to of 2513

From the SI Ballard thread. I have been saying all along that DCHT's target of the smaller fuel cells for gardening products and other similar sized consumer electronics was the far greater market than larger transportation applications. If DCHT is to the market faster than Ballard and can deliver product faster, than they, DCHT, would be the early leader in the mass poduction and commercialization of fuel cells Message 7338481 Bob, the most recent indication from Ballard re portable fuel cells is that, given widespread interest in portable fuel cells from a variety of manufacturers, the company wishes to avoid limiting its relationship to one or a few manufacturers through a narrow partnership. Instead they are going to throw the door open to anyone who wishes to buy the fuel cells from them and incorporate them into their own products, from portable generators to leaf blowers to lawn mowers. The markets are limitless at this point. One thing I've learned is that lawn mowers contribute significantly to air pollution.

To: IRVINESULLY who wrote (319)	1/18/1999 4:48:00 PM
From: Dr. Harvey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2513

The beginning of the Fuel Cell infrastructure, point of interest is the fact that three states have already mandated zero emission vehicles by 2003; NY, CA, and Mass. From Reuters: Monday January 18, 10:30 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Society of Automotive Engineers Getting Methanol to Neighborhood Pumps is the Next Challenge, According to SAE Congress Paper WARRENDALE, Pa., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- With an estimated two million methanol fuel cell vehicles on highways by 2010 and 35 million by 2020, global automakers are keeping their promise to manufacture affordable zero or near-zero emissions vehicles while retaining liquid fuel convenience. Now, neighborhood ''gas stations'' are faced with the next challenge -- providing convenient refueling for methanol-powered vehicles. Two researchers at the American Methanol Institute (AMI) will detail how U.S. and foreign service stations can reach this goal in a SAE paper to be presented at the 1999 SAE International Congress and Exposition, March 1-4, 1999 in Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan. Raymond A. Lewis and Gregory A. Dolan of AMI will state that for less than two U.S. dollars per person, a state or nation the size of California (30 million people) can install methanol pumps in one of every 10 retail stations. ''California has the largest network of methanol fueling stations,'' said Lewis. ''About 100 stations serve 15,000 vehicles. With California's experience in building methanol fueling stations, an existing gas station can add methanol for about $50,000.'' Methanol fuel cell vehicles are likely to be introduced in California, New York and Massachusetts -- states requiring Zero-Emission Vehicles sales by 2003. Germany and Japan, highly populated, pollution-conscious countries, are also expected to be first to fuel up with methanol. To convert 10 percent of existing fueling stations in these five regions, AMI estimates costs of $500 million. Methanol converts 38 percent of its useful energy, compared to gasoline's 19 percent. The researchers who wrote ''Looking Beyond the Internal Combustion Engine: The Promise of Methanol Fuel Cell Vehicles,'' (SAE paper # 1999-01-0531) will discuss their findings at the SAE International Congress & Exposition, 10 a.m., March 2, Room W2-65, Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan. The SAE Congress is the world's largest showcase of automotive engineering technologies. For further information or to register for SAE Congress, call 1-877-SAECONG (723-2664); outside U.S./Canada, 1-724-772-4027; or visit www.sae.org. SOURCE: Society of Automotive Engineers