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Grassroots Activism - what YOU can do to help fuel cells! Also... learn the U.S. presidential candidates' views on fuel cells and hydrogen.

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What's New on our site -

The latest issue of the Fuel Cell Quarterly is online!

Check out some of our recent conference presentations for loads of charts, images and technical information on hydrogen and fuel cell industry advancements and policy.

We've updated and reorganized our Fuel Cell Library! Lots of new studies were published recently.

State Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Database - a constantly updated searchable database of state programs, policy. incentives, initiatives, stationary fuel cell installations, vehicle demonstrations and hydrogen fueling stations. Also view the 2007 State Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Policy Activity wrap up.

The US Fuel Cell Council has released a comprehensive list of fuel cell products available for purchase from manufacturers headquartered in the United States, Canada and Europe.

Worldwide Stationary Fuel Cell Installation Database - a searchable, sortable catalogue of stationary fuel cell installations around the world.

What is a fuel cell?

A fuel cell is an electrochemical device that combines hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity, with water and heat as its by-product.  As long as fuel is supplied, the fuel cell will continue to generate power.  Since the conversion of the fuel to energy takes place via an electrochemical process, not combustion, the process is clean, quiet and highly efficient – two to three times more efficient than fuel burning.

No other energy generation technology offers the combination of benefits that fuel cells do.  In addition to low or zero emissions, benefits include high efficiency and reliability, multi-fuel capability, siting flexibility, durability, scalability and ease of maintenance.  Fuel cells operate silently, so they reduce noise pollution as well as air pollution and the waste heat from a fuel cell can be used to provide hot water or space heating for a home or office. 

See what great applications fuel cells can be used for!

ANSWERS to some of the questions you've been hearing and reading about hydrogen and fuel cells.

How much is each country spending on fuel cells? We've compiled websites, reports and presentations and created the new draft report, International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Policy and Funding.

What's New in the Industry -

• DOT Rules to Allow Methanol Fuel Cells and Cartridges on Planes. U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a final ruling that will permit passengers and crew to carry methanol fuel cell cartridges and fuel cell systems designed for portable electronic devices on board airplanes in carry-on baggage. The effective date of the ruling is October 1, 2008, although voluntary compliance with the ruling may commence as of May 30, 2008.  Passengers will be permitted to carry approved fuel cells and up to two spare fuel cell cartridges in their carry-on baggage.  The ruling harmonizes U.S. transportation regulations with global regulations adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that went into effect on January 1, 2007. The DOT now joins agencies from a number of countries around the world, including Canada, China, Japan and the United Kingdom, which have already incorporated the passenger allowance into their national standards.

• Matsushita to Launch Residential Unit in 2009. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will launch a 1-KW residential fuel-cell cogeneration system in April 2009 and aims to sell 3,000 to 5,000 units by March 2011 and 60,000 to 100,000 units by March 2016. The price has yet to be set, but goals are below 1 million yen initially, and even lower, to about 500,000 yen by 2012. 

Want to know how a fuel cell works? Check out the animated demos.

UTC animation

Other Resources -

Career and Education Center - Check out the Fuel Cell Match Maker to post your resume and browse for fuel cell work! Also browse our Employment, Educational and Professional resources with links to job sites, colleges and universities, science projects, lesson plans and much, much more.

Download our Fuel Cell Reference Charts, including the Fuel Cell Equity and Investment chart. Also available - Fuel Cell Vehicles, Fuel Cell Buses, Fuel Cell Specialty Vehicles and Worldwide Hydrogen Fueling Stations.