Office of Energy Efficient Businesses help business owners cut energy costs EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — October 10, 2017 — The Connecticut Office of Energy Efficient Businesses (OEEB), in coordination with New London Main Street and Eversource, is expanding its services to businesses in the City of New London beginning October…
(Hartford Business Journal, 10/9/17) Of the 5,565 electric vehicles (EV) registered in Connecticut, three are powered by fuel cells — which convert compressed hydrogen gas into electricity. Fuel cell vehicles, or FCEVs, could help Connecticut’s EV ambitions, but it will require the state to adopt hydrogen fueling stations to become…
Connecticut’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Industry Creates Jobs While Providing Clean Energy EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – October 6, 2017 – National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day raises awareness on the benefits fuel cells and hydrogen technologies provide in generating reliable and resilient power, improving the environment by reducing nitrogen oxide…
(C&EN, 9/25/17) Raymond Lim, a psychology and statistics instructor, describes himself as an “automobile enthusiast who likes to try out new technology.” Celso Pierre also has a thing for cool gadgets. He’s a mechanical engineer who loves hiking and the great outdoors. Anytime Pierre hears about new technology, he rushes…
(Solar Thermal Magazine, 9/5/17) A team of engineers at the University of Delaware has developed a technology that could make fuel cells cheaper and more durable, a breakthrough that could speed up the commercialization of fuel cell vehicles. They describe their results in a paper published in Nature Communications on Sept.…
(Telegram.com, 9/7/17) WORCESTER – A new liquid metal membrane developed by a scientist at Worcester Polytechnic Institute could make the hydrogen purification process cheaper, simpler, and replicable on a smaller scale. It could also change the car you drive. “The development of liquid metal membranes allows us to overcome one…
(BMW Blog, 9/8/17) With everyone currently focused on electric cars, BMW included, some tend to forget that the German company still has a running joint venture with Toyota in the field on fuel-cell vehicles. The Japanese manufacturer has been at the forefront of the FCV segment and the know-how and technology they…
Safety and performance at center of international experts’ studies EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — September 18, 2017 – The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) is hosting two international events this month focused on the advancement of refueling equipment for hydrogen powered fuel cell vehicles. Work groups from the International Standards…
Businesses focused on innovative cleantech energy storage products and microgrids to meet at the Boston Marriott Newton on Sept 11. EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – September 6, 2017 – To foster the growth of clean energy technologies and microgrid applications, the Northeast Electrochemical Energy Storage Cluster (NEESC), Innovation Northeast, Hydrogen Energy…
(BizJournals, 8/23/17) A fuel-cell power plant will be built in Pittsburgh at the NRG Energy Center. Danbury, Conn.-based FuelCell Energy Inc. (Nasdaq: FCEL) made the announcement Wednesday about building the facility using solid oxide fuel cells. The company said the fuel-cell power plant will bring energy to the NRGcomplex, which heats and cools 6 million…
