Energy storage including Fuel cells News for September 2015

Energy storage including Fuel cells News Archive

Sustainability research is growing nearly twice as fast as research, report finds Sustainability research is growing nearly twice as fast as research, report finds

A study published by Elsevier and SciDev.Net presents an evidence-based overview of sustainability research today ahead of the UN summit on sustainable development.

Hydrogen Mobility Europe to deploy more fuel cell electric vehicles plus pan-European hydrogen refueling network Hydrogen Mobility Europe to deploy more fuel cell electric vehicles plus pan-European hydrogen refueling network

A coalition of European partners has launched the Hydrogen Mobility Europe (H2ME) flagship project, to deploy a total of 325 fuel cell electric vehicles and 29 new hydrogen refueling stations, creating the first pan-European network of hydrogen stations to serve FCEV drivers.

HyperSolar passes critical voltage for splitting water to generate renewable hydrogen

California-based HyperSolar reports that its solar cell technology to produce renewable hydrogen from water has reached 1.55 V. This is a key milestone in its effort to split water molecules for the production of renewable hydrogen.

OXIS and Hyperdrive in project to develop battery for Antarctic applications

UK companies Hyperdrive Innovation and OXIS Energy are collaborating to develop an Ultra-Low Temperature Battery, which should allow the British Antarctic Survey to significantly increase autonomous scientific measurements in the Antarctic, without increasing transport costs or emissions.

Government policies will remain key to Europe’s renewable energy growth by 2020, says GlobalData

Renewable energy support schemes, such as Feed-in Tariffs (FiT), quota obligations, capital grants, and subsidies, will continue to be instrumental in promoting Europe’s renewable energy industry growth by 2020, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData.

ITM Power opens M1 wind hydrogen station, signs forecourt siting deal with Shell ITM Power opens M1 wind hydrogen station, signs forecourt siting deal with Shell

In the UK, ITM Power has opened its first public hydrogen refueling station, powered using a wind turbine, just off the M1 motorway in South Yorkshire. ITM has also signed a partnership with Shell UK, to deliver hydrogen stations on three retail forecourts.

First CellCube Vanadium-Redox-Flow storage systems installed in Czech Republic First CellCube Vanadium-Redox-Flow storage systems installed in Czech Republic

The GILDEMEISTER energy storage GmbH (Wiener Neudorf) announces the first two CellCube installations in Czech Republic as of 2015.