Energy storage including Fuel cells News for January 2011

Energy storage including Fuel cells News Archive

Cella Energy developing safe, low-pressure hydrogen storage in microfibers or microbeads

In the UK, a new spinout company from the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory is developing a novel technology that allows hydrogen to be stored in a cheap and practical way. Cella Energy Ltd is working on a way of making microfibers and microbeads that can store large quantities of hydrogen at low pressure.

ACAL Energy preparing first installation of low-cost fuel cell system, for field validation ACAL Energy preparing first installation of low-cost fuel cell system, for field validation

In the UK, ACAL Energy and its development partners have put the ground works in place to install the world’s first FlowCath® fuel cell technology system to be used in a practical application, at the Warrington, Cheshire site of Solvay Interox Ltd.

CO2 as renewable energy storage vessel

Research from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) shows that CO2 could be used, amongst other things, as storage for renewable energy.

Ultra Electronics acquires US solid oxide fuel cell developer Adaptive Materials

UK-based Ultra Electronics Holdings has acquired Adaptive Materials Inc, a solid oxide fuel cell developer in the US, from its founders, Dr Aaron and Michelle Crumm, for $23.0 million.