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Revolve rally to show fuel cell vehicles in UK R evolve 2007, which will take place in the UK in early June, will place examples of hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles from major automakers on British roads in real driving and traffic conditions, publicly showing that hydrogen and fuel cell technology is a realistic, practical and effective option for general transport, and is not limited to mass public transport or specialist roles.
As part of a three-day event, the cars will travel from Brighton to London on World Environment Day, 5 June. Mayor of London Ken Livingstone will welcome the cars at the finish line in Trafalgar Square, and after the rally the range of zero-emission vehicles will be displayed at Trafalgar Square and at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, when celebrities and the public will get the opportunity to drive the vehicles. The event is supported by the Mayor of London, the Greater London Authority and Transport for London (TfL).
According to Revolve, there is little awareness of this important technology among the British public, and consequently public support remains underdeveloped. Without support there is little incentive for politicians to help create the climate in which industry can introduce such bold new technologies.
The only significant project currently demonstrating fuel cell transportation in the UK runs three DaimlerChrysler fuel cell buses as part of the Clean Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) program, operated in London by TfL and fueled by BP. However, as yet there is no project to demonstrate the relevance of hydrogen and fuel cells in the wider transportation context, although last spring the Mayor of London called for the procurement of 10 buses and 60 other hydrogen vehicles [FCB, April 2006]. For more information on the Revolve 2007 event, go to: www.revolve.ws Millennium establishes pilot manufacturing line N ew Jersey-based Millennium Cell has established a pilot manufacturing line for its Hydrogen on Demand ® fuel cartridges -a step which will broaden its business model to include commercial sales of standard products. The pilot line will enable the shipment of fuel cartridges to the State of South Carolina in mid-2007, and to other customers of its partner Jadoo Power later this year.
Millennium Cell collaborated with The Dow Chemical Company and the Edison Welding Institute to develop manufacturing techniques and select materials for key fuel cartridge components. This allowed it to construct a pilot manufacturing line to produce fuel cartridges for commercial applications. Within the program, the key components were redesigned to use new materials to achieve high reliability and performance at low cost under military specifications.
Over the past few months, Millennium Cell has shipped components for 25 fuel cartridges to Jadoo to support its contract deliverables with the US Department of Defense. The company is also planning to ship over 25 additional units to the NextEnergy Center for independent testing as the final stage of manufacturing process validation.
Last fall Millennium Cell agreed to supply up to 250 Hydrogen on Demand fuel cartridges, for delivery in mid-2007 as part of the Greater Columbia Fuel Cell Challenge [FCB, December 2006]. The cartridges will provide hydrogen for Jadoo's line of N-Gen fuel cell power units and XRT Extended Runtime Accessories targeted for use with emergency responders and other off-grid power applications in Columbia.
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