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Sandia Labs project team building fuel cell cold ironing system for deployment at Port of Honolulu in 2015

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A Sandia National Laboratories project team, including a number of industry partners, is designing and building a cold-ironing fuel cell system that will be deployed in the Port of Honolulu in 2015. Other stakeholders include the US Coast Guard and its local Sector Honolulu office and the American Bureau of Shipping.

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ATI FlyZero project finds green liquid hydrogen most viable zero-carbon emission fuel for aircraft

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Funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the project FlyZero began in early 2021 as an intensive research project investigating zero-carbon emission commercial flight. Other major conclusions are: Technology acceleration is key as industry and aviation can only afford one fleet refresh between now and 2050.

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Study: US counties with higher PM2.5 concentrations have more stroke deaths

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in the air had higher rates of stroke deaths and shorter life expectancies, according to preliminary research to be presented in Honolulu at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2019, a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease.

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Alcoa and Phinergy enter joint development agreement for high energy-density aluminum-air batteries

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Announced at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference in Atlanta, the partnership will collaborate on new materials, processes and components to commercialize the aluminum-air battery, which could significantly extend electric vehicle range. The aluminum-air range extender has the potential to meet that challenge. Earlier post.).

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US Hybrid awarded contract to deliver plug-in fuel cell shuttle bus to Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency

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Integrated at US Hybrid’s Honolulu facility, the 25-passenger shuttle bus utilizes a 30 kW fuel cell fueled by a 20 kg hydrogen storage and delivery system. The project is funded by the State of Hawaii and Office of Naval Research via the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI). Fleets Fuel Cells Hybrids Hydrogen Plug-ins'

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ARPA-E to award $22M to 18 projects to accelerate production of macroalgae for energy and other uses; MARINER

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A particular emphasis will be on the development of cost-effective harvesting methods based on technologies applied in the commercial fishing industry. Honolulu, HI. The team seeks to integrate the entire farming process, including seed production, outplanting, grow-out, harvest, and re-seeding. Category II MARINER Projects.

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