Scientists at UCLA create highly transparent solar cells for windows (Gizmag.com - July 2012)
Flexible and lightweight, they can be produced in volume at low cost compared to previous transparent technologies.

AC Transit and a coalition of regional transit partners ... inaugurated the newest hydrogen production and dispensing station to fuel the latest generation of zero-emission fuel cell buses operating throughout the region. ... [O]ver 300 guests and a dozen other federal, state, and local officials ... formally dedicated the station at AC Transit's Emeryville division, where hydrogen to fuel the fleet is produced in part by solar-powered electrolysis.

New production process could cut solar cell prices by half
Boosting solar cell efficiency is seen as a key factor in making them more practical, but there is another way of looking at the matter ... if the price of those cells were lowered, we could generate more power simply by using more of them.... (March 2012, Gizmag.com)

British firm boosts hydrogen compression and storage
RE Hydrogen ... believes the compressor will make it easier to produce hydrogen from water and electricity using small electrolysers because, unlike most conventional equipment, it can raise the pressure of gas with a small flow rate to 350 bar in a single step. (January 2012, TheEngineer.co.UK)

Putting Fuel Cell Costs on the Chopping Block
"...one of the hurdles to widespread fuel cell adoption is the high price of platinum - the most common catalyst used to speed up the chemical process in hydrogen fuel cells. ??Thanks to recent research at Aalto University in Finland, this could soon change." (TG Daily, December 27, 2011)

Tiny solar cell could make a big difference
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently validated greater than 41 percent efficiency at a concentration of 1,000 suns for tiny cells made by Semprius — one of the highest efficiencies recorded at this concentration. (Physorg.com, December 2011)

Isle of Wight EcoIsland Project Integrates Renewables, Utilises Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
"...Hydrogen storage is increasingly becoming recognised as a viable way to balance the intermittancy of variable renewables..." (Fuel Cell Today, November 2011)

Hydrogenics to Provide a One MegaWatt Electrolyzer for Renewable Energy Project
"...By incorporating hydrogen generation and storage in the system design, the wind's fluctuating energy is balanced. At the same time energy can be stored for long periods of time. For end-users this ensures a supply of high quality, reliable power from renewable energy sources." (October 2011 - Hydrogenics News Release)

Producing flexible CIGS solar cells with record efficiency
So far flexible solar cells on polymer films have been behind in performance, compared to rigid cells. Empa's Laboratory for Thin Film and Photovoltaics is working to change that. (Sept 2011, Physorg.com)

Iron ‘Veins’ Are Secret of Promising New Hydrogen Storage Material
Scientists consider a new approach to safely storing hydrogen - molecular scale "veins" of iron permeating grains of magnesium like a network of capillaries.

Listen to BBC Wales Broadcast about Sir William Robert Grove, creator of the first fuel cell in 1842. (FCHEA - August 2011)

Toyota Slashes Fuel Cell Costs
“We’re finding ways to reduce the cost through manufacturing improvements, and we expect to make a lot of gains,” says Toyota program manager Justin Ward. (August 2011, www.LeftLaneNews.com)

The New Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure: Filling Stations At Quick Lube Shops
SunHydro and sister company Proton OnSite in talks with the Automotive Oil Change Association... (July 2011 www.FastCompany.com)

Global commercial demand for fuel cells to more than triple by 2020
Forecast to reach $10.3 billion in 2015 and total $19.2 billion in 2020. (July 2011 MarketResearch.com)

Electric and Hybrid Motors
SailingMagazine.com takes a look at the growing electric marine motors market (June 2011)

Mercedes-Benz Fuel-Cell car ready for the world in 2014 (June 2011 EgmCarTech.com)

BMW considering fuel cell hybrid technology for 2014 (June 2011 - Worldcarfans.com)

New Progress Claimed in Quest for Hydrogen Fuel (May 2011 - ABC News)

Los Alamos National Labs Cuts Platinum and Costs (April 2011)

Proton OnSite Partners with Greater New Haven Transit to Demonstrate Hydrogen Refueling (April 2011)

Viking Lady Cargo Ship Uses Fuel Cells to Reduce Pollution (Dec 2009)