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Additional Member NASD SIPC Fuel Cells If you are reading this: you have _javascript disabled and will not see our menu system. Please enable _javascript, or use our Site Map. New York Chicago Stamford Overview For More Information With one statement in his 2003 State of the Union Address, President Bush single-handedly seemed to create an entire technology revolution, complete with a stock bubble. President Bush announced the 5-year $1.2 billion Hydrogen Fuel Initiative to reverse America?s growing dependence on foreign oil by developing the technology for hydrogen-powered fuel cells that will power cars, trucks, homes and businesses. As soon as Wall Street learned the President would be promoting and funding the technology, a whole sector of previously ignored companies saw their shares rise sharply. For example, Plug Power (OTC-PLUG) jumped a decidedly dot-com-like 47% in two days. The reason for the government commitment is that fuel cell technology promises plentiful and clean energy, utilizing one of the most abundant elements on earth, hydrogen. In the next 5 to 10 years, we expect to see a shift in the current $7 billion in global fossil fuel energy expenditures to disruptive energy sources such as fuel cells. However, the pace of adoption and commercialization of this new technology will be dictated by the level and volatility of oil prices, by government action such as the tighter emission standards, and by government programs such as the $1.2 billion Hydrogen Fuel Initiative. Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that combine hydrogen fuel and oxygen from the air to produce electricity, heat and water. Fuel cells operate without combustion, so they are virtually pollution-free. The fuel cell itself has no moving parts making it a quiet and reliable source of power. An UTC Fuel Cells unit kept the Central Park Police Precinct in New York City lit during the blackout of August 14, 2003. Fuel cell stocks have enjoyed the two extremes of investor sentiment: fear and greed. The stocks participated in the technology bubble of 2000, but by 2002, delays in product commercialization translated into significant stock price corrections. The fuel cell industry is down 80 percent from its peak of March 2000, grossly underperforming the NASDAQ and the S&P Technology sector. Despite the rally of 2003 from the State of the Union address, many stocks are still trading at only a tenth of their 2000 highs. During 2004, fuel cell stocks have continued to languish against the indices despite the spike in oil prices and election year posturing on clean fuels. However, we believe there are intriguing stock plays in the sector. There is a small subset of companies in the sector that shows some promise over the next two years in soon-to-be-viable markets, as well as some that are takeover bait for large companies in the energy and transportation industries. We believe that the first ?killer application? for fuel cell will be in consumer electronics such as laptops, cellular phones and PDAs, given the high cost, inconvenience and short life cycle of lithium batteries. Contact Ed Cabrera, Managing Director of Equities Research, Or, fill out our online Contact Request Form.Reports Industry Report: 6-28-04 Specific Stocks DESC - Distributed Energy GTI - Graftech Intl MDTL - Medis Tech MEOH - Methanex Corp MKTY - Mechanical Tech ULBI - Ultralife Batteries UTX - United Technologies Links Yahoo Alternative Energy Copyright ? 2004 J Giordano Securities Group. All rights reserved. HomeServicesProductsResearchContact UsAbout Our GroupClient LoginServices OverviewConvertiblesDistressedEquityFund MarketingInvestment BankingMarket MakingOptionsWarrantsProducts OverviewClient ToolkitFocus ITBFocus ITB OverviewDemoScreenshotsSupportResearch OverviewFundamentalTechnicalFundamental Research OverviewFuel CellsLong-Term CareMedical ImagingNanotechnologyFuel Cells OverviewDESC-Distributed Energy Systems CorpGTI-Graftech International LtdMDTL-Medis Technologies LtdMEOH-Methanex CorpMKTY-Mechanical Technology IncULBI-Ultralife Batteries IncUTX-United Technologies CorpPTA-Penn Treaty American CorpCDx LabsNanotechnology OverviewACO-Amcol International CorpNVEC-NVE CorpTINY-Harris & Harris Group IncTechnical Research OverviewDaily Bell CurvesDaily CommentaryContact Request FormOffice LocationsCompany OverviewComplianceDisclosuresEmployment OpportunitiesInvestment ProtectionOfficesPrivacy PolicyWebmailWebsite TermsWho's WhoSEC Rule 11Ac1-5 ReportSEC Rule 11Ac1-6 ReportAfter-Hours TradingMargin RulesUncovered Options The Source for Navy News www.news.navy.mil
Hybrids on the High Seas: Fuel Cells for Future Ships Story Number: NNS040308-16 3/8/2004
By Ed Walsh, Office of Naval Research Public Affairs
ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) -- As hybrid electric cars become more commonplace on America?s highways, the Navy is working to bring hybrid electric ships to the high seas. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is developing innovative propulsion systems based on new fuel-cell technology for efficient generation of electrical power and greater design flexibility for future ships.
To ensure a relatively quick transition to this promising technology, ONR is funding development of a method to extract hydrogen from diesel fuel. A diesel reforming system would take advantage of the relatively low cost of the fuel and the Navy?s established infrastructure for buying, storing and transporting it.
Unlike gas turbines and diesel engines, fuel cells do not require combustion, and therefore do not produce pollutants such as nitrogen oxide. Fuel cells are also far more efficient than combustion engines. ONR Program Officer Anthony Nickens explains that ?the Navy?s shipboard gas turbine engines typically operate at 16 to 18 percent efficiency, because Navy ships usually sail at low to medium speeds that don?t require peak use of the power plant. The fuel cell system that ONR is developing will be capable of between 37 to 52 percent efficiency.?
Moreover, fuel cells will permit design of a ?distributed? power system, since unlike conventional engines, they can be dispersed throughout the ship instead of being co-located with the ship?s shaft. This added flexibility will improve ship survivability.
Nickens says that the Navy?s DD(X) land-attack destroyer program is very interested in fuel cell technology as a supplemental power source. Fuel cells combine improved efficiency, low emissions and design flexibility, all of which help slash shipbuilding costs?-a bottom-line goal of the Navy?s current ?transformation? efforts.
ONR is testing a 500-kilowatt diesel fuel reformer, or integrated fuel processor, that is compatible with a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell, at the Department of Energy Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory in Idaho Falls. Reforming diesel is especially tricky due to the sulfur present in the fuel. The integrated fuel processor heats and vaporizes the diesel, then the sulfur in it is converted into hydrogen sulfide. The hydrogen sulfide is then exposed to zinc oxide, oxidizing the sulfur into sulfur dioxide and separating it from the hydrogen.
The testing will continue through June 2004 to prove out the reforming process. Meanwhile, ONR is looking at design approaches to reduce the size of the processor, which consists of an arrangement of valves, water-gas shift reactors, an oxidizer and other components, so that it won?t take up too much space aboard a Navy ship.
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