Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:October 15, 2003

*News and Events Honda Introduces Fuel Cell for Below-Freezing Temperatures California and Ohio Support Distributed Generation Projects Solar-Powered LED Lamps Help Guide Air Force Jets in Iraq Australia’s “World Solar Challenge” Car Race Starts Sunday Tests of Tidal Energy Turbine Underway in the United Kingdom Seattle Bank Offers Mortgage Financing for Energy Efficiency*Site News Revamped NREL Web Site Highlights Research Activities*Energy Connections EIA Statistics: Newer Homes Tend to Use More Energy ———————————————————————- NEWS AND EVENTS ———————————————————————- Honda Introduces Fuel Cell for Below-Freezing TemperaturesHonda Motor Co., Ltd. has tackled one of the largest technical barriers for fuel cell vehicles, producing a fuel cell with advanced electrolyte membranes that can operate at temperatures as low as 4 degrees Fahrenheit below zero (negative 20 degrees Celsius). Honda announced last week that the new fuel cell uses a simplified structure to cut the number of components by nearly half, while more than doubling the power output per pound of fuel cell, compared to Honda’s previous-generation fuel cell. Incorporating the new fuel cell into Honda’s fuel cell vehicle, the FCX, yields a 10-percent increase in fuel efficiency and a 20-mile increase in range, to more than 180 miles. Honda delivered the first of five FCX […]

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