fuel cell

Ford, Daimler, Nissan to research hydrogen cars
January 29, 2013
DETROIT--Ford is joining with Daimler and Renault-Nissan to speed development of cars that run on hydrogen, with hopes of bringing a vehicle to market in as little as four...
Toyota to offer hybrid, fuel cell technologies to...
Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., shows off a Prius that can be recharged from household electrical outlets, in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2011. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
June 25, 2012
Toyota Motor Co. for the first time will share its technologies for hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles under a planned alliance with Germany’s BMW, sources said on June 25.
BIZ BRIEF: MHI to develop triple combined cycle...
June 01, 2012
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. said June 1 it will begin developing basic technologies for a power generation system integrating solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and a gas...
BIZ BRIEF: Toyota rolls out new hybrid at Detroit...
January 11, 2012
Toyota Motor Corp. rolled out its NS4 plug-in hybrid concept vehicle on Jan. 10 at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, which is scheduled to...
Tokyo Gas experiments with CO2 for better tomatoes
A greenhouse where tomatoes are grown with a higher concentration of carbon dioxide at Chiba University's botanical plant in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture. (Provided by Tokyo Gas Co.)
December 31, 2011
It's the main culprit blamed for global warning, but according to Tokyo Gas Co., the upside to it is better tomatoes.
Nissan to speed up development of hybrid vehicles
Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Nissan Motor Co., releases a new environmental plan in Yokohama on Oct. 24. In the foreground is a "Leaf" electric vehicle. (Hiroki Endo)
October 25, 2011
Nissan Motor Co. plans to invest 300 billion yen ($3.9 billion) over the next six years to shift into overdrive the development of eco-friendly vehicles, according to a midterm ...
Nissan develops stronger, smaller fuel cell stack
October 13, 2011
YOKOHAMA--Nissan Motor Co. said Oct. 13 it has released its next generation fuel cell stack for electric vehicles that has a world best power density of 2.5 kW per liter, 2.5...
JX to upgrade Ene-Farm household fuel cell system
Yasushi Kimura, president of JX Nippon Oil and Energy Corp., announces the planned release of a new model of the Ene-Farm household fuel cell system in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Sept. 15. (Tetsuo Kogure)
September 19, 2011
JX Nippon Oil and Energy Corp. on Oct. 17 will release an updated version of its popular Ene-Farm household fuel-cell system that both generates electricity and heats water...
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