Breakthrough Technologies Institute - Fuel Cells 2000

NextEnergy has signed an agreement with BP to establish a hydrogen refueling station.
The station is expected to be completed in the summer of 2006, and will be located in
the parking lot of the NextEnergy Center. It's BP's third hydrogen fueling station in
Southeast Michigan. And it's supported by DOE's five-year fuel cell vehicle and
infrastructure validation effort. The station will enable research and development
partners to work on resolving barriers to offering hydrogen fuel commercially, including
the creation of retail-compatible hydrogen refueling systems and the cost and feasibility
of renewable hydrogen generation. Automotive industry partners such as
DaimlerChrysler will use the station to evaluate which hydrogen fuel cell technologies
will have the greatest potential to achieve DOE hydrogen cost targets. Also involved in
the project is Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
Alternative Energy Lab Competition
www.nextenergy.org/nextenergycenter/LabCompetition.asp
In October 2006, NextEnergy announced a competition valued at over $100,000 of
funding and services for emerging for emerging technology companies. Benefits include
physical assets and funding ($25,000 seed investment, lab space and tax incentives),
business strategy and technology development services (consulting, grant writing,
technology testing); and market development services (public relations, market
development, exposure through NextEnergy events and contacts).
Contact:
Steve Arwood
Chief Operating Officer
NextEnergy
3011 W. Grand Boulevard
Fisher Building, Suite 320
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: (313) 873-9260 x 11
Fax: (313) 873-9526
Email: stevea@nextenergy.org
Web: www.nextenergy.org
Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center
www.gvsu.edu/marec/index.cfm?id=F3B6F2BA-D172-1569-F2B2803AE2CBD3C2
The Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC) is the culmination of
a cooperative effort involving several organizations for the development of alternative
and renewable energy sources. Partners include Grand Valley State University,
Michigan Public Service Commission, City of Muskegon, Muskegon Area First,
Muskegon Area Chamber of Commerce, Muskegon Area Community Foundation,
Muskegon Community College and Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
The MAREC facility is a "distributed generation" energy center, or one which produces
the energy it needs to heat, cool, light, and power the building. The 25,000-square-foot
MAREC facility is powered, in part, by a fuel cell which turns natural gas into electricity.
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