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Dow & GM Launch Phase II of World's Largest Industrial Fuel Cell Program

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) and General Motors Corp., today launched the second phase of their joint project to prove the viability of hydrogen fuel cells for motor vehicles and possibly for distributed power generation. The project has now expanded from a single GM test cell, installed in February 2004, to a multi-cell pilot plant at Dow's Texas Operations in Freeport, TX. "In the first phase of this project, we collectively learned a lot about generating power from byproduct hydrogen via fuel cell technology, and now we're ready to build on what we've learned," said Gordon Slack, Dow's Global Business Director for Energy and Climate Change. "Dow is excited to contribute to this important project. It represents another step in the search for cost-effective fuel alternatives, with the potential to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions." During the second phase, the fuel cell pilot plant will be integrated into Dow's chemical and plastics production facility via the power distribution grid and Dow's hydrogen clean-up and pipeline system. While generating real- world data to enable further development of the technology, these fuel cells will also supply up to 1 megawatt of energy for use in Dow's Texas Operations. Phase II objectives […]

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Shell Solar Awarded Contract by Semitropic Water Storage District

Shell Solar Industries has been awarded a contract by Semitropic Water Storage District of Wasco, California, to design and install a unique array of solar photovoltaics (PV). Shell Solar engineers have designed an innovative, patent-pending "Single Axis Tracking System" for nearly one megawatt of solar panels. This system will generate more power, as the tracker "follows the sun", rather than being installed at a fixed angle. The structure will contain 1,920 panels of the new Shell PowerMax(TM) Ultra modules, with each panel producing 510 watts of solar electricity. The integrated panels were assembled under tight quality control conditions at Shell's PV manufacturing facility in Camarillo, California, the largest PV plant in the U.S. The "factory panelized" job will enable ease-of- installation and is projected to be completed in early Spring 2005. The water district, located in the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, was interested in reducing its current annual cost of electricity. Solar energy was attractive because it is a low-cost, clean, long-term power source. The water district also evaluated product quality and reliability as well as project support services. Shell Solar met that criteria and will provide "turn key" services — from complete design to installation — […]

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