RenewableEnergyStockscom - `Global Renewable Energy Insights` Examines the Portable Power Market for Fuel Cells and Advanced Batteries

Released on = March 1, 2006, 12:39 pm

Press Release Author = RenewableEnergyStocks.com - \"Global Renewable Energy
Insights\" Examines the Portable Power Market for Fuel Cells and Advanced Batteries

Industry = Environment

Press Release Summary =
"Given the massive resources being applied to the task, one way or another portable
fuel cells will soon be powering electronic devices." - Catherine Lacoursière, Clean
Technology Correspondent

Press Release Body =
RenewableEnergyStocks.com - \"Global Renewable Energy Insights\" Examines the Portable
Power Market for Fuel Cells and Advanced Batteries

"Given the massive resources being applied to the task, one way or another portable
fuel cells will soon be powering electronic devices." - Catherine Lacoursière, Clean
Technology Correspondent
POINT ROBERTS, Wash., March 1st, 2006 - www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com (RES), an
investor and industry news portal for the renewable energy sector, presents the most
recent "Global Renewable Energy Insights" column written by Catherine Lacoursière,
clean technology correspondent. This week's column provides perspectives on
advancements in fuel cells and advanced batteries as they work to satisfy the needs
of the portable power market. According to Research & Markets, forecasted sales for
micro fuel cells are anticipated to reach $510 million by 2008, reaching
approximately $111 billion by 2013.
Column Excerpt: Fuel Cells and Advanced Batteries Vie for Portable Power Market
By Catherine Lacoursiere
March 1st, 2006

Fuel cells, advanced battery technologies and hybrid technologies all hope to
supplant and/or complement the lithium ion battery. The major competition in
portable fuel cells is between hydrogen and direct methanol fuel cell technology.
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) are an earlier stage technology with a number of
technical issues still to be ironed out, including low power density and efficiency.
DMFC's require a more active and expensive catalyst to prevent corrosion, such as
platinum.

Nonetheless, it is a proven technology in portable applications and a very active
area of research. The DMFC can convert cheap liquid fuels directly to hydrogen,
dispensing of the reforming unit, which also provides the potential for smaller
footprints. The stock price of Polyfuel (LSE: PYF.L), a maker of membranes used in
DMFCs, has been climbing steadily since its IPO last year.

To Read the Column in Full:
http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/CL/News/Portable_Power_Market.asp

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