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Canadian Federal Government & Sustainable Development Technology
Canada announce funding contributions to the Integrated Waste Hydrogen
Utilization Project (IWHUP).
North Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) October 14,
2005 — The Honourable David L. Emerson, Minister of Industry, Honourable Don
Bell, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver and Vicky J. Sharpe of
Sustainable Development Technology Canada, today announced a $12.2 million
contribution to support the demonstration of the Integrated Waste Hydrogen
Utilization Project (IWHUP) in the Vancouver area.
IWHUP will
demonstrate innovative clean energy solutions that make use of an existing but
currently untapped source of hydrogen fuel ? hydrogen emitted as the by-product
of a sodium chlorate manufacturing plant in the North Vancouver area. When
utilized in fuel cells and related technologies, hydrogen offers the potential
to significantly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants in
Canada and around the world. By making use of this fuel source right here in
North Vancouver, this project will demonstrate the viability of using hydrogen
captured as a by-product in real-life applications, opening the door to future
opportunities across Canada.
?Protecting our environment calls on
industry, government and individual Canadians to participate and cooperate in a
meaningful way, making changes that have an impact,? said Minister Emerson.
?Projects like this demonstrate a public and private sector commitment
to making the hydrogen economy a reality, and to promoting innovation and
demonstration of the real potential of green energy technologies here in
Canada,? added Don Bell.
?The Government of Canada continues to work with
Canadians to research and develop clean energy solutions and innovative
approaches to energy production,? said the Honourable John McCallum, Minister of
National Revenue and Acting Minister of Natural Resources, on behalf of the
Honourable St?phane Dion, Minister of the Environment. ?By supporting projects
such as the Integrated Waste Hydrogen Utilization Project, we can help build a
solid foundation for moving forward on climate change and ensuring our future
prosperity.?
As part of IWHUP Easywash will make a sizable cash
contribution to the project and be the host for the demonstration of the fuel
cell system fuelled with hydrogen from the project. This phase of IWHUP is in
partnership with Sacr?-Davey Innovations Inc. and Nuvera Fuel Cells. The fuel
cell will provide the majority of the electricity demands for the carwash as
well as heat the building and water used to wash vehicles at Easywash. This is
the first such application of a hydrogen fuel cell in the carwash
industry.
?Our partnership in IWHUP only goes to further Easywash’s
commitment to working toward the Triple Bottom Line; having a positive impact on
our local community socially, environmentally and economically.? said Geoff
Baker, President of Easywash. ?We are proud to be a part of this groundbreaking
project (IWHUP) and look forward to assisting the overall development of a
sustainable hydrogen energy economy in Canada.?
Other participants in
IWHUP include: Clean Energy, Dynetek Industries Ltd., Great West Life Realty
Advisors, Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation, Powertech Labs, Questair
Technologies Inc., and TransLink.
For more information about Easywash
please contact:
Easywash Inc.
Geoff Baker – President
Toll Free
Phone/Fax
1-888-ECO-FRIENDLY (326-3743)
www.easywash.ca
Hydrogen Fuel
Please take a look at Ecotality’s site (www.ecotality.com), and write about their “Hydratus” technology (licensed from JPL). It is allegedly patent pending. They are a publicly traded company with an alleged demo of their Hydratus-PEM Fuel Cell-powered bus to be done this month ….at JPL (Pasadena, Calif). I think it is time for a close look at this promising technology….if it successfully makes it off the “drawing boards.” I am a skeptic of the technology, as I’ve been unable to obtain any proof of its existence. Dr. Andrew Kindler (JPL—fuel cell pioneer) is the key scientist assisting Ecotality. Please email me back when you uncover info on this. The bus demo is supposively taking place around the 18th of this month—at JPL.
Hydratus is claimed to be a patent pending (owned by the U.S. Govt), on-demand H2 Generation System that utilizes Magnesium and water (salt water or a variant thereof). It allegedly is a reversible process, requiring electricity to create the Magnesium (metal). It may be a slurry of Magnesium and Iron. The process allegedly exploits a weakness (massive H2 generation) with a Magnesium Metal-Air battery.