Nuvera is excited to celebrate the 2nd Annual Massachusetts Clean Energy Day in the beautiful city of Boston at the State House!

Nuvera Fuel Cells will be featured on WBZ NewsRadio 1030 AM over the next two months. The channel will highlight Nuvera and our Toyota Fuel Cell Car Program as part of the Tomorrow’s Technology Today segment.

Tune into the station (either on your radio or by clicking the button above) on the dates and times listed below.

Monday, May 6^th – 7:05 AM, 12:35 PM, and 5:35 PM
Wednesday, May 8^th – 7:05 AM, 12:35 PM, and 5:35 PM
Monday, May 13^th – 7:05 AM, 12:35 PM, and 5:35 PM
Monday, June 3^rd – 7:05 AM, 12:35 PM, and 5:35 PM
Wednesday, June 5^th – 7:05 AM, 12:35 PM, and 5:35 PM
Monday, June 10^th – 7:05 AM, 12:35 PM, and 5:35 PM

The clean tech industry is buzzing over a new study showing that it is technically and economically feasible to convert New York State’s all-purpose energy infrastructure to one powered by wind, water, and sunlight (WWS). The plan was published in the latest issue of the Energy Policy journal (www.sciencedirect.com).

The study, co-authored by Stanford researcher Mark Z. Jacobson and others, outlines in great detail how sustainable, inexpensive and reliable energy supplies can create local jobs and save New York billions of dollars in pollution-related costs.

The study is the first of its kind to develop a plan to fulfill all of a state’s transportation, electric power, industry, and heating and cooling energy needs with renewable energy. It also calculates the number of new devices and jobs created, amount of land and ocean areas required, and policies needed for such an infrastructure change.

The outcome of the study is as follows:

• New York State’s all-purpose energy can be derived from wind, water, and sunlight
• The conversion reduces NYS end-use power demand by ~37%
• The plan creates more jobs than lost since most energy will be from in the state
• The plan creates long-term energy price stability since fuel costs will be zero
• The plan decreases air pollution deaths 4,000/year

An important aspect of the plan is that it envisions all vehicles to be either battery electric vehicles (BEVs, for short- and medium range travel) or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCVs, for longer road trips). This includes all combustion-based passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, non-road machines, and locomotives. The plan also recommends that BEVs and HFCVs be nearly all the new vehicle types sold by 2020. This growth in BEVs and HFCVs will need to be supported by a corresponding growth of electric charging stations and hydrogen refueling stations.

“We must be ambitious if we want to promote energy independence and curb global warming,” said study co-author Robert Howarth, a Cornell University professor.

Source: Stanford News Report, Rob Jordan, March 12, 2013

In honor of his last day as Energy Secretary, the Department of Energy has created a timeline of Secretary Chu’s accomplishments using social media outlets like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

In 2012, Sec. Chu made headlines when he announced he had changed his view on hydrogen as a transportation fuel. When he initially took office in 2009, Sec. Chu questioned the merits of hydrogen-powered cars, and even cut funding for fuel cell research. Fast forward to 2012, Sec. Chu announced that he believed the economics behind hydrogen and fuel cells had changed dramatically. The abundance and low cost of natural gas, as well as technological developments in fuel cell technology, were the major causes for his change of perspective. Sec. Chu also cited the faster fueling time of fuel cell electric vehicles.

Take a look back at his time overseeing important investments in science, innovation, and clean energy technologies that have helped make America more competitive and helped us in the race towards a clean energy future.

See Energy Secretary Chu’s story told through social media…

Vehicle Program to Build Awareness About the Benefits of Hydrogen Fuel and Its Influence on the Automotive Market

PRESS RELEASE

Nuvera Fuel Cells has inaugurated a program with Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. (TMS) in which Nuvera will operate and maintain two Toyota Advanced Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles (FCHV-adv) at its headquarters in Billerica, Massachusetts.

The two-year program is the first of its kind in Massachusetts and will help build awareness of fuel cell technology, the benefits of hydrogen as a clean fuel, and the development of hydrogen infrastructure in the Northeast.

Nuvera will use the program as a way to engage with government officials, policy-makers and the general public about the importance of hydrogen-powered cars and of the supporting hydrogen infrastructure as a catalyst for economic growth in the region and for meeting the region’s zero-emissions vehicle mandates.

“This program with Toyota kicks off the next chapter in Nuvera’s proud history of bringing innovative, high-efficiency clean energy solutions to market,” said Prabhu Rao, Vice President of Commercial Operations at Nuvera. “This program is a great way for Toyota and Nuvera to connect with the leaders, citizens and businesses of Massachusetts on the topic of hydrogen fuel cell cars and the benefits they afford the economy and environment.”

“Toyota’s vehicle demonstration program gives policy makers, local authorities and the general public in Massachusetts a chance to become familiar with fuel cell vehicles  prior to market introduction,” said Kevin Kinnaw, National Manager for Regulatory Affairs at Toyota Motor Sales, USA. “The program also highlights the infrastructure side of the equation. With its on-site hydrogen generation appliance, Nuvera has developed a practical refueling solution that could have far-reaching consequences for the commercial success of zero-emission fuel cell vehicles.”

The cars will be refueled using Nuvera’s PowerTap hydrogen generation and refueling equipment located at the company’s Billerica headquarters. PowerTap safely generates high-purity hydrogen fuel per day from water and natural gas.

PowerTap units are already deployed in industrial settings by material handling professionals to produce hydrogen for fueling fuel cell forklift fleets. PowerTap’s acceptance in the industrial market brings the technology one step closer to being deployed at gas stations as part of the much anticipated hydrogen infrastructure development in New England and the United States.