We are pleased to announce that Flexitallic are exhibiting at the European Fuel Cell Forum 2010. The show will take place 29th June - 2nd July, Lucernce, Switzerland.
More information will be posted closer to the show.
However if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the Flexitallic SOFC team via the SOCF webite: http://www.flexitallicsofc.com
Monday 1 February 2010
Monday 15 June 2009
Monday 3 November 2008
Day 4 at the 2008 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition, Phoenix
Hello again. Yes, it’s still great weather here. It’s the final day of the show today, so its back to the heat and humidity of Houston tomorrow for me, back to the rain of the Pacific North West for Bruce.
Like yesterday, today had a series of concurrent technical sessions, as well as the exhibit hall being open most of the day. Again, Bruce was around the exhibit hall while I sampled some of the technical papers.
The most interesting papers were on a novel cell architecture (a fuel cell ”stick”) and a very detailed presentation of SPFC degradation mechanisms by Fz Julich, which allowed me to understand a few things I often hear.
There was also another poster session, that’s a good way of informally talking to the people who are doing the development work, and a good way to learn things.
Back in the hall “traffic” but the booth was a bit slower than the previous two days, but that’s understandable as it’s the last day. Interestingly we had a few people come by for repeat visits, they’d clearly been thinking about what we’d told them first time around and came back for more information.
By the time I got to the booth this morning, Bruce had put out all the remaining “give-away’s” and started to pack all the excess brochures and sample back into the box for shipping, that was a great idea until we needed a Japanese language Thermiculite 866 brochure, which was right at the bottom of the box !!
As it was quiet I got to walk around the show a bit more, while wandering around I just managed to avoid getting run down by a guy riding the battery powered bicycle around the floor, it’s a really ingenious piece of engineering, they also had fuel cell/battery hybrid motorcycle on show. It’s interesting all the different things that you can see around this show, it’s not just cell developers.
The last hour or so was the predictable count-down to the end of the show, punctuated only by a brief break for free beer just before the end.
To wrap this whole thing up, I’d say it’s been a really useful show for us. It has also given us a chance to look at how the industry is developing and talk to other potential component suppliers. One of the last tasks for Bruce was to book our booth for next year; hopefully Palm Springs, California in November 2009 will be another great show. I’m just making my case now to be the one manning the booth!!
Thanks for reading my blog over the week, if you have any questions or comments please get in touch at sbond@flexitallic.com
Cheers
Steve
Like yesterday, today had a series of concurrent technical sessions, as well as the exhibit hall being open most of the day. Again, Bruce was around the exhibit hall while I sampled some of the technical papers.
The most interesting papers were on a novel cell architecture (a fuel cell ”stick”) and a very detailed presentation of SPFC degradation mechanisms by Fz Julich, which allowed me to understand a few things I often hear.
There was also another poster session, that’s a good way of informally talking to the people who are doing the development work, and a good way to learn things.
Back in the hall “traffic” but the booth was a bit slower than the previous two days, but that’s understandable as it’s the last day. Interestingly we had a few people come by for repeat visits, they’d clearly been thinking about what we’d told them first time around and came back for more information.
By the time I got to the booth this morning, Bruce had put out all the remaining “give-away’s” and started to pack all the excess brochures and sample back into the box for shipping, that was a great idea until we needed a Japanese language Thermiculite 866 brochure, which was right at the bottom of the box !!
As it was quiet I got to walk around the show a bit more, while wandering around I just managed to avoid getting run down by a guy riding the battery powered bicycle around the floor, it’s a really ingenious piece of engineering, they also had fuel cell/battery hybrid motorcycle on show. It’s interesting all the different things that you can see around this show, it’s not just cell developers.
The last hour or so was the predictable count-down to the end of the show, punctuated only by a brief break for free beer just before the end.
To wrap this whole thing up, I’d say it’s been a really useful show for us. It has also given us a chance to look at how the industry is developing and talk to other potential component suppliers. One of the last tasks for Bruce was to book our booth for next year; hopefully Palm Springs, California in November 2009 will be another great show. I’m just making my case now to be the one manning the booth!!
Thanks for reading my blog over the week, if you have any questions or comments please get in touch at sbond@flexitallic.com
Cheers
Steve
Thursday 30 October 2008
Day 3 at the 2008 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition, Phoenix
Hello again. It’s still great weather here, they really do a good job picking venues for this show, next year it’s at Palm Springs, California in mid November. I’m sure there will be lots of people ready to come and man the booth for that one.
Wednesday was technical papers all day, with the exhibit hall open most of the day too, so there was plenty for us both to do. Bruce got the short straw of sitting in the booth all day (although he did meet a couple of real characters, ask him next time you talk to him!!), while I visited a few of the technical sessions to hear the papers.
The speakers in the SOFC session in the morning were all from the major European institutions ( Fz Julich, Topsoe/Riso, Wartsila, Fraunhofer Institute). All were very interesting papers, showing a diversity of fuels for the cell (including biogas from landfill, which I assume to be basically free fuel), and a variety of approaches. It was interesting for me to see these papers and contrast them with the papers on the previous afternoon. Again the SOFC papers attracted about 200 people to listen to them, which in my view is pretty impressive.
The rest of the day was some more SOFC papers from Japanese authors and then a session on other higher temperature fuel cells. The progress made by FCE is impressive; they have some Mega Watt units out there providing reliable stationary power sources.
While Bruce thought I was still at the papers I sneaked out and took advantage of one of the nice side events here. They had five fuel cell cars available for show participants to drive around a few of the streets of Phoenix. They had cars from Honda, Hyundai, Daimler Benz, Chevy (GM) and Toyota. The line for the new Honda Clarity was long, it’s a really sleek looking car, nothing like the hybrids you see these days (Prius etc), it’s a real head turner. So I took one of the short lines and drove around the city in a Hyundai Tucson. It was a nice drive, I turned off the radio and the a/c fan (to the displeasure of the Hyundai rep in the car with me) to listen to how quiet it really was – all you could hear was either a pump or a fan under the hood. Also, it felt like it had the power of a normal Internal Combustion Engine car, these things have truly come a long way, if there was a Hydrogen refueling network, I think we would see these cars on the road in the next few year (but there isn’t, so we are stuck in a chicken or egg situation ….).
After the papers (and the sneaky drive) I went back into the hall to give Bruce a hand. I managed to visit a few booths as well to see what other people are doing and to get a feel for how quickly they think things are moving towards commercialization. The penalty for being away from the booth was I missed the afternoon free beer, by the time I got back, they were wheeling the kegs away and I’d missed out (I wasn’t too upset, it was only Budweiser).
After the free beer was done things slowed down, I think everyone is running out of energy, there’s only one more day of the show to go now. Tomorrow has a variety of papers and a shorter expo day as we get to break down the booth in the late afternoon.
Check out tomorrow’s final blog for updates on Thursday’s papers and events and my thoughts on the show as a whole.
Cheers
Steve
Wednesday was technical papers all day, with the exhibit hall open most of the day too, so there was plenty for us both to do. Bruce got the short straw of sitting in the booth all day (although he did meet a couple of real characters, ask him next time you talk to him!!), while I visited a few of the technical sessions to hear the papers.
The speakers in the SOFC session in the morning were all from the major European institutions ( Fz Julich, Topsoe/Riso, Wartsila, Fraunhofer Institute). All were very interesting papers, showing a diversity of fuels for the cell (including biogas from landfill, which I assume to be basically free fuel), and a variety of approaches. It was interesting for me to see these papers and contrast them with the papers on the previous afternoon. Again the SOFC papers attracted about 200 people to listen to them, which in my view is pretty impressive.
The rest of the day was some more SOFC papers from Japanese authors and then a session on other higher temperature fuel cells. The progress made by FCE is impressive; they have some Mega Watt units out there providing reliable stationary power sources.
While Bruce thought I was still at the papers I sneaked out and took advantage of one of the nice side events here. They had five fuel cell cars available for show participants to drive around a few of the streets of Phoenix. They had cars from Honda, Hyundai, Daimler Benz, Chevy (GM) and Toyota. The line for the new Honda Clarity was long, it’s a really sleek looking car, nothing like the hybrids you see these days (Prius etc), it’s a real head turner. So I took one of the short lines and drove around the city in a Hyundai Tucson. It was a nice drive, I turned off the radio and the a/c fan (to the displeasure of the Hyundai rep in the car with me) to listen to how quiet it really was – all you could hear was either a pump or a fan under the hood. Also, it felt like it had the power of a normal Internal Combustion Engine car, these things have truly come a long way, if there was a Hydrogen refueling network, I think we would see these cars on the road in the next few year (but there isn’t, so we are stuck in a chicken or egg situation ….).
After the papers (and the sneaky drive) I went back into the hall to give Bruce a hand. I managed to visit a few booths as well to see what other people are doing and to get a feel for how quickly they think things are moving towards commercialization. The penalty for being away from the booth was I missed the afternoon free beer, by the time I got back, they were wheeling the kegs away and I’d missed out (I wasn’t too upset, it was only Budweiser).
After the free beer was done things slowed down, I think everyone is running out of energy, there’s only one more day of the show to go now. Tomorrow has a variety of papers and a shorter expo day as we get to break down the booth in the late afternoon.
Check out tomorrow’s final blog for updates on Thursday’s papers and events and my thoughts on the show as a whole.
Cheers
Steve
Day 2 at the 2008 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition, Phoenix
Hello again from sunny and warm Arizona, what a great place to be in late October, this week is forecast to be sunny, in the low 90s with low humidity every day – great weather. Also the convention center is pretty good too.
Tuesday morning saw the start of the seminar and expo for real. The highpoint of Tuesday morning was the plenary session with a series of keynote speakers from around the world. They concentrated on setting out the big picture, which should place the technical stuff from the rest of the week in context. This session was in a huge hall, and while it’s difficult to say how many people were there, I would guess from the coffee lines at break it was over 500. At least it was Starbucks.
The Exhibition Hall was officially opened to all delegated at lunchtime by Bob Rose of the US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC). It a slightly strange turn of events, all the exhibitors were inside the hall, behind closed doors, while the ceremony took place outside. I wonder what they said about us :)
Flexitallic have joined the USFCC so I had the opportunity to participate in one of their working group meetings on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, which was an interesting experience.
The afternoon was when the real stuff started though - the concurrent technical sessions. There were several sessions on different technologies running in parallel; I spent my time in the SOFC session. Tuesday afternoon was mainly presentations from those involved in the SECA/DOE program. Clearly progress is being made; several speakers stressed efficiency improvements and cost reductions, even from the conference last year. I’d say there were 200-300 people in attendance for the main papers in this session, which is pretty impressive.
After the papers most people seemed to head for the free food in the exhibition halls (more long lines – especially the one where you could redeem your free beer coupons, but worth it for the 8th Street Ale, brewed in locally Tucson AZ. Another well thought out incentive to encourage people into the exhibit hall. It’s a long day on the booth (as Bruce can attest to) but we got some significant new contacts, and managed to meet up with some people we already knew.
Tomorrow is another SOFC session with lots of papers from European lab. It will be interesting to compare the approaches of the labs in the US and EU. Then there’s more Expo time in the booth for Bruce and myself.
Check out tomorrow’s blog for updates on Wednesday’s papers and events.
Cheers
Steve
Tuesday morning saw the start of the seminar and expo for real. The highpoint of Tuesday morning was the plenary session with a series of keynote speakers from around the world. They concentrated on setting out the big picture, which should place the technical stuff from the rest of the week in context. This session was in a huge hall, and while it’s difficult to say how many people were there, I would guess from the coffee lines at break it was over 500. At least it was Starbucks.
The Exhibition Hall was officially opened to all delegated at lunchtime by Bob Rose of the US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC). It a slightly strange turn of events, all the exhibitors were inside the hall, behind closed doors, while the ceremony took place outside. I wonder what they said about us :)
Flexitallic have joined the USFCC so I had the opportunity to participate in one of their working group meetings on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, which was an interesting experience.
The afternoon was when the real stuff started though - the concurrent technical sessions. There were several sessions on different technologies running in parallel; I spent my time in the SOFC session. Tuesday afternoon was mainly presentations from those involved in the SECA/DOE program. Clearly progress is being made; several speakers stressed efficiency improvements and cost reductions, even from the conference last year. I’d say there were 200-300 people in attendance for the main papers in this session, which is pretty impressive.
After the papers most people seemed to head for the free food in the exhibition halls (more long lines – especially the one where you could redeem your free beer coupons, but worth it for the 8th Street Ale, brewed in locally Tucson AZ. Another well thought out incentive to encourage people into the exhibit hall. It’s a long day on the booth (as Bruce can attest to) but we got some significant new contacts, and managed to meet up with some people we already knew.
Tomorrow is another SOFC session with lots of papers from European lab. It will be interesting to compare the approaches of the labs in the US and EU. Then there’s more Expo time in the booth for Bruce and myself.
Check out tomorrow’s blog for updates on Wednesday’s papers and events.
Cheers
Steve
Wednesday 29 October 2008
Day 1 at the 2008 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition, Phoenix
Greetings from the Fuel Cell Seminar and Exposition in Phoenix, Arizona. I’m Steve and I’ll be recounting a few of the high points from this weeks show.
Monday was arrival day, lots of people milling around the hotel waiting for their rooms to be available for move in - including me !! So I took the time to go and register and pick up my information for the show, nice to see it’s on a CD so we don’t have to haul a ton of paper back on the plane (and environmentally friendlier too).
Also, I dropped by the Exhibit hall to see how things were progressing, it’s good to watch these guys put everything together, it’s very impressive. When I arrived the Flex booth was half complete (see picture), which was reassuring. I’d never seen this booth in person, so I was pretty impressed by the final product when I came back in the evening.
Monday evening Bruce and I attended the exhibitors only reception, I guess the open bar ensured everyone stayed around for some “networking”. It was very interesting to see a few folks who are already Thermiculite 866 customers here. It was also good to see some companies that are suppliers to us in our non-fuel cell business, they are here mostly to see into PEM cells, which seems to be the most well represented technology here.
Tomorrow there are a significant number of papers and posters on SOFCs, which is when the show kicks off for real. Check out tomorrow’s blog for updates on that.
Cheers
Steve
Monday was arrival day, lots of people milling around the hotel waiting for their rooms to be available for move in - including me !! So I took the time to go and register and pick up my information for the show, nice to see it’s on a CD so we don’t have to haul a ton of paper back on the plane (and environmentally friendlier too).
Also, I dropped by the Exhibit hall to see how things were progressing, it’s good to watch these guys put everything together, it’s very impressive. When I arrived the Flex booth was half complete (see picture), which was reassuring. I’d never seen this booth in person, so I was pretty impressed by the final product when I came back in the evening.
Monday evening Bruce and I attended the exhibitors only reception, I guess the open bar ensured everyone stayed around for some “networking”. It was very interesting to see a few folks who are already Thermiculite 866 customers here. It was also good to see some companies that are suppliers to us in our non-fuel cell business, they are here mostly to see into PEM cells, which seems to be the most well represented technology here.
Tomorrow there are a significant number of papers and posters on SOFCs, which is when the show kicks off for real. Check out tomorrow’s blog for updates on that.
Cheers
Steve
2008 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Flexitallic are exhibiting at the 2008 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The exhibition will be on the 27th-30th October 2008. It is the leading international conference dedicated to Fuel Cell research and development.
For more information please click on the following link: www.fuelcellseminar.comYou will find the Flexitallic stand at #427.
We will keep you updated on the Flexitallic SOFC progress through out the week.
For more information please click on the following link: www.fuelcellseminar.comYou will find the Flexitallic stand at #427.
We will keep you updated on the Flexitallic SOFC progress through out the week.
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