Corland Publishing Launches Hydrogen Forecast Magazine

Online publication will provide constant editorial coverage of the emerging hydrogen economy.

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 10 -- With oil prices reaching their highest levels in a decade, interest in alternative fuels for transportation and power generation has hit a vigorous pace. Responding to this fast- growing, high-tech market, Corland Publishing has launched Hydrogen Forecast, an online publication dedicated to comprehensive reporting on hydrogen technology and business news to a qualified audience. Visitors can review the entire publication for free, on a trial basis at http://www.hydrogenforecast.com/ .

Each installment will review technology breakthroughs, development trends, vehicle trials, business acquisitions and announcements, infrastructure developments and government and military activities. Coverage will include both the stationary power fuel cell and transportation fuel cell markets. The publication also will focus on statistics and market trends, reporting on potential changes in the demand for products and services associated with fuel cell development. This editorial focus will help the primary readership in making educated decisions about their involvement in fuel cell development and build their strategies in the months and years to come.

Hydrogen Forecast is led by Executive Editor John McCormick. British-born McCormick joined Britain's renowned CAR magazine as deputy editor in 1982. After four years he crossed the Atlantic to join AutoWeek magazine and later Ward's Auto World.

A leading independent automotive journalist since 1992, McCormick contributes to various US newspapers and magazines including The Detroit News, Automotive Industries, Bloomberg Markets and Popular Science. His stories can also be read in publications throughout Europe, and as far afield as Japan and Australia. McCormick's publishing and editorial services company, Word House LLC, recently produced a coffee table-style book on the development of the 2004 Cadillac XLR.

Other contributing correspondents to Hydrogen Forecast give the editorial a global focus, with key coverage in Detroit, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Germany, Japan and other strategic regions where fuel cell research and development is taking place.

Hydrogen Forecast's publisher is Rob Cleveland, president of ICON Creative Technologies Group, an interactive marketing and creative agency. Cleveland's experience in publishing and the automotive market, along with ICON's services in both creative and web-based publishing technology gives Corland Publishing the perfect skills, background and experience for the production of online magazines and newsletters.

Hydrogen Forecast's editorial focuses primarily on decision-makers at fuel-cell OEMs, hydrogen production companies, government institutions and major suppliers. The editorial is designed to provide an information platform that will quickly educate these key individuals, and help drive their decisions. Coverage will be designed to inform top managers both in the technical arena and in business operations.

Corland Publishing is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan and is dedicated to niche publishing projects in multiple media channels. Its online publication, Hydrogen Forecast, is available at http://www.hydrogenforecast.com/ , the hydrogen economy's leading news source.