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Fuel Cell Industry Has a Strong Voice

22 September 2000

Fuel Cell Industry Has a Strong Voice

    WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 The U.S. Fuel Cell Council (USFCC),
the trade association for the fuel cell industry, added 13 new members to its
roster today (Thursday).  The Council includes virtually all the major
developers of fuel cell technology, key industry suppliers, and potential
customers.
    At its Fall Board of Directors Meeting, held today in Washington, D.C.,
the Council's Board approved its latest members, and reviewed its broad
education and outreach efforts.
    "In the U.S. Fuel Cell Council, our industry has a strong trade
association in our nation's capitol with well over 50 member companies," said
Peter Ciampa of Delphi Automotive Systems, president of the USFCC Board of
Directors.  "The Council brings together corporate giants, small technology
start-ups, research institutions, and governmental agencies around one common
desire, to get fuel cells into the marketplace quickly and smoothly."
    The newest members of the USFCC approved by the Board of Directors are:
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited of Victoria, Australia; CSA International of
Cleveland, Ohio; Degussa Metals Catalysts Cerdec Corporation of Auburn Hills,
Michigan; Donaldson Company, Inc., of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Energy
Conversion Devices, Inc., of Troy, Michigan; Hydrogen Burner Technology, Inc.,
of Long Beach, California; IMPCO
    Technologies, Inc., of Irvine, California; Johnson Matthey, Inc., of
Wayne, Pennsylvania; McDermott Technology, Inc., of Alliance, Ohio; Reliant
Energy Entex of Houston, Texas; Syntroleum Corporation of Tulsa, Oklahoma;
Thomas Industries of Sheboygan, Wisconsin; and ZeTek Power Corporation of New
York, New York.
    USFCC Executive Director Robert Rose reviewed the Council's progress this
year, including:

    * significant contributions to state, national and international fuel
      cell codes and standards setting activities;

    * the publication of the Council's first Media Guide;

    * startup of the Fuel Cell Connection, a free monthly electronic
      newsletter sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy
      Technology Laboratory;

    * the success of the Council's Internet site -- http://www.usfcc.com -- which has
      received more than 1.1 million hits over the past 12 months; and

    * publication of the Second Edition of the Fuel Cell Glossary.