BOC displays the GH2OST, hydrogen powered car, at IPHE technology showcase.Business Editors MURRAY HILL Murray Hill may refer to one of the following places:
BOC (Bell Operating Company) One of 22 companies that was formerly part of AT&T and later organized into seven regional companies. See RBOC. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BOX), one of the world's leading industrial gases companies, is displaying a car that can travel up to 1,200 miles on one kilogram of hydrogen -- equivalent to one gallon of gasoline -- at the technology showcase that accompanies a key hydrogen energy meeting in Washington, D.C. The 132-pound car, which emits only water as a combustion by-product by·prod·uct or by-prod·uct n. 1. Something produced in the making of something else. 2. A secondary result; a side effect. by-product Noun 1. , is known as the BOC GH2OST n. 1. See Oast. OST n abbr (= Office of Science and Technology) → Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Technologie . Earlier this year, the car won the Best Renewable Energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. Vehicle award in the Shell Eco-Marathon Challenge at the Grampian Transport Museum in Scotland. The BOC GH2OST is on display this week at the International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy Ministerial Meeting at the Omni Shoreham Hotel The Shoreham Hotel is a hotel in Northwest Washington, D.C., owned by Omni Hotels. It is located at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Calvert Street. Built in 1930, the building was designed by Waddy Butler Wood. . "Supporting the development of the GH2OST expanded BOC's already extensive knowledge of hydrogen technology, particularly the safe use of high-pressure gases in mobile applications. We are confident that projects like this demonstrate the superior energy efficiency of fuel cell technology and the practical use of hydrogen as a fuel," said John Carolin, BOC's global director of hydrogen energy. The car was built by Aberdeen, Scotland-based siGEN Ltd., Scotland's foremost fuel cell company, and Kenny Stewart, who has extensive experience of constructing ultra lightweight eco-marathon cars. They built the car as a test platform for future hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles. "BOC supplies a full range of products and services to emerging hydrogen energy markets across the globe, we participate in demonstration projects, we support the development of new technologies, we create innovative customer solutions, and we invest in new ventures. In addition to the GH2OST, BOC also is featuring at IPHE IPHE Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering IPHE International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy IPHE International Public Health Education our existing hydrogen infrastructure and capabilities and hydrogen energy-specific projects," Carolin said. BOC is a leader is supporting hydrogen energy projects around the world. The company: -- Is a silver member of the California Hydrogen Business Council, a non-profit group that links hydrogen-technology developers, businesses, energy leaders, government, and infrastructure providers. -- Is a member of the board of directors of the National Hydrogen Association, a membership organization of industry, university, research and small business members that is leading the transition to a hydrogen-based energy infrastructure. -- Participates in the Compressed Hydrogen Infrastructure Program, a 700-bar hydrogen fuelling demonstration in Surrey, British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography . -- Has an equity stake in the Burnaby, British Columbia-based QuestAir Technologies, which has developed proprietary gas purification technology that is being applied to industrial hydrogen production and stationary and automotive fuel cells. -- Is a member of the board of directors of Fuel Cells Canada, a non-profit industry association aimed at accelerating Canada's fuel cell and hydrogen industry. -- Is a member of the Chrysalix Energy Limited Partnership, a venture capital firm that focuses on fuel cell & related fueling technology companies. Chrysalix is a private equity joint venture between Ballard Power Systems Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD, NASDAQ: BLDP), located in Burnaby, British Columbia -- a suburb of Vancouver -- is a company that designs, develops, and manufactures zero emission proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells. , BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida Venture Capital, The BOC Group, The Boeing Company, Duke Energy, Mitsubishi Corporation and Shell Hydrogen. The International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy (IPHE) Ministerial meeting is bringing together energy ministers from 15 countries to discuss common areas of interest in, and obstacles to, the hydrogen economy in the fields of research, development and demonstration projects, hydrogen policy and regulation, and the commercialization of hydrogen based energy technologies. The BOC Group (NYSE:BOX), the worldwide industrial gases, vacuum technologies and distribution services company, serves two million customers in more than 50 countries. It employs 46,000 people and had annual sales of over $7 billion in 2003. Further information about The BOC Group may be obtained on the Internet at http://www.boc.com. |
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