There was a time when the term “fuel cell” was linked almost exclusively with America’s space program. The fuel cells in space used hydrogen and oxygen to generate electricity for manned spacecraft, with the side benefit of producing drinking water. Few people will forget the near loss of Apollo 13 when a short circuit ignited oxygen inside a fuel cell tank. The resulting explosion crippled the craft, which eventually made it back to earth thanks to a level of creativity and intensity on the part of the crew and ground support personnel that can only be described as heroic. But fuel cells were around long before all that, and are now taking on a major role in more down-to-earth applications.

Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert a fuel, such as methanol or hydrogen, into electricity without burning. The principle behind the

Axial Vector Energy Corp. owns, develops, finances and licenses advanced next generation energy technologies that have tremendous potential in industrial and commercial energy-related applications around the world. The Axial Vector engine converts chemical energy from a variety of different fuels into motion, but much more efficiently than a standard engine.

In addition to the company’s revolutionary engine technologies, Axial Vector has designed a new family of high-power, high-efficiency ‘Axial Flux’ electric generators. In combination, Axial Vector’s engine is designed to be seamlessly integrated with two 100 kW Axial Flux generators in order to create a 200 kW generator set (GENSET) that is expected to become the company’s first commercially marketed product.

The commercial applications for the company’s engine and GENSETs are enormous. The Axial Vector engine has many advantages including: its smaller size and weight, fewer operating parts and lower maintenance, an

Axial Vector Energy Corp.’s products represent an enormous near-term market opportunity. The company makes products that are very efficient at converting energy from one form to another, an obviously marketable capability in today’s world. The Axial Vector engine, for example, converts chemical energy from a variety of fuels into motion, like a standard engine, but does it extremely efficiently due to its unique design.

The AVEC engine offers greater fuel efficiency, smaller size, and significantly lower weight than standard engines. It also has fewer operating parts, reducing maintenance costs, and has an unmatched weight-to-horsepower and weight-to-torque ratio. The engine is currently being tested for use on mobile platforms and other applications. One of the most important features of the AVEC engine is its ability to run efficiently on multiple types of fuels, such as diesel, bio-diesels, JP5 and JP8 fuels, and ethanol,

Axial Vector Energy Corp.’s mission is the development of low-cost, clean, and efficient energy technologies, making optimum use of chemical and electrical energy. Below are some of their recent activities and accomplishments. It’s interesting to note that these products were designed with the same sophisticated programs used by Boeing to design Jumbo Jets.

• New Diesel / Multi-Fuel Engines

Axial has now completed performance test trials on their prototype 8-cylinder, 352 HP diesel and multi-fuel engine, which produces 1,140 ft-lbs of torque. With a torque per horse-power that is 75% greater than an equivalent displacement Caterpillar diesel engine, and greatly reduced wear, the engine offers significant operational benefits. For example, a truck using this engine could expect to travel some 2 million miles before requiring an overhaul.

As part of this, they have successfully demonstrated multiple firing and operation of the engine using palm

Hydrogen Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (HYHY) has retained exclusive worldwide rights to sell its Hydrogen Fuel Injection (HFI) technology to original equipment manufacturers (OEM). It also has non-exclusive rights to sell the HFI to worldwide after-market segments. In this era of uncertainty, with the pricing of traditional fuel costs, the HFI technology provides consumers with a viable option.

The HFI technology is a patented process developed by Canadian Hydrogen Energy Company (CHEC). The on-demand HFI system uses electrical power, either 12V or 110V, to split distilled water to produce hydrogen and oxygen gas. Both gases are then injected directly into the air intake of a normal combustion engine. The hydrogen acts to alter the combustion profile of the traditional fuel so that the chemical energy released is at a greater efficiency level with lower emissions. Since the chemical energy translates to increased mechanical energy, the engine is able to lower fuel consumption