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Hereby Icelandic new Energy would like to extend its gratitude to the funds and handful of companies that have sponsored all our projects. In

The mayor of Reykjavik now driving on hydrogen
The mayor of Reykjavik will test varoius clean energy cars during the upcoming seasons. Icelandic New Energy delivered to him the first one, the

Would you like to be electrified?!
Icelandic New Energy just announced a demonstration of electric vehicles where 8 households are offered to rent consecutively a battery vehicle for one month


H2 vehicles – perfect recreational vehicles?
H2 vehicles – perfect recreational vehicles? Earlier this month (July 2010) the general manager of Icelandic New Energy

10 more Ford FCV
During this darkest of seasons, Icelandic New Energy and Brimborg, Ford retailer in Iceland, have the pleasure of announcing still further steps in demonstrating

On November 30th the H2 Parade in Copenhagen was a success and has received a good coverage by international media. During that same day,


Hamburg , Germany , 17 th November 2009 The clean mobility revolution has undoubtedly begun, and hydrogen as

Seven Major Original Equipment Manufacturers Agree to Increase Production of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
On September 8th 2009 major key players from each of the following companies: (1) Daimler AG; (2) Ford Motor Company; (3) General Motors

7 vehicle Manufacturers Sign H2 committment Letter
On September 8th, 2009 eight car companies signed a joint letter of understanding thereby calling for the initial hydrogen fueling stations to be built


NAHA General Assembly Meeting in Okern, Norway, November 23rd 2009
On November 23 rd from 15-16 the NAHA General Assembly will meet in Okern, Nowary at the Quality 33 Hotel . During this same

Carbon Footprint from Fishing Vessels Could be Dramatically Reduced by Using Hydrogen
Birna Guttormsdottir, employed by Matís during her completion of her thesis, graduated in May 2009, earning a M.Sc in Environment and Natural Resource at

Hydrogen versus alternative fuels
Technology developments for alternative fuels are accelerating - electricity and bio fuels are gaining ground. What will be the future niche for hydrogen?


Daimler receives prestigious fuel cell award
Daimler was awarded the prestigious F-Cell Award during the F-Cell Conference in Stuttgart for innovative use of fuel cell technology in the Mercedes-Benz

General Motors debut of the Sequal
At an annual car show, General Motors introduced the Sequal, a hydrogen fuel car providing the same level of performance related to conventional

HyNor Lillestrom
Members of the North Atlantic Hydrogen Association continue to move forward in the integration of hydrogen into society by employing new and exciting methods.


Production increasing
Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will launch a production hydrogen fuel cell car in the United States next year based on its subcompact B

INE to parcipate in Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Nordic Countries Conference in November
November 24-26 Icelandic New Energy will participate in the Hydorgen and Fuel Cells in the Nordic Countries conference,

NAHA member, Greenland,  to increase share of renewable energy through storage in hydrogen
The national energy company of Greenland, Nukissiorfiit has started an exciting project, called H2KT that are to enable increase in the


Live Video of EVS Rally
The Norwegian EVS Rally came to an end last week with great success and many positive attitudes toward the next generation of environmentally friendly

Day 3 in the EVS Rally
The second day of the Rally, 13 May, was a very long and difficult days for the vehicles. The Explorer

Day Two in EVS Rally
The EVS viking rally continued 13 May and Jón Björn Skúlason, General Director of Icelandic New Energy, came in 5th place. The Ford


Types of Cars in EVS Rally
The Viking rally brings together many different types of vehicles from different manufactures. Battery electric vehicles were from manufactures including Mitsubishi, Peugeot, Fiat,

Day One in EVS Rally
The EVS Viking Rally began yesterday, May 11th, in Norway. The drive is from Oslo to Stanvangurs that is approximately 700 km in

Icelandic New Energy in Norway for the EVS rally
Jon Bjorn Skulason, General Manager of Icelandic New Energy, has been asked to give a presentation to participants in


The First Full Sized Electric Fuel-Celled Hydrogen Ford Explorer Comes to Icelandic New Energy
Yesterday, 06.04.2009, Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, and others gathered to witness the new Ford Explorer which is a combined

Toyota Motor Corp.  Produces Sharp Changes and Reductions in Fuel-Cell Cost by 2015
Toyota Motor Corp. has predicted a huge reduction in the cost of fuel-cell stacks by 2015. These predictions imply that there is an

The Difference between Battery Electric and Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicles
H2-Logic from Denmark has produced a graphical representation of the trade-off between weight (kg) and range (km) for vehicles that are either powered by


The Upcoming Year
Despite the bank failure that occured in the autumn of 2008, Icelandic New Energy will continue to move forward in the year 2009. In

Kutztown Middle School Places 1st in the Regionals
In October 2008, Kutztown Middle School contacted Icelandic New Energy asking to provide assistance and suggestions describing a plausible futuristic city in Iceland that

The Ford Edge HySeries on display at Brimborg
Today the 5th of November Brimborg, look up www.brimborg.is ,to see their presentation of ford hydrogen models. Brimborg is the car dealer for Ford


Guests from TV
The last weeks INE has been hosting international news agents and reporters. The BBC came in in July to make a documentary on the

The Fuel Cell cars have been photographed in varoius situations, here are some examples

Four new publications
- Dawn in Reykjavik November 2007. Now four new publications in English are to be found on our web. Just klick on


Prof Sigfusson's book
"The Taming of the Proton" an overview of the progress of the integration of hydrogen world wide has been published. The author, Dr Thorsteinn

The cooperating North
During the launch of the hydrogen auxiliary unit on Elding (see below) many good guests came to celebrate the event with

Hydrogen in Elding
On the 24th of April about 120 people gathered at the old fishing port in central Reykjavik. Sorry for late postings but the websystems


FUEL CELL BUS CLUB in Reykjavik
The Fifth International Fuel Cell Bus Workshop will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland at the Park Inn Island Hotel from May 29 - 30,

CorparateSocial Responsibilty
Icelandic New Energy and the SUGRE project published a brochure regarding alternative fuel types and vehicle policy with special emphasis on fleet operators. The

Clean Transport on First Day of Summer!
Hydrogen in the North Atlantic Area, research and demonstration. The North Atlantic Hydrogen Association (NAHA) in cooperation with


Alternative vehicles exhibitioin on the 24th of April
On the 23rd of April this spring a meeting will be held within the North Atlantic Hydrogen Association. Register on camilla@icelandtravel.is On the 24th an

Hydrogen in marine environment
Hydrogen in marine environment The progress within the SMART-H2 has been excellent. Already 11 cars have been in service

The Hydrogen Hybrid cars are on the streets
Early morning in the morning on the 28th of November,VistOrka handed 10 hydrogen Prius cars over to users in Reykjavik. The cars were originally


Look out, we just moved!!
Icelandic New Energy moved the office during the weekend 4th of November 2007. Our new address is: Icelandic New Energy, Orkugardi, Grensásvegi 9, 108 Reykjavik.

10 H2 Toyota Prius' to Icelandic customers
Press release, Irvine, California, 07.08.07 SMART-H2 10 Hydrogen Toyota Prius vehicles delivered to Icelandic customers

Facillitated market introduction : A-class in Reykjavik
Yesterday, the first hydrogen vehicle was handed over to the Icelandic power companies. Peter Froschle and Monika Kentzler representing DaimlerChrysler handed


Smart H
Smart H 2 Boat The SMART H2 boat demo is a three years project with the objective to design and test an

Creating the worlds first hydrogen society Next steps in Iceland Icelandic New

The North Antlantic Hydrogen Association has released it´s first newsletter, you can read the newsletter here.


Thorsteinn I Sigfússons is to take on the challenge of organising and leading innovation in Iceland. The lates headlines in Iceland state that Prof

Professor Sigfusson honored
It is with pride and pleasure that Icelandic New Energy hereby reports that a true supporter of the company, of all hydrogen applications, of

North Antlantic Hydrogen Association General Assembly 2007 Stavanger Norway


Successful ending of HyFleet:Cute and ECTOS
The experimental driving of the three DaimlerChrysler fuel cell hydrogen buses in Reykjavík came to an end in January 2007. The

Application to Nordiskkulturfond
Icelandic New Energy (INE) was coordinator of an EU project (finalised in 2003) called EURO-HYPORT, one the objectives was too raise public awareness of

Yesterday the North Atlantic Hydrogen Association (NAHA) was formally founded in Nuuk, Greenland. NAHA brings together parties from the northern Atlantic region to cooperate on projects,


Hydrogen Implementation and Fundamental Questions
On July 19th the following editorial appeared in Morgunblaðið, one of Iceland's major newspapers (transl. by INE): Jón Björn Skúlason, general

CUTE Congress - presentations
On the 11th and 12th of May the CUTE Congress was held in Hamburg to present the results of the CUTE project. The presentations

GM in Reykjavik
General Motors sent a delegation to Reykjavik to announce its goal of marketing hydrogen cars by 2010. GM invited reporters from media such as


Newsclip
One recent news report is now visible on the web. Try the link: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3033509

The North Atlantic Hydrogen Association (NAHA)
The islands of the North, Iceland , Faroe Islands and Greenland , in cooperation with Norwegian partners have decided to increase their cooperation regarding

The ECTOS reports are here!
The Outcomes of ECTOS have been posted on our web under Publications . The report no 17 gives an overall evaluation of the impacts


H2 backup power in Keflavik int. airport
A GenCore stationary hydrogen fuel cell is currently undergoing a reliability test at the Int. airport in Keflavik the 20th of Dec 2005. The

The Hydrogen buses are back on the streets
The 3 fuel cell hydrogen buses are back on the streets of Reykjavik. They will be used throughout the year 2006. The ECTOS came

New dates for hydrogen seminars
The latest dates for the intensive seminars are: 9th December - 13th January 06 - 3rd February 06 - 24th February 06 - 17th March


Pictures and multimedia content
Icelandic New Energy has pictures and educational multimedia content for sale! All the pictures that you see in our web based picture gallery are

Hydrogen technology seminar in Germany
On the 30th of July thirteen Icelandic teachers and technicians will travel to Aalen in Germany to attend a seminar on hydrogen technology.

Distinguished guests
Visits during last month were noticed in the world press. The president of India came for an official visit. He


The Hydrogen Puffin goes round Iceland
Saturday the 11th of June a Japanese group of five clean energy enthusiasts will embark on a journey around Iceland on a hydrogen powered

 


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