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Loop Energy Fuel Cell Range-Extenders Chosen for FAST TRACK Project

August 8, 2018 - Loop Energy announced today that the company’s heavy-duty fuel cell range extender will power two new zero-emission hybrid-electric Class 8 drayage trucks that will operate for a one-year period as part of a FAST TRACK Fuel Cell Truck Project in southern California. Read More (PDF)

Loop Selected for 2018 Emerging Rocket CleanTech List

March 14, 2018 - For the second year in a row, Loop Energy has been selected to the Cleantech Emerging Rocket List, a business recognition for British Columbia's tech sector that showcases Revenue Growth Leaders of Tomorrow. Read More (PDF)

Loop Energy Fuel Cell Range-Extended Yard Truck in Operation

August 3, 2017 - Loop Energy announced today, during a press conference with The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development at its company headquarters in Burnaby British Columbia, that its fuel cell range extender system is fully functional and operating in a heavy-duty terminal tractor (or yard truck) with partner China National Heavy-Duty Truck Company (CNHTC). Read More (PDF)

Loop Energy Receives Funding From Government of Canada’s Automotive Supplier Innovation Program For Next Generation Fuel Cell Stack

June 6, 2017 - Loop Energy announced that it has been awarded $760,000 from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)... Read More (PDF)

Loop Secures $760,000 in Funding through GOC Western Innovative (WINN) Initiative

March 20, 2017 - Loop Energy is pleased to announce that it has secured $760,000 in funding through the Government of Canada’s Western Innovative (WINN) Initiative. The funding arrives... Read More (PDF)

Government of Canada Invests in Loop Energy

March 15, 2017 - Loop Energy is one of 12 companies in British Columbia that have been selected for Government of Canada funding under the Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative... Read More

Loop Selected for 2017 Emerging Rocket CleanTech List

March 3, 2017 - Ready to Rocket is a business recognition program for British Columbia's tech sector that showcases the Revenue Growth Leaders of Tomorrow.... Read More

Loop Energy Introduces Fuel Cell Range Extender for Electric Transport

November 24, 2016 - Loop Energy today introduced a new range-extender (REX) power module for heavy-duty electric transport vehicles. At the core of the module is Loop’s unique fuel cell design which substantially improves performance, durability and cost.... Read More (PDF)

Loop Energy Receives 2016 Innovation Award for Best Zero-Emission Transport Technology

June 7, 2016 - Loop Energy Inc. is pleased to announce that they have received an award for “Innovation in Green Technology” from Corporate Vision (CV) Magazine in recognition of its zero-emission transport technology. The winners will be formally announced in July 2016. ... Read More (PDF)

Loop Energy and CRRC to Develop Zero-Emission Powertrains for Heavy Duty Transport

May 5, 2016 - Loop Energy is pleased to announce a collaboration agreement with Hunan CRRC Times Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of CRRC Corporation Ltd.) to develop zero emission power systems for heavy duty transportation applications... Read More (PDF)

Loop Energy Wins $7.5M Grant From Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) to Deploy Zero-Emissions Truck

March 4, 2016 - Loop Energy is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $7.5 million grant... Read More

Transport trucks with hybrid fuel cell battery powertrain coming to market

March 1, 2016 - Zero emission cars aren’t new; the major automakers have a variety... Read More (PDF)

PowerDisc Announces Name Change to Loop Energy

February 4, 2016 - Company Expands Focus to Zero-Emission Transportation Solutions... Read More (PDF)

Analyzing the Potential Impact of a Cost Reduction in PEM Fuel Cell System Technology

December 9, 2015 - The fuel cell technology market grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27% between 2008 and 2010, according to data in Pike Research’s Fuel Cells Annual Report 2011... Read More (PDF)

PowerDisc CEO David Leger Receives Canada’s Clean16 Award

September 16, 2014 - PowerDisc announced today that the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, David Leger, will receive a prestigious sustainability award – Canada’s Clean16 – in recognition of his... Read More (PDF)

PowerDisc’s eFlow® Reduces Fuel Cell Commercialisation Cost

April 4, 2014 - The successful commercialisation of any new technology is inherently dependent on its ability to compete head-to-head with incumbent product. In pursuit of price parity, the fuel cell industry has historically... Read More (PDF)

PowerDisc Announces New Chairman of the Board

December 16, 2013 - PowerDisc Development Corporation, a Vancouver-based fuel cell company, today announced that Dr. Andreas Truckenbrodt has been appointed... Read More (PDF)

Vancouver Firm Claims It Can Cut Fuel Cell Costs 25%

June 18, 2013 - One of the biggest barriers to greater adoption of hydrogen fuel cell technology is cost. Not only is hydrogen more expensive than gasoline, diesel and natural gas, the fuel cells themselves are expensive... Read More

PowerDisc Breakthrough Proves Uniform Current Distribution, Providing Improved Fuel Cell Performance

June 11, 2013 - PowerDisc Development Corporation, a fuel cell company based in Vancouver BC, has announced that eFlow™ – a novel fuel cell design – has solved one of the most challenging issues within the fuel cell... Read More (PDF)

LOOP in the Press

Loop Energy Fuel Cell Range Extenders Chosen for FAST TRACK Project

August 16, 2018 - Canada-based Loop Energy’s heavy-duty fuel cell range extender will power two new zero-emission hybrid-electric Class 8 drayage trucks that will operate for a one-year period as part of a FAST TRACK Fuel Cell Truck Project in southern California. Read More

B.C. fuel cell company on board for federal tech push

August 22, 2017 - The federal government is pointing to Loop Energy's fuel cell improvements for heavy-duty trucks as the kind of innovation it wants to promote in Western Canada Read More

Electric trucks go a pathetic 60 miles — Loop Energy wants to fix that

February 1, 2017 - Vancouver-based Loop Energy is building a vehicle range extender using a hydrogen fuel cell. The plan is to save electric-powered buses and trucks from having to recharge constantly and waste hours hooked up to the charger.... Watch The Video

Kick-starting the drive for ‘hydrogen fuel cell 2.0’

January 3, 2017 - Vancouver company Loop Energy’s claims of a more efficient fuel cell to be tested by major trucking company... Read More (PDF)

Fighting Port Pollution – Loop’s FC-REX to the Rescue

December 23, 2016 - ... Read More

Loop Energy to use SDTC money to speed powertrain commercialization

March 16, 2016 - Vancouver-based Loop Energy now has some additional fuel in the tank... Read More (PDF)

Vancouver company angles to put fuel cells into cargo trucks

March 11, 2016 - To date, hydrogen fuel cells have been promoted mostly as power plants on the people side of the transportation sector. Think cars, buses and trams.... Read More (PDF)

Loop Energy, Peterbilt to Build Zero-Emission Truck

March 7, 2016 - Loop Energy will use a newly acquired $7.5 million grant to accelerate deployment... Read More

Loop Energy Offers Zero-Emission Drive

February 9, 2016 - Powertrain Combines an Electric Battery with a Hydrogen Fuel Cell... Read More

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