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UK seeks to keep lead in fuel cell technology
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/750ca820-5631-11e1-8dfa-00144feabdc0.html[font face=Times,Times New Roman,Serif]February 19, 2012 11:03 pm
[font size=5]UK seeks to keep lead in fuel cell technology[/font]
By Andrew Bounds
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Acal Energy, which has developed a cheap fuel cell, and ITM Power, an Aim-listed maker of hydrogen for fuel, have been given £500,000 – with the promise of up to £5m more – by the Carbon Trust, a government-funded body, to combine their technologies to create the breakthrough needed for mass market scale. They are working with an unnamed Japanese carmaker.
Fuel cells convert the chemical energy from hydrogen into electricity through a reaction with oxygen in an arrangement similar to a battery, with the only waste being water and heat. They usually require platinum catalysts immersed in an expensive chemical soup to work. Acal’s FlowCath uses cheaper materials and a regenerator.
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ITM Power, which manufactures hydrogen from water and makes hydrogen power systems, has developed a unique membrane, used to turn water into hydrogen or create electricity from hydrogen, reducing the weight and size of systems.
Ben Graziano, technology commercialisation manager at the Carbon Trust, said between them they could cut the cost of fuel cell power to less than $37 per kW generated, making it competitive with conventional engines.
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[font size=5]UK seeks to keep lead in fuel cell technology[/font]
By Andrew Bounds
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Acal Energy, which has developed a cheap fuel cell, and ITM Power, an Aim-listed maker of hydrogen for fuel, have been given £500,000 – with the promise of up to £5m more – by the Carbon Trust, a government-funded body, to combine their technologies to create the breakthrough needed for mass market scale. They are working with an unnamed Japanese carmaker.
Fuel cells convert the chemical energy from hydrogen into electricity through a reaction with oxygen in an arrangement similar to a battery, with the only waste being water and heat. They usually require platinum catalysts immersed in an expensive chemical soup to work. Acal’s FlowCath uses cheaper materials and a regenerator.
…
ITM Power, which manufactures hydrogen from water and makes hydrogen power systems, has developed a unique membrane, used to turn water into hydrogen or create electricity from hydrogen, reducing the weight and size of systems.
Ben Graziano, technology commercialisation manager at the Carbon Trust, said between them they could cut the cost of fuel cell power to less than $37 per kW generated, making it competitive with conventional engines.
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