Fuel Cells

Many observers believe that fuel cells will lie at the heart of any postfossil energy architecture. Although they have been around for 150 years and their performance is not in doubt, their high manufacturing costs and low reliability mean that they have yet to capture any mass markets. A large number of companies and research initiatives are hoping to change that over the coming decade. We draw a distinction between the hydrogen industry and the fuel cell sector: fuel cells can burn a variety of hydrocarbon fuels, and hydrogen can be used by other systems, such as internal combustion engines. There is, however, substantial crossover between the two sectors.

Agni Inc. develops and manufactures Fuel Cells, Fuel Processing, Steam Reforming, Heat Recovery Steam Generators, Hydrogen Storage Technology Cogeneration, Trigeneration and CO2 sequestration, marketed under the Agni brand.

Lynntech is a fuel cell development company, specializing in next generation systems for commercial and military applications. Lynntech leverages a 20+ year history in fuel cells and R&D to develop some of the world's highest performing catalysts, membranes and fuel cell systems. Lynntech fuel cells have recently been deployed in unmanned aerial vehicles, industrial tractors and portable power generation.

The South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance is a public-private collaboration for cooperative & coordinated utilization of resources in the state used to advance the commercialization of hydrogen & fuel cell technologies. The SCHFCA is a non-profit partnership of government, business, academia & citizens working together to grow economies of local communities, the state & the nation, to enable energy security & to limit our environmental footprint with the use of hydrogen & fuel cells.

Astris Energi has focussed on developing alkaline fuel cell technology that has no platinum catalyst and no expensive membrane. Its goal is to deliver highly efficient, affordable fuel cells initially targeting applications of up to 10kW. Astris has also developed a portfolio of test equipment.

Fuel Cell

HyperSolar is developing a breakthrough, low cost technology to make renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, including seawater and wastewater. By optimizing the science of water electrolysis at the nano-level, our low cost nanoparticles mimic photosynthesis to efficiently use sunlight to separate hydrogen from water, to produce environmentally friendly renewable hydrogen.