WRIGHT FUEL CELL GROUP PARTNER AWARDED $1 MILLION
April 17, 2007
CLEVELAND - Wright Fuel Cell Group (WFCG) partner Contained Energy has been awarded $1 million for its demonstration project, titled "Development of Direct Carbon Fuel Cell Systems with Breakthrough Energy Density for Mobile Defense and Security Applications." Contained Energy, Inc. (CEI) has exclusively licensed the Direct Carbon Fuel Cell (DCFC) technology (up to 100 Megawatts) from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
Commenting on the progress and achievements of Contained Energy to date, President and CEO J. Kevin Berner expressed appreciation for the resources provided by WFCG. "As a startup company, access to a turnkey fuel cell organization is key."
Berner credits WFCG with providing a unique combination of essential ingredients: extensive fuel cell experience plus a collaborative service orientation. "The WFCG team tailored their support to suit our specialized needs. In particular, Mirko Antloga bends over backwards to ensure we have the things we need to make progress toward our goals."
Grants to Other WFCG partners
The recent round of Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program awards totaled more than $9 million in grants to 13 entities for the advancement of fuel cell research and production in Ohio. In total, WFCG Partners participated in more than $6.7 million of the grant awards.
WFCG Partners led projects receiving more than $2.2 million of the funding, including:
- Contained Energy, Inc. $1 million "Development of Direct Carbon Fuel Cell Systems with Breakthrough Energy Density for Mobile Defense and Security Applications"
- Catacel Corp. $613,457 "Novel Fuel Desulfurizer-embedded Processor for Sulfur-laden Logistics Fuels"
- Catacel Corp. $400,473 "Heat Exchanger Demonstration on TMI Fuel Cell System"
- NexTech Materials, Ltd. $250,000 "H2S Sensor for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems"
Over $4.4 million was awarded to projects having WFCG Partners as collaborators, including:
- Case Western Reserve University "Development of Direct Carbon Fuel Cell Systems with Breakthrough Energy Density for Mobile Defense and Security Applications"
- Cuyahoga Community College "Development of Direct Carbon Fuel Cell Systems with Breakthrough Energy Density for Mobile Defense and Security Applications"
- The Ohio State University "Agile Low-Cost Manufacture of Fuel Cell Plates via Electromagnetic Forming"
- SOFCo-EFS Holdings (SOFCo) "Establishing Ohio-Based Manufacturing and Supply-Chain for a 250 kW Fuel Processing Subsystem for a 1-Megawatt Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System"
- Edison Materials Technology Center (EMTEC) "Establishing Ohio-Based Manufacturing and Supply-Chain for a 250 kW Fuel Processing Subsystem for a 1-Megawatt Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System”, “Fuel Cell Systems for Extended Run Times" and "Enhancement of Comprehensive Fuel Cell Test System Products"
- University of Toldeo "Novel Fuel Desulfurizer-embedded Processor for Sulfur-laden Logistics Fuels"
- NexTech Materials "Metal Interconnects for Fuel Cells"
About the Wright Fuel Cell Group
The Wright Fuel Cell Group is a unique team of private companies, government agencies, universities and non-profit organizations working together to develop better, more affordable fuel cell technology. Dedicated to furthering fuel cell research, development, and commercialization; the group aims to get reliable, serviceable fuel cell products into the market as rapidly as possible. Doing so offers the potential for incredible economic growth for the entire state of Ohio, and beyond. For more information, please visit http://www.wrightfuelcellgroup.org/.
NOTE: This information originally appeared in the April issue of Hot Off the Grid, the official online newsletter of the Wright Fuel Cell Group.
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