Proton
Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEM)
Advantages:
fast startup and load following, scalability
Disadvantages: requires high purity H2 fuel, poisoned
by carbon monoxide and sulfur, dependant on platinum
Applications: transportation, UPS, auxliary power |
| Anuvu Inc. |
> defunct
> 6/24/04 Presentation
for "The Illinois Hydrogen Highway"  |
| Avista Labs
|
see ReliOn |
| Altergy
Systems |
"designs and manufactures proprietary proton
exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems" for "telecommunications,
data centers, and other mission-critical premium power applications"
> Folsom, CA |
Angstrom
Power
Inc.
Vancouver |
"Angstrom Power fuel cells run off stored
hydrogen and takes oxygen from the air. . . The key to Angstrom
Power’s fuel cell technology is the ability to pack a
large amount of surface area into a small volume using proprietary
micro-structured topology . . ."
> 1/8/08 Angstrom
Power Demonstrates Fully Integrated, Fuel Cell Powered Mobile
Device |
| Ballard Power
Systems |
"design, development and manufacture of
zero-emission proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells"
> Products
> NSDQ:BLDP
| Toronto:BLD
| |
| BCS
Fuel Cells |
"self-humidified: no addition
of outside water is required. Thus, the water-management is
eliminated" |
| Element
1 Power Systems |
"currently sells the Basic and Deluxe Fuel
Cell Learning Kit, along with PEM fuel cells and systems ranging
in size from 1 watt to 2kW" |
| Energy
Partners, Inc. |
PEM-FCs for stationary applications. Assets combined
with those of the Energy Systems business unit of Teledyne Technologies
Incorporated (NYSE:TDY),
7/2001 |
| Gecko Energy Technologies,
Inc. |
> "places the power in the outside shell of a device
rather than on the inside"
> "founded in early
2004 ... to improve upon and commercialize planar fuel cell
technology that the founders conceived and developed while working
for Motorola"
> 1/3/07 Acquired
by Millennium Cell |
| General
Motors |
automotive, stationary
> NYSE:GM
|
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| GEFC |
Golden Energy Fuel Cell Co., Ltd. (Beijing)
"dedicated
to the commercialization of perfluorinated proton exchange membrane,
high specific energy hydrogen source, and super large capacity
fuel cell, and in which the perfluorinated proton exchange membrane
has been volume-produced uniquely by GEFC in China." |
| H Power |
35W-1KW, PEM stacks with Metal Hydride Alloy or
H2 gas cylinder storage
> 11/2002 H
Power Acquired by Plug Power |
|
| H2 ECOnomy |
PEM fuel cell stack and components developer and
manufacturer |
Horizon
Fuel Cell Technologies
Shanghai
|
"producing extremely compact, lightweight,
simple and cost-competitive PEM fuel cells that are suitable
for many specialty and mainstream applications, including portable
power, back up power systems, and clean transportation solutions"
> "H-Series"
air-cooled PEM fuel cell systems
> Education
Kits & Toys |
| Hydrogenics |
backup power for cellular towers, GM partner
> 2/2004: Report on
Visits to Hydrogenics h2fc.com
NASDAQ:HYGS
| Toronto:HYG
| |
IdaTech
Bend, Oregon |
"develops and manufactures . . . PEM
fuel cell solutions for telecommuni-cation, commercial and
industrial backup power from 1 to 15 kW. IdaTech's technologies
provide solutions for a wide range of applications from portable
to off grid power"
> Products
> formerly Northwest Power System, formerly largely owned
by IdaCorp
> 7/06 IdaTech,
LLC Acquired by UK-Based Investec Group
> 8/6/07 IdaTech
raises £12.7m ahead of AIM float
> Current
ownership | London
(AIM):IDA |
|
| Intelligent
Energy |
"We’ve designed our
stacks and systems from first principles and combined novel
fluid and thermal management techniques with metal plate architecture."
> 10/14/05 Dickie
Walker Marine, Inc. and Intelligent Energy Holdings Plc Announce
the Execution of a Mutual Release Agreement From the Acquisition
Agreement Dated February 3, 2005 and Withdrawal of Registration
Statement on Form S-4 |
| ITM Power
Ltd |
"ITM technology will enable Membrane Electrode
Assemblies (MEA's), the heart of a fuel cell, to be produced
by a less complicated route, with fewer components using relatively
cheap materials."
> PEM MEAs and stacks, "Flexible
and shaped fuel cells"
> 7/30/08 ITM
Power: 2008 Annual Report
> 3/26/04 UK's
ITM Power Claims Major Breakthroughs in Proton Exchange Membrane
Technology
> Began trading on London Stock Exchange
(AIM) 6/11/2004 | QUOTE
|
| Jadoo Power Systems |
"Initial efforts concentrated on delivering a product
to the professional video camera market. Soon thereafter,
Jadoo expanded its system architecture for use in a variety
of other markets, including emergency response, law enforcement,
and the military."
> "Proton Exchange Membrane-based fuel cell"
> 100 watt, 2200 watt-hour portable system: $9,999.00 |
| Lynntech
|
"currently working on next generation
electrochemical power supplies, enhanced catalysts, and hydrogen
generation" |
| Manhattan Scientifics |
Novars ambient pressure PEMs for electric bicycles
> OTC:MHTX
| |
| Masterflex |
Prototype hydrogen-based 50 Watt
mini fuel cell offers network-independent power supply for Notebooks,
printers and other mobile Office systems. Germany. |
| Microcell
Corporation |
"With Microcell™ technology, the components
for making a single cell, i.e. the electrocatalyst of cathode
and anode, the membrane electrolyte, and the current collectors
are all extruded as one fiber, ranging in size from a few hundred
to several thousand microns." |
| Mitsubishi |
automotive PEMs |
| Nedstack |
"Nedstack has developed and patented unique
conductive composite cell plate materials and a mass production
process for large scale production of these plates"
> "Nedstack Fuel Cell Technology BV" Arnhem, The
Netherlands |
| Novars GmbH |
All rights owned by Manhattan Scientifics
> OTC:MHTX |
| Nuvera Fuel Cells |
result of April 2000 merger between De
Nora S.p.a. 0.7KW-60KW, Milan, Italy, and Epyx
|
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| P21 GMBH |
"development, production and sales of high
quality fuel cell systems and their components around PEM (polymere
electrolyte membrane) fuel cell staks . . . "
>
4/6/04 Fuel
Cell Company P21 Gets $7.3 Million First Round |
| Palcan Fuel Cells
Ltd. |
100W to 5 kW PEMs
> TSX:PC |
| Plug Power |
Integrates PEM fuel cell technology into backup
and primary power products for telecommunications, material
handling, utility and uninterruptible power supply applications
> NASDAQ:PLUG
| |
| Protonex |
"During the molding operation we create all the stack
seals, gaskets and manifolds in one integral step. This gives
our stacks a unique ability to withstand harsh environments
with thermal and mechanical shock that traditionally cause other
stacks to fail."
> 12/2004
Power Point Presentation
> London Stock Exchange
(AIM): PTX |
| ReliOn |
"ReliOn's patented Modular Cartridge Technology®
allows maintenance to be performed by replacing cartridges in
minutes using no tools and without an interruption of power."
> formerly Avista Labs |
|
| Sanyo
|
> 3/07 Sanyo
Sees Way to 40,000-hour Durability in Fuel Cell System ""Our
goal is to reduce the price of a 1 kW system to ¥1.2 million
and we see the possibilities" |
| Siemens
AG |
NYSE:SI |
| Teledyne
Energy Systems |
a unit of Teledyne Brown Engineering, a subsidiary
of Teledyne Technologies
> "Beginning almost 40
years ago with its early demonstrations of alkaline fuel cell
systems, TESI and its predecessor companies have been at the
forefront of creating high performing stack and system designs
. . ."
> NYSE:TDY |
| Trulite |
"The Trulite system uses HydroCell
fuel canisters that contain dry sodium borohydride. . . he Trulite
fuel cell power generator uses a proton exchange membrane"
> "Prior to joining Trulite, [COO Ken] Pearson was the
COO of Jadoo Power Systems" |
| UTC
Fuel Cells |
A United Technologies Company
> ambient pressure PEMs
for vehicles and stationary applications
> formerly International
Fuel Cells
> NYSE:UTX
| |
| Voller
Energy |
(UK) "environmentally friendly alternative
to lithium batteries and gasoline electric generators"
PEM
> 
Product demonstration
videos
> London
Stock Exchange (AIM): VLR |
| Zongshen
PEM Power Systems Inc. |
"clear distinction we make between H2/O2
and H2/Air fuel cells . . . MEA architecture and its proprietary
sealing system enable the fuel cell stack operation at high
power densities and reduced risk of auto-ignition in high oxygen
concentration settings"
> TSE:
ZPP | Richmond, BC, Canada |
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