Proton Energy Systems, Inc., Wallingford, CT, shipped its 1 kW Unigen regenerative solar/fuel cell system to the Naval Air Weapon Station at China Lake, CA. (Notes from the Supplier Side ...).(Brief Article)

Welding Design & Fabrication, May, 2003

Proton Energy Systems, Inc., Wallingford, CT, shipped its 1 kW Unigen regenerative solar/fuel cell system to the Naval Air Weapon Station at China Lake, CA. The system will be integrated with a hydrogen storage tank, solar panel, and electrical load for testing. Proton was awarded the $375,000 development contract earlier this year through Jacobs Sverdrup Technology, Inc., a subcontractor to the Navy.

The Unigen system demonstrates use of a grid-independent power plant that generates electricity in a closed-loop system from renewable, non-polluting resources. The system integrates subsystems, including a hydrogen generator, hydrogen storage tanks, and a Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell and a Navy-supplied solar photovoltaic array. The hydrogen generator, a key...

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