DOE issues contract to fund PEM fuel cell research.

Advanced Materials & Processes,  September, 2001  

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An $11.2 million cost-shared contract to develop a compact fuel-flexible fuel processor has been awarded by the Dept. of Energy to Catalytica Energy Systems, Mountain View, Calif. The 36-month program will focus on developing a compact fuel-flexible fuel processor for PEM fuel cells in transportation applications.

The goal of the program is to design a 50kW fuel processor capable of converting gasoline and other fuels into the pure hydrogen needed to power the fuel cells. Catalytica anticipates combining its ...

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