DOE issues contract to fund PEM fuel cell research.

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 ...