The 8th Edition Report 'Small Fuel Cells for Portable Applications' is Available Now for Study

Business Wire, Nov 30, 2007

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c76063) has announced the addition of 8th Edition - SMALL FUEL CELLS for Portable Applications to their offering.

This 8th edition is a completely updated reference tool based upon the Knowledge Foundations Small Fuel Cells conference series.

This publication gives you the latest information available including complete narratives, charts, graphs, data, plus questions and answers that you will find in no other publication of its kind.

Get your organization up-to-speed today with our print version or searchable cd-rom version, or both!

Includes the Latest research from such organizations as:

- Casio

- Jadoo Power

- Los Alamos National Laboratory

- Motorola

- Samsung

- Seiko

- Toshiba

- U.S. Department of Energy

Chapter Outline:

CHAPTER 1

The Department of Energy Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Research and Development Activities

Tim Armstrong, PhD, Program Manager, Fuel Cells and Functional Materials, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

CHAPTER 2

Challenges and Opportunities in Deploying Commercial Fuel Cell Systems

Andrew P. Wallace, Director of Technology Development, Jadoo Power

CHAPTER 3

Enabling New Product Designs for Emerging Markets with Fuel Cells

Ronald J. Kelley, PhD, Co-Founder and CEO, Gecko Energy Technologies, Inc.

CHAPTER 4

Fuel Cells for Portable Communications

Jerry Hallmark, Manager Energy Technologies - Motorola Labs, Motorola

CHAPTER 5

Development of DMFC for Mobile Applications at Toshiba

Yasuhiro Goto, Chief Research Scientist, Advanced Functional Materials Laboratory, Corporate R&D Center, Toshiba Corporation, Japan

CHAPTER 6

Advancement in DMFC Electrode/MEA Structure & Diagnostic Methods

Emory S. De Castro, PhD, Executive Vice President, E-TEK Division, PEMEAS Fuel Cell Technologies

CHAPTER 7

The Role of the Membrane in Determining DMFC System Performance

Philip Cox, PhD, Vice President of Product Development, PolyFuel, Inc.

CHAPTER 8

Development of the "Solid-State Methanol" Fuel for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFC)

Shigeaki Satoh, General Manager & New Energy Project Leader, Kurita Water Industries Ltd., Japan

CHAPTER 9

A Micro Fuel Processor with Microreactor for a Small Fuel Cell System

Yoshihiro Kawamura, Dr Eng, Assistant Manager, Core Technologies R&D Division, CASIO Computer Co., Ltd., Japan

CHAPTER 10

Chemical Hydride Technology for Portable PEM FC Applications

Richard M. Mohring, PhD, Senior Director, Technology & Engineering, Millennium Cell, Inc.

CHAPTER 11

High Power Passive Type PEFC Using Chemical Hydride

Fumiharu Iwasaki, Manager, R&D Division, Micro & Nano Technology Center, Seiko Instruments Inc., Japan

CHAPTER 12

CEA Development of a DBFC (Direct Borohydride Fuel Cells)

Philippe Capron, PhD, DTNM/LCH, Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) - LITEN, France

CHAPTER 13

Compact Mixed-Reactant DMFCs: Enabling Stack Power Densities of Greater than 500 W/L

Olaf Conrad, PhD, Head of Future Technologies, CMR Fuel Cells (UK) Ltd., United Kingdom

CHAPTER 14

Breakthroughs and Challenges in Platinum Free Portable Power

Xiaoming Ren, PhD, Vice President, Fuel Cells Technology, Acta S.p.A., Italy

CHAPTER 15

Portable Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems

Jerry L. Martin, PhD, President, Mesoscopic Devices, LLC

CHAPTER 16

Commercialization of Portable Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems

Aaron Crumm, PhD, President, Adaptive Materials, Inc.

CHAPTER 17

Elegant Hydrogen Generation Based on Reactive Metal Alloys

Erhard Ogris, PhD, Chief Technical Officer, Alvatec Production and Sales GesmbH, Austria

CHAPTER 18

Easy-To-Replace Passive Type Fuel Cell Sticker

Anders Lundblad, PhD, CTO myFC AB, Sweden

CHAPTER 19

High-Performance Microfluidic Vanadium Fuel Cell

Erik Kjeang, Research Associate, Institute for Integrated Energy Systems (IESVic), University of Victoria, Canada

CHAPTER 20

Membrane-Electrode Interfacial Degradation in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells: Origin, Diagnosis and Solutions

CHAPTER 21

Durability and Stability Issues on Mobile DMFC: Analysis & Technical Solution

Hyuk Chang, PhD, Vice President / SAIT Master, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung, Korea

CHAPTER 22

Water Management and MEA Issues Affecting Durability of Direct Borohydride Fuel Cells

George H. Miley, PhD, Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

CHAPTER 23

PANEL DISCUSSION

Degradation / Durability Studies and Validation for Micro- and Small Fuel Cells: "Should Do" or "Must Do"

Panel Moderator: Emory S. De Castro, E-TEK Division, PEMEAS Fuel Cell Technologies

Panelists:

Philip Cox, PolyFuel, Inc.

Jerry Hallmark, Motorola Labs

George Miley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Xiaoming Ren, Acta S.p.A.

Questions addressed by this Panel Discussion include but are not limited to:

- What is the gap between what has been achieved for lifetime and what is needed?

- Can higher precious metal (PM) loadings decrease the gap between performance/lifetime and application needs?

- Would PM recovery change this equation? Consumer recycling?

- Will anode lifetime solutions come from materials (better alloys) or engineering (management of start-stop cycles)?