ACAL Energy Achieves Record Levels of Power Output from Liquid Cathode Fuel Cell System
23 October 2009
ACAL Energy has achieved peak power levels of 1.5 kW from its fuel cell system using its patented liquid cathode technology, FlowCath. (Earlier post.) The FlowCath demonstrator system had delivered 600W sustained earlier in the year.
ACAL Energy’s FlowCath technology replaces up to 90% of the platinum catalyst in a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell with a low cost, durable liquid chemical. ACAL Energy has developed a family of proprietary chemical compounds that can already deliver the same level of fuel cell performance as platinum; ACAL expects to exceed this level in the future.
The technology also significantly reduces the balance of plant costs by eliminating the need for hydration, pressurization, complex cooling and other expensive mechanical sub-systems commonly found in conventional PEM fuel cells.
The kilowatt-scale demonstrator will be the basis for a technology evaluation kit for supply to OEM partners during 2010 to enable them to design Flowcath into their products. ACAL Energy’s business strategy is to provide FlowCath to fuel cell system manufacturers in the form of a stack and supporting mechanical elements, as well as the proprietary chemical solutions.
If this is as good as it sounds there may not be a golf cart in our future after all.
Posted by: Mannstein | 23 October 2009 at 08:20 PM