The Company was one of the
first to commercialize an advanced Reformed Methanol Micro Fuel Cell (RMFC)
technology invented at the U. S. Department of Energy. This technology
enables a breakthrough in micro fuel cell performance. The Company is the
first to commercialize RMFC technology to provide clean renewable energy to
power portable electronics. Their micro fuel cell system is leading the
industry with its ultra-compact size and light weight. Their fuel cells are
the only systems in their class to have undergone extensive Military
Specification qualification testing and field trials.
The Company has
extensive experience in all aspects of fuel cells, including research,
product development, manufacturing and customer applications. The company
has developed new technologies and intellectual property in the field of
methanol-based fuel cells and continues to innovate in this rapidly emerging
field. They have an exclusive license with the US DoE for micro fuel cell
technology based upon reforming methanol into hydrogen reformate using
proprietary technology in the fuel reformer and hydrogen fuel cell stack.
The factory
opened in 2007 to manufacture the first volume-production micro fuel cell
facility in North America. This plant applies advanced manufacturing
techniques while leveraging the extensive local area supply chain and
automotive quality methods to enable rapid response to growing customer
needs.
