Organisation - US Department of Defense (DoD)
- Organisation type
- Government Agency
- Website
- http://www.dodfuelcell.com/
- Country
- UNITED STATES
- Business Interest
- Other
- Primary Technology
- PEM
- Secondary Technology
- PAFC
- Geographical Region of interest
- North America
- Organisation Description
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is the largest funding organisations in terms of supporting fuel cell activities for military applications in the world. The following graph gives a simplified idea on the various organisations involved in fuel cell research. In 2003, the DoD has spent around US$ 130 million on related research and development.
DoD organisations are using fuel cell technology for three major applications: stationary units for power supply in bases, fuel cell units in transport applications and portable units for equipping individual soldiers or groups of soldiers.DoD organisations involved in fuel cell related R&D include: AFRL, ARL, ARO, CECOM, CERDEC, CERL, DARPA, ERDC, NAC, NAVSEA, NRL, NSWC, NUWC, ODDR&E, ONR, RDECOM, SSC, TACOM, TARDEC
- Fuel Cell Staff
- 0
Contact Information
- Country
- UNITED STATES
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