DMFCC signs manufacturing agreement with Tyco Electronics

VIASPACE, a company dedicated to commercializing proven technologies from NASA and the US Department of Defense, has announced that its subsidiary, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation (DMFCC), has signed a design and certified manufacturer agreement with Tyco Electronics Corporation, a global manufacturer of electronic components and systems.

“Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation has been establishing a global network of suppliers to manufacture and distribute fuel cartridges and other fuel cell products”, reports Dr. Carl Kukkonen, CEO of both VIASPACE and DMFCC. “DMFCC is now broadening its market focus to work on special fuel cell applications in addition to producing methanol fuel cartridges that will provide the energy source for laptop computers, mobile phones, and other portable electronic devices to be powered by direct methanol fuel cells. I welcome Tyco Electronics Corporation as a supplier of these products and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship. Our strategic goal is to have manufacturing partners that are already trusted suppliers to the OEMs, and Tyco Electronics clearly fits that definition.”

Fuel cells are expected to gain a substantial market share in mobile electronics application where long operating times for electronic equipment may be required. The combination of direct methanol fuel cells and simple-to-use exchangeable cartridges provide a compelling value proposition in many applications. It has been announced that direct methanol fuel cells are being developed for portable electronic applications by companies such as Samsung and LG in Korea, and by Toshiba, NEC, Hitachi and Sanyo in Japan.

Source: Fuel Cell Today