US army awards $400000 to Protonex
Protonex Technology Corporation, has announced that it has received a $400,000 contract award from the U.S. Army Research Office (ARO) to further develop its solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power systems. The company reports that this program will focus on advancing SOFC power systems on high-performance liquid fuels, including certain conventional and alternative/renewable military formulations. Under the terms of a twelve-month contract, Protonex will adapt its existing propane-fuelled SOFC systems to operate on liquid fuels such as butanol, gasoline, kerosene and desulphurised JP-8. Development work will be done at the full system level as well as at the component and sub-assembly levels to enable liquid fuel operation and demonstration. At the end of the program, hardware and test results will be delivered to the ARO.
Source: Fuel Cell Today
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