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Wednesday, 11/20/2013 10:54:59 AM

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 10:54:59 AM

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Fuel Cell Technology
Appear Ohio is the center of this universe...
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20131115/BLOGS05/311189999#
"At the Fuel Cell Seminar and Energy Exposition, Pat Valente, executive director of the Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition, pointed out to me a unique attribute of fuel cells: There is no other advanced energy system that can generate power for transportation, utility scale use (primary or backup power) and distributed generation."

If you think about it that way, it's no surprise Fortune 500 companies are excited about the technology.
Fuel cells enable the direct, non-combustion conversion of fuel to electricity. The adoption of this technology by large and small companies, as well as communities and local governments, has elevated fuel cells from a “science project” to a viable energy source. Fuel cells are no longer technology that is “five years away.” Instead, its many benefits and compelling value proposition are driving demand, as I explained previously.

GrafTech develops new fuel cell components – bi-polar pates – manufactured from natural graphite. Its GRAFCELL® products are found in 70 percent of fuel cell vehicles and more than 50 percent of bus programs worldwide, according to GrafTech.

Manufacturers of fuel cell systems for use in stationary, portable and mobile applications:

• LG Fuel Cell Systems, located on the Stark State College campus in Canton, develops megawatt-scale fuel cells designed to run on hydrogen reformed from natural gas for industrial, commercial and utility use.

• Cleveland's Technology Management Inc. (TMI) has developed solid oxide fuel cell solutions and is working with the Office of Naval Research to incorporate solar panels into solid oxide fuel cell systems for portable power in the field. The TMI fuel cell will generate power from a variety of fuels including diesel, bio and jet fuel.

End users that are often original equipment manufacturers (OEMs):

• By the end of 2012, Ohio forklift manufacturer Crown Equipment Corp. placed more than 1,500 fuel cell forklifts into the U.S. market. The company was awarded $1 million by the Ohio Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program for its development of an Integrated Fuel Cell Forklift Truck.

• Honda is spending $215 million to expand an engine plant and build a new powertrain technology and technical training center in Anna, Ohio, as well as a technical training center for auto assembly workers and engineers at its Marysville, Ohio assembly plant. The training will prepare workers for advanced vehicles such as fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). In 2015, it will introduce a zero-emission vehicle powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. At the 2013 Fuel Cell Seminar and Energy Exposition I had an opportunity to drive the new Honda fuel cell vehicle, the Honda FCX Clarity. All I can say is “very impressive.” This is a vehicle that delivers a combined EPA mileage of 60 miles per kilogram of hydrogen. That's the gasoline gallon equivalent.

Fuel Cell Technology

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