Oorja Protonics new methanol fuel cell

Direct methanol fuel technology developer and manufacturer of cellular Oorja Protonics Company February 19, 2010 announced the launch of a new fuel F4812A HSTNN-lB31 cell methanol OorjaPac model 1 was put into production. Model 1 output power is 4.5 kW for the industry methanol fuel cell, the highest power output, model 1, the operating costs U.S. $ 0.18 / kWh.

OorjaPac target market for the material handling industry, electric forklifts, trucks and guided the use of vehicles.

11 gallons of fuel tank with methanol is available in 28 hours is enough to supply electricity. OorjaPac model 3 carrying 3 liters of fuel tank with methanol. In August 2009, Nissan North America Inc. (Nissan North America, NNA) developed OorjaPacs in its assembly plant in Smyrna, Tenn., applied to 60 tugs. GK479 FK890

Fuel Cell Direct Methanol (DMFC) using liquid methanol instead of hydrogen. Methanol (CH3OH) mixed with water, and directly into the anode of fuel cells, where it is oxidized with a layer of catalyst to produce carbon dioxide, hydrogen ions (H +) and e, e - campaign through an external circuit as the power generation fuel cell, positive ions (H +) through the proton exchange membrane (PEM) sent to the cathode where they react with oxygen, water , water recycling, with contributions from methanol.

In addition, the power company owned SymPowerco launched prototype hybrid electric vehicles polygenic, which is SymPowerco company has recently developed the flow of electrolyte fuel cell Direct methanol (Flowing Electrolyte Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, FEDMFC) the prototype project. Inspiron 1720 battery Inspiron 1721 battery

In cell mobile electrolyte direct methanol fuel (Flowing Electrolyte Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, FEDMFC), the proton exchange membrane (PEM) by the flow of sulfuric acid instead of electrolyte. The EMP is also required in the FEDMFC, it is much cheaper MEP, with a much lower resistance. Such low cost PEM methanol can produce a trend, but the flow of electrolyte so that the removal of methanol, which can improve the performance of fuel cells by about 30%.

Plans to develop hybrid electric vehicles will SymPowerco’s FEDMFC test platform for the future, and a variety of models for the transformation of hybrid power systems. The original scope of expansion and there was the project, including the electric drive system (with multi-fuel internal combustion engines of small displacement) of power. GD761 KD476

Battery capacity shortages will become the main obstacle to popularization of electric vehicles

A number of industry experts is the cost of electricity infrastructure, or VGP-BPS2A VGP-BPS9A battery electric vehicles as a major obstacle to development.

But the battery manufacturer Ener1Inc. ‘S CEO Charles Gassenheimer has seen a more fundamental question: battery manufacturing worrying shortages of capacity.

He said that even if the pessimistic predictions about the development of electric vehicles, electric vehicles have accounted for the global automotive production in 1% to 2%, the required amount of lithium-ion batteries, and now every year equipment electric, such as laptops made provided that the quantity of batteries. To meet the most optimistic projections, it would take 10 times more capacity.

Gassenheimer last week to “Automotive News World Congress” found that “Masters of the battery, the application appears to not be a problem,” a problem is the supply capacity.

He said Ener1 plans 600000000-800000000 spend U.S. dollars in capital costs for increasing the KD476 Y9943 battery capacity. The company expects an annual production of 2015, when 120,000 set of electric vehicle batteries. Gassenheimer said that the company in Indianapolis and South Korea, with the factory battery, making the U.S. the only company with a large-scale production.

He is also concerned about the supply of lithium skeptical.

He said that “Contrary to popular opinion at any time in the world can not run quickly through the resources of lithium.”

Pass in the financial industry after a period of his career, Gassenheimer Ener1 joined in 2006. Wall Street, he took the job as if the global leadership of the sector TribecaInvestments (Investment Banking Citigroup hedge funds) Securities Group issue of investment, or that Credit Suisse First Boston (CreditSuisseFirstBoston) Vice-President, and performance of all law-abiding.

Gassenheimer become a Norwegian manufacturer of electric cars Think of the guest of honor. Ener1 last year became the first investor Think. Through its subsidiary, EnerDel, to think the supply of lithium-ion PB992A PB994A battery. The company will also Volvo C30 [Review Forum Photo] C70 electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric battery power the vehicle.

Ener1 manufacturing plant in Indiana is in the automobile of the United States-grade lithium-ion battery system, the manufacturer only to commercial scale. Ener1 is the U. S. Argonne National Laboratory, lithium Itochu Corporation (Japan, manufacturers of equipment batteries ion production) and Kyushu Electric Power Company (developed jointly with its system of fast charging Japanese companies) partner.

With the United States Advanced Battery League (UnitedStatesAdvancedBatteryConsortium) has signed a contract to operate. A1022 A1078