There can be no doubt that successful implementation of their ideas would lead to a step change in the cost of fuel cells and would impact strongly the market for fuel cells.
Prof. Derek Pletcher - Southampton University
Fuel cells are proclaimed by many to be the future of clean, abundant energy: fuel cells convert hydrogen into electricity, with virtually no emissions other than water.
Most fuel cell companies are concentrating on applications that would bring the technology to end users, for example: the mass production of fuel cells for transport. This approach is relying on hydrogen being easily distributed in future.
AFC Energy’s approach is different and immediate: we’re going to generate power where hydrogen is already produced on site. Not only that: our fuel cell is two orders of magnitude cheaper than the competition.
Fuel Cell
AFC Energy’s fuel cell is a unique, offering critical advantages over the competition. We’re applying new materials and modern production/cost engineering to existing technology.
Key advantages:
- cheaper
- faster ROI
- fewer components
- new generation
- mass-production ready
Why Alkaline?
AFC Energy specialise in alkaline-based fuel cells.
- Highly efficient
- no precious metals required
- Proven technology
- Low operating temperature
Applications
The chlor-alkali industry is our primary market. These large consumers of energy can reclaim energy and return it to the power grid, without harmful emissions. We’re providing a new, sizeable revenue stream to an industry that:
- consumes 1% of the world’s energy
- is involved in 50% of chemical processing