Today, green high-tech venture Violet(TM) Fuel Cell Sticks(TM)
www.violetfuelcellsticks.com announces it has achieved an extremely
high, 15KW/Liter cell density with their Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)
Stick(TM). Previous commercial fuel cells, including both SOFCs and
PEMs, have struggled to meet a target of 2KW/Liter; and previous
advanced concepts have struggled to achieve 4KW/Liter. The Violet(TM)
Stick(TM) has overcome the most significant hurdles facing fuel cells,
and it resolves the technical limitations of existing technologies,
such as sealing, cracking and manifolding problems, and poor
volumetric density.
Stick(TM) technology, created by Violet(TM) Fuel Cell Sticks(TM),
offers a fundamental change to the physical structure of SOFCs that
enables, for the first time, high density, low cost, mass produced
solid state engines. The SOFC Stick(TM) solves decades-old
commercialization challenges for SOFC technology. The technology opens
the door to mass production for numerous applications, such as:
large-scale power generation, small-scale distributed power, auxiliary
power units, mobile power generation, automotive, flight and advanced
vehicle concepts.
"We believe that this is the highest density, scalable fuel cell
in the world, and we are confident that we can quickly go much
higher," said co-founder Alan Devoe.
The development of the Violet(TM) Stick(TM) is expected to have a
significant impact on the US Fuel Cell market, which is estimated to
be $1.1 billion US today and expected to grow to as much as $18.6
billion in 2013.
For a full description of the technology, visit
www.violetfuelcellsticks.com.
