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Safe Storage, Transportation, and Use of Chemical Hydride based Hydrogen Generators for Portable Fuel Cell Applications

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: M67854-04-C-5177
Agency Tracking Number: N042-154-0500
Amount: $100,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N04-154
Solicitation Number: 2004.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2004
Award Year: 2004
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2004-10-05
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2005-04-05
Small Business Information
7607 Eastmark Drive, Suite 102
College Station, TX 77840
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Alan Cisar
 Senior Research Scientist
 (979) 693-0017
 alan.cisar@lynntech.com
Business Contact
 G. Hitchens
Title: Vice President
Phone: (979) 693-0017
Email: duncan.hitchens@lynntech.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Presently, infrastructure for the transportation and storage of packaged fuels remains the limiting factor to the widespread use of portable fuel cells. Significant effort is currently underway to test and regulate several packaged fuel options, including concentrated and dilute methanol packages, metal hydride based hydrogen storage systems, and logistics fuels. Although several early portable fuel cell products plan to utilize chemical hydride based hydrogen generators as the fuel, little effort has been focused on this class of packaged fuel. The anticipated widespread adoption of portable fuel cell systems utilizing chemical hydride fuel packages will be delayed unless proper attention is focused on this packaged fuel option. Taking advantage of its experience in developing fuel cell systems utilizing a variety of packaged fuels, Lynntech proposes to implement an accelerated program to identify, develop and demonstrate necessary technology and means to safely store, transport, and use chemical hydride based packaged fuel systems for use with portable fuel cell systems.

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