CFCI Builds Collaborations with
Industry Leaders...

1. to maintain research focus
  • not “firefighting”, but addressing real long-term challenges
  • maintaining visibility of industry’s changing priorities and needs
2. for validation of candidate materials
  • in-situ single-cell and or stack level testing
  • exposure to a broad variety of fuel cell test beds
3. to enable facile incorporation into viable fuel cell systems
  • forming practical solutions
  • at best, enable significant impact to emerging fuel cell markets

CFCI Industrial Partners and Collaborators
FORD
 Ford Motor Company $40,000/yr for 3 years, plus donation of $300,000 sputtering system.
GM
 General Motors Funding for novel catalysts and catalyst supports, $162,000 to CFCI; other grants pending from GM.
Kodak
 Kodak ICP membership supporting di-block copolymer science development.
MOTO
 Motorola Labs – Energy Technologies Lab $30,000 ICP membership to study fuel cell electrodes.
Primet
 Primet Precision Materials excess of $100,000 annual support through in-kind donations of expertise and material.
Sumitomo Corporation
 Sumitomo Corporation $196,000 sponsored contract, development of catalysts and polymer electrolytes for alkaline, direct ethanol fuel cells.
UTC F
 UTC Fuel Cells a DOE supported project, UTC contributes in-kind donation of expertise to probe fundamentals of degradation mechanisms.
Nystar CAT
 NYSTAR Center for Advanced Technology (with RPI) $1,000,000/yr for 10 years, $250K/yr to CFCI for fuel cell activities.

Developing relationships
  • MTI MicroFuel Cells, Plug Power, Airflow Catalyst Systems,, ...
  • Exxon-Mobil evaluating poison robustness and structure of catalyst surfaces
  • Networking with NYS Regional Technology Development Centers (RTDCs) to connect with small- to medium-sized businesses
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