Fuel cell consortium awarded $49 million by US Army
16 Aug 2001
A Power and Energy Alliance Consortium formed by Motorola Labs with Honeywell International, Engines and Systems, SAIC, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and others has been awarded an eight-year, $49 million dollar deal for scientific research into fuel cells.
The money is coming from the US Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center (RMAC), RTP Division, on behalf of the US Army Research Laboratory.
Motorola Labs is researching into miniature fuel cells that mayone day be used as replacements for traditional batteries in portable electronic equipment.
Motorola Labs researchers have demonstrated a ceramics-based microfluidics structure that provides fuel processing and delivery as well as air supply to the fuel cell.
'Fuel cell research is becoming a very hot research area encompassing a wide range of technologies and applications,' said Jerry Hallmark, manager of Motorola Labs' Energy Technology Lab. 'This commitment of resources by the Army will help make alternative energy technologies a reality. We are delighted to have won this award and are excited about co-leading such a high calibre team.'
Other consortium members include, United Defense, Rockwell Science Center, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas at Austin, Tufts University, University of Maryland, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Illinois Institute of Technology, NuVant Systems, LLC, Prairie View A&M University, University of Puerto Rico, University of New Mexico, Case Western Reserve University, The Texas Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System, Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, University of Minnesota, Clark Atlanta University, and Pennsylvania State University.
