CGFCC in the News

$3.5 million Federal Earmark

The U.S. military has a great need to improve its mobility and energy efficiency. The development of highly efficient micro and miniature fuel cells will provide military personnel with a superior energy resource and enhanced flexibility versus current power generation technologies. In light of this need and due to the existing strong fuel cell knowledge base the Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center and the School of Engineering has actively pursued Congressional earmarks to conduct cutting-edge research in the area of fuel cells. The first earmark allowed the center to develop an advanced portable direct methanol fuel cell system. Recently a second earmark was announced for the CGFCC and School of Engineering to pursue work in the areas of miniature and micro fuel cell research. This second award is valued at $3.5 million for a 12 month period.