November
19, 2006
General Motors reports at the 2006 Fuel Cell Seminar that Ion Power's membrane, N111-IP is far superior
to Gore Select(tm) membrane and DuPont Cast film membrane as it relates to durability in a fuel cell. See full report on our
Resources Page.
May 5, 2006
Kubota
Research Announces P-Wave™ MemBond™ and Collaborates With Ion Power,
Inc. to Accelerate Fuel Cell Research
Hockessin,
Delaware – May 4, 2006. Kubota Research Associates, Inc.,
headquartered in Hockessin, Delaware, announces P-Wave™ MemBond™,
a revolutionary waterproof bonding process for the assembly of fuel
cells, based upon the patented P-Wave™
technology, which clears major
performance and cost obstacles to the manufacture of commercially
viable fuel cells.
Visit
www.kubotaresearch.com.
April
26, 2006
Ion Power was selected for an SBIR Phase
I award during the DOE's 2006 round of competition. We are
very pleased that the DOE has selected our project to explore the
feasibility of using a new and novel approach where microbes can
generate Hydrogen from waste-water streams.
Learn more about how the technology works by clicking
here.
March 20, 2006
Beginning in March 2006 you will be able
to purchase NRE-211 and NRE-212 from Ion Power. These membranes
encompass the latest results of DuPont's membrane research
developments for the performance demanding fuel cell
market. In particular the membranes are "chemically stabilized"
resulting in low fluoride ion release during fuel cell operation - a
sign of excellent durability. Also the membranes are manufactured
via a film casting process; a very cost effective manufacturing
process with excellent thickness tolerance. The membranes are
available in 1 mil (25.4 microns) and 2 mil (51 microns); i.e.
NRE-211 and NRE-212 respectively.
The membrane can be purchased in widths of
30.5 centimeters and in lengths ranging from 1 foot to 50 meters. You
can find the NAFION® NRE-211 and NRE-212 Product Bulletin on our
Resource page.
January 9th, 2006
Ion Power unveils the first commercial fuel cell installation in the state of Delaware at its headquarters. The 5 kW Plug Power GENCORE® is integrated into the building heating system such that all the waste heat from the fuel cell is recovered for the heating demand of the building. The electricity is used to power a heat-pump which delivers an additional 15 kW of heat into the building under typical winter conditions found in northern Delaware. Thus the overall efficiency of the system is approximately 200%.
The unveiling was witnessed by Governor Ruth Ann Minner who commented “This is our most successful example of our effort to establish clean energy centers in our state.” Senator Tom Carper and Congressman Michael Castle also spoke in support of the project at the event. Partners in the project also in attendance were; Urie Blanton for the hydrogen supply, Plug Power for the Fuel Cell System, Quantum Controls for the electrical installation, York International and H&R Heating for the heat pump.For the complete press release, click here.
Click here for the video release.
September 29, 2005
 Dr. Stephen Grot of
Ion Power was awarded the Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award for
Innovation September 29, 2005. Pictured right are Bruce Logan and
Hong Lui of Penn State University who performed the experiments which
demonstrated the idea suggested by Grot. The patent pending process
needs more research and development dollars to bring the technology to
a commercial realization said Grot. However the opportunities are
great, leading to every local municipality having the opportunity to
make hydrogen in a cost effective way. You can see the article
in Popular Mechanics November issue by click
here.
April 22, 2005 - Scientists at Ion Power together with Penn State researchers, have invented a new way to adapt a
Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) to coax the microbes to generate hydrogen instead of electricity from biomass. The process essentially uses a microbial
fuel cell (MFC) and instead of supplying oxygen to the cell, a small voltage is applied and the microbes extract hydrogen from a biomass containing
wastewater stream. For the first time, the process enables bacteria to generate four times as much hydrogen directly out of biomass as compared to
typical fermentation processes alone.
Dr. Stephen Grot, President and Founder of Ion Power says, “Although our findings are very new and much research would be required before any commercial
implementation, our team has demonstrated a new and novel process that significantly increases the efficiency of generating hydrogen as compared to
conventional water electrolysis”
The new approach is described in a publication, “Electrochemically Assisted Microbial Production of Hydrogen from Acetate”, released online and
scheduled for a future issue of Environmental Science and Technology.
January 4, 2005 - Ion Power's NAFION® membranes provide relief to the Tsunami survivors. New Life International of Indiana orders 1000 NAFION® membranes for use in its water purification systems.
We are very happy to see NAFION® help the people in Asia effected by this tragedy. Survivors use New Life International's small electroyzer powered by a car battery removed from a flooded car to
make enough chlorine to disinfect hundreds of gallons of water at a time. Ion Power's staff reacted quickly and provided the membranes below its costs.
May 25, 2004 - Ion Power is awarded US Patent 6,740,445 for the improvement of fuel cell electrodes for performance under dry air
conditions and contaminated fuel streams.
May 11, 2004 - Ion Power is awarded US Patent 6,733,914 for the improvement of fuel cell membranes.
March 15, 2004 - Ion Power announced that it has awarded a cost shared subcontract to the Delaware State University.
This subcontract worth $750k over a four year period is for the study of NAFION® and platinum group metal materials recovered from end-of-life fuel cell systems.
Ion Power has a five year cooperative agreement with the Department of Energy to conduct research and development leading to technologies associated with the
recycling and recovery of these components.
November 4, 2003 - Ion Power Inc is awarded
US Patent 6,641,862 disclosing the novel and cost effective approach
for the manufacturer of Ion Power's state of the art PEM catalyst
coated membranes.
October 24, 2003 - Ion Power Inc is awarded
the Wharton Business School's PHILLY-100(tm) Award. This award
is given to the fastest growing privately held entrepreneurial
companies located in the Greater Philadelphia region. Ion Power
demonstrated one of the fasted sustained overall revenue growth
over the past 3 year period. This award demonstrates that the
Ion Power business model is one well matched to the demands of
our High-Tech fuel cell industry.
September 26, 2003 - Ion Power Inc is
awarded a $3.3 Million Department of Energy Grant to study the
recycling of spent Catalyst Coated Fuel Cell Membranes. This award
will help address an important issue sometimes overlooked when
a paradigm shifting industry comes of age. Recovery of the spent
PGM's and other valuable materials from end-of-life fuel cell
equipment will ensure a sustainable industry.
January 14, 2003 – The
Japanese Fuel Cell Project Team visits Ion Power’s facility
in Bear, Delaware. This group of Japanese businessmen and government
representatives, comprised of delegates from some of Japan’s
largest auto makers, power authorities, and government ministries,
made Ion Power one of their stops on a global tour of innovative
companies advancing fuel cell technology.
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