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Breakthrough Development in On-Demand Hydrogen Generation Announced by AirGen Corporation |
“We believe this technology will open up a new era of chemical research not explored before”, stated Dr. Steven Kirschner, Chief Science Officer of AirGen. Initial estimates by the company indicate an energy density approaching 600 Watt-hr/liter of solution, double the current energy density of lithium ion battery technologies. The effective density can increase if the water output from the fuel cell is recycled as feedstock to the reaction. Furthermore, since the process utilizes metals which are commercially available in large quantity at low cost, the cost of the AirGen cell is expected to be significantly lower than competing chemical hydride technologies. The company has demonstrated cells producing hydrogen gas under numerous different selections of metals and colloidal metals. The latest demonstration unit, which has a reaction solution volume of 250mL, has produced hydrogen continuously for 15 days now powering a fuel cell at ambient temperature without any external power input. The company believes the rate generation can be enhanced by a factor of at least five times through enhanced cell designs.
“We are extremely excited about the prospects this development offers the micro fuel cell developers,” stated Dr. Linnard Griffin, Chief Executive Officer of AirGen and inventor of AirGen’s technologies. “We have received excellent initial response from key industry players in this field and will work towards establishing a strategic alliance with one or more synergistic partners by the end of this year.” The technology has been in development since early 2003; the company believes they are at the beginning of a long term commercialization process which will impact numerous industries on a global basis.
AirGen Corporation, founded in November 2005, is a developer of chemical processes related to hydrogen production and metal reduction. The company’s business model is licensing and partnering with key stakeholders in each of the target market segments its technology addresses.
AirGen Corporation contacts:
Dr. Steven Kirschner
SVP, Chief Science Officer
512.736.5238
drkirsch46@aol.com
Jamces Lupino
Sr. VP, Business Development
715.360.1143
jlupino@sbcglobal.net
Michael Anderson
VP, Business Development
512.847.5089
ihbama@yahoo.com