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AFC Energy wins prestigious fuel cell award
AFC Energy wins prestigious fuel cell award.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 0201J AFC Energy Plc 10 July 2013 \n \n\n10 July 2013\n \n \nAFC Energy PLC\n \n(\"AFC Energy\" or the \"Company\")\n \nAFC Energy wins prestigious fuel cell award \n \n \nAFC Energy (AIM: AFC), the industrial fuel cell power company, is pleased to announce it has been awarded 'Best Scientific Paper' at the European PEFC & H2 Forum in Switzerland, Europe's most respected Fuel Cell event. Now in its 19th year, the event is the largest and longest running fuel cell conference, attracting more than 5,000 delegates from 30 countries.\n \nAt the conference held earlier this month, AFC Energy's Senior Scientist, Dr. Naveed Akhar, presented the award winning paper, Extending Lifetime of Alkaline Fuel Cells via Efficient Water Management Strategies, which focused on the significant developments in longevity of AFC Energy's fuel cells through an innovative but simple, low cost approach - elements of which the Company has recently filed patent applications for. \n \nThe Chair of the event Prof. Deborah Jones, Director of Research at the National Centre for Scientific Research in France, singled out the paper for high praise as it saw off stiff competition from over 190 leading industry peers to win the esteemed award. \n \nThe award is further validation of AFC Energy's leading and innovative technology, as well as a clear endorsement of the Company's technical team. It has been a long time since an award of this standing has been granted to scientific research in the field of Alkaline fuel cell technology, representing a significant change in how the global fuel cell community views Alkaline fuel cells. \n \nDr. Naveed Akhar said: \"When I joined AFC Energy at the beginning of 2012, I was excited to be working with an extremely talented group of people and with technology that has enormous potential. In the time I have been here we have already taken great strides, driving forward innovation at the cutting edge of the fuel cell industry. The whole technical team should be applauded for harnessing that knowledge to bring together an excellent paper that I was proud to present on behalf of them all.\"\n \nDr. Gene Lewis, Technical Director at AFC Energy, commented: \"We are immensely proud to have been awarded this prize and see our work recognise...