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US Home Refueller Design Cont
US Home Refueller Design Cont.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 4640M ITM Power PLC 25 May 2010 \n \n\n \n \n25 May 2010\n \n \nITM Power plc (\"the Company\")\n\nUS Home Refueller Design Contract & Partnership\n \nITM Power plc, the energy storage and clean fuel company, is pleased to announce that it will be undertaking a detailed engineering design study for The NextEnergy Centre, a US business accelerator for alternative and renewable energy, for the development of an alpha prototype Small-scale Hydrogen Fuelling Appliance (SHFA) for 70MPa (700 bar) home refuelling, with consideration of 35MPa (350 bar). \n \nThe SHFA will be suitable for the next generation of hydrogen-powered vehicles currently being developed by major automotive OEMs. If successful it may provide a substantial part of the US public hydrogen fuelling network for commuter vehicles. In addition it will also facilitate the introduction of hydrogen vehicles in some commercial applications, such as hydrogen-powered fork lift-trucks for materials handling.\n \nSHFA Design Study \n \nITM has been awarded a sub-contract from NextEnergy of US$81,000 over 10 months to design an alpha prototype Small-scale Hydrogen Fuelling Appliance (SHFA) for 70MPa (700 bar) refuelling. This will be capable of generating and delivering up to 5kg H2 per week in one or more refuelling events. \n \nNextEnergy havereceived approval from the U.S. Department of Energy to utilize Congressional Appropriation funding to develop a 70 MPa Small-scale Hydrogen Fueling Appliance (SHFA). A Steering Committee is providing technical oversight for this 70 MPa SHFA project. The Steering Committee consists of NextEnergy, combined with the following OEMs: General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler, Daimler, AG, Toyota, Nissan, Hyundai-Kia Motors and Volkswagen. In addition the committee includes the California South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD), and the US Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC).\n \nhttp://www.nextenergy.org/services/collaborativeprograms/70mpahydrogen.aspx \nITM will use its own IPR in providing the design study for Next Energy and will share any incremental IP generated within the contract with NextEnergy. ITM's existing IPR remains protected. The completion of the sub-contract may result in a joint ve...