Celadyne Technologies will expand its partnership with the US Army in a deal worth $1.9m, building on plans to integrate 50kW fuel cells into support vehicle applications.
Phase 2 is expected to further integrate advanced membranes into 50kW fuel cells for the US Army applications.
This will “further enhance fuel cell durability, efficiency and compactness,” aligning with the US Army, Marine Corps and Air Force’s interest in improved capabilities.
Army documents show fuel cells as an emerging technology that “when properly matured for military use cases, may provide future benefits to its warfighters.”
Gary Ong, CEO and Founder at Celadyne Technologies, said, “Coming off the success from Phase 1 with the Air Force, we’re excited to jump into the next chapter of this partnership.
“Our new fuel cell technologies help improve operational capacity and flexibility in contested environments for agile deployment.
“What we’re doing is applying these technologies to both existing and new projects utilised by the US Army, resulting in ground vehicles that utilise less hydrogen fuel to deliver the same payload, range and performance.
“We’re giving our troops the best tools possible, so that they can continue to do what they do, but better.”
In August, Celadyne announced it would develop fuel cell systems after it secured funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE).
Read more:Celadyne secures DOE funding for fuel cell expansion
In addition to Celadyne’s tech, the US Army selected cryo-compressed hydrogen (CcH2) developer Verne to work with its Ground Vehicle System Centre and vehicle manufacturers earlier this year.
Read more:US Army turns to Verne’s cryo-compressed hydrogen tech
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