SymPowerco is an energy technology company focused on the design and development of clean and practical energy solutions. The company’s primary focus is to make practical fuel-cell hybrid power systems a commercial reality. Through their subsidiary, Polygenic Power Systems, they have developed a unique, Flowing Electrolyte Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (FE DMFC) that offers a practical solution to a host of global environmental and energy challenges. Not only does it run on a renewable energy source, (methanol), but it possesses the potential to power the first practical and cost-effective fuel-cell hybrid powered vehicles offered to consumers.
Recently, the company issued an updated report that details their Flowing Electrolyte Direct Methanol Fuel Cell. The company’s operational 5 Watt (5W) FE DMFC, which is located in the laboratories of SymPowerco’s development partner, showed an impressive result by demonstrating a 30% improvement in output of the fuel cell stack compared to previous designs. The stack generates up to 5 watts of power with all cells in the stack converging towards essentially identical performance.
Furthermore, the results demonstrate that the flowing electrolyte effectively eliminates inefficiencies caused by methanol crossover, a significant problem found in the previous DMFC designs. The 5W stack is also capable of removing methanol from the re-circulated electrolyte, a method that indicates the potential for several additional operational and performance benefits in future commercial designs.
John Davenport, CEO of SymPowerco, stated, “We are very pleased with this 5W unit. It’s going to continue to provide us with design and performance data, even as we ramp up the many aspects of our fuel cell program. Almost everything we do next will be based on the benchmarks provided by this fuel cell stack and the hybrid power system that it powers.”
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