Generics Group Ltd

 

Harston Mill, Harston, Cambridge, CB2 5GG, UK

 

www.GenericsGroup.com/fuelcell

 

Description:

The Generics Group (Generics) is a leading integrated technology and business consulting and development organisation, with an international reputation for successfully commercialising emerging science and technology in a wide range of industries. Generics’ specialist Fuel Cell Team has been providing independent technical and business services to Clients throughout the global fuel cell value chain since the mid-1980s.

 

Generics employs more than 150 high-calibre technology professionals with expertise in energy, engineering, materials, telecommunications, life sciences, business innovation and electronics. Facilities, including state-of-the-art laboratories, are located in Europe in Cambridge, Frankfurt, Zurich, Switzerland and Stockholm; and in Boston and Baltimore in the USA.

 

In the areas of electrochemical science, hydrogen generation, components, materials, fuel cell systems and end-applications our range of activities for clients has included:

 

·        Board-level support in technology and business strategy, venturing, partnering etc.

·        Identification and qualification of new business opportunities

·        Product and manufacturing process innovation, development and cost engineering

·        Design, specification and modelling of fuel cell components and sub-systems

·        Technology due diligence and market & competitor analysis

·        IP evaluation and commercial exploitation

·        Systems procurement and testing at our Stockholm test laboratory

 

Additionally, the compact mixed-reactant (CMR) fuel cell was invented at Generics. Through the use of highly selective electrocatalysts, CMR potentially offers an order of magnitude increase in stack power density and decrease in stack cost. Development is focused in the area of portable direct methanol fuel cells, although potentially it can be applied to any fuel cell chemistry.

 

Contact:          Michael Priestnall

Head, Fuel Cell Consulting

Tel: +44 1223 875200

Fax: + 44 1223 875201

Email: Michael.Priestnall@genericsgroup.com

 

Capabilities Summary:

 

Venture capital / other funding

 

Hybrid engines

 

System integration

 

Hydrogen production

 

Fuel storage

 

Services

X

Materials / components

 

Fuel/fuel systems

 

Control systems

 

Test / sensor equipment

 

Fuel cells

AFC

X

DMFC

X

MCFC

X

SOFC

X

PEMFC

X