Entry | Comments | Company site | AFC | DMFC | MCFC | SOFC | PEMFC |
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| 1. Sept 2003 copy of the Guide (hard copy published at Grove Sept 2003) | You can either download the September 2003 version of the full pdf document 'The UK Fuel Cell Industry: A Capabilities Guide' or view individual entries below, including entries received after September 2003.
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| Accentus plc | Accentus plc is developing compact mini-channel reformers, low temperature plasma reformers for diesel, as well as novel hydrogen storage technology. Accentus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEA Technology.
| www.accentus.co.uk | No | No | No | No | No |
| Adelan UK Ltd | Adelan focuses on the registration and incubation of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) intellectual property (IP) developed in the course of academic and commercial R&D efforts.
| www.adelan.co.uk | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| AEA Technology plc | AEA Technology is involved in the development of a number of key technologies that are required in fuel cell systems. Kinectrics Inc in Canada and Accentus plc are both wholly owned subsidiaries of the AEA Technology Group.
| www.aeat.com | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Air Products plc | Industrial gas company involved in the design, construction and installation of numerous hydrogen fuel stations for demonstration projects for buses, cars and trucks in Europe and North America.
| www.airproducts.com/h2energy | No | No | No | No | No |
| Alternative Fuel Systems Ltd | AFS develops Alkaline Fuel cell stacks and systems in the 2-10kW range. Initial projects are for stationary power applications in the telecoms, residential and UPS markets.
| www.afs.uk.com | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| AMEC plc | International engineering services company providing design, project, delivery and maintenance support to clients in the oil and gas, transportation, industrial and infrastructure sectors.
| www.amec.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Aspen Technology | Software developer: Fuel Cell Engineering Solution (FCES) for fuel cell modeling systems. In addition to providing steady state, dynamic, and property capabilities, the solution is open and flexible, enabling customers to model a wide variety of different fuel cells and integrated fuel cell systems for diverse applications.
| www.aspentech.com | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Baxi Group Ltd | Baxi Group is the parent company of European Fuel Cell gmbh, a systems integrator currently developing a beta PEM fuel cell CHP system. See also www.europeanfuelcell.de
| www.baxi.com | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| BMT DSL | Independent engineering and management consultancy in whole-warship design and support services including, naval architecture, marine and systems engineering, safety, environmental and risk engineering.
| www.bmtdsl.co.uk | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| BOC | BOC Group is a worldwide gases, vacuum technologies and distribution company, involved in hydrogen through investments, bus trials, alliances and collaborative R&D.
| www.boc.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| BP plc | BP is an international large scale manufacturing, distribution and retail company committed to developing cleaner energies. BP participates in worldwide demonstration projects with government and the auto and technology industries.
| www.bpenergy.com/news/publications.html | No | No | No | No | No |
| Bronkhorst (UK) Ltd | Developers of gas and liquid control for the fuel cell sector.
| www.bronkhorst.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Carroll Consultants | Carroll Consultants is an executive search and selection consultancy which has worked in the fuel cell industry since 1998 and are experienced in sourcing candidates globally for senior project management and sales and marketing appointments for the fuel cell industry in the UK and Europe.
| www.carrollconsultants.co.uk | No | No | No | No | No |
| Catal International Ltd | Developer and manufacturer of process catalysts and hardware for the fuel cell industries. Processes covered include steam and carbon dioxide reforming and oxidative reforming.
| www.catal.co.uk | No | No | No | No | No |
| CD Adapco Group | Software developer of CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) products to assist fuel cell designers in optimising their designs and fuel cell performance.
| www.cd-adapco.com/apps/STAR-CDfcell.htm | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| CERAM Research | International research and technology organisation with experience in ceramics and materials processing, manufacture of components and the use of ceramic products, especially SOFC modelling and design, materials development, component manufacture, testing, and evaluation.
| www.ceram.com | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Ceres Power Ltd | Focussed on becoming the world’s preferred supplier of quality, solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology. Metal-supported intermediate temperature SOFC technology operating at 500-600ºC will be available for 1-25 kWe power units.
| www.cerespower.com | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Chell Instruments Ltd | Developers of gas flow, pressure and vacuum instrumentation, and technical application, and our UKAS Accredited calibration laboratory deals with most makes of gas flow, vacuum and pressure instrumentation.
| www.chell.co.uk | No | No | No | No | No |
| Conduit Ventures Limited | First European-based venture capital company to focus purely upon fuel cells and related hydrogen technologies.
| www.conduit-ventures.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Core Technology Ventures LLP | Venture capital fund dedicated to the early stage fuel cell industry in Europe.
| www.coretecventures.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| CPR Automation Ltd | Providers of flexible production automation solutions to meet customers’ specific requirements. Developers of special machines and complete systems for many assembly, process and test applications.
| www.cprautomation.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Dart Sensors Ltd | Processor of ca. 500 grams of precious metal into electrocatalyst every month, offering a growing range of catalysts and ancillary components for PEMs and DMFCs, also through contract catalyst manufacture.
| www.dart-sensors.com | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Drayton Beaumont Kilns Ltd | Designers and manufacturers of thermal products: kilns, driers, furnaces, test and production equipment.
| www.beaumontkilns.co.uk | No | No | No | No | No |
| DT Assembly and Test Europe Ltd | Customised automation and assembly systems solutions ranging from market entry to high volume. Part of DT Industries.
| www.dtindustries.com | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| E4tech (UK) Ltd | Strategic consultancy in the field of energy and the environment, with an emphasis on fuel cells, hydrogen energy, biomass, distributed generation and sustainable buildings.
| www.e4tech.com | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ECOTEC Research and Consulting Ltd | International consultancy and research company with four key business areas: environment, economic development, social policy and communications. Expertise in identifying and quantifying the economic and social benefits and implications of new technologies and helping both private and public sector clients maximise these gains.
| www.ecotec.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Element Energy Ltd | A hydrogen and fuel cell integration company, Element Energy provides strategic advice and engineering design consultancy services. Specialist areas include the integration of hydrogen and energy storage technologies with renewable and intermittent energy sources, low/zero emission transportation (including hydrogen) and the integration of fuel cells and hydrogen technologies within the built environment.
| www.element-energy.co.uk | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Elsevier Advanced Technology | Elsevier has a portfolio of major research and industrial information products, including some of the leading conferences (Grove Fuel Cell Symposium and the Fuel Cells Science & Technology), research journals (including Journal of Power Sources, Fuel Cell Virtual Journal) and industrial publications covering fuel cells and related technologies.
| www.grovefuelcell.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Eneco Ltd. | Provider of a full range of fuel cell systems of 0.4 to 50kW output, including standby power generators suitable for commercial vehicle installation. Also offering generic fuel cell controller, generic fuel cell voltage monitoring and battery charging management systems. Applications include several hybrid electric vehicles.
| www.eneco.co.uk | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| EscoVale Consultancy Services | Consultancy with expertise in fuel cells and other emerging and established energy technologies. Author of several reports.
| www.escovale.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Fibre Technology Ltd | Specialist materials and component manufacturer focusing on tailored alloys using Rapid Solidification Technology, fine-crystalline, semi-amorphous and amorphous powders, fibres and filaments as well as high-porosity components. Fiber Technology can work with fuel cell partners developing membranes, filtration, catalysis and hydrogen storage applications.
| www.fibretech.com | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Flotech Solutions Ltd | Flotech Solutions are the exclusive distributor for Brooks Instrument in the UK. Brooks are specialists in low flow measurement of all fluids. New and innovative products have long been the history of Brooks and the development continues to offer lower flow and faster response so the process can be monitored more effectively.
| www.flotech.co.uk | No | No | No | No | No |
| Fluent Europe Ltd | Fluent develops Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software which offers a full set of state-of-the-art cell modelling tools developed to predict and optimise fuel cell performance.
| www.fluent.com | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fractal Carbon Ltd | Fractal Carbon was founded in 2000 to commercialise over 30 years of research into carbon materials. It produces a highly efficient micro-reactor carbon monolith that can be used in a number of core areas ranging from fuel cells to medical applications, and other glassy carbon materials.
| www.fractalcarbon.com | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Fuel Cells (Scotland) Ltd | Developers of highly innovative seal-less Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stacks.
| www.fuelcells-scotland.com | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Gastec at CRE Ltd | Gastec offers testing of fuel cell and hydrogen products to European and UK standards and can provide GAD (Gas Appliance Directive) certificates, formal risk assesments, and submissions to safety authorities.
| www.gastecuk.com | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Gencoa Ltd. | High-technology company specialised in thin film technology and surface modification based upon PVD (physical vapour deposition) and plasma CVD (chemical vapour deposition). These and related Gencoa products allow the creation of thin film layers (usually 0.05 – 10 microns) on organic or inorganic substrates. | www.gencoa.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Generics Group Ltd | Generics is a leading integrated technology and business consulting and development organisation, with a specialist Fuel Cell Team, providing independent technical and business services to Clients throughout the global fuel cell value chain since the mid-1980s.
| www.genericsgroup.com | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Gwent Electronic Materials Ltd | Gwent Electronic Materials develops and manufactures electrode materials for use in Fuel Cells. GEM makes dispersions of catalytic powders, which can be printed for use in SOFCs and membrane systems.
| www.g-e-m.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Haynes International Ltd | Haynes International has long been involved in the development, manufacture, sales and distribution of an extensive range of high performance alloy semi-finished wrought products, materials designed to offer solutions to problems of materials frailty in many and diverse aggressive environments. All alloy compositions may be formed, machined and welded using quite conventional techniques.
| www.haynesintl.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Heatric | Provider of compact solutions and developer of components for balance of plant applications for fuel cell systems with experience in the manufacture of Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers (PCHEs) and developing similar solutions for chemical reactions, using the Printed Circuit Reactors (PCRs) concept.
| www.heatric.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Hiden Analytical | Hiden Analytical researches, develops and manufactures products for gas, vapour, plasma, and surface analysis. Such products can be used for studying the reaction kinetics measurements in fuel reforming, and other fuel cell related gas analysis studies.
| www.hidenanalytical.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| HILTech Developments Ltd | HILTech Developments Ltd's primary activities are the development of leading-edge technologies including traction drive systems, electric hybrid systems, energy management, sustainable and renewable energy systems, composites, advanced batteries and super-capacitors for use in zero and ultra low emission transport.
| www.hiltechdevelopments.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Howden Group Ltd | Howden design and manufacture air and gas handling equipment, including: fans, blowers, compressors, and submerged gas circulators. The Howden metal diaphragm compressor is the ideal compressor for hydrogen fuel cell production, operation and support.
| www.howden.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Hudson Shribman Scientific Recruitment | Hudson Shribman Scientific Recruitment is a specialist scientific recruitment consultancy for scientists in all disciplines, including renewables, having sourced many scientists for various Fuel Cell projects.
| www.hudson-shribman.co.uk | No | No | No | No | No |
| Hydrogen Solar Ltd | Commercialistion of hydrogen technologies and other IP aimed at the hydrogen economy, including the Tandem Cell, which converts light and water directly into hydrogen fuel.
| www.hydrogensolar.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Inco Special Products | Inco Special Products produce a range of fine, very pure, nickel powders and nickel oxides and nickel foam products that can be used for a variety of roles in Fuel Cells.
| www.incosp.com | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ineos Chlor Ltd | Supplier and developer of coated metal plate systems for fuel cell and electrolyser technologies, branded as PEMcoat™.
| www.pemcoat.com | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Intelligent Energy Ltd | Intelligent Energy is an intellectual property-led energy solutions company at the forefront in developing a unique portfolio of fuel cell and related new energy technologies to produce clean, quality electricity.
| www.intelligent-energy.com | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| International Innovation Services Limited | Developing a business and knowledge-clustering initiative "LIFE-IC", focused on the development of new energy based ventures, including a 30,000ft2 incubator on 40 acres of development land. Seed funding is available.
| | No | No | No | No | No |
| ITM Power Ltd | Developer of electro-chemical cells based upon patented new electrolytes and novel production methods (“one-shot”) for fuel cells, electrolysers and solar photo-voltaic products.
| www.itm-power.com | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells | Developer and manufacturer of catalysts for all fuel cell types, membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for PEM and DMFC fuel cells, fuel processor sub systems, and other catalysed components for hydrogen supply to any fuel cell system.
| www.matthey.com/environment/fuelcell/index.html | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| MEL Chemicals | Producers of a wide range of zirconium oxides and chemicals for the fuel cell industry including fully and partially stabilized yttria/zirconia powders for the production of anodes and electrolytes in SOFC systems and zirconium based products for use as raw materials in water-gas-shift catalyst systems.
| www.zrchem.com | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Microtherm Ltd. | Supplier and designer of high performance microporous insulation for fuel cells for high temperature applications, particularly MCFCs, SOFCs, reformers and balance of plant. Market leader in microporous insulation for over 30 years, meeting high specifications where space, weight, and heat loss are critical whilst exceeding the insulation properties of still air.
| www.microtherm.uk.com | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Morgan Fuelcell | Developer and manufacturer of a wide range of carbon bi-polar plate materials for many types of fuel cells, plus own high performance flow field design, called Biomimetic™ for PEM based systems. Part of Morgan Crucible plc.
| www.morganfuelcell.com | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NESTA | NESTA – the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, was set up to find and nurture innovation throughout the UK. The Investment and Innovation Programme invests in the early stage commercialisation of technologies, including fuel cell technology.
| www.nesta.org.uk | No | No | No | No | No |
| New Energy Finance Ltd. | Provider of financial information and services to investors in the hydrogen and renewable energy industries with experience in information services, venture capital, consulting, and business creation. Having mapped the competitive environment and identified capital flows, services are tailored to help private equity providers, insurers and pension funds, corporate investors, hedge funds and governments.
| www.newenergyfinance.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Oxford Lasers Ltd | Laser Micromachining specialist with strengths in a variety of features from holes and slots through to hole arrays and complex shapes on the scale from microns to millimetres, with tolerances of +/- 1 micron. Materials include Metals, Ceramics, Polymers, Glass and many others. Recent developments include electrolyte supports in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, where precision is crucial to fuel cell efficiency.
| www.oxfordlasers.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Parker Hannifin plc IPDE | Designer and manufacturer of a range of instrumentation valves, manifolds and fittings specifically for the control of gases & liquids. Parker Hannifin Corp. also offer seals, filters and valves specifically for the Fuel Cell market.
| www.parker.com/ipd | No | No | No | No | No |
| Porvair Fuel Cell Technology | Designer and manufacturer of advanced materials used in the fuel cell industry, fuel reformation technology and allied applications. Significant expertise in microporosity to provide solutions to problems encountered by fuel cell developers in heat exchange, catalyst substrate emissions and moisture control applications.
| www.porvairfuelcells.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Powergen UK plc | Vertically integrated Anglo-American energy services business, part of E.ON AG. Electricity producer and seller of electricity, gas and related services to residential and business customers, also traders of electricity, gas and oil in UK markets. Providers of combined heat and power plant. Also a consultancy through Power Technology with engineering and technical expertise (www.powertech.co.uk).
| www.powergenplc.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Precision Micro Ltd. | Manufacturer of metallic fuel cell stack and system components to order including for heat exchangers, reformers, electrolysers. Manufacturing options: prototype to full volume, photo etching, electroforming, stamping, coating.
| www.precisionmicro.com | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Process Systems Enterprise Ltd | PSE develops and delivers gPROMS®, one of the world’s most advanced steady-state and dynamic modelling and optimization systems.
With a global customer base that includes Dow Chemicals, Dupont, BASF, Shell and bp, gPROMS is applied throughout the life-cycle to improve the success of design innovation and to monitor, optimise and automate plant performance.
| www.psenterprise.com | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| QinetiQ Ltd | Research and development of fuel cell power solutions including fuel cells, hydrogen storage and generation, hybrid-electric drive systems and integration and associated technologies.
| www.QinetiQ.com | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Ricardo UK Ltd | Automotive consultancy with expertise in all aspects of powertrain design and development.
| www.ricardo.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Rolls Royce Fuel Cell Systems Ltd | Developers of one, five and ten megawatts SOFC hybrid systems for stationary power generation applications.
| www.Rolls-Royce.com | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Scottish and Southern Energy Plc | The leading generator of renewable energy has involved in the field fuel cells through: i) the ETSU report F/03/00235/00/00, “Assessment of the Implementation Issues for Fuel Cells in Domestic and Small Scale Stationary Power Generation and CHP Applications”, 2002. ii) The ETSU report F/02/00166/REP "Solid Polymer Fuel Cell Stationary Power Generation Design Studies", 2000. iii) The ETSU report F/03/00157/REP “Commercial Evaluation of Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell Systems", 1999. iv) Participating in numerous energy industry consultation processes on fuel cells.
| www.scottish-southern.co.uk | No | No | No | No | No |
| siGEN Ltd | SiGEN offers systems engineering and design, system build, installation and commissioning of fuel cell based power systems.
| www.sigen.co.uk | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| South West Electrolysers | Developer of off the shelf “plug and play” solutions for electrolytic hydrogen generation, initially in the range of 2.5nm3/hr to 12.5nm3/hr.
| www.sweh2.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Stainless Metalcraft Ltd | Producers of fabricated and machined components, with expertise in the joint development of containment systems.
| www.metalcraft.co.uk | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Synnogy Ltd | Synnogy helps a wide variety of organisations to optimise their strategic decision making around new technology and, in particular, fuel cell commercialisation. Synnogy also manages Fuel Cells UK.
| www.synnogy.co.uk | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Technology Interface | Provider of results focused services at the interface between technology users and technology providers, including several relevant to fuel cell technology. Advisors on new and existing technologies and provider of access to those technologies.
| www.technology-interface.co.uk | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Technology Transition Corp. Ltd. | TTC Ltd provides a full range of technical and management services to businesses preparing to meet the challenges of emerging hydrogen, solar, fuel cell and other alternative and energy efficient technology markets.
| www.ttcorp.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Tirius Ltd | Tirius provides consultancy services to clients developing alternative drive systems for automotive applications. Tirius has strong links with international fuel cell system suppliers with patents pending.
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| Turquoise International Limited | Corporate finance advisory firm, specialising in energy and fuel cells.
| www.turquoiseassociates.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Unitec Ceramics Ltd | Manufacturer of specialised yttria-stabilised zirconia powders for use in SOFC units.
| www.ucm-group.com | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Voller Energy Ltd | Manufacturer of portable fuel cell systems for industrial and military use, including portable battery rechargers and mobile generators based on hydrogen powered Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology.
| www.voller-energy.com | No | No | No | No | Yes |