Entry | Comments | Company site | Materials/Components |
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| 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 | 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 | Yes |
| 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 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Bronkhorst (UK) Ltd | Developers of gas and liquid control for the fuel cell sector.
| www.bronkhorst.com | Yes |
| 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 | 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 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| Ricardo UK Ltd | Automotive consultancy with expertise in all aspects of powertrain design and development.
| www.ricardo.com | Yes |
| Stainless Metalcraft Ltd | Producers of fabricated and machined components, with expertise in the joint development of containment systems.
| www.metalcraft.co.uk | 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 |
| 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.
| | Yes |
| Unitec Ceramics Ltd | Manufacturer of specialised yttria-stabilised zirconia powders for use in SOFC units.
| www.ucm-group.com | Yes |