| Name |
Description |
Sub-topics covered |
No of Staff |
Sector |
| Acal Energy | ACAL Energy is developing fuel cell systems, modules and consumable chemicals for a range of uses including stationary, residential and automotive applications requiring larger than 1 kW of power, based around platinum free regenerating redox catalysts for the oxygen side of PEMFC type fuel cells. | Redox catalysts
Liquid cathode fuel cells | | |
| AFC Energy | AFC Energy is developing alkaline fuel cell technology, with a focus on fuel cell applications in industrial processes where hydrogen is available. | Alkaline fuel cells, stacks and systems. | | |
| Bac2 | Bac2 develops commercial-scale electrically conductive polymer composites for application as low temperature fuel cell bipolar plates and end plates. | Carbon composite bipolar plates | 8 | |
| Ceramic Fuel Cells | The European arm of Australian based Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd. CFCL is developing SOFC products for small-scale on-site micro combined heat and power (m-CHP) and distributed generation units that co-generate electricity and heat for domestic use. | Solid Oxide Fuel Cells | | |
| Ceres Power | Ceres Power is an AIM-quoted alternative energy company based in the UK, developing metal supported solid oxide fuel cell technology for use in small scale combined heat and power products for the residential sector and in energy security applications. | Metal supported solid oxide fuel cells, stacks and systems | Around 70 | |
| Diverse Energy | Diverse Energy is developing 2-20kW fuel cell systems range for remote power requirements throughout the world, with a focus on powering remote telecom sites in regions without a reliable electrical grid. The company is focussed on three fuels, anhydrous ammonia, propane, and pure hydrogen. | PEM fuel cell systems. | | |
| Intelligent Energy Ltd | Intelligent Energy develops products based around PEMFCs, supplying fuel cell, fuel processing, hydrogen generation and desulphurisation technologies for application in four target markets: aerospace and defence; distributed generation and portable power; oil and gas and motive power. They have a joint venture with Suzuki to establish the SMILE FC System Corporation. | PEM fuel cell stacks and systems | Around 250 | |
| Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells | Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells is a global business dedicated to the supply of high quality fuel cell components and backed by full research and development efforts. The business has sites in the UK, USA, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan. Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells develops and manufactures precious metal catalyst systems and membrane electrode assemblies for a range of fuel cell applications. | PEM fuel cells
Direct methanol fuel cells
Phosphoric acid fuel cells | Around 160. | |
| Logan Energy | Logan Energy has expertise in the application of fuel cells to electricity generation, combined heat and power (CHP), heat cooling and power (CCHP or tri-generation) utilising a number of base fuels ranging from natural gas and LPG to bio-fuels. The company has installed over 125 fuel cells across the US as well as Iceland, Puerto Rico and the UK, with capacities scaled from 5 to 600 kilowatts. | Fuel cell applications engineering | | |
| QinetiQ | QinetiQ has programmes on PEMFCs, direct ethanol fuel cells, high sulphur fuel reformers, and solid state hydrogen generators. | PEM fuel cells
Direct ethanol fuel cells | | |
| Rolls-Royce Fuel Cells Systems Ltd (part of LG Fuel Cell Systems) | 51 of Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems Limited (RRFCS) was bought by LG of Korea in 2012 to create LG Fuel Cell Systems. The company is developing a single cycle high efficiency solid oxide fuel cell system for distributed power generation. Full system cycle pressurized tests at the Derby R&T facilities have been conducted at multi-kW scale. LGFCS is a partner in the US SECA programme. | Solid oxide fuel cell gas turbine hybrids | | |
