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December 22, 2007 – Vol. 12 No.39 Power Air And National Research Council Of Canada To Collaborate On Key Fuel Cell Component. The R & D project with the National Research Council of Canada Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI) is to develop a proprietary Air Cathode suitable for use in Zinc Air-based energy systems. Under the terms of the Agreement, Power Air and NRC-IFCI will develop an optimal non-noble catalyst, a support structure for the catalyst and a low cost process suited to mass production of the cathodes. “We expect this collaboration will yield a proprietary, cost effective, high performance air diffusion cathode with longer lifetime - a critical milestone in our ongoing efforts to commercial zinc air powered products,” stated Remy Kozak, President and CEO of Power Air. “In addition to extending our Intellectual Property protection, we will have the potential to generate further revenue streams from Air Cathode sales to other fuel cell and battery companies going forward.”
According to the Power Air website, “The ZAFC is a metal oxide fuel cell using relatively simple physical chemistry. It uses a combination of atmospheric oxygen and zinc pellets in a liquid alkaline electrolyte to generate electricity with by products of zinc oxide and potassium zincates. In operation, the fuel cell consumes all of the zinc; and is operationally quiet, providing instantaneous stable electrical energy with zero greenhouse gas emissions.” “The ZAFC single unit consists of an overlying hopper connected by conduits to an electrochemical cell. Electrolyte is flowed upwards through the patented cell design to remove waste heat and reaction by-products. The hoppers may be refueled by flowing a slurry of zinc particles and electrolyte in channels above the cells.” (The air cathode allows atmospheric oxygen into the liquid alkaline electrolyte as well as completes the circuit in the electrochemical cell, thus is a dual-purpose component.) Power Air Corporation of Livermore, California is engaged in commercializing proprietary, high performance Zinc Air Fuel Cell (ZAFC)-based products for the mobile electronics, portable and stationary power generation, light mobility and transportation markets. Power Air holds the exclusive worldwide license for the development and commercialization of products utilizing ZAFC technology pioneered through an extensive joint collaboration effort with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the United States Department of Energy. (12/18/07)
Links: Power Air Corporation National Research Council of Canada Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI)
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