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Ivyland company works to solve energy crisis
Hydrogen On Demand
Bucks County Herald - August 16, 2007
by
Joe Ferry
IVYLAND -- The key to breaking America's reliance on foreign oil might lie
in a non-descript laboratory in a gritty Ivyland industrial park.
Researchers at Power and Energy, Inc. are working to perfect a process to keep
fuel cells supplied with high quality hydrogen.
"Essentially, it is hydrogen on demand," said Al Stubbmann, vice president of
sales and marketing for the company.
The implications are enormous, said Stubbmann. By making fuel cells a viable
source of energy, the company claims the use of fossil fuels -- and. resulting greenhouse gasses --
could be reduced by 50 percent.
Established in 1993, Power and Energy develops and manufactures hydrogen
purifiers and separators for semiconductor fabrication, energy research and laboratory
applications. For the last: several years, it has focused on adapting its technology for use with
fuels cells, according to Stubbmann.
"We know how to clean up hydrogen," he said.
While hydrogen is the most common element in the universe, it does not naturally
exist on Earth in its elemental form. Engineers and scientists must produce pure hydrogen from
hydrogen compounds, including fossil fuels or water.
The company's proprietary process, which makes use of tiny fragile, straw-like
filters made of palladium, is so effective that it reduces impurities in hydrogen down to one part
per billion, said Stubbmann.
So far, the company has been successful in working with gasoline, diesel fuel
and E-85, the mixture of ethanol and gasoline. But Stubbmann said the process could be extended to
include landfill gases and pig manure.
The company is actively working with several organizations, including the U.S.
Navy.
Congressman Patrick Murphy stopped by the lab briefly Friday afternoon for a
demonstration of the company's process and came away suitably impressed. He said "green collar"
jobs are the wave of the future.
"These are the kinds of jobs we need to invest in," he said
Photo by Joe Ferry
Bucks County Congressman Patrick Murphy, left, listens as Peter R. Bossard, CEO
of Power and Energy, Inc. explains how his company is working to solve the energy crisis.
Article Copyright Bucks County Herald, August 16, 2007.
About Power+Energy
Power & Energy is headquartered in
Pennsylvania, USA. Established in 1993, the company's mission is to enable the hydrogen economy
and promote energy efficiency through the application of micro-channel technologies. The company
provides a full range of micro-channel hydrogen purifiers to ultra-high purity users across the
U.S., Asia and Europe.
Power & Energy is leading the way to the
hydrogen economy with proprietary manufacturing and patented hydrogen purification, separation
and generation technologies. Power & Energy's Micro-Channel palladium-alloy hydrogen
purifiers purify any grade of hydrogen to nine-nines purity, meeting the most stringent
requirements for semiconductor fabrication processes, including light emitting diode
manufacture, solar cell manufacture and the manufacture of other compound and silicon
semiconductors. Power & Energy's Micro-Channel hydrogen purifiers are also ideal for
metallurgy, R&D, and instrumentation applications. Power & Energy's Micro-Channel
membrane systems can also be used to efficiently separate hydrogen from reformed fuels and
synthesis gas mixtures.
Power & Energy is now applying its hydrogen expertise to the fuel cell vehicle refueling
market. Power & Energy has recognized that highly compact, low cost, and efficient hydrogen
generators that can convert existing liquid fuels to hydrogen at the refueling station will enable
the rapid development of the hydrogen refueling infrastructure that fuel-cell vehicles will
require. The company's expertise in the design and manufacture of micro-channel gas processors
provides the basis for this exciting new venture.
For further information, contact Al Stubbmann, Power & Energy Inc., 106
Railroad Avenue, Ivyland, PA 18974-1449, e-mail al.s@powerandenergy.com or call
+1-610-217-0193.
CONTACT:
Albert Stubbmann
Power &
Energy, Inc.
106 Railroad Drive
Ivyland, PA 18974-1449
USA
PHONE. 215-942-4600 ext 17
FAX. 215-942-9300
EMAIL: al.s@powerandenergy.com
WEB: http://www.powerandenergy.com
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