Engelhard Corp. (Iselin, NJ) has been named a recipient of a US Department of Energy (DOE) award to fund research in advanced fuel cell technology for vehicles, buildings and other applications. Engelhard, its subcontractors and suppliers will receive an estimated $5 million over five years to develop new technology to recover and recycle precious metals from fuel cell systems.
Engelhard is a leader in the development and application of catalytic and sorbent technologies that improve the performance, safety and economics of fuel cell systems. The DOE award will support the company's additional efforts to develop technology and services that address the entire life cycle of a fuel cell. Engelhard researchers will work to develop and demonstrate an economically viable process to recover and recycle precious metals used in fuel cell reformers and stacks.
"We are excited to receive this award from the DOE and to be recognized as a leader in fuel cell technology," said Terry Poles, Engelhard's director of fuel cells. "The fuel cell holds great promise as a clean, efficient source of energy, but significant technical and cost barriers must be overcome. This award will help us remove one of these barriers."
