Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) announced a $3.9 million program award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The award is part of NIST’s Advanced Technology Program (ATP) and is for research and development of stationary fuel cells. Plug Power expects to receive approximately $1.8 million in net funding from NIST during the two-year, cost-share program.
Plug Power will pursue a combination of four next-generation technologies intended to enhance performance and reduce the cost of the company’s future fuel cell system designs. Specific projects will include development of a sophisticated power control system utilizing digital signal processing, incorporation of carbon nanotube materials designed to improve stack performance, development of hydrogen supply techniques for addressing the intermittent demands of surge power, and advanced humidity management control schemes for improved fuel cell stack reliability.
