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PRINCETON, N.J., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- TreadStone Technologies, a
leading innovator of pivotal technologies for the hydrogen economy,
announced the availability of LiteCell Technology, an innovative design for
lighter weight, high performance, low cost fuel cells. LiteCell, enables
fuel cell manufacturers to use low cost metal fuel cell stacks that are
40-50% lighter than existing market available stacks, significantly improve
performance while using corrosion-resistant commercially available metals.
"With the availability of lighter weight, higher performance, low cost
fuel cell stacks, TreadStone has addressed one of the most important
challenges facing fuel cell manufactures," said Gerry DeCuollo, President
and CEO of TreadStone Technologies. "LiteCell Technology exceeds US
Department of Energy targets for automotive markets. In addition, LiteCell
technology is deployable in portable and stationary markets, substantially
lowering manufacturing cost of the stack, increasing durability and energy
density."
To further support commercialization of TreadStone's LiteCell
technology, TreadStone was awarded $500,000 award through the Edison
Innovation R&D Fund and the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology
(NJCST).
About LiteCell Technology
TreadStone's LiteCell Technology for fuel cell stacks is based on a
patented, innovative and unique design for metal corrosion protection. This
technique enables the use of low cost metals and inexpensive fabrication
processes to make bipolar plates that meet the life, cost, performance and
weight/volume DOE targets require to commercialize fuel cells for
automobile power. Fuel cell stacks employing the TreadStone's LiteCell
Technology are 40- 50% lighter than the current heavy graphite fuel stacks
used that suffer from poor thermal management.
Because of LiteCell's anti-corrosion protection, the fuel cell stack
maintains its high level of performance and low-contact resistance. This
innovative approach enables the fuel cell system integrator to use metal
separator plates made from low cost, commercially available metal
substrates and low cost processing techniques.
About TreadStone Technologies
TreadStone Technologies, founded in 2006 is a leading innovator of
pivotal technologies for the hydrogen economy. TreadStone's patented
LiteCell and HydroOSP technologies optimized the development, performance
and out-put of fuel cell systems and hydrogen processing. TreadStone
solutions speed the market adoption and application of more efficient fuel
cells power systems and the low-cost, fast, efficient processing of
hydrogen. TreadStone Technologies is a spin-off from the world renowned
Sarnoff Corporation, "the birthplace" of technologies that have changed the
world. TreadStone is also a participating company in the Applied
Communication and Information Networking (ACIN) Camden Center for
Entrepreneurship and Technology. For more information, go to
www.treadstone-technologies.com.
