Technology

Energy today must be efficient, reliable, affordable... and clean!

Fuel cell systems provide ideal solutions for many applications, especially in interim and backup power.
They offer a significant opportunity to reduce energy costs, as well as increase the energy efficiency of
industry players.

A fuel cell (FC) is an electrochemical energy conversion device. With fuel and oxygen, electricity, water
and heat are generated. Compared with a lead acid battery, a fuel cell can not be ‘empty’, it runs as
long as fuel and oxygen are supplied. This means that fuel cell systems are in many applications more
durable and reliable than conventional lead acid batteries.

FutureE uses Polymer-Electrolyte-Membrane (PEM)-fuel cells, well known in the automotive industry.  
The cells consist of two electrodes (anode and cathode), which are mounted on both sides of the firm
PEM electrolyte. Oxygen, or air, is passed to the cathode, hydrogen to the anode, generating electricity,
water and heat. To achieve higher performance, several fuel cells are arranged in a series – which is
then also known as a fuel cell stack.

FutureE purchases the FC stack and focuses on the development of the system technology. Just as the
parts of a combustion engine drive the engine block, the fuel cell system supplies the stack with
hydrogen and air, and conducts the resulting electricity and heat. The reliability and economic life of a
fuel cell stack is determined by the system and the operational plan.

Expertise in Hybridization and Energy Management complete the skill set of the FutureE team, which
thrives for the best system technology to make fuel cell systems an economic and sustainable solution
for individual power requirements.