ROCHESTER HILLS ? Energy Conversion Devices awarded a cost-shared has been awarded $1.2 million from the US Department of Energy to continue its work on small hydrogen internal combustion engines. ECD will pump about $500,000 into the project.
Under the contract, ECD Ovonics will develop a low-cost method to
convert small gasoline internal combustion engines (under 25 hp) to run on
hydrogen fuel, while maintaining the performance and durability of the
unmodified engines.
“This is a great opportunity for us to advance the work done to date on
hydrogen-ICE fueled scooters and three-wheeled taxis, both of which use our
proprietary solid-state metal hydride storage systems on-board. We
appreciate the DOE’s support and look forward to our collaboration,”
Stanford Ovshinsky, President and Chief Scientist and Technologist.
The Ovonic three-wheeled taxi developed under a cost-shared project
with the USAID has been demonstrated in the U.S. and in India. There is a
significant potential market for reliable, low-cost engines with near zero
emissions in stationary and mobile applications which include two- and
three- wheeled vehicles, lawn and garden care equipment, and small back-up
generator sets.
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