Jadoo Power To Receive $1.8 Million Funding From DOE For Fuel Cell Technology Development

Published: 20-Apr-2009

By: Staff Writer Staff Writer Staff Writer

Jadoo Power Systems Inc. (Jadoo Power), a US-based fuel cell technology and power systems provider, and its partners will receives $1.8 million funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to further advance fuel cell technologies and markets. Jadoo Power will expand its fuel cell integration expertise to include solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) at 1 kilowatt and greater portable power applications. Funding is part of the $41.9 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Jadoo Power, together with several companies including; NASCAR Media Group (the television media division of NASCAR), Acumentrics Corporation (Acumentrics), Lynch Diversified Vehicles, the City of Folsom and Airgas, Inc., will demonstrate the efficacy of an integrated SOFC power system in field use. The SOFC system will be a 1 kilowatt power supply fueled by hydrogen derived from propane. Propane is an excellent source of hydrogen and a fuel with an existing infrastructure making it a market-ready solution.

Jadoo Power will incorporate Acumentrics tubular anode supported fuel cell design to develop a system that is both robust and compact.

Jadoo Power will work with NASCAR Media Group and City of Folsom to deploy five systems to replace gas and diesel generators that are currently in use. Jadoo Power will provide three SOFC power systems that NASCAR will use over two race seasons, accumulating more than 5000 hours of operation and over 250 startup cycles. Remote monitoring of the systems will be established and data will be analyzed following each event.

Jadoo Power will also deliver systems to the City of Folsom Police and Fire Departments. The Folsom, California Police Department will operate a Jadoo Power SOFC system replacing a portable generator in their Mobile Command Control Unit. The City of Folsom’s Fire Department will use a Jadoo Power SOFC system for various off-grid power needs including emergency lighting and equipment. These systems will demonstrate the importance of reliable off-grid power systems in critical law enforcement and other first responder environments.

These high visibility field applications with NASCAR Media Group and the City of Folsom will demonstrate the applicability of clean and efficient SOFC power and raise awareness of the commercial viability of SOFC as a generator replacement.

“We are very excited about this unique project because it will demonstrate the very latest in alternative energy solutions in real-world applications. The ARRA funding of this project is a major step in ultimately changing the way we will all use and think about power,” stated Leonard Devanna, Jadoo Power’s chief executive officer.

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