GM Shows QUANTUM's Hydrogen Storage Technology in Tokyo
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 19 /CNW/ -- QUANTUM Technologies WorldWide,
Inc., (Nasdaq: IMCO) announced that at the General Motors Fuel Cell technical
seminar in Tokyo, GM presented QUANTUM's advanced compressed hydrogen storage
technology as an integral part of GM's vision of future fuel cell
transportation.
QUANTUM displayed its TriShield(TM) all-composite, ultra-lightweight,
hydrogen storage cylinder, and its patented hydrogen fuel regulation and
injection technology. QUANTUM's TriShield(TM) hydrogen storage cylinder
technology has achieved the highest compressed hydrogen storage by weight ever
recorded at 11.3% at 5,000psi (350 bar), and was the first all-composite
cylinder technology to qualify for 10,000 psi (700 bar) hydrogen storage by
achieving a hydrostatic burst test in excess of 24,000 psi. This achievement
exceeds the 2.35 safety factor requirement of 23,500 psi set by the European
Integrated Hydrogen Project (EIHP) regulatory body. At 10,000 psi,
significantly more hydrogen fuel can be stored in a given space than at
5,000 psi, dramatically increasing the range of fuel cell vehicles.
In June of this year, GM and QUANTUM formed a global strategic alliance
and equity partnership to collaborate on improving the range of GM's fuel cell
vehicles through the development of hydrogen storage, hydrogen handling and
electronic control technologies for fuel cell applications.
At the General Motors Fuel Cell technical seminar in Tokyo, GM also
announced a new agreement with Suzuki Motor Corporation to collaborate in the
development of fuel cell vehicles. This adds another world-class company to
GM's global team of partners focusing on future fuel cell product development
programs that now includes QUANTUM, General Hydrogen, Giner Electrochemical
Systems, and Hydrogenics. |
