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California-Based Maker of Hydrogen Fuel Cells Expands Wisconsin Operations The Wisconsin State Journal May 1-- A California company developing hydrogen fuel cells for lawn mowers and portable generators is moving from its garage-size building in Middleton Industrial Park to larger quarters there and hopes to quadruple its work force by year's end. "Our target there is 20 employees by year's end," said David Haberman, board chairman of DCH Technology of Valencia, Calif. Haberman declined to identify the new 3,300-square-foot site in the industrial park on Greenview Drive "for security reasons." He said the company will be developing non-polluting fuel cells there, making the cells and integrating them into a series of small power systems. Fuel cells convert hydrogen gas into electricity efficiently without polluting emissions or noise, he said. On Monday, DCH will demonstrate a hydrogen fuel cell on a wheelchair during a national techical peer review conference, Haberman said. The company, which has about 30 employees in all, will move a couple of key people from California to Middleton and will hire additional technical professionals associated with energy fields in the Madison area. Haberman said the close proximity of UW-Madison to the Middleton operation was a key factor in locating here. "Also, our key scientist is from UW-Madison and all of our people in Middleton have at least one UW-Madison degree," said Haberman, a Milwaukee native. Haberman said the company unveiled its first prototype fuel cell at the National Hydrogen Association annual meeting April 7 to 9 in Virginia and was overwhelmed with the responses. The responses prompted the company to develop the Middleton production facility, he said. Haberman said the company is also working to develop cooperative agreements with utilities to provide fuel. In addition, it has a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory to continue the evolution and improvement of its fuel cell. DCH also specializes in patented and proprietary gas sensor and safety products developed at U.S. National Laboratories. Meanwhile, Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., is among signers of a letter urging the House Appropriations Committee to add $7 million to the Department of Energy's $28 million budget request for hydrogen research. Used to power the Space Shuttle, hydrogen can eventually be used to meet most power needs cleanly and economically, Baldwin said. energycentral.com