Dec 10 2003
From The Space Library
NASA's GRC and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) signed a Space Act Agreement to collaborate in developing sealing technologies for the stacks of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), groups of thin ceramic cells separated by gas seals. A combustion-free electrochemical process generates electricity between these thin cells. NASA had been investigating SOFC technology to meet the need for high-efficiency, low-emission power capabilities for aviation and space applications. Prabhakar Singh, Director of PNNL Fuel Cell Development, commented that the agreement combined the two agencies' complementary research~PNNL's work in glass seals and NASA's expertise in glass and glass-ceramic composites. (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, “NASA and DOE Lab Team on Fuel Cell Research,” news release 03-46, 10 December 2003, http://www.pnl.gov/news/2003/03-46.htm (accessed 26 March 2009); Utility Automation and Engineering T&D, “NASA and DOE Lab Team on Fuel Cell Research,” 12 December 2003.
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