InnoVenture 2013

Fuel Flexible Portable Reformer for LPG Fuel Cells

University of South Carolina Smartstate Center for Strategic Approaches to the Generation of Electricity May 2013

May 8-9 2013

UAV Market
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$9B/yr spent on batterypowered drones in the US

http://www.marketresearchmedia.com/ Teal Group Corporation, 2012

May 8-9 2013

Fuel Cell Power

InnoVenture 2013

Stalker Payload: 3 lb Flight Time: 2+ hrs Altitude: up to 15,000 ft Propulsion: electric/battery

Stalker eXtended Endurance (Stalker XE) Payload: 2 lb Flight Time: 8+ hrs Altitude: up to 15,000 ft Propulsion: electric/fuel cell

May 8-9 2013

What is the problem?

InnoVenture 2013

No LPG supply chain

JP-8 is the NATO fuel of choice

May 8-9 2013

Reformer cannot use water, electricity, or any additional chemicals

Core technology: The Catalyst

Patent App.: US 2013/0041198 A1
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Capable of converting (JP-8) and diesel

Resists coking & easy to regenerate

> 40 wt% JP-8 conversion Sulfur tolerant

May 8-9 2013

Portable Reformer Technology

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May 8-9 2013

Current lab system: ~ 15 g/hrLPG

Fully automated and portable demo system
300 g/hrLPG

Milestones

InnoVenture 2013

Production
Marketing Alpha Prototype Grant Application Construction and testing Define customer needs

Meet with Customers Define the exit strategy

May 8-9 2013

System Design Catalyst screening Process optimization Scale-up

SBIR/STTR Venture capitalist SC Launch

Team
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May 8-9 2013

20+ years catalysis research High throughput catalyst exploration, discovery, and design System optimization and prototype development Awarded The City of Columbia Fuel Cell Challenge CETi Start-up advising