Fuel cell technology company Ceres Power has completed a manufacturing scale-up project which will enable high volume production capability as it moves towards mass market commercialisation.
Ceres said a new high-speed print line at its manufacturing facility in Horsham has cut its ceramic-on-steel print-cycle time from 30 second to three seconds.
The project was carried out in partnership with ASM Alternative Energy, a screen printing equipment maker, and part-funded by a £0.7million grant from the UK government’s Innovate UK body.
Ceres sees growing opportunities for its fuel cell technology across a range of mass-market power applications and is working with leading power systems companies worldwide, including Honda as announced in January 2016, as it delivers against its strategy of establishing the Steel Cell as the platform of choice for future power products.
“This scale-up project represents an important step change in cost that fuel cells need to bring about widespread adoption,” said James Falla, Ceres’ chief operating officer.
