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Small Fuel Cells 2006
Washington, DC
April 2-4, 2006
Cherry blossoms and discussions on small fuel cells for portable applications filled the air as attendees of the Knowledge Foundation’s eighth annual Small Fuel Cells 2006 conference met in Washington, D.C.
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Hosting the Small Fuel Cell Conference are the Knowledge Foundation’s Karin Broadhurst, Serge Pan, and David Mello.
L’Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washington, D.C. where the conference took place.
Opening the afternoon session on day one is George Miley, professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Demonstrating Acta’s HYPERMEC catalyst are Dr. Claudio Bianchini, Roger Townsend, Toby Woolrych, and Damian Thomas.
Discussing FuelCon Systems Inc.’s diagnostic tools are Blair Heffelfinger of FuelCon and Jon Rafferty of BAE Systems.
Displaying GrafTech’s GrafCell advanced flexible graphite in brightly colored panels is Brad Reis.
Explaining 3 Dimensional Services’s high-definition forming of super alloys are Mike Brabandt and Scott Duffie.
Showcasing Colder’s latest micro connector technology are Andy Hass and Jim Fitzpatrick.
Exhibiting Hamilton Precision Metal’s pin hole free foil for hydrogen permeable membranes are Mike Campbell and Mark Robinson.
Demonstrating CMR’s mixed reactant flow-through are John Halfpenny, CEO, and Dr. Olaf Conrad.
Manning Branson Untrasonic Corp.’s booth is Nitin Phadnis from Connecticut.
Revealing interest from the intensive-user market is industry pioneer Shimshon Gottesfeld, MicroFuelCells CEO and VP of R&D.
Networking with potential test station customers is Hydrogenic’s Ross Bailey.
Discussing the latest developments are Millenium Cell’s Greg Smith and Shailesh Shah.
Emphasizing the benefits of common components is Yasuhiro Goto, chief research scientist of Toshiba’s corporate R&D center.