Protonex Technology Corp. has received a $599,000 contract with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to develop fuel cell power systems for aerial drones. The Southborough, Mass., fuel cell developer will create high-power generating units to power small unmanned aerial vehicles using the company’s proton-exchange membrane technology. The goal is to create a hydrogen fuel cell that can produce about 1.5 kilovolts of power output in a much smaller generating unit. The award comes in addition to the $500,000 Naval contract Protonex received in June for UAV fuel cell development and is the fourth military contract the Company has received this year.
Protonex, Power Player For Drones
Protonex Technology Corp. has received a $599,000 contract with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to develop fuel cell power systems for aerial drones. The Southborough, Mass., fuel cell developer will create high-power generating units to power small unmanned aerial vehicles using the company’s proton-exchange membrane technology. The goal is to create a hydrogen fuel cell that can produce about 1.5 kilovolts of power output in a much smaller generating unit. The award comes in addition to the $500,000 Naval contract Protonex received in June for UAV fuel cell development and is the fourth military contract the Company has received this year.
