elcomax GmbH

High and further increasing energy prices and widely visible effects of excessive energy consumption have directed the public attention to technologies and products based on renewable resources and more efficient energy conversion. This is primarily reflected by a significant interest of the capital markets in solar, wind, biofuels and fuel cells.

Especially fuel cells will play an important role in the renewable energy sector because of their highly efficient energy conversion of liquid and gaseous fuels compared with internal combustion engines and their especially high reliability which complements the dependency of solar and wind from unpredictable weather conditions.

Fuel cell technology has significantly matured since 2000 and proven the existence of real market demand, as shown by companies like “Smart Fuel Cell” in leisure, industrial and security markets, “Fuel Cell Energy / MTU CFC Solutions” in CHP markets and “Siemens” for submarines. The clear message is that fuel cell products are already successful in the market place and fulfill customer demands.

But fuel cells products can currently be marketed in special niche markets due to high material cost of platinum catalyst. In spite of significant customer benefits over conventional products in important sectors, like automotive, household energy, industry, electronic equipment, etc. fuel cells capture only a small part of their huge market potential due to their high cost structures.

elcomax products overcome these limitations by providing fuel cell technology with highest performance at significantly reduced cost.