UK firm brings disposable fuel cells to smartphones

Intelligent Energy has started to make use of the portable fuel cell and disposable fuel cartridge assets it acquired from Société Bic of France earlier this year.

The Loughborough-based portable energy firm is reported to be working on a fuel cell which can keep a smartphone running for a week.

Intelligent Energy says the disposable fuel cartridge technology it has acquired for $15m from Société Bic will allow it to make a significant forward step towards the mass-market availability of embedded hydrogen fuel cell technology to power smartphones and wearable devices.

Dr Henri Winand, CEO, Intelligent Energy, writes:

“The acquisition is an important step in realising this vision, and accelerating our roadmap to bring our world class hydrogen fuel cell technology to portable electronic devices everywhere.”

BIC’s embedded fuel cell technology provides the company with the capability for volume production of embedded fuel cells.

Winand added:

“As people continue to embrace ubiquitous wireless technology, and as our data consumption increases, we are rapidly approaching a point where we need to remove our dependence on the plug socket and make it simple for people to stay connected everywhere.”

 

Richard Wilson

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