Portable Logistical Fuel Cell Powered Generator Navy STTR FY2005 Sol No.: Navy STTR FY2005 Topic No.: N05-T016 Topic Title: Portable Logistical Fuel Cell Powered Generator Proposal No.: N054-016-0404 Firm: InnovaTek, Inc. 350 Hills Street Suite 104 Richland, Washington 99354-5211 Contact: Jeffrey Pickles Phone: (509) 375-1093 Web Site: www.tekkie.com Abstract: InnovaTek proposes to develop a JP-8 fuel cell electrical generator built on a microchannel reactor design that provides a very low volume, light weight system. The objective of the Phase I work is to develop and demonstrate the feasibility of a processing configuration that converts JP-8 fuel to a hydrogen rich feed for a solid oxide fuel cell that produces 0.5 to 1 kW electrical power. Key components that will be designed to meet the Navy's performance objectives include a sulfur-tolerant catalyst, a micro-channel fuel reformer, a sulfur removal system, and an integrated solid oxide fuel cell. The system will be compact, lightweight, fuel efficient and capable of processing feeds that have significant sulfur content (~3,000 ppm) for at least 600 hours before maintenance is required. Benefits: Beyond the Navy's applications, JP-8 fuel cell generators are important to other sectors of the military where lightweight, low signature power is required for long missions. The development of an integrated system consisting of a fuel processor that produces hydrogen from motor fuels for a SOFC is also important to the advancement of commercial fuel cell systems for a variety of applications. These include commercial quiet electrical generators, auxiliary power units for back-up and remote power, and auxiliary power units for trucks, buses, luxury cars, and recreational vehicles. Near-term, the capability to process infrastructure fuels is seen as bridging technology to the longer range vision of the hydrogen economy. Return