Millennium Cell Inc. (NASDAQ:MCEL) has joined the University of South Carolina’s NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Fuel Cells.
This is the nation’s only National Science Foundation-sponsored fuel cell center and is dedicated to the commercialization of fuel cell technologies. As a member of the center, Millennium Cell will partner with USC faculty and students to advance research in hydrogen storage materials, boron chemistry, and hydrogen battery systems.
“Millennium Cell is pleased to join the USC Fuel Cell Research Center and work with this well-known group of companies that are partnering with USC researchers to develop innovative solutions for the advancement of commercial applications and deployment of hydrogen storage technologies,” commented David Ramm, Millennium Cell CEO.
“Millennium Cell’s decision to join our Center is another important step in our efforts to create a future fuels research hub in Columbia, South Carolina,” said Professor John VanZee, Center Director.
Millennium is the latest company to join the Center that includes: DANA Corporation, General Motors Corporation, Air Liquide, John Deere, ePower Technologies, Westinghouse Savannah River Co., BASF AG, Boeing and LG Electronics.