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Upcoming Meeting

Fuel Cells - The Promise & Challenge of Hydrogen-Based Energy

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AIChE Central New England Section

Date: 
Thursday, September 24, 2009

Time:  6:00 pm - 6:30 pm   Registration & Networking
            6:30 pm - 7:30 pm   Dinner
            7:30 pm - 8:30 pm   Speaker

Place:   Marco Polo Restaurant
             1250 Burnside Ave
             East Hartford, CT 06108-1507
             (860) 289-2704
             http://www.marcopoloct.com/

Food Choices: Chicken Parmigiana, Baked Scrod, or Vegetarian Pasta/Penne

Cost: $25 Members/Guests - $10 students - $15 unemployed

Registration: Please register by sending an e-mail to Mithun Kamat (mithun.kamat@utcpower.com) by 12 noon, Friday, September 19 with your dinner choice and number of guests. Pre-registration required.

Topic Info

 

Fuel cells continue to stir debate as viable power sources for vehicles and other applications.

  • Will they ever be durable or cheap enough?
  • Where will the hydrogen come from?
  • How will enough hydrogen be stored onboard to enable satisfactory driving range?
  • Do they really mitigate global warming?

As population and economies grow, finite resources are consumed, and the environment compromised, improved energy sources and systems are needed to preserve the health of the planet and its people.

In this talk we will consider the place of hydrogen in the world’s energy future, looking at both the big picture and select technical details.

Speaker

 

James C. Cross III
James Cross is the Vice President of Technology & Product Development at Nuvera. In this capacity, James directs the development of advanced fuel cells and fuel conversion devices and oversees the engineering of electrochemical power plants and hydrogen production systems intended for commercialization. He has been with the company since its inception in 2000, and has been working in the hydrogen energy arena for 13 years. Prior to this, James held positions at Epyx Corporation, Arthur D. Little, and Battelle. He earned his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering at MIT, and has Masters degrees from Princeton and Stanford. http://www.nuvera.com/