Breakthrough Technologies Institute - Fuel Cells 2000

EngenuitySC has been awarded $1 million in federal funding to create the National
Institute of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Commercialization, a non-profit that will be tasked with
finding commercial opportunities for the University of South Carolina and other state
universities performing fuel cell research. The Center will become part of the University
of South Carolina’s unique new Innovista “innovation district” that will spread over 200
acres and combine 5 million square feet of research labs, office space, mixed-use retail
and affordable residential housing.
In June 2006, EngenuitySC and the University of South Carolina announced plans to
create a 2,000 square foot incubator for fuel cell research, and are working to establish a
hydrogen refueling station at the upcoming facility. The incubator will be located at the
university’s Future Fuels building, which is under construction and slated for completion
in 2008.
Contact:
EngenuitySC
P.O. Box. 50768
Columbia, SC 29250-0768
Phone: (803) 783-1507
E-mail: info@engenuitysc.com
Web: www.engenuitysc.com
South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance
www.schydrogen.org
South Carolina Department of Commerce has formed the South Carolina Hydrogen and
Fuel Cell Alliance. The alliance is headed up by research directors of the state's
preeminent research universities and the director of the DOE Savannah River National
Laboratory and will serve as the primary facilitator of hydrogen initiatives in South
Carolina.
The alliance brings together five regional organizations, each with a particular strength in
the hydrogen economy:
• Savannah River National Laboratory, which has one of the largest
concentrations of hydrogen researchers in the country and a dedicated Center
for Hydrogen Research;
• USC, home to the National Science Foundation’s Industry/University
Cooperative Research Center for Fuel Cells;
• Clemson University, home to the International Center for Automotive
Research, as well as hydrogen-related research into advanced materials and
thermo-chemical hydrogen production;
• S.C. State University, home to the Clyburn Transportation Center, which
conducts research on linking various modes of transportation using advanced
technologies; and
• The Center for Hydrogen Research, a new 6,000-square-foot facility in Aiken
designed for collaborative hydrogen research.
The goals of the alliance include:
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