Protonex shows off fuel cell systems

Protonex Technology Corp. said today it plans to exhibit some of its non-hydrogen fuel cell power systems at a London conference on fuel cells later this month.

The products that will be exhibited, the Southborough-based company said, operate on fuels that can be easily shipped and stored; when power is required, "the fuel cells consume the fuel and produce electricity via a clean electrochemical process with very little noise and emissions."

Protonex chief executive Scott Pearson said in a statement, "Providing fuel cell power systems that can run on readily available and easily stored fuels will enable us to deploy our products into the commercial markets sooner without requiring access to hydrogen."
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)