Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

INI Power Systems pioneered a novel fuel-cell technology that converts alcohol directly into electricity. The apparatus worked well, but looked like tangle of tubing and wires on a laboratory-bench. INI realized immediately that they needed a product to show the world, so they asked Porticos to create a complete “power plant in a box” to showcase their technology.

Porticos managed to fit everything into a custom-package the size of a shoebox. Multiple tanks, pumps, compressors, PCBs, etc. are designed to maximize system-performance while occupying an impressively small volume. It was the hit of the Fuel Cell 2006 trade show.

After this success, Porticos continued to assist INI to reduce size and enhance manufacturability of the core technology. INI is now targeting military, recreational, and utility applications for their Direct Methanol Laminar Flow Fuel Cell.