Privately held Kainos Energy Corporation, a developer of nanotechnology to reduce cost and improve performance of fuel cells, announced that it was awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Phase I award supports a project entitled “Innovative Laser-Based Process for Commercially Viable Nanostructured Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.” [ more ] “Significant cost and performance barriers continue to hinder fuel cell commercialization. Our technology will overcome these barriers, lead to advanced cell and stack designs, and enable mass commercialization of a variety of powerful fuel cell applications,” noted Sami Mardini, vice president of business development at Kainos Energy.
