Sullivan appointed Colorado Fuel Cell Center Director

GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 12, 2007 – Colorado School of Mines announces the appointment of Neal Sullivan as the new director of the Colorado Fuel Cell Center (CFCC).

Sullivan, a member of the engineering faculty at Mines, will lead the CFCC into a new generation, said John Poate, Mines vice president of research and technology.

Sullivan replaces former director Bob Remick, who recently was appointed to a position with the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL).

Mines and its partners, the Governor's Energy Office, the Gas Technology Institute, Versa Power Systems, Inc., and NREL, celebrated the grand opening of the state's first fuel cell center in May 2006. The Center, which is located on the Mines campus, seeks to advance fuel-cell research, development, and commercialization and to promote business opportunities in Colorado.

About Fuel Cells:
Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert the chemical energy in a fuel directly to electrical energy and heat without combustion. Fuel cells are a promising new way to provide on-site electricity to homes, businesses and untold other applications, both portable and stationary. Fuel cells are being developed that will operate on commonly available fuels such as natural gas, propane and bio-fuels, producing electricity and waste heat that can be captured for space and water heating. When fueled by pure hydrogen, such as fuel cell vehicles, the exhaust of fuel cells contains only heat and water vapor and produces only about as much noise as a residential air conditioning compressor.