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Fuel Cell Developer Claims Methanol Advance – available next year for commercial mobile applications.

A fuel cell developer is claiming twice the power density of lithium batteries in a new methanol fuel cell for mobile gear.

UltraCell Corp. (Livermore, Calif.) said Tuesday (Aug. 23) its reformed methanol fuel cell scheme uses "micro reformer" technology developed under a military contract to generate hydrogen from a highly concentrated methanol solution used in fuel cells.

UltraCell said its portable power system achieves the power density of a hydrogen fuel cell while using cheap methanol fuel. The unit weighs 40 ounces, the company said.

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