The Change Mariner: Fuel-cell start-ups hoping for breakthrough

June 9, 2003

Fuel-cell start-ups hoping for breakthrough

David Dorheim wants to run the world's laptops on race-car fuel, and he's one of many in the emerging fuel-cell industry turning to computer-chip history for inspiration.

Neah Power Systems, a Seattle-area start-up where Dorheim is chief executive, is emerging as a hot company in the portable fuel-cell business, along with competitors such as PolyFuel in Mountain View. Fuel cells use a chemical reaction to produce energy from fuels such as hydrogen or the methanol used in race cars, without burning it.

Posted by Bob King at June 9, 2003 5:17 AM | TrackBack
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