The construction phase for the Center for Fuel Cell Systems and Powertrain Integration is just about to wrap up as Kettering staff begins planning for the Grand Opening scheduled for June 15 2005.
Kettering is anxious to showcase the new state-of-the-art facility to the many supporters from government, industry and academia whose efforts have made the Center a reality.
The Center is dedicated to advancing research, development, testing, manufacturing and commercialization of mobile, stationary, and consumer-based fuel cell applications.
Key supporters include the U.S. Department of Commerce-Economic Development Administration, the State of Michigan and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, Delphi Corporation, private foundations, Kettering and local supporters. High-end equipment manufacturers include Greenlight Power Technologies, Hydrogenics Corporation, Advanced Measurements Inc., Stuart Energy Systems, and the Schatz Energy Research Center.
A key component of the Fuel Cell Center is the business incubator that will enable individuals or companies with promising related technologies to grow their ideas into commercially successful products and services.
Incubator businesses will be able to partner with Kettering faculty, technicians and graduate students, and when mutually beneficial, other businesses, to test their concepts. Eventually the goal is for the businesses to spin their innovations off into new profitable products and services.
Along with expertise, Kettering will provide office space, administrative support, shared laboratory space and equipment to those candidates who meet the required criteria. Each incubator businesses will pay a rental fee based on its space and other needs.
Source: Fuelcellworks.com
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