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History
In 1993, Todd Marsh, CEO of DTI Energy Inc. met with researchers at California Institute of Technology and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The meeting was initiated by a local congressman who was investigating ways to help laid off aerospace employees. Mr. Marsh realized the potential for the fuel cell technologies being developed as a collaboration between The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of Southern California (USC) and obtained an exclusive worldwide license.
DMFC proves more reliable than liquid hydrogen fuel cells
The Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) technology developed under the supervision of Dr. Rao Surumpudi supervisor of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology's electrochemical-technology group is the basis for the patents and license for which DTI Energy has control. Dr Surumpudi's revolutionary thinking in this process was that a fuel cell that converts methanol directly into electrictiy (Direct Methanol Fuel Cells) without a reformer, would be simpler, cheaper and more reliable than liquid hydrogen or methanol and reformer based fuel cells
DARPA mandate yields Direct Methanol Fuel Cell technology
The initial thinking about Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) technology came out of a mandate by Dr. Lawrence H. DuBois of the Department of Defense and the Defense Advance Research Project Agency to develop fuel cells that could operate on liquid hydrocarbons. Additionally, the DFMC Direct Methanol Fuel Cell) technology that DTI Energy Inc. has the exclusive rights to, builds on the scientific research of Nobel laureate Dr. George A. Olah of the University of Southern California's Loker Hydrocarbon Institute and his colleague Dr. Surya Prakesh. Of DMFC (Direct Methanol Fuel Cell) technology, Dr. Olah has said, "this invention also has vast potential to improve the environment by providing clean energy in portable form."
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