The energy generation technology will make fuel cells more durable, cost effective and commercially viable.

Dr. Hazem Tawfik, Director of the Institute for Research and Technology Transfer (IRTT) at Farmingdale State College, invented a bipolar metal plate Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell.More economical and durable than graphite, the metal developed by Tawfik also reduces hydrogen consumption by at least 24% because of its higher electric conductivity.

Bipolar plates are commonly made of graphite composites. More economical and durable than graphite, the metal developed by Tawfik also reduces hydrogen consumption by at least 24% because of its higher electric conductivity.

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