Scheduled to come on line this month the HydraFLX System will generate ultra-pure H2 (hydrogen) from water in a flexible pressure management process for fueling buses, tow-tractors, vans, sedans and ground support equipment. The system can also be deployed anywhere and operate in hostile theaters without infrastructure or pipelines.

"This station is a modular deployable hydrogen refueling station design to be on an Air Force flight line," said Mark Schultz operations manager for HydraFLX Systems LLC. "The separate boxes are designed to be airlifted and set up in a remote location in a short period of time and up and running in a day," he said.

With higher standards for clean air and a need for less dependence on foreign oil, interest in alternate fuels has never been greater.

As the largest user of energy in the DoD the increase of energy costs for the Air Force has significantly impacted the bottom line- money that would be better spent on the Global War on Terrorism or recapitalizing the aging fleet. Hydrogen is one of the key fuels being considered because it is renewable, abundant, efficient and unlike other alternates it produces no emissions.

"Hydrogen fuel is long established to be a far denser fuel energy then the petrol chemical we are use to," said Shultz. "It's a clean fuel it is carbonless and it's abundant. That is what this whole program is about. Using fuel cells for higher efficiency and less environmental impact," he said.

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