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Voller Energy Group PLC (LSE: VLR) is one of the first companies in the world from which you can buy fuel cell systems. Voller is a developer and manufacturer of fuel cell systems that produce electrical energy but without the toxic emissions associated with petrol or diesel generators. Founded in 2002, Voller Energy has built considerable expertise in fuel cell systems technology for use as battery chargers and mobile generators.                                 

The Company has received a UK Government BERR grant under the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Carbon Abatement Technology Program HFCCAT and was previously awarded two DTi Smart Awards. Voller was named by Real Business magazine as one of the Top 50 companies to watch in 2005. Also during 2005 Voller Energy Group PLC was the winner of the Power category of the IEE Innovation in Engineering Awards for their VE100 portable fuel cell system. The Company was also the winner of the Environmental Innovation & Technology Category in the Hampshire Sustainable Business Awards - sponsored by Business Link.  Voller was also short listed for the British Industry Awards 2006 and was a finalist in the Growth Company of the Year awards sponsored by the CBI in 2006. Voller Energy is a NATO registered firm NCAGE, and is a registered supplier to the US Defence Procurement Agency (DPA). Voller is a carbon neutral company

Fuel cells work by converting the chemical energy in hydrogen to electrical energy. Hydrogen is combined with oxygen from the air across a special membrane.

The outputs from this reaction are electricity, heat and water - no toxic emissions are produced. To provide sufficient voltage for a useable electrical load, several membranes are assembled between plates and placed into a stack. Essentially, more plates mean more energy, so a larger stack of plates will produce a greater output.

In addition to this core technology, Voller has also created fuel cell control systems that allow integrated battery charging systems to operate at high efficiency. These systems involve close monitoring of all inputs and outputs, with software written by Voller Energy that controls the fuel cell system effectively.

Importantly, Voller's business is not dependent on the emergence of a hydrogen infrastructure, which may take many years to develop. Voller is developing a low cost fuel processor technology which means that it can extract the hydrogen found in fuels such as propane, LPG, diesel and the military fuel JP-8. This supply of hydrogen from commonly available fuels should ensure the early and widespread adoption of fuel cell technology.