written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message intelligent energy industry fuel cells predecessor advanced power sources ltd. 1995 founders philip mitchell paul adcock jon moore anthony newbold founded loughborough united kingdom 2001 2001 founder harry bradbury headquarters loughborough united kingdom area served worldwide key people martin bloom interim ceo john maguire cfo website www.intelligent energy.com intelligent energy is a power technology company that specialises in the development of proton exchange membrane pem fuel cells for application in the automotive consumer electronics and stationary power markets . based in the uk the company also has offices in india japan singapore france and the united states and employs approximately 400 people . intelligent energy holdings plc the group holding company is listed on the london stock exchange ticker symbol ieh . contents 1 history 2 technology 3 market sectors 3.1 automotive 3.2 consumer electronics 3.3 distributed power & generation 4 membership of industry consortia and trade associations 5 recognition and awards 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit the origins of intelligent energy began at loughborough university in the uk during the late 1980s when the university became one of europe s first research and development centres for proton exchange membrane pem fuel cell technology . in 1995 the uk s first kw level pem fuel cell stack was produced by the r & d team . in june of that year advanced power sources aps ltd was founded as a spin out from loughborough university by paul adcock phil mitchell jon moore and anthony newbold and was the first company in the uk formed specifically to address the development and commercialisation of pem fuel cells . founded by harry bradbury intelligent energy was established in 2001 acquiring advanced power sources ltd together with its personnel and fuel cell related intellectual property that originated from research conducted by both aps and loughborough university into pem fuel cell technology . this triggered investment and enabled the company to grow its business activities . 1 in march 2005 it launched the env the world s first purpose built fuel cell motorbike which gained the company recognition as a technology pioneer by the world economic forum in 2006 . the env incorporated the company s air cooled fuel cell technology hybridised with a battery pack to provide 6 kw peak load to the motor to improve performance during spikes in power demand i.e. acceleration . 2 in 2007 a partnership was announced with suzuki motor corporation to develop hydrogen fuel cells for a range of vehicles . 3 in 2008 intelligent energy established the company ie chp in a joint venture with sse plc one of the uk s largest energy businesses to develop fuel cells and other technologies for chp combined heat and power applications . 4 in the same year intelligent energy also produced the power system for the first fuel cell powered manned flight in conjunction with boeing . 5 in 2010 its fuel cell taxi received the engineer technology and innovation award . 6 in march 2011 the suzuki burgman fuel cell scooter equipped with intelligent energy s fuel cell system became the first fuel cell vehicle to achieve european whole vehicle type approval . 7 in 2012 smile fc system corporation a joint venture between intelligent energy and suzuki motor corporation was established to develop and manufacture air cooled fuel cell systems for the automotive and a range of industry sectors . based in yokohama japan the joint venture also included a non exclusive license agreement giving suzuki access to intelligent energy s fuel cell technology for its next generation of environmentally friendly fuel cell vehicles . 8 during the same year a fleet of fuel cell taxis incorporating intelligent energy s technology was used during the 2012 london olympics . part of the european union funded hytec hydrogen technologies in european cities project launched in 2011 the taxis were used to transport vip guests of the mayor of london around the city . 9 in 2013 smile fc corporation announced that it had established a ready to scale production line for its fuel cell systems utilising intelligent energy s semi automated production technology . 10 ie chp also received ce certification for its first generation product a 10 kwe 12 kwth combined heat and power chp fuel cell . the certification allows the product to be sold in the european economic area confirming that the product satisfies all the eu regulatory and conformity assessment procedures covering the design manufacture and testing of the system . 11 technology edit the company has over 1 000 patents granted and over 1000 patents pending . its fuel cell technology is divided into two platforms air cooled ac and evaporatively cooled ec . the air cooled fuel cell systems use low power fans to provide cooling and the oxidant supply for operation . heat from the fuel cell stack is conducted to cooling plates and removed through airflow channels a simplified and cost effective system for the power range from a few watts to several kilowatts . they are used in a wide range of consumer electronic stationary power and automotive applications for two wheel and small car range extender applications . evaporatively cooled ec fuel cell systems provide power generation from a few kilowatts up to 200 kw . efficient thermal management of the ec fuel cell stack reduces system complexity mass and cost . these systems are designed for high volume low cost manufacturing and use modular architecture that can be quickly modified to suit the application . in march 2013 the company announced the highest power densities yet for its automotive fuel cell stacks demonstrating continuous volumetric and gravimetric power densities of 3.7 kw l and 2.5 kw kg respectively . 12 in april 2013 intelligent energy and partners dyson technology ricardo and trw conekt announced that as part of a project part funded by the uk government s technology strategy board they had achieved an increase in system power density of more than 30 % delivering an improvement in power output from 30 kw to 40 kw for the chosen test system without increasing system mass or size . 13 market sectors edit automotive edit the firm s fuel cell stacks have been developed for small and large cars scooters and motorbikes . in 2010 the company was involved in the development of the report entitled a portfolio of power trains for europe a fact based analysis . the role of battery electric vehicles plug in hybrids and fuel cell electric vehicles produced by mckinsey & company with input from car manufacturers oil and gas suppliers utilities and industrial gas companies wind turbine and electrolyser companies as well as governmental and non governmental organisations . the report concluded amongst other findings that fuel cell vehicles are technology ready and cost competitive and that decarbonisation targets for europe are unlikely to be met without the introduction of fuel cell powertrains . 14 consumer electronics edit the firm also develops power solutions for portable devices . distributed power & generation edit the company s fuel cell systems are used to provide replacement and backup power in the telecoms sector as an alternative to diesel generators . the company is particularly active in the indian telecommunications market requiring standby power requirements for the country s 400 000 cell towers due to daily power outages . . 15 membership of industry consortia and trade associations edit the company is a founding member of ukh2 mobility a government and industry group aiming to accelerate the commercial roll out of hydrogen vehicles in 2014 15 ; 16 it is also an associate partner of h2mobility a joint initiative to establish a nationwide network of hydrogen fuelling stations in germany ; 17 a member of new energy world industry grouping new ig a european industrial association working to accelerate the market deployment of fuel cells and hydrogen technologies ; 18 a member of the fuel cell and hydrogen energy association fchea the us based trade association for the fuel cell and hydrogen energy industry dedicated to the commercialisation of fuel cells and hydrogen energy technologies ; 19 and a member of the uk hydrogen and fuel cell association ukhfca . 20 recognition and awards edit 2005 the sunday times tech track 100 . 21 2005 popular science best of what s new 2005 award . 22 2006 world economic forum technology pioneer . 23 2007 good design award transportation category . 24 2008 rushlight award hydrogen and fuel cells category . 25 2009 european business awards ruban d honneur . 26 2010 rushlight award powered transport category . 27 2010 the engineer technology and innovation energy award . 6 2010 tech tour award . 28 2011 sunday times tech track 100 . 29 2012 sunday times tech track 100 . 30 2013 leicester mercury business awards winner of company of the year . 31 2013 sunday times tech track 100 . 32 2013 deloitte technology fast500 emea 2013 33 2014 ukspa anniversary awards 34 2015 edison award gold 35 2015 businessgreen technology awards breakthrough of the year and technology of the year 36 see also edit part of a series on renewable energy biofuel biomass geothermal hydropower solar energy tidal power wave power wind power topics by country 100 % renewable energy marketing and policy trends v t e alternative energy index electric vehicle list of renewable energy topics by country renewable energy commercialization v t e sustainability principles ecological modernization environmentalism human impact on the environment planetary boundaries social sustainability stewardship sustainable 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