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September 2010


Protonex awarded $1.49 million contract extension by U.S. Army

Protonex Technology Corporation, a provider of advanced fuel cell power systems, announced that it received an incremental $1.49 million contract award from the U.S. Army CECOM to deliver additional advanced portable battery charger/APU fuel cell products. This follows the U.S. Army CECOM’s decision to exercise an option in its original contract with the company, which was announced on January 20.

The award increases the total funded value of the overall contract to $3.34 million, and additional options remain within the contract which, if awarded, could increase the total value of the contract to $6.4 million.

 

Under the terms of the 8-month, phase two program, Protonex is expected to deliver 30 additional portable battery charger/APU products to the U.S. Army for field use. The M250-CX units will include all the next-generation improvements developed during the phase one program, which include increased power output, further integrated battery management and charging capabilities, a more rugged design and reduced overall size and weight.

Protonex’ M250-CX system is a lightweight, 250-watt portable power system designed to meet the stringent demands of a wide range of military battery charging and auxiliary power unit applications. The unique design combines advances in fuel cell energy conversion and battery charging technology into one complete product solution to provide military battery charging and 28V auxiliary power with extremely low weight, noise and thermal signature.
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