£4m Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre at Manchester Metropolitan University

Centre for Enterprise will lead on engaging with small and medium-sized business for the Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre

The Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre (MFCIC) will house the latest equipment for SMEs to develop hydrogen fuel cells to create green and emission-free energy, powering everything from our homes to our cars.The Centre has been awarded £1.6 million from the European Regional Development Fund for state-of-the art equipment currently unavailable to the city’s buoyant low-carbon SME sector. The University will fund the remaining cost. MFCIC will produce advanced materials for fuel cells and next generation energy storage, utilising nanomaterials and 3D printing for example, and plan hydrogen and fuel cell infrastructure for the region.

The Project director is Amer Gaffar.  Ian Gibbs from the Centre for Enterprise will be taking the lead on small and medium-sized business engagement.

For more details please visit our press release website:

http://www.mmu.ac.uk/news/news-items/4835/