Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc. engages in developing and commercializing solutions for energy needs. The company offers technologies that provide alternative-fuel energy solutions for the industrial and power generation markets.
The company’s systems use spark-ignited internal combustion engines (ICE) powered by alternative fuels, such as hydrogen, ethanol, methanol, or ammonia. It uses proprietary engine controller and software to distribute ignition spark and fuel to injectors.
The company foc...
Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc. engages in developing and commercializing solutions for energy needs. The company offers technologies that provide alternative-fuel energy solutions for the industrial and power generation markets.
The company’s systems use spark-ignited internal combustion engines (ICE) powered by alternative fuels, such as hydrogen, ethanol, methanol, or ammonia. It uses proprietary engine controller and software to distribute ignition spark and fuel to injectors.
The company focuses on the following market segments: distributed power generation via renewable power support; power generation using clean-burning by-product gases such as hydrogen; and industrial applications for engine controls and fuel distribution systems.
Products and Markets
The company manufactures and markets products under the brand name Oxx Power. Oxx Power engines and gensets are assembled and tested at Algona, Iowa facility. Its product offerings includes Zero-Emissions Engines for Industrial Mobile Equipment, such as 4.9L, 6 Cylinder Oxx Power Hydrogen Engines; and Add-On Systems for the Wind Power Industry, such as Hydrogen-fueled 50kW Oxx Power Generator Systems and Hydrogen-fueled 250kW 4 + 1 Generator Systems.
Collaborations/Joint Ventures
The company entered into a strategic alliance with Startech Environmental Corporation, a Connecticut based firm, in February 2008. Startech designs and manufactures plasma conversion waste processing equipment. It produces gas from its waste mitigation process that can be used to create power from both traditional and non-traditional power generation systems.
In October 2010, Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc. and Wisconsin Motorsports LLC have signed an agreement to form Oxx Power Continental, a Joint Venture, to produce a wet sleeve version of the Oxx Power 4.9L six cylinder engine.
Competition
The company competes with the companies targeting production of hydrogen-fueled engines, such as Ford, GM, Honda, and BMW. Other competitors and potential competitors include H2Car Co., Cummins/Westport, Mazda, and Caterpillar.