Apollo’s alkaline fuel cell designs evolved from those used in the US space program and derive their hydrogen fuel from ammonia. The Ammonia Cracker technology is the key to breaking down the ammonia to produce hydrogen, and Apollo president Robert Aronsson claims it offers significant advantages over other hydrogen solutions.
“Apollo’s fuel cell technology can jump start the hydrogen economy,” said Aronsson.
“The easiest and least expensive way to move hydrogen from point A to point B is to use ammonia. Seventy-five percent of ammonia is hydrogen. Ammonia can be added inexpensively as a component at today’s fuel stations, without costly hydrogen extractors, allowing the refuelling of fuel cell cars today, years ahead of other hydrogen solutions.”
ZAP has signed an exclusive licensing and distribution with Apollo for the Ammonia Cracker, Alkaline Fuel Cell and Lead-Cobalt battery technologies in the aim of developing a range of ZAP cars, powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
ZAP chief executive officer Steve Schneider believes that a prototype car powered by a 60kW Apollo Fuel Cell and equipped with an 8.7-gallon ammonia fuel tank will have a cruising range of 200 miles, with no harmful emissions.
