Oct 3 2010
William A. Whittenberger, president of Catacel Corporation, will be a featured presenter at the upcoming 2010 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition (October 18-21; Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center; San Antonio, Texas). Whittenberger, the newly elected chairperson of the board of directors of the Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition (OFCC), will address the opportunity for America’s fuel cell industry to assume global design and manufacturing leadership by endeavoring shorter paths to production.
The presentation, titled From Innovation to Integration: Forging Strong Supply Chains, is scheduled for Wednesday, October 20 at 5:00 p.m. Whittenberger will discuss how the greatest commercial promise is realized when companies work in concert to apply the classic principles of economies of scale and division of labor. Special emphasis will be paid to best practices that foster a spirit of collaboration that leads to the formation of viable supply chains resulting in shorter development cycles, lower material costs and greater speed-to-market.
Catacel has worked for many years with fuel cell industry leaders and technology partners to develop commercially practical, cost-effective heat exchange, fuel reforming and other catalytic reaction components. It is Catacel’s perspective that the U.S. fuel cell industry, amidst diminishing government funding and fierce international competition, must urgently ramp-up the production that has been promised for years; manufacturers and suppliers must put systems into service by aggressively identifying and integrating appropriate technologies.
The Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition is one of the largest international conferences of its kind, boasting an extensive Technical Program and Exposition. The conference attracts more than 1,000 attendees annually and offers the largest number of technical papers, the most exhibits and the best coverage of the latest advances and research in the field. Participants include technical leaders, scientists, educators, researchers, developers, inventors, students and manufacturers of fuel cell products. Technical sessions focus in four main areas: high temperature fuel cells, low temperature fuel cells, applications and markets. Challenges in costs, fuels, storage, reliability, lifetime and adoptability are also covered.