The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) will incorporate a fuel cell stack made by SAFCell, Inc. (Pasadena, CA) into its award-winning solar toilet to enhance the lavatory’s energy-efficiency.
The solar-powered prototype toilet, winner of the Reinventing the Toilet Challenge issued by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in August of 2012, uses a chlorine reactor to rapidly disinfect wastewater.
SAFCell, Inc., a Caltech start-up fuel cell company based in Pasadena, CA, received the Los Angeles Business Journal's 2013 Patrick Soon-Shiong Innovation Award. SAFCell was one of five companies in the Los Angeles area to be recognized on November 14 with the coveted award for its leadership in technology innovation and for fostering the "economic competitiveness of the region."
Calum Chisholm speaks with Shelly Kraft from Stock News Now about SAFCell’s technology and scale-up plans.