Topsoe Fuel Cell (TOFC) and its strategic research partner in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) technology, Risø National Laboratory, Wednesday, April 5 signed a renewal of their long-term collaboration agreement to come into effect on 1 May 2006. The agreement provides the framework for the joint continued and expanded SOFC activities for the next 5 years. The Agreement also secures certain financial support from TOFC to Risø, while TOFC retains exclusive rights to use of Risø SOFC related patents and know-how.

“We are pleased that we have renewed this important agreement between Topsoe Fuel Cell and Risø, allowing us to continue the fruitful co-operation”, says Helge Holm-Larsen, Director, Business Development. “The joint effort committed in this agreement means that we can reach the critical research mass required for developing and commercializing the SOFC technology”, he adds.

Co-operation on fuel cells between TOFC and Risø goes back many years. The location of Risø less than an hours drive from the TOFC offices ensures unhindered and dynamic interaction between the scientists of the two partners. The renewal of the agreement is a natural continuation of the successful partnership and serves to bring the SOFC technology closer to commercialisation.