FEBRUARY 2007: DISPATCHES
RICHLAND, WASH.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory solidified a deal with Apollo Sensor Technology and
scientists at Russia’s Karpov Institute of Physical
Chemistry in Moscow to market a hydrogen gas sensor.
Russian scientists developed a new approach, using nanoscale
materials in the sensor, designed to detect hydrogen leaks.
According to Geoffrey Harvey from the Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory, the new sensor fits in the palm of a hand,
detects the smallest of leaks and has an almost immediate
response time. “A sensor that does all that ours does is
up in the $1,500-$3,000 range,” says Dan Briscoe, vice
president of Kennewick, Wash.-based Apollo Sensor Technology.
This sensor will be marketed for around $200. It is intended
for use in chemical processing plants and refineries, motor
vehicles and in hydrogen fuel cells used as backup power
generators.
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