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Oorja Fuel Cells (Oorja Protonics Inc) is an energy company that designs manufactures and commercializes direct methanol fuel cells for application in the logistics, automotive, distributed generation (micro-grid), and telecommunication industries. Oorja designs, develops and commercializes direct methanol fuel cells ranging in power from 0.5 to 100 kilowatts that have a wide range of applications across several industries such as: telecommunications, vehicles and transportation, distributed energy, and microgrid. Oorja is considered one of the four major players in the North American Fuel Cell Market.〔(Stationary Fuel Cell Market to See CAGR of 30.6% by 2018, "Ballard (Canada), Plug Power (US), FuelCell Energy (US), Oorja Fuel Cells (US), and Hydrogenics (US) are the major players, constituting the majority of the market share in North America." )〕 ==History== Oorja Fuel Cells was founded in 2004 by Dr. Sanjiv Malhotra in Fremont, California.〔(2011 TiE50 Company Profile )〕 Oorja has been advocate of methanol economy. The company was funded by Sequoia Capital, Dag Ventures, Artis Capital Management, McKenna Ventures Management, and Mingxin China Growth Fund. Oorja Fuel Cells is working with market leaders around the world such as Toyota Tsusho, Baldor, and US Foods.〔(Baldor Specialty Foods Goes Green with Oorja Protonics’ High-Efficiency Methanol Fuel Cells )〕〔(Oorja DMFCs for material handling at Baldor Specialty Foods )〕〔( Fifty OorjaPacs for Baldor Speciality Foods’ New York Facility )〕〔(U.S. FOODSERVICE–SAN FRANCISCO TO INSTALL METHANOL FUEL CELLS TO POWER WAREHOUSE PALLET JACKS )〕〔(Oorja units to power US Foodservice warehouse pallet jacks )〕 ;Toyota Tsusho Oorja has partnered with Toyota Tsusho in pursuit of wide commercial adoption of affordable fuel cells to help solve energy and transportation challenges in Japan.〔(Toyota Tsusho brings Oorja DMFCs to wider applications in Japan )〕〔(Toyota Tsusho Brings Fuel Cells to Multiple Applications in Japan Through Exclusive Agreement with Oorja Protonics )〕 As methanol fuel cells cost less than hydrogen batteries because methanol is easier to transport and handle than hydrogen, this will hope to cut down on energy costs in Toyota's home nation of Japan.〔(Toyota Tsusho boosts fuel-cell biz )〕 ;R&D Partnerships: *Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory〔(Oorja Protonics Executes MOU with LBNL for Development of Fuel Cell Manufacturing Processes Targeting EV Applications )〕 *Los Alamos National Laboratory〔(Oorja Fuel Cells Licenses Two Patents from Los Alamos National Laboratory for Improving Efficiency and Cost-Cutting )〕 ;Global market: Oorja started focusing mainly in material handling and logistics sector but is now moving to a more global market such as in the telecom, mining and oil and gas industries. Oorja has sales offices in China and South Africa, and have established distribution agreements in South Africa and Mexico.〔(Oorja Fuel Cells expands to Mexico )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oorja Fuel Cells」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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