2020

December

GMCA publishes its hydrogen strategy, developed in consultation with experts at Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre, for public consultation.

2019

February

MFCIC joined the North West Hydrogen and Energy Cluster and acknowledged as a Centre that is supporting SMEs and contributing to the UK supply chain.

December

MFCIC celebrates the milestone of 50 SMEs being supported by our business programme: to date, 55 have been on the MFCIC programme with 23 researchers working within the enhanced facility.

2018

September

The £4.1m Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre was officially opened by the Rt Hon Lord Mandelson, Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University with many leading industry, academic and government stakeholders in attendance.
Researchers in the Centre were awarded £100K Research Council funding to develop screen-printed electrodes that could unlock hydrogen as an affordable and sustainable fuel.

October

MFCIC shortlisted for R&D Project of the Year in the 2018 Business Green Technology Awards.

2016

November

Manchester Metropolitan University was awarded £1.7m from the European Regional Development Fund to develop the Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre. Match funding totalling £4.1m was agreed by the University to develop the facility.

December

Work gets underway at pace to design the specialist facility in consultation with a range of stakeholders and health and safety experts.

2015

Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre concept launched.

2013

March

Manchester Metropolitan University launched the Greater Manchester Hydrogen Partnership with Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Transport for Greater Manchester, other regional universities and Manchester Airport Group. The partnership developed a business plan for the region that highlighted the need for a Fuel Cell Innovation Centre.

2008

First fuel cell car is introduced.

2003

First fuel cell aircraft takes off.

1966

NASA uses fuel cells in space mission.

1955

Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell is invented.

1842

Gas voltaic battery proves hydrogen and oxygen can produce electric current.

1839

The fuel cell is invented.

1806

First combustion engine powered by hydrogen and oxygen.

1766

Hydrogen is discovered as an element.