Lilliputian Systems and eZelleron are both developing SOFC products for this market. Lilliputian’s system will run on butane cartridges and should offer market-leading fuel effi ciency when it launches through US retailer Brookstone at the end of 2012. eZelleron’s micro-tubular SOFC product can be fuelled with conventional cigarette lighters; a commercial launch is expected within the next few years. Fuel Cell Today anticipates tens of thousands of unit shipments of portable fuel cell chargers in 2012 and these are predominantly responsible for the dramatic rise in total unit shipments from 2011 to 2012. Fuel cells thrive in applications where incumbent technologies.
