Viaspace, Antig to collaborate on fuel cells

Pasadena, Calif.-based Viaspace (OTC: VSPC) announced today that it signed a teaming agreement with Taiwan's Antig. The two plan to work together to develop fuel cell technology.

Viaspace said the companies would work on a system that uses Antig's micro fuel cell stacks, along with fuel cell cartridges and other fuel cell products from Viaspace's Direct Methanol Fuel Cell unit.

Antig, a developer of fuel cells and fuel cell-related products, works with electronics corporations in Taiwan and throughout Asia.

It's core micro fuel cell stack is built around printed circuit board technology. The company has stacks designed to work with small, portable devices, such as cell phones and PDAs, as well as high power applications such as stationary generators and scooters.

Direct Methanol expects to partner with Antig on certain projects and to extend intellectual property protection to Antig and its customers for the Caltech fuel cell cartridge portfolio.

Viaspace, founded in 1998, licenses technology from Caltech, which manages NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

In July, Viaspace announced today that Direct Methanol signed a design and certified manufacturer agreement with Tyco Electronics.