EWII Fuel Cells (formerly known as IRD Fuel Cell) is a high technology company that develops and produces fuel cell components. EWII Fuel Cells was established in 1996 by Dr. J.S Lundsgaard.

History

1995 – 2005: Focus on research and development

National and international research projects and product development with partners

2007: Expanding the stakeholder group

Three Danish utility companies (TRE-FOR, Energi Fyn, and Sydfyns Elforsyning) invest in the further development of IRD. The three companies now jointly own a 60% stake in IRD, which also counts APC/Schneider Electric among its shareholders.

2007: Commercial kick-off

IRD starts commercial production of MEAs, flow plates, and fuel cell stacks.

2008: Building a hydrogen village

IRD invests heavily in manufacturing facilities for fuel cell production by installing a hydraulic press for high volume flow plate manufacturing.
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark visits Lolland in September 2008 to see the first of IRD’s combined heat and power plants being installed in Vestenskov, where a groundbreaking hydrogen community is being developed.

2009: Expanding in the US – affiliate IRD Fuel Cells, LLC

IRD acquires CABOT Fuel Cells’ MEA manufacturing production in Albuquerque, which was named “IRD LLC”, and operates as an independent US MEA manufacturing company.

2010: Commercial production of MEAs introduced to the market

Expanding the MEA product portfolios

2012: Hydrogen village version 2.0

IRD’s combined heat and power plants installed in Vestenskov are going into the next phase, increasing the number of installations from 5 to 35.

2014: TREFOR Acqusition

TREFOR A/S decided make IRD A/S their new TREFOR subsidiary. With this acqusition TREFOR hopes to help IRD’s on their vision to become a world renowned producer of fuel cell technology.

2015: New strategy

A new strategy is established with focus on component solutions provider.
IRD moved to new facilities in Odense and opened sales office in Palo Alto, CA.

2016: Changing the company’s name

IRD changes name to EWII Fuel Cell.

EWII is a private company which provides quality and innovation for its customers based on the highest levels of integrity, environment and strong values.

At EWII Fuel Cells, we are devoted to the research, development, and production of fuel cells; Developing top-quality fuel cells requires many years of experience and knowledge, as well as the expertise of a variety of specialists. We have been in the business since 1996, and our highly skilled team comprises people with many different backgrounds. 

But we have always been striving for the same goal: To develop and ensure a sustainable future.

Our vision

At EWII Fuel Cells our vision is to be acknowledged as the leading supplier of unlimited energy solutions of the future, and to play a significant role in powering people anywhere.

EWII Fuel Cells wants to:

• Be acknowledged as value adding partner for fuel cells companies by offering tailor-made strategic components with focus on lowering the total cost of energy
• Set the Global Benchmark of Excellence as the premier independent component supplier to the fuel cells industry