Axane is a wholly owned subsidiary of the AIR LIQUIDE Group whose mission is to develop at a global level complete packaged systems for the generation of energy from Fuel Cells powered by hydrogen. Axanes market positio......Axane is a wholly owned subsidiary of the AIR LIQUIDE Group whose mission is to develop at a global level complete packaged systems for the generation of energy from Fuel Cells powered by hydrogen. Axanes market position in the area of hydrogen energy solutions gives it penetration into different niche markets, for which there is currently no satisfactory alternative energy solution, such as portable power generation, extended backup power, several industrial applications and stand alone power for remote sites etc. Axanes versatile power sources, in a power range from 0.5 to10 kW, offer a response to these issues in terms of ease use, operability, size, silence etc. The pre-industrial development phase, with a batch of few hundred units, is due to be launched in 2006. Industrial production of series of several hundred units will be launched in the years to come. The combination of Axane’s skill/know-how in the fuel cell field and Air Liquide’s expertise in the hydrogen field, ensure that Axane can count on a technical development base that is unequalled in the industry.