Awards

SFC Energy – Prizes and Awards

Ever since its founding, SFC Energy has excited analysts and industry experts. The long list of prizes and awards bear witness to the esteem in which so many different kinds of business hold the company.

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October 2011
SFC Energy AG wins IBEX Innovation Award 2011 for EFOY fuel cell as a green solution to providing on board power for sail boats.This award by NMMA (National Marine Manufacturers Association) recogniszes the most innovative marine products being introducted to the US industry.

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September 2011
New fuel cell generation EFOY Comfort wins f-cell award Bronze for even more powerful, even quieter and more user-friendly mode of operation.This award honors outstandint developments in the field of fuel cell technology.

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May 2011

In 2011, the EFOY fuel cell is ranked 2nd again in the annual reader’s choice award by “promobil”, in the category power generation and thus reinforces its strong position in the motor home market. It is a very significant award since the readers decide directly.
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May 2010
Readers of Europe’s biggest motor home magazine "promobil" selected the EFOY fuel cell in the annual reader’s choice award among the top 3 brands for the third time in a row. This year, the EFOY fuel cell achieves second place in the category „autonomous power generation“ for the first time and could expand its strong significance compared to previous years.
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Wall Street Journal has selected SFC Energy as a winner of one of its 2009 Technology Innovation Awards. The global competition honors companies for technological breakthroughs in energy, the environment, computing systems, consumer electronics, medical devices, software and other fields. SFC Energy receives the award in the energy category for its JENNY fuel cell.
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SFC Energy has been named the winner of the 2009 Emerging Enterprise of the Year Award by Cleantech Group, an international company that promotes the development and commercialization of clean technologies.
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January 2009
The EFOY Fuel Cell comes on the 3rd place in "Best Brand" Reader Award of the German motor home magazine "promobil". This marks already the second time that the EFOY garners this prize in the power generator category. This award reflects the continuing importance of the EFOY brand in the caravaning market.
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January 2009
The EFOY Fuel Cell by SFC wins 2009 the "Best Product" Award from the Motorcaravan Motorhome Monthly. MMM Reader Survey earns EFOY Fuel Cel Silver Medal.
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October 2008
Portable fuel cell systems based on SFC technologies win first and third plaze in the renowned Wearable Power Prize Challenge of the U.S. Department of Defense.
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October 2008
SFC ranks third in prestigious Deloitte’s Fast 50 list. The rankings in the annual list that honors outstanding business achievements by German technology companies are based on aggregate sales growth rates over the last five years, from 2003 to 2007.
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July 2008
SFC wins Frost & Sullivan’s 2008 Market Leadership Award for its successful commercialization of fuel cells, its pioneer status, and its sales success in 2007.

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April 2008

SFC wins the 2008 “Energy” prize awarded by the Medium-Sized
Companies Initiative for its traffic-control system. The Medium-Sized Companies Initiative recognizes products and solutions that evidence a high degree of utility and functionality.

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January 2008 

EFOY places third among the “Best Brands” selected by readers of the magazine promobil in its very first appearance. The distinction is a reflection of the significance of the EFOY brand for the mobile-home market.

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January 2005

Executive Dr. Manfred Stefener is cited as a “Technology Pioneer” in the energy category at the World Economic Forum in Davos, making SFC the only Germany company to be honored for its innovative technology.

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December 2004  

SFC is once again named to the Red Herring list of the 100 most innovative companies in the world.

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December 2004
The readers of the magazine segeln vote the SFC A50 the most innovative product in the yachting sector, awarding it the “2004 sailOvation Award”.

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December 2004
The DAME Innovation Award – short for Design Award Marine Equipment – goes to SFC at the Amsterdam Marine Equipment Trade Show (Mets). The MFC-100 is especially designed to provide energy on board sailboats and is distributed by Max Power, a subsidiary of the Navimo Group, the largest outfitter of pleasure boats. The MFC-100 also garners the Innovation Prize at the Paris Boat Show. 

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October 2004
Manfred Stefener receives the 50,000 T-Com inspire! technology award for his mobile energy solution. 
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September 2004

Im Wettbewerb „Innovationspreis Brennstoffzelle 2004” von f-cell gewinnen die Hymer AG und SFC gemeinsam den ersten Platz mit dem Beitrag „Direkt-Methanol-Brennstoffzellensystem für Reisemobile”.

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June 2003

SFC is among the TOP 3 winners of the "German Founders’ Prize”. The prize is awarded annually by the magazine Stern, the Federation German Savings Banks, McKinsey & Company, and German television station ZDF.

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June 2002

American business magazine Red Herring includes SFC in its list of the 100 most innovative companies in the world. The mention is a distinction for companies that are highly innovative and are actively involved in serving the markets of the future.
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February 2002

A jury of the magazine Wirtschaftswoche names SFC the best high-tech company in the energy field. 

October 2001

Manfred Stefener is bestowed the Bavarian Innovation Prize and the title “Bavarian Medium-Sized Company of the Year” for his new business.

2000
Manfred Stefener wins the Munich Business Plan competition for his business plan for SFC Energy.