SFC Energy AG – company history
August 2011
Gerhard Inninger joins the Managing Board of SFC as CFO.
May 2011
With EFOY COMFORT, SFC is introducing a new fuel cell generation to the leisure market. The new product series consists of three units with a charge capacity of 80, 140 or 210 Ah per day and replaces the previous EFOY series of five models throughout Europe
January 2011
By selling the 20,000th fuel cell, SFC Energy sets a new milestone.
January 2011
EFOY fuel cells are from now on available as energy supply for recreation vehicles in Canada through the RV Care retailers’ network.
November 2010
Holland Private Equity (HPE) becomes new anchor shareholder of SFC by acquiring a significant equity stake from SFC's founder, Dr Manfred Stefener amongst others. Dr Jens Mueller quits the Managing Board of SFC at the end of they year and is to join the Supervisory Board.
November 2010
Ridas Yacht & Composites from Estonia is the first boat manufacturer worldwide to integrate EFOY fuel cells as standard equipment in their yachts.
October 2010
SFC Energy AG is announcing the international product launch of the JENNY ND Terra, a stand-alone, non-detectable, long-term energy supply for defense and security applications.
October 2010
SFC power products now available for the US military on GSA Schedules through MaxaVision Technologies
September 2010
Sortimo and SFC announce their collaboration at the 63rd IAA for commercial vehicles in Hanover for the development of a stand-alone, modular energy supply solution for special-purpose vehicles. The system solution is based on the L-BOXX by Sortimo and SFC fuel cell technology.
August 2010
SFC Energy AG introduces a 5-year warranty for the EFOY fuel cells in the leisure market.
July 2010
SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG changes its company name to SFC Energy AG.
April 2010
SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG moves to its new headquarters, Eugen-Saenger-Ring 7 in Brunnthal near Munich.
April 2010
SFC presents a new concept of energy supply for electric vehicles together with “ESG Elektronikystem- und Logistik GmbH” at the Hannover Fair. Due to an innovative cogeneration of heat and power on board, suitability for daily use and winter, acceptance by customers and the reach of battery vehicles are being significantly improved.
March 2010
SFC Smart Fuel Cell extends its fuel cell portfolio for the industrial market by the EFOY Pro 2200 XT.
October 2009
SFC Smart Fuel Cell launches with its EFOY Pro 2200 the highest-capacity energy solution for professional users of industrial off-grid applications on the European market.
October 2009
SFC Smart Fuel Cell announces during the AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C., the market launch of EMILY 2200. The fuel cell is used as a robust system of energy supply in military vehicles or in the field.
October 2009
Opening of SFC Smart Fuel Cell Inc. in Rockville, MD, USA.
July 2009
SFC Smart Fuel Cell extends its product portfolio by the most powerful fuel cell EFOY 2200. With a power increase by 38 per cent compared the EFOY 1600 and a charging capacity of 2200 watt hours, it provides even more energy comfort and independence in a motor home, on a sailing boat and in cottages.
June 2009
SFC Smart Fuel Cell presents the SFC Joint Power Manager during the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in Tampa, Florida. The SFC Joint Power Manager is a portable and intelligent military application to be used by a soldier in the field in order to provide almost any device with power.
February 2009
SFC starts the commercial sale of the JENNY fuel cell for defense applications during the IDEX 2009 in Abu Dhabi.
October 2008
SFC has sold 10,000 EFOY fuel cells so far and has thus sold more fuel cell-power supply solutions than any other fuel cell company.
October 2008
SFC opens a sales and service subsidiary in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
October 2008
Portable fuel cells with SFC technology are ranked first and third in the internationally acknowledged Wearable Power Prize competition by the US Ministry of Defense.
September 2008
SFC launches its EFOY Pro Series for professional users and demanding industry applications.
The EFOY Pro Cube for mobile, weather-proof and maintenance-free power supply for outdoor applications is launched as well.
April 2008
On the Hannover Fair, SFC presents the electric scooter GECO42fun for the first time. It is a scooter with an EFOY fuel cell integrated into the top case.
April 2008
The so far most powerful fuel cell of SFC Smart Fuel Cell, the FC 250 fuel cell system, with a nominal power of 250 watt is being pre-serially produced. The development phase for U.S. Army Operation Test Command has been concluded.
January 2008
SFC and Buettner introduce an intelligent hybrid-autarkic system consisting of an EFOY fuel cell and a solar panel for the mobile home.
August 2007
SFC extends its successful EFOY fuel cell portfolio by the EFOY 900.
May 2007
SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG goes public, Prime Standard Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
August 2006
Successful TÜV Süd certification of EFOY fuel cells. EFOY is the first fuel cell worldwide with the TÜV logo “Certified Fuel Cell System”.
May 2006
SFC introduces the new fuel cell family EFOY.
January 2006
LG Chem and SFC announce their cooperation concerning the commercialization of DMFC fuel cells for consumer electronics.
December 2005
SFC becomes a certified company for development, production and sale of fuel cells and equipment according to DIN ISO 9001:2001.
November 2005
SFC presents the new portable FCPS fuel cell prototype with a weight of only 1 kg at the Milipol in Paris for the first time. The device is already undergoing field tests.
August 2005
The SFC A50 fuel cell is the first fuel cell worldwide built in series into a vehicle: It covers the energy demands on board in mobile homes of the Hymer “S-Klasse”.
August 2004
SFC A50, the new DMFC generation for the alternative power supply in recreational vehicles, is presented for the first time at the Caravan Salon Duesseldorf.
September 2003
SFC A25 is the first fuel cell system worldwide for private use available on the market.
October 2001
After a development time of only 18 months, SFC presents the first prototype of his miniaturized direct methanol fuel cell system (DMFC) worldwide close to serial production on the “Wasserstoff-Expo“in Hamburg.
February 2000
Foundation of SFC by Dr. Manfred Stefener.
