Mount Pleasant, Pa.-based WATT Fuel Cell announced Thursday that it would expand its U.S. advanced manufacturing plant and headquarters’ footprint.
The expansion, officials said, would enable the company to increase production of its small-scale solid oxide fuel cell technology platforms – WATT HOME, WATT REMOTE, and WATT NOMAD. The expansion will support market growth in distributed clean energy production, officials said.
“The expansion of our additive manufacturing capabilities is a significant milestone for the company, as we prepare for the next phase of WATT’s growth,” Caine Finnerty, CEO and Founder at WATT, said. “WATT has added multiple custom ceramic printers and robotic automation as part of our expansion, supporting 24/7 operations as we implement scaled production to meet our commercial demand.”
The WATT Fuel Cell expansion will add 20,000 square feet to the Mount Pleasant facility and office space, officials said. The WATT headquarters will expand additive manufacturing process capabilities, including scaled production automation, that will allow WATT to improve its quality process, scale its commercial deliveries and boost production efficiency.
“WATT has added significant capacity to our manufacturing operations with this expansion,” Danielle Ramaley, vice president of sales and marketing at WATT, said. “The growing demand message from our customers is clear, and WATT now has the ability to produce WATT HOME, WATT REMOTE, and WATT NOMAD units to meet their rising power needs.”