Wallingford-based Proton Energy Systems has hired former Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham to open market doors for its hydrogen technologies in North America and the Middle East.
The Abraham Group, an international strategic consulting firm based in Washington D.C., will use its contacts with energy industry leaders to help Proton find commercial partners, Proton CEO Robert Friedland said today.
Abraham is a former U.S. senator from Michigan who served as energy czar in the first term of President George W. Bush.
Financial terms of the partnership, which began March 1, were not disclosed.
Proton recently got a contract with Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction to supply hydrogen generators for a power plant that provides electricity to an aluminum smelter in Qatar.
The company also has contracts to develop fuel cells and hydrogen-fueling technology for the U.S. Army.
