Ovonic Regenerative Fuel Cell has intrinsic energy storage capability that allows instant start at even -20 C without a startup/buffer battery, storage of regenerative braking energy, and operation for several minutes even without hydrogen fuel. Ovonic Fuel Cell Company has taken a proactive approach to cost management by using only relatively available materials. The Ovonic Regenerative Fuel Cell does not use expensive noble metal catalysts, proprietary membranes, or expensive bipolar plates. ECD is the leader in synthesis of new materials, development of advanced production technology and innovative products; ECD has invented, pioneered and developed products and enabling technologies based on amorphous materials, emphasizing advanced information technologies (Ovonic phase-change optical and electronic memories, and Ovonic threshold switching) and alternative energy (photovoltaics, fuel cells, hydride batteries and hydride storage materials capable of storing hydrogen in the solid state for use as a feedstock for fuel cells or internal combustion engines or as an enhancement or replacement for any type of hydrocarbon fuel); ECD designs and builds manufacturing machinery, incorporating proprietary production processes; ECD offers materials preparation and characterization using electron and optical microscopy, energy and wavelength spectroscopy, ICP, surface analysis, UV-VIS-IR, and x-ray diffraction; ECD holds basic patents in its fields.