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Designs and manufactures hydrogen fuel cell generators for defence, telecommunications and critical infrastructure, with products battle-tested in active conflict zones and NATO exercises.
Founded 201611-50 employeesTallinn, Estonia5 open positionsWebsiteLinkedIn
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PowerUP Energy Technologies, founded in 2016 by Ivar Kruusenberg, develops and manufactures hydrogen fuel cell generators for defence, telecommunications, disaster relief and off-grid industrial use. The company is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, with an additional office in Tokyo, Japan, and draws on 20 years of cumulative research in fuel cell technology, including early work on systems engineered for European Space Agency missions.

Designs and manufactures hydrogen fuel cell generators for defence, telecommunications and critical infrastructure, with products battle-tested in active conflict zones and NATO exercises.
Founded 201611-50 employeesTallinn, Estonia5 open positionsWebsiteLinkedIn
UPMobile - Trailer Friendly Hydrogen Fuel Cell Generator
PowerUP - Heat Signature
PowerUP Energy Technologies, founded in 2016 by Ivar Kruusenberg, develops and manufactures hydrogen fuel cell generators for defence, telecommunications, disaster relief and off-grid industrial use. The company is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, with an additional office in Tokyo, Japan, and draws on 20 years of cumulative research in fuel cell technology, including early work on systems engineered for European Space Agency missions.
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Designs and manufactures customised cable assemblies, connectors and interconnection systems for Swedish defence and industrial customers across air, naval, land and space domains. SOFF member founded in 1977 with production sites in Vallentuna and Estonia.
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