Category Archives: Fuel Cells

17 Emerging Technologies That Will Change The World | Business Insider

Posted on April 30, 2014 by wbaltzley

Policy Horizons Canada worked with futurist and data visualizer Michell Zappa of Envisioning to produce a report called MetaScan 3: Emerging Technologies and accompanying infographics. We are reproducing the summary for emerging energy technologies. Below are technologies related to energy … Continue reading →

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State of industrial fuel cell technology | Consulting-Specifying Engineer

Posted on August 21, 2013 by wbaltzley

Industrial fuel cell use is viable for industrial electricity and steam production, nearly eliminating nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM). Growth potential is larger than expected, according to a Control Engineering interview. Variable frequency drives are helping improve energy … Continue reading →

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The Difference Between Redox Fuel Cells and Bloom Boxes | Forbes

Posted on August 20, 2013 by wbaltzley

William Pentland has an interesting post about a fuel cell from a company called Redox Power. The new all singing and all dancing fuel cell system in fact. This is just a little technical note: or perhaps a non-technical note … Continue reading →

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Has the fuel cell car’s time finally come? | CNN Money

Posted on August 16, 2013 by wbaltzley

Hydrogen is the fuel of the future — and always will be. So goes a long-running joke in engineering circles. The quest to build a car powered by one of the most abundant elements on earth dates back to 1966, … Continue reading →

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Redox Power Plans To Roll Out Dishwasher-Sized Fuel Cells That Cost 90% Less Than Currently Available Fuel Cells | Forbes

Posted on August 16, 2013 by wbaltzley

Redox Power Systems, a Fulton, MD-based start-up company founded last year, sealed the deal on a partnership with researchers at the University of Maryland to commercialize a potentially game-changing distributed generation technology. Redox says that it plans to bring to market … Continue reading →

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Battery Low? Give Your Mobile Some Water | Science Daily

Posted on May 7, 2013 by wbaltzley

A power source for your mobile phone can now be as close as the nearest tap, stream, or even a puddle, with the world’s first water-activated charging device. Based on micro fuel cell technology developed at KTH Royal Institute of … Continue reading →

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Lab Brings Fuel Cells to the Developing World | Phys Org

Posted on May 7, 2013 by wbaltzley

(Phys.org) —In some parts of the developing world, people may live in homes without electricity or toilets or running water but yet they own cell phones. To charge those phones, they may have to walk for miles to reach a … Continue reading →

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‘Superlattice’ unleashes oxygen to improve fuel-cell efficiency | Kurzweil AI

Posted on May 2, 2013 by wbaltzley

[+]‘Superlattice’ structure could give a huge boost to oxygen reaction in fuel cells, increasing their power potential. New research at MIT could dramatically improve the efficiency of fuel cells, which are considered a promising alternative to batteries for powering everything … Continue reading →

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CONCEPT: Direct Carbon Fuel Cell | Science and Technology Review

Posted on March 4, 2013 by wbaltzley

THE long-term energy—and environmental—future of the United States is much in the headlines these days. Helping to make the prospects brighter is a team of Lawrence Livermore scientists working to develop a method for producing electricity that is safe, relatively … Continue reading →

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Want a cheap hydrogen fuel cell? Wash out the platinum | SmartPlanet

Posted on February 20, 2013 by wbaltzley

Plenty of things are holding back the hydrogen economy. One of them is the cost of hydrogen fuel cells. A British company now says it has slashed costs by replacing platinum with a liquid that makes fuel cells affordable to automobile … Continue reading →

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