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Fuel Cells
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The video to the right shows the world's first zero emission, hydrogen fuel cell jet taking flight over the hills of Bern, Switzerland. Reaching speeds of 200km/h, this aircraft weighs just over 6Kg, is 1.2m long, with a 1m wingspan. The special fuel cell designed by Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies Pte Ltd produces an electrical power output of 1 kilowatt from an total system weight of only 3 kilograms, which includes the pressurized hydrogen tank. Read the full press release for additional details.
Other Resources
- Articles:
- Electrical Dynamic Behavior of a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell starts on page 10 of the IEEE Power Electronics Society Newsletter 1Q2007 edition.
- Micro Fuel Cell Update, Portable Electronics, May 2007
- Fuel cells go pro : A new approach to uninterruptible power could mean curtains for traditional battery power, InTech Magazine, June 2007
- Fuel Cells for Portable Computing and Communications: Extended Power Away from the Grid, Portable Design Magazine, February 2007
- Web Sites:
- Collecting the History of Fuel Cells, Smithsonian National Museum of American History
- Read Fuel Cell Today to find recent headlines from the world of fuel cells.
- Fuel Cell Works
- Fuel Cell World, Internet home to the World Fuel Cell Council
- The Fuel Cell Way
- The National Fuel Cell Research Center includes a description of the various fuel cell types on its web site.
- Rocky Mountain Institute: Types of Fuel Cells
- www.fuelcells.org
- Fuel Cells at Los Alamos National Laboratory
- The DoD Fuel Cell web site includes a fuel cell application guide and extensive list of presentations on the subject.
- Fuel Cells at Wikipedia
- Other EE HomePage.com Fuel Cell Listings