PolyFuel Notebook Prototype Runs on Fuel Cell
The future of power for our notebook computers isn’t batteries, it’s fuel cells. The catch is that no one really knows when we might actually begin to see fuel cell powered notebooks on the market. We have seen fuel cell powered GPS devices though, so the time is coming.
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Wärtsilä's Fuel Cell Power Plant at Vaasa Housing Fair Inaugurated by Minister Pekkarinen
Finland's Minister for Economic Affairs, Mauri Pekkarinen, today inaugurated the New Energy power plant at the Vaasa Housing Fair. The fuel cell unit, developed by Wärtsilä, is based on planar solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology, and is the first of its kind in the world. The plant is fuelled by methane gas originating from a nearby landfill, a gas that would otherwise be harmful to the environment. The fuel cell power plant has a very high efficiency level, and will produce both electricity and heating for the fair site's needs.
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SFC Achieves Technology Breakthrough in Ultra-efficient DMFC System with Record High Energy Density of 1,580 Wh per kg of Fuel
SFC Smart Fuel Cell, world-leading supplier of fuel cell products for mobile and off-grid power applications, today announced it has developed enhanced, highly efficient EFOY® fuel cell systems with an energy density of 1,580 Wh electricity per kg of fuel.
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Is the Fuel-cell Car Really the Ultimate Solution?
I attended the line-off ceremony for Honda's "FCX Clarity" fuel-cell vehicle June 16. At the ceremony, I saw part of the company's fuel cell stack manufacturing process, which is usually kept secret, as well as its automotive assembly process.
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14 Big Questions on Hydrogen, Hybrids and More for VW’s Alt-Fuel Chief
As fuel prices head frighteningly close to the $5 per gallon mark—even past it in some states—the question from many consumers has become a simple one: What’s next? For Volkswagen, it’s certainly clean diesel, as dealerships are ramping up to receive the 2009 VW Jetta TDI and its 50 miles per gallon. Two weeks ago today, VW took a step even further ahead by announcing the 2010 Golf Twin Drive Concept, a plug-in hybrid with a diesel range extender to boot. But what’s beyond Twin Drive? Is Volkswagen ready for a hydrogen economy? We sat down with John Tilman, program manager for VW of America’s advanced powertrain research program, and got the inside scoop on the real future of driving.
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Vaisala monitors intake humidity on gas and liquid fueled turbines
