Fuel Cells Work Better
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Fuel Cells can use natural gas since it is readily available at any business or residence to generate electricity.
In addition to providing power, they can supply a thermal energy source for hot water and space heating, or absorption cooling. In demonstration projects, fuel cells have been shown to reduce facility energy service costs by 20% to 40% over conventional energy service.
Fuel Cell
CleanTech (Clean Technology) quiet, clean, highly efficient Fuel Cells power systems. Conversion to electricity on-site, electrical generators use an electrochemical process—NOT COMBUSTION—to convert fuel into electricity.
Fuel Cells are capable of eliminating 85-100% of carbon emissions. A fuel cell is similar to a battery - use of solid-oxide fuel cells can produce zero emissions.
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC)
Fuel Cell History
Fuel cell science and technology is evolving fast for the past two decades as it is thought to be one of the most efficient ways of transforming chemical energy of hydrogen rich compounds to electrical energy.
The first idea of direct conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy was demonstrated by Sir William Grove in 1839 using a fuel cell; it was only in the middle of the twentieth century when Bacon's pioneering work led to the use of fuel cell in space missions.
The interest in commercialization of fuel cell for civilian use has caught up with government organizations and private corporations for the past decade on account of fluctuating oil prices and environmental concerns. It is well known that the conventional fossil fuel, which is a primary source of gasoline, is not going to last more than a hundred years in the face of ever-increasing demand in the developed and developing countries.