Comments on: Nanotech Research Could Remove Need For Hydrogen In Fuel Cells http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/08/nanotech-fuel-cell-research-could-remove-need-for-hydrogen/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 25 May 2012 14:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: genie http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/08/nanotech-fuel-cell-research-could-remove-need-for-hydrogen/#comment-1723 genie Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:51:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=828#comment-1723 Excellent article Ariel, as usual. You were able to translate complicated material into everyday language. Keep it up. Genie Excellent article Ariel, as usual. You were able to translate complicated material into everyday language.

Keep it up.

Genie

]]> By: genie http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/08/nanotech-fuel-cell-research-could-remove-need-for-hydrogen/#comment-18755 genie Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:51:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=828#comment-18755 Excellent article Ariel, as usual. You were able to translate complicated material into everyday language. Keep it up. Genie Excellent article Ariel, as usual. You were able to translate complicated material into everyday language.

Keep it up.

Genie

]]> By: genie http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/08/nanotech-fuel-cell-research-could-remove-need-for-hydrogen/#comment-18756 genie Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:51:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=828#comment-18756 Excellent article Ariel, as usual. You were able to translate complicated material into everyday language. Keep it up. Genie Excellent article Ariel, as usual. You were able to translate complicated material into everyday language.

Keep it up.

Genie

]]> By: Mr. Sexy http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/08/nanotech-fuel-cell-research-could-remove-need-for-hydrogen/#comment-1722 Mr. Sexy Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:46:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=828#comment-1722 Ariel, It's not that they're bypassing hydrogen from the equation, it's that they're using the hydrogen, from a hydrogen rich fuel(in this case a biofuel), for this application. Many solid oxide fuel cell developers are working on hydrogen rich fuels, like biofuels as a feedstock. Also to insinuate that fuel cells can't power homes or micro-grids now, is false. Maybe THESE fuel cells won't, but do some research on the fuel cell demonstration project the Japanese government is funding. Fuel cells for large stationary applications have been pretty successful. Check out the Sierra Nevada brewery for one example. Ariel,

It’s not that they’re bypassing hydrogen from the equation, it’s that they’re using the hydrogen, from a hydrogen rich fuel(in this case a biofuel), for this application.

Many solid oxide fuel cell developers are working on hydrogen rich fuels, like biofuels as a feedstock.

Also to insinuate that fuel cells can’t power homes or micro-grids now, is false. Maybe THESE fuel cells won’t, but do some research on the fuel cell demonstration project the Japanese government is funding.

Fuel cells for large stationary applications have been pretty successful. Check out the Sierra Nevada brewery for one example.

]]> By: Mr. Sexy http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/08/nanotech-fuel-cell-research-could-remove-need-for-hydrogen/#comment-18754 Mr. Sexy Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:46:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=828#comment-18754 Ariel, It's not that they're bypassing hydrogen from the equation, it's that they're using the hydrogen, from a hydrogen rich fuel(in this case a biofuel), for this application. Many solid oxide fuel cell developers are working on hydrogen rich fuels, like biofuels as a feedstock. Also to insinuate that fuel cells can't power homes or micro-grids now, is false. Maybe THESE fuel cells won't, but do some research on the fuel cell demonstration project the Japanese government is funding. Fuel cells for large stationary applications have been pretty successful. Check out the Sierra Nevada brewery for one example. Ariel,

It’s not that they’re bypassing hydrogen from the equation, it’s that they’re using the hydrogen, from a hydrogen rich fuel(in this case a biofuel), for this application.

Many solid oxide fuel cell developers are working on hydrogen rich fuels, like biofuels as a feedstock.

Also to insinuate that fuel cells can’t power homes or micro-grids now, is false. Maybe THESE fuel cells won’t, but do some research on the fuel cell demonstration project the Japanese government is funding.

Fuel cells for large stationary applications have been pretty successful. Check out the Sierra Nevada brewery for one example.

]]> By: Krazd http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/08/nanotech-fuel-cell-research-could-remove-need-for-hydrogen/#comment-1721 Krazd Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:44:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=828#comment-1721 These alternative fuel technologies should have been researched and implemented a long time ago! These alternative fuel technologies should have been researched and implemented a long time ago!

]]> By: Krazd http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/08/nanotech-fuel-cell-research-could-remove-need-for-hydrogen/#comment-18752 Krazd Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:44:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=828#comment-18752 These alternative fuel technologies should have been researched and implemented a long time ago! These alternative fuel technologies should have been researched and implemented a long time ago!

]]> By: Krazd http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/08/nanotech-fuel-cell-research-could-remove-need-for-hydrogen/#comment-18753 Krazd Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:44:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=828#comment-18753 These alternative fuel technologies should have been researched and implemented a long time ago! These alternative fuel technologies should have been researched and implemented a long time ago!

]]> By: Doc http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/08/nanotech-fuel-cell-research-could-remove-need-for-hydrogen/#comment-1720 Doc Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:42:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=828#comment-1720 Water is *not* a fuel in the real technical use of the word... it is a stable chemical from which electricity can extract gaseous hydrogen. Hydrogen is a "medium of energy" that is storable and transportable, but with less potential energy than what was used to create it. The original "fuel" is whatever originally generated the electricity: nuclear, coal, solar (fusion of the sun), natural gas, ethanol, etc. The closer you can use the power to the "real" fuel in the generation process, the less waste and cost you will have. Hence solar directly to hydrogen to storage in a battery is good efficiency, but solar to batteries to hydrogen is less efficient. Water is *not* a fuel in the real technical use of the word… it is a stable chemical from which electricity can extract gaseous hydrogen. Hydrogen is a “medium of energy” that is storable and transportable, but with less potential energy than what was used to create it.

The original “fuel” is whatever originally generated the electricity: nuclear, coal, solar (fusion of the sun), natural gas, ethanol, etc.

The closer you can use the power to the “real” fuel in the generation process, the less waste and cost you will have.

Hence solar directly to hydrogen to storage in a battery is good efficiency, but solar to batteries to hydrogen is less efficient.

]]> By: Doc http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/08/nanotech-fuel-cell-research-could-remove-need-for-hydrogen/#comment-18751 Doc Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:42:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=828#comment-18751 Water is *not* a fuel in the real technical use of the word... it is a stable chemical from which electricity can extract gaseous hydrogen. Hydrogen is a "medium of energy" that is storable and transportable, but with less potential energy than what was used to create it. The original "fuel" is whatever originally generated the electricity: nuclear, coal, solar (fusion of the sun), natural gas, ethanol, etc. The closer you can use the power to the "real" fuel in the generation process, the less waste and cost you will have. Hence solar directly to hydrogen to storage in a battery is good efficiency, but solar to batteries to hydrogen is less efficient. Water is *not* a fuel in the real technical use of the word… it is a stable chemical from which electricity can extract gaseous hydrogen. Hydrogen is a “medium of energy” that is storable and transportable, but with less potential energy than what was used to create it.

The original “fuel” is whatever originally generated the electricity: nuclear, coal, solar (fusion of the sun), natural gas, ethanol, etc.

The closer you can use the power to the “real” fuel in the generation process, the less waste and cost you will have.

Hence solar directly to hydrogen to storage in a battery is good efficiency, but solar to batteries to hydrogen is less efficient.

]]> By: Anne Curtis Dyosa http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/08/nanotech-fuel-cell-research-could-remove-need-for-hydrogen/#comment-1719 Anne Curtis Dyosa Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:58:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=828#comment-1719 i hope these technologies will continue for the sake of us i hope these technologies will continue for the sake of us

]]> By: Anne Curtis Dyosa http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/08/nanotech-fuel-cell-research-could-remove-need-for-hydrogen/#comment-18749 Anne Curtis Dyosa Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:58:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=828#comment-18749 i hope these technologies will continue for the sake of us i hope these technologies will continue for the sake of us

]]> By: Anne Curtis Dyosa http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/08/nanotech-fuel-cell-research-could-remove-need-for-hydrogen/#comment-18750 Anne Curtis Dyosa Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:58:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=828#comment-18750 i hope these technologies will continue for the sake of us i hope these technologies will continue for the sake of us

]]> By: Jim McDosh http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/08/nanotech-fuel-cell-research-could-remove-need-for-hydrogen/#comment-1718 Jim McDosh Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:29:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=828#comment-1718 Anything to eliminate Hydrogen would be a big plus in my book. JT www.FireMe.To/udi Anything to eliminate Hydrogen would be a big plus in my book.

JT

http://www.FireMe.To/udi

]]> By: Jim McDosh http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/08/nanotech-fuel-cell-research-could-remove-need-for-hydrogen/#comment-18748 Jim McDosh Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:29:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=828#comment-18748 Anything to eliminate Hydrogen would be a big plus in my book. JT www.FireMe.To/udi Anything to eliminate Hydrogen would be a big plus in my book.

JT

http://www.FireMe.To/udi

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