Again, a very nice story.

There are several issues with fuel cell technology though that will keep it from being widely accepted for many years.

The first are distribution and storage. It isn’t easy to do either with hydrogen. Applications such as airplanes, ships and others where the fueling for a single trip is done at a terminal facility are the best.

The second, and in my opinion the most mportant, is that fuel cells use platinum as the catylist. This is a highly expensive and relatively rare metal that will keep costs up. Further, it’s a natural resource that must be mined. In my view, until a better catylist is found, fuel cells will have an uphill climb as a widely-used energy source.

P.S. For some reason, my RSS reader hasn’t been getting updates on a regular basis from Green Options since Wednesday. Any idea why? I need my Ariel fix in the morning!

Again, a very nice story.

There are several issues with fuel cell technology though that will keep it from being widely accepted for many years.

The first are distribution and storage. It isn’t easy to do either with hydrogen. Applications such as airplanes, ships and others where the fueling for a single trip is done at a terminal facility are the best.

The second, and in my opinion the most mportant, is that fuel cells use platinum as the catylist. This is a highly expensive and relatively rare metal that will keep costs up. Further, it’s a natural resource that must be mined. In my view, until a better catylist is found, fuel cells will have an uphill climb as a widely-used energy source.

P.S. For some reason, my RSS reader hasn’t been getting updates on a regular basis from Green Options since Wednesday. Any idea why? I need my Ariel fix in the morning!