Category: Fuel Cells

The standard catalyst of choice for fuel cells right now is platinum, which is the main reason that hydrogen cars remain expensive to build. With the price of platinum today at over $1,200 per ounce and rising, (and the world supply of the metal in question) many fuel cell makers are looking to alternatives to […]

Hydrogenics Corporation has been awarded a contract by American Power Conversion to deliver 500 hydrogen fuel cell modules. The 500 HyPM XR 12 kW Fuel Cell Power Modules will be integrated with American Power’s InfraStruXure architecture for use in business data centers as a source of backup power in case of electricity failure. The fuel […]

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at Gaithersburg, Maryland are using a new neutron imaging station to look into hydrogen fuel cells at the microscopic level. Water management is critical for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells in extremely hot or cold climates and the new research station can help track […]

Development is underway on fuel cell batteries to power portable electronic devices such as laptop computers, MP3 players and cell phones. Developers are using either methanol or hydrogen to power the fuel cells. Some of the most successful and commercial hydrogen batteries to date use the compound sodium borohydride to produce the necessary hydrogen. Researchers […]