22/09/2024
Fuel cell has the potential to solve some of the biggest problems in energy.
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1. The first fuel cell was a gas voltaic battery, made in 1839 by Sir William Robert Grove who was a Welsh judge and physical scientist.
2. Hydrogen is the simplest and most abundant element in the universe. It has a very high energy content by weight and can be used as an alternate fuel. Hydrogen can be found in enormous quantities in water, hydrocarbons, and other organic matter. It can be produced from diverse, domestic resources including biomass, fossil fuels, and water electrolysis with wind, solar, or grid electricity.
3. Fuel cells can generate electricity through an electrochemical reaction. Using hydrogen as the fuel, results in the emission of only water and heat. Hydrogen is a common fuel source for fuel cells, but it isnโt the only one. Fuel cells can produce electricity using hydrogen-rich fuels, such as biogas, natural gas, propane, methanol and diesel.
4. Hydrogen and fuel cells can be used in a large number of applications - from powering buildings, cars, trucks, to portable electronic devices and backup power systems. As fuel cells can be grid-independent, theyโre also an attractive option for critical load functions such as telecommunications towers, data centers, hospitals etc.
5. A typical battery stops producing energy when the active material in the plates can no longer sustain a discharge current. But a fuel cell continues to produce energy as long as fuel and oxidant are supplied.
6. Fuel cells are quiet as they donโt include any moving parts.
7. NASA uses fuel cells to power the electrical systems in their space shuttles. Fuel cells are used in the space shuttles as one component of the electrical power system. Three fuel cell power plants generate all of the electrical power for the vehicle from launch to landing rollout, through a chemical reaction.
8. Fuel cells are eco-friendly as they donโt involve combustion.
9. The first hydrogen fuel cell car was the 1966 GM Electrovan.
10. The first commercially produced hydrogen fuel cell automobile was the Hyundai Tucson FCEV which was introduced in 2013.
