The new rules should help promote hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as well, regulators said.
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When the sun goes down, the hydrogen powers a fuel cell that runs your home.
The fuel cell, which has been around for 50 years, generates electricity from hydrogen and oxygen.
One is the electric car, the other is the fuel cell, or the hydrogen car.
Nearly 10% of the registered attendees for our fuel cell webinar came from the financial industry.
You have a windmill in your backyard or a fuel cell in your basement.
The cost of the fuel cell is dependent on whether it can be mass-produced.
Ford, for example, is showing a fuel cell vehicle, a version of its explorer.
For GM the fuel cell is the one great hope of becoming competitive again.
The next is that run through a fuel cell, hydrogen is an efficient source of energy.
Canada is eager to position itself as a hotbed of fuel cell research and development.
That mix includes both a solar array and a 5-megawatt biogas fuel cell installation.
There are two dominant flavors of fuel cell: proton-exchange membrane (PEM) and solid oxide.
In addition, Bloom has not publicly discussed in detail how the fuel cell works, says Balaraman.
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Fuel cell electric vehicles generate their power from hydrogen and oxygen, and emit only water.
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The carmakers hope to launch "the world's first affordable, mass-market fuel cell car" by 2017.
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The company also sold a 51% stake in its fuel cell business to LG.
In my day job I am in the supply chain of this type of fuel cell.
So the fuel cell can be used to act almost as a back up generator.
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Within two years, consumers will be able to buy the first mass-market fuel cell.
Several companies have drivable fuel cell cars, but mass production is far off.
Some even employ proton exchange membranes that move charge around the way a hydrogen fuel cell does.
Earlier this month, a new fuel cell plant was dedicated at San Francisco State University (SFSU).
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So Ford modified the system for the Wayne plant, substituting a Stirling engine for the fuel cell.
Boeing has also flown a Dimona motor glider with an electric motor powered by a fuel cell.
Elliott argues that buying credits from him is far cheaper for automakers than building hydrogen fuel cell prototypes.
Every fuel cell, which generates electricity by a chemical reaction (as opposed to combustion), has an electrolyte.
Filling fuel cell cars assuming a refueling station is nearby takes minutes, not the hours needed for a typical EV.
The Massachusetts-based company earlier this month announced Nectar, a portable fuel cell for recharging phones and e-books.
Honda says hydrogen shows tremendous promise, but critics mention the difficulties in production, transportation and fuel cell lifetime.
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