Ballard Fuel Cell Technology

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Have you ever wondered how a fuel cell works? Watch this video from Ballard Power and learn how hydrogen fuel cells will power the cars of tomorrow.

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• cell
• electric
• fuel
• hybrid
• hydrogen

[4rM4M3nt]

I would recommend either a Direct methanol fuel cell or a biofuel/ethenol hybrids fuel cell engines due to their production methods for the fuel source of these fuel cell engines would be readily available and be more logistical in the long run.

[ruudrune]

@etellurian Yes, maby we will integrate this with GTL - technology, then it looks really promising!

[PleasureTV]

Transforming H2 into electricity is 50% less efficient than just burning it. It is a waste of hydrogen.

[rkhoja]

Anyways i was a little surprized that the ex president of ballard power ran off to pakistan with the money he recieved from ballard right when it became obvios that it couldnt work. So basicly muslim dude earns millions of dollars in north america, by decieving us, then takes off to a muslim country. Gee i wonder why people dont like muslims

[rkhoja]

Hydrogen is common on earth but its contained in things like water or the air, and to seperate them it costs way more energy than you could ever get back. But thats not the only problem, to transport hydrogen to and from fueling facilities will cost more energy than the fuel will provide for you. Containing Hydrogen is anouther problem, as it is the smallest element it can leak thru anything, thats why helium or hydrogen ballons get smaller over time. Odd that no one mentioned it.

[rkhoja]

I once met firoz rasul who was the president of ballard power. He is a Muslim , which surprized me. Anyhow, i had the opertunity to ask why there was no hydrogen highway or why there was no hydrogen ecconomy. He tried to blame it on the US.

Oddly that surprized me, so i looked in to it. No the USA funded the fuel cell, it was Ballard who lied and acted as if it would be easy to get hydrogen for these cars. Hydrogen is expencive, it costs more energy to make it than you can get back from it.

[Itsmeeman1]

@derrazkhalid  You don't need Platinum electrodes. Platinum is more convenient and less hazardous to use as it's decay rate is so slow but it's not a necessity. 216 Steel will do nicely. Just dispose of the waste water responsibly.

[derrazkhalid]

@Itsmeeman1 and i suppose you have enoug h platinium for the electrodes ?

[Itsmeeman1]

We can all manufacture Hydrogen at our own homes! It's the pressurizing of it into tanks to run our cars that's stopping us from having our own home fueling stations!

[etellurian]

Thanks Oslo. Our Norwegian friends have decided that Ballard is good for their environment too.

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