Sentences with phrase «fuel cells run»

From what I've read, Fuel cells run on nat gas are about 50 % efficient and approach 80 % if hot water generation is included using waste heat.

Because there is no combustion, fuel cells run extremely cleanly: Their emissions are just water and carbon dioxide, and they produce less than half as much CO2 per kilowatt - hour as do traditional power plants.

The fuel cells run on approximately 75 percent biogas and 25 percent natural gas.

The Tucson Fuel Cell runs on hydrogen — which one Fountain Valley, Calif., plant (inset) creates out of sewage.

The fuel cell ran on hydrogen for several days at a favorable 160ºC, although it produced just 1 % as much energy as existing fuel cells.

Not exact matches

Rive argues that when the factory is up and running it will be able to produce high - output PV cells at about 55 cents a watt — about a 20 % reduction from current prices, which will help Rive get closer to his goal of making solar cheaper than fossil fuels.

Cars running on hydrogen fuel cells produce zero emissions, but currently, factories must use fossil fuels, such as natural gas, or precious metals, such as platinum, to...

But he also advocates starting work on hydrogen technology because in the long run fuel - cell vehicles that use «clean» hydrogen would reduce emissions.

Another class, the solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) that power backup generators for hospitals and other buildings, typically run at 1000 °C.

Now, researchers report that by creating a fuel cell that can run at a midrange temperature, they've made an inexpensive, powerful version that could boost the prospects for plentiful green energy.

It runs on a regular battery but he envisages a fuel cell that the robots could recharge by resting on a treetop and deploying solar panels.

Hydrogen is another attractive by - product of wastewater, and some of Logan's research at Penn State involves looking into how to capture hydrogen to run fuel cells.

Currently, electrolyzers (machines that split water into its constituent hydrogen and oxygen) need a catalyst, namely platinum, to run; ditto fuel cells to recombine that hydrogen with oxygen, which produces electricity.

Many communities would be better off investing in electric vehicles that run on batteries instead of hydrogen fuel cells, in part because the hydrogen infrastructure provides few additional energy benefits for the community besides clean transportation.

They compared cars that run on batteries versus hydrogen fuel cells in a hypothetical future where the cost of electric vehicles is more affordable.

The fuel cell version of the Equinox outweighs its standard cousin by more than 500 pounds (225 kilograms) thanks to its heavy nickel — metal hydride battery pack, GM says, but press down on the accelerator and the Equinox can run with the rest of the road traffic.

Using enzymes extracted from Escherichia coli bacteria, her team built an enzymatic fuel cell two years ago that runs on ethanol and can be attached directly to a circuit.

In healthy cells constant growth can overwhelm cellular factories like the ER, leading to cell stress and death, but cancer cells manage to keep their factories running at high capacity to fuel non-stop growth.

While several have fuel cell prototype vehicles on the road — Toyota and Honda are even leasing them to the public in Japan and California — they are spending upwards of $ 1 million to produce each one due to the advanced technology involved and low production runs.

They concluded that we'd lower greenhouse gas emissions more by driving gasoline / electric hybrid cars than by driving fuel cell cars run on hydrogen from coal.

The aim now for Daimler and its allies is to ensure that the number of fuel - cell powered vehicles running on generatively produced hydrogen is constantly increasing, demonstrating the market maturity of the fuel cell solution.

This will make it possible for a fuel cell vehicle to reach any distant corner of Germany without fear of running out of hydrogen before finding another refueling station.

The commission's new research funding program, which will run from 2014 to 2020 under the name Horizon 2020, will continue three existing JTIs: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen, which aims to develop clean technologies for energy transport and storage; Clean Sky, for the development of cleaner aircraft; and the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a JTI aimed at speeding up drug development.

Within a few years, laptops and other energy - guzzling portable devices could run on long - lasting, easily recharged fuel cells based on a safe and practical new way of storing and releasing hydrogen.

Fuel cells can run on hydrogen, natural gas, or biofuels — the latter two requiring a reformer that processes the fuel to extract hydroFuel cells can run on hydrogen, natural gas, or biofuels — the latter two requiring a reformer that processes the fuel to extract hydrofuel to extract hydrogen.

Researchers have long looked for simple systems to combine protons and electrons to form H2, a carbon - free fuel that can be burned directly to power cars or run through a fuel cell to generate electricity.

They are filled with the hydrogen gas essential to run the fuel cells — or gas batteries, as the Victorians call them — that are so vital for the economy and for powering everyday life.

In just the last two years, Toyota, Hyundai and Honda have released vehicles that run on fuel cells, and carmakers such as GM, BMW and VW are working on prototypes.

At the time, Nocera's group focused on using the captured hydrogen as a chemical fuel, which can either be burned directly or run through a device called a fuel cell to produce electricity.

Normally the electrons build up or break down minerals in rock, but the system can also be used to clean up toxic heavy metals or to run a bacterial fuel cell.

So whether you're running it through a hydrogen fuel cell or batteries, it's a much more advanced and attractive concept for both the automaker and the driver.

Hassett's team has built microbial fuel cells that run on dirty water, food wastes and even human urine!

It's true that the cells in your body use «sugar» as a fuel source but it runs more efficiently on natural sources such as vegetables and fruits.

If the body is getting the proper nutrients and an adequate supply of beneficial fats and proteins, it is used to running on these types of fuel, and when it doesn't receive calories from the diet it will turn to fat cells for energy.

Very much in the same way that an overtaxed muscle will twitch briefly before giving way, nerve cells of the cerebral cortex involved in running the task appear to be forced, by lack of fuel, to simply tap out for the moment, leaving you no choice but to take a break.

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Without more filling stations, fuel - cell vehicles run up against the same range limitations as electric vehicles.

Today, for instance, in the hardware store parking lot, I met John Ross, of Ossining, New York, who wanted to know about the fuel cell Equinox and also wanted to talk about his Ford F - 350 crew cab pickup, which he runs on used cooking oil.

A study of greenhouse gas - emissions by the Advanced Power and Energy Program at the University of California at Irvine shows fuel - cell vehicles running on hydrogen derived from natural gas ultimately create far less GHG emissions than BEVs running off the U.S. grid, which is powered mostly by coal and natural gas.

This current fleet of fuel cell vehicles, so - called Generation 4 cars, will continue running around in various test fleets for another three years.

In fuel cell mode, the car runs only on hydrogen propulsion, while in assist mode, the electric battery helps out the fuel cell during heavy loads.

Several hydrogen fuel cell cars were shown as well, including a version of the Mercedes - Benz GLC compact SUV; it also runs up to 30 miles on battery power in case the local service station isn't selling hydrogen quite yet.

The Metropolitan Police is to run 11 Toyota Mirais, creating the world's largest fleet of hydrogen fuel - cell electric police vehicles.

The fuel cell combines the hydrogen — which has to be pumped into the vehicle and stored in a tank — with oxygen from the outside air, and uses this to generate electricity to run the car's electric motor.

Lexus may be planning on adapting its flagship LS sedan to run on a hydrogen fuel cell system, if the new LF - FC Concept the automaker debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show late October is any indication.

Fuel - cell vehicles are different from «hybrid» vehicles, which use small, conventional gasoline - powered engines to help generate electricity that charges onboard batteries and runs an electric motor.

Safety measures like roll cages, five - point harnesses, and a fuel cell had to be added, but otherwise, the truck is running its stock powertrain, wheels and tires, and suspension.

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Tech Scam - Cars That Run on Water from MoneyTrack Episode 202 (2007) An eco-friendly company in Idaho claimed to have invented a fuel cell powered by a bathtub of water.