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Fuel cells coming of age for both transport and stationary power

Abstract

The internal combustion engine has dominated transport and local small scale energy production for so long that it often seems inconceivable that it could be replaced. Of the contenders, fuel cells have long been considered the most likely alternative. Their potential advantages in terms of high efficiency and ultra-low emissions are well documented. However, despite first practical application in the US space programme in the 1960s, they have yet to be commercialised for stationary power plants and of all the potential applications, transportation uses set some of the most stringent performance and cost requirements. Yet there is now considerable optimism that fuel cell vehicles and stationary generators will be a commercially important reality within the next five to ten years. A primary cause of this optimism is the progress made with the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). (author)
Authors:
Evans, R J.D.; Frost, J C [1] 
  1. Johnson Matthey, London (United Kingdom)
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1998
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
SCA: 300500; PA: GB-98:050238; EDB-98:059989; SN: 98001930095
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Energy World. Institute of Fuel; Journal Issue: 255; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1998
Subject:
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANES; ROAD TRANSPORT; FUEL CELLS; VEHICLES; PROTONS; EXHAUST GASES; AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
OSTI ID:
606954
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: EGYWA2; ISSN 0307-7942; TRN: GB9850238
Submitting Site:
GB
Size:
pp. 8-11
Announcement Date:
Jun 17, 1998

Citation Formats

Evans, R J.D., and Frost, J C. Fuel cells coming of age for both transport and stationary power. United Kingdom: N. p., 1998. Web.
Evans, R J.D., & Frost, J C. Fuel cells coming of age for both transport and stationary power. United Kingdom.
Evans, R J.D., and Frost, J C. 1998. "Fuel cells coming of age for both transport and stationary power." United Kingdom.
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title = {Fuel cells coming of age for both transport and stationary power}
author = {Evans, R J.D., and Frost, J C}
abstractNote = {The internal combustion engine has dominated transport and local small scale energy production for so long that it often seems inconceivable that it could be replaced. Of the contenders, fuel cells have long been considered the most likely alternative. Their potential advantages in terms of high efficiency and ultra-low emissions are well documented. However, despite first practical application in the US space programme in the 1960s, they have yet to be commercialised for stationary power plants and of all the potential applications, transportation uses set some of the most stringent performance and cost requirements. Yet there is now considerable optimism that fuel cell vehicles and stationary generators will be a commercially important reality within the next five to ten years. A primary cause of this optimism is the progress made with the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). (author)}
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issue = {255}
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place = {United Kingdom}
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