| Fuel cells as used in hybrid cars generate electricity. In | | | | and provide massive improvements in fuel economy. |
| principle, one could power anything that works on | | | | How much does a hydrogen fuel cell cost to produce. |
| electrical power. This may be a use of fuel cells in the | | | | A high percentage of the fuel cell cost comes from |
| future. Right now, the majority of development is | | | | the membranes (30 percent to 35 percent) these are |
| focused on powering automobiles. | | | | often made of platinum - hugely expensive. |
| However, there may be other applications where | | | | Right now it cost four times as much to produce |
| burning hydrogen, rather than using it to generate | | | | hydrogen than gasoline. Fuel cells cost as much as ten |
| electricity, makes more sense. In the case of a | | | | times more than standard gasoline-burning engines. |
| hydrogen on demand system, the hydrogen is | | | | In this article I'm going to show you why the fuel cell |
| produced as needed and fed into a normal internal | | | | costs so much and how you can benefit from fuel cell |
| combustion engine, producing a cleaner more efficient | | | | technology without paying the high price demanded. |
| burn and less waste products. Not only that but the | | | | Hydrogen: The fuel of the future |
| fuel economy improves dramatically too. | | | | Hybrid vehicles, which run on power generated by |
| This level of progress bodes well for a clean | | | | converting hydrogen into electricity have come a long |
| environment and offers a vision of future energy | | | | way in the past 20 years. The expectation is they can |
| production. | | | | be replacements for petroleum-powered cars. There |
| However, until the industry resolves it's issues and | | | | are still many hurdles to overcome before Fuel Cell |
| works out a way of producing Hydrogen cheaply the | | | | technology is freely available not least that like any |
| fuel cell cost isn't likely to come down and therefore | | | | other fuel, hydrogen is potentially dangerous and |
| the cost of a manufactured hybrid vehicle will remain | | | | flammable. |
| too high. | | | | Water is a made up of molecules of hydrogen and |
| So how can you have a hybrid without the price tag? | | | | oxygen. When you pass electricity through water, the |
| A hydrogen on demand system. This can be installed | | | | bonds break and the oxygen and hydrogen are |
| at home and can cost as little as $100 if you do it | | | | released as gases. these can then be collected in |
| yourself. | | | | separate containers or used together as Brown's gas |
| This solution will minimize the "fuel cell cost" problem | | | | or HHO. |