Fuel Cell

Guide Note:A Fuel Cell is a device that produces electricity from chemical sources of fuel.

Fast Facts:

  1. Can produce electricity using hydrogen, hydrocarbons, and alcohols
  2. Stack to produce more power
  3. Makes very little noise
  4. Different from batteries
  5. Constant flow of chemicals into the cell so it never goes dead
  6. Discovered in 1838 by Christian Friedrich Schönbein
  7. Useful power resources in remote locations

The Mahalo Top 7

  1. Wikipedia: Fuel Cell | Microbial Fuel Cell
  2. U.S. Department of Energy: Types of Fuel Cells
  3. NOVA: Fuel Cells Lelah: Neatly organized info
  4. Smithsonian: Collecting the History of Fuel Cells   Sean: Great Resource!
  5. Ballard Power Systems: Fuel Cell Technology
  6. Fuel Cells 2000: The U.S. Fuel Cell Industry
  7. YouTube: How Fuel Cells Work (Time: 3:17)  Lelah: Nice explanation


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