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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.
Duration : 0:4:9
25 Comments
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
this is fine..and a …
this is fine..and a great concept.. however we need to first become efficient at the production of hydrogen for it this concept to be commercially viable.
Another issue is the amount of energy needed to transform water into hydrogen or to mine for hydrogen trapped in air pockets underground. where is this energy coming from? how clean is that energy?.. no to mention enviro production of these cars…
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
so you think …
so you think gasoline doesn´t burn?
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Finely divided — …
Finely divided — aka pyro grade — aluminum. Ever lit a magnesium ribbon? Aluminum burns almost as
easily.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
and thermite in its …
and thermite in its coat of paint.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
The Hindenburg …
The Hindenburg burned because its fabric skin was doped with nitrocellulose, aka guncotton. If hydrogen was solely to blame, the flames would have gone up,
not out into the envelope.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
ballard is not the …
ballard is not the future…yet. its okay, believe with me. better move to consumer electronics products and not automobiles.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
theres no money to …
theres no money to make in the fuel cell industry at least for the next 30 years..the market is not there. fuel cell energy is the most expensive alternative energy…..ballard power may have a bright future though if it can sustain another 30 years of loosing money…
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
dude u do realize …
dude u do realize if hydrogen goes domestic the system needs to meet extreamly high standards, the Hindenburg is a big blimp, blimps aren’t known for their safety. and btw no one died from the actual fire, the only reason why so many people died was because they either jumped off the blimp or were crushed my scaffolding
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Hydrogen Powered …
Hydrogen Powered Vehicles….Hmmmm….Where have I heard of this before?!? OOOOOH….That’s Tight, Maybe the Hindenberg F-Ing Disaster…..
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
actually getting …
actually getting the hydrogen generation isn’t as big of a problem as the storage of the hydrogen. I’ll have done a few class projects on fuel cell before, currently taking a course on fuel cell, and will be researching on fuel cell starting next semester. Hopefully we can achieve something useful. The professor’s lab works with GM, so may be something even commercial scale can be achieved.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
rems025
it doesn’t …
rems025
it doesn’t seems as difficult to split water, (possible with 6v and 12v) unless we have to give another name to this discovery gas fuel .
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Agree with You. But …
Agree with You. But! There are ways to produce more energy out of water only not relised yet.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Ironically the …
Ironically the worst green house gas for the planet ……”Oxygen”, it corrodes everything on the planet.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Only one problem, …
Only one problem, it takes alot of energy to split water. hydrogen is an energy carrier and it takes more energy to create it than output. Im for green energy, but solar and wind are not enough to create vast amounts of hydrogen, we need something better! like a nuclear plant. For those who slept through school, hydrogen is 14 times lighter than air, so no it will not blow up like a hydrogen bomb.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
i cant really …
i cant really belive biased americans or anyone over 40 who say anything to make people belive global warming isnt happening
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
ok, i wanted to ask …
ok, i wanted to ask somone who isnt biased , does hydrogen fule actually create more greenhouse gas ? and water is a grrehouse gas but it wouldnt have long term effects like co2 does, it would just rain
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Nic you are …
Nic you are absolutely right about water vapor being a greenhouse gas, by far the one that has the most significant climate effect. Also, hydrogen today is extracted from natural gas, by products are carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. Electrolysis as suggested requires electricit;y from mainly coal burning plants, fifty percent of U.S. production. This only makes battery based vehicles obsolete before they are even produced.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
YES. Best …
YES. Best explanation of a hydrogen fuel cell, especially from 1:57 onwards. This has helped my understanding of fuel cells so much for school. However, I thought water vapour was a greenhouse gas… ??
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
the main problem of …
the main problem of using fuel cell is hydrogen its’ self. the hydrogen has to be pure and it difficult to find a very pure hydrogen
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
yes u r right.
yes u r right.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
They need to do …
They need to do research and figure out how a fish’s gills splitting the water into oxygen and hydrogen then we could make some huge progress.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
I beg to differ a …
I beg to differ a zirconia based fuel cell will burn butane, or even natural gas. or methane from the many landfills that are all over the place. I can buy natural gas at the gas station for 89cents a gallon
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
The cheapest source …
The cheapest source of Hydrogen and oxygen is water. But splitting them into two is not cheap so far.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
thanks this was …
thanks this was really helpful
January 18th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
if all cars will be …
if all cars will be fueled with hydrogene and oxygen, what will happen to the oxygen in our atmosphere?