Hydrogen's Number 1!
Charles Wang and Thomas Thvedt
What is it?
Hydrogen fuel cells combine hydrogen and oxygen to make usable electricity, heat, and water.
Applications
- Power Generation
- Co-generation (Heat and Electricity)
- Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles
Advantages
- Higher efficiency than regular engines
- Fuel cells are silent
- More reliable than solar or wind energy, and it can be used anywhere (including ESD)
- Burning hydrogen produces little to no pollution
- Reduces our dependency on oil
Disclaimer
- Flammable
- Cannot hold a lot of energy
- Expensive: Costs about $1000 per every kilowatt of power generated