One of the challenges Hydrogen Fuel Cells face is providing enough fuel for large scale use of their technology. Hydrogen is actually a rarer element than one might realize. Hydrogen is about 0.55 ppmv (parts per million volume) in Earth's atmosphere. The idea that a hydrogen fuel cell could be difficult to market on a large scale is realistic.
It is for that reason I find it odd that the companies seeking a market for their hydrogen fuel cell are not also seeking to find ways to extract hydrogen from other chemical mixtures. I could foresee the use of m-ethane as a hydrogen source leaving behind a solid form of carbon such as DIAMONDS.
That is what 'gets me' about Wall Street, they are antiquated simpletons with no vision.
PRESS RELEASE
Aug. 16, 2011, 8:30 a.m. EDT
FuelCell Energy Announces Co-Production of Renewable Hydrogen for Vehicle Fueling From a Direct FuelCell(R) Power Plant (click title to entry - thank you)
First in the World, Wastewater Treatment Fuel Cell-Powered Hydrogen Energy Station
DANBURY, Conn., Aug 16, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- FuelCell Energy, Inc. a leading manufacturer of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable power plants, today announced a commissioning event for the Direct FuelCell(R) (DFC(R)) power plant that is providing renewable hydrogen for vehicle fueling along with ultra-clean electricity for the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) in Fountain Valley, California. The power plant efficiently converts biogas generated from the wastewater treatment process into ultra-clean electricity for use by OCSD and renewable hydrogen for an on-site vehicle fueling station operated by Air Products (NYSE:APD). Project participants include FuelCell Energy, Air Products and the National Fuel Cell Research Center at the University of California Irvine with support from California Air Resources Board (CARB), South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Southern California Gas Company.
