Hydrogen fuel cells are still a bit mysterious and likely are unattainable in the near future, but you can actually buy them right now, whether in vehicles or as parts. To demonstrate how practical they are, Alfonso Delgado Ollero built a miniature hydrogen fuel cell to power an RC truck.
The practical concerns of producing the hydrogen in the first place and the energy density being relatively low are relevant when talking about the future of the automotive industry, but according to Alfonso Delgado Ollero, they shouldn’t prevent makers from experimenting with hydrogen fuel cells.
Source: Arduino Team blog: Read The Article
PSR Analysis: On the face of it, this article may seem to be unimportant, but the development of small scale fuel cells has tremendous potential for a huge number of small products. Limited specifications were given (this test bed uses a 12kw fuel cell) but given the large numbers of two- stroke and small four-stroke engines, the potential is huge, especially as moves are being made to reduce emissions produced by two-stroke engines. PSR
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