Energy storage including Fuel cells Features for February 2012

Energy storage including Fuel cells Features Archive

Using hydrogen to power cars Using hydrogen to power cars

The possibility of using hydrogen to fuel cars has often been discussed, but the access to hydrogen is the challenge. But could using methane from sewage offer a viable source of fuel for vehicle fuel cells?

Fuel cell auxiliary power proving efficient for Yorkshire emergency response vehicles Fuel cell auxiliary power proving efficient for Yorkshire emergency response vehicles

Yorkshire Ambulance Service in the UK installed a fuel cell in one of its rapid response vehicles at the beginning of 2011, to save fuel costs and reduce its carbon footprint.

Energy storage: key to renewables Energy storage: key to renewables

Energy storage is well known in off-grid installations, but how can energy storage be used as a way of accessing the grid for connected renewable energy systems?

Could the renewables industry suffer from a lack of scarce metals? Could the renewables industry suffer from a lack of scarce metals?

It is not just in laptop computers, mobile telephones and LED screens that scarce metals are to be found but also in solar cells, batteries for mobile technologies and many other similar applications. And the rising demand for these metals increases the risk of a bottleneck in supplies...