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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Large tanks of pressurized hydrogen
Um, hydrogen fuel cell != pressurized tank of hydrogen Most sources of hydrogen for fuel cells will probably be from breaking down a hydrocarbon hootch of some sort, stealing the hydrogen and (hopefully) storing the rest for recycling... http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-cell.htm If they are trying to make it safe for use in cars, then it probably going to be safe enough to use in a backup generator situation. /herb > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Kuhnke [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 5:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Large tanks of pressurized hydrogen > > > > Greetings list, > > I recently ran across this company: > > http://www.hydrogenics.com/hyups.htm > > They're marketing a hydrogen fuel cell generator to the > telecom market. I > know they have a few competitors (Ballard Power Systems?), with more > companies in the R&D phase of product development. Would you > store a large > tank of pressurized hydrogen in a downtown Manhattan office > building? Should people legally be allowed to? Does anyone > think fuel > cell technology is a viable replacement for Diesel generators yet? > > NY Times article, 11/19/02 for those who haven't seen it yet: > http://ufalocal94.org/news_stories/nytimes/nytimes_11_19_02.html > > |