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Building Longer-Lived Fuel-Cell Stacks

Posted by Hemos on from the make-it-portable dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Ballard Power Systems tells Wired that they have built a hydrogen fuel-cell stack that runs uninterrupted for 20,000 hours straight. But DuPont's Nafion membranes are very delicate, which makes the roadworthiness of fuel cells an issue."

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  1. No biggie... by FroMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Big deal, so a couple blow up when rear ended, who needs road worthy. We haven't had a Ford Pinto or Firestone tire problem in a couple years. We need more excitement on the roads.

    Granted cell phone users still add a bit of excitement to driving.

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  2. Re:The missing information.... by botzi · · Score: 1, Funny
    Well, here it is....

    A fuel cell is :
    *showing with hands*, This big.

    It costs:
    *writting on the blackboard*, Not more than the sum you see right here.

    And the energy it produces for its ~2,3 years life is ....certainly more than enough...;o))))

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  3. But GWB said... by Anubis333 · · Score: 4, Funny

    But George said we'd all be flying Hydrogen Fueled cars in no time! *Shucks* I guess we'll have to fall back on the President's other equally realistic transportation policy; Unicorns.

    1. Re:But GWB said... by AndroidCat · · Score: 2, Funny
      I guess we'll have to fall back on the President's other equally realistic transportation policy; Unicorns.

      Unicorns won't work for a transportation policy because it would depend on a large supply of mythical virgins. Then again, this is Slashdot.

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  4. Re:You're forgetting the major problem by TopShelf · · Score: 4, Funny

    What about using methane as the hydrogen source? There are already roughly 7,000 drive-through methane generation stations in the US...

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  5. Re:You're forgetting the major problem by Delphis · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Mommy, why is daddy clenching and straining and making those noises?"

    "Dear, your Daddy wants a burst of acceleration. All together now, 1..2..3.. FART!"

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