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Fuel Cell Powered Japanese Trains on Trial in July

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the clean-choo-choo dept.

ScorpFromHell writes "As per this yahoo! news item, "East Japan Railway Co. is to conduct a test run of the world's first fuel-cell-powered train in July. The fuel cells, which generate power from a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, will help reduce environmental pollution compared to the existing electric and diesel engines, the company said." But I wonder how much energy did it consume to produce those huge amounts of Hydrogen & Oxygen? Will it be lesser than the power generated by the reaction between them? In other words, can this technology be used by countries with not so deep pockets as Japan?"

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  1. Perpetuum Mobile is back! by drgonzo59 · · Score: 4, Funny

    " I wonder how much energy did it consume to produce those huge amounts of Hydrogen & Oxygen? Will it be lesser than the power generated by the reaction between them? " But of course! Now you take the energy generated and then produce more Hydrogen and Oxygen, then put it back in the cells and generate yet even more energy. The world's energy problems are solved at last! And who would have thought -- by a Japanese train and an observant Slashdotter.

  2. What's it called? by slashbob22 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, sir, there's nothing on earth
    Like a genuine,
    Bona fide,
    Electrified,
    Six-car
    Monorail! ...

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    Proof by very large bribes. QED.
  3. What did they do? by no+reason+to+be+here · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fuel Cell Powered Japanese Trains on Trial in July

    What are they on trial for?

    Huh? Ohhhhhh....

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    my pet machine