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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. Hydrogen production by distantbody · · Score: 1, Troll

    Hydrogen is best buddies with nuclear power. That's how it SHOULD be done too. The greenies can have their wind, and I shall watch them beg for my nuclear power. THAT'S satisfaction.

  2. Re:A train or a space ship by suv4x4 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hey whoever you are, don't you even dare mod me flamebait when I'm talking about Japan. I was learning Japanese a whole month here out of pure passion for the Japanese way of life (before realising that well, I can't learn it)!

    I can say "Vare va denva desu" though, which I think meant "I am a telephone"...