Fuel Cells:
A Primer on the Coming Hydrogen Economy

When the much-heralded Four Times Square skyscraper is occupied this summer, its 400-kilowatt base load will be generated on the fourth floor, using natural gas to offset a significant portion of the building’s electric bill. The building’s internal power source is in the form of two fuel cells from ONSI Corporation, which will operate day and night without creating noise or smog. From high-profile examples like this one, and from the tremendous publicity fuel cells are getting, one might conclude that they are about to lift the cloud of pollution that hangs around us. They’re not there yet. But they are exciting, and they may indeed be the power production solution we are all seeking for the 21st Century.

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