METHANE FUEL CELL
February 1st, 2004
KEITH NUTHALLGREEK and American researchers say they have developed a fuel-cell reactor which can produce hydrogen from ethanol. Scientists from the universities of Patras and Minnesota claim that the invention could be a major advance in creating viable hydrogen-based energy systems, because the technology could be used in small fuel cells generating 350 watt-hours of electricity. The experts say ethanol is a better source of hydrogen in fuel cells that create water as their only by-product than the natural gas that is usually employed. This is because ethanol ...
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