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Created by : Shikha Malhotra, Product Development Manager, Reliance Petroleum  | 05 17 2010 07:34:50 +0000
Industry : PowerFunctional Area : Innovation(Strategy & Execution)
Activity:  251 views;  last activity : 07 06 2010 20:18:09 +0000

Cost and durability are the major challenges to fuel cell commercialization. However, hurdles vary according to the application in which the technology is employed. Size, weight, and thermal and water management are barriers to the commercialization of fuel cell technology.


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In transportation applications, these technologies face more stringent cost and durability hurdles. In stationary power applications, where cogeneration of heat and power is desired, use of PEM fuel cells would benefit from raising operating temperatures to increase performance.

So, is fuel cell technology the answer to energy woes in future?

 
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To my knowledge it may be yes. Since we are aware that we are facing energy crisis or if not we will face in the near future; fuel cell is an opportunity which can be utilized to reduce the burden on other fossil fuels. And this technology is far more better & simpler than any other technologies that produce energy.

Thus, this will be the ultimate source of power generation in the near future........


By Shikha Malhotra, Product Development Manager, Reliance Petroleum  05 17 2010 07:34:50 +0000
 
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of course. This is the most effective way to have the replacement for the traditional power producing mechanisms. When it will be produced in bulk, there will be much more ease in production , and may be lesser cost.
By Rohit M. Gaidhani, B.Tech/B.E. student, P.R.M.I.T. & R.  | 05 19 2010 16:10:04 +0000
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Fuel Cell are costlier than solar cells. So solar cells have good market in future. But only one disadvantage in solar cell is cannot be utilised during rainny season. Fuel cells may be effective when compared with solar cells
By Anand Babu, B.Tech/B.E. student, Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology  | 05 19 2010 13:43:41 +0000
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It could be or could be not. Fuel energy is quite unstable at the moment.

Solar cells on the other hand, seems to market the future as Germans and Russians have now started implementing them everywhere from construction to motors to electricity backup projects to rain-harvesting methods..!! We have destroyed Ozone layer too such extent that using Solar cells makes more sense now! i feel..


By Satwinder Singh, Research Associate/Analyst, HCL Technologies  | 05 18 2010 06:54:55 +0000
 
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