Platinum for Fuel cells
Fuel cells generate electrical power by combining hydrogen and oxygen over platinum, used as a catalyst. Their only emissions come from the generation of hydrogen. Fuel cells can be used for cars, laptops, houses and offices.
Platinum for Fuel cells in the news
Research and Markets: Electrocatalysis of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells: From Fundamentals to Applications (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Electrocatalysis of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells: From Fundamentals to Applications" to their offering.
How Fuel Cells Work (The Auto Channel)
Fuel cells are classified primarily by the kind of electrolyte they employ. This classification determines the kind of chemical reactions that take place in the cell, the kind of catalysts required, the temperature range in which the cell operates, the fuel required, and other factors.
Innovation: Bloom didn't start a fuel-cell revolution (New Scientist)
The Californian company has grabbed the headlines, but fuel cells are already sparking a new era in energy
Company unveils fuel cell of the future (Times of Malta)
An installation of new Bloom Energy servers called the "Bloom Box" in service at the eBay headquarters in San José, California. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP
Bloom Energy Claims a New Fuel Cell Technology (New York Times)
A Silicon Valley company is claiming a breakthrough in a decades-old quest to develop fuel cells that can supply affordable and relatively clean electricity.
Bloom Energy tech 'not unique,' analyst says (CNET)
Sam Jaffe of IDC Energy Insights argues that the ballyhooed Bloom boxes aren't so different from what other fuel cell makers have, and is expensive to boot.
Bloom Energy fuel cell claim raises hype, questions (Ars Technica)
In a binge of hype that might make Dean Kamen blush, the world has been introduced to Bloom Energy, a new entrant to the fuel cell business that claims to be ready to revolutionize the energy economy. Plug a Bloom Box in to your building's natural gas line, the company claims, and you can start getting clean power at a price that beats the grid. Unfortunately, for the moment, that's about all it ...
Parsing fact from fiction with the Bloom Energy box (CNET)
CNET's Martin LaMonica is horrified he missed last week's alternative energy hoopla. Now he's trying to make sense of the excitement.
Bloom Energy unveils fuel cell of the future (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Stealth start-up Bloom Energy on Wednesday publicly unveiled an innovative fuel cell that promises to deliver affordable, clean energy to even remote corners of the world.
Fuel cell of the future (Straits Times)
SAN JOSE (California) - STEALTH start-up Bloom Energy on Wednesday publicly unveiled an innovative fuel cell that promises to deliver affordable, clean energy. Compact Bloom Servers built with energy cells made from silicon - a plentiful element found in sand - made their formal debut in an eBay building partially powered by the energy source.
