"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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I have been reading about the immense progress being made in fuel cell
technology for more than twenty years now. Why are they not yet in daily
use in every household?

Why isn't every new and rennovated houses built to superinsulation and
passive solar standards, virtually eliminating a heating system? Not rocket
science and many examples are all over the world right now, so not airy
fairy ideas at all. It would cost the taxpayer nothing to implement.

Oh, and with power stations also going over to the use of Fuel Cells
pollution from them will reduce too. :-)

I have read a report one experimental fuel cell unit installed in Holland,
where it was mentioned that "At the point of shutdown, the unit was also
sustaining a power generating efficiency of more than 46 percent, well
above
a conventional combustion-based power plant that typically generates
electricity at efficiencies of 33 to 35 percent".

That does not sit well with whoever it was who recently said something
about
conventional power stations operating at 60%.



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