New Fuel Cell Twice As Efficient As Generators

http://www.acumentrics.com/products-power-generators.htm And, a twofer special: Biogas-Powered Fuel Cell System Wins Big, Crowd Goes Wild by Jeremy Elton Jacquot, Los Angeles on 06. 1.07 Science & Technology Acumentrics, which specializes in the manufacturing of solid oxide fuel cell systems (SOFC) for power applications, won the 2007 New England Innovation Award from SBANE, the Small Business Alliance of New England, for its innovations in ceramic fuel cell technology. Instead of molding it into the shape of a thin sheet, as do most other fuel cell manufacturers, the scientists at Acumentrics did it in the shape of a tube, which renders the fuel cells shatter resistant. This property allows the SOFCs to handle temperature swings from 20 to 800ºC quite effectively, unlike most other companies' models which break when they are cycled on and off due to thermal shock. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/biogas-powered_fuel_system.php [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on June 4, 2007]

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