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[...] There are many uses for fuel cells — right now, all of the major automakers are working to commercialize a fuel cell car. [...]

[...] capture and use the power of hydrogen — is the key to making it happen. Stationary fuel cells can be used for backup power, power for remote locations, distributed power generation, and [...]

[...] is a versatile energy carrier that can be used to power nearly every end-use energy need. The fuel cell — an energy conversion device that can efficiently capture and use the power of hydrogen & [...]

[...] for fuel cells — right now, all of the major automakers are working to commercialize a fuel cell car. Fuel cells are powering buses, boats, trains, planes, scooters, forklifts, even bicycles. [...]

[...] station is to burn coal in air and capture the heat released to raise steam for driving a steam turbine. The rotation of this steam turbine, in turn, drives a generator; the net result is [...]

[...] -modules and other components (batteries, charge regulators, and inverters) can form large photovoltaic systems. The first PV system applications developed were applied as an energy source for [...]

[...] . Small turbines are sometimes used in connection with diesel generators, batteries, and photovoltaic systems. These systems are called hybrid wind systems and are typically used in remote, off-grid [...]

[...] into a small beam. PV converts light into electric current using the photoelectric effect. Solar Cells Solar Cell used in Skylab Though it sounds unusual at first, it is a fact that solar cells [...]

[...] , collect energy as a part of a power-generating system composed of a dense grid of solar cells coated with a transparent ad highly resistant form of plastic. The entire system is [...]

[...] energy must be released. The energy can be released from atoms in two ways: nuclear fusion nuclear fission. Nuclear Fusion Fig 3. Nucelar Fusion In nuclear fusion, energy is released when atoms are [...]

[...] energy in gasoline into power that moves the vehicle, under normal driving conditions. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles,which use electric motors, are much more energy efficient and use 40-60 percent of [...]

[...] 1966 Electrovan was the automotive industry's first attempt at an automobile powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The Electrovan, which weighed more than twice as much as a normal van, could travel up to [...]

[...] first the energy must be released. The energy can be released from atoms in two ways: nuclear fusion nuclear fission. Nuclear Fusion Fig 3. Nucelar Fusion In nuclear fusion, energy is released when [...]

[...] from steam-driven piston engines. The steam turbine is something of a cross between a hydropower turbine and a windmill. It, like them, is designed to extract energy from a moving fluid. The fluid [...]