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Chemical Could Revolutionize Polymer Fuel Cells

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Chemical Could Revolutionize Polymer Fuel Cells
Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 @ 21:09:33 PDT by vlad

August 24 - Heat has always been a problem for fuel cells. There's usually either too much (ceramic fuel cells) for certain portable uses, such as automobiles or electronics, or too little (polymer fuel cells) to be efficient.

ULTRACELL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES PORTABLE METHANOL FUEL CELL SYSTEM, August 24
UltraCell Corporation announces a new fuel cell power source for portable electronic devices that has twice the energy density of lithium batteries.

UltraCell's reformed methanol fuel cell (RMFC) technology uses a revolutionary micro reformer to generate fuel-cell-ready hydrogen from a highly concentrated methanol solution. This new portable power system has the power density of a hydrogen fuel cell but uses readily available, low cost methanol fuel in a convenient, compact package. Weighing just 40 ounces, the power unit is about the size of a paperback novel.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news5990.html

The Company Site: http://www.ultracellpower.com/
http://www.ultracellpower.com/assets/pdf/8-19-05-press-IDF.pdf

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