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Allright all you naysayers, what if you're wrong?

>"The basic power generation mechanism of the new system is similar to that of a normal fuel cell, which uses hydrogen as a fuel. The main feature of the new system is that it uses the company's membrane electrode assembly (MEA), which contains a material capable of breaking down water into hydrogen and oxygen through a chemical reaction.

"It has succeeded in adopting a well-known process to produce hydrogen from water to the MEA." This process is allegedly similar to the mechanism that produces hydrogen by a reaction of metal hydride and water. With the new process, the cell needs only water and air, eliminating the need for a hydrogen reformer and high-pressure hydrogen tank. Moreover, the MEA requires no special catalysts, and the required amount of rare metals such as platinum is almost the same as that of existing systems, Genepax said. "

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