Fuel Cells

The exploitation of hydrogen as an energy carrier is yielding many exciting opportunities. Hydrogen fuel research has progressed rapidly in recent years and our society is beginning to accept the possibility of using hydrogen to generate electricity, which can be stored for later use.

In this way, innovative fuel cell technology is also progressing and it will soon be possible to run portable electronic devices as well as entire houses on hydrogen-generated energy.

Hydrogen fuel cells use gaseous hydrogen to generate energy or electricity. They operate in a similar manner to standard batteries, which utilize reverse electrolysis. Fuel cells work differently than combustion engines because the energy that they create powers electric motors.

The short movie to the left - UTC Fuel Cells "How a fuel cell works" - further illustrates and explains fuel cell technology.