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What is Fuel cell?

Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert the chemical energy of a reaction directly into electrical energy. The basic physical structure or building block of a fuel cell consists of an electrolyte layer in contact with a porous anode and cathode on either side. A schematic representation of a fuel cell with the reactant/product gases and the ion conduction flow directions. More.

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2011.3.2 13 Japanese automakers and energy companies join forces to support rollout of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in 2015A coalition of 13 major Japanese automakers and energy companies—including Toyota, Honda and Nissan—are joining together to expand the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) in 2015 and develop the hydrogen supply network throughout Japan.

2011.3.2Mercedes-Benz launching round-the-world fuel cell car driveAt the end of January, Mercedes-Benz will launch the F-CELL World Drive— a circumnavigation of the world with the series-produced fuel cell vehicle, the B-Class F-CELL.	2011.3.2Bristol to run UK’s first clean, green hydrogen ferryThe UK’s first hydrogen-powered ferry, set to run in Bristol’s harbour this summer, will stimulate enterprise in new technologies in the city.
2011.3.2Cella Energy Ltd. just may have leaped over one of the major barriers to the widespread adoption of safe, low-cost storage hydrogen for automobiles and trucks.As a brand new spin-out company from STFC’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the U.K., Cella Energy’s new product development replaces high pressure cylinders with a conventional shaped fuel tank.	2011.3.2– World’s First Community-level Demonstration of Pipelines Installed in an Urban District –The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) recently launched the operation of the “Hydrogen Town Project” as a part of the “Hydrogen Energy Social Infrastructure Development Demonstration Project”, which aims at creation of a hydrogen society in the future.
2011.3.2Hydrogenics Awarded First Hydrogen Fuelling Station in TurkeyHydrogenics Corporation (Nasdaq:HYGS) (TSX:HYG), a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products, today announced the award of a complete electrolysis based hydrogen fueling station capable of producing 65 kilograms of hydrogen per day.	2011.3.2Multiquip launches fuel cell powered lighting towerMultiquip's new H2LT is the world's first hydrogen fuel cell powered lighting tower. Multiquip will launch the world's first hydrogen fuel cell powered lighting tower at the World of Concrete exhibition, being held in Las Vegas on 18-21 January. The company said it is the first of a series of fuel cell powered products that it will launch.
2011.3.2Fuel cells breathe life into ambulance service's green plansAmbulances in Yorkshire could soon be fitted with methanol fuel cells capable of charging batteries for life-saving equipment while the vehicle's engine is switched off, as part of the NHS trust's latest effort to cut fuel consumption.	2011.1.31Toyota Motor and Hino to provide fuel-cell bus for commercial service on Tokyo airport routeToyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hino) will provide a fuel-cell hybrid bus for a commercial bus route between central Tokyo and Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) run by Airport Transport Service Co., Ltd. (Earlier post.) The provision is in response to a request from the Research Association of Hydrogen Supply/Utilization Technology (HySUT), a participant in the Hydrogen Highway Project.