Fuel Cell Technology

Saturday, March 1, 2003

Future Energy Security May Rest With Fuel Cell Technology (NAPSA)—Fuelcell technology, a source of electric energy used by America’s astronauts since the 1960s, may be one of the keys to energy security. America currently imports 55 percent of the oil it consumes; that is expected to grow to 68 percent by 2025. Nearly all of the cars and trucks in the U.S. currently run on gasoline, and are the main reason America imports so much oil. Two-thirds of the 20 million barrels of oil Americans use each day is used for transportation. As an alternative, in his 2003 State of the Union Address, President Bush announced a $1.2 billion FreedomCAR and Fuel Initiative to reverse America’s growing dependence on foreign oil by developing the technology needed for commercially viable hydrogenpowered fuel cells. A fuel cell combines hydrogen (stored in a tank) with oxygen in the air to makeelectricity (and water as a byproduct). Electricity powers the electric motor, which in turn propels the vehicle. Such cells are a way to power ears, trucks, homes and businesses that produce no pollution and no greenhouse gases. TheInitiative will invest $720 million in new funding over the next five years to develop the technologies and infrastructure needed to produce, store, and distribute hydrogen for use in fuel cell vehicles and electricity generation. For example, Honda’s FCX uses this kind of technology. The car was certified by the Environmental ~ Ultra Capacitor Fuel Cell System Radiator Electric Motor Powertrain Radiator — Honda FCX Hydrogen Tank

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