The Fuel Cell Blog
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Renewable Energy Rundown: Hydropower
This is the third part in a SaveOnEnergy series discussing the ins and outs of different forms of renewable energy. This series first appeared on Save... Read more
Renewable Energy Rundown: Solar Energy
This is the first part in a new SaveOnEnergy series discussing the ins and outs of different forms of renewable energy. This series first appeared on ... Read more
Standards and Requirements for Solar Systems
If you are considering the installation of a solar system (by yourself or by a solar company), there are several codes and regulations that need to be... Read more
Why Fuel Cells Lead The Road to Long-Term Sustainability for Vehicles
Fuel cells have now been under development for several decades. Since I first became interested in fuel cells in the 1990’s, I have seen waves of exci... Read more
Determining the Best Location for a PV System
This post will help you to determine the best location for a photovoltaic (PV) system. After you have sized your PV system based upon the calculated t... Read more
How to Estimate Electricity Requirements
When you receive your energy bill each month, you may not understand exactly how the total amount has been calculated. Every device or appliance in yo... Read more
Battery Energy Storage for the PV System
Batteries store and produce energy as needed. In PV systems, they capture surplus energy generated by your PV system to allow you to store energy for ... Read more
Photovoltaic System Sizing
This post will help you to determine how to size a photovoltaic (PV) system. By calculating the power, current, and voltage output required, the size ... Read more
Introduction to Fuel Cell Testing
Those who wish to learn more about fuel cells, and even to build their own, may also want to learn how to test those fuel cells. In this post, we will... Read more
Components of a Photovoltaic System
Photovoltaic (PV) panels are comprised of individual cells known as solar cells. Each solar cell generates a small amount of electricity. When you con... Read more
Introduction to Solar: Part II
When a PV cell is exposed to sunlight, the photons of the absorbed sunlight dislodge the electrons from the atoms of the cell. The free electrons then... Read more
Introduction to Solar: Part I
Most of us are familiar with solar cells because we encounter them every day – in calculators, street lamps, and traffic road signs. If these devices ... Read more
Energy Harnessed from the Wind: Part II
Wind power generates electricity by transferring energy from wind to mechanical energy. The principle behind wind turbines is very simple: the energy ... Read more
Energy Harnessed from the Wind: Part I
Imagine that something that you cannot see can have enough movement to harness energy!
From a scientific perspective, air is like any other fluid -... Read more
Fuel Cell Primer
Fuel cells produce electricity from reactants such as oxygen and hydrogen -- although other fuels besides hydrogen can be used. The electrochemical re... Read more