Comments on: Hybrid fuel cell system from Sony combines fuel cell and lithium polymer battery, lasts long http://www.intomobile.com/2008/05/03/hybrid-fuel-cell-system-from-sony-combines-fuel-cell-and-lithium-polymer-battery-lasts-long.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:14:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: duncan http://www.intomobile.com/2008/05/03/hybrid-fuel-cell-system-from-sony-combines-fuel-cell-and-lithium-polymer-battery-lasts-long.html/comment-page-1/#comment-331193 duncan Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:26:10 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/05/03/hybrid-fuel-cell-system-from-sony-combines-fuel-cell-and-lithium-polymer-battery-lasts-long.html#comment-331193 Fuel cells i think really offer the opportunity of power for longer, which has to be a good thing. They also reduce toxic waste associated with batteries. Another fuel cell developer i know has developed an ethanol fuelled fuel cell for consumer electronics. The benefit of this alternative over methanol fuelled fuel cells is that it does not have precious metal catalysts within it which will dramatically reduce the eventual cost of the product. Ethanol is also a more pleasant fuel to work with than methanol. For example it does not make you blind and potentially kill you! A link for those intrested: http://www.fuelcellmarkets.com/ndc_nanomaterials_discovery_corporation/products_and_services/3,1,6899,17,27105.html Fuel cells i think really offer the opportunity of power for longer, which has to be a good thing. They also reduce toxic waste associated with batteries.
Another fuel cell developer i know has developed an ethanol fuelled fuel cell for consumer electronics. The benefit of this alternative over methanol fuelled fuel cells is that it does not have precious metal catalysts within it which will dramatically reduce the eventual cost of the product. Ethanol is also a more pleasant fuel to work with than methanol. For example it does not make you blind and potentially kill you!
A link for those intrested:
http://www.fuelcellmarkets.com/ndc_nanomaterials_discovery_corporation/products_and_services/3,1,6899,17,27105.html

]]> By: Kim http://www.intomobile.com/2008/05/03/hybrid-fuel-cell-system-from-sony-combines-fuel-cell-and-lithium-polymer-battery-lasts-long.html/comment-page-1/#comment-213205 Kim Sun, 04 May 2008 17:31:32 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/05/03/hybrid-fuel-cell-system-from-sony-combines-fuel-cell-and-lithium-polymer-battery-lasts-long.html#comment-213205 That super-capacity Lithium battery would probably be more dangerous than a small quantity of a flammable substance. Storing and discharging energy has inherent risks. . . That super-capacity Lithium battery would probably be more dangerous than a small quantity of a flammable substance. Storing and discharging energy has inherent risks. . .

]]> By: Will Park http://www.intomobile.com/2008/05/03/hybrid-fuel-cell-system-from-sony-combines-fuel-cell-and-lithium-polymer-battery-lasts-long.html/comment-page-1/#comment-212911 Will Park Sun, 04 May 2008 00:16:14 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/05/03/hybrid-fuel-cell-system-from-sony-combines-fuel-cell-and-lithium-polymer-battery-lasts-long.html#comment-212911 The li-ion battery tech is definitely going to live on for years to come. But in the long term, I think fuel cells will eventually become the predominant energy source. The li-ion battery tech is definitely going to live on for years to come. But in the long term, I think fuel cells will eventually become the predominant energy source.

]]> By: Zak http://www.intomobile.com/2008/05/03/hybrid-fuel-cell-system-from-sony-combines-fuel-cell-and-lithium-polymer-battery-lasts-long.html/comment-page-1/#comment-212900 Zak Sat, 03 May 2008 23:19:24 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/05/03/hybrid-fuel-cell-system-from-sony-combines-fuel-cell-and-lithium-polymer-battery-lasts-long.html#comment-212900 I think I like the idea of the tiny "hairs" in the lithium ion batteries better (lasts 10X longer) I don't know how keen I'd be on putting a physical substance in my cell... :S?? I think I like the idea of the tiny “hairs” in the lithium ion batteries better (lasts 10X longer)

I don’t know how keen I’d be on putting a physical substance in my cell… :S??

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