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Technology Stocks : Fuel Cell Investments

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To: Bradpalm1 who wrote (55)9/20/2000 5:23:22 PM
From: Krowbar  Read Replies (1) of 280
 
<< While clean hydrogen is absolutely considered to be the ultimate solution, this reality is still decades away due to technological issues such as hydrogen storage/production and the construction of a widespread distribution infrastructure which will cost billions of dollars. >>

The storage of hydrogen is no longer an issue. Energy Conversion Devices (ENER) has a hydride storage system that safely stores 40% more hydrogen, per volume, than liquid hydrogen. It eliminates the need for reformers on fuel cell vehicles. Texaco has recently bought 20% of ENER for 67 million, and is negotiating with ENER on JVs for the hydride storage, and also a regenerative fuel cell.

Production and distribution is no longer a problem because reformers can be located at filling stations with natural gas from pipelines, or truckable hydrocarbons are the feedstock. It is not decades away, but less than 10 years IMO.

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