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Gold/Mining/Energy : Global Thermoelectric - SOFC Fuel cells (GLE:TSE) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Stephen O who wrote (2864)8/4/1999 1:56:00 AM
From: Rockwell60  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 6016
 
Good response, Steven. However, it seems unlikely to me that Delphi and GLE are going to suddenly start producing 450,000 SOFC's to meet the air conditioning production run. Getting tooling ready to produce the SOFC's on a production scale would probably take at least a year, maybe a little longer. Plus, they have to be tested for safety (Don't want no Ford Pinto's, after all) not to mention designing them into the various automotive chassis. This all takes time. I just can't see SOFC's being cranked out of the production line along side air conditioning units, at least for another 2-4 years.

Regards, Rocky



To: Stephen O who wrote (2864)8/4/1999 10:00:00 AM
From: speculatingvalue  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 6016
 
Every one seems to be concentrating on using the SOFC for auxillary power.

What would have to change in the technology for it to make sense as the only power source in the car?

Natural gas seems like a logical fuel as it is plentiful and they could use the existing distribution infrastructure. I assume GLE has strong relationships with the natural gas industry as that is their main customer for the thermoelectric generators.


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