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

To: bugssy who wrote (3044)	8/12/1999 9:28:00 AM
From: StockPro	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6016

Sorry if this was already mentioned ... I have a short memory and don't care to go back thru 60 posts. There is a whole bunch of new filings at SEDAR dated Aug. 10th and 11th. sedar.com

To: bugssy who wrote (3044)	8/12/1999 9:50:00 AM
From: Rockwell60	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6016

Ballard isn't even worthy of slamming. It's a scam corporation trying desperately, in these last few weeks, to convert it's PEM cell from using hydrogen to methanol fuel. Why? Reason #1; Because there will never be a multi-100 billion dollar hydrogen infrastructure to fuel consumer PEM cells with. Never. This is a foregone conclusion. Bulk hydrogen usage is suitable only for space exploration organizations (NASA) where cost is incidental to need. Reason #2; That on-board reformation of methanol to hydrogen reduces PEM cell efficiency to 33% or less, comparable to a run-of-the-mill IC auto engine. If that's the case, then why bother? Ballard knows this, hence the desperate, 11th hour switch to direct methanol injection. If Ballard is successful in injecting straight methanol into the PEM cell for direct use without reformation, it will be interesting to see what the generation efficiency and emmissions will be. You clearly haven't done your homework. GLE has demonstrated a working SOFC prototype, which is currently under examination by Delphi and BMW. The cell allows for direct use of natural gas and other fuels, without the need for fuel reformation to hydrogen prior to use in the cell. Go back, read through the previous posts, and then hang your head in shame, Bugssy.