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

To: Vitalsigns who wrote (4847)	3/17/2000 10:56:00 AM
From: Stew	Respond to of 6016

Thanks a lot Vital. Luvvit! Luvvit! - Stew

To: Vitalsigns who wrote (4847)	3/17/2000 10:58:00 AM
From: Vitalsigns	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6016

I like this part in the report: After attending the conference, one observation we would make is that BMW?s move towards an SOFC APU has sparked significant interest within the automotive industry. Although BMW is a strong supporter of hydrogen, it questions when the requisite hydrogen infrastructure will be in place to support the use of the proton exchange membrane (PEM) as the main source of power in the car. (The presenter suggested that, in his opinion, it could be more than twenty years away.) BMW?s reason for going against the grain and looking at the SOFC, as opposed to the PEM, is based primarily on the SOFC?s ease of reforming gasoline (or any other hydrocarbon) into hydrogen. As stated in its research paper, ?since this innovative energy converter [SOFC] uses conventional engine fuel, it does not require any other source of energy such as methanol and therefore does not call for any elaborate change in on-board technologies and in the network of filling stations ? gasoline APU with an SOFC is far simpler than a PEMFC and has far greater potential for being introduced earlier into the market, simply because motorists are not required to wait until a comprehensive and dense infrastructure of hydrogen is actually in place.? Add that to the National Post article today stating that Fuel cells could easily become a $690 billion dollar a year market . WOW , I love my GLE :0) Vitalsigns