Hydrogen for Transport using Fuel Cells
Hydrogen is fed into a fuel cell where an electrochemical reaction produces electricity to power motors on the wheels of a car, bus or motorbike ( and all other electrical requirements for the vehicle)
Fuel Cell car - Daimler Chrysler
Three fuel cell buses are being trialled in Perth WA as part of a Sustainable Transport Energy for Perth program (S.T.E.P.)
Fuel cell scooter developed by the University of Tasmania's School of Engineering.
A British amateur physicist by the name of William Grove is said to have discovered the principle of the fuel cell as far back as 1839.
It was not until over a century later that their full potential was recognised when NASA chose fuel cells to supply power for the Apollo and Gemini space missions!
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