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Fuel cells down the road? Before cars and buses can make their mark, some developers say the best economic case for fuel cell mobility applications may be found in the warehouse.(POWER & energy)(Survey)
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Mechanical Engineering-CIME
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October 1, 2007
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At a gathering of fuel cell developers at Germany's giant Hanover Fair this past April, Jacob Hansen talked about plans of his Danish startup, H2 Logic A/S, to launch the first of seven fuel cell-powered demonstration cars in Scandinavia this fall.
Not possible, countered someone else close to the project, looking at a mockup of the vehicle across an aisle. Too much engineering remains, he said.
No, replied another member of the H2 Logic team, the car will be ready.
In popular perception, the automobile has become the poster child of the fuel cell revolution, but the exchange at Hanover underscores the rocky road to commercialization. ...
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