for something that could revolutionize the world it’s come along very slowly
the world it’s come along very slowly
the world it’s come along very slowly the fuel cell was invented in 1839 but
the fuel cell was invented in 1839 but
the fuel cell was invented in 1839 but there was little development until the
there was little development until the
there was little development until the 1950s when NASA started to use them in
1950s when NASA started to use them in
1950s when NASA started to use them in space where they’re still used today now
space where they’re still used today now
space where they’re still used today now after years of continuous development
after years of continuous development
after years of continuous development things are speeding up at its core the
things are speeding up at its core the
things are speeding up at its core the fuel cell is very simple it uses
fuel cell is very simple it uses
fuel cell is very simple it uses hydrogen the most abundant element in
hydrogen the most abundant element in
hydrogen the most abundant element in the universe as fuel one type of fuel
the universe as fuel one type of fuel
the universe as fuel one type of fuel cell uses a membrane that looks
cell uses a membrane that looks
cell uses a membrane that looks something like plastic wrap it allows
something like plastic wrap it allows
something like plastic wrap it allows the hydrogen’s proton to pass through
the hydrogen’s proton to pass through
the hydrogen’s proton to pass through while the electron is forced to take a
while the electron is forced to take a
while the electron is forced to take a different course this produces
different course this produces
different course this produces electricity the fuel cell runs as long
electricity the fuel cell runs as long
electricity the fuel cell runs as long as it’s fed hydrogen the cleanest and
as it’s fed hydrogen the cleanest and
as it’s fed hydrogen the cleanest and most readily available source of
most readily available source of
most readily available source of hydrogen is very easy to find its water
hydrogen is very easy to find its water
hydrogen is very easy to find its water of course it couldn’t be this simple
of course it couldn’t be this simple
of course it couldn’t be this simple somehow the hydrogen in the water
somehow the hydrogen in the water
somehow the hydrogen in the water molecule must be stripped and stored and
molecule must be stripped and stored and
molecule must be stripped and stored and that takes power
that takes power
that takes power Peter Lehmann at Humboldt State
Peter Lehmann at Humboldt State
Peter Lehmann at Humboldt State University in Northern California
University in Northern California
University in Northern California decided to build a renewable hydrogen
decided to build a renewable hydrogen
decided to build a renewable hydrogen fuel cell system for a research aquarium
fuel cell system for a research aquarium
fuel cell system for a research aquarium I think the legacy of the 20th century
I think the legacy of the 20th century
I think the legacy of the 20th century is that we were very good at burning
is that we were very good at burning
is that we were very good at burning things
things
things fuel cells offer a clean and efficient
fuel cells offer a clean and efficient
fuel cells offer a clean and efficient way to generate electricity
way to generate electricity
way to generate electricity they are totally pollution free and they
they are totally pollution free and they
they are totally pollution free and they are significantly more efficient than
are significantly more efficient than
are significantly more efficient than traditional ways of generating
traditional ways of generating
traditional ways of generating electricity
electricity
electricity he bought solar panels to provide power
he bought solar panels to provide power
he bought solar panels to provide power to remove the hydrogen from water and
to remove the hydrogen from water and
to remove the hydrogen from water and tanks to store the hydrogen fuel the
tanks to store the hydrogen fuel the
tanks to store the hydrogen fuel the problem was the fuel cell no one
problem was the fuel cell no one
problem was the fuel cell no one produced one that would work with the
produced one that would work with the
produced one that would work with the aquarium so Peter went ahead and built
aquarium so Peter went ahead and built
aquarium so Peter went ahead and built it during the day it uses power from the
it during the day it uses power from the
it during the day it uses power from the solar panels but only part of that power
solar panels but only part of that power
solar panels but only part of that power the rest is turned into hydrogen for use
the rest is turned into hydrogen for use
the rest is turned into hydrogen for use later by the fuel cell that creates a
later by the fuel cell that creates a
later by the fuel cell that creates a completely renewable full time system
completely renewable full time system
completely renewable full time system the goal of fuel cell makers is to offer
the goal of fuel cell makers is to offer
the goal of fuel cell makers is to offer totally reliable independent systems but
totally reliable independent systems but
totally reliable independent systems but the competition is tough to thrive in
the competition is tough to thrive in
the competition is tough to thrive in the marketplace fuel cell makers must
the marketplace fuel cell makers must
the marketplace fuel cell makers must compete against the cheap and reliable
compete against the cheap and reliable
compete against the cheap and reliable power provided by fossil fuels Peter’s
power provided by fossil fuels Peter’s
power provided by fossil fuels Peter’s reliable fuel cell system is already
reliable fuel cell system is already
reliable fuel cell system is already satisfied customers who are off the
satisfied customers who are off the
satisfied customers who are off the power grid now he’s ready to convince
power grid now he’s ready to convince
power grid now he’s ready to convince the rest of us
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