Fuel cells and hydrogen are necessary, inevitable power sources of the future. But technological challenges, high cost, required fuel infrastructure, and other issues have allowed photovoltaics, wind, and batteries to become the short-term interventions for our fossil fuel addiction.
Bloom Energy has been making fuel cells since 2009, originally promoting them as a future source of inexpensive, sustainable onsite power for everything from homes to utilities. The marketing hype never matched reality, but the company continues to sell them in select markets for microgrids, buildings with critical systems, and organizations marketing their “green” initiatives. Despite massive outside investments, it has posted a financial loss every year since its founding. These losses, combined with overreaching promises, the use of natural gas as a fuel source, and the release of CO2 emissions during use, have led some green building professionals to write off the company and its technology as the ultimate greenwashing. (Bloom Energy pointed BuildingGreen to its website and press releases but declined requests for an interview.) Read original full article
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At Atlantis, we cannot wait to see hydrogen fuel cells as the source of energy of every engine and vehicle. Not only because it has bigger storage capacity than conventional lithium batteries, more compact and efficient. Hydrogen can be obtained from #TrueCleanEnergy sources such as concentrated solar power (CSP) or wind. An unlimited source of energy with endless potential which will allow humanity to escape our fossil fuel addiction.
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