Beyond combustion

Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 102-107

  Steinbugler, Margaret M ^a   Williams, Robert H ^b  

^a UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 6744246805     PISSN: 08878218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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9. A. Chambers et al., "Hydrogen storage in graphite nanofibers." Journal of Physical Chemistry B 102 (May 28, 1998). pp. 4253-4256.
10. J. Ogden, M. Steinbugler, and T. Kreutz, "Hydrogen as a Fuel for Fuel Cell Vehicles: A Technical and Economic Comparison" in Proceedings of the 8th Annual Hydrogen Meeting: Hydrogen Partnerships for the Future (Washington, DC: National Hydrogen Association, 1998). pp. 469-506.
11. Trevor O. Jones, "The Importance of Fuel Cells for Transportation," Keynote Presentation, Fuel Cell for Transportation TOPTEC, sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers, March 18-19, 1998.
12. The long-term outlook might change if fuel cells that can use methanol directly can be successfully developed; however, the challenges regarding power density improvement and cost reduction are far more formidable for direct methanol FCEVs than for hydrogen FCEVs.
13. Such infrastructure development might be carried out in the near term, for example, in dedicated fleets such as buses. This could be the first application of hydrogen fuel cells in transportation.