More specifically, in the form of fuel cells.
Frankly, it is in just about everything, which means it is abundant beyond belief.
This excess energy is of great interest to many in the energy industry, particularly harnessing it.
Most of their focus on hydrogen fuel cell.
The hydrogen fuel cell is based on a unique situation what happens when you make water.
Yes, water.
When hydrogen and oxygen are mixed to make water, the process produces excess energy that can be transformed into electricity.
In theory, it is the perfect energy source.
We have plenty of hydrogen and plenty of oxygen.
So, if this is such a good idea, why don't we all have hydrogen cars and so on? Well, there are a number of problems.
While hydrogen is abundant and all around us, it is not in a form we can use.
Separating it from those elements is inefficient and currently takes more energy to do than the hydrogen produced actually supplies.
Ah, but there is another large problem we have to overcome.
While the creation produces water in excess of energy, it does much.
Current fuel cell designs and materials are simply not up to the task.
A hydrogen fuel cell currently produces only one or two volts of energy.
For example, it would take at least six of them to produce the equivalent energy of a 9 volt battery.
Obviously this is not enough.
If we are going to see the fuel cell become a viable energy mechanism, technology is going to have to drastically improve.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Why would they do this? Well, the company that figures out the solution first is going to be slightly rich and slightly popular.
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