Celebrate National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day
S. Himmelstein | October 05, 2018
Source: Argonne National Laboratory
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day in the U.S. will be celebrated on October 8. The date — 10/08 — was selected in recognition of the atomic weight of hydrogen: 1.008. On Oct. 1, the U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 664 by unanimous consent, declaring Oct. 8, 2018, National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day in the U.S., marking the fourth year in a row the Senate has officially proclaimed the special day.
Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, is used in industrial applications, including petroleum refining, ammonia production for fertilizers and as fuel in fuel cells to generate power for homes or to drive cars, buses or trucks. More than 240 MW of fuel cell backup power is installed across more than 40 states, and 5,000 or so hydrogen fuel cell cars are currently on the road.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) suggests that those interested in commemorating the day, should give a hydrogen and fuel cell presentation in their community, classroom or workplace. The agency offers a training resource to increase general understanding of hydrogen and fuel cells.
Tap social media to share the same information about hydrogen and fuel cell technology by using the hashtags #FuelCellsNow and #HydrogenNow.
Celebrate "fool cell" day with a jester hat?
Nothing better to waste taxpayer money on?
We already have battery-electric cars. They are a 100x more convenient and way more efficient than hydrogen fuel cell cars.
In reply to #3
Actually, not true. Electricity is not an abundant supply source. Water is. Carry a bottle of water and you will never run out of fuel. Try going across the Nullarbor desert in an electric car and see how far you get. Pros and Cons and so far electric vehicles show to be a con, unless of course you live in a western city.
Electric cars in India, any where in Africa, total con. In the western world, that is just fine where you have a power socket. Hydrogen powered cars have been around in Australia, long before electric became a fad.
In reply to #4
You have it backwards. Yes, water is abundant, but fuel cells do not run on water. They produce water (vapor)!
They run on hydrogen. Producing hydrogen from water takes a lot of electricity.
Making pressurized hydrogen, then converting it back to electricity to drive a fuel-cell car's electric motor is an insanely wasteful process.
Putting that electricity straight into an electric car's battery is a lot more efficient.