How to Use fuel cell in a Sentence
fuel cell
noun-
And ultimately all the fuel cell bus routes headed south, so to speak.
— Jon Lender, courant.com, 23 June 2018 -
The fuel cells need to be brought back on line after a brief but scary indication of power loss.
— Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 29 May 2018 -
Exxon is studying how fuel cells can be used to capture carbon emissions at power plants.
— Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 9 June 2018 -
So executives had raised the price on their fuel cells, and sales were slowing as a result.
— New York Times, 1 June 2018 -
The hydrogen fuel cells used to power buildings and a few eco-conscious cars spew no exhaust other than water.
— David R. Baker, SFChronicle.com, 25 June 2018 -
True, Honda has brought a few of its fuel celled models to America for lease, as has Hyundai.
— Ed Wallace, star-telegram, 22 June 2018 -
Inside is a fuel cell that converts green hydrogen into electricity.
— Alison Van Houten, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024 -
When hydrogen is burned or used in a fuel cell, the major biproduct is water, instead of atmosphere-warming carbon dioxide.
— Amy Gunia, CNN, 25 July 2024 -
The two companies last year announced plans to invest $85 million to form a joint venture and produce hydrogen fuel cell systems at a plant in Michigan.
— Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, 7 June 2018 -
After 25 minutes of flight, the electrical distribution system and fuel cells are back in operation.
— Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 29 May 2018 -
The states also want further adoption of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, though that technology has received less emphasis from auto makers than electric cars.
— Mike Spector, WSJ, 20 June 2018 -
The hydrogen fuel cell option would make the Badger the first of its kind in a pickup.
— Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2020 -
Though the fuel cell that powered it off her blood glucose had run a close second.
— Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 11 Jan. 2021 -
The company said that the absence of moving parts in the plug-and-play system will make the fuel cell easy to maintain.
— Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2021 -
The goal is to mass-produce hydrogen fuel cell cars by 2030.
— Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 -
Normal cruising speed on the fuel cells is 14 knots, while a top speed of 17 knots can be achieved by adding the battery power.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2024 -
The test phase includes two battery models and two fuel cell trucks.
— Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 6 May 2021 -
The unit uses a battery and replaceable fuel cell, is light and small enough to toss into a pack, and, best of all, is scent-free.
— Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 16 Dec. 2022 -
Arnold Schwarzenegger — has resulted in just a few thousand fuel cell cars on the road.
— Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2021 -
Besides making water, a fuel cell in place of a turbine could make heat, Freese said.
— Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2021 -
That’s the same way fuel cell cars, like the Honda Clarity and Toyota Mirai work.
— Jack Stewart, WIRED, 5 July 2018 -
When mixed with oxygen in a fuel cell, hydrogen burns clean.
— Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2021 -
The ionic liquid in his fuel cell is goopy, 10 times more viscous than water.
— Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 12 July 2018 -
Whether that means fuel cell rides can ever catch up with battery-electrics in the race to decarbonize cars remains to be seen.
— Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2024 -
Meeting the goal requires 80% of new car purchases to be fuel cell or electric by the deadline.
— Anne C. Mulkern, Scientific American, 30 July 2020 -
Hunt said, adding that some of the hydrogen in an airship could be used to power an on-board fuel cell that would spin the craft's propellers.
— NBC News, 19 Aug. 2019 -
One of those would be a new hydrogen fuel cell powered unit from Switzerland.
— Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2021 -
Whether used in a turbine engine or fuel cell, hydrogen occupies much more space than kerosene and can’t be stored in the wings.
— Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 -
The discharge causes the spacecraft’s three fuel cells to be disconnected from the power buses and for a time.
— Roger Simmons, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Nov. 2019 -
The sides of the car's carbon fiber chassis tub will need to better protect the driver and fuel cells from intrusions, although the FIA says this won't add more weight to the cars.
— Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 June 2024
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