Fuel-Cells Meet Subways
Fuel cells are making their way into mass transit, according to this story from the Chicago Tribune.
The Fuelcell Propulsion Institute is working on converting a 120-ton diesel locomotive into a fuel cell train. While the train is an Army locomotive, one of the three main goals is to demonstrate the use of fuelcell power form rail transportation in commerical venues. The idea is to create subways that could be run on fuelcell technology, thereby eliminating the concerns of reliance on the power grid. It means that there is a potential for increased fuel efficiency, but more importantly means that if there were to be more massive blackouts (see London and New York several months ago) the subways could keep moving and not trap passengers for many hours.
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amg | 3:32 PM |
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