US Department of Energy: “Similar to a battery, a fuel cell is a device that produces electricity through an electrochemical reaction -- a chemical reaction that generates electricity without any combustion. Unlike batteries, fuel cells don’t run down or need recharging. As long as there is a constant source of fuel and oxygen, fuel cells will continue to generate power.”
http://energy.gov/articles/top-11-things-you-didn-t-know-about-fuel-cells
Fuel Fix: “The Energy Department on Friday gave Freeport LNG conditional approval to broadly export domestically harvested natural gas, marking only the second time a U.S. company has won that authority and suggesting the Obama administration may grant similar licenses later this year. The export license allows the Texas-based project to sell liquefied natural gas to Japan and other countries that do not have free-trade agreements with the United States.”
http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/05/17/feds-give-texas-project-license-to-broadly-export-lng/
Sydney Morning Herald: “European policymakers face a difficult decision on building carbon capture and storage (CCS) - saving money in the long run requires spending more upfront. CCS captures carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from a fossil fuel power plant and then pipes it to an underground storage site such as a depleted gas or oil reservoir. In theory, CCS would allow energy producers to continue to burn fossil fuels and still meet carbon emission targets. In practice, the technology is expensive and unproven.”
ON THIS DAY IN US HISTORY
On May 19, 1951, Jeffry Ross Hyman is born. As “Joey Ramone,” he becomes lead vocalist and song writer for the Ramones. The band is a major influence on the punk rock movement in the US and UK. All band members adopt pseudonyms ending with surname "Ramone," though none of them are related.
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