But they look increasingly plausible as replacements for power stations, too.There are several sorts of fuel cell, but all consist of two electrodes (an anode and a cathode) separated by a material called an electrolyte.
The company aims to commercialize the fuel cell in 2010 and plans to sell it as a replacement for conventional power generators and as a "green" power source for road signs.
"If we blow it in gas plants over the next 100 years, that is less interesting than using it to "firm up" renewables, provide some replacement for coal (power) and for oil (transportation).
As a supplement to or replacement for electric power, the C5 can also be propelled via bicycle-style pedals located at the front of the cockpit.
Google's VP9 video codec — its more efficient replacement for H.264 — powered 25 billion hours of cat video streaming on YouTube in the last 12 months, the company announced today.
But what is not so simple is the question of where the power-hungry Westchester and New York City regions would look for replacement power for the plant's output in the event it is closed.
In order to overcome these difficulties, a new analytical optimization method for preventive maintenance (PM) policy with minimal repair at failure, periodic overhaul, and replacement is proposed for power equipment with historical failure time data influenced by a current PM policy.
Tepco will likely face rising costs for replacement power, bear higher costs for stabilizing the Fukushima plant, as well as its decommissioning, Moody's said.
After completion of the dam, the Corps of Engineers estimated that operation and maintenance of the project would cost $6.5 million annually, including $570,000 for replacement power equipment and $2 million for the maintenance of fish and wildlife facilities.
The refunds were intended to make up for higher charges customers paid the utility for replacement power after an accident in February shut down the Indian Point 2 nuclear-powered generating plant in Westchester County.
