How to Use fuel cell in a Sentence

fuel cell

noun
  • The goal is to mass-produce hydrogen fuel cell cars by 2030.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • It’s one of about half a dozen public fuel cell makers that have been subject to a love-hate relationship in the market.
    Moneyshow, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Electric trucks are well-suited for some routes, but their heavy weight compared to diesel and fuel cell trucks can force businesses to scale back heavy loads.
    Matt McFarland, CNN, 7 Oct. 2022
  • When power is needed, the solid powder would be mixed with water and fed into a fuel cell, Li says.
    IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2023
  • When it is burned in a fuel cell, the byproduct is water or water vapor, not carbon dioxide.
    Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • But those options aren't available yet in Oregon, and in the meantime, Amazon plans to use natural gas to power the fuel cells.
    Caroline O'Donovan, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The hydrogen will power a six-megawatt fuel cell to produce clean, green energy for the hotel load.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 July 2022
  • Most of the hydrogen for those fuel cells are made elsewhere, though, and Plug delivers it to warehouses via truck.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Toyota and Kenworth already operate a test fleet of hydrogen fuel cell trucks at the Port of L.A.
    Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 13 May 2022
  • The Nexo is distinguished from the vast the sea of SUVs by its hydrogen-fuel cell electric powertrain.
    Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Heat and flame from the blast cause the solid fuel cells in rockets to combust, causing Grad rockets to stab outwards, blasting into the walls of the compound or flying over them.
    Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 5 July 2023
  • It can be used in fuel cells to generate electricity, or power and heat.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Soon, American contractors will replace the fuel cell and the helicopter will be off and running again.
    Gordon Lubold, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2021
  • At the same time, the law expands incentives to include fuel cell EVs, and used EVs will for the first time be eligible for a federal one-time tax credit of up to $4,000.
    J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Once the fuel cell turns the hydrogen into electricity, it can be used or stored in lithium-ion battery banks.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2022
  • Amazon now plans to shift some of its Oregon data centers to fuel cells powered by natural gas.
    Mike Rogoway | Mrogoway@oregonian.com, oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2023
  • For a commercial flight, of course, the hydrogen tanks and fuel cell power generation systems would be housed on the outside of the aircraft.
    Julia Buckley, CNN, 20 Jan. 2023
  • In one tweet, Mr. Milton wrote that the Badger would have a drinking fountain using the water created by the truck’s hydrogen fuel cell.
    Corinne Ramey, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Once scaled up, the fuel cell will have an energy density of 2.13 kilowatt-hours per kilogram, more than five times that of state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries, the team reports.
    IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The hydrogen Grenadier looks nearly identical to the standard combustion versions, save for the sizable hood bulge needed to fit the fuel cell.
    Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 13 July 2023
  • By 2025, CAeS hopes to see nine-seat Islander planes propelled by its hydrogen fuel cell systems in operation on some of those routes.
    David Prosser, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Its hydrogen fuel cells can then power the aircraft’s electric engines by night.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2023
  • But while most of these companies are banking on huge advances in battery or fuel cell technologies, Zunum has chosen the hybrid route.
    IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The records describe Amazon’s fuel cell installations as 24.3 megawatts apiece.
    oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Toyota has been a leader in hybrids for decades with the Prius and is the biggest seller of hydrogen fuel cell electric cars with its zero-emission Mirai sedan.
    Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
  • In California, the state offers rebates as high as $7,000 on the purchase or lease of EVs, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2022
  • In the mid-2020s, Honda will begin selling its fuel cell system to partners in the transportation and industry sectors.
    Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 8 Feb. 2023

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