Photographing U.S. History

Photographing U.S. History

natural gas, but methanol or synthetic gas can also be used. The cells are enormously efficient. They capture about 40 percent of the energy in natural gas; conventional gas tur- bines, contrast, achieve only 30 percent efficiency.
A fuel cell provided electricity and drinking water for the two U.S. as- tronauts who flew Gemini V in 1965, but there have been problems bringing the technology down to earth. A small demonstration plant in New York City is already a year late for start up thanks to...

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