First 100kW Platinum Power Fuel Cell launched in South Africa

[Jan]

Platinum power fuel cell launched in South Africa

Africa’s first ever 100-kilowatt fuel cell that runs on platinum and natural gas.

 

[LCBXX]

Right. Now how will the DTI price it in such a way that it is still more feasible to use Eskom...

 

[Mortymoose]

How big is this battery?
What can you do with it?
How much does it cost to generate power from this?

 

[lucifir]

where can i get 1

 

[Sinbad]

What's the capacity though? How will it be recharged?

 

[Mortymoose]

Wonder if it will fit in here......

 

[xumwun]

Wonder if it will fit in here......

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I think 100kW is a bit overkill for that.

 

[Mortymoose]

I think 100kW is a bit overkill for that.

Not if you are cooking this....

 

[P924]

Running cost is more than eskom, and they will not be able to compete with the $55/kW base cost that the car manufacturers claim theirs will cost...

 

[ginggs]

What's the capacity though? How will it be recharged?

The capacity is how much natural gas you have in tanks.

Keep supplying natural gas and you'll keep getting electricity.

 

[Sinbad]

So it's less of a fuel cell and more of a reactor?

 

[konfab]

Please, if it *ran* on platinum it would be the most expensive energy cell in the world. All the platinum does is catalyse the reaction.

 

[ginggs]

So it's less of a fuel cell and more of a reactor?

No, it's a fuel cell. Not to be confused with an electrochemical cell (like in a battery).

 

[Sinbad]

No, it's a fuel cell. Not to be confused with an electrochemical cell (like in a battery).

Ah, I see. Thanks.

For some reason I always pictured a fuel cell as having an internal fuel store.

 

[Chris.Geerdts]

Running cost is more than eskom, and they will not be able to compete with the $55/kW base cost that the car manufacturers claim theirs will cost...

Do you have the kwh costs? Would be interesting to compare. In any event these things are often more expensive until they hit mass production

 

[HavocXphere]

Do you have the kwh costs? Would be interesting to compare. In any event these things are often more expensive until they hit mass production

Would depend on the cost of the gas used to power it I'd imagine.

 

[zamicro]

Like other said:
Cost per kwh?

Some technical details please!

 

[Swa]

Like other said:
Cost per kwh?

Some technical details please!

This reads more like an advert than a technical article.

 

[Fudzy]

Errr

http://southafrica.angloamerican.com/media/press-releases/2014/05-08-2014.aspx

 

[Chris.Geerdts]

Errr

http://southafrica.angloamerican.com/media/press-releases/2014/05-08-2014.aspx

This is an enormously exciting project in so many ways - in terms of environmental impact, local beneficiation, better power supplies etc. The key is to understand the finances - both the hardware and the fuel elements. Also - it's great to have Ballard working on these high-tech solutions which boost SA exports, I'm just worried that they are equally researching alternatives to platinum, to leave us out in the cold.