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Old 07-28-2011, 11:35 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by UFO View Post
Balance that with burning natural gas in an engine. I don't know how the energy inputs vs. outputs break down...
The full cycle depends on a lot of factors, but might be under 20%. The fuel cell itself is more efficient than an IC engine, the problem is all the upstream losses converting the natural gas to H2, and storing & transporting it.

I'd think it would be far simpler just to design a fuel cell that runs on natural gas (or even on something like sugar), but no, "hydrogen is the FUTURE!".

PS: Or a fuel cell that runs on high fructose corn syrup, then we could stop contaminating the food supply with that stuff.
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