It's quite incredible to note that the first internal combustion engine did not run on petroleum, but was ran on the mixture of the collision of hydrogen and oxygen atoms. In 1806 a Swiss inventor by the name of Francois Issac de Rivaz was credited for being the first to accomplish this. Petroleum combustion wasn't first used until 1870. In 1960, ten years before the first petroleum combustion engine, Etienne Lenoir, a Frenchman, created the "Hippomobile",which was a 1 cylinder 2-stroke engine, it was able to travel from Paris to Joinville-le-pont, Lenoir was able to sell about 350-400 of them. Today, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are now becoming part of the global market, both Honda and Toyota are now manufacturing and selling hydrogen fuel cell cars that anyone could buy at a somewhat reasonable cost.
How it works
A fuel cell works very similar to how a battery might in an electric car. It has positively charged terminal, a negatively charged terminal, and an electrolyte which is a separating chemical in between the two charges which is what basically keeps them apart and separated. Hydrogen is then passed down a pipe into a tank, this tank needs to be strong for hydrogen is extremely flammable. This is followed by oxygen from the air that comes down another pipe and interacts with the negative charge. Both electrons are attracted to one another, once they collide, they create many explosions. This energy can be used and converted into electricity.
.
Benefits
There are many benefits to using hydrogen as an alternative fuel as oppose to petroleum. Not only is using this system of generating energy more efficient that diesel and gasoline engines, it's also much better on the environment, if anything it's a benefit to the environment itself. Fuel cells are also much more silent when running in comparison to the traditional internal combustion engine, and is able to run for a longer period of time on the same quantity of liquid as diesel or gasoline. Since hydrogen can be produced anywhere where there is water and a source of power, generation of fuel can be distributed and does not have to be grid-dependent.
References
History of Hydrogen Powered Cars, fuel-efficient-vehicles.org/energy-news/?page_id=819#/.
“How do fuel cells work in hydrogen cars?” Explain that Stuff, 20 Sept. 2016, www.explainthatstuff.com/fuelcells.html.
“FuelCellToday - The leading authority on fuel cells.” Fuel Cell Benefits - Fuel Cell Today, www.fuelcelltoday.com/about-fuel-cells/benefits.
It's quite incredible to note that the first internal combustion engine did not run on petroleum, but was ran on the mixture of the collision of hydrogen and oxygen atoms. In 1806 a Swiss inventor by the name of Francois Issac de Rivaz was credited for being the first to accomplish this. Petroleum combustion wasn't first used until 1870. In 1960, ten years before the first petroleum combustion engine, Etienne Lenoir, a Frenchman, created the "Hippomobile",which was a 1 cylinder 2-stroke engine, it was able to travel from Paris to Joinville-le-pont, Lenoir was able to sell about 350-400 of them. Today, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are now becoming part of the global market, both Honda and Toyota are now manufacturing and selling hydrogen fuel cell cars that anyone could buy at a somewhat reasonable cost.
How it works
A fuel cell works very similar to how a battery might in an electric car. It has positively charged terminal, a negatively charged terminal, and an electrolyte which is a separating chemical in between the two charges which is what basically keeps them apart and separated. Hydrogen is then passed down a pipe into a tank, this tank needs to be strong for hydrogen is extremely flammable. This is followed by oxygen from the air that comes down another pipe and interacts with the negative charge. Both electrons are attracted to one another, once they collide, they create many explosions. This energy can be used and converted into electricity.
.
Benefits
There are many benefits to using hydrogen as an alternative fuel as oppose to petroleum. Not only is using this system of generating energy more efficient that diesel and gasoline engines, it's also much better on the environment, if anything it's a benefit to the environment itself. Fuel cells are also much more silent when running in comparison to the traditional internal combustion engine, and is able to run for a longer period of time on the same quantity of liquid as diesel or gasoline. Since hydrogen can be produced anywhere where there is water and a source of power, generation of fuel can be distributed and does not have to be grid-dependent.
References
History of Hydrogen Powered Cars, fuel-efficient-vehicles.org/energy-news/?page_id=819#/.
“How do fuel cells work in hydrogen cars?” Explain that Stuff, 20 Sept. 2016, www.explainthatstuff.com/fuelcells.html.
“FuelCellToday - The leading authority on fuel cells.” Fuel Cell Benefits - Fuel Cell Today, www.fuelcelltoday.com/about-fuel-cells/benefits.