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The Quasiturbine in Beau de Rocha (Otto) cycle is a relatively simple technology which could be widely used within a few years with substantial efficiency benefits over piston engines in many applications. Large utility plants convert energy more efficiently than small distributed units and should be favored when possible, but on the long term, the Quasiturbine detonation engine is one of the very few means to match utility efficiency the distributed way, while being as chemically clean as possible.  Go to site of origin

Not only the photo-detonation suppresses the energy consuming butterfly vacuum intake valve and so preserving the engine efficiency at low power, but since it requires a much higher compression ratio, it does increases the engine efficiency at full throttle as well.

The SPECS TGC-H is a fully UHV compatible thermal gas cracker source using electron bombardment heating of a tungsten capillary to thermally dissociate the gas passing through it. The cracking efficiency is determined by the equilibrium thermodynamics of the dissociation of hydrogen molecules into atoms. For capillary temperatures of 1400° C or more and pressures below 10^-8 mbar this is nearly 100%.

The small size and thermal mass of the capillary means that very little power is required with negligible heat load into the system. The filament itself is easy to exchange. Moreover, no differential pumping is needed for operation in UHV and due to the electrically grounded capillary zero ion emission is achieved.

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Government Sites
Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies Program - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Vehicle Technologies Program - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Just the Basics: Fuel Cells - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Fuel Cells: Green Power - Los Alamos National Laboratory publication on fuel cell vehicles
Fuel Cells - Los Alamos National Laboratory Fuel Cell page with fuel cell animation (Press the “F5″ key to restart the animation.)
Fuel Cells & Vehicles - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Alternative Fuel Vehicles: Fuel Cell Vehicles - Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC)

Research Partnerships & Organizations
California Fuel Cell Partnership - Partnership composed of auto manufacturers, energy providers, fuel cell companies, and government agencies aimed at advancing and evaluating a new vehicle technologies
United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) - Umbrella organization of Daimler Chrysler, Ford and General Motors formed to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative, pre-competitive research
U.S. Fuel Cell Council - Industry organization dedicated to the commercialization of fuel cells in the United States
Fuel Cells 2000 - Online Fuel Cell Information Center
Fuel Cell World - Internet home for the World Fuel Cell Council, a non-profit association founded by a number of fuel cell manufacturers and material suppliers
The Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Letter - Monthly newsletter covering events and developments in the international fuel cell community as they occur
Fuel Cell Today - Global internet portal which aims to accelerate the commercialisation of fuel cells
National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Fuel Cells - Partnership between the University of South Carolina and industrial members focused on conducting research to advance the technology and commercialization of fuel cells

FCV Manufacturers
BMW - BMW’s CleanEnergy Education Program
DaimlerChrysler - The Fuel Cell: Drive of the Future
Ford - Ford’s Hydrogen Web Page
General Motors - Fuel Cell Vehicle Overview
Honda - Press Release: Honda Fuel Cell Vehicle First To Receive Certification
Nissan Global - Nissan Environmental web page
Toyota - Toyota Fuel Cells

Other Sites
How Fuel Cells Work - How Stuff Works
All About Fuel Cells - General Motors (Grades 9-12)
Clean Fuel Cell Energy
Fuel Cell Markets