http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/22/new-fuel-cell-tech-based-on-methane/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:40:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/22/new-fuel-cell-tech-based-on-methane/comment-page-1/#comment-160444 Ulrike at SFC Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:50:11 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=13160#comment-160444 Dear Michael, Thanks for your interest in our Jenny, we loved your blog entry. However, there was a mix-up of cows and alcohol... ;-) Our fuel cells use methanol, not methane. Methane is a gas which, yes, is produced in the intestines of cows. Methanol, however, is an alcohol, which is also called wood spirit or wood alcohol. Most people know methanol best from their cars - it is THE antifreeze agent in windshield washer fluid and it is also a commonly used solvent and cleaning agent. It is still mainly produced from natural gas, but increasingly also from second-generation biomass (bio garbage) or even household refuse, so it is a renewable resource, which is an additional reason why people should use our fuel cells even more ;-) Did you know that in operation they produce only water steam and carbon dioxide in the same amounts as in the breath of a child. Some of our mobile units already operate in Australia - in motor homes. Hope that info helps, best regards from snow covered Bavaria in Germany, Ulrike from SFC. Dear Michael,
Thanks for your interest in our Jenny, we loved your blog entry. However, there was a mix-up of cows and alcohol… ;-)
Our fuel cells use methanol, not methane. Methane is a gas which, yes, is produced in the intestines of cows. Methanol, however, is an alcohol, which is also called wood spirit or wood alcohol. Most people know methanol best from their cars – it is THE antifreeze agent in windshield washer fluid and it is also a commonly used solvent and cleaning agent. It is still mainly produced from natural gas, but increasingly also from second-generation biomass (bio garbage) or even household refuse, so it is a renewable resource, which is an additional reason why people should use our fuel cells even more ;-) Did you know that in operation they produce only water steam and carbon dioxide in the same amounts as in the breath of a child. Some of our mobile units already operate in Australia – in motor homes. Hope that info helps, best regards from snow covered Bavaria in Germany, Ulrike from SFC.

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