The Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre (MFCIC) – a £4.1m facility dedicated to developing new sources of green, emission free energy and making it available to as many people as possible – has officially opened at Manchester Metropolitan University.
The MFCIC will be at the forefront of hydrogen (H2) and fuel cell technology, which creates sustainable electrical energy through a chemical reaction between H2 and oxygen (O2) – with water as the only by-product. The technology could power homes, offices, factories, cars and public transport – making them more efficient and not dependent on the main power grid.
Fuel cells have higher efficiency than diesel or gas engines, operate silently and the only waste product at point of use is heat and water. They can be used to store energy efficiently, which other forms of renewable energy currently struggle to do.
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