methane fuel cell Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:37:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 New Japanese Fuel Cell Runs on Hydrocarbons at Record-Low Temperatures https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-japanese-fuel-cell-runs-on-hydrocarbons-at-record-low-temperatures-20130130/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-japanese-fuel-cell-runs-on-hydrocarbons-at-record-low-temperatures-20130130/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:37:10 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32309 During combustion, hydrocarbon fuels emit water and carbon dioxide. Really, all good fuels are rich in hydrogen, if only they didn’t have those nasty carbons attached to them. Pure hydrogen may just be the perfect fuel, as it emits nothing more than water upon combustion. While hydrogen can be burned an engine, it is finding […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-japanese-fuel-cell-runs-on-hydrocarbons-at-record-low-temperatures-20130130/feed/ 2 32309 Microsoft Testing Biogas Fuel Cell for Future Sustainable Data Centers https://www.greenoptimistic.com/microsoft-testing-biogas-fuel-cell-for-future-sustainable-data-centers-20121120/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/microsoft-testing-biogas-fuel-cell-for-future-sustainable-data-centers-20121120/#respond Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:16:13 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28524 Well-known software company, Microsoft, in its efforts toward sustainable data centers, has teamed up with Danbury Connecticut’s FuelCell Energy to test a combination of energy technologies. “With the demand for renewable energy resources outstripping available power supplies today, Microsoft is researching new methods to help our operations become more efficient and environmentally sustainable,” said Gregg […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/microsoft-testing-biogas-fuel-cell-for-future-sustainable-data-centers-20121120/feed/ 0 28524 Apple to Build 4.8MW Fuel Cell System Powered by Biogas at Its NC Data Center https://www.greenoptimistic.com/apple-fuel-cell-biogas-bloom-energy-20120402/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/apple-fuel-cell-biogas-bloom-energy-20120402/#respond Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:02:26 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=23784 If you remember, we’ve been talking about Apple’s new and bold green statement recently. At that time we’ve been telling you about the plans to power their new North Carolina data center with solar panels and biogas. Now, the company that Steve Jobs saved from peril in 1997 is building world’s largest private owned fuel […]

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