Ten years ago, fuel cells have become a very popular topic for many large companies. This was particularly true for Japan. Companies NEC, Toshiba, Fujitsu and Hitachi vying offer solutions as a large power of 500 watts and above and low - watt unit for consumer electronics. Then this wave subsided, but now the interest in the subject revived. New catalyst for the demand for fuel cells on hydrogen or methanol (methyl alcohol) are unmanned aerial vehicles or drones simply.
Among the manufacturers of fuel cells at least some commercial success of the company Intelligent Energy boasts the consumer market. This developer gets 95% of revenue due to strong license sales in the fuel cell power over a kilowatt. But part of the profits generated from the proceeds of the fuel cell is from home purposes. So, about a year in retail Apple stores can be found Upp device and replacement cartridges for it. Outdoor unit with a cartridge the size of 210 x 40 x 48 mm allows up to seven times to recharge your smartphone. In fact, one cartridge lasts for a week of battery life. The unit costs about $ 215, and a replaceable cartridge of about $ 8.5.
At CES 2016 the company Intelligent Energy has demonstrated a hybrid system fuel supply drone. With the fuel cell on board the drone can stay in the air for about an hour - twice as long as in the case of supply from only one lithium-ion battery. In January, the company signed an agreement of intent together with an unnamed manufacturer of drones create a commercial solution for aircraft at the cost of about $ 1,000. In fact - this is the solution for the consumer market.
Finally, in February, Intelligent Energy and the unnamed OEM-manufacturer of smartphones have signed an agreement of intent to develop a hybrid system fuel supply for smartphones. It will be fully integrated in the unit power supply system. Apparently, in the market will be like in two or three years..
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