# Fuel Cells for Cdda?

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**Created:** [November 28, 2018, 2:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fuel-cells-for-cdda/17650 "2018-11-28T02:54:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Krisu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/krisu/32/11683_2.png) [@Krisu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Krisu)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 2:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fuel-cells-for-cdda/17650/1 "2018-11-28T02:54:44Z")

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I remember talking about these in my PoE class. I mostly forgot how they work, they just need water and a fuel cell. It would be a new fuel for vehicles but it is not very effective in extreme temperatures and it generates a lot of heat. There would be different types of fuel cells like the pemfc one. Im not very knowledgeable on the topic though.

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fuel-cells-for-cdda/17650/2 "2018-11-28T06:17:10Z")

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> **[Fuel cell](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_cell)**
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> A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen fuel with oxygen or another oxidizing agent. Fuel cells are different from batteries in requiring a continuous source of fuel and oxygen (usually from air) to sustain the chemical reaction, whereas in a battery the chemical energy comes from chemicals already present in the battery. Fuel cells can produce electricity continuously for as long as f

  
Tl;dr consumes some fuel (not water), produces electricity.  
Soneone more knowledgeable might know better, but I dont think these would be practical due to the beed to supply the fuel.

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**Author:** ![Trigon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/trigon/32/2668_2.png) [@Trigon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trigon)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 7:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fuel-cells-for-cdda/17650/3 "2018-11-28T07:25:14Z")

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There’s a lot of different fuel cells. Given that CDDA already appears to have isolated micro reactor technology I don’t think they would see widespread use.

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**Author:** ![Krisu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/krisu/32/11683_2.png) [@Krisu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Krisu)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fuel-cells-for-cdda/17650/4 "2018-11-28T12:39:43Z")

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Well they’re around and being worked on today but they’re not too efficient. I would imagine we would discover fuel cells before safe, efficient nuclear power in cars but I could be wrong. They’re is also solar panels which are very inefficient but they were still being used over nuclear technology.