Shell opens hydrogen station for fuel cells

On top of allthat, said Bentham, these stations should have a high visibility ''becausepeople must be able to see the ''miracle of hydrogen technology with their owneyes. It mustn't be something they only read about.''

Fuel cells turnhydrogen into electricity in an electrochemical reaction, Burns explained, andthe electricity is used to move a vehicle. Since no fuel is burned in anengine, the only emission is water vapor. The GM fuel cell minivans have alreadybeen driving in normal everyday traffic around Washington for more than a year.

In separateinitiatives, the US Postal Service has been delivering mail using a GM fuelcell minivan, Maryland will do the same typeof thing, and GM and its partner in China, Shanghai Automotive IndustryCorporation, said they would be delivering a fuel cell vehicle to Shanghai early nextyear. 
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