fuel cell
noun
: a device that continuously changes the chemical energy of a fuel (such as hydrogen) and an oxidant directly into electrical energy
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Jonas Rattel Hydrogen fuel cell prototypes are already rolling out of the BMW Group’s Steyr production plant ahead of a 2028 production launch.
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Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This development could lead to more efficient and durable fuel cells for clean energy applications in the future.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Carthage College in Wisconsin will test new methods for gauging propellant levels in space, while a Teledyne payload, developed with NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, will test the a spacecraft fuel cell system before its possible use on moon and Mars missions.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Many of the advances in fuel cell technology trace back to work done to provide power for spacecraft and sources of oxygen for astronauts.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This development could lead to more efficient and durable fuel cells for clean energy applications in the future.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Carthage College in Wisconsin will test new methods for gauging propellant levels in space, while a Teledyne payload, developed with NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, will test the a spacecraft fuel cell system before its possible use on moon and Mars missions.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Many of the advances in fuel cell technology trace back to work done to provide power for spacecraft and sources of oxygen for astronauts.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Fuel cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuel%20cell. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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