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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Since last year, when its onsite fuel cells began being ordered furiously for data centers, Bloom has seen its shares shoot up over 500% and the company reached a market cap above $30 billion.
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Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2026
The backpack-sized system uses compact hydrogen fuel cells to deliver long-lasting, stable power for applications where charging infrastructure is limited or unavailable.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
In laboratory tests, the MIT sodium-air fuel cell prototype delivered more than five times as much energy per kilogram as the lithium-ion batteries currently used in electric cars.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 30 Dec. 2025
The district received $29,330,243 from the FTA in 2023 to purchase 23 zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell electric buses.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
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Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2026
The backpack-sized system uses compact hydrogen fuel cells to deliver long-lasting, stable power for applications where charging infrastructure is limited or unavailable.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
In laboratory tests, the MIT sodium-air fuel cell prototype delivered more than five times as much energy per kilogram as the lithium-ion batteries currently used in electric cars.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 30 Dec. 2025
The district received $29,330,243 from the FTA in 2023 to purchase 23 zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell electric buses.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Fuel cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuel%20cell. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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