Nissan's New Groundbreaking "SOFC" Tech Could End Pollution Worries

Nissan has announced its research on the world's first Solid Oxide Fuel-Cell (SOFC) that runs on bio-ethanol electric power.

SOFC is a fuel that uses the energy from the reaction of multiple fuel cells, including ethanol, natural gas, and oxygen to produce at high efficiency.

Nissan Develops Ethanol Fuel Cell for Vehicles

The "e-Bio" fuel cell generates electricity with the help of SOFC power generator using ethanol stored in the vehicle.

The e-Bio fuel cell uses hydrogen formed from the fuel via a reformer using oxygen to trigger a chemical reaction producing electricity to run the vehicle.

Also, the e-Bio fuel featuring SOFC should be affordable compared to the conventional systems and the range is an estimated 600kms.

Usually, when a fuel-cell system generates power, CO2 is emitted, but it is only with the bio-ethanol fuel cell the CO2 emissions are neutralised.

The e-Bio fuel is expected to be more user-friendly than the conventional systems since ethanol-blended water used as fuel is as safe as your party beverage.

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Article Published On: Wednesday, June 15, 2016, 17:16 [IST]
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