This page acts as a communication centre for fuel cell commercialisation activity worldwide. We aim to help the process by which fuel cells become economically competitive Emphasis will be on the progress fuel cells are making to broaden their use in practical applications. The site provides links to fuel cell manufacturers and other fuel cell organisations. Fuel Cells - A practical answer to the world's pressing need for clean and efficient power. A fuel cell produces electricity by converting the chemical energy of fuel directly to power in a controlled chemical reaction - without combustion and without moving parts.
Fuel cells are therefore inherently ultra clean, highly efficient and reliable.
Fuel cells are now rapidly approaching commercialisation. Fuel cells are now progressing from research and demonstration to the point where they are becoming economically competitive with conventional power conversion technologies. Today, fuel cell generators are providing power to hundreds of buildings and homes across the world, and costs are being reduced. Most automakers have launched prototype fuel cell powered cars and the cities of Chicago and Vancouver were the first to introduce fleets of prototype fuel cell buses into revenue service. The World Fuel Cell Council was founded as a non-profit association in 1991 by a number of fuel cell manufacturers and material suppliers.