Fuel cells offer an efficient source of power, while generating extremely low emissions.
They have great promise for use in cars, trucks, buses and boats as well as in stationary applications to power industrial plants and buildings. As such, they can play an important role in contributing to the achievement of Canada's and other countries' Kyoto commitments to reduce greenhouse emissions. More importantly, Canada can develop a significant new industry supplying fuel cell and fuel systems to the world. Over the past 18 years, fuel cell technology has developed rapidly. Most major automotive companies have already announced that they will have fuel cell powered vehicles for sale to the general public by 2004-2005.