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Sunday, 2 November 2008
No Solace for the Fuel Cell Industry
I won't give away the plot, but a key, if clunky, exchange between two baddies towards the end of the new Bond film, Quantum of Solace, goes:Baddie #1: What's that sound?
Baddie #2: Oh, it must be the fuel cells - this whole place runs on them.
Baddie #1: Sounds unstable!
And guess what, ten minutes later the 'whole place' goes up as the 'unstable fuel cells' blow, creating fireballs left, right and centre. This is the technology that has been successfully and safely installed in schools and other safety critical applications and could form a key part of a sustainable future. The fuel cell industry will not be terribly pleased with how they have been portrayed. And quite rightly.
Oh, if you're wondering, the film's pretty good, but not as good as Casino Royale.
Labels: fuel cells, hydrogen economy, james bond, quantum of solace
# posted by Gareth Kane : 18:07
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The fuel cell thing was just one of the many things that confused the hell out of me in this film. Why would they run something so far away from fire engines & water on fuel cells that apparently blow up when someone sneezes on them? My defence is that I was super-tired when watching the film, but I came out hugely confused, and not entirely sure if it was worth seeing again to reduce that confusion...
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