Photo Credit:Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] The fuel cell uses highly portable liquid methanol for its hydrogen source.

Fuel-Cell Solution Promises To Solve Power Issues For Dismounted Operations

07 May 2025 | Abstracted from Military Embedded

"The fuel-cell solution is aimed at use in battery-powered drones, satellite-based systems, location and identification sensors, and other communication systems...Based on the direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology, those products were engineered to be silent, emission-free and signature-free...The best lithium-ion technology these days achieves roughly 200 to maybe 300-watt hours per kilogram. [SFC] fuel cells exceed 1400."

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