IT WASN'T just the weather that was gloomy in The Hague this week. As governments gathered to thrash out ways to reduce the atmosphere's burden of carbon dioxide, there was palpable pessimism over the expected clash between Europe and the US. At issue was the balance between countries cutting their CO
So it's good to know that if you look in another direction, there is immense optimism that greenhouse emissions can be cut. The key is a simple, yet radical switch in technology to fuel cells. These reactors combine hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity, heat and water. That fuel cell firms are enthusiastic about their business is hardly surprising. But energy economists, car companies and venture capitalists are upbeat too. They see solid projections grounded in the economics of manufacturing industrya welcome contrast to the dotcom mirages.
Fuel cells are efficient, clean, quiet ...
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