UltraCell UC25

Juniper Foo | Mar 21, 2006

Fuel cells have been on the edge of commercialization ever so long. Now, finally, close to the finishing line is fuel cell developer UltracCell. Its UC25 deploys readily available, low-cost methanol fuel in a compact package, and features twice the energy density of Lithium batteries at 25 watts of continuous power. In short, that means you can get nearly two days of juice for your laptop. What's excellent is that spent fuel canisters can be instantly hotswapped as needed, while the UC25 doubles as a portable recharging power hub anytime, anywhere. Happily, commercial rollout is happening end of this year.

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Price: N.A.
Availability: End 2006
Device: Methanol rechargeable battery
Basic specs: Up to 25 watts of continuous power, 40oz, about size of paperback novel

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