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The Pros and Cons of Hydrogen Fuel Cells as Backup Generators

According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), for durations above 12 hours, hydrogen has an economic advantage over batteries, despite the fact that batteries have a higher round-trip efficiency. Maybe fuel cells, instead of batteries, will become the new peaker plants.

 

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