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Motorola debuts fuel cell powered phone
Angstrom's hydrogen fuel cell can be integrated into Motorola phone, promising quicker charge, longer battery life and no emissions
A Canadian firm has produced the world's first mobile phone fuel cell that fits into a normal handset amidst claims that the cell lasts twice as long as conventional batteries.
The hydrogen fuel cells may also be better for the environment, with European activists claiming discarded lithium products are clogging up landfill sites and contaminating water sources.
“Angstrom Power spokesman Paul Zimmerman said the advantage of the development over other attempts to power mobile phones using fuel cells was that the hydrogen battery fitted into a traditional handset, rather than users having to hook up to a separate power source.”
The company conducted a six-month trial of the product using its Micro Hydrogen product, which consists of a fuel cell and hydrogen storage tank, and claims it is now planning to commercialise the technology by 2010.
Users of the new handsets, which were unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on the 07/01/2008, will be able to recharge using hydrogen fuel rather than electricity plugs.
This has, however, raised questions over their potential as a fire hazard and the need for local supermarkets and stores to stock hydrogen refuelling products.
Motorola has just showcased its knew slvr l7 mobile phone at the recently concluded ces 2008 however, this wasn’t an ordinary handset, as it was powered by an Angstrom power ever on hydrogen fuel cell and not the usual Everybody knows that Lithium ion batteries clog up landfill sites and even contaminate water sources. So, what better than to do away with such batteries in favourite of one powered by a methanol fuel cell.
A good thing is that the Angstrom-powered hydrogen fuel cell fits into a normal mobile phone. Even better is the fact that a direct methanol fuel cell is much more efficient than lithium ion batteries. And nothing can beat the fact that these ‘green’ batteries need a nothing more than 10 minutes to get fully recharged.
Despite the lack of hydrogen refuelling products in the market, the need for “efficient powering solutions” was growing, said Jerry Hallmark, a spokesman for Motorola.
The Angstrom Power hydrogen-powered fuel cell for mobile phones has been in the trial phase for the last six months. You can expect to charge up your cell phone with such a battery by the year 2010.