Are we starting to see a Moore's law at work in power?
Business Week: >>>Good news is ahead, however: Unlike the relatively mature internal combustion technologies, fuel cells are improving in efficiency by about 30% a year, according to McNeil. "It's moving so fast," says Joseph Cargnelli, the vice-president for technology at Toronto fuel-cell concern Hydrogenics. "that a fuel-cell engine that we developed a year ago is outdated today due to new materials, more power density, and more robust construction."<<< Note that fuels cells represent a jump in substrate for personal power generation. As a result, the price performance improvements may accumulate quickly. Right now, it is on a 2.5 year doubling rate. Further, by decentralizing power production (fuel cells that run in the basement for $2 k a pop), transmission loss is eliminated. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
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