Wednesday 8 October 08 - 00:34
 

On Board Power

Are fuel cells the future of power generation?

Although we hear, all too often, about energy efficiency, says Phil Pickin, the increase in the number and complexity of onboard systems has ensured there is little evidence of a reduction of power requirements
Marlecs Spectra range of solar panels
Marlecs Spectra range of solar panels

Maybe in time the demands for power by equipment will level out but until then the boating public will continue to need more power to run everything.

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Marlecs Spectra range of solar panels
Ampairs 600, ideal for liveaboard applications where the size isnt an issue
Ampair is exclusive UK distributor for the Swiss Flexicell panels
The latest version of the 2003 DAME award winning DuoGen on show at SIBS
As long as a fuel cell has its constituent fluids, it will generate power.
The bottles contain metal hydride and plug into the hole in the right hand panel
As well as batteries and solar panels, Barden also sells Eclectic Energys D400 wind generator Barden doesnt feel fuel cells will affect sales of its
Rolls batteries Mastervolts latest AC Master 12/350 inverter
Barden offers a range of Solara flat and flexible solar panels
Advance has a demonstration boat on Saxon Wharf equipped with a Paguro 4000 generator and Victron Phoenix MultiPlus Marlecs charge controller
Mastervolts new version of the Whisper Ultra 6 kVA features an attractive metallic sound shield that reduces noise and enhances accessibility

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