Direct Fuel Cells
Have you herd of this? Nor had I...until reading up on this from one of the links on SaveEath.net This new fuel cell technology is easily deployed and is able to provide electricity through the internal reformation of waste water gas to generate the hydrogen to generate power with "virtually zero smog emissions."
Their site FuelCellEnergy goes into detail explaining how fuel cells work and how their products using direct fuel cell energy are easily deployed and reach high levels of efficiencies.
Here is a good explanation from their site on how it works. "The FuelCell Process
A fuel cell is made up of an electrolyte member sandwiched between fuel and oxidant electrodes. Typically, a fossil fuel or biogas from which hydrogen is extracted is used for most common applications. The oxidant is typically plain air. The fuel is oxidized at the “anode electrode”, releasing electrons that move to the “cathode electrode” via the external circuit. These electrons meet the hydrogen and push charged ions across the electrolyte. The charged ions (positively or negatively charged) move across the ion conducting electrolyte member, completing the electrical circuit. This electrochemical process requires very few moving parts, typically limited to air blowers and fuel/water pumps. Because of high fuel conversion efficiency, the flexibility to generate Combined Heat and Power (CHP), low-impact characteristics, and negligible environmental emissions, fuel cells are a desirable source of power generation for a broad range of markets and applications. Fuel cells are fast replacing reciprocating engines and gas turbines as the most environmentally-friendly sources of on-site power." (source http://www.fuelcellenergy.com/technology.php) Find out more from their site here!
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