Renault has opted for vehicles powered by fuel cells with reformers on board in its research on future motive power for vehicles.
This technology directly produces the hydrogen on demand and on board the vehicle, from petrol, diesel or ethanol carried in a fuel tank capable of holding any of these.
The approach solves the problem of very high-pressure or cryogenic storage. The reformer transforms the liquid fuel into reformate, a hydrogen-rich gas that can be used to supply the fuel cell.
The company is currently presenting the progress it has made in fuel cell research at the 16th World Hydrogen Energy Conference in Lyons.
Brian Byrne.
