Anyone seen any set ups utilizing a fuel cell to maintain a battery charge in an RV, a couple places I like to go are heavily shaded (in a forest) so solar is not very efficient, want to avoid using a geny and just maintain a battery with say 100 to 200 watts /hour (24/7) to offset normal usage, excluding any 120 volt appliances. curious if the technologie is coming along.I use to use a couple batteries, and then a generator to charge them when we went more than 4 days, but that sucks having to replace them every 5 years or so, for just a week or so of dry camping in a year.

Though there are applications where fuel cells make sense.. They tend to be less efficient than generators or solar panels.

As a whole, no one has had any success making fuel cells a viable option for much of anything. The hope is high and companies continue to try to find ways to turn water into wine but thus far, nothing.

there is a couple comercial offereing out there that are targiting rvs but they are very expensive still but thats to be expected in there infancy. https://www.wattfuelcell.com/uses/rv/https://www.my-efoy.com/en/Steve

Moringstar is now doing a hybrid solar / fuel cell combo.

You need a Thermal Electric Generator.

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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Feb 19, 2022
Though there are applications where fuel cells make sense.. They tend to be less efficient than generators or solar panels.
LouLawrence
Explorer
Feb 19, 2022
As a whole, no one has had any success making fuel cells a viable option for much of anything. The hope is high and companies continue to try to find ways to turn water into wine but thus far, nothing.
StirCrazy
Moderator
Feb 20, 2022
there is a couple comercial offereing out there that are targiting rvs but they are very expensive still but thats to be expected in there infancy.

https://www.wattfuelcell.com/uses/rv/

https://www.my-efoy.com/en/

Steve
pianotuna
Nomad III
Feb 20, 2022
Moringstar is now doing a hybrid solar / fuel cell combo.
Skibane
Explorer II
Feb 20, 2022
You need a Thermal Electric Generator.
valhalla360
Navigator
Feb 20, 2022
StirCrazy wrote:
there is a couple comercial offereing out there that are targiting rvs but they are very expensive still but thats to be expected in there infancy.

https://www.wattfuelcell.com/uses/rv/

https://www.my-efoy.com/en/

Steve

They have been around for decades...don't expect them to get cheap and powerful any time soon.
Bobbo
Explorer II
Feb 20, 2022
Skibane wrote:
You need a Thermal Electric Generator.

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480 watts at 12v (40 amps at 12v)
voltage adjustable from 11.4v to 12.6v
fuel consumption 20.1 gallons/day
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Feb 20, 2022
Since my doctor bought a fuel cell car I’ve been looking for places to refill it as a game. One day I’ll find one other than the one near his home.
Reisender
Nomad
Feb 20, 2022
Lwiddis wrote:
Since my doctor bought a fuel cell car I’ve been looking for places to refill it as a game. One day I’ll find one other than the one near his home.

We were in Vancouver recently and saw a hydrogen filling station. And there was a Toyota something or other filling at it. We never see them in the interior as there is no where to fuel but apparently there are 3 or 4 stations in the Vancouver area. Apparently hydrogen is crazy expensive compared to gas but I couldn’t get any hard comparison numbers. The car was a fleet car with a company logo on it. Looked like a normal car. We couldn’t stop but I would have liked to talk to the driver. Interesting though.
Fisherman
Explorer
Feb 20, 2022
Don't know if they gave up on these or not. http://www.chfca.ca/fuel-cell-electric-buses-fcebs/