Panasonic Shrinks Fuel-cell Battery To Fit Laptops

摘要

Panasonic is preparing to unveil a slimmed-down version of a 20-hour methanol fuel-cell battery it displayed at the CES show in 2006. The new prototype comes in a 270cc version for notebooks and arn360cc standalone product. Both offer 20 hours of power at 10W. The company has reportedly set 2012 as the target release date. Methanol cell batteries have been in development for severalrnyears as a possible replacement for lithium-ion units. Direct methanol fuel cell systems are said to be cheaper and less volatile than hydrogen fuel cells.