Category EN P12 Solar Cells vs. Fuel Cells

Abstract I am studying the subject of “clean” energy. Therefore I have decided to

find out what are more efficient, fuel cells, or solar cells. It is my

hypothesis that fuel cells are the more efficient of the two. To test this I

took one fuel cell and one solar cell, and then after providing each with the

necessary products they need to work, be it light or hydrogen and

oxygen, I took readings of the electrical output from both for a certain time

period, checking both at even intervals. For a result I found that the fuel

cell had on average73.52% efficiency, at least on voltage. The solar cell

had a 12.86% average efficiency. So in conclusion the fuel cell is most

definitely more efficient than the solar cell.

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