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Once thought of as a niche technology, fuel cells are now becoming more mainstream as we transition to an economy powered by clean energy. In 2012 alone, the fuel cell market grew by 34 percent, with nearly 30,000 units shipped worldwide. As the fuel cell market continues to grow, this technology has the potential to change the way we use energy in everything we do -- from how we ship products to how we power our homes and cars. Now is your chance to discuss the impact of fuel cells on the economy and our lives. Join us on Thursday, January 16, at 2 p.m. ET for a Google+ Hangout on Energy 101: Fuel Cells. Whether you want to know about how fuel cells work or when fuel cell electric vehicles will hit the road or how much fuel cells could reduce carbon pollution, ask the experts. Joining the live discussion will be: Dr. Sunita Satyapal, Director of the Energy Departments Fuel Cell Technologies Office. Satyapal can answer questions about how fuel cells work, growth in the marketplace and the Energy Departments role in advancing the technology. Daniel Dedrick, Manager of Hydrogen and Combustion Technologies at +Sandia Labs. Dedrick can discuss Sandias fuel cell research, applications where fuel cells can be used, and how the technology will help increase our energy security and reduce carbon pollution. Anthony Eggert, Executive Director of the UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy. Eggert can talk about the future of fuel cells in transportation and accelerating the transition to cleaner, more efficient transportation. Charlie Freese, Executive Director of Global Fuel Cell Activities at General Motors. Freese can answer questions about GMs work to develop commercially viable fuel cell electric vehicles, lessons he has learn from managing one of the worlds largest fleet of fuel cell vehicles and how industry is working to develop a hydrogen infrastructure. You can submit your fuel cell questions in advance and during the Hangout by emailing newmedia@hq.doe.gov, posting in the comments on the Energy Departments Facebook page or Google+ event, or tweeting @ENERGY using #askEnergy101. We look forward to answering your questionsAs America takes steps to improve our energy security, home-grown fuel sources are more important that ever. One of the fuel sources of the future is algae, small aquatic organisms that convert sunlight into energy and store it in the form of oil. Scientists and engineers at the Energy Department and its national laboratories are researching the best strains of algae and developing the most efficient farming practices. This edition of Energy 101 shows how oil is extracted from algae and refined into sustainable biofuels. For more information on biofuels visit .This is an example of a simplified two-way fuel cell in which energy can be stored by way of electrolysis into the form of hydrogen and oxygen and then converted back to water to produce electricity. Demonstrated by Roy McAlister and Steven Harris.(Part 1/2) ... (Part 2/2) ... (E) Quasiturbine usage in a residential water fuel cell energy system. Moderator: David Teek, Director of Development, Space-Energy Center, SCEC Britta Gross, Director, Global Energy Systems, GM John Brazer, Director of Sales - Southeast Region, Plug Power Dr. Stephen Bennington, Senior Scientist, Cella Energy Tom Harmer, Vice President, Pizzutti Dean Minardi, CFO, Bing Energy This video was prepared by the Space Coast Energy Consortium under award 04-69-06595 from the Economic Development Administration (EDA), U.S. Department of Commerce. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the presenter(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Consortium, the EDAor the U.S. Department of Commerce.Syracuse University Fuel Cell LabHarvest electricity from Fuel Cell Stack with the H2 gas generated from chemical reaction ( NaOH + Al + H2O).Once thought of as a niche technology, fuel cells are now becoming more mainstream as we transition to an economy powered by clean energy. In 2012 alone, the fuel cell market grew by 34 percent, with nearly 30,000 units shipped worldwide. As the fuel cell market continues to grow, this technology has the potential to change the way we use energy in everything we do -- from how we ship products to how we power our homes and cars. Now is your chance to discuss the impact of fuel cells on the economy and our lives. Join us on Thursday, January 16, at 2 p.m. ET for a Google+ Hangout on Energy 101: Fuel Cells. Whether you want to know about how fuel cells work or when fuel cell electric vehicles will hit the road or how much fuel cells could reduce carbon pollution, ask the experts. Joining the live discussion will be: Dr. Sunita Satyapal, Director of the Energy Departments Fuel Cell Technologies Office. Satyapal can answer questions about how fuel cells work, growth in the marketplace and the Energy Departments role in advancing th