The latest development in UPS that could herald a big move away from traditional lead acid batteries is that of the fuel cell. Palcan Fuel Cell Co Ltd does nothing but develop fuel cell technologies and applications. They have a nifty 500W UPS with a fuel cell that will last 5 hours. The only catch may be the 1,800 liters of hydrogen from 6 canisters required to run it and off course the costs. Fuel celled power protection is definitely on the horizon and all it takes is some of the economic barriers to fall before we may well see such products used every day.

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