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Fuel cell developers and manufacturers are focusing on limiting the cost of materials and manufacturing of their systems; their biggest goal is addressing issues of system design and construction. Although fuel cells promise green technology compared with other technologies, most fuel cell-based systems face tough commercial competition. These competitors are in the most advanced stage on the market. In the automobile sector, the internal combustion engine is a piece of highly engineered and evolved technology, which is of relatively low cost compared to current fuel cell systems. In the stationary power sector, heavy duty vehicles running on gas or steam turbine technology can deliver electricity at lower cost than most fuel cell systems. The commercial viability of the fuel cell depends on its ability to supply power at a cost similar to its competing technologies.

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Kumar, V. (2016). Fuel Cell Status. In: Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Components. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25598-9_9

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