Introduction

Lately, solar power and fuel cell power have been fairly ubiquitous topics among science and technology magazines and T.V. stations. Many large auto manufacturers, including General Motors, have released drivable prototypes of a car that runs entirely on hydrogen fuel cells. With internal combustion engines currently being about as efficient as they ever will be, and with the fact that a car powered by fuel cells could be up to twice as efficient as they are now, the hype around hydrogen powered fuel cells is well worth it. Virtually all of the major car manufacturers have research teams that specialize strictly in fuel cell research and development. Why? Because when dealing with fuel cells, as well as all renewable energy, there is enormous potential. The sunlight falling on the U.S. in one day contains more than twice the energy than the entire country consumes in a year. Therefore, renewable energy sources, in this case, solar energy, can have an extremely promising future if scientists can find ways to harness and manage these energies efficiently. We just have a few political barriers to jump first.

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