State of Development
RMFC systems have reached an advanced stage of development. For instance, a small 25 watt RMFC system developed for the military has met environmental tolerance, safety, and performance goals set by the United States Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, and is commercially available.
Larger systems 350W to 8 MW] are also available for multiple applications, such as power plant generation, backup power generation and battery range extension. One application in the field is improving performance of a heavy duty smaller electric vehicle Video of solution
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