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DER Equipment: Distributed Energy Resource Guide”, __California__ __Energy__ __Commission__, [|www.energy.ca.gov/distgen/equipment/fuel_cells/fuel_cells.html] This gives us the applications, performance, cost, strengths and weaknesses, and future development of fuel cells. Fuel cell technology is not new. It has been developed in the US since the 1960s. Auto companies, NASA, utility companies, and the military are all investing the fuel cell technology. A fuel cell is similar to a battery, expect that it does not deplete. Fuel cell systems convert chemical energy from fossil fuels into electricity. There are four different types of fuel cells, and they are discussed in detail.-M. Garmon