Motorola Powers TETRA with new Fuel Cell Technology at TETRA World Congress 2008 in Hong Kong

(RTTNews) -- Motorola Inc. announced that it is showing Dimetra IP TETRA base station with fuel cell at TETRA World Congress in Hong Kong. The company said that fuel cell incorporates reformer so that the base station can run using water/methanol mix. This would overcome any supply issues associated with hydrogen and makes fuel cell viable solution in many more locations.

The company also added that fuel cells can also be used to charge TETRA radios in remote locations. Fuel cell technology would complement wind and solar power to provide very high levels of availability in all seasons and extremes of climate. Further announcements will be made during 2008 on application of this technology in mission critical applications.