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Category: Energy
Author: Dr. Mike Rendall
Challenge: Developing a green, off-grid energy solution to power mobile phone base stations in rural Africa.
Solution: Using NI CompactRIO and NI LabVIEW to control and monitor the cracking of ammonia and using hydrogen fuel cells to deliver regulated DC electrical power, producing only by-products of clean water and nitrogen.
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