An Ethernet Host Adapter is a host adapter for Ethernet networking and is also called by a variety of other names such as: Ethernet Adapter, Network Adapter, LAN adapter, Ethernet Card, Network Card, Network Interface Card (usually abbeviated NIC) and so on.
In addition to electricity, fuel cells produce water, heat and, depending on the fuel source, very small amounts of nitrogen dioxide and other emissions. The energy efficiency of a fuel cell is generally between 40â60%, or up to 85% efficient in cogeneration if waste heat is captured for use. The fuel cell market is growing, and in 2013 Pike Research estimated that the stationary fuel cell market will reach 50 GW by 2020.
In fact, the 83% theoretical efficiency is not unique to the fuel cell-it is equally applicable to heat engines, thermoelectrics and even human muscles as we shall see later in this paper-and this is a point that is often overlooked by some overzealous proponents of fuel cell technology.