Columbia kids museum hosts fuel cell engineers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — EdVenture Children’s Museum in Columbia is hosting a series of displays and talks about fuel cell energy production and consumption.

University of South Carolina professor Jason Hattrick-Simpers and USC students are celebrating Engineering Day on Friday by teaching youngsters about how fuel cells work.

They will discuss how fuel cells generate electricity from a variety of sources, such as hydrogen, jet fuel and methanol. Hattrick-Simpers and his students are discussing how fuel cells are becoming an integral part of many energy production methods for the future.