This is interesting even though it doesn't relate directly to drones yet. Micro fuel cell technology is available the power things like generators motorcycles and other compact powered devices. I know there is a company out there producing it as I saw it at CED2016, although I cannot remember the name.
If this technology takes off as expected we could quickly see it powering drones in the near future. I would not doubt that somebody is already working this.
Andy Marsh sees his future — and it’s forklifts. His tiny company, Plug Power Inc., makes hydrogen fuel cells, and for years he struggled to find customers. No longer. In April, Amazon.com Inc. agreed to try out the technology in forklift fleets at 10 of its warehouses. And in July, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. matched …