TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENERGY - Preferred Fuel Cell: The collector (30) and membrane (40), and/or membrane (40) and catalyst (50) are electrically insulated by an insulator having hydrogen permeability. The fuel cell further has a water vapor discharging apparatus, an accessory cell mechanism and an oxidizing agent supply apparatus in the container (25). The increase in volume of liquid by the generation of water is adjusted in the container (25), using the accessory cell mechanism.The fuel cell further has an organic hydride supply apparatus for continuously supplying organic hydride, and a dehydrogenated-organic compound collection equipment for collecting dehydrogenated organic compound, in the container (35). The heater consists of an activated carbon heat generator having electrical current application property. The retainer (51) is impregnated and held with organic hydride, when the catalyst (50) has the heat generator as a catalyst support.Preferred Process: The heater generates heat by auxiliary power at the time of starting of a fuel cell. An electric power unit is switched from auxiliary power to electricity, at the time of steady operation of fuel cell.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Catalyst: The organic hydride dehydrogenation catalyst contains platinum, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, iridium, nickel, cobalt, iron, rhenium, vanadium, chromium, tungsten, molybdenum and/or copper. The catalyst support of organic hydride dehydrogenation catalyst is activated carbon fiber, alumina, titania, zirconia, silica, zeolite, mesoporous material, carbon nanotube, carbon nanohorn and/or fullerene. The holding material of organic hydride retainer is activated carbon fiber, alumina, titania, zirconia, silica, zeolite, mesoporous material, carbon nanotube, carbon nanohorn, sponge and/or fullerene.Preferred Agent: The oxidizing agent is air or oxygen gas, or a liquid containing hydrogen peroxide.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Hydride: The organic hydride consists of alcohol(s) chosen from ethanol, isopropanol and butyl alcohol, a hydrogenated derivative of aromatic polymer, and a monocyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic hydrogenated aromatic compound.