hydrofill fuel cell
the singapore based horizon fuel cell technologies is showing off the hydrofill, a fuel cell system designed for charging electronic gadgets at CES 2010. the product will be released later this year and allows users to charge up their favourite mobile or small electronics with a hydrogen fuel cell. the device extracts the hydrogen from water and stores it in special cartridges, which fit into the pocket size minipak. the minipak uses a USB port to charge everything from ipods and cameras to rechargeable batteries and GPS devices. the process of turning water into hydrogen is very clean too, since its only produces water vapour as a result.
What even is more interesting are the large stationary units, up to 2kw. (Horizon is currently developing a 5kw model.) I would like to explore this technology to see if this is a reasonably cost effective solution for a total off the grid system. Solar during the day, then fuel cell technology for the night. Perfect for a custom home in the Georgia Mountains.
http://www.horizonfuelcell.com
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