A Hydrogen Station In Every Home?

CNN's Kristie Lu Stout talks to Taras Wankewycz about a new hydrogen fuel-cell refueling station for the home.

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"Horizon to show home fuel cell technology that charges gadgets"
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/01/04/green.power.horizon/index.html

"..The "desktop" fuel cell extracts hydrogen gas from water and stores it in cartridges with a metal alloy that absorb the hydrogen. To charge electronic devices, people use a pocket-size fuel cell charger, called the MiniPak, which pulls hydrogen from the cartridges and a produces an electrical current..."

http://www.horizonfuelcell.com/about_1.htm

"..Today, Horizon is able to produce extremely compact, lightweight, PEM fuel cells at varying degrees of complexity and performance, as well as deliver hydrogen storage and on-site hydrogen generation solutions that are suitable for many specialty and mainstream applications, including consumer electronics, portable emergency power, stationary back-up power, aerospace systems, and clean transportation solutions."

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[oscarteos]

very very very low production of hydrogen, laughtable production of hydrogen. Also, why use only hydrogen when you can use HHO?

[terroil]

@oscarteos

Most of the innovators start small... ;-)

[environews]

Awesome!

[terroil]

Have you already bought one, environews?

[environews]

My family owns one!

[terroil]

Ask them to make a vid and put it on the Internetz...

[mrhydrogen]

Hi Taras,

Fantastic presentation "One in every house".The unit looks excellent and the RC HFC car was brilliant as usual.

Steve Z

Fuel Cell Institute of Australia Pty Limited

[mercnun]

It would be great if they harvested the oxygen too! The unit they showed is a TOY! The real one would be better, don't you think?

[shaynek788]

I like the idea of using renewable energy such as solar and electrolyzing water and storing hydrogen, this is the foundation for the Third Industrial Revolution that has been endorsed by economist Jeremy Rifkin. I'm skeptical of the durability of this particular device, since it's housed in cheap plastic. I would hope it would be made with more durable materials.

[EinBick]

The awesome thing that no one seems to notice is, if you use the newest battery in this type of RC Car, and it would drive at that speed, it would last for about 20 minutes maximum... So it is truly amazing what they can do with hydrogen. I am actually ordering this thing.

[fifafan1]

honda made a hydrogen and hybrid car first!!!!

[TheCameoAfro1]

@oscarteos i think this is just a in a smaller scale... i mean my electrolyser can do better i spend about 50dollors how much more for something that would cost about 500+++or maybe they make one that can refuel really fast a 1000$ one.... you'll never know point is... ITS a start. now..... wer are the cars?

[judoisoww]

@oscarteos hho is extremely unstable you cannot store hho in any median at high densities it's a explosion waiting to happen in order to burn hydrogen you need oxygen so hydrogen by itself in high density can't combust unless the container is compromised hho on the other hand can explode with no other reactants all it needs is a tiny amount of energy to start the reaction hydrogen stored in this form is safe storage of hho is impossibly. oxygen is absorbed in the cell anyway during generation

[vox1philippines]

nice toys

[deJanPieter]

They should make it much easier to order from the website! Or just sell it through amazon/ebay.

[wolfgang8u]

why not put the solar pannels on the car and produce the hydrogen as you go. and ignite it for ignition combustian.

[n057828]

Look at this guys if the world is that F greedy then rent a device for all people on the planet. council/gov get the money and we are all happy to power cars etc. Or sell an indust one for home F use. Enough of holding back look up and see the white F smoke look at rain fall each year and none at all. You in one way should have shame if you are holding back. SELL IT for real!!! I mean house hold use! Pour water in it and run me F car.