Portable Fuel Cell Power System : DigInfo

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Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies from Singapore and the American firm Millennium Cell have co-developed HydroPak, a revolutionary portable fuel cell power system. Smaller than a generator yet more powerful than ordinary batteries, the HydroPak is a reliable power system that exhibits remarkable battery longevity and is environmentally friendly because it uses clean energy.

HydroPak is a fuel cell system that uses hydrogen as fuel. It incorporates a water-activated cartridge system that supplies water to a cartridge to generate hydrogen, and the cartridge can be stored for long periods of time and doesn't require any maintenance. The rated output of the system is 25W with a maximum output of 50W, and each HydroPak is equipped with one 110V AC power supply and two 5V USB ports.

The power generation capacity per cartridge is 270Wh, and the outer dimension of the unit is 22x21x10cm.The HydroPak system is lightweight and weighs only 2.6kg when loaded with the cartridge and water.

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[TequilaShot]

i don't get it, you need to buy and use "cartridges"? I'm looking for something where I can "Just Add Water". It's coming, so I'll keep looking. Don't mousetrap me with some "cartridge".

[johnwcaldwell]

Many companies will make hydrogen, it's easy. The price of the car will come down, and soon the hydrogen fuel cell will be powering our homes and businesses as well. No more electrical power utility companies, no more global warming. See the future guys -- it's here, it just hasn't happened yet!

[gooneybird999]

@gooneybird999 Most cheap energy devices have been suppressed. Check out Tesla's "1930 Pierce Arrow" Electric Automoblie. It ran without batteries and didn't burn fuel. Many of Tesla's systems were suppressed by his financier JP Morgan because there was no way to meter them. Imagine what we may have today considering the things he made and were as a fact kept from us. Things like in this video are cool but not impressive compared to what we should have if labs weren't raided and shut down.

[gooneybird999]

for small electornics yes but RATED output is 25 watts. that wont run an lcd unless you are using it to charge a battery to run the lcd. My lcd for my pc is rated at 110 volts at 1 amp. Power + voltage times current which means my Lcd runs 110 watts so this thing couldn't my lcd. and even if you are correct an lcd or gaming system are not usefull unless they are used together. Even most of todays laptops use more than 50 watts which is the maximum output, not the 25 watts rated.

[RandomTask3000]

@gooneybird999 50 watts is nothing to sneeze at. I won't power your house, but it will run some hefty electronics, (game system, lcd, etc) but the peak output is not what makes this thing impressive; it's the sheer number of watt hours.

At 540 watt hours, you could recharge just about anything, and power many small appliances for quite a while. Today's portable batteries (Duracell power-source 100 for instance) may offer better peak output, but will give you at best 60-70 watt hours.

[xMLGxGamer2284]

50 watts?? hmm maybe a small lcd tv?

[Dan18green]

I could understand someone out on a boat or out camping could carry a smaller one of these around just in case a cell phone or something dies out....

(or just buy another battery....)

P.S. nubs

[dannystaple1]

Bought myself a horizon hydrocar demo product with a solar cell. Going to try it out, get it working, then look at putting the cell into an RC boat...

[gooneybird999]

50 watts maximum output? This thing is useless, except for charging a cellphone, not very practical even for that considering its size. I am very interested in how this kind of technology will evolve though.

[Svendevarennes]

1:23 Whatevaah

[masshred]

Out of business!!!