Phimega Group Post #47

World's first personal hydrogen station at CES 2010
posted by soliton at Tue, 12 Jan 2010 - 08:37:26

A hydrogen station in every home=94 is a futuristic vision that is
about to become reality this week as Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies
unveils what could be its biggest breakthrough to date: a small home
hydrogen refuelling and storage solution that could begin our
transition to a hydrogen-based economy.

In addition to making many new fuel cell products possible, the
refuelling device enables a lower cost, scalable, and consumer-centric
hydrogen supply model which eliminates the dependence on large-scale
fuelling infrastructure investments. Horizon=92s game-changer innovation
can unlock the age-old dilemma over which comes first: clean cars, or
clean fuels.

Named HYDROFILLTM, the world=92s first personal hydrogen station will be
unveiled at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
The small desktop device simply plugs into the AC, a solar panel or a
small wind turbine, automatically extracts hydrogen from its water
tank and stores it in a solid form in small refillable cartridges. The
cartridges contain metallic alloys that absorb hydrogen into their
crystalline structure, and release it back at low pressures, removing
concerns about storing hydrogen at high pressure. This storage method
also creates the highest volumetric energy density of any form of
hydrogen storage, even higher than liquid hydrogen. Unlike
conventional batteries, these cartridges carry more energy capacity,
are cheaper, and do not contain any environmentally-harmful heavy
metals.

Horizon has begun the market introduction of a complete line of
portable consumer electronic devices that address much larger markets.
The first of these products include a micro-fuel cell power supply
called MINIPAK, which extends the off-grid runtimes of small
electronic devices including cell phones, lighting products, and many
USB powered devices.

Horizon will also present an upgraded version of its larger portable
off-grid DC power supply system called HYDROPAK. While these and other
products will start entering the market in 2010, Horizon is already
developing larger-size refuelling systems that will enable anything
from garden equipment to transportation.

More info
http://www.horizonfuelcell.com
http://www.elektor.com/news/world-s-first-personal-hydrogen-station-at-ces.=
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