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Fuel Cells and other Clean Energy Sources...

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A Hydrogen <u>Fuel Cell</u> is a device that converts hydrogen and oxygen from the air into electrical current.

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An <u>Electrolizer</u> is a device that breaks water into it's two basic parts of 2 Hydrogen and 1 Oxygen atom.

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<u>Hydrogen</u> is the first element in the periodic table, with just one Electron and one Proton.

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It is a fundimental building block of many parts of our environment, like water, ..., natural gass, propane, fosil fuels.

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I am currently playing arround with a Regenerative or Reversible Fuel Cell, Which works as both a hydrogen fuel

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cell and an electrolizer.  It is capable of producing Hydrogen (H2) and Oxygen (O2) gasses from water (H2O) and

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electricity. It can then use this H2 and O2 to produce electricity where the only byproduct is water.  My Fuel Cell is part of a model car kit that costs ~$150.  Like this kit from

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[http://www.thamesandkosmos.com/store/fuelcell1.html thames and kosmos] or this kit from

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[http://www.heliocentris.com/products/hyco.html Heliocentris].

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Hydrogen wants to return to a "stable" state, by sharing an electron with another atom, like oxygen to form water.

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To store it for use with a fuel cell, <u>stove</u>, or <u>blimb</u> you have to have a lot of it in a tight container.

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To keep enough of it you have to compress it to more than 5,000 psi,

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or you can cool it into a liquid and use it as it boils back into a gas at -2?? degrees C.

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Both of these options are a little difficult to deal with in our world.

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Another way to store it is to give it  nice place to share electrons with a hydrogen sponge like metal-hydride.

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In a Metal-Hydride Tank hydrogen gas at as little as 60 psi is obsorbed creating heat in the process.

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To get the hydrogen back you just add some heat, luckily there is usuaily enough here on earth to do just that.

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[[Image:At20031006.jpg|thumb|right|So, you want to drive a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles?]]

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For now, visit some of these sites.

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* [http://www.fuelcellstore.com Fuel Cell Store]

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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ev-list-archive/message/9147 Fuel cell article from the SF Chronicle] - Oct 7, 2003.

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* [http://www.hydrogennow.org/whats_available/homepower.html Home Power Articles @ hydrogennow.org]

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* [http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2003/19/ma_375_01.html Hydrogen's Dirty Secret(or rather Bushes)]

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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/64570 Hydrogen Production] - Oct 6, 2003.

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* [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ev-list-archive/message/6259 Ford H2-Electric hybrid] Aug 16, 2003.

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← Older revision		Revision as of 12:24, 26 February 2007
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−	http://www.~~definity~~-~~systems~~.~~net~~/~~Transportation~~/~~FuelCell~~/	+	Fuel Cells and other Clean Energy Sources...
		+
		+	A Hydrogen <u>Fuel Cell</u> is a device that converts hydrogen and oxygen from the air into electrical current.
		+	An <u>Electrolizer</u> is a device that breaks water into it's two basic parts of 2 Hydrogen and 1 Oxygen atom.
		+	<u>Hydrogen</u> is the first element in the periodic table, with just one Electron and one Proton.
		+	It is a fundimental building block of many parts of our environment, like water, ..., natural gass, propane, fosil fuels.
		+
		+	I am currently playing arround with a Regenerative or Reversible Fuel Cell, Which works as both a hydrogen fuel
		+	cell and an electrolizer. It is capable of producing Hydrogen (H2) and Oxygen (O2) gasses from water (H2O) and
		+	electricity. It can then use this H2 and O2 to produce electricity where the only byproduct is water. My Fuel Cell is part of a model car kit that costs ~$150. Like this kit from
		+
		+	[http://www.thamesandkosmos.com/store/fuelcell1.html thames and kosmos] or this kit from
		+	[http://www.heliocentris.com/products/hyco.html Heliocentris].
		+
		+	Hydrogen wants to return to a "stable" state, by sharing an electron with another atom, like oxygen to form water.
		+	To store it for use with a fuel cell, <u>stove</u>, or <u>blimb</u> you have to have a lot of it in a tight container.
		+	To keep enough of it you have to compress it to more than 5,000 psi,
		+	or you can cool it into a liquid and use it as it boils back into a gas at -2?? degrees C.
		+	Both of these options are a little difficult to deal with in our world.
		+	Another way to store it is to give it nice place to share electrons with a hydrogen sponge like metal-hydride.
		+	In a Metal-Hydride Tank hydrogen gas at as little as 60 psi is obsorbed creating heat in the process.
		+	To get the hydrogen back you just add some heat, luckily there is usuaily enough here on earth to do just that.
		+
		+	[[Image:At20031006.jpg\|thumb\|right\|So, you want to drive a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles?]]
		+
		+	For now, visit some of these sites.
		+	* [http://www.fuelcellstore.com Fuel Cell Store]
		+	* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ev-list-archive/message/9147 Fuel cell article from the SF Chronicle] - Oct 7, 2003.
		+	* [http://www.hydrogennow.org/whats_available/homepower.html Home Power Articles @ hydrogennow.org]
		+	* [http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2003/19/ma_375_01.html Hydrogen's Dirty Secret(or rather Bushes)]
		+	* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/64570 Hydrogen Production] - Oct 6, 2003.
		+	* [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ev-list-archive/message/6259 Ford H2-Electric hybrid] Aug 16, 2003.