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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.

Ethanol Powered Fuel Cells : DigInfo

 

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Kyushu Institute of Technology research group proposes using ethanol as a direct fuel in next-generation fuel cells.

Ethanol powered fuel cells up to now have had a number of drawbacks including low catalytic performance, poor fuel cell efficiency, and a decrease in open voltage due to ethanol crossover when the ethanol concentration was increased to boost efficiency. The Kyushu University research group is proposing the use of a direct ethanol fuel cell to address these problems.

First, it is possible to boost the fuel cell performance while operating at room temperature by using oxidized nanoparticles as the anode catalyst. Next a composite catalyst is used for the cathode catalyst. This arrangement curbs the decrease in the open voltage caused by ethanol crossover, and makes it possible to use a highly concentrated ethanol solution.

Researchers are looking to develop a commercially feasible low-load fuel cell that uses ethanol, a renewable fuel, as a direct fuel.

Horizon PEM Fuel Cells : DigInfo

 

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Based in Singapore, Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies develop a range of PEM or Polymer Electrolyte Membrane fuel cells which are currently being used in hydrogen powered devices such as remote control cars and educational kits. The line of educational products include renewable energy, solar hydrogen and fuel cell car educational kits so that children can understand and visualize clean energy principles and applications. Their range of toys include the H-Racer, which has an on-board hydrogen storage system and comes with a solar powered hydrogen re-fueling station, the Hydrocar, which combines a water electrolysis system and a fuel cell with an independent steering system, and their latest product, the H2GO which won the the 2008 Toy Innovation Award at the International Toy Fair in Nuremberg, Germany on the 2nd of February. In the future the company plans to expand the range of applications for their PEM fuel cell. The H-Racer and Hydrocar are now on sale from their website for US5 and US respectively.