Honda announces 3rd Generation Home Hydrogen Refueling Station
Honda announced the "Experimental Home Energy Station III". This unit has several functions. First, it reforms natural gas into hydrogen. This hydrogen can be used to power a fuel-cell car. Secondly, the hydrogen can be used to power a home generator that also runs on a fuel cell. It appears that the heat generated in the process can be used as a residential heat source.
How is home hydrogen technology advancing? According to the press release:
Home Energy Station III is roughly 30 percent smaller than its predecessor (Home Energy Station II) with an approximate 25-percent increase in electrical power output. Overall performance increases with more energy-efficient operation, increased hydrogen storage and production capacities, and a faster start-up time of about one minute.
Additionally, hydrogen storage and production capacity are both improved by about 50 percent with the use of a new, high-performance, natural gas reformer. The Home Energy Station III is also able to function as a backup power generation system during power outages by using the hydrogen in the storage tank to power the internal fuel cell, providing as much as 5 kilowatts of electrical power to the home in normal and emergency conditions.
Home Hydrogen Refueling Technology Advances With the Introduction of Honda's Experimental Home Energy Station III
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