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    Build your own Hydrogen generator for ~$20 - make Hydrogen gas in your garage



    Warning: Hydrogen is explosive. Don't do this without ventilation

    Here's a cheaper version using stainless steel pot scrubbers, an old sock and a mason jar



    Here's a 354 plate Monster Hydrogen generator
    Part 1 of 6


    Here's a handheld Hydrogen generator that uses water and sodium silicide



    Forbes´Larry Downes lists myFC as one of the five most disruptive technologies at CES 2013.
    http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrydow...s-at-ces-2013/
    More reviews: http://powertrekk.com/pages/press



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    Thanks for this I have subscribed to this so I can get back to it later and be kept abreast of others comments.

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    Warning: Hydrogen is explosive. Don't do this without ventilation
    The Hindenburg used hydrogen gas.

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    Be careful! If you mix those anode and cathode gases (O2 and Hydrogen at 1:2 ratio) back together, one little static spark will set off an explosion. The by-product is a little tiny drop of water! Fun experiment in small amounts, but possibly deadly in large amounts.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMB2VR0087w << go to 00:19 seconds if you hate waiting

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOTgeeTB_kA <<< slow-motion Hydrogen only then see 02:44 (H2+ O exploding)

    The trick has been in producing enough hydrogen (and maybe oxygen) gas economically without using a whole lot of energy - solar-electric sounds promising.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_cell <<< overview

    explained in much more detail below VVVVVV
    https://87eb298c-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites....Wiley2003_.pdf

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zippyjuan View Post
    The Hindenburg used hydrogen gas.
    It might not be too smart to fill blimps with explosive gasses and then transport passengers in a storm.
    But what does that have to do with Hydrogen fuel cells? Nothing.

    Did you know that lots of people that live in the country store extremely flammable gasses in tanks just feet from their homes?



    Sometimes it snows real hard and the weight of all that snow breaks the line that goes from the tank that is full of explosive gas
    to the house and all hell breaks loose. Perhaps propane should be banned- to keep people safe. Would that be a good idea?



    Here's a weed whacker powered by hydrogen in a balloon


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    Quote Originally Posted by FindLiberty View Post
    The trick has been in producing enough hydrogen (and maybe oxygen) gas economically without using a whole lot of energy - solar-electric sounds promising.
    Honda hopes to turn homes into hydrogen-refueling stations
    By Susan Carpenter New York Times News Service 4/2011


    Systems such as this solar hydrogen prototype at a Honda facility are ultimately intended
    as a home refueling appliance for cars such as the Honda FCX Clarity.


    Imagine a world where all it took to power a car was sunshine and tap water. That isn't a pipe dream but, rather, the reality of emerging technology that someday could turn your house into a personal, zero-emission gas station.

    It's called a residential hydrogen refueler, and only one exists. Tucked away on the Torrance, Calif., campus of American Honda Motor Co., the sleek system is designed to power Honda's limited-production FCX Clarity sedan and other hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.

    The system uses solar panels to power a machine the size of a small refrigerator that sips water and breaks it apart into hydrogen and oxygen gases. The hydrogen is then pumped directly into the car, which uses the gas to generate electricity for the car's electric motor. No fossil fuels, no pollution, no additional strain on the power grid -- and all done at home.

    Welcome to the future.

    How far into the future? About four years, according to statements from automakers and fuel providers including Shell. Honda, General Motors, Toyota, Mercedes and other manufacturers have indicated that they likely will begin selling hydrogen-powered production cars to consumers in 2015.

    Along with the Clarity, a few other hydrogen fuel-cell cars exist, all available only for lease. Most of the lessees are in "station clusters," specific geographic areas such as Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C., that have hydrogen-fueling stations. It's the scarcity of these hydrogen stations that's seen as one of the biggest barriers to mass adoption of fuel-cell cars.

    By contrast, electric cars that can plug into a home power outlet are getting most of the attention these days. But the enthusiasm of hydrogen-car drivers, coupled with the promise of hydrogen stations at home, indicate these fuel-cell vehicles could also be players.

    "They're going to have to break into my garage if they think they're getting this car back," says Clarity driver Jack Cusick, 41. The assistant principal of Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, Calif., was talking about the burgundy-colored Honda he has been leasing and will need to return in January...snip --more
    http://blog.nwautos.com/2011/04/hond..._stations.html
    http://world.honda.com/FuelCell/FCX/station/

    Honda Introduces Solar Hydrogen Station on Saitama Prefectural Office Grounds
    FCX Clarity Used in Electric Vehicle Testing Program to Serve as Mobile Electric Generator

    TOKYO, Japan, March 27, 2012 - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. unveiled a Solar Hydrogen Station on the grounds of the Saitama Prefectural Office. The initiative is part of the Electric Vehicle Testing Program for Honda’s next-generation personal mobility products with Saitama Prefecture, in which Honda, Iwatani and Saitama Prefecture
    http://world.honda.com/news/2012/412...ion/index.html

    The US could have led the world in this.
    But the US is building drones, internet tapping devices and nuclear aircraft carriers.

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    One of the good things about hydrogen is that if you have a leak, it goes right straight up instead of making a puddle on the ground. Gasoline is very bad about the puddle problem, especially if that puddle happens to be burning. Burning hydrogen wouldn't be such a problem as it would send flames straight up with a much smaller chance of it hurting anybody.



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