Posted on 10/22/2002 9:23:54 AM PDT by zx2dragon
According to reports in Japan's Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Ebara Corp will begin to sell mass produced Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) systems from Spring 2003. Using Nexa fuel cell stacks made by Ballard Power Systems, the units will be assembled in Ebara's Fujisawa Works. The size of the fuel cell is 73cm width, 76cm high, 36cm deep, and weighs 64kg.
The system is fully portable and generates 900W electrical output. Ebara expects that it will initially appeal to companies requiring back up power sources, including railway companies and electric power companies, and aims to sell a few hundred units per year at first.
The unit is expected to cost around 3 million yen ($24,000) when it first goes on sale. It will be fuelled by hydrogen. In the future Ebara also plan to offer a 1kW fuel cell system with an integrated natural gas reformer. This will be designed for residential use. Ebara hope to have a forty percent share of this exciting market for fuel cells by 2010.
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