Fuel Cell

Why Fuel Cells?

Fuel cells directly convert the chemical energy in hydrogen to electricity, with pure water and potentially useful heat as the only byproducts. Hydrogen-powered fuel cells are not only pollution-free, but they can also have more than two times the efficiency of traditional combustion technologies.

A conventional combustion-based power plant typically generates electricity at efficiencies of 33-35%, while fuel cell systems can generate electricity at efficiencies up to 60% (and even higher with cogeneration +20%).

The gasoline engine in a conventional car is less than 20% efficient in converting the chemical energy in gasoline into power that moves the vehicle, under normal driving conditions. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, which use electric motors, are much more energy efficient and use 40-60% of the fuel’s energy — corresponding to more than a 50% reduction in fuel consumption, compared to a conventional vehicle with a gasoline internal combustion engine.

In addition, fuel cells operate quietly, have fewer moving parts, and are well suited to a variety of applications.

(US Department of Energy)

Our Next Generation Building can have a fully independent energy management system providing electric power and heat supply to it‘s owner by using high performance energy-efficient H2Fuel Cell.

The overall concept is very simple:

The sun is the sole energy supplier. The sun‘s energy is converted into direct current using building integrated architectural solar pv panels. Inverters transform the direct current into usable alternating current. This allows our buildings to be operated directly during the day.

Hydrogen can be stored to produce electricity anywhere at any time. The new solution means that any surplus electricity generated can now be used to supply power to electrolysers in Energy Cells. Electrolysers produce hydrogen that is stored in an external tank. In winter or on cloudy days and during the night the stored hydrogen is converted back to electricity using the H2 fuel cell function. The conversion process in the H2 Fuel Cell also produces waste heat that can be used to provide hot water and heating back-up. The independent energy management system ensures optimum use and distribution of energy within the entire system.

Total Efficency up to 80%

Next Generation Buildings such as Eco Resorts, Natural Parks, Remote locations, Islands etc. could become fully energy-independent.

All the energy is generated from photovoltaics and can be available at any time. Creating a sustainable future by coupling the production of hydrogen and its storage to a fuel cell, in fact, possible to design independent energy management system.