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Re: GE Home Fuel Cell

To: "Randall Young" <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>, <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: GE Home Fuel Cell
From: "Steve Hammatt" <shammatt@sos.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 20:05:47 -0800
Randall
Can't the heat be used for refrigeration (both air conditioning
and food storage)??
Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall Young" <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>
To: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 7:41 PM
Subject: RE: GE Home Fuel Cell


>
> Interesting.  Apparently, it somehow separates at least some of the
hydrogen
> atoms from propane or methane (natural gas), and uses them to run a fuel
cell
> to generate DC, which is then converted to AC power.  Whatever is left, is
> burned (catalytically at relatively low temperatures, I would assume) to
> produce heat.
>
> Sounds pretty neat for someone living away from the power grid, or worried
> about long term power interruptions.
>
> But, it sounds like the heat generation is an integral part of the power
> generation process.  If you don't use enough heat in the summertime to
match
> your power needs, the difference is thrown away, I'll bet.
>
> Randall
>
> On Sunday, December 10, 2000 12:31 PM, Chris Kantarjiev
[SMTP:cak@dimebank.com]
> wrote:
> >
> > http://www.gefuelcell.com/index.jsp

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