With gasoline reaching record prices these days it would be a good time to start rolling out the Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cell cars. Or, if we could alter our internal combustion engines to be more efficient it would be a start in fighting high fuel prices. There is a new technology out there that allows just this.
First of all, a car that can run on 100% water is years in the future. Scientists have been working years on a hydrogen fuel cell, the hydrogen powered car. This technology needs more developing before it can be affordable enough to be produced for the masses.
This article is about the results of researching several companies that have developed a 90+ year old idea and applied it to todays cars and trucks. It involves a process that separates water, h20, into a gas called HHO (2 hydrogen atoms + 1 oxygen atom. ). This is also known as hydrogen-oxygen and hydroxy. It is produced with help from your car battery and is not stored but produced on an as needed basis. The system allows the HHO to be burned along with gasoline, which increases mileage and fuel efficiency.
The device that can make this happen and other parts of the system are readily available in hardware stores. All of the parts can be purchased for $200 or less. Installation can be done in just minutes. There is also a network of over 400 people who are making a living by manufacturing and installing these systems for people who just aren’t do-it-yourself-ers.
I have found no exaggerated claims by the companies that I researched. The process makes for a more efficient combustion process which results in a cleaner and quieter running engine. Depending on the age of the car or truck, mileage improvement ranges anywhere from 25% to 45% and higher. As of today, there are already thousands of people benefiting from a water-to-energy conversion. They have formed a network to share their experiences with each other and with people interested in converting their automobile.
In my research I have found that the overall wish is that this technology will be further developed to increase its efficiency even further, giving us one more way to lessen our use of fossil fuels and decrease carbon emissions.
If this is all a hoax it will surely be exposed and soon go away. If not then it should be tested scientifically and developed further. I will be following this technology closely over the coming months. I am a firm believer in the American spirit and ingenuity. Many of our greatest inventions were started in basements and garages by so called “armchair engineers”. Remember, the Apple computer and Amazon. com both had their start in the entrepreneurs own garage.
Copyright © 2008 John Delewese
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Run Your Car on Water as Fuel. is This for Real?
December 18th, 2009So Is aWater To Fuel Conversion The Real Deal?
December 18th, 2009If we, the general public, can accept that a major change in the fuel system of our vehicles is available to us NOW then why are governments all around the world not joining in the fray in support especially so considering that delegates from the majority of countries (180) around the globe made such a fuss about attending a huge “freebie” on how to combat global warming and carbon gas emissions on the paradise island of Bali in Dec ‘07.
Just one little point here, every taxpayer in those 180 countries has been paying tax each year to send those delegates to these conferences, held in various locations annually around the world since the 1997 Kyoto meeting. While all this talking at conferences has been going on how has it affected most people so far; whilst fuel prices have had a dip or two over the years we are now paying record prices at the pumps for our motoring fuel while carbon gas emissions and global warming still go on regardless.
Cars have been around now for approx. 100 years, the engine of the car has hardly changed its basic concept-that it requires either petrol or diesel to operate.
While there is new technology being discovered every day in all fields:-medicine, aerospace, food manufacturing, agriculture etc: why on earth do we not accept that the technology of the car engine moves on. Basic answer- governments and big business (the oil companies) do not want any change. Well on this ocassion they have one big problem that makes opposition to the water-fuel conversion movement more difficult in that its no one person holding a patent or registered design because its all open information. It doesn’t need development money as its here with us NOW.
When water-to-fuel conversion companies can tell you for a very small price how to make your own kit or you can purchase a full d-i-y kit and have it fitted for a reasonably small sum, how are the big boys going to substantiate their argument for not getting on board and for not only reducing the financial burden of owning a vehicle but also to play a major part in improving and not further destroying the environment of our planet.
One should not be naive and underestimate government thinking. Who knows, if they do think that the water-fuel conversion system is the “Real Deal” they will already be planning to make up the lost tax revenue resulting from less fuel purchased at the pumps.
The only way to win in this situation is to take advantage of the technology involved in the water-fuel conversion system and enjoy the benefits of much improved fuel consumption for your motor for years to come while making a positive contribution to the enviroment by causing less climate change through reduced gas emissions. It should be carefully noted that governments worldwide are now reviewing imposing draconian taxes on vehicles emitting above limit carbon gas emissions.
A Basic Overview Of Fuel Cell Technology.
December 11th, 2009Are you tired of high priced gasoline for your car? Or perhaps worried about the environment? For years, scientists have being working on an energy alternative that holds promises to change the way we live by changing the source of fuel for some of our most basic energy-using engines. This new technology in progress is called a fuel cell. A fuel cell supplies a DC (direct current) voltage that can be used to power motors, lights, or any number of electrical appliances. The technical name for a fuel cell is an electrochemical energy conversion device. A fuel cell converts the chemicals hydrogen and oxygen into water, and in the process it produces electricity. Other electrochemical devices that are in use these days and for many decades is the well-known battery. The distinguishing difference between a simple battery and a fuel cell is that all the chemicals are stored inside the battery. The battery in turn converts those chemicals into electricity but in due course it “goes dead” as the chemicals are used up and at times you can either throw it away or recharge it. Then again with a fuel cell, chemicals continually flow into the cell so as long as there is a flow of chemicals into the cell; the electricity flows out of the fuel cell. Combustion engines the gasoline engine burn fuels and batteries converted chemical energy back into electrical energy when needed. However, fuel cells should do both tasks more efficiently. Simply put the construction and materials in a fuel cell release electrons from the hydrogen gas creating electricity and the waste product after the electricity is used to power an electrical device is water, formed with the negative hydrogen and the oxygen. This reaction in a single fuel cell produces only about 0. 7 volts. To get this voltage up to a reasonable level, several separate fuel cells must be combined to form a fuel-cell stack. However one major problem with using hydrogen is that it is cannot be stored easily for consumer use. Among the other alternatives, it could be natural gas, propane, and methanol gas. The main objective of using fuel cell technology is pollution reduction. Fuel cell is also very efficient; 80% of the fuel use in these cells is converted into usable energy as compared to only 20% for a gasoline powered engine and about 30% overall for a battery powered electric vehicle. Evidently there is no question that the fuel cell holds greater promise for the future. However, the fuel cell technology must still gather all the pieces of finding the right ‘fuel’ source that is both easy to store and deliver to the consumer, efficiency of the vehicle using fuel cells, and the cost for the total package.
