Plug Power has announced two new agreements with Honda R&D Company of Japan to continue expanding the companies’ collaborative efforts.
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The first of the new agreements covers the fourth consecutive phase of joint development of the ‘Home Energy Station’, a fuel cell system that provides electricity and heat to a building along with hydrogen fuel for a fuel cell vehicle.
The third-generation station has been in used at Honda R&D Americas’ facility in Torrance, California, since November last year.
The third-generation system is 30% smaller than its predecessor, with 25% more power output, more hydrogen storage capacity, higher efficiency and significantly faster start-up time.
Phase four will offer further improvements and, under this new agreement, Honda R&D will continue to fund Plug Power’s work on the home energy station. The next system is expected to be more environmentally friendly than traditional energy devices due to its higher efficiency and lower emissions.
The second new agreement is for other research and development work that Plug Power is conducting with funding from Honda. This is focused on advanced technology for future home energy stations, as well as more generalised applications, which are expected to benefit other Plug Power products.
