The
first hydrogen production and fuelling station in the Los Angeles area has started
operation at Honda’s research and development centre in Torrance.
The station is part of Honda’s ongoing research into renewable energy and will
be used for hydrogen production, storage and fuelling.
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The station uses solar power to extract hydrogen from water, and also has back-up
electrical power to increase the hydrogen production capacity.
Available solar power can produce enough hydrogen to drive a single fuel cell
vehicle for a year.
The station’s operation starts with the solar cells using the sun’s energy
to produce electricity which is then used to extract hydrogen from water.
A compressor pressurises the extracted hydrogen and it is stored in tanks at
the station.
Honda engineers, some with previous experience of the Dream solar car development
program, developed the system that manages the solar-generated electricity with
maximum efficiency.
Hydrogen-powered Honda fuel cell vehicles have been operating since 1999 and
have been participating in the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) programme
near Sacramento since November 2000.
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