A fuel-cell is a kind of battery. When Sir William Grove invented the first one in 1839 he called it a gas-battery. All other types of batteries store an electrical charge. A fuel-cell does not.
Instead it has a tank of fuel--hydrogen. As long as hydrogen is flowing through it it produces electricity (and its only emission is pure water, so it does not damage the planet or people).
No recharging is needed. You just refill the gas-tank, or replace the empty one with a full one.
A single fuel-cell does not produce much power, but because it is just two plates separated by a membrane it is very thin, so it is easy to bolt several together into a 'stack', such as the fuel-cell stacks pictured here. And, like any battery, you can connect fuel-cell stacks for more power. For instance, if you wanted 15kW, you could connect three 5kW stacks, or two 6kW stacks & a 3kW.
EStarFuture Corporation is the New Zealand distributor for h-tec Industrial,
a German company that makes high-quality PEM fuel-cell and electrolyser products for scientific, commercial and industrial applications.
And click here to see h-tec's very extensive range of educational products.
PEM Fuel-Cell Stacks
h-tec's considerable experience in making micro fuel-cell systems for many years has been turned to advantage in making cost-effective PEM fuel-cell stacks for industrial, commercial and scientifc applications. Its stacks range in power from 10W to 5kW. Customisation for small-scale production is available. Contact us for a quotation.
PEM Electrolyser Stacks
h-tec's PEM electrolysers range in power-consumption from 20W to 20kW. Hydrogen output ranges from 5 litres per hour to 5Nm3/h (5 cubic metres at normal pressure, i.e., 5000l/h). Oxygen output ranges from 2.5 litres per hour to 2.5Nm3/h (2500l/hour). Price on application.
PEM Oxygen Generators
Output ranges from 10 millilitres per minute to 5 litres per minute. POA.
EStarFuture Corporation is the New Zealand distributor for Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies,
a Hong Kong company that makes a range of high-quality PEM fuel-cell and electrolyser products
for scientific, commercial and industrial applications.
Horizon's H-Racer model FCV won an Invention of the Year Award in 2006 from Time Magazine.
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(Prices shown here may be subject to exchange-rate fluctuations.)
H-Cell + Radio-Control Integration Pack (Ref. FCJJ-20)
A 30W fuel-cell plus an integration pack for converting your 1/10th models from ordinary batteries to fuel-cell power.
$2170+GST (freight extra)
H-12 (Ref. FCS-012)
A 12W fuel-cell plus a hand-sized 20L metal-hydride tank.
$565+GST (freight extra)
H-20 (Ref. FCS-020)
A 20W fuel-cell plus a tiny 20L metal-hydride hydrogen tank.
$940+GST (freight extra)
H-30 (Ref. FCS-030)
A 30W fuel-cell with controls and a hand-sized 20L metal-hydride hydrogen tank.
$1290+GST (freight extra)
H-100 (Ref. FCS-100)
A 100W fuel-cell stack and peripherals.
$1420+GST (freight extra)
H-200 (Ref. FCS-200)
A 200W fuel-cell stack and peripherals.
$2825+GST (freight extra)
H-300 (Ref. FCS-300)
A 300W fuel-cell stack and peripherals.
$4125+GST (freight extra)
MH-10 (Ref. FCC-010)
A 10L metal-hydride hydrogen tank for use with Horizon fuel-cells.
$160+GST (freight extra)
MH-20 (Ref. FCC-020)
A 20L metal-hydride hydrogen tank for use with Horizon fuel-cells.
$190+GST (freight extra)
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