Can Hydrogen gas run an Electrical Generator? If So whats the best method?

Question

I am looking to run a 1200watt electrical generator using Hydrogen gas versus using Gasoline, Propane or Diesel. If anyone knows even where I can start looking towards steps or plans for something like this?

Answer 1

Many videos and news about hydrogen cell, hydrogen generator and hydrogen system are available at http://hfcv.com

Maybe you'll find an answer there ;)

Answer 2

Um, can I ask you one question..... why?

Internal combustion engines can run off of hydrogen, sure, that's a no-brainer.   But can I ask where you have an unlimited supply of hydrogen available to you, such that it's so much cheaper to use that it's worth it to make a very complicated & expensive modification such as this?

And why not just directly convert it into electricity with a fuel cell?  It's far more efficient, lower maintenance, and sooooo quiet you could hear a mouse f**t right next to it.

Nice pie in the sky, but currently quite impractical.

Answer 3

Do a search for methane (CH4) generation. There are many cattle farms that capture the methane gas from animal waste to power generators on their farms. There's a big dairy in Pennsylvania that does this, but I don't remember the name of the farm.

I know methane isn't H2, but it's easier than pure hydrogen.

Answer 4

Use hydrogen as fuel in turbine, Many modification are required to control the fuelinjection and combustion.

Answer 5

It is absolutely possible. I've been thinking the same thing for a while now. The first step I think is to build an hydrogen/oxygen generator system then incorporate it into an existing portable electric generator that runs on gas. The next step should be to make adjustments to the gas/HHO mix and make it run. Lastly, do the tweaking until the motor runs exclusively on HHO. Sounds simple? Of course not. Just remember...Thomas Alba Edison created thousands of prototypes for the incandescent buld before he finally came up with the right one.