Hydrogen fuel made at home?

Question

Does anyone know of a company in Canada(or that can ship to Canada)that has a working and cost effective hydrogen generation system for home, that converts a gasoline vehicle. Also, is anyone actually using it.

Answer 1

Email me with your desired energy source and together we'll get a plan together.  I've made and cooked with it in my home.  Use hydrogen in small converted gasoline engine.

I applaud the man in NewJersey who is energy independent at a cost of $150,000.00 but average joe's like me need that to be about $2,500.00

Answer 2

Check out eBay type in " hydrogen " in the search engine they sell all kinds in there . they even have plans to build your own real simple to do. But make sure you get one large enough to create hydrogen to run your motor.  I made my own and getting plenty of H&O but i still have to figure out a way to regulate it .I dont want to store H&O together because its highly exsplosive so i need to produce it on demand .They have plans for that to but i just want to come up with my own desighn so i can sell it on ebay allso

Answer 3

The Me-100 Hydrogen Generator makes ultra-pure H2 from methanol and water. Place your research at the forefront of important technological developments in the fuel cell industry. Test any fuel cell with a real reformer.

The Me100 Hydrogen Generator, the first of its kind, provides a unique source of H2 for gas chromatographs, fuel-cell tests and other laboratory uses. At 15.5� X 21� X 14� and 40 lbs., it�s the size of a microwave oven and fits comfortably in a rack.

� 500 scc/min of 99.99995% pure hydrogen from a 2:1 mix of methanol water

� Enough H2 to generate 10W continuously

� Adjust the H2 pressure and flow rate by varying the methanol-water input

� Hydrogen delivery to 25 psi, follows load

� Waste gas delivered separately�can be analyzed or burned for heat

Operating Principle The Me 100 generates hydrogen by reforming methanol and water in a membrane reactor, a unique type of reactor that purifies the hydrogen as it is generated. Plug into a standard 120 V outlet to power the pump control monitoring equipment, and fill with a 2:1 (by volume) mixture of laboratory methanol and distilled deionized water. The pump compresses the methanol-water mixture to 200 psi and pumps it through the boiler in order to vaporize it. The gas mixture then goes into the reactor where it is converted to hydrogen gas, gas by-products and a small amount of left-over water. The excess water is there to keep the catalyst from �coking�. As the reaction proceeds, the membrane separates out the resulting ultrapure hydrogen, which is readily available for use in fuel cells and other applications. The waste gas and waste water goes to a liquid trap and exits the system. Before shut down, flush with 200 psi nitrogen. The methanol-water feed rate can be adjusted at the pump. Because of the unique reactor design, the hydrogen delivery pressure and flow rate adjusts itself to follow a changing load. ( I know this isn't exactly what you wanted but go look at the web site for good ideas).

Answer 4

Home brew hydrogen is another reason we probably won't see fuel cells widly available. The chemisty is faily straightforward. It is the mechanics of safely capturing and storing the hydrogen that is difficult - it is bulky & small molecules escape easily. If storing or transporting it you may need special licences depending where you are.

1) it avoids big oil hegemoney & control of fuel distribution.

2) it is hard to collect the tax

3) I would worry if my neighbours started playing with it - it does escape easily, so doesn't build up if properly ventilated, but if produced covertly in dark basements or garages it could be a real risk.

Answer 5

Now you know why Hydrogen vehicles aren't already on the market...

Not too hard to convert the internal combustion engine to burn hydrogen....

Note:  when Hydrogen fuel stations get set up (if ever) there will be federal highway tax on every cubic foot... just as there is highway tax on every gallon of gasoline.  You wouldn't save much money per mile...

Answer 6

I own a company that uses hydrogen in its processes and we own two hydrogen generators that us electricity to convert water to hydrogen. The generator could be used to produce hydrogen fuel. The generators are expensive and not super efficient. The generator coverts about 40% of the electricity to hydrogen and costs about $40,000 as I recall. This is very cost effective for my business because we use a lot of hydrogen and purchasing in tanks is very very expensive.

Our generator is a HOGEN made by Puregas Laboratory. It uses Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) technology, which is basically a fuel cell run backwards. See the link below.

One other thing. Handling hydrogen is potentially extremely dangerous and should only be attempted by qualified personnel. If you were to release a bunch into a building and then flip a light switch the entire building could explode leaving nothing but the foundation.