Hydrogen Powered House

fuel cellIn the United Kingdom near West Midlands, a house is being powered by a unique energy source: a hydrogen powered fuel cell. Hydrogen is currently being explored as a green alternative to current energy sources. It seems promising because it’s readily abundant in nature, and gives off virtually no carbon emissions when used, unlike fossil fuels.

The refrigerator sized fuel cell, created by a German company called Baxi Immotech, produces about 1.5KW of electricity and about 3KW of heat. According to researchers, that’s about 75% of the energy used by an average homeowner. The remaining energy needed …

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