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Coleman To Sell Portable Fuel Cell Generator

Posted by chrisd on from the gas-generators-are-so-20th-century dept.

HobbySpacer writes " Popular Science reports that Coleman Powermate will soon start selling a small portable fuel cell power supply. The AirGen Fuel Cell Generator provides 1.2kW for up to 10 hours on a bottle of pure hydrogen. Interestingly, the company had to set up its own distribution system to insure it could deliver a refill anyplace in the US within 2 days. The unit, built by Ballard, goes for a pricey $8k but perhaps worth it if an indoor emergency backup is needed. Fuel cells can also be found for sale at the Fuel Cell Store and Greenvolt. Perhaps the hydrogen economy is closer than most people thought."

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  1. Wow, two dupes on the front page... by BlacKat · · Score: 2, Redundant

    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/12/09/044421 6&mode=nested

    Doesn't anyone bother to do a simple search before posting front page stories?!

    I just entered "Coleman" into the search box and got the above link, same story, move along, nothing to see here...

  2. Dupe by nadaou · · Score: 1, Redundant

    seen this one before..
    Fuel-Cell Backup Power Under Your Desk
    Posted by timothy on Mon December 10, 12:42 AM
    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/12/09/0444 21 6&mode=thread

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  3. Old News... AGAIN! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Here

    Seriously, this is why professional news companies have ONE editor, so there is control over what gets out, whether it's worth reporting or whether it's old news.

    Might be harsh, but you've gotta admit that it happens a little too regularly on /. If it happened on CNN or the BBC, I'm sure people would notice.

  4. Hydrogen? by johnburton · · Score: 2, Redundant

    8k for the equipment but how much does a bottle of hydrogen cost? I can't find that information anywhere.

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  5. Re:hm... explosive? by flewp · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Interesting idea..
    I'm sure a bottle of pure hydrogen would be very explosive, as I assume it is contained under pressure. Not only would you have an explosion on your hands, but also shrapnel, but the very nature of this product could lead to much more substantial damage than losing your power source, such as computer/medical/emergency equipment blown to bits, or at least, shredded with holes.

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  6. Attack of the clones by Osty · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yes, this story is a duplicate. At best, it should be under slashback, as it does add a bit more information to a previous story.

  7. Wow... Dejavu all over again. by stuffman64 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Nice, but haven't we seen this before? Well, maybe some people missed it the first time around...

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