Coleman To Sell Portable Fuel Cell Generator

Posted by chrisd on Sunday January 20, 2002 @08:45PM 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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Wow, two dupes on the front page... by BlacKat · 2002-01-20 20:51 · 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...
Hydrogen? by johnburton · 2002-01-20 21:07 · 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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