Terry Blanton
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:39:20 -0700
This site: http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20080613/153276/ says it uses a "membrane electrode": "The basic power generation mechanism of the new system is similar to that of a normal fuel cell, which uses hydrogen as a fuel. According to Genepax, the main feature of the new system is that it uses the company's membrane electrode assembly (MEA), which contains a material capable of breaking down water into hydrogen and oxygen through a chemical reaction. Though the company did not reveal the details, it "succeeded in adopting a well-known process to produce hydrogen from water to the MEA," said Hirasawa Kiyoshi, the company's president. This process is allegedly similar to the mechanism that produces hydrogen by a reaction of metal hydride and water. But compared with the existing method, the new process is expected to produce hydrogen from water for longer time, the company said. " <more> On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 9:54 AM, Jones Beene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > RUMOR CENTRAL > > Take the following with a grain of sodium hydride... > oops make that sodium chloride ;-) > > Coming on the heels of BLP's recent announcement of a > "solid fuel" power plant ... does this development > represent oneupsmanship from our friends to the East? > Is there a hidden agenda or strategy behind it? Is the > Japanese auto industry secretly involved? > > I could not help but notice several things - from all > the info (mostly anecdotal) that I have been able to > gather from sending out about a hundred emails to > friends-of-friends and associates-of-associates (only > two responses so far): > > 1) this story is real, and probably represents a unit > recently on display at a trade show - which splits > water, generating H2 and O2 - which gases are then > immediately recombined in an adjoining fuel cell but > at significantly OU -- which is in the same range as > BLP (almost) claims to have seen (COP = 40). The last > part is inference based on how long the catalyst > lasts. > > 2) It is a very small output device- and they have > possibly gotten it up to 500 watts electrical, from > 300. > > 3) The company seems to have come out of nowhere, but > some of the staff mysteriously has connections with > the Japanese auto industry. > > 4) The system (2 linked devices) was looked at, but > initially turned-down (apparently) by some heavy > hitters (Mitsubishi ??) and that is possibly because > they have already licensed something similar from > elsewhere or are close to having their own LENR > reactor... or else they want to see what kind of legal > reaction this generates in the USA. > > 5) There is a mystery ingredient which needs to be > replenished periodically. Unlike the gallium-aluminum > process from Purdue University, recently announced > which does split water: > > http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/05/16/purdue-professor-on-the-aluminum-enabling-hydrogen-economy/ > > this one (reportedly) does not rapidly consume the > secret ingredient. > > ... which could be a catalyst for redundant ground > states ... or not. > > It will be interesting to see what happens... > > Jones > >