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Water fuel car unveiled in Japang - Genepax company New Fuel Cell System 'Generates Electricity with Only Water, Air' Jun 13, 2008 19:30 Kouji Kariatsumari, Nikkei Electronics Genepax Co Ltd explained the technologies used in its new fuel cell system "Water Energy System (WES)," which uses water as a fuel and does not emit CO2. The system can generate power just by supplying water and air to the fuel and air electrodes, respectively, the company said at the press conference, which took place June 12, 2008, at the Osaka Assembly Hall. 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. With the new process, the cell needs only water and air, eliminating the need for a hydrogen reformer and high-pressure hydrogen tank. Moreover, the MEA requires no special catalysts, and the required amount of rare metals such as platinum is almost the same as that of existing systems, Genepax said. Unlike the direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC), which uses methanol as a fuel, the new system does not emit CO2. In addition, it is expected to have a longer life because catalyst degradation (poisoning) caused by CO does not occur on the fuel electrode side. As it has only been slightly more than a year since the company completed the prototype, it plans to collect more data on the product life. At the conference, Genepax unveiled a fuel cell stack with a rated output of 120W and a fuel cell system with a rated output of 300W. In the demonstration, the 120W fuel cell stack was first supplied with water by using a dry-cell battery operated pump. After power was generated, it was operated as a passive system with the pump turned off. This time, the voltage of the fuel cell stack was 25-30V. Because the stack is composed of 40 cells connected in series, it is expected that the output per cell is 3W or higher, the voltage is about 0.5-0.7V, and the current is about 6-7A. The power density is likely to be not less than 30mW/cm2 because the reaction area of the cell is 10 x 10 cm. Meanwhile, the 300W fuel cell system is an active system, which supplies water and air with a pump. In the demonstration, Genepax powered the TV and the lighting equipment with a lead-acid battery charged by using the system. In addition, the 300W system was mounted in the luggage room of a compact electric vehicle "Reva" manufactured by Takeoka Mini Car Products Co Ltd, and the vehicle was actually driven by the system. Genepax initially planned to develop a 500W system, but failed to procure the materials for MEA in time and ended up in making a 300W system. For the future, the company intends to provide 1kw-class generation systems for use in electric vehicles and houses. Instead of driving electric vehicles with this system alone, the company expects to use it as a generator to charge the secondary battery used in electric vehicles. Although the production cost is currently about ¥2,000,000 (US$18,522), it can be reduced to ¥500,000 or lower if Genepax succeeds in mass production. The company believes that its fuel cell system can compete with residential solar cell systems if the cost can be reduced to this level. Tags: auto car hidrogeno h2o fuel water petroleo diesel combustible calentamiento global vehiculo genepax automovil agua japan |
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JAPANESE WATER POWERED CAR!! As per the claims it runs only on a 300W "Water Energy System (WES)" where WATER is the only FUEL. 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. A Japanese venture company, Genepax, has unveiled a car on that runs on water. All it requires is a litre of water. In fact, any kind of water to be exact, whether its river, rain, sea water, or even Japanese tea. Its an electric powered car that runs solely on hydrogen dioxide. "The main characteristic of this car is that no external input is needed. The car will continue to run as long as you have a bottle of water inside for you to add from time to time," said Kiyoshi Hirasawa, Chief Executive Officer of Genepax, after he proudly announced the company's invention. Once water is poured into the water tank at the back of the car, the newly invented energy generator takes out the hydrogen from the water, releases electrons and finally generates electrical power. "We highly recommend our system since it does not require you to build up an infrastructure to recharge your batteries, which is usually the case for most electric cars," said Hirasawa, who is hoping to advertise the car in time for the upcoming G8 Summit in Hokkaido, Japan. According to the company, 1 liter of water keeps the car running for about an hour with a speed of 80 kilometers or 50 miles an hour. The company has applied for a patent and is hoping to collaborate with Japanese automobile manufacturers to mass manufacture their invention in the very near future. As fuel prices continue rising and people look for greener alternatives, companies globally are trying to come up with alternatives. Details: http://www.genepax.co.jp/en/ http://www.overunity.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=e86772b84fc1f6d47d5b09fa64f1d8b2&/topic,4929.0.html http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20080613/153276/ Tags: meyer stan stanley replication hydrogen joe hydroxy wfc joe's water fuel cell car ic engine lawton dave ravi raju ravzz |
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Auto ad acqua Giappone Genepax http://lucaniaelettrica.blogspot.com/ L'auto ad acqua Genepax http://www.genepax.co.jp/index.html La società giapponese Genepax ha depositato la domanda per ottenere il brevetto di un motore elettrico alimentato ad acqua. Qualsiasi tipo di acqua: dolce, salata o piovana. Se una inovazione del genere diventasse una realtà produttiva e di consumo sarebbe una vera rivoluzione. E in tempi di prezzi alle stelle per il petrolio una notizia come questa, naturalmente, ha una risonanza mondiale. Anche se dall'ideazione alla sua traduzione industriale il cammino è ancora lungo. UN LITRO - Kiyoshi Hirasawa, amministratore delegato della Genepax, in un'intervista a una tv locale giapponese ha detto che il motore, con un solo litro di acqua, sarebbe in grado di far viaggiare un'auto per circa un'ora alla velocità di 80 km all'ora. «Non c'è bisogno di costruire un'infrastruttura per ricaricare le batterie, come avviene di solito per la maggior parte delle auto elettriche», ha aggiunto Hirasawa. Il motore funziona grazie a un generatore che la scompone l'acqua e la utilizza per creare energia elettrica. Hirasawa ha ammesso però che l'applicazione pratica non è nel futuro immediato e spera che il brevetto sia di interesse delle grandi case automobilistiche giapponesi. Serve ancora una fase di sviluppo e bisogna sperare che almeno uno dei grandi produttori creda in questa prospettiva. Anche perché al momento i progetti fanno in direzione opposta: motori a cellule di idrogeno che producono acqua nel processo, e non che la consumano. Lì i produttori hanno investito ingenti capitali. Avranno il coraggio di puntare e scommettere su un motore che utilizza il carburante più diffuso sul pianeta? Tags: auto acqua elettricità Giappone Genepax autovettura H2O no idrogeno meccanica Basilicata |
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AUTOMOBILE AD ACQUA by GENEPAX GENEPAX AUTOMOBILE GIAPPONESE AD ACQUA. CON UN LITRO DI H2O SI POSSONO FARE 80 KM. Tags: GENEPAX AUTOMOBILE ACQUA JAPAM |
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Genepax Water Car from Japan TV Genepax Co Ltd explained the technologies used in its new fuel cell system "Water Energy System (WES)," which uses water as a fuel and does not emit CO2. Tags: genepax wes move! water power car cell |
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GENEPAX WATER ENERGY SYSTEM Animation Demonstrating the WES Workflow. According to Genepax, the system generates power by supplying water and air to the fuel and air electrodes, and because the new system does not use methanol as fuel, this new system does not emit carbon. According to the company, any kind of water can be used as an acceptable form of fuel for the system—including rain, river, sea or even tea water. Genepax said the design of its system is similar to the basic power generation of a traditional fuel cell, except Genepax's system uses a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), which contains a material capable of breaking down water into hydrogen and oxygen through chemical reaction. Tags: water powered car hydrogen fuel cell genepax energy system WES MEA zero emition |
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Genepax, auto de 80km con 1 litro de agua. http://www.autoalias.com • Osaka, Japón. El nuevo sistema de célula de combustible genera electricidad sólo con agua y aire. Este vehículo puede recorrer 80km con un litro de agua... leer el artículo completo en: http://www.autoalias.com/genepax-80-km-con-1-litro-de-agua Tags: autoalias genepax auto agua coche h2o carro motor de vehiculo ecologico 80km con litro itm power |
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Genepax - Water Car from Japan Running a car on water has been the holy grail for car manufacturers for some time now, but it appears that a Japanese company named Genepax may have pulled ahead of the competition with a prototype vehicle that runs entirely on water and air. Their new "Water Energy System (WES)," generates power by supplying water and air to the fuel and air electrodes using a proprietary technology called the Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA). The secret behind MEA is a special material that is capable of breaking down water into hydrogen and oxygen through a chemical reaction. Tags: water car electric H2O tesla |
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Japanese company Genepax copied Stan Meyers patents and created a water powered car Just pour the water in your tank and your off. No hydrogen refueling station needed. Stan Meyer was the first to produce a buggy that ran on water. Tags: Hydrogen water stan meyer genepax news oil hho browns gas energy alternative patents |
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reuter's coverage of genepax's water car car running on water, producing hydrogen on go. Read more on: http://www.electric-car-on.net Tags: water car genepax h2o hydrogen |