Residential Hydrogen Electrical Systems

New systems are starting to be brought on line in several areas. They offer an alternative reliable source of electrcity. In the case of Silverwood system they provide hot water as well.

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RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS: Primary Power
Looking for an alternative solution to providing primary electrical power for your home? The next generation of Plug Power's GenSysTM combined heat and power hydrogen fuel cell systems is going into beta test during the third quarter of 2005. The entire beta production run of 50 units has already been sold. It is anticipated that they will be certified for sale during 2006 and available for home installations in the 2006-07 time frame. Designed to run parallel with the electric grid (grid-tied), the GenSysTM converts readily available fuels, natural gas and propane, into electric and thermal power. Natural gas is sent through a reformater which produces the hydrogen fuel that is used by the fuel cell. The fuel cell then uses this hydrogen to produce electricity and domestic hot water. You will no longer need to burn gas or electricity to heat your hot water.

UNINTERRUPTED POWER DURING A GRID OUTAGE
During a grid outage, the GenSysTM unit seamlessly transfers to standby mode to provide uniterrupted power to critical loads. When power service is restored, the system resumes its normal grid-parallel mode of operation. The GenSysTM has all the electrical muscle you need. A 5kW system can produce up to 120 kWh a day and will only produce as much electricity as you need unless you choose to over produce and sell the excess electricity to your local utility. Many utilities such as SDG&E in San Diego will buy your excess production especially when supplies of electricity are
tight. Natural gas is one of the main fuels that utilities use to produce electricity. If the price of natural gas goes up, the price you will receive for your excess electric production will also increase. You save more by producing your own electricity and hot water and you make more selling the excess electricity back to your utility.

THE GENSYS TM SYSTEM HAS MANY ADVANTAGES:

• Quiet
• Odorless
• Continuous power regardless of weather
• Continuous power day or night
• Produces domestic hot water
• No expensive battery back up systems
• Small footprint
• Environmentally safe
• Can become an electric power producer